Shigeru Umebayashi

Shigeru Umebayashi (梅林茂, Umebayashi Shigeru; [ɯmebajaɕi ɕiɡeɾɯ]) (born February 19, 1951) is a Japanese composer. Once the leader and bass player of Japan's new wave rock band EX, Umebayashi began scoring films in 1985 when the band broke up. He has more than 30 Japanese and Chinese film scores to his credit and is perhaps best known in the West for "Yumeji's Theme" (originally from Seijun Suzuki's Yumeji), included in director Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love (2000). Umebayashi scored most of Wong Kar-wai's follow-up film, 2046 (2004), and House of Flying Daggers. Discography 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Accolades 2023 – Lifetime Achievement Award at the 18th Rome Film Festival. See also List of film score composers References External links Official website October 2009 video interview in Greek, from the Ghent Film Festival 2009 February 2005 interview Oticons Film Music Composers Agency - Shigeru Umebayashi Profile Shigeru Umebayashi at IMDb Discogs discography