Fumio Hayasaka

Fumio Hayasaka 早坂文雄 Hayasaka Fumio August 19 1914 - October 15 1955 Was A Japanese Composer Of Classical Music And Film Scores. Hayasaka Was Born In Sendai On The Main Japanese Island Of Honshū. In 1918 Hayasaka And His Family Moved To Sapporo On The Northern Island Of Hokkaidō. He Was A Church Organist As A Young Man And Wrote His First Original Composition Prelude For Two Hymns In 1936. Other Early Works Include A Nocturne 1936 For Piano And The Orchestral Ancient Dance 1938 . In 1939 Hayasaka Moved To Tokyo To Begin A Career As Film Composer. After The Second World War He Began A Celebrated Though Short-Lived Association With The Pre-Eminent Japanese Director Akira Kurosawa. Among The Films Hayasaka Scored For Kurosawa Are Stray Dog 1949 Rashomon 1950 And The Seven Samurai 1954 . During His Time In Tokyo Hayasaka Also Wrote Several Notable Concert Works Including Ancient Dances Of The Left And On The Right 1941 A Piano Concerto And The Orchestral Suite Yukara 1955 . Hayasaka Served As A Musical Mentor To Both Masaru Satō And Tōru Takemitsu. In 1955 Hayasaka Died Of Tuberculosis At The Age Of 41. read less