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{{Short description|Japanese composer (born 1951)}}
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{{nihongo|'''Shigeru Umebayashi'''|梅林茂|Umebayashi Shigeru|{{IPA-ja|umebajaɕi ɕiɡeɽɯᵝ|}}}} (born February 19, 1951 in [[Kitakyushu, Fukuoka]]) is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[composer]].
{{nihongo|'''Shigeru Umebayashi'''|梅林茂|Umebayashi Shigeru|{{IPA|ja|ɯmebajaɕi ɕiɡeɾɯ|}}}} (born February 19, 1951) is a Japanese [[composer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://culturalenvoy.jp/envoys/envoy_kaigai/h1505.html|title=Shigeru Umebayashi|work=文化庁|accessdate= August 5, 2021}}</ref>


Once the leader of Japan's [[New wave music|new wave]] rock band EX, composer Shigeru Umebayashi began scoring films in 1985 when the band broke up. He has more than 40 Japanese and Chinese films to his credit and is perhaps best known in the West{{fact|date=April 2015}} for "Yumeji's Theme" (originally from [[Seijun Suzuki]]'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 (film)|2046]]'' (2004), and ''[[House of Flying Daggers]]''. He is also the composer for the music of the first [[Serbia|Serbian]] spectacle, ''[[Charleston & Vendetta]]''. Umebayashi received the special "Tomislav Pinter Award" at [http://www.filmforumzadar.org Avvantura Film Festival Zadar] (Croatia) in 2013 during his stay as member of the official Jury.
Once the leader and bass player of Japan's [[New wave music|new wave]] rock band EX, composer Shigeru Umebayashi began scoring films in 1985 when the band broke up.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=52231806|title=音楽と映画の密接な関係featuring 梅林茂 優秀な映画音楽家 |work=BARKS Janpan Music Network|date=13 May 2001 |accessdate= August 5, 2021}}</ref> He has more than 30 Japanese and Chinese film scores to his credit<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.shigeru-umebayashi.com/biography.htm|title=Biography}}</ref> and is perhaps best known in the West for "Yumeji's Theme" (originally from [[Seijun Suzuki]]'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 (film)|2046]]'' (2004), and ''[[House of Flying Daggers]]''. He is also the composer for the music of the first [[Serbia]]n spectacle, ''[[Charleston & Vendetta]]''. Umebayashi received the special "Tomislav Pinter Award" at [http://www.filmforumzadar.org Avvantura Film Festival Zadar] (Croatia) in 2013 during his stay as member of the official Jury.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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===1980s===
===1980s===
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* ''Itsuka Darekaga Korosareru'' (1984)
* ''Itsuka Darekaga Korosareru'' (1984)
* ''Tomoyo Shizukani Nemure'' (1985)
* ''Tomoyo Shizukani Nemure'' (1985)
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* ''Kyohu no Yacchan'' (1987)
* ''Kyohu no Yacchan'' (1987)
* ''Getting Blue in Color'' (1988)
* ''Getting Blue in Color'' (1988)
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{{div col end}}

===1990s===
===1990s===
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* ''[[Hong Kong Paradise]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Hong Kong Paradise]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Tekken (1990 film)|Tekken]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Tekken (1990 film)|Tekken]]'' (1990)
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* ''Arihureta Ai ni Kansuru Chosa'' (1992)
* ''Arihureta Ai ni Kansuru Chosa'' (1992)
* ''Byoin he Iko 2 Yamai ha Kikara'' (1992)
* ''Byoin he Iko 2 Yamai ha Kikara'' (1992)
* ''Nemuranai Machi Shinjuku Zame'' (1992)
* ''[[Nemuranai Machi: Shinjuku Same|Nemuranai Machi Shinjuku Zame]]'' (1993)
* ''Izakaya Yurei'' (1994)
* ''Izakaya Yurei'' (1994)
* ''[[Zero Woman]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Zero Woman]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Kumokiri Nizaemon (TV series)|Kumokiri Nizaemon]]'' (1995)
* ''Boxer Joe'' (1995)
* ''Boxer Joe'' (1995)
* ''Kitanai Yatsu'' (1995)
* ''Kitanai Yatsu'' (1995)
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* ''[[Fuyajo]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Fuyajo]]'' (1998)
* ''Belle Epoch'' (1998)
* ''Belle Epoch'' (1998)
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===2000s===
===2000s===
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* ''[[2000 AD (film)|2000 A.D.]]'' (2000)
* ''[[2000 AD (film)|2000 A.D.]]'' (2000)
* ''Shojo'' (2000)
* ''Shojo'' (2000)
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* ''[[Curse of the Golden Flower]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Curse of the Golden Flower]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Hannibal Rising (film)|Hannibal Rising]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Hannibal Rising (film)|Hannibal Rising]]'' (2007)
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* ''[[My Blueberry Nights]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Absurdistan (film)|Absurdistan]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Absurdistan (film)|Absurdistan]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Incendiary (film)|Incendiary]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Incendiary (film)|Incendiary]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Tears for Sale]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Tears for Sale]]'' (2008)
* ''[[The Real Shaolin]]'' (2008)
* ''[[The Real Shaolin]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Murderer (film)|Murderer]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Murderer (2009 film)|Murderer]]'' (2009)
* ''[[A Single Man (film)|A Single Man]]'' (2009)
* ''[[A Single Man]]'' (2009)
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{{div col end}}

===2010s===
===2010s===
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* ''[[True Legend]]'' (2010)
* ''[[True Legend]]'' (2010)
* ''Days of Grace'' (2011)
* ''Days of Grace'' (2011)
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* ''[[The Grandmaster (film)|The Grandmaster]]'' (2013)
* ''[[The Grandmaster (film)|The Grandmaster]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Rise of the Legend]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Rise of the Legend]]'' (2014)
* ''La Novia'' (2015)
* ''[[The Bride (2015 film)|The Bride]]'' (2015)
* "[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny]]" (2016)
* ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny]]'' (2016)
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* ''[[The Wasted Times]]'' (2016)
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===2020s===
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* ''[[In the Belly of a Tiger]]'' (2024)<ref name=firstpost2024>{{cite web |title=Siddhartha Jatla's 'In the Belly of a Tiger' set for its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival |website=[[Firstpost]] |date=19 February 2024 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/siddhartha-jatlas-in-the-belly-of-a-tiger-set-for-its-world-premiere-at-the-berlin-international-film-festival-13739068.html |access-date=3 November 2024}}</ref>
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== 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]]'' (2020)

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===See also===


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==See also==
*[[List of soundtrack composers]]
*[[List of soundtrack composers]]

==Accolades==

* 2023 – Lifetime Achievement Award at the [[18th Rome Film Festival]].<ref name="rffa:vog">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.it/article/shigeru-umebayashi-premio-carriera-festa-del-cinema-di-roma-2023 |title= Il compositore Shigeru Umebayashi premiato alla Festa del Cinema di Roma 2023: ecco le sue colonne sonore più belle|trans-title=Composer Shigeru Umebayashi awarded at the 2023 Rome Film Fest: here are his best soundtracks|first= Marco |last= Torcasio |date=19 October 2023|access-date=30 September 2024 |website= [[Vogue Italia]] |language=it}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.shigeru-umebayashi.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.shigeru-umebayashi.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.artmag.gr/art-interviews/artists/895-shigeru-umebayashi Oct 2009 Video Interview, in Greek, from the Ghent Film Festival 2009]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100918095746/http://artmag.gr/art-interviews/artists/895-shigeru-umebayashi October 2009 video interview in Greek, from the Ghent Film Festival 2009]
*[http://www.cinemascope.gr/special/interviews/shigeru04.shtml Feb 2005 interview]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050222180029/http://www.cinemascope.gr/special/interviews/shigeru04.shtml February 2005 interview]
*[http://oticons.com/roster/48-shigeru-umebayashi Oticons Film Music Composers Agency - Shigeru Umebayashi Profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110715020613/http://oticons.com/roster/48-shigeru-umebayashi Oticons Film Music Composers Agency - Shigeru Umebayashi Profile]
*{{IMDb name|id=0880839|name=Shigeru Umebayashi}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0880839|name=Shigeru Umebayashi}}
*[https://www.discogs.com/artist/297421-Shigeru-Umebayashi Discogs discography]


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Latest revision as of 10:46, 3 November 2024

Shigeru Umebayashi
Background information
Birth nameShigeru Umebayashi
Born (1951-02-19) February 19, 1951 (age 73)
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
GenresRock, film scores
Occupation(s)Composer, musician
Years active1984–present
Websiteshigeru-umebayashi.com

Shigeru Umebayashi (梅林茂, Umebayashi Shigeru, [ɯmebajaɕi ɕiɡeɾɯ]) (born February 19, 1951) is a Japanese composer.[1]

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.[2] He has more than 30 Japanese and Chinese film scores to his credit[3] and is perhaps best known in the West for "Yumeji's Theme" (originally from Seijun Suzuki'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 (2004), and House of Flying Daggers. He is also the composer for the music of the first Serbian spectacle, Charleston & Vendetta. Umebayashi received the special "Tomislav Pinter Award" at Avvantura Film Festival Zadar (Croatia) in 2013 during his stay as member of the official Jury.

Filmography

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1980s

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  • 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

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2000s

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2010s

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2020s

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Discography

[edit]

1980s

[edit]
  • "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

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  • Nightingale's Drum (1992)
  • "Teacher Summer Vacation Story" Original Soundtrack (1992)

2000s

[edit]
  • "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

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  • 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

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See also

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Accolades

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References

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  1. ^ "Shigeru Umebayashi". 文化庁. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "音楽と映画の密接な関係featuring 梅林茂 優秀な映画音楽家". BARKS Janpan Music Network. 13 May 2001. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Biography".
  4. ^ "Siddhartha Jatla's 'In the Belly of a Tiger' set for its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival". Firstpost. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  5. ^ Torcasio, Marco (19 October 2023). "Il compositore Shigeru Umebayashi premiato alla Festa del Cinema di Roma 2023: ecco le sue colonne sonore più belle" [Composer Shigeru Umebayashi awarded at the 2023 Rome Film Fest: here are his best soundtracks]. Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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