(born February 19, 1951) is a Japanese

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. 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

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's ''

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''), included in director

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'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 ''House of Flying Daggers'' ( Chinese: 十面埋伏) is a 2004 ''wuxia'' romance film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi and Takeshi Kaneshiro. Unlike other ''wuxia'' films, it is more of a love story than purely a marti ...

''. He is also the composer for the music of the first

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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

* ''

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'' (1990) * ''

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'' (1990) * ''

'' (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) * ''

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'' (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 ''Fuyajo'' (), also known as ''Sleepless Town'', is a Hong Kong film, Hong Kong-Japanese film, Japanese film co-production released in 1998 based on a novel by Hase Seishū. It was directed by with cinematography by Arthur Wong, who won two awar ...

'' (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 ''Zhou Yu's Train'' () is a 2002 Chinese film, based on a novella by Bei Cun, directed by Sun Zhou, and starring Gong Li and Tony Leung Ka-Fai. The title refers to a poetic compilation published by the character in the movie played by Leung. ...

'' (2002) * ''

Onmyoji II is a 2003 Japanese Historical fiction, historical Fantasy film, fantasy film directed by Yōjirō Takita, starring Mansai Nomura as ''onmyōji'' Abe no Seimei. Both it and its predecessor, ''Onmyōji (film), Onmyōji'', are based on the Onmyōji ...

'' (2003) * ''Floating Land Scape'' (2003) * ''

'' (2004) * '' 2046'' (2004) * ''Hibi'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2006) * '' Daisy'' (2006) * ''

Curse of the Golden Flower ''Curse of the Golden Flower'' () is a 2006 Chinese epic wuxia drama film written and directed by Zhang Yimou. The Mandarin Chinese title of the movie is taken from the last line of the Qi dynasty poem written by the rebel leader Huang Chao who ...

'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Absurdistan'' (2008) * '' Incendiary'' (2008) * ''

Tears for Sale ''Tears for Sale'', also known internationally as ''Charleston & Vendetta'' or also as ''Funeral Brides'' (original title in sr, Чарлстон за Огњенку, Čarlston za Ognjenku, literal translation ''Charleston for Ognjenka'', french: ...

'' (2008) * ''

The Real Shaolin ''The Real Shaolin'' is a 2008 documentary film directed by Alexander Sebastien Lee (director), Alexander Sebastien Lee. ''The Real Shaolin'' follows the story of two Chinese and two Westerners who journey to the Shaolin Temple in China, inspired b ...

'' (2008) * ''

Murderer Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification (jurisprudence), justification or valid excuse (legal), excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. ("The killing of another person wit ...

'' (2009) * ''

A Single Man ''A Single Man'' is a 2009 American period romantic drama film based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood. The directorial debut of fashion designer Tom Ford, the film stars Colin Firth, who was nominated for the Academy ...

'' (2009)

2010s

* ''

True Legend ''True Legend'' is a 2010 martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping in his first film as directed since 1996. The film stars Vincent Zhao, Zhou Xun, Jay Chou, Michelle Yeoh, Andy On, David Carradine (in his final film role before his death), G ...

'' (2010) * ''Days of Grace'' (2011) * '' Trishna'' (2011) * '' The Grandmaster'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2014) * '' The Bride'' (2015) * '' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny'' (2016) * ''

The Wasted Times ''The Wasted Times'' () is a 2016 Chinese-Hong Kong thriller film directed by Cheng Er and starring Ge You, Zhang Ziyi and Tadanobu Asano. It was released in China and the United States on December 16, 2016. Plot The movie depicts events commenci ...

'' (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

*''

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'' (2020)

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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Filmography

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1990s

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2010s

Discography

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

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