Michiru Ōshima
Michiru Ōshima | |
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Born | Nagasaki, Japan |
March 16, 1961
Genres | Classical, orchestral, electronic, ambient |
Occupation(s) | Composer, producer |
Years active | 1992-present |
Website | michiru-oshima.net |
Michiru Ōshima (大島ミチル Ōshima Michiru?, born March 16, 1961) is a Japanese composer who has worked on several video game, movie, and television titles. Her works include composition for the video games Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf for Super NES,[1] Ico for PlayStation 2,[2] Legend of Legaia for the PlayStation (and its PlayStation 2 sequel, Legaia Duel Saga, for which she collaborated with eminent Japanese game composers Yasunori Mitsuda and Hitoshi Sakimoto), 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.[3] In addition to video game music, she has composed music for Godzilla vs. Megaguirus[4] and Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla[5] movies and scores for numerous anime television series, including Fullmetal Alchemist[6] (and the motion picture Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa),[7] Nabari no Ou,[8] Queen Emeraldas,[9] Xam'd: Lost Memories,[10] Arc the Lad,[11] and Weathering Continent.[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 《风声》in 2009.
Contents
Awards and nominations
- Awards
- 2005: Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival Award for Composer Orchestrator[14]
- 2006: Tokyo Anime Award for Best Music for Conqueror of Shamballa[15]
- Nominations
- 1998: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Paradise Lost[16]
- 2001: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Nagasaki Burabura Bushi[17]
- 2003: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for The Sun Also Rises and Copycat Criminal[18]
- 2004: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Like Asura[19]
- 2006: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Year One in the North[20]
- 2007: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Memories of Tomorrow[21]
- 2016: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for 125 Years Memory[22]
Compositions
Film soundtracks (selective)
- 2010: Gôsuto (Tarô Ohtani)
- 2007: Tsubaki Sanjûrô (Yoshimitsu Morita)
- 2005: Princess Raccoon (Seijun Suzuki)
- 2003: Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (Masaaki Tezuka)
- 2002: Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (Masaaki Tezuka)
- 2002: Mohou-han (Yoshimitsu Morita)
- 2002: Hi wa mata noboru (Kiyoshi Sasabe)
- 2000: Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (Masaaki Tezuka)
- 1998: Ohaka ga nai! (Takahito Hara)
- 1998: Puraido: Unmei no Toki (Shunya Itō)
- 1995: Winds of God (Yôko Narahashi)
Anime soundtracks (selective)
- 2015: Rokka no Yūsha (Takeo Takahashi)
- 2015: Snow White with the Red Hair (Masahiro Andō)
- 2013: Patema Inverted (Yasuhiro Yoshiura)
- 2013: Aura: Maryūinkōga Saigo no Tatakai (Seiji Kishi)
- 2012: Zetsuen no Tempest (Masahiro Andō)
- 2012: Fuse Teppō Musume no Torimonochō (Masayuki Miyaji)
- 2011: Tezuka Osamu no Buddha (Kozo Morishita)
- 2010: Sound of the Sky (Mamoru Kanbe)
- 2010: The Tatami Galaxy (Masaaki Yuasa)
- 2008: Nabari no Ou (Kunihisa Sugishima)
- 2008: Xam'd: Lost Memories (Masayuki Miyaji)
- 2006: Project Blue Earth SOS (Tensai Okamura)
- 2006: Le Chevalier d'Éon (Kazuhiro Furuhashi)
- 2005: Garasu no Usagi (Setsuko Shibuichi)
- 2005: Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa (Seiji Mizushima)
- 2003: Fullmetal Alchemist (Seiji Mizushima)
- 1999: Magic User's Club (Junichi Sato)
- 1999: Arc the Lad (Itsuro Kawasaki)
- 1998: Queen Emeraldas (Yuji Asada)
- 1998: Fancy Lala (Motosuke Takahashi)
- 1996: Gall Force: The Revolution
- 1996: Boys Over Flowers (Shigeyasu Yamauchi)
- 1995: Legend of Crystania (Ryutaro Nakamura)
- 1994: Lord of Lords Ryu Knight (Toshifumi Kawase)
- 1993: Casshan: Robot Hunter (Hiroyuki Fukushima)
- 1992: The Weathering Continent (Koichi Mashimo)
Video games soundtracks (selective)
- 2006: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (arranges)
- 2003: Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits (arranges)
- 2002: Suikoden (arranges)
- 2002: Legaia 2: Duel Saga
- 2002: Ico
- 2000: Arc the Lad III (arranges)
- 1998: Legend of Legaia
- 1992: Undercover Cops (arranges)
- 1992: Taikou Risshiden
Drama soundtracks (selective)
- 2010: Misaki Number One!!
- 2008: Yasuko to Kenji
- 2007: Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai
- 2007: Hotelier
- 2006: Regatta
- 2006: CA to Oyobi
- 2006: Oishii Proposal
- 2005: Yume de Aimashou
- 2003: Tenshi mitai
- 2002: Satorare
- 2002: Gokusen
- 2001: Sayonara, Ozu Sensei
Selected concerts and projects
- 2011: In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores (musical project with the violinist Hilary Hahn)
- 2011: Vocalise (with the mezzo-soprano Irina De Baghy for Festival Sérénade in Surgères[23])
- 2011: Ganbalo Nippon (short film The Orchestra in Hot Air Balloon for Japan[24])
- 2010: Concerto for viola (with Pierre Lenert and the Kiushu Symphony Orchestra)
- 2009: concerto for saxophone (with Daniel Gremelle and the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra)
- 2007: smile (with the Japanese violist Emiri Miyamoto)
- 2006: London Essay (with Dai Kimura)
- 2005: For the East (with the Quatuor Ravel)
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External links
- Official homepage
- Michiru Ōshima at the Internet Movie Database
- Discography at VGMdb
- Michiru OshimaLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). discography at MusicBrainz
- Artist profile at OverClocked ReMix
- Picture of Michiru Oshima
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