Fumio Hayasaka

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Fumio Hayasaka (1914–1955) was largely self-taught. From Yoidore tenshi (1948) he was Akira Kurosawa's regular composer. For Rashōmon (1950) Kurosawa asked him for music in the spirit of Ravel's Boléro: a constantly repeated rhythm above which the melody slowly swells. Hayasaka blended Western orchestral music with elements from the Japanese tradition, such as Noh and gagaku. For Kenji Mizoguchi he wrote Ugetsu monogatari (1953), among others. In Shichinin no samurai (1954) he gave the samurai and the farmers each a theme of their own. He died in 1955 of tuberculosis, while working on Kurosawa's next film. His pupil Masaru Sato completed that score.

Listening

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  Rashomon (Suite) · Fumio Hayasaka, 1950
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  The Seven Samurai Main Title · Fumio Hayasaka, 1954
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  Seven Samurai · Fumio Hayasaka, 1954

Discography

Studio albums

• 1971Listen Kurosawa: Real Soundtrack Seven Samurai (soundtrack)
• 2001七人の侍 (soundtrack)
• 2006Piano Concerto / Ancient Dances
• 2019Akira Kurosawa - Soundtracks: 1952-1963 (soundtrack)

Other work

• 1948Yoidore tenshi
• 1950Rashōmon
• 1953Ugetsu monogatari
• 1954Shichinin no samurai

In School of Rock

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• Film Music Map^NL Map
• The Dream Factory: Film Reel 6^NL Reader

Mentioned in other articles

• Japanese golden age and tokusatsu GenreFumio Hayasaka, Akira Kurosawa's regular composer, wrote a bolero modelled on Ravel for Rashōmon (1950) and mixed Japanese and Western sounds in Shichinin no samurai (1954).

See also

• Japanese golden age and tokusatsu