Takatsugu Muramatsu

Takatsugu Muramatsu
村松 崇継
Born (1978-07-02) July 2, 1978 (age 46)
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Genres
Occupations
Years active1996–present
LabelsStory Music Tellers
Websitehttps://www.muramatsu-t.net

Takatsugu Muramatsu (村松 崇継, Muramatsu Takatsugu, born July 2, 1978)[1] 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.[1] The same year, he graduated from the Kunitachi College of Music.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] In 2018, Empire listed his music from Mary and the Witch's Flower among the best movie soundtrack songs of the year.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e 村松 崇継（作曲家／ピアニスト）. kunitachi.ac.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference marniereview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ 第56回日本レコード大賞. jacompa.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  4. ^ Travis, Ben (December 14, 2018). "Best Movie Soundtrack Songs Of 2018".