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Akira Ifukube (伊福部 昭, Ifukube Akira, 31 May 1914 – 8 February 2006) was a Japanese composer. He is best known for composing several entries in the Godzilla franchise as well as developing the titular monster's roar.
Brief description: Akira Ifukube's first known attempt at composition, scored for mezzo-soprano and piano. Believed lost for over eighty years, it received its first known public performance in July 2016 at the Tokyo College of Music.
Akira Ifukube's scores for Nikkatsu are some of his finest film works, from the heartwarming score to "The Maid’s Child", the Jazz-like score to "Scoundrels of the Sea", to the emotional score to "The Burmese Harp".
- Brandon O'brian
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Apr 27, 2017 · Akira Ifukube (b. 31 May 1914–d. 8 February 2006) was among the most prolific and popular Japanese composers of the 20th century. Ifukube’s life and music illustrate the progress of Japanese composers from the early Shōwa era in the 1930s to the advent of the 21st century.
May 30, 2024 · The following interview took place at Mr. Ifukube‘s house (in a garden-city district of Tokyo) during my concert tour with the “Wiener Johann Strauss Orchestra” in January 1991 and January 1993.
Erik Homenick with Kiwami Ifukube (the composer's son) at the composer's Tokyo home in July 2010. Thank you for visiting AKIRAIFUKUBE.ORG! My name is Erik Homenick and I live in San Diego, California. I began this website on April 14, 2006, just over two months after Akira Ifukube passed away.
