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|caption =Akira Ifukube | |caption =Akira Ifukube | ||
|occupation =Musical | |occupation =[[:Category:Composers|Musical composer]] | ||
|birthday =May 31, 1914 | |birthday =May 31, [[1914]] | ||
|death =February 8, 2006 | |birthplace =[[wikipedia:Kushiro|Kushiro]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]] | ||
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{{Quote|The Ainu, with their improvisational style of both composing music and dancing, greatly influenced me. I became very different from the other music students, who had been raised with European pieces, because of this. They had been taught that composition is very difficult, but to me, it seemed relatively easy because of the freedom allowed for by the improvisational style of the Ainu.|Akira Ifukube, as quoted by David Milner and translated by Yoshihiko Shibata | {{Quote|The Ainu, with their improvisational style of both composing music and dancing, greatly influenced me. I became very different from the other music students, who had been raised with European pieces, because of this. They had been taught that composition is very difficult, but to me, it seemed relatively easy because of the freedom allowed for by the improvisational style of the Ainu.|Akira Ifukube, as quoted by David Milner and translated by Yoshihiko Shibata<ref name="Milner">{{Cite web|url=http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/ifukub.htm|title=Akira Ifukube Interview I|author=Milner, David|work=Kaiju Conversations|date=December 1992|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518101951/http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/ifukub.htm|archivedate=18 May 2021}}</ref>}} | ||
{{Quote|Unlike American film score composers, Japanese film score composers are given only three or four days in which to write the music for a movie. Because of this, I have almost always been very frustrated while writing a score. I therefore can't select any of my scores as favorites.|Akira Ifukube, as quoted by David Milner and translated by Yoshihiko Shibata | {{Quote|Unlike American film score composers, Japanese film score composers are given only three or four days in which to write the music for a movie. Because of this, I have almost always been very frustrated while writing a score. I therefore can't select any of my scores as favorites.|Akira Ifukube, as quoted by David Milner and translated by Yoshihiko Shibata{{R|Milner}}}} | ||
'''Akira Ifukube''' {{Nihongo| | '''Akira Ifukube''' {{Nihongo|伊福部 昭|Ifukube Akira}} was a [[Japan]]ese musician who was born in 1914 and died in 2006. He is considered to be one of Japan's most revered classical composers. | ||
During World War II, Ifukube was asked to compose nationalistic themes for the islands liberated by Japan. One such theme, ''Kishi Mai'', played when Japan officially surrendered to the United States in 1945.<ref name="Biography4">{{cite web|url=https://www.akiraifukube.org/biography_part_four.htm|title=Biography: Part IV - The War Years|author=Homenick, Erik|work=AKIRAIFUKUBE.ORG|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729114925/https://www.akiraifukube.org/biography_part_four.htm|archivedate=29 July 2018}}</ref> Starting in 1947 with the film ''Snow Trail'', Ifukube became prominent in film composition. He worked on the first ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' in 1954, and went on to score 11 more ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' films as well as 13 of [[Toho]]'s other sci-fi and fantasy films. His final ''Godzilla'' film was ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'', and although he never composed the scores of any of the subsequent movies, his famous [[Godzilla's Theme|theme]] for [[Godzilla]] has been used countless times in the series, and many other pieces of his music were remixed in ''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]''. He passed away on February 8th, 2006 from multiple organ failure, composing a total of 43 films during his lifetime. | |||
His final Godzilla film was ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'', and although he never composed the scores of any of the subsequent movies, his | |||
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== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
===Composer=== | |||
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) | *''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) | ||
*''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956) | *''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956) | ||
*''[[The Mysterians]]'' (1957) | *''[[The Mysterians]]'' (1957) | ||
*''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'' (1958) | *''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'' (1958) | ||
*''[[The | *''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959) | ||
*''[[Battle in Outer Space]]'' (1959) | *''[[Battle in Outer Space]]'' (1959) | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Killer Whale (film)|Killer Whale]]'' (1962) | ||
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) | *''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Atragon]]'' (1963) | ||
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964) | *''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964) | ||
*''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964) | *''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964) | ||
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*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965) | *''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965) | ||
*''[[Daimajin (film)|Daimajin]]'' (1966) | *''[[Daimajin (film)|Daimajin]]'' (1966) | ||
*''[[War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966) | *''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966) | ||
*''[[Return of Daimajin]]'' (1966) | *''[[Return of Daimajin]]'' (1966) | ||
*''[[Wrath of Daimajin]]'' (1966) | *''[[Wrath of Daimajin]]'' (1966) | ||
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*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) | *''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) | ||
*''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969) | *''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969) | ||
*''The Nature of Japan and the Dreams of Japanese'' (1970) | |||
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970) | *''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970) | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972)<ref group="note">Selected stock music from ''The Big Boss'', ''Mothra vs. Godzilla'', ''Battle in Outer Space'', ''Will to Conquer'', ''Destroy All Monsters'', ''Atragon'', ''Frankenstein vs. Baragon'', ''Latitude Zero'', ''Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster'', ''King Kong Escapes'', and the [[wikipedia:Expo '70|Expo '70]] Mitsubishi Pavilion.</ref> | ||
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) | *''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection]]'' (1986) | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) | *''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) | ||
*''[[Geharha: The Dark and Long Haired Monster]]'' (2009) [posthumous]<ref group="note">Stock music from King Records' "Artistry of Akira Ifukube" CDs.</ref> | |||
*''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016) [posthumous; with [[Shiro Sagisu]]]<ref group="note">"Godzilla Comes Ashore" and "Godzilla Title" from ''Godzilla'' (1954), "Battle in Outer Space" from ''Battle in Outer Space'', "Return of Godzilla" from ''King Kong vs. Godzilla'', "Main Title" from ''Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster'', "Main Title" from ''Invasion of Astro-Monster'', "Godzilla Appears" from ''Terror of Mechagodzilla'', "Main Title" from ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II''.</ref> | |||
*''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'' (2023) [posthumous; with [[Naoki Sato]]] | |||
===Music supervisor=== | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992) | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993) | ||
*''[[Godzilla | *''[[Monster Planet of Godzilla]]'' (1994) [uncredited] | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995) | ||
*''[[Godzilla | ===Miscellaneous=== | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. | *''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (documentary)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1998) as himself, interviewee | ||
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989) - [[Godzilla's Theme|Godzilla theme]] song<ref group="note">The piece "Bio Wars" from Koichi Sugiyama's score incorporates portions of "Godzilla's Theme." "Godzilla Title," "Godzilla vs. the Tank Corps," and "Monster Zero March" are also taken from ''[[OSTINATO]]''.</ref> | ||
*''[[Godzilla | *''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) - Godzilla theme composer | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Godzilla Island (series)|Godzilla Island]]'' (TV 1997-1998) - "[[The Theme of GODZILLA]]" composer | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999) - "Godzilla's Theme" writer [uncredited] | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000) - Godzilla theme composer | |||
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001) - Godzilla theme, Monster Zero March<ref group="note">"Monster Zero March" is taken from ''OSTINATO''.</ref> | |||
*''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'' (2004) - Godzilla main theme | |||
*''[[wikipedia:Always: Sunset on Third Street 2|Always: Sunset on Third Street 2]]'' (2007) - "Godzilla Title" composer | |||
*''[[wikipedia:Ready Player One (film)|Ready Player One]]'' (2018) - "Godzilla Main Title" writer [posthumous] | |||
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019) - "Godzilla Main Title" writer [posthumous] | |||
*''[[Godzilla Singular Point]]'' (TV 2021) - "Godzilla's Theme" writer [posthumous; uncredited] | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex]]'' (2022) - Godzilla Title, ''Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah'' BGM, ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'' BGM, ''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'' BGM composer [posthumous] | |||
*''[[Chibi Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (2023) - "Godzilla's Theme" and "Battle in Outer Space" composer [posthumous] | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon (short film)|Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (2023) - "Godzilla Appearance Theme" and "Godzilla's Theme" composer [posthumous] | |||
==Selected video games== | |||
*''[[Godzilla Voxel Wars]]'' (2023) - Godzilla theme music [posthumous] | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths='120' position='center' captionalign='center' spacing='small'> | <gallery widths='120' position='center' captionalign='center' spacing='small'> | ||
Akira Ifukube.jpg | Akira Ifukube.jpg | ||
Sei Ikeno and Akira Ifukube.jpg|Ifukube (left) with [[Sei Ikeno]] | |||
G84withIK.JPG|Akira Ifukube with a [[84Goji|Godzilla 1984]] maquette | G84withIK.JPG|Akira Ifukube with a [[84Goji|Godzilla 1984]] maquette | ||
Deja_vu.jpg|Akira Ifukube with [[Godzilla]] | Deja_vu.jpg|Akira Ifukube with [[Godzilla]] | ||
Godzilladireting.JPG | Godzilladireting.JPG | ||
KiryuGoji with Akira Ifukube in 2004.jpg|Akira Ifukube with the [[KiryuGoji]] suit to celebrate his 90th birthday | KiryuGoji with Akira Ifukube in 2004.jpg|Akira Ifukube with the [[KiryuGoji]] suit to celebrate his 90th birthday | ||
Ifukube and Ryfle.jpg|Ifukube (left) with film historian [[Steve Ryfle]] (right) in 1996 | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==External links== | |||
==External | |||
*[http://www.akiraifukube.org/ Official English-language website] | *[http://www.akiraifukube.org/ Official English-language website] | ||
*[https://mobile.twitter.com/AKIRAIFUKUBEORG Official English Twitter] | *[https://mobile.twitter.com/AKIRAIFUKUBEORG Official English Twitter] | ||
*[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/ifukub.htm Interview by David Milner (December 1992)] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20210518101951/http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/ifukub.htm Interview by David Milner (December 1992)] | ||
*[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/ifukub2.htm Interview by David Milner (December 1993)] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20200806014138/http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/ifukub2.htm Interview by David Milner (December 1993)] | ||
*[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/ifukub3.htm Interview by David Milner (December 1995)] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20190808210647/http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/ifukub3.htm Interview by David Milner (December 1995)] | ||
{{Real People}} | ==Notes== | ||
{{Notelist}} | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
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{{Comments}} | |||
{{Era|REL}} | {{Era|REL}} | ||
[[Category:The Real World]] | [[Category:The Real World]] |
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The Ainu, with their improvisational style of both composing music and dancing, greatly influenced me. I became very different from the other music students, who had been raised with European pieces, because of this. They had been taught that composition is very difficult, but to me, it seemed relatively easy because of the freedom allowed for by the improvisational style of the Ainu.
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— Akira Ifukube, as quoted by David Milner and translated by Yoshihiko Shibata[1] |
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Unlike American film score composers, Japanese film score composers are given only three or four days in which to write the music for a movie. Because of this, I have almost always been very frustrated while writing a score. I therefore can't select any of my scores as favorites.
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— Akira Ifukube, as quoted by David Milner and translated by Yoshihiko Shibata[1] |
Akira Ifukube (伊福部 昭 was a Ifukube Akira)Japanese musician who was born in 1914 and died in 2006. He is considered to be one of Japan's most revered classical composers.
During World War II, Ifukube was asked to compose nationalistic themes for the islands liberated by Japan. One such theme, Kishi Mai, played when Japan officially surrendered to the United States in 1945.[2] Starting in 1947 with the film Snow Trail, Ifukube became prominent in film composition. He worked on the first Godzilla in 1954, and went on to score 11 more Godzilla films as well as 13 of Toho's other sci-fi and fantasy films. His final Godzilla film was Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, and although he never composed the scores of any of the subsequent movies, his famous theme for Godzilla has been used countless times in the series, and many other pieces of his music were remixed in Godzilla Final Wars. He passed away on February 8th, 2006 from multiple organ failure, composing a total of 43 films during his lifetime.
Selected filmography
Composer
- Godzilla (1954)
- Rodan (1956)
- The Mysterians (1957)
- Varan (1958)
- The Three Treasures (1959)
- Battle in Outer Space (1959)
- Killer Whale (1962)
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
- Atragon (1963)
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
- Dogora (1964)
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
- Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
- Daimajin (1966)
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
- Return of Daimajin (1966)
- Wrath of Daimajin (1966)
- King Kong Escapes (1967)
- Destroy All Monsters (1968)
- Latitude Zero (1969)
- The Nature of Japan and the Dreams of Japanese (1970)
- Space Amoeba (1970)
- Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)[note 1]
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
- Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection (1986)
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
- Geharha: The Dark and Long Haired Monster (2009) [posthumous][note 2]
- Shin Godzilla (2016) [posthumous; with Shiro Sagisu][note 3]
- Godzilla Minus One (2023) [posthumous; with Naoki Sato]
Music supervisor
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
- Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994) [uncredited]
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Miscellaneous
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1998) as himself, interviewee
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) - Godzilla theme song[note 4]
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) - Godzilla theme composer
- Godzilla Island (TV 1997-1998) - "The Theme of GODZILLA" composer
- Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) - "Godzilla's Theme" writer [uncredited]
- Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) - Godzilla theme composer
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) - Godzilla theme, Monster Zero March[note 5]
- Godzilla Final Wars (2004) - Godzilla main theme
- Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) - "Godzilla Title" composer
- Ready Player One (2018) - "Godzilla Main Title" writer [posthumous]
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) - "Godzilla Main Title" writer [posthumous]
- Godzilla Singular Point (TV 2021) - "Godzilla's Theme" writer [posthumous; uncredited]
- Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex (2022) - Godzilla Title, Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah BGM, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II BGM, Godzilla vs. Destoroyah BGM composer [posthumous]
- Chibi Godzilla Raids Again (2023) - "Godzilla's Theme" and "Battle in Outer Space" composer [posthumous]
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (2023) - "Godzilla Appearance Theme" and "Godzilla's Theme" composer [posthumous]
Selected video games
- Godzilla Voxel Wars (2023) - Godzilla theme music [posthumous]
Gallery
Ifukube (left) with Sei Ikeno
Akira Ifukube with a Godzilla 1984 maquette
Akira Ifukube with Godzilla
Akira Ifukube with the KiryuGoji suit to celebrate his 90th birthday
Ifukube (left) with film historian Steve Ryfle (right) in 1996
External links
- Official English-language website
- Official English Twitter
- Interview by David Milner (December 1992)
- Interview by David Milner (December 1993)
- Interview by David Milner (December 1995)
Notes
- ↑ Selected stock music from The Big Boss, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Battle in Outer Space, Will to Conquer, Destroy All Monsters, Atragon, Frankenstein vs. Baragon, Latitude Zero, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, King Kong Escapes, and the Expo '70 Mitsubishi Pavilion.
- ↑ Stock music from King Records' "Artistry of Akira Ifukube" CDs.
- ↑ "Godzilla Comes Ashore" and "Godzilla Title" from Godzilla (1954), "Battle in Outer Space" from Battle in Outer Space, "Return of Godzilla" from King Kong vs. Godzilla, "Main Title" from Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, "Main Title" from Invasion of Astro-Monster, "Godzilla Appears" from Terror of Mechagodzilla, "Main Title" from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II.
- ↑ The piece "Bio Wars" from Koichi Sugiyama's score incorporates portions of "Godzilla's Theme." "Godzilla Title," "Godzilla vs. the Tank Corps," and "Monster Zero March" are also taken from OSTINATO.
- ↑ "Monster Zero March" is taken from OSTINATO.
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