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Akira Ifukube (伊福部 昭, Ifukube Akira?, 31 May 1914 – 8 February 2006) was a Japanese composer of classical music and film scores, perhaps best known for his work on the soundtracks of the Godzilla movies by Toho.
Akira Ifukube was born on May 31, 1914 in Kushiro on the Japanese island of Hokkaidō, the third son of a Shinto priest. Much of his childhood was spent in areas with a mixed Japanese and Ainu population, and his father, unusually for the time, socialised with Ainu. Ifukube was strongly influenced by the traditional music of both peoples, and studied the violin and the shamisen. His first encounter with classical music occurred when attending secondary school in Hokkaidō's capital, Sapporo. Legend has it that Ifukube decided to become a composer at the age of 14 after hearing a radio performance of Igor Stravinsky's ballet, The Rite of Spring. He also cited the music of Manuel de Falla as a major influence.
Akira Ifukube's Military March
Ifukube Concert Part 1 of 2
Akira Ifukube - SINFONIA TAPKAARA / 伊福部昭: 「シンフォニア•タプカーラ」 (1954/1979)
The Artistry of Akira Ifukube 4 — CYU, T01-10: SYMPHONIC FANTASIA No. 1
Akira Ifukube - Symphonic Ode: Gautama the Buddha / 伊福部昭: 交響頌偈「釈迦」
Akira Ifukube - GODZILLA / 伊福部昭: 「ゴジラ」 (1954) OST
Akira Ifukube - Fantasia No. 1
Akira Ifukube: Chant de la Sérinde (1997)
Akira Ifukube "Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla Sound Collection Recording Live" [Full Laserdisc, 1993]
Akira Ifukube – MONSTER ZERO / 伊福部昭: 「怪獣大戦争」(1965) OST
Akira Ifukube – OSTINATO [Full Album] / 伊福部昭: 「オスティナート」 [完全な記録] (1986)
Akira Ifukube - FIRE OF PROMETHEUS / 伊福部昭: 「プロメテの火」 (1950)