Takatsugu Muramatsu Explained

Takatsugu Muramatsu
Background:non_performing_personnel
Native Name:村松 崇継
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:2 July 1978
Birth Place:Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Years Active:1996–present
Label:Story Music Tellers
Website:https://www.muramatsu-t.net

is a Japanese composer, arranger and music producer. He is best known for his collaborations in Studio Ghibli's When Marnie Was There. He won Best Music thrice at the Japan Academy Film Prize.

In 1996, he released his first solo work, Mado, while in high school. In 2001, he debuted as a movie music composer with Inugami. The same year, he graduated from the Kunitachi College of Music. In 2009, he held his first solo piano concert tour in five places across Japan. In 2014, his music on the movie When Marnie Was There received praise from critics. During that year, his works were featured in Natsumi Abe's cover album Hikari He. He was also included in Mariya Takeuchi's studio album, Trad, which won an award at the 56th Japan Record Awards.[1] In 2018, Empire listed his music from Mary and the Witch's Flower among the best movie soundtrack songs of the year.[2]

Discography

Solo

YearTitleNotes
1996Mado[3]
1999Tokyo[4]
2001Brew[5]
2004Spiritual of the Mind[6]
2009Piano Sings[7]
2011Lovely Notes of Life[8]
2018Aoki Uribe no Catharsis"[9]
2019Michishirube[10]

Works

Anime

Films and original video animations

YearTitleNotes
2014When Marnie Was There[12]
2017Mary and the Witch's Flower
Lu Over the Wall[13]
2018Modest Heroes[14]
2021Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko[15]
2023Phoenix[16]

Theatrical films

YearTitle
2001Inugami[17]
2002The Choice of Hercules[18]
2004Jiyuu Renai[19]
2007Shadow Spirit[20]
Orionza kara Shoutaijou[21]
Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms[22]
2008Climber's High[23]
2009Nobody to Watch Over Me[24]
2010The Lady Shogun and Her Men[25]
2011Life Back Then[26]
2012The Castle of Crossed Destinies
2013Reunion[27]
2014[28]
2015At Home[29]
2016Six Four[30] [31]
The Good Morning Show[32]
2017The 8-Year Engagement[33]
2019Ano Hi no Organ[34]
Soshite, Ikiru[35]
2021In the Wake[36]
2022Ox Head Village[37]
Tonbi[38]
2023In Love and Deep Water[39]

Television dramas

YearTitle
2004Tenka[40]
Itsuwari no Hanazono[41]
2005Nihon no Korekara-Koufuku 2020[42]
Keiyaku Kekkon[43]
2006Hyōheki[44]
Inochi no Kiseki[45]
2008Kansa Houjin[46]
Kimi no Nozomu Shi ni Kata[47]
Tobira wa Tozasareta mama[48]
Dandan[49]
2009Dare mo Mamorenai[50]
小公女セイラ[51]
2010Osaka Soul & Love[52]
Madonna Verde[53]
2011Life Back Then
Chouchou-san[54]
2012Daichi no Fanfare[55]
Mou Ichido Kimi ni Propose[56]
Akai Ito no Hito[57]
Makete, Katsu[58]
Ooku[59]
2014Ji no Shio[60]
Tsumatachi no Shinkansen[61]
Kabu Kabou Raku[62]
2015Kageriyuku Natsu[63]
2016Gold Case: Shinjitsu no Tobira[64]
2018Keishichō Bunsho Sōsakan[65]
Last Chance[66]
[67]
2019The Longest Day in Chang'an[68]
Soshite, Ikiru[69]
2020Seventy Seven[70]
Ryuu no Michi[71]
2021Sakura no Tou[72]
2022Shizuka-chan to Papa[73]
2023Akujo ni Tsuite[74]
Bankake: Keishichō Jidōsha Keira-tai[75]
Kono Subarashiki Sekai[76]
2024Banpaku no Taiyou[77]
Minami-kun no Koibito[78]

Songwriting credits

2010s

Year! scope="col" style="width:14em;"
TitleArtist(s)Album/Single
2012"Inochi no Uta"Mariya TakeuchiTrad
2014"Hikari he"Natsumi AbeHikari He: Classical & Crossover

2020s

Year! scope="col" style="width:14em;"
TitleArtist(s)Album/Single
2023"Yuusha no Hata"Shizuka KudoYuusha no Hata
"Kibou"WakanaKibou
2024"Kimi to Watashi no Uta", "Haruka"Yakushimaru HirokoTime

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Travis. Ben. Best Movie Soundtrack Songs Of 2018. December 14, 2018.
  3. Web site: ja:村松崇継 / 窓. https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/-/1196120950. CDJournal. May 16, 2019. ja.
  4. Web site: ja:村松崇継 / 東京. https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/tokyo/3199090564. CDJournal. May 16, 2019. ja.
  5. Web site: ja:村松崇継 / brew. https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/brew/3201070213. CDJournal. May 16, 2019. ja.
  6. Web site: ja:村松崇継 / Spiritual of the Mind. https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/spiritual-of-the-mind/3204041584. CDJournal. May 16, 2019. ja.
  7. Web site: ja:村松崇継 / Piano Sings. https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/piano-sings/4108121055. CDJournal. May 16, 2019. ja.
  8. Web site: ja:村松崇継 /Lovely Notes of Life. https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/lovely-notes-of-life/4111091058. CDJournal. May 16, 2019. ja.
  9. Web site: ja:村松崇継 /青き海辺のカタルシス. https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/-/4118062207. CDJournal. May 16, 2019. ja.
  10. Web site: ja:村松崇継 /道標. https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/-/4119120096. CDJournal. May 16, 2019. ja.
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  61. News: 妻たちの新幹線. nhk. June 11, 2020.
  62. News: 株価暴落. wowow.co.jp. June 11, 2020.
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  68. News: The Longest Day in Chang'an: Chinese web-drama depicts Tang Dynasty in detail . https://web.archive.org/web/20190716141017/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-07/15/c_138228073.htm . dead . July 16, 2019 . 17 July 2019 . xinhuanet . 15 July 2019.
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