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May 31, 2021 · Today’s Doodle celebrates the 107th birthday of Japanese composer Akira Ifukube—a prodigious talent in classical music and cinematic film scores widely known for his work on the original soundtrack for the “Godzilla” movies of the 1950s. Akira Ifukube was born on this day in 1914 in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, into a distinguished family ...
Akira Ifukube 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 was born on May 31, 1914 in Kushiro on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, the third son of Toshizo and Kiwa Ifukube. Much of his childhood was spent in areas with a mixed Japanese and Ainu population, and his father, unusually for the time, socialised with Ainu.
Jul 2, 2016 · From SYMPHONIC FURY! The Music of Japanese Monsters (2015)Conducted by John DeSentisPerformed July 10, 2015 at The Pickwick Theater, Park Ridge, IL.
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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. As a long-time fan of this composer's film scores ...
Akira Ifukube was born on May 31, 1914 in Kushiro on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, the third son of Toshizo and Kiwa Ifukube. Much of his childhood was spent in areas with a mixed Japanese and Ainu population, and his father, unusually for the time, socialised with Ainu.
