Michiru Ōshima
Michiru Ōshima
Michiru Ōshima | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 16, 1961 Nagasaki, Japan |
| Genres | Classical, orchestral, electronic, ambient |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Website | michiru-oshima.net [33] |
Michiru Ōshima (大島ミチル, Ōshima Michiru, born March 16, 1961) is a Japanese composer who works on music in wide range of areas such as movies, anime films, television series, video games and concerts. She has written scores for more than 100 movies, over 200 television titles, video games, various types of events, concerts, theaters, among others. She has released over 300 CDs including film soundtracks and artist CDs. Her works include composition for Godzilla vs. Megaguirus[1] , Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla[2], and "Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S." movies and scores for numerous anime television series, including Fullmetal Alchemist[3] (and the motion picture Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa),[4] Nabari no Ou,[5] Queen Emeraldas,[6] Xam'd: Lost Memories,[7] Arc the Lad,[8] and Weathering Continent.[9] In addition to the soundtracks on Kaiju films and anime music, she has composed music for several video games such as Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf for Super NES,[10] Ico for PlayStation 2,[11] Legend of Legaia for the PlayStation and its PlayStation 2 sequel Legaia 2: Duel Saga, Arc the Lad III, and an orchestral arrangement of a Zelda medley for the Wii and Nintendo GameCube game The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.[12] she was also the composer for a Japanese stage musical adaptation of the classic Hollywood film Roman Holiday.[13] Her latest work includes the composition of several music tracks for the highly acclaimed Chinese espionage thriller film The Message (2009 film) and a 2017 Chinese mystery thriller film "The Devotion of Suspect X (film)".
Michiru Ōshima | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 16, 1961 Nagasaki, Japan |
| Genres | Classical, orchestral, electronic, ambient |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Website | michiru-oshima.net [33] |
Biography and Works
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Department of Music Composition, Ōshima began her activities as a composer and arranger while in college, and has been involved in composing music for movies, commercials, TV programs, anime, ambient music and tunes for classical musicians. She released the first Symphony entitled “Orasho” when she was still in college. Through her masterful manipulation of both orchestras and synthesizers, she has attracted attention from various sectors for creating grandiose, dramatic sounds and beautiful melodies.
Ōshima was the youngest person to be awarded the 1st prize at International Electone Festival / International Electone Concours in 1977 when she was 16 years old. Her other awards include the 52nd(1998) and 67th(2013) Mainichi Film Contest Award for Best Music, the 21st(1998), 24th(2001), 26th(2003), 27th(2004), 29th(2006), 30th(2007) and 38th(2016) Japan Academy Prize (film award) for Music, and the 31st Japan Academy Prize for Best Score, Tokyo Anime Award for Best Music in 2006, Best Composer Award at Jackson Hole Film Festival 2007(in U.S.). Moreover, Ōshima has composed a large number of music for music festivals in France and Luxembourg, stages in Belgium or concerts in Japan and U.S.A. She also recorded and conducted with orchestras and musicians from all over the world such as U.S., Australia, France, Russia, Belgium, England, Czech, Austria, Poland, Italy, Hungary and Bulgaria, including a concert "KAIJU CRESCENDO: AN EVENING OF JAPANESE MONSTER MUSIC" at the G-FEST XXVI (2019) in Chicago. Ōshima was one of the 27 composers for the album ‘In 27 Pieces: the Hilary Hahn Encores’ performed by violinist Hilary Hahn which was awarded a 2015 Grammy Award in the Best Chamber Music category (she composed “Memories”). She has been engaged in many governmental projects as well, such as music director at “40th Year of ASEAN-Japan” in 2013, in which she supervised and managed musicians in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries, organized concerts in ASEAN countries and composed music for the ASEAN Summit.
Awards and nominations
- Awards
- Nominations
1998: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Paradise Lost[17]
2001: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Nagasaki Burabura Bushi[18]
2003: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for The Sun Also Rises and Copycat Criminal[19]
2004: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Like Asura[20]
2006: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Year One in the North[21]
2007: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Memories of Tomorrow[22]
2016: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for 125 Years Memory[23]
Compositions
Film soundtracks (selective)
1995: Winds of God (Yôko Narahashi)
1998: Puraido: Unmei no Toki (Shunya Itō)
1998: Ohaka ga nai! (Takahito Hara)
2000: Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (Masaaki Tezuka)
2002: Hi wa mata noboru (Kiyoshi Sasabe)
2002: Mohou-han (Yoshimitsu Morita)
2002: Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (Masaaki Tezuka)
2003: Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (Masaaki Tezuka)
2005: Princess Raccoon (Seijun Suzuki)
2007: Dai-chan, Daisuki (Yoko Yamamoto)
2007: Tsubaki Sanjûrô (Yoshimitsu Morita)
2010: Gôsuto (Tarô Ohtani)
Anime soundtracks (selective)
1986: Saint Elmo – Hikari no Raihousha (Tomoharu Katsumata)
1992: The Weathering Continent (Koichi Mashimo)
1993: Casshan: Robot Hunter (Hiroyuki Fukushima)
1994: Lord of Lords Ryu Knight (Toshifumi Kawase)
1995: Legend of Crystania (Ryutaro Nakamura)
1996: Boys Over Flowers (Shigeyasu Yamauchi)
1996: Gall Force: The Revolution
1998: Fancy Lala (Motosuke Takahashi)
1998: Queen Emeraldas (Yuji Asada)
1999: Arc the Lad (Itsuro Kawasaki)
1999: Magic User's Club (Junichi Sato)
2003: Fullmetal Alchemist (Seiji Mizushima)
2005: Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa (Seiji Mizushima)
2005: Garasu no Usagi (Setsuko Shibuichi)
2006: Le Chevalier d'Éon (Kazuhiro Furuhashi)
2006: Project Blue Earth SOS (Tensai Okamura)
2008: Xam'd: Lost Memories (Masayuki Miyaji)
2008: Nabari no Ou (Kunihisa Sugishima)
2010: The Tatami Galaxy (Masaaki Yuasa)
2010: Sound of the Sky (Mamoru Kanbe)
2011: Tezuka Osamu no Buddha (Kozo Morishita)
2012: Fuse Teppō Musume no Torimonochō (Masayuki Miyaji)
2012: Zetsuen no Tempest (Masahiro Andō)
2013: Little Witch Academia (Yoh Yoshinari)
2013: Aura: Maryūinkōga Saigo no Tatakai (Seiji Kishi)
2013: Patema Inverted (Yasuhiro Yoshiura)
2015: Snow White with the Red Hair (Masahiro Andō)
2015: Rokka no Yūsha (Takeo Takahashi)
2017: Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (Masaaki Yuasa)
2018: Bloom Into You[24] (Makoto Katō)
2019: Ride Your Wave (Masaaki Yuasa)
Video games soundtracks (selective)
1992: Taikou Risshiden
1992: Undercover Cops (arranges)
1998: Legend of Legaia
2000: Arc the Lad III (arranges)
2002: Ico
2002: Legaia 2: Duel Saga (with Yasunori Mitsuda and Hitoshi Sakimoto)
2002: Suikoden (arranges)
2003: Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits (arranges)
2006: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (arranges)
Drama soundtracks (selective)
2001: Sayonara, Ozu Sensei
2002: Gokusen
2002: Satorare
2003: Tenshi mitai
2005: Yume de Aimashou
2006: Oishii Proposal
2006: CA to Oyobi
2006: Regatta
2007: Hotelier
2007: Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai
2008: Yasuko to Kenji
2010: Misaki Number One!!
Selected concerts and projects
1980s: Symphony No.1: Orasho
2005: For the East (with the Ravel Quartet)
2006: London Essay (with Dai Kimura)
2007: Le Premier amour (from the album "Smile" by Japanese violist Emiri Miyamoto)
2007: Amanda (with Kaori Muraji (classical guitar) and the Orchestre des Virtuoses de Paris)
2009: Concerto for saxophone (with Daniel Gremelle (saxophone) and the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra)
2010: Concerto for viola (with Pierre Lenert (viola) and the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra)
2011: Ganbalo Nippon (short film The Orchestra in Hot Air Balloon for Japan[25])
2011: Vocalise (with the mezzo-soprano Irina De Baghy for Festival Sérénade in Surgères[26])
2011: Requiem ~ It lies at the bottom of the sea (with Ensemble Lucilin in Luxembourg)
2011: In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores (musical project with the violinist Hilary Hahn)
2013: Viola Sonata (with Pierre Lenert (viola) and Ariane Jacob (piano) for Festival Sérénade in Surgères in France)
2013: Concerto for piano quartet with Orchestra (with Musicians of Opera de Paris and the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra)
2015: Symphony No.2: Since 1945 (with the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra and Hiroko Kokubu (piano))
2017: Symphonic Suite "Sama" (with the Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra)
2017: Suite for Male Voice Choir "Message of the Voice" (with the Glee club of Tokyo Keizai University)
2018: "Augustus": Suite for Orchestra and Chorus (with the Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra and the Osaka Prefectural Yuhigaoka High School Music Department)
2018: Jin & Rin: 2 Rhapsodies for Clarinet, Marimba and Orchestra (with Richard Stoltzman (clarinet), Mika Stoltzman (marimba) and the Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra)
2018: Concerto for Koto and Shakuhachi (with Chiaki Endo (koto), Dozan Fujiwara (shakuhachi) and the Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra)
2018: Musical Sanza and Okuni