Isao Tomita
Isao Tomita (冨田 勲, Tomita Isao, 22 April 1932 – 5 May 2016), often known simply as Tomita, was a Japanese music composer. He was born in Tokyo. He is called as one of the pioneers of electronic music[1][2] and space music.[3] He is one of the most famous producers of analog synthesizer arrangements.[4] Many of his albums are electronic versions and adaptations of famous classical music pieces and he received four Grammy Award nominations for his 1974 album Snowflakes Are Dancing.[2]
Isao died of heart failure in Tokyo on 5 May 2016, aged 84.[5]
Isao Tomita Media
Ribbon bar: Order of the Rising Sun (Japan).
References
- ↑ Mark Jenkins. Analog synthesizers: from the legacy of Moog to software synthesis (2007)Elsevier. p. 133–4. ISBN 978-0-240-52072-8. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Isao Tomita". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/artist/6944629/tomita/biography. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ↑ Holmes, Thom. Electronic and experimental music: technology, music, and culture (2008)Taylor & Francis. p. 403. ISBN 978-0-415-95781-6. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- ↑ Tomita at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-06-04
- ↑ Isao Tomita, Japanese pioneer of synthesizer music, dies at 84 (8 May 2016)Japan Times. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
Other websites
- Tomita discography at Discogs
- Isao Tomita on IMDb