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-'''Haruomi Hosono''' (born [[July 9]], [[1947]] in [[Minato, Tokyo|Minato]], [[Tokyo]]) is a [[Japan]]ese popular musician, best known internationally as a member of [[Yellow Magic Orchestra]]. +'''Haruomi Hosono''' (born July 9, 1947) is a [[Japanese musician]], singer, songwriter and record producer. The grandson of ''[[RMS Titanic|Titanic]]'' survivor [[Masabumi Hosono]], he began his career with the [[psychedelic rock]] band Apryl Fool, before achieving recognition both nationally and internationally, as a founding member of the rock band [[Happy End (band)|Happy End]] (founded 1969), the [[city pop]] band Tin Pan Alley (founded 1970s), and the [[electronic music]] trio [[Yellow Magic Orchestra]] (founded 1978).
 + 
 +Hosono has also released many solo albums covering a variety of styles, including film soundtracks and a variety of electronic ambient albums. As well as recording his own music, Hosono has done considerable production work for other artists such as [[Miharu Koshi]], Sheena and the Roketts, [[Sandii & the Sunsetz]], [[Chisato Moritaka]] and [[Seiko Matsuda]].
 + 
 +He is considered to be one of the most influential musicians in [[Japanese pop]] music history, credited with shaping the sound of Japanese pop for decades as well as influencing international pop music outside of Japan, and credited with inspiring genres such as [[synthpop]], [[city pop]] and [[Shibuya-kei]].
 +==Discography==
 +=== Albums ===
 +*''[[Hosono House]]'' (1973)
 +*''[[Tropical Dandy]]'' (1975, as Haruomi "Hosono")
 +*{{Nihongo|''[[Bon Voyage co.]]''|泰安洋行|Taian Yōkō}} (1976, as Harry "The Crown" Hosono)
 +*{{Nihongo|''[[Paraiso (Haruomi Hosono album)|Paraiso]]''|はらいそ|Haraiso}} (1978, by "Harry Hosono and The Yellow Magic Band")
 +*{{Nihongo|''[[Cochin Moon]]''|コチンの月|Kochin no Tsuki}} (1978, by "Hosono & [[Tadanori Yokoo|Yokoo]]")
 +*''[[Philharmony (album)|Philharmony]]'' (1982)
 +*''[[Hana ni Mizu]] (1984, cassette book)
 +*''Making of Non-Standard Music''/''Making of Monad Music'' (1984)
 +*''[[S·F·X (album)|S·F·X]]'' (1984, by "Haruomi Hosono with Friends of Earth")
 +*''Mercuric Dance'' (1985)
 +*''Endless Talking'' (1985)
 +*''[[Omni Sight Seeing]]'' (1989)
 +*''Medicine Compilation'' (1993)
 +*''Mental Sports Mixes'' (1993)
 +*''Good Sport'' (1995)
 +*''Naga'' (1995)
 +*''N.D.E. ("Near Death Experience")'' (1995)
 +*''[[Interpieces Organization]]'' (1996, by Haruomi Hosono & [[Bill Laswell]])
 +*{{Nihongo|''Road to Louisiana''|ルイジアナ珍道中|Ruijiana Chindōchū}} (1999, with Makoto Kubota as "Harry & Mac")
 +*''Flying Saucer 1947'' (2007, by "Harry Hosono & The World Shyness")
 +*''HoSoNoVa'' (2011)
 +*''Heavenly Music'' (2013)
 +*''Vu Ja De'' (2017)
 + 
 +===Soundtrack albums===
 +* ''Video Game Music'' (1984, songs from [[Namco]] games arranged and produced by Hosono)
 +* {{Nihongo|''[[Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)|Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind]]''|風の谷のナウシカ|Kaze no Tani no Naushika}} (1984, [[Music in Japanese animation|anime soundtrack]], only produced theme song sung by [[Narumi Yasuda]])<ref name="nausicaa_credits"/>
 +*''[[Coincidental Music]]'' (1985, compilation of assorted background music/soundtrack commissions)
 +* ''{{Nihongo|[[Night on the Galactic Railroad|Nokto de la Galaksia Fervojo]]|銀河鉄道の夜|Ginga Tetsudō no Yoru}}'' (1985, movie soundtrack)
 +* ''Paradise View'' (1985, movie soundtrack)
 +* ''{{Nihongo|[[The Tale of Genji]]|源氏物語|Genji Monogatari}}'' (1987, movie soundtrack)
 +* {{Nihongo|''Why Dogs Don't Talk Anymore''|だから犬はほえる|Dakara Inu wa Hoeru}} (1996, background music for and included with the Taro Manabe picture book of the same name)
 +* ''La Maison de Himiko'' (2005, movie soundtrack)
 +* ''[[Appleseed Ex Machina|Ex Machina]] Original Soundtrack/Original Soundtrack Complete Edition'' (2007, soundtrack supervention, composition of some tracks)
 + 
 +===Compilation albums===
 +* Hosono Box 1969–2000 (2000, Daisyworld)
 +* Harry Hosono Crown Years 1974–1977 (2007)
 + 
 +===Tribute albums===
 +* Tribute to Haruomi Hosono (2007, Commmons)
 +::Featuring: [[Van Dyke Parks]], [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]], [[Takako Minekawa]], [[Miharu Koshi]], [[Little Creatures (band)|Little Creatures]], [[Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra]], [[Hiroshi Takano]], [[Towa Tei]], [[Akiko Yano]], [[Rei Harakami]], [[Yukihiro Takahashi]], [[Cornelius (musician)|Cornelius]], [[Jim O'Rourke (musician)|Jim O'Rourke]], [[Kahimi Karie]]
 + 
 +* Strange Song Book&nbsp;– Tribute to Haruomi Hosono 2 (2008, Commmons)
 +::Featuring: [[Señor Coconut]], [[Van Dyke Parks]], [[Dr. John]], [[Sheena & The Rokkets]], [[Buffalo Daughter]], [[Thurston Moore]], [[Miu Sakamoto]], [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]], [[Fennesz]]
 + 
 +===Contributions===
 +* [[CBS/Sony]] Sound Image Series:
 +**Pacific (with [[Shigeru Suzuki]] and [[Tatsuro Yamashita]]) (tracks 1, 4 and 8 composed and performed by Hosono) (1978)
 +**The Aegen Sea (with [[Masataka Matsutoya]] and Takahiko Ishikawa) (tracks 3 and 4 composed and performed by Hosono) (1979)
 +**Vol. 1 – Island Music (with Suzuki, Yamashita, Matsutoya, Ishikawa and [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]]) (tracks 1, 7, 9 and 10 composed and performed by Hosono) (1983)
 +**Vol. 2 – Off Shore (Suzuki, Yamashita, Matsutoya, Sakamoto, Masaki Matsubara and Kazumasa Akiyama) (tracks 1 and 2 composed and performed by Hosono) (1983)
 +* Love, Peace & Trance (1995)
 + 
 +==Composition work==
 +<!-- Needs sorting -->
 +* {{Nihongo|Imokin Trio|イモ欽トリオ}}:
 +::High School Lullaby (1981)
 +::{{Nihongo|Teardrop Tanteidan|ティアドロップ探偵団}} (1982)
 +::Teenage Eagles (1983)
 +* Apogee & Perigee ([[Jun Togawa]], Yuji Miyake and other artists):
 +::{{Nihongo|Getsusekai Ryokou|月世界旅行}} (1984, Alfa)
 +::{{Nihongo|Shinkuu Kiss|真空キッス}} (1984, Alfa)
 +* [[Seiko Matsuda]]:
 +::{{Nihongo|Tegoku no Kiss/Wagamama na Kataomoi|天国のキッス/わがままな片想い}} (1983)
 +::{{Nihongo|Glass no Ringo|ガラスの林檎}} (1983)
 +::{{Nihongo|Pink no Mozart|ピンクのモーツァルト}} (1984)
 +* [[Akina Nakamori]]: {{Nihongo|Kinku|禁区}} (1983)
 +* [[Yoshie Kashiwabara]]: {{Nihongo|Shiawase Ondo|しあわせ音頭}} (1982)
 +* [[Shin'ichi Mori]]:
 +::{{Nihongo|New York Monogatari|紐育物語}} (1983)
 +::{{Nihongo|Whiskey Ira no Machi de|ウイスキー色の街で}}
 +* [[Miki Fujimura]]:
 +::仏蘭西映画
 +::夢・恋・人 (1983)
 +::妖星傅
 +::春 Mon Amour
 +* [[Kumiko Yamashita]]: 赤道小町ドキッ (1982)
 +* [[Narumi Yasuda]]: {{Nihongo|Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä|風の谷のナウシカ|Kaze no Tani no Naushika|[[Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)|Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind]]}} ([[image song]] for the film) (1984)
 +* [[Chisato Moritaka]]: {{Nihongo|Miracle Light|ミラクルライト}} (1997)
 +* [[Mitsuko Horie]]: {{Nihongo|Kiteretsu Daihyakka no Uta|キテレツ大百科のうた}} (1987, [[Kiteretsu Daihyakka]] 90-minute special opening theme)
 +* [[Miki Matsubara]]: {{Nihongo|Paradise Beach (Sophie's Theme)|パラダイス ビーチ(ソフィーのテーマ)|Paradaisu Biichi (Sofii no Teema)}}
 +* [[Starbow]]: {{Nihongo|Heartbreak Taiyōzoku|ハートブレイク太陽族}} (1982)
 +* [[Kuniko Yamada]]: {{Nihongo|Tetsugaku Shiyō|哲学しよう}}
 +* Kawakamisan to Nagashimasan: きたかチョーさんまってたドン(1983)
 +* [[Masatō Ibu]]: {{Nihongo|Datte, Hormone Love|だって、ホルモンラブ}}
 +* [[Jun Togawa]]: 玉姫様 (1984)
 +* "[[NHK]] News Today" opening theme (1988, NHK TV)
 +* [[Chisato Moritaka]]: {{Nihongo|This Summer Will be More Better|今年の夏はモアベター|Kotoshi no Natsu wa Moa Betā}} – Writing, Performance, Production (1998, [[zetima]])
 +* Chappie: {{Nihongo|Tanabata no Yoru, Kimi ni Aitai|七夕の夜、君に逢いたい}} (1999)
 + 
 +==Filmography==
 +* ''[[Yoimachigusa]]'' (evening primrose) (1974): Music
 +* ''[[Natsu no himitsu]]'' (Summer secret) (1982): Music
 +* ''[[Izakaya Chōji]]'' (1983)
 +* ''[[A Y.M.O. FILM PROPAGANDA]]'' (1984)
 +* ''[[Ginga tetsudô no yoru]]'' ([[Night on the Galactic Railroad]]) (1985): Music
 +* ''[[Paradaizu byu]]'' (Paradise view) (1985)
 +* ''[[Shigatsu no sakana]]'' (1985)
 +* ''[[A Promise (1986 film)|A Promise]]'' (1986): Music
 +* ''[[Jazu daimyô]]'' (Jazz daimyô) (1986)
 +* ''[[Murasaki SHikubu-Genji Monogatari]]'' ([[Murasaki Shikibu]]-[[The Tale of Genji]]): Music
 +* ''[[Binetsu shônen]]'' (1987)
 +* ''[[Hoshi o tsugumono]]'' (1990): Music
 +* ''[[Sazan uinzu]]'' (Sazan Wins) (1993): Music
 +* ''On the way'' (2000): Music
 +* ''[[Mezon do Himiko]]'' ([[House of Himiko]]) (2005): Music
 +* ''[[EX MACHINA]]'' (2007): Music supervising director
 +* ''[[Norwegian Wood (film)|Norwegian Wood]]'' (2010): Record Shop Manager
 +* ''[[Shoplifters (film)|Shoplifters]]'' (2018): Music
 + 
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Haruomi Hosono (born July 9, 1947) is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. The grandson of Titanic survivor Masabumi Hosono, he began his career with the psychedelic rock band Apryl Fool, before achieving recognition both nationally and internationally, as a founding member of the rock band Happy End (founded 1969), the city pop band Tin Pan Alley (founded 1970s), and the electronic music trio Yellow Magic Orchestra (founded 1978).

Hosono has also released many solo albums covering a variety of styles, including film soundtracks and a variety of electronic ambient albums. As well as recording his own music, Hosono has done considerable production work for other artists such as Miharu Koshi, Sheena and the Roketts, Sandii & the Sunsetz, Chisato Moritaka and Seiko Matsuda.

He is considered to be one of the most influential musicians in Japanese pop music history, credited with shaping the sound of Japanese pop for decades as well as influencing international pop music outside of Japan, and credited with inspiring genres such as synthpop, city pop and Shibuya-kei.

Contents

Discography

Albums

Soundtrack albums

  • Video Game Music (1984, songs from Namco games arranged and produced by Hosono)
  • Template:Nihongo (1984, anime soundtrack, only produced theme song sung by Narumi Yasuda)<ref name="nausicaa_credits"/>
  • Coincidental Music (1985, compilation of assorted background music/soundtrack commissions)
  • Template:Nihongo (1985, movie soundtrack)
  • Paradise View (1985, movie soundtrack)
  • Template:Nihongo (1987, movie soundtrack)
  • Template:Nihongo (1996, background music for and included with the Taro Manabe picture book of the same name)
  • La Maison de Himiko (2005, movie soundtrack)
  • Ex Machina Original Soundtrack/Original Soundtrack Complete Edition (2007, soundtrack supervention, composition of some tracks)

Compilation albums

  • Hosono Box 1969–2000 (2000, Daisyworld)
  • Harry Hosono Crown Years 1974–1977 (2007)

Tribute albums

  • Tribute to Haruomi Hosono (2007, Commmons)
Featuring: Van Dyke Parks, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takako Minekawa, Miharu Koshi, Little Creatures, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Hiroshi Takano, Towa Tei, Akiko Yano, Rei Harakami, Yukihiro Takahashi, Cornelius, Jim O'Rourke, Kahimi Karie
  • Strange Song Book – Tribute to Haruomi Hosono 2 (2008, Commmons)
Featuring: Señor Coconut, Van Dyke Parks, Dr. John, Sheena & The Rokkets, Buffalo Daughter, Thurston Moore, Miu Sakamoto, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Fennesz

Contributions

  • CBS/Sony Sound Image Series:
    • Pacific (with Shigeru Suzuki and Tatsuro Yamashita) (tracks 1, 4 and 8 composed and performed by Hosono) (1978)
    • The Aegen Sea (with Masataka Matsutoya and Takahiko Ishikawa) (tracks 3 and 4 composed and performed by Hosono) (1979)
    • Vol. 1 – Island Music (with Suzuki, Yamashita, Matsutoya, Ishikawa and Ryuichi Sakamoto) (tracks 1, 7, 9 and 10 composed and performed by Hosono) (1983)
    • Vol. 2 – Off Shore (Suzuki, Yamashita, Matsutoya, Sakamoto, Masaki Matsubara and Kazumasa Akiyama) (tracks 1 and 2 composed and performed by Hosono) (1983)
  • Love, Peace & Trance (1995)

Composition work

High School Lullaby (1981)
Template:Nihongo (1982)
Teenage Eagles (1983)
  • Apogee & Perigee (Jun Togawa, Yuji Miyake and other artists):
Template:Nihongo (1984, Alfa)
Template:Nihongo (1984, Alfa)
Template:Nihongo (1983)
Template:Nihongo (1983)
Template:Nihongo (1984)
Template:Nihongo (1983)
Template:Nihongo
仏蘭西映画
夢・恋・人 (1983)
妖星傅
春 Mon Amour

Filmography




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