Toshirō Mayuzumi
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- February 20, 1929
- Died
- April 10, 1997
- Birthplace
- Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Toshirō Mayuzumi (Japanese: 黛敏郎) (20 February 1929, Yokohama – 10 April 1997, Kawasaki) was a Japanese composer known for his implementation of avant-garde instrumentation alongside traditional Japanese musical techniques. His works drew inspiration from a variety of sources ranging from jazz to Balinese music, and he was considered a pioneer in the realm of musique concrète and electronic music (Editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica n.d.; Kozinn 1997), being the first artist in his country to explore these techniques (Layne n.d.). In the span of his career, his works included symphonies, ballets, operas, and film scores (Kennedy and Kennedy 2007), and was the recipient of an Otaka prize by the NHK Symphony Orchestra and the Purple Medal of Merit (Kirkup 1997).
Filmography
The Convent 1995
Original Music Composer
The Last Dance 1993
Original Music Composer
Appassionata 1984
Original Music Composer
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai 1980
Original Music Composer
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion 1978
Original Music Composer
Japanese Godfather: Ambition 1977
Original Music Composer
Japanese Godfather 1977
Original Music Composer
Evil Spirits in the Darkness 1971
as Narrator, Original Music Composer
Noon and Midnight 1970
Original Music Composer
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess 1970
Original Music Composer
Tiger Child 1970
Original Music Composer
The Summit of Mt. Fuji 1970
Original Music Composer
The Kremlin Letter 1970
Original Music Composer
The Girl I Abandoned 1969
Original Music Composer
Safari 5000 1969
Original Music Composer
Profound Desires of the Gods 1968
Original Music Composer
The Neon Taiheiki 1968
Actor, Original Music Composer
Good-bye Moscow 1968
Original Music Composer
The Sands of Kurobe 1968
Original Music Composer
Reflections in a Golden Eye 1967
Original Music Composer
A Man Vanishes 1967
Original Music Composer
Juvenile Delinquent: Shout of the Rising Sun 1967
Original Music Composer
Thirst for Love 1967
Original Music Composer
The Black Sheep 1967
Original Music Composer
Asiapol Secret Service 1966
Original Music Composer
The Daphne 1966
Original Music Composer
The Bible: In the Beginning... 1966
Original Music Composer
The Heart of Hiroshima 1966
Original Music Composer
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira 1966
Original Music Composer
The Pornographers 1966
Original Music Composer
Credits from TMDB.