List of compositions by Tōru Takemitsu explained

Below is a sortable list of compositions by Tōru Takemitsu. The works are categorized by genre, date of composition, titles and scoring.

Scores by Takemitsu are published by Ongaku No Tomo Sha, C.F. Peters, Éditions Salabert, Schott Japan,[1] and Universal Edition.

GenreDatewidth=Japanese title (original title)width=English titleScoringNotes
Orchestral 1957 弦楽のためのレクイエム for string orchestra
Orchestral 1958 ソリチュード・ソノール Solitude Sonore for orchestra
Orchestral 1961 樹の曲 Music of Tree for orchestra
Orchestral 1962 コロナII Corona II for string orchestra uses graphic notation; written in collaboration with Kōhei Sugiura
Orchestral 1964 地平線のドーリア for 17 strings
Orchestral 1967 グリーン for orchestra
Orchestral 1971 Winter for orchestra
Orchestral 1973, 1979 秋庭歌一具 for gagaku orchestra
Orchestral 1976 マージナリア Marginalia for orchestra
Orchestral 1977 鳥は星型の庭に降りる for orchestra
Orchestral 1981 ア・ウェイ・ア・ローン II A Way a Lone II for string orchestra
Orchestral 1981 夢の時 Dreamtime for orchestra
Orchestral 1982 雨ぞふる Rain Coming for chamber orchestra
Orchestral 1982 星・島(スター・アイル) for orchestra
Orchestral 1983 Lacrima for string orchestra
Orchestral 1985 夢窓 Dream/Window for orchestra
Orchestral 1988 トゥウィル・バイ・トワイライト – モートン・フェルドマンの追憶に Twill by Twilight: In Memory of Morton Feldman for orchestra composed in memory of composer Morton Feldman
Orchestral 1988 トゥリー・ライン Tree Line for chamber orchestra early title:
Orchestral 1988 For Lenny's Birthday, Variations on a Theme by Bernstein for orchestra 1 of the 8 variations on "New York, New York, It's a Wonderful Town" from On the Town and other themes written for Leonard Bernstein's 70th birthday; collaborative composition with Luciano Berio, Leon Kirchner, John Williams, Jacob Druckman, et al.
Orchestral 1990 ヴィジョンズ Visions for orchestra
Orchestral 1991 ハウ・スロー・ザ・ウィンド How Slow the Wind for orchestra
Orchestral 1992 セレモニアル – An Autumn Ode –
Orchestral 1992 系図 – 若い人たちのための音楽詩 – for narrator and orchestra words by Shuntarō Tanikawa
Orchestral 1993 群島S. Archipelago S. for 21 players in 5 groups Group A: oboe (oboe d'amore), violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, harp, percussion (1 player)
Group B: horn I, horn II, trumpet, trombone I, trombone II
Group C: flute (alto flute), bassoon, violin, viola, violoncello, celesta, percussion (1 player)
Group D: clarinet
Group E: clarinet
Orchestral 1994 精霊の庭 Spirit Garden for orchestra
Orchestral 1994, 1995 三つの映画音楽 for string orchestra
Concertante 1959 シーン Scene for cello and string orchestra also for cello and piano
Concertante 1964 テクスチュアズ Textures for piano and orchestra incorporated into Arc, Part II
Concertante 1963–1966
1963
1966
1963
弧(アーク) 第1部 Arc, Part I for piano and orchestra revised in 1976
Concertante 1964–1966
1964
1966
1966
弧(アーク) 第2部 Arc, Part II for piano and orchestra revised in 1976
Concertante 1967 ノヴェンバー・ステップス November Steps for biwa, shakuhachi and orchestra
Concertante 1968 アステリズム for piano and orchestra
Concertante 1970 ユーカリプス I Eucalypts I for flute, oboe, harp and string orchestra
Concertante 1971 カシオペア Cassiopeia for percussion solo and orchestra
Concertante 1973 Autumn for biwa, shakuhachi and orchestra
Concertante 1974 ジティマルヤ Gitimalya: Bouquet of Songs for marimba and orchestra
Concertante 1974–1975 カトレーン Quatrain for clarinet, violin, cello, piano and orchestra
Concertante 1980 遠い呼び声の彼方へ! for violin and orchestra
Concertante 1981 海へ II Toward the Sea II for alto flute, harp and string orchestra
Concertante 1983 夢の縁へ To the Edge of Dream for guitar and orchestra
Concertante 1984 虹へ向かって、パルマ Vers, l'arc-en-ciel, Palma for oboe d'amore, guitar and orchestra
Concertante 1984 オリオンとプレアデス Orion and Pleiades for cello and orchestra
Concertante 1984 リヴァラン Riverrun for piano and orchestra
Concertante 1971–1986 ジェモー for oboe, trombone, 2 orchestras and 2 conductors
Concertante 1987 ウォーター・ドリーミング I Hear the Water Dreaming for flute and orchestra
Concertante 1987 ノスタルジア – アンドレイ・タルコフスキーの追憶に – Nostalghia: In Memory of Andrej Tarkovskij for violin and string orchestra composed in memory of filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky
Concertante 1987 夕暮れに Yūgure ni for orchestra arrangement
Concertante 1989 ア・ストリング・アラウンド・オータム A String Around Autumn for viola and orchestra
Concertante 1990 フロム・ミー・フロウズ・ホワット・ユー・コール・タイム From me flows what you call Timefor 5 percussionists and orchestra
Concertante 1991 ファンタズマ/カントス Fantasma/Cantos for clarinet and orchestra winner of the 1994 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
Concertante 1991 夢の引用 – Say Sea, take me! – Quotation the Dream: Say Sea, Take Me! for 2 pianos and orchestra
Concertante 1994 ファンタズマ/カントス II Fantasma/Cantos II for trombone and orchestra
Concertante 1995 スペクトラル・カンティクル Spectral Canticle for violin, guitar and orchestra
Concertante 1995 ミロの彫刻のように Comme la Sculpture de Miró for flute, harp and orchestra incomplete; Takemitsu's last work inspired by the sculpture of Joan Miró
Chamber music 1951, 1989 妖精の距離 Distance de fée for violin and piano
Chamber music 1955 室内協奏曲 Concerto de chambre for 13 instruments
Chamber music 1958 ソン・カリグラフィ I Le Son-calligraphié I for 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos
Chamber music 1958 ソン・カリグラフィ II Le Son-calligraphié II for 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos
Chamber music 1959 シーン Scene for cello and piano also for cello and string orchestra
Chamber music 1959–1960 マスク Masque for 2 flutes
Chamber music 1960 ソン・カリグラフィ III Le Son-calligraphié III for 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos
Chamber music 1960 ランドスケープ Landscape for 2 violins, viola and cello
Chamber music 1961 リング Ring for flute, terz guitar and lute
Chamber music 1961 不良少年 Bad Boy for 3 guitars arranged for 2 guitars by Norio Sato
Chamber music 1962 サクリファイス Sacrifice
Chamber music 1964 一柳慧のためのブルー・オーロラ Blue Aurora for Toshi Ichiyanagi chance operation composition for Toshi Ichiyanagi
Chamber music 1965 ソナント Sonant for 2 flutes, violin, cello, guitar and 2 bandoneons revised as Valeria in 1969
Chamber music 1965, 1969 ヴァレリア Valeria for violin, cello, guitar, electronic organ and 2 piccolos revised version of Sonant (1965)
Chamber music 1966 悲歌 Hika (Elegy) for violin and piano
Chamber music 1966 エクリプス<蝕> Eclipse
Chamber music 1968 クロス・トーク Cross Talk for bandoneón and tape
Chamber music 1969 スタンザ I Stanza I for guitar, harp, piano (also celesta), vibraphone and female voice (soprano)
Chamber music 1970 四季 Seasons for 4 percussion players, or 1 percussion player and tape also version for traditional Japanese musical instruments
Chamber music 1967–1971 ムナーリ・バイ・ムナーリ Munari by Munari for percussion
Chamber music 1971 声(ヴォイス) Voice for flute
Chamber music 1971 ユーカリプスII Eucalypts II for flute, oboe and harp
Chamber music 1971 スタンザII Stanza II for harp and tape
Chamber music 1972 ディスタンス Distance for oboe and shō ad libitum
Chamber music 1973 Voyage
Chamber music 1974 ガーデン・レイン Garden Rain for brass ensemble (horn, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba)
Chamber music 1974 フォリオス Folios for guitar
Chamber music 1974–1977 ギターのための12のうた 12 Songs for Guitar for guitar transcriptions
1. Irish folk song
2. music by Harold Arlen
3. music by George Gershwin
4. music by Akira Nakada (中田章)
5. music by Joseph Kosma
6. music by Charles Crozat Converse
7. music by Sammy Fain
8.~11. music by The Beatles: Paul McCartney and John Lennon
12. music by Pierre De Geyter
Chamber music 1975 星たちの息子 – 第一幕への前奏曲『天職』 – Le Fils des étoiles

Prélude du 1er acte "La Vocation"

arrangement for flute and harp original music by Erik Satie
Chamber music 1976 ブライス Bryce for flute, 2 harps and 2 percussion players
Chamber music 1976 ウェイブス<波> Waves for clarinet solo, horn, 2 trombones and bass drum
Chamber music 1977 カトレーンII Quatrain II for clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Chamber music 1977–1978 ウォーターウェイズ Waterways for violin, cello, clarinet, piano, 2 harps and 2 vibraphones
Chamber music 1980 ア・ウェイ・ア・ローン A Way a Lone for 2 violins, viola and cello
Chamber music 1981 海へ Toward the Sea for alto flute and guitar (or harp)
Chamber music 1981 雨の樹 Rain Tree for 3 percussion players (or 3 keyboard players) after Kenzaburō Ōe's 1982 serial novel Women Listening to the Rain Tree (「雨の木」を聴く女たち)
Chamber music 1981, 1989 海へ III Toward the Sea III for alto flute and harp
Chamber music 1982 雨の呪文 Rain Spell for flute (also alto flute), clarinet, harp, piano and vibraphone
Chamber music 1982 クロス・ハッチ Cross Hatch for marimba and vibraphone (or 2 keyboard instruments)
Chamber music 1983 ラスト・ワルツ The Last Waltz for guitar arrangement
Chamber music 1983 十一月の霧と菊の彼方から From Far beyond Chrysanthemums and November Fog for violin and piano
Chamber music 1983 揺れる鏡の夜明け Rocking Mirror Daybreak for 2 violins
Chamber music 1984 オリオン Orion for cello and piano
Chamber music 1986 アントゥル・タン Entre-temps for oboe, 2 violins, viola and cello
Chamber music 1987 シグナルズ・フロム・ヘヴン – Two Antiphonal Fanfares – Signals from Heaven, Two Antiphonal Fanfares for 2 horns, piccolo trumpet, 4 trumpets (also 2 cornets), 4 trombones and tuba
Chamber music 1987 ヒロシマという名の少年 A Boy Named Hiroshima for 2 guitars
Chamber music 1987 すべては薄明のなかで – ギターのための四つの小品 – All in Twilight, 4 Pieces for guitar written for Julian Bream
Chamber music 1989 巡り – イサム・ノグチの追憶に – Itinerant: In Memory of Isamu Noguchi for flute composed in memory of Japanese American artist Isamu Noguchi
Chamber music 1991 ギターのための小品 – シルヴァーノ・ブソッティの60歳の誕生日に – A Piece for Guitar: For the 60th Birthday of Sylvano Bussotti for guitar Sylvano Bussotti
Chamber music 1992 そして、それが風であることを知った And Then I Knew 'Twas Wind for flute, viola and harp
Chamber music 1993 ビトゥイーン・タイズ Between Tides for violin, cello and piano
Chamber music 1993 エキノクス Equinox for guitar
Chamber music 1993 秋のうた Herbstlied (Autumn Song) for clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello arrangement from The Seasons, Op. 37a, by Tchaikovsky
Chamber music 1993 枯葉 Les Feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves) for 2 violins, viola and cello arrangement of the song by Joseph Kosma
Chamber music 1994 鳥が道に降りてきた A Bird Came down the Walk for viola and piano
Chamber music 1994 径 – ヴィトルド・ルトスワフスキの追憶に – Paths: In Memoriam of Witold Lutosławski for trumpet composed in memory of composer Witold Lutosławski
Chamber music 1995 エア for flute last published work
Chamber music 1995 森の中で – ギターのための三つの小品 – In the Woods, 3 Pieces for guitar
Keyboard 1948? かけひ Kakehi (Conduit) for piano incomplete
Keyboard 1948? 箏歌 Sōka for piano incomplete
Keyboard 1948? クラヴサンのために For Harpsichord (Clavecin no tame ni) for harpsichord
Keyboard 1948 二つのメロディ 2 Melodies for piano incomplete
Keyboard 1949 二つの小品 2 Pieces for piano incomplete
Keyboard 1948–1949 ロマンス Romance for piano
Keyboard 1950 二つのレント Lento in due movimenti for piano revised as Litany in 1989
Keyboard 1952 At the Circus for piano
Keyboard 1952, 1959
1952
1959
1959
遮られない休息 Uninterrupted Rest (Pause ininterrompue) for piano after a poem by Shūzō Takiguchi; also known as Uninterrupted Rest(s) and La Pause ininterrompue
Keyboard 1960 あわれみたまえ Miserere for piano jazz composition
Keyboard 1960 愛して Love Me for piano jazz composition
Keyboard 1961 ピアノ・ディスタンス Piano Distance for piano
Keyboard 1962 ピアニストのためのコロナ Corona for Pianist(s) for 1 or more pianos uses graphic notation; written in collaboration with Kōhei Sugiura
Keyboard 1973 フォー・アウェイ For Away for piano
Keyboard 1978 こどものためのピアノ小品 Piano Pieces for Children for piano
Keyboard 1979 閉じた眼 – 瀧口修造の追憶に – Les Yeux clos: In Memory of Shuzo Takiguchi for piano composed in memory of Japanese poet Shūzō Takiguchi, inspired by Les Yeux clos of Odilon Redon
Keyboard 1982 雨の樹素描 Rain Tree Sketch for piano
Keyboard 1986 夢見る雨 Rain Dreaming for harpsichord
Keyboard 1988 閉じた眼 II Les Yeux clos II for piano
Keyboard 1989 リタニ – マイケル・ヴァイナーの追憶に – Litany: In Memory of Michael Vyner for piano composed in memory of Michael Vyner; revision of Lento in due movimenti (1950)
Keyboard 1992 雨の樹素描 II – オリヴィエ・メシアンの追憶に – Rain Tree Sketch II: In Memory of Olivier Messiaen for piano composed in memory of composer Olivier Messiaen
Keyboard 1992 ゴールデン・スランバーズ Golden Slumbers for piano arrangement from Abbey Road by The Beatles
Choral 1953 美幌町町歌 Bihoro Song City song for Bihoro, Hokkaidō; words by Kōichi Ōshita (大下孝一)
Choral 1961–1966 風の馬 Wind Horse for mixed chorus
Choral 1963 三重県立四日市南高等学校校歌 School song; words by Shuntarō Tanikawa
Choral 1963 三重県伊賀市上野西小学校校歌 School song; words by Keiji Hashimoto (橋本鶏二)
Choral 1969 クロッシング Crossing for 2 orchestras with soloists (guitar, harp, piano/celeste, vibraphone) and female chorus
Choral 1982 芝生 Grass for male chorus words by Shuntarō Tanikawa; English words by W. S. Merwin; commissioned by the Harvard Glee Club
Choral 1983 東村山市久米川東小学校校歌 School song; words by Shuntarō Tanikawa
Choral 1987 手作り諺 – 四つのポップ・ソング – Handmade Proverbs, 4 Pop Songs for 6 male voices words by Shūzō Takiguchi
Choral 1990 マイ・ウェイ・オブ・ライフ -マイケル・ヴァイナーの追憶に My Way of Life: In Memory of Michael Vyner for baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra composed in memory of Michael Vyner
Choral 1991 秋葉学園歌 Akiba Gakuen Song School song; words by Makoto Ooka
Vocal 1950s MI・YO・TA MI・YO・TA for voice and piano early melody for a film score that remained unused; completed in 1996 after Takemitsu's death by Toshirō Mayuzumi; words by Shuntarō Tanikawa
Vocal 1954 さようなら Sayōnara for voice and piano words by Kuniharu Akiyama (秋山邦晴)
Vocal 1955 小さな部屋で In a Small Room (Chiisana heya de) for voice and piano words by Akira Kawaji (川路明)
Vocal 1958 うたうだけ I Just Sing (Utau dake) for voice and piano words by Shuntarō Tanikawa
Vocal 1958 黒い絵画 レオノーレ・フィニによせて Tableau Noir for speaker and chamber orchestra words by Kuniharu Akiyama (秋山邦晴); inspired by the art of Leonor Fini
Vocal 1961 恋のかくれんぼ The Game of Love (Koi no kakurenbo) for voice and piano words by Shuntarō Tanikawa
Vocal 1961 ○と△の歌 A Song of ○'s (Circles) and △'s (Triangles) (Maru to sankaku no uta) for voice and piano words by the composer
Vocal 1962 環礁 Coral Island for soprano and orchestra words by Makoto Ōoka
Vocal 1962 小さな空 Small Sky (Chiisana sora) for voice and piano words by the composer
Vocal 1963 La Neige (Yuki) for voice and piano French words by Shin'ichi Segi (瀬木慎一); theme song from the 1963 film White and Black (白と黒)
Vocal 1963 見えないこども Unseen Child (Mienai kodomo) for voice and piano words by Shuntarō Tanikawa
Vocal 1963 雲に向かって起つ Take Off for the Clouds (Kumo ni mukatte tatsu) song for a television drama; words by Shuntarō Tanikawa
Vocal 1963 素晴らしい悪女 A Marvelous Kid (Subarashii akujo) for voice and piano Spanish words by Fumio Nagata (永田文夫); theme song from the 1978 film A Marvelous Kid
Vocal 1965 三月のうた In the Month of March (Sangatsu no uta) for voice and piano words by Shuntarō Tanikawa
Vocal 1965 死んだ男の残したものは All That the Man Left Behind When He Died (Shinda otoko no nokoshita mono wa) for voice and piano words by Shuntarō Tanikawa
Vocal 1966 ワルツ Waltz for voice and piano German words by Tatsuji Iwabuchi (岩淵達治); from the 1966 film The Face of Another
Vocal 1968 めぐり逢い The Encounter (Meguriai) for voice and piano words by Ichirō Araki (荒木一郎); theme song from the 1968 film Two Hearts in the Rain
Vocal 1978 燃える秋 Glowing Autumn (Moeru aki) for voice and piano words by Hiroyuki Itsuki; theme song from the 1978 film Glowing Autumn
Vocal 1978 Wings (Tsubasa) for voice and piano words by the composer
Vocal 1979 さくら さくら Sakura Sakura for voice and piano Japanese folk song
Vocal 1983 島へ To the Island (Shima e) for voice and piano words by Mitsuru Izawa
Vocal 1985 明日ハ晴レカナ、曇リカナ Will Tomorrow, I Wonder, Be Cloudy or Clear? (Ashita wa hare kana, kumori kana) for voice and piano words by the composer
Vocal 1985 ぽつねん All Alone (Potsunen) for voice and piano words by Shuntarō Tanikawa
Vocal 1995 昨日のしみ Yesterday's Spot (Kinō no shimi) for voice and piano words by Shuntarō Tanikawa
Jazz 1958 パナンペの思いがけない勝利の話-アイヌ民話よりの自由な脚色- Panampe no omoigakenai shōri no hanashi, Based on the Ainu Folklore for a chorus of five male singers and jazz band
Jazz 1960 お休み! Be Sleep Baby!
Jazz 1961 3たす3と3ひく3 3 tasu 3 to 3 hiku 3 (3 Plus 3 and 3 Minus 3)
Stage 1951 Joie de vivre Ballet
Stage 1953 銀河鉄道の旅 Ginga tetsudo no tabi Fantastic Ballet
Stage 1954 Romantic Suite: Nutcracker for Children Children's Ballet; collaboration with Jun Date after Tchaikovsky
Stage 1954 夏と煙 Summer and Smoke Incidental music for the play by Tennessee Williams
Stage 1955 未来のイヴ Eve of the Future for tape Ballet; musical collaboration with composer Toshirō Mayuzumi
Stage 1955 野性の女 La Sauvage Incidental music for the play by Jean Anouilh
Stage 1955 アンフィトリオン38 Amphitryon 38 Incidental music for the play by Jean Giraudoux
Stage 1956 愛の条件〈オルフェとユリディス〉 Ai no jōken (Orphée et Eurydice) Incidental music for a version of the play Eurydice by Jean Anouilh
Stage 1956 せむしの聖女 A Hunchbacked Sacred Woman Incidental music a reworking of the play Ardèle ou la Marguerite by Jean Anouilh
Stage 1956 Kの死 The Death of K (K no shi) Incidental music for the play by Shuntarō Tanikawa
Stage 1956 タンタロスの踊り Tantalos no odori Incidental music for the play by Rinzō Shiina
Stage 1957 トロイ戦争は起こらないだろう La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu Incidental music for the play The Trojan War Will Not Take Place by Jean Giraudoux
Stage 1957 守銭奴 L'Avare Incidental music for the play by Molière
Stage 1958 国性爺 Koxinga (Kokusen'ya) Incidental music for the puppet play The Battles of Coxinga by Chikamatsu Monzaemon
Stage 1959 海賊 Le Corsaire Incidental music for the play by Marcel Achard
Stage 1959 死せる女王 La Reine morte Incidental music for the play by Henry de Montherlant
Stage 1959 怒りを込めて振り返れ Look Back in Anger Incidental music for the 1956 play by John Osborne
Stage 1960 狼生きろ豚は死ね The Wolf Must Live, the Pig Must Die (Ookami ikiro buta wa shine) Incidental music for the 1963 play by Shintarō Ishihara
Stage 1960 お芝居はおしまい The Play Is Finished (Oshibai wa oshimai) Incidental music for the play by Shuntarō Tanikawa
Stage 1961 おまえの敵はおまえだ Omae no teki wa omae da Incidental music for the play by Jun Ishikawa
Stage 1961 地獄のオルフェ Orpheus Descending Incidental music for the play by Tennessee Williams
Stage 1962 黒の悲劇 Black Tragedy (Kuro no higeki) Incidental music for the play by Seiichi Yashiro (矢代静一)
Stage 1962 白夜 White Night (Byakuya): An Intermezzo Incidental music for the play by Shūji Terayama
Stage 1964 一ノ谷物語 – 琴魂 – Ichinotani monogatari: Kotodama Incidental music for the play by Shintarō Ishihara
Stage 1964 一柳慧のためのブルー・オーロラ Blue Aurora for Toshi Ichiyanagi Theatre Piece
Stage 1964 Time Perspective for Jasper Johns Theatre Piece
Stage 1966 七つの丘の出来事 Seven Hills Events for Ay-O Theatre Piece
Stage 1966 カラマーゾフの兄弟 The Brothers Karamazov Incidental music for the play by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Stage 1972 マクベス Macbeth Incidental music for the play by William Shakespeare
Stage 1973 愛の眼鏡は色ガラス Love Wears Tinted Glasses (Ai no megane wa iro garasu) Incidental music for the 1973 play by Kōbō Abe
Stage 1974 祝典喜劇 ポセイドンの仮面際 Poseidon Mask Festival (Shukuten kigeki Poseidon kamensai) Incidental music for the 1973 play by Kunio Tsuji
Stage 1975 シラノ・ド・ベルジュラック Cyrano de Bergerac Incidental music for the play by Edmond Rostand
Stage 1979 子午線の祀り Festival of the Meridian (Shigosen no matsuri) Incidental music for the play by Junji Kinoshita
Stage 1982 ウィングズ – 翼 – Wings Incidental music for the play by Arthur Kopit
Stage 1984 波長(ウェイブレングス) Wavelength for 2 percussion players, 2 dancers with video installation Theatrical work; unfinished
Electronic music 1955 ルリエフ・スタティク Static Relief for tape
Electronic music 1956 ヴォーカリズムA・I Vocalism A・I for tape musique concrète
Electronic music 1956 木・空・鳥 Tree, Sky, Bird (ki・sora・tori) for tape musique concrète
Electronic music 1956 ユリディスの死 La Mort de Eurydice for tape
Electronic music 1958 空、馬、そして死 Sky, Horse and Death for tape
Electronic music 1956–1957 クラップ・ヴォーカリズム Clap Vocalism for tape
Electronic music 1957 Dialogue for tape
Electronic music 1960 クワイエト・デザイン Quiet Design for tape
Electronic music 1960 水の曲 Water Music for tape
Electronic music 1964 怪談 Kwaidan for tape
Electronic music 1964 懐かしのサンフランシスコ Natsukashino San Francisco [Longed-for San Francisco] for tape
Electronic music 1970 Years of Ear – What Is Music? – for tape
Electronic music 1970 トゥワード Toward for tape
Electronic music 1986 ミネアポリスの庭 A Minneapolis Garden for tape
Electronic music 1986 静寂の海 The Sea Is Still for tape
Commercial music 1954 森永チョコレート Morinaga Chocolate
Commercial music 1982 サントリーリザーブ Suntory Reserve
Film scores 1955 北斎 Hokusai not produced
Film scores 1955 銀輪 Ginrin also known as Bicycle in Dream
Film scores 1956 狂った果実 Crazed Fruit directed by Kō Nakahira; co-composed with Masaru Satō; also known as Juvenile Passions
Film scores 1956 朱と緑 Red and Green, aka Midnight Visitor directed by Noboru Nakamura
Film scores 1956 つゆのあとさき The Rainy season directed by Noboru Nakamura
Film scores 1957 土砂降り Cloudburst (Doshaburi) directed by Noboru Nakamura
Film scores 1958 噛みつかれた顔役 The Country Boss directed by Noboru Nakamura
Film scores 1959 ホゼー・トレス José Torres directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
Film scores 1959 春を待つ人々 Waiting for Spring directed by Noboru Nakamura
Film scores 1959 危険旅行 Dangerous trip, aka Vagabond Lovers directed by Noboru Nakamura
Film scores 1959 いたづら Joking, aka Love Letters directed by Noboru Nakamura
Film scores 1959 明日への盛装 directed by Noboru Nakamura
Film scores 1960 乾いた湖 Dry Lake, aka Youth in Fury directed by Masahiro Shinoda
Film scores 1960 波の塔 directed by Noboru Nakamura
Film scores 1961 もず The Shrikes directed by Minoru Shibuya
Film scores 1961 斑女 Hannyo, aka Woman of Tokyo directed by Noboru Nakamura
Film scores 1961 不良少年 Bad Boys directed by Susumu Hani
Film scores 1962 熱海ブルース Atami Blues directed by Donald Richie
Film scores 1962 充たされた生活 Mitasareta seikatsu (A Full Life) directed by Susumu Hani
Film scores 1962 からみ合い The Inheritance directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Film scores 1962 切腹 Harakiri directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Film scores 1962 おとし穴 Pitfall directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
Film scores 1962 涙を、獅子のたてがみに Tears in the Lion's Mane directed by Masahiro Shinoda
Film scores 1962 裸体 The Body directed by Masashige Narisawa (成澤昌茂)
Film scores 1963 イヴ・クライン モノクロームの画家 Yves Klein: Monochrome Artist directed by Shin'ichi Segi (瀬木慎一); documentary film about Yves Klein
Film scores 1963 古都 Twin Sisters in Kyoto directed by Noboru Nakamura
Film scores 1963 素晴らしい悪女 A Marvelous Kid, aka Wonderful Bad Woman directed by Hideo Onchi
Film scores 1963 太平洋ひとりぼっち Alone on the Pacific directed by Kon Ichikawa
Film scores 1963 彼女と彼 Kanojo to kare (She and He) directed by Susumu Hani
Film scores 1963 白と黒 White and Black directed by Hiromichi Horikawa (堀川弘通)
Film scores 1964 砂の女 The Woman in the Dunes directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
Film scores 1964 乾いた花 Pale Flower directed by Masahiro Shinoda
Film scores 1964 手をつなぐ子ら Children Hand in Hand directed by Susumu Hani
Film scores 1964 白い朝 The White Dawn directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
Film scores 1964 怪談 Kwaidan directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Film scores 1964 二十一歳の父 Our Happiness Alone, aka 21-Year-Old Father directed by Noboru Nakamura
Film scores 1964 暗殺 Assassination directed by Masahiro Shinoda
Film scores 1964 日本脱出 Nippon Escape directed by Yoshishige Yoshida
Film scores 1964 女体 The Call of Flesh directed by Hideo Onchi
Film scores 1964 自動車泥棒 Car Thieves directed by Yoshinori Wada (和田嘉訓)
Film scores 1965 美しさと哀しみと With Beauty and Sadness directed by Masahiro Shinoda; based on the novel Beauty and Sadness by Yasunari Kawabata
Film scores 1965 最後の審判 Last Judgement directed by Hiromichi Horikawa (堀川弘通)
Film scores 1965 不思議なクミコ Le Mystère Koumiko directed by Chris Marker; documentary film
Film scores 1965 ブワナ・トシの歌 Bwana Toshi directed by Susumu Hani
Film scores 1965 異聞猿飛佐助 Samurai Spy directed by Masahiro Shinoda
Film scores 1965 四谷怪談 Yotsuya Ghost Story directed by Shirō Toyoda
Film scores 1965 けものみち Beast Alley directed by Eizō Sugawa; based on the novel Beast Alley by Seichō Matsumoto
Film scores 1966 紀ノ川 花の巻 文緒の巻 directed by Noboru Nakamura; based on the novel The River Ki by Sawako Ariyoshi
Film scores 1966 処刑の島 Captive's Island directed by Masahiro Shinoda
Film scores 1966 他人の顔 The Face of Another directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara; film adaptation of the novel by Kōbō Abe
Film scores 1966 あこがれ Once a Rainy Day, aka Longing directed by Hideo Onchi
Film scores 1967 伊豆の踊子 The Dancing Girl of Izu, aka Izu Dancer directed by Hideo Onchi; film adaptation of the novel by Yasunari Kawabata
Film scores 1967 上意討ち 拝領妻始末 Samurai Rebellion directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Film scores 1967 あかね雲 Clouds at Sunset directed by Masahiro Shinoda
Film scores 1967 乱れ雲 Two in the Shadow, aka Scattered Clouds directed by Mikio Naruse[2]
Film scores 1968 めぐりあい Two Hearts in the Rain, aka The Encounter directed by Hideo Onchi
Film scores 1968 燃えつきた地図 The Ruined Map, aka The Man without a Map directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara; based on the novel The Ruined Map by Kōbō Abe
Film scores 1968 日本の青春 Hymn to a Tired Man directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Film scores 1968 Kyō directed by Kon Ichikawa; documentary film
Film scores 1969 心中天網島 Double Suicide directed by Masahiro Shinoda
Film scores 1969 弾痕 The Bullet Wounded directed by Shirō Moritani
Film scores 1970 東京戦争戦後秘話 He Died after the War directed by Nagisa Oshima; also known as The Man Who Left His Will on Film
Film scores 1970 どですかでん Dodes'ka-den directed by Akira Kurosawa
Film scores 1970 太陽の狩人 Sun's Hunter directed by Hideo Onchi; documentary film
Film scores 1971 甦える大地 The Earth Is Born Again directed by Noboru Nakamura
Film scores 1971 儀式 The Ceremony directed by Nagisa Oshima
Film scores 1971 いのちぼうにふろう Inn of Evil directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Film scores 1971 沈黙 Silence directed by Masahiro Shinoda
Film scores 1971 天皇の世紀
Film scores 1972 サマー・ソルジャー Summer Soldiers directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
Film scores 1972 夏の妹 Dear Summer Sister directed by Nagisa Oshima
Film scores 1972 Wonder World Wonder World documentary film
Film scores 1973 青幻記 遠い日の母は美しく Time within Memory directed by Toichiro Narushima (成島東一郎)
Film scores 1973 化石の森 The Petrified Forest directed by Masahiro Shinoda
Film scores 1974 卑弥呼 Himiko directed by Masahiro Shinoda
Film scores 1974 しあわせ Happiness directed by Hideo Onchi
Film scores 1974 化石 The Fossil directed by Masaki Kobayashi; based on the novel by Yasushi Inoue
Film scores 1975 桜の森の満開の下 Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees directed by Masahiro Shinoda
Film scores 1977 錆びた炎 Incandescent Flame directed by Masahisa Sadanaga (貞永方久)
Film scores 1977 はなれ瞽女おりん Ballad of Orin directed by Masahiro Shinoda
Film scores 1978 愛の亡霊 Empire of Passion directed by Nagisa Oshima
Film scores 1978 燃える秋 Glowing Autumn directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Film scores 1978 ファーム・ソング – 「日本人」第三部 – The Japanese, A Film Trilogy: Farm Song (Part III) directed by John Nathan; documentary film
Film scores 1979 火宅 能「求塚」より directed by Kihachirō Kawamoto; live action animation film
Film scores 1980 天平の甍 An Ocean to Cross directed by Kei Kumai
Film scores 1980 気 Breathing Breathing directed by Toshio Matsumoto
Film scores 1981 水俣の図・物語 The Minamata Mural directed by Noriaki Tsuchimoto; documentary film
Film scores 1981 蓮如とその母 Rennyo, the Priest and His Mother directed by Kihachirō Kawamoto; live action animation film
Film scores 1981 シルクロード – 光と風と音 – Silk Road: Hikari to kaze to oto documentary film (soundtrack for a video disc)
Film scores 1982 予言 Prophecy directed by Susumu Hani
Film scores 1983 東京裁判 Tokyo Trial (Tokyo Verdict) directed by Masaki Kobayashi; documentary film
Film scores 1984 アントニー・ガウディー Antonio Gaudí directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara; documentary film
Film scores 1985 火まつり Fire Festival directed by Mitsuo Yanagimachi
Film scores 1985 Ran directed by Akira Kurosawa
Film scores 1985 AK ドキュメント黒澤明 A.K. directed by Chris Marker; documentary film
Film scores 1985 ボクはボクに会いに行った Boku wa boku ni aini itta documentary film
Film scores 1985 食卓のない家 The Empty Table, aka Home without a Table directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Film scores 1986 近松門左衛門 鑓の権三 Gonza the Spearman directed by Masahiro Shinoda; after a play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon
Film scores 1987 ヒロシマという名の少年 A Boy Named Hiroshima directed by Yoshiya Sugata (菅田良哉)
Film scores 1988 嵐が丘 Wuthering Heights directed by Yoshishige Yoshida; based on the novel by Emily Brontë
Film scores 1989 黒い雨 Black Rain directed by Shōhei Imamura
Film scores 1989 利休 Rikyu directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
Film scores 1991 インランド・シー The Inland Sea directed by Lucille Carra; documentary film
Film scores 1992 豪姫 Basara, the Princess Goh directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
Film scores 1992 夢窓 庭との語らい Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden directed by John Junkerman; documentary film
Film scores 1993 ライジング・サン Rising Sun directed by Philip Kaufman
Film scores 1995 写楽 Sharaku directed by Masahiro Shinoda
Film scores 1995 日本映画の百年 100 Years of Japanese Cinema directed by Nagisa Oshima; documentary film
Radio scores 1955 音の四季 Oto no shiki: Symphonic Poem for Concrete Sound Objects and Music composition for radio
Radio scores 1955 海の幻想 Umi no gensō composition for radio
Radio scores 1955 Honoo radio drama
Radio scores 1956 Kの死 K no shi radio drama
Radio scores 1956 秋の蝶 Aki no chō radio drama
Radio scores 1956 Ningen Kazoku: Radio Fantasy radio drama
Radio scores 1957 Gendai no Jujiro radio documentary
Radio scores 1957 Sonanhi radio drama
Radio scores 1957 男の死 Otoko no shi (Billy the Kid): A Dialogic Cantata radio drama
Radio scores 1958 顔またはドン・ファンの死 Kao, matawa Don Juan no shi: Radio Drama in Kyōgen Style radio drama
Radio scores 1958 遠い声 Tooi koe radio drama
Radio scores 1958 Taiyo no shogen: Radio Montage radio drama
Radio scores 1958 心中天の網島 Shinjū ten no amijima: Radio Illusion radio drama
Radio scores 1958 Hiroshima 1958: A Documentary Poetic Drama radio drama
Radio scores 1958 Children's Corner radio drama
Radio scores 1959 Onnamen radio drama
Radio scores 1959 ポジション Position: Collage of Voices composition for radio
Radio scores 1959 Kyoko no ie radio drama
Radio scores 1960 Kotoba no hiroba educational radio program
Radio scores 1960 白い恐怖 Shiroi kyōfu: A Poem Composed for Radio radio drama
Radio scores 1960 Hitachibo Kaison radio drama
Radio scores 1960 Operation 1960 radio drama
Radio scores 1960 Kuro no kiroku 1960 nen: Magarikado de furikaeru radio documentary
Radio scores 1962 Gun King radio drama
Radio scores 1962 Kuroi nagai kage no kiroku radio drama
Radio scores 1962 瘋癲老人日記 Futen rōjin nikki radio drama
Radio scores 1962 Kokoro no uchū o iku radio drama
Radio scores 1963 チャンピオン Champion: An Architectural Attempted by Sound radio drama
Radio scores 1977 Chikatetsu no Alice radio drama
Radio scores 1978 Aa Mujo radio drama
Radio scores 1980 Toyamaru wa naze shizundaka radio drama
Radio scores 1980 Tooi anata e radio drama
Radio scores 1981 津の国人 Tsunokunibito radio reading of the novel by Murō Saisei
Radio scores 1983 かたちもなく寂し Katachi mo naku sabishi radio drama
Radio scores 1983 上海幻影路 Shanghai geneiro radio drama
Radio scores 1988 でんしゃみち Denshamichi radio drama
Television scores 1955 家なき子 Ienakiko children's television program
Television scores 1959 あざのある女 Aza no aru onna television drama
Television scores 1960 日本一九六〇 Nippon 1960 television documentary
Television scores 1961 あなたは誰でしょう Anata wa dare deshō television drama
Television scores 1961 ムックリを吹く女 Mukkuri o fuku onna television drama
Television scores 1962 日本の文様 Nippon no monyo television documentary
Television scores 1962 廃墟 Haikyo television documentary
Television scores 1962 Matsuri television drama
Television scores 1963 もし、あなただったら… Moshi, anata dattara... television drama
Television scores 1963 正塚の婆さん Shōzuka no baasan television drama
Television scores 1964 青春の碑 Seishun no hi television documentary
Television scores 1964 目撃者 Mokugekisha television drama
Television scores 1965 ある女の影 Aru onna no kage television drama
Television scores 1965 源氏物語 Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji) television drama
Television scores 1966 源義経 Minamotono Yoshitsune television drama
Television scores 1966 二十歳 Hatachi television drama
Television scores 1966 楠木正成 Kusunoki Masashige television drama
Television scores 1966 足利尊氏 Ashikaga Takauji television drama
Television scores 1966 あなたは… Anata wa... television documentary
Television scores 1967 Ken television drama
Television scores 1968 恩讐の彼方に Onshu no kanata ni television drama
Television scores 1968 元禄一代女 Genroku ichidai onna television drama
Television scores 1969 悪一代 Aku ichidai television drama
Television scores 1971 もう一つの傷 Mo hitotsu no kizu television drama
Television scores 1971 天皇の世紀 Tenno no seiki television drama
Television scores 1972 女人幻想 Nyonin genso television drama
Television scores 1972 イン・モーション – 音と映像による音楽作品 – In Motion: A Musical Work of Sounds and Visions television broadcast
Television scores 1972 化石 The Fossil (Kaseki) television drama
Television scores 1973 わが愛 Waga ai television drama
Television scores 1974 私という他人 Watashi to iu tanin television drama
Television scores 1974 未来への遺産 Mirai e no isan / The Legend for the Future television documentary
Television scores 1976 冬の虹 Fuyu no niji television drama
Television scores 1977 命もいらず名もいらず・西郷隆盛伝 Inochi mo irazu, na mo irazu: Saigō Takamori den television drama about Saigō Takamori
Television scores 1977 危険な童話 私は殺さない… Kiken na dōwa: Watashi wa korosanai... television drama
Television scores 1978 おはん Ohan television drama
Television scores 1979 ルーヴル美術館-絢爛たる人類の遺産- Le Musée du Louvre: Kenrantaru jinrui no isan television documentary
Television scores 1979 赤穂浪士 Akō roshi television drama
Television scores 1980 血族 Ketsuzoku television drama
Television scores 1981 夢千代日記 Yumechiyo nikki television drama
Television scores 1982 NHK市民大学 NHK Shimin Daigaku educational television program
Television scores 1983 ジョバンニの銀河 1983 Giovanni no ginga 1983 visual poem broadcast on television
Television scores 1983 まあええわいな Maa eewaina television drama
Television scores 1983 話すことはない Hanasu koto wa nai television drama
Television scores 1983 波の盆 Nami no bon television drama
Television scores 1984 21世紀は警告する 21 Seiki wa keikokusuru television documentary
Television scores 1985 おさんの恋 Osan no koi television drama
Television scores 1985 谷崎・その愛、我という人の心は Tanizaki: Sono ai, ware to iu hito no kokoro wa television drama
Television scores 1986 禅の世界 Zen no sekai television documentary
Television scores 1987 今朝の秋 Kesa no aki television drama
Television scores 1989 山頭火-何でこんなに淋しい風がふく- Santoka, nande konnani sabishii kaze fuku television drama
Television scores 1993 幻 源氏物語絵巻 Maboroshi: Genji monogatari emaki television drama

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Toru Takemitsu . . 8 October 1930 . 14 August 2024.
  2. Web site: 乱れ雲. March 12, 2021. eiga.com.