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JUNICHI MATSUMOTO

COMPOSER

2022 The 91st Japan Music Competition, 2nd Prize, Composition Category 2014 Japan Academy Prize, Excellent Music Award (“Like Father, Like Son”, directed by Hirokazu Koreeda) 2011 Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium Finalist Prize, Composition Category 1994 International Electone Concours 1st prize

  • Profile

    Junichi Matsumoto born on April 20, 1973 in Kushiro City, Hokkaido.
    Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Department of Composition(1992-1996), studied at the Iceland Academy of the Arts, Master of Composition(2009-2011), and after returning to Japan, has developed his career in various fields such as TV movies, commercials, stages and Jpop.
    In 2011 he won the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium Finalist Prize at the Composition Category, and in 2014 won the Japan Academy Prize for Excellent Music Award (“Like Father, Like Son”, directed by Hirokazu Koreeda),
and the 2nd Prize in the Composition Division of the 91th Music Competition of Japan. From 2016 to 2023, he worked on the music for the hit animation “The Ancient Magus’ Bride”.
In 2017, “Mr. Long” (directed by SABU and starring Chang Chen ), for which he composed the music, was nominated in the Competition at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. The local professional press highly acclaimed the music for the film.
In the art scene, he continues collaborating with various artists and groups, including dancer Kaiji Moriyama, artist Sebastian Masuda, and numerous contemporary dance groups.


    Selected recent activities:
    “RYUUGUU – The Turtle Princess” commissioned by National Ballet of Japan (New National Theatre Ballet) written and directed by Kaiji Moriyama, music “The little One-Winged Plane” for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, music “Mashin Sentai Kiramager” (Super Sentai series), music

  • TOPICS

    ① Nominated for the 33rd Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Award for Music Composition. From 15:00 on Saturday, August 26, 2023, after the performing 3 orchestra works in the large hall of Suntory Hall in a concert style, a public selection meeting will be held by the selection committee on the stage, and the winner will be decided on the spot. . Please come to the venue.


     ②I am in charge of the music for TV anime "The Ancient Magus' Bride SEASON2" which is broadcasting from April 2023.

     ③Junichi Matsumoto's work won the second prize in the Composition Division of Japan's premier classical music competition "The Music Competition of Japan" sponsored by Mainichi Shimbun and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). It will be one of the most prestigious and traditional music competitions in Japan.

  • TV anime「The Ancient Magus' Bride」 Music

    Broadcast starts in April 2023

  • MOVIES

  • Movie "Like Father, Like Son" Music

    Director：Hirokazu Koreeda　Staring：Masaharu Fukuyama

  • Movie "Mashinsentai Kiramager THE MOVIE - Bee Bap Dream -"Music

    Director：Kyohei Yamaguchi and others　Staring：Rio Komiya and others

  • Movie "I’ll Show You Where It Crumbles"Music

    Director：SABU　Staring：Taishi Nakagawa, Anna Ishii

  • Movie "NO CALL NO LIFE" Music

    Director：Aya Igashi　Staring：Mio Yuuki, Yuuki Inoue

  • Movie "Mr. long" Music

    Director : SABU Starring : Chang Chen

  • Movie "Happy Mail" Music

    Director : haruo Inoue Starring : Kayo Noro

  • Movie "Chasuke's Journey" Music

    Director : SABU Starring : Kenichi Matsuyama

  • Movie "Nutcrakcer" by Sanrio Music

    Director : Sebastian Masuda

  • DRAMAS

  • SuperSentai "Mashinsentai Kiramager" Music

    Director：Kyohei Yamaguchi and Others Starring：Rio Komiya and Others

  • TVdrama "Hard-Boiled & Love" Music

  • TVdrama "The Tragedy of the W Prefectural Police"(2021) Music

    Director :

  • TVdrama "Net Rise and Death"(2020) Music

    Director : Yoshimi Takuma Starring : Shingo Fujimori

  • ANIMES

  • TVanime "The Ancient Magus' Bride" SEASON2(2023) MUSIC

    Director : Kazuaki Terasawa Writer : Kore Yamazaki

  • TVanime "Plunderer"(2019) MUSIC

    Director : Hiroyuki Kanbe Writer : Suu Minazuki

  • TVanime "The Ancient Magus' Bride" SEASON1(2017-2018) MUSIC

    Director : Norihiro Naganuma Writer : Kore Yamazaki

  • OVA "The Ancient Magus' Bride -Those Awaiting a Star-"(2016-2017) MUSIC

    Director : Norihiro Naganuma Writer : Kore Yamazaki

  • STAGES

  • Ballet "RyuGuu" Commissioned by National Ballet of Japan (New National Theatre)

    Director/Staging : Kaiji Moriyama

  • KERA CROSS Vol.4 "SLAPSTICKS" (2021-2022)MUSIC

    Director/Staging : Naoki Miura／LOLO

  • KAAT "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"(2018) MUSIC

    Director/Staging : Kaiji Moriyama

  • ARTS

  • "Univers in the Forest with Point's Sounds" for SONY "Sonic Surf VR (SSVR)" Commissioned Work

    Work by Sebastian Masuda/POLA Museum of Art For "Point-Rhythm World -Monet's Microcosm-"

  • TRACKS

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