Takeshi Furukawa
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Takeshi Furukawa (古川 毅, Furukawa Takeshi) is a Japanese-American composer and conductor. His works have spanned the concert stage, films, television, video games, and advertising campaigns.[1]

Early life

Furukawa was born in Tokyo, Japan, and raised in the suburbs of Los Angeles after moving to the United States at the age of three. As a child, he studied the piano, then, later on, the viola. Furukawa was inspired to pursue composition after seeing Jurassic Park and hearing John Williams' score,[2] and his parents, although non-musical themselves, accorded him to a very privileged music education.[2]

Career

In 2016, Furukawa composed the score for Fumito Ueda's The Last Guardian. The performance of the soundtrack was conducted by Furukawa with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Trinity Boys Choir, and London Voices, and was recorded at Lyndhurst Hall.[3] On February 16, 2023 it was confirmed that Takeshi Furukawa was attached to the Upcoming live action Avatar the Last Airbender project as its composer.

Works

Video games
YearTitleRoleAwards & nominations
2010GoldenEye 007Composer
2016The Last GuardianComposer, orchestrator, conductorWinner - IGN Award for Best Original Music[4]
Winner - Premio Drago d'Oro for Miglior Colonna Sonora[5]
Nominated - BAFTA Games Award for Music[6]
Nominated - D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Original Music Composition[7]
Nominated - IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media[8]
Nominated - SXSW Gaming Awards for Excellence in Musical Score[9]
2023Planet of LanaComposer
Films
YearTitleRoleAwards & Nominations
2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsOrchestrator
2010NoNAMESComposer
2011BhopaliComposer
Television
YearTitleRoleAwards & Nominations
2004 - 2005Star Trek: EnterpriseOrchestrator
2008 - 2013Star Wars: The Clone WarsComposer
2019Mythic QuestComposer
2024Avatar: The Last AirbenderComposer

References

  1. ↑ "GSA Music" retrieved 24 May 2017
  2. 1 2 Barder, Ollie. "Takeshi Furukawa on How He Composed the Beautiful Score for The Last Guardian". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  3. ↑ Kerr, Chris. "Q&A: Weaving together The Last Guardian's emotional score", Gamasutra, 8 December 2016
  4. ↑ "Best of 2016, Best Original Music", IGN, retrieved 24 May 2017
  5. ↑ "Drago d'Oro 2017"
  6. ↑ "British Academy Games Awards Winners in 2017", 8 March 2017
  7. ↑ "20th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards"
  8. ↑ Levy, Dani. "Arrival, La La Land Among Film Music Critics Nominees", Variety, 9 February 2017
  9. ↑ "Announcing the 2017 SXSW Gaming Awards Winners", 18 March 2017
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