Taro Iwashiro
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese composer
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, The Prince of Tennis
, Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture and Korean film Memories of Murder
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He was also lead composer for the Capcom
video game Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
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In recent years, Iwashiro has often led the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
for his soundtracks such as the 2005 taiga drama
Yoshitsune and a 2008 film Red Cliff. In 2006, he became a director of the secretariat of the orchestra.
'FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: Hill of Sighs (Milos) The Holy Star'
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
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Career
He has worked on music for many Japanese Television Series but is most well-known for his musical scores for film. He has composed for both Red Cliff films, Shinobi: Heart Under Blade, AzumiAzumi
is a Japanese manga series created by Yū Koyama in 1994. The manga was originally published by Shogakukan and serialized in Big Comic Superior, and was later adapted to two feature films starring Aya Ueto, a video game and a stage play. Azumi received an Excellence Prize at the 1997 Japan Media...
, The Prince of Tennis
The Prince of Tennis (film)
is a 2006 live-action movie directed by Yuichi Abe and based on The Prince of Tennis manga series by Takeshi Konomi. It condenses the storyline from when Ryoma arrives in Japan to the match against Hyotei Academy...
, Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture and Korean film Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder is a 2003 South Korean crime-drama film directed by Bong Joon-ho. It is based on the true story of the country's first known serial murders, which took place between 1986 and 1991 in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province...
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He was also lead composer for the Capcom
Capcom
is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its...
video game Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny, released in Japan as is the second installment in the Onimusha series of video games. The plot revolves around a new protagonist, , as he battles a demonic Genma army which is invading 1571 Japan. Nobunaga Oda, a sinister warlord who was slain in the previous game,...
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In recent years, Iwashiro has often led the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
The , also known as Tokyō , is one of the representative symphony orchestras of Japan. The Orchestra was founded in 1965 by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, to commemorate the Tokyo Olympics ....
for his soundtracks such as the 2005 taiga drama
Taiga drama
is the name NHK gives to the annual, year-long historical fiction television series it broadcasts in Japan. Beginning in 1963 with the black-and-white Hana no Shōgai, starring kabuki actor Onoe Shōroku and Takarazuka star Awashima Chikage, the network has hired a producer, director, writer, music...
Yoshitsune and a 2008 film Red Cliff. In 2006, he became a director of the secretariat of the orchestra.
Discography
- 鋼の錬金術師 嘆きの丘(ミロス)の聖なる星 (Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Nageki no Oka (Mirosu) no Seinaru Hoshi)
'FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: Hill of Sighs (Milos) The Holy Star'