Composer of Evocative Soundscapes
Michiru Ōshima’s music transcends boundaries, enriching over 80 films, 180 television episodes, numerous video games, and hundreds of albums. Her compositions grace stages worldwide, resonating deeply with audiences across various media.
Her awards include the 52nd and 67th Mainichi Film Contest Award for Best Music, and the 21st, 24th, 26th, 27th, 29th and 30th Japanese Academy Award for Music, and 31st Japanese Academy Award for Best Music. Jackson Hole Film Festival 2007(USA) Best Composer Award.
Renowned for her skillful orchestration and synthesis, Ōshima’s music is characterized by its grandeur and poignant melodies, continuously earning acclaim for its capacity to evoke powerful emotions and vivid imagery.
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Film soundtracks
1995: Winds of God (Yôko Narahashi)
1997: Paradise Lost (Japanese Academy Award for Music, 1998)
1998: Puraido: Unmei no Toki (Shunya Itō)
1998: Ohaka ga nai! (Takahito Hara)
2000: Nagasaki Burabura Bushi (Japanese Academy Award for Music, 2001)
2000: Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (Masaaki Tezuka)
2002: Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS (Japanese Academy Award for Music, 2003)
2002: Mohou-han (Japanese Academy Award for Music, 2003)
2002: Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (Masaaki Tezuka)
2003: Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (Masaaki Tezuka)
2003: Like Asura (Japanese Academy Award for Music, 2004)
2005: Princess Raccoon (Seijun Suzuki)
2005: Year One In The North (Japanese Academy Award for Music, 2006)
2006: Memories of Tomorrow (Japanese Academy Award for Music, 2007)
2007: Tsubaki Sanjûrô (Yoshimitsu Morita)
2007: Bizan (Japanese Academy Award for Best Music, 2008)
2009: The Message (Chinese Film)
2010: Ghost: Mouichido Dakishimetai (Tarô Ohtani)
2011: Kora (Chinese Film) (24th Tokyo International Film Festival Best Artistic Contribution Award)
2012: We are Express (67th Mainichi Film Contest Award for Best Music, 2013)
2015: 125 Years Memory (Japanese Academy Award for Music, 2016)
2017: The Devotion of Suspect X (Chinese film)
2020: Japan’s Independence (Shunya Itō)
2022: SABAKAN (Tomoki Kanazawa)
2024: Penguin Girl (Taiwanese Film)
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Anime soundtracks
1986: Saint Elmo – Hikari no Raihousha (Tomoharu Katsumata)
1992: The Weathering Continent (Koichi Mashimo)
1993: Casshan: Robot Hunter (Hiroyuki Fukushima)
1994: Lord of Lords Ryu Knight (Toshifumi Kawase)
1995: Legend of Crystania (Ryutaro Nakamura)
1996: Boys Over Flowers (Shigeyasu Yamauchi)
1996: Gall Force: The Revolution
1998: Fancy Lala (Motosuke Takahashi)
1998: Queen Emeraldas (Yuji Asada)
1999: Arc the Lad (Itsuro Kawasaki)
1999: Magic User’s Club (Junichi Sato)
2003: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (Yasuko Kobayashi)
2003: Fullmetal Alchemist (Seiji Mizushima)
2005: Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa (Seiji Mizushima)
2005: Garasu no Usagi (Setsuko Shibuichi)
2006: Le Chevalier d’Éon (Kazuhiro Furuhashi)
2006: Project Blue Earth SOS (Tensai Okamura)
2008: Xam’d: Lost Memories (Masayuki Miyaji)
2008: Nabari no Ou (Kunihisa Sugishima)
2010: The Tatami Galaxy (Masaaki Yuasa)
2010: Sound of the Sky (Mamoru Kanbe)
2011: Tezuka Osamu no Buddha (Kozo Morishita)
2012: Fuse Teppō Musume no Torimonochō (Masayuki Miyaji)
2012: Blast of Tempest (Masahiro Andō)
2013: Little Witch Academia (Yoh Yoshinari)
2013: Aura: Maryūinkōga Saigo no Tatakai (Seiji Kishi)
2013: Patema Inverted (Yasuhiro Yoshiura)
2015: Snow White with the Red Hair (Masahiro Andō)
2015: Rokka no Yūsha (Takeo Takahashi)
2017: Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (Masaaki Yuasa)
2018: Bloom Into You (Makoto Katō)
2019: Ride Your Wave (Masaaki Yuasa)
2020: Hula Fulla Dance (Shinya Watada)
2020: Star Wars: Visions (Studio Trigger)
2022: Tatami Time Machine Blues (Shingo Natsume)
2023: Dog Signal (Kazuhiro Furuhashi)
2024: Bucchigiri?! (Hiroko Utsumi)
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Video games soundtracks
1992: Taikou Risshiden
1992: Undercover Cops (arranges)
1998: Midnight Play (Das Mitternachtsspiel)
1998: Legend of Legaia
2000: Arc the Lad III (arranges)
2002: Ico
2002: Legaia 2: Duel Saga (with Yasunori Mitsuda and Hitoshi Sakimoto)
2002: Suikoden (arranges)
2003: Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits (arranges)
2006: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (arranges)
2017: DEEMO (White Rain, Tree of Dreams, Voice of Cell, Little Love, Lonely Pianist)
2019: Shining Nikki
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Drama soundtracks
1990~1991: The British Museum
1994~1995: Planet Of Life
1999~2000: Asuka
2001: Sayonara, Ozu Sensei
2002: Gokusen
2002: Satorare
2003: Tenshi mitai
2005: Yume de Aimashou
2006: Oishii Proposal
2006: CA to Oyobi
2006: Regatta
2007: Hotelier
2007: Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai
2008: Yasuko to Kenji
2009: Ten Chi Jin
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Selected concerts and projects
1980s: Symphony No.1: Orasho
2005: For the East (with the Ravel Quartet)
2006: London Essay (with Dai Kimura)
2007: Le Premier amour (from the album “Smile” by Japanese violist Emiri Miyamoto)
2007: Amanda (with Kaori Muraji (classical guitar) and the Orchestre des Virtuoses de Paris)
2009: Concerto for saxophone (with Daniel Gremelle (saxophone) and the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra)
2010: Concerto for viola (with Pierre Lenert (viola) and the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra)
2011: Ganbalo Nippon (short film The Orchestra in Hot Air Balloon for Japan[31])
2011: Vocalise (with the mezzo-soprano Irina De Baghy for Festival Sérénade in Surgères[32])
2011: Requiem ~ It lies at the bottom of the sea (with Ensemble Lucilin in Luxembourg)
2013: In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores (musical project with the violinist Hilary Hahn)
2013: Viola Sonata (with Pierre Lenert (viola) and Ariane Jacob (piano) for Festival Sérénade in Surgères in France)
2013: Concerto for piano quartet with Orchestra (with Musicians of Opera de Paris and the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra)
2013: The ASEAN-JAPAN “Drums & Voices” Concert Tour[33] (the 40th year of ASEAN-Japan friendship and cooperation project)
2015: Symphony No.2: Since 1945 (with the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra and Hiroko Kokubu (piano))
2017: Symphonic Suite “Sama” (with the Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra)
2017: Suite for Male Voice Choir “Message of the Voice” (with the Glee club of Tokyo Keizai University)
2018: “Augustus”: Suite for Orchestra and Chorus (with the Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra and the Osaka Prefectural Yuhigaoka High School Music Department)
2018: Jin & Rin: 2 Rhapsodies for Clarinet, Marimba and Orchestra (with Richard Stoltzman (clarinet), Mika Stoltzman (marimba) and the Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra)
2018: Concerto for Koto and Shakuhachi (with Chiaki Endo (koto), Dozan Fujiwara (shakuhachi) and the Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra)
2018: Musical Sanza and Okuni
2019: Godzilla in Chicago – C.H.C.A.G
2019: Beyond the Point of No Return (with Japan Philharmonic Orchestra)
2020: Koto recital Lacrima (with Chiaki Endo (koto))
2021: Concerto No.2 for Koto and Shakuhachi Seasons12 (with Chiaki Endo (koto), Dozan Fujiwara (shakuhachi) and the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra)
2023: Flux et reflux (with Paris Saint German-en-Lay Orchestra Concert)
2023: For Blue Promise (Siletz Bay Music Festival )