Shigeomi Hasumi
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.
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| Born | December 7, 1967 |
| Died | June 18, 2017 (aged 49) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo University of Foreign Studies |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, arranger, musician |
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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
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.[12] He died at the age of 49.[13][14]
Awards
| 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
- 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.
- "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.
- "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.
