Shigeomi Hasumi
Shigeomi Hasumi 蓮実重臣 | |
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 Shigeomi Hasumi | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Glenn Miyashiro |
| Born | December 7, 1967 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | June 18, 2017 (aged 49) |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, arranger, musician |
| Years active | 1995–2017 |
| Alma mater | Tokyo University of Foreign Studies |
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Shigeomi Hasumi (蓮実重臣, Hasumi Shigeomi) (7 December 1967 – 18 June 2017) was a Japanese composer, arranger and musician. He also used the alias Glenn Miyashiro. He graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Department of Mongolian Studies.
He was the grandson of Shigeyasu Hasumi, a historian of Japanese art. His father was Shigehiko Hasumi, a literary critic. His mother was Belgian.
Life and work[edit]
He was born on 7 December 1967 in Tokyo, Japan,[1] to a Japanese father, Shigehiko Hasumi, and a Belgian mother, Chantal Van Melkebeke, whose native language was French.[2][3] His father's book Han Nihongo Ron (1977) describes an episode about Shigeomi's life, who grew up to be bilingual when he was a child.
While in high school, he joined Keihin Kyodaisha, a musician group consisting of Yuichi Kishino, Midori Okamura, Hibiki Tokiwa, and Yu Yamaguchi.[4][5]
In 1995, he made his debut with the electronic light music unit PACIFIC 231 formed with Takemasa Miyake, and in 1998 released the album MIYASHIRO.[6] Their song "SORA NO KOTOZUTE" was covered by Hei Tanaka in 2017.[7] He was also active in the fields of film music, anime music, and TV ad music.
In 2003 he composed the music score for the drama film Bright Future.[8] In 2009, he won the 64th Mainichi Film Award for Best Music for the music for the movie I'm a Cat Stalker (Japanese: 私は猫ストーカー).[9][10][11]
He died of colon cancer on 18 June 2017 at the age of 49.[12][13][14]
Awards[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
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| 2009 | Mainichi Film Awards | Best Music | I'm a Cat Stalker | Won | [10][13] |
References[edit]
- ^ Hosokawa, Shūhei; 片山 杜秀; 細川 周平; 日外アソシエーツ (2008). Asoshiētsu, Nichigai; Hosokawa, Shūhei; 日外アソシエーツ; 細川 周平 (eds.). 日本の作曲家 近現代音楽人名事典 (in Japanese). 日外アソシエーツ. p. 518. ISBN 9784816921193.
- ^ "蓮實重彦の『家族』～妻はベルギー人！長男 重臣はミュージシャン". www.kagerou-kazoku.com (in Japanese). 25 July 2020.
- ^ ユリイカ (Volume 35, Issues 4-7). 青土社. 2003. p. 10.
- ^ 小沼純一（音楽・文芸批評家／早稲田大学教授） (August 2017). "蓮実重臣 追悼――蓮実重臣の音楽はやさしい、蓮実重臣の音楽はかわいい、蓮実重臣の音楽はなつかしい" (in Japanese).
- ^ 靑土社 (2003). 特集黒沢淸 (in Japanese). 靑土社. ISBN 9784791701070.
- ^ "【訃報】Pacific 231での活動、映画音楽などで活躍のアーティスト、蓮実重臣が死去" (in Japanese). OTOTOY. 24 June 2017.
- ^ FNMNL編集部 (2 April 2018). "田中馨率いるトンデモバンドHei Tanakaがカクバリズムから7インチをリリース" (in Japanese). FNML. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023.
- ^ Hill, Derek (2010). Berra, John (ed.). Japan. Intellect. p. 40. ISBN 9781841503356.
- ^ キネマ旬報 (issue 1538). 日本映畫出版會社. 2009. p. 127.
- ^ a b "毎日映画コンクール 第64回（2009年）" (in Japanese). Mainichi Film Awards. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023.
- ^ "ヤフオク! - ユリイカ 特集 エキゾティシズム" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Mr. Shigeomi Hasumi died - Composer, arranger ( "蓮実重臣氏死去＝作曲、編曲家")". Jiji Press. 6 June 2017.
- ^ a b "訃報 蓮実重臣さん４９歳＝音楽家" (in Japanese). Mainichi Film Awards.
- ^ "追悼 蓮実重臣" (in Japanese). Togetter. 24 June 2017.
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