(born February 19, 1951) is a Japanese
composer.
Once the leader and bass player of Japan's
new wave rock band EX, composer Shigeru Umebayashi began scoring films in 1985 when the band broke up. He has more than 30 Japanese and Chinese film scores to his credit
and is perhaps best known in the West for "Yumeji's Theme" (originally from
Seijun Suzuki
, born (24 May 1923 – 13 February 2017), was a Japanese filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter. His films are known for their jarring visual style, irreverent humour, nihilistic cool and entertainment-over-logic sensibility. He made 40 predo ...
's ''
Yumeji''), included in director
Wong Kar-wai's ''
In the Mood for Love'' (2000). Umebayashi scored most of Wong Kar-wai's follow-up film, ''
2046
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'' (2004), and ''
House of Flying Daggers''. He is also the composer for the music of the first
Serbia
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n spectacle, ''
Charleston & Vendetta''. Umebayashi received the special "Tomislav Pinter Award" a
Avvantura Film Festival Zadar(Croatia) in 2013 during his stay as member of the official Jury.
Filmography
1980s
* ''Itsuka Darekaga Korosareru'' (1984)
* ''Tomoyo Shizukani Nemure'' (1985)
* ''Sorekara'' (1985)
* ''Sorobanzuku'' (1986)
* ''Shinshi Domei'' (1986)
* ''Kyohu no Yacchan'' (1987)
* ''Getting Blue in Color'' (1988)
1990s
* ''
Hong Kong Paradise'' (1990)
* ''
Tekken
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The ...
'' (1990)
* ''
Yumeji'' (1991)
* ''Ote'' (1991)
* ''Goaisatsu'' (1991)
* ''Arihureta Ai ni Kansuru Chosa'' (1992)
* ''Byoin he Iko 2 Yamai ha Kikara'' (1992)
* ''
Nemuranai Machi Shinjuku Zame'' (1993)
* ''Izakaya Yurei'' (1994)
* ''
Zero Woman'' (1995)
* ''
Kumokiri Nizaemon'' (1995)
* ''Boxer Joe'' (1995)
* ''Kitanai Yatsu'' (1995)
* ''Hashirana Akan Yoake Made'' (1995)
* ''
The Christ of Nanjing'' (1995)
* ''Shin Gokudo Kisha'' (1996)
* ''Izakaya Yurei 2'' (1996)
* ''Ichigo Domei'' (1997)
* ''Isana no Umi'' (1997)
* ''Watashitachi ga Sukidatta Koto'' (1997)
* ''
G4 Option Zero'' (1997)
* ''
Fuyajo'' (1998)
* ''Belle Epoch'' (1998)
2000s
* ''
2000 A.D.'' (2000)
* ''Shojo'' (2000)
* ''
In the Mood for Love'' (2000)
* ''Midnight Fly'' (2001)
* ''Hikari no Ame'' (2001)
* ''
Onmyoji'' (2001)
* ''
Zhou Yu's Train'' (2002)
* ''
Onmyoji II'' (2003)
* ''Floating Land Scape'' (2003)
* ''
House of Flying Daggers'' (2004)
* ''
2046
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'' (2004)
* ''Hibi'' (2004)
* ''
Fearless
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Psychology
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* ''Fearless'' (1978 film), an Italian film directed by Stelvio Massi
* ''Fearless'' (1993 film), an American drama directed ...
'' (2006)
* ''
Daisy'' (2006)
* ''
Curse of the Golden Flower'' (2006)
* ''
Hannibal Rising
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'' (2007)
* ''
Absurdistan
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'' (2008)
* ''
Incendiary'' (2008)
* ''
Tears for Sale'' (2008)
* ''
The Real Shaolin'' (2008)
* ''
Murderer'' (2009)
* ''
A Single Man'' (2009)
2010s
* ''
True Legend'' (2010)
* ''Days of Grace'' (2011)
* ''
Trishna'' (2011)
* ''
The Grandmaster'' (2013)
* ''
Rise of the Legend'' (2014)
* ''
The Bride'' (2015)
* ''
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny'' (2016)
* ''
The Wasted Times'' (2016)
Discography
1980s
* "Someday Someone will be Killed" Soundtrack (1984)
* Sorekara (1985)
* Bazaar (1986)
* "Sorobanzu" Original Soundtrack (1986)
* Main Title (1986)
* I Can't Lose My Heart Tonight (1986)
* "Yachijin of Terror" Original Soundtrack (1987)
* Do It To Me / Boys / All I Want Is You (1988)
* Ume (1988)
1990s
* Nightingale's Drum (1992)
* "Teacher Summer Vacation Story" Original Soundtrack (1992)
2000s
* "Yin Yang Shi" Original Soundtrack (2001)
* Yemeni's Theme (2001)
* Une Adolescente (2002)
* "Yin Yang Division II" Original Soundtrack (2003)
* "House of Flying Daggers" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2004)
* Fire (2005)
* The World Of Shigeru Umebayashi 1985-2005 (2006)
* "Jet Li's Fearless" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2006)
* "Daisy" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2006)
* "Curse Of The Golden Flower" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2007)
2010s
* For the Record (2010)
* "The Grandmaster" Original Scores By Shigeru Umebayashi And Nathaniel Mechaly (2013)
* "Sword of Destiny" Soundtrack (2016)
* "Rise Of The Legend" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2016)
2020s
*''
Ghost of Tsushima
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'' (2020)
See also
*
List of soundtrack composers
References
External links
Official websiteOctober 2009 video interview in Greek, from the Ghent Film Festival 2009February 2005 interviewOticons Film Music Composers Agency - Shigeru Umebayashi Profile
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Discogs discography
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1951 births
Japanese film score composers
Japanese male film score composers
Living people
People from Kitakyushu
Varèse Sarabande Records artists