Shigeru Umebayashi

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

Shigeru Umebayashi (born 1951) first played in a Japanese rock band and then turned to writing film music. He became internationally known through Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love (2000). Its best-known piece, Yumeji's Theme, was originally written for the Japanese film Yumeji (1991) by Seijun Suzuki. It is a slow waltz for strings with pizzicato accompaniment, which Wong Kar-wai repeats again and again over slow-motion images. For 2046 (2004) Umebayashi wrote a large part of the music. With Zhang Yimou he made Shi mian mai fu (2004). His style is melodic, melancholic and close to European Romanticism.

Listening

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  Yumeji's Theme · Shigeru Umebayashi, 2000
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  2046 Main Theme · Shigeru Umebayashi, 2004
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  Lovers · Shigeru Umebayashi, 2004

Discography

Studio albums

• 1984いつか誰かが殺される サウンドトラック (soundtrack)
• 1986紳士同盟 オリジナル・サウンドトラック (soundtrack)
• 1992「教師夏休み物語」オリジナル・サウンドトラック (soundtrack)
• 1998Fuyajô (Sleepless Town) (soundtrack)
• 2001陰陽師 (soundtrack)
• 2003Sorekara (soundtrack)
• 2003Une Adolescente (soundtrack)
• 2003陰陽師 II (Original Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
• 2004House of Flying Daggers (soundtrack)
• 2006Daisy (soundtrack)
• 2006Jet Li's Fearless (soundtrack)
• 2007Curse of the Golden Flower (soundtrack)
• 2010Shigeru Umebayashi: Music For Film
• 2013The Grandmaster (soundtrack)
• 2013Yumeji's Theme (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
• 2014Come il vento (soundtrack)
• 2015New Seasons
• 2015Trishna (soundtrack)
• 2015陰陽師 オリジナル・サウンドトラック コンプリート (soundtrack)
• 2016Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (soundtrack)
• 2020Ghost of Tsushima (soundtrack)
• 2020Soroban Zuku Original Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 2020夺冠 电影原声音乐 (soundtrack)
• 2025In The Mirror (Mi Fanno Male i Capelli) (soundtrack)
• 2025The Dark Sea (Mare Nero) (soundtrack)
• 2025Zhou Yu's Train: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)

Other work

• 2000In the Mood for Love
• 20042046
• 2004Shi mian mai fu
• 2007Hannibal Rising

In School of Rock

The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.

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

Mentioned in other articles

• Chinese cinema: Hong Kong, Fifth Generation and wuxia GenreIn In the Mood for Love (2000) Wong Kar-wai had a waltz by the Japanese composer Shigeru Umebayashi return again and again.

See also

• Chinese cinema: Hong Kong, Fifth Generation and wuxia