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{{nihongo|'''Shigeru Umebayashi'''|梅林茂|Umebayashi Shigeru|{{IPA-ja|ɯmebajaɕi ɕiɡeɾɯ|}}}} (born February 19, 1951) is a 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 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. 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.
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===
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* ''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===
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* ''[[Hong Kong Paradise]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Hong Kong Paradise]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Tekken (1990 film)|Tekken]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Tekken (1990 film)|Tekken]]'' (1990)
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* ''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===
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* ''[[2000 AD (film)|2000 A.D.]]'' (2000)
* ''[[2000 AD (film)|2000 A.D.]]'' (2000)
* ''Shojo'' (2000)
* ''Shojo'' (2000)
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* ''[[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]]'' (2009)
* ''[[A Single Man]]'' (2009)
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===2010s===
===2010s===
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* ''[[True Legend]]'' (2010)
* ''[[True Legend]]'' (2010)
* ''Days of Grace'' (2011)
* ''Days of Grace'' (2011)
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* ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny]]'' (2016)
* ''[[The Wasted Times]]'' (2016)
* ''[[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 ==
== Discography ==
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* "Sorobanzu" Original Soundtrack (1986)
* "Sorobanzu" Original Soundtrack (1986)
* Main Title (1986)
* Main Title (1986)
* I Cant Lose My Heart Tonight (1986)
* I Can't Lose My Heart Tonight (1986)
* "Yachijin of Terror" Original Soundtrack (1987)
* "Yachijin of Terror" Original Soundtrack (1987)
* Do It To Me / Boys / All I Want Is You (1988)
* Do It To Me / Boys / All I Want Is You (1988)
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*[[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==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.shigeru-umebayashi.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.shigeru-umebayashi.com/ Official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100918095746/http://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]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050222180029/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]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110715020613/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
*[https://www.discogs.com/artist/297421-Shigeru-Umebayashi Discogs discography]


{{Mainichi Film Award for Best Music}}
{{Mainichi Film Award for Best Music}}
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[[Category:Japanese film score composers]]
[[Category:Japanese film score composers]]
[[Category:Japanese male composers]]
[[Category:Japanese male film score composers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Male film score composers]]
[[Category:People from Kitakyushu]]
[[Category:People from Kitakyushu]]
[[Category:Varèse Sarabande Records artists]]
[[Category:Varèse Sarabande Records artists]]

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

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1980s

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  • "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

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  • "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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