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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.
Akira Ifukube [伊福部昭] (1914~2006, Japan)シンフォニア・タプカーラSinfonia Tapkaara00:00 1st mov. Lento - Allegro12:00 2nd mov. Adagio19:54 3rd mov.
Akira Ifukube (1914-2006) was a pre-eminent Japanese composer. His large body of work includes such concert masterpieces as Japanese Rhapsody (1935), Ballata Sinfonica (1943) and Sinfonia Tapkaara (1954, revised 1979).
Ifukube employs rhythmic patterns of 5 and 7 beats to the measure throughout this pianistically demanding work, which is based on the rhythmic characteristics of traditional Japanese poetry. Premièred in October 1961 in Tokyo.
Akira Ifukube [伊福部昭] (1914~2006, Japan)管弦楽のための「日本組曲」Japanese Suite for Orchestra00:00 1. BON-ODORI, Nocturnal dance of the Bon-Festival 「盆踊」04:07 2. TANA ...
The "Symphonic Fantasia" No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 performed at this concert were all new compositions written by Akira Ifukube himself for this concert, and all the pieces were selected from...
The bear and the crown were drawn of the cover page of the original manuscript for Japanese Rhapsody (1935), Ifukube's first orchestral work. The drawings are earthy and distinctive, much like Ifukube's music, and they are fine representations of the composer's artistic spirit.
