In 27 pieces- The
Hilary Hahn encores
Michiru Oshima (
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 Nintendo,[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.
Awards and nominations[edit]
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]
Compositions[edit]
Film soundtracks (selective)[edit]
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)
1995:
Winds of God (Yôko Narahashi)
Anime soundtracks (selective)[edit]
2013:
Patema Inverted (
Yasuhiro Yoshiura)
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 (
Kunihisa Sugishima)
2008: Bōnen no Xamdo (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)[edit]
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)[edit]
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[edit]
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[22])
2011: Ganbalo
Nippon (short film
The Orchestra in
Hot Air Balloon for
Japan[23])
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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