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Tomita

Japanese composer, arranger and synthesizer player. Born in Tokyo in April 22, 1932. Died May 5, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. He wrote the theme music used by the Japanese gymnastics team in the 1956 Olympics. He has written the background music for "The Life Of The Flower (1960), "The Heaven And The Earth" (1969), "The new Tale Of Heike" (1972) and "Kaishu Katsu" (1974). In 1973 Tomita established "Plasma Music". On July 30, 1980 it was announced that Tomita was to be the first president of Japan Records.

Review: A favorite among classical music lovers with a new age affinity, Tomita both composes his own material and interprets classical music through the use of synthesizers. Highly textural compositions cast new light upon traditional sounds, adding a variety of tone and mood to the mix.

Aliases: Electric Samurai

Tomita Discography

Albums
ジャングル大帝 ヒット・パレード (24 Versions) Columbia 1965       Track Listing
Switched On Hit & Rock (Vinyl) CBS/Sony 1972       Track Listing
"Sound 2000" Un Viaggio Fantastico Nel Mondo Dell'Elettronica (Cassette) RCA 1974       Track Listing
Catastrophe 1999 (4 Versions) Toho Records 1974       Track Listing
Snowflakes Are Dancing (72 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1974       Track Listing
The Newest Sound Of Debussy - Snowflakes Are Dancing (3 Versions) RCA Victor 1974       Track Listing
Debussy Sound 2000 (Un Viaggio Fantastico Nel Mondo Dell'Elettronica) (Vinyl) RCA Red Seal 1974       Track Listing
Cuadros De Una Exposicion (3 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1975       Track Listing
El Nuevo Sonido De Debussy (3 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1975       Track Listing
Moussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition - Tomita (Vinyl) RCA 1975       Track Listing
Pictures At An Exhibition (72 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1975       Track Listing
The Firebird (9 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1975       Track Listing
Firebird (40 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1976       Track Listing
L'Oiseau De Feu / Prélude A L'Aprés Midi D'Un Faune / Une Nuit Sur Le Mont Chauve (Vinyl) RCA Red Seal 1976       Track Listing
The Planets (42 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1976       Track Listing
Space Fantasy (7 Versions) RCA 1977       Track Listing
Cosmos (10 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1978       Track Listing
Kosmos (26 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1978       Track Listing
The Bermuda Triangle (31 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1978       Track Listing
Tomita: Kosmos (2 Versions) RCA 1978       Track Listing
Bolero (13 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1979       Track Listing
Daphnis Et Chloé (17 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1979       Track Listing
Ravel: Daphnis And Chloé, Bolero, Pavan For A Dead Princess, Mother Goose (Vinyl) RCA Red Seal 1979       Track Listing
The Ravel Album (4 Versions) RCA 1979       Track Listing
英語盤 ジャングル大帝 子どものための交響詩 = King Of The Jungle - Symphonic Poem For Children (Vinyl) Columbia 1979       Track Listing
Grand Canyon (24 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1982       Track Listing
Grofé-Tomita Grand Canyon (Vinyl) RCA Red Seal 1982       Track Listing
Canon De Las Tres Estrellas (Vinyl) RCA Red Seal 1984       Track Listing
Canon Of The Three Stars (6 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1984       Track Listing
Dawn Chorus (13 Versions) RCA 1984       Track Listing
Live At Linz, 1984 - The Mind Of The Universe (10 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1985       Track Listing
Mind Of The Universe Highlights (3 Versions) RCA 1985       Track Listing
Live In New York - Back To The Earth (11 Versions) RCA Victor 1988       Track Listing
Volviendo A La Tierra ("En Vivo" En Nueva York) = Live In New York - Back To The Earth (Cassette) RCA Argentina 1988       Track Listing
Nasca Fantasy (5 Versions) TriStar Music 1994       Track Listing
Jungle Emperor Leo Original Sound Track / ジャングル大帝 オリジナル・サウンドトラック (2 Versions) Lipop Record 1997       Track Listing
源氏物語幻想交響絵巻 = The Tale Of Genji, Symphonic Fantasy (5 Versions) Denon 1999       Track Listing
Aquasphere (CD) Walt Disney Records 2002       Track Listing
恐怖劇場アンバランス オリジナルBGM集 (CD) Solid Records 2006       Track Listing
テレビ・オリジナル・BGM・コレクション マイティジャック = Mighty Jack (CD) Columbia 2007       Track Listing
交響詩ジャングル大帝~白いライオンの物語~《2009年改訂版》 (CD, DVD) Columbia Music Entertainment 2009       Track Listing
Planets - Ultimate Edition (SACD) Denon 2011       Track Listing
Planet Zero (SACD) Denon 2011       Track Listing
おかえり、はやぶさ オリジナル・サウンドトラック / Welcome Home, Hayabusa (CD) Shochiku 2012       Track Listing
Symphony Ihatov (2 Versions) Denon 2013       Track Listing
Dr.Coppelius (4 Versions) Columbia 2017       Track Listing
Missing Link Of Tomita (CDR) Denon 2018       Track Listing
Kosmos Space Fantasy (4 Versions) RCA 2099       Track Listing
牛若丸 / 天一坊 ~ 志垣太郎の魅力のすべて ~ From NHK TV "New Story Of Heike" (Vinyl) CBS/Sony       Track Listing

Singles & EPs
Simbad el Marino (Vinyl) Sánchez Ramade 1964       Track Listing
マイティ・ジャック = Mighty Jack (3 Versions) Columbia 1968       Track Listing
Arabesque No. 1 (4 Versions) RCA Victor 1974       Track Listing
Clair De Lune (7 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1974       Track Listing
Golliwog's Cakewalk / Clair De Lune (Vinyl) RCA 1974       Track Listing
Baba Yaga (Hut On Fowls' Legs) / Great Gate Of Kiev (2 Versions) RCA 1975       Track Listing
Firebird Suite: Finale (Vinyl) RCA 1976       Track Listing
The Tomita Planets: I. Excerpt From Mars / II. Excerpt From Venus (2 Versions) RCA 1976       Track Listing
Tonal Synthesis (2 Versions) RCA 1977       Track Listing
スター・ウォーズのテーマ = Star Wars Theme (2 Versions) RCA 1978       Track Listing
Bolero (Love Music) / Pavan For A Dead Princess (6 Versions) RCA 1979       Track Listing
Ravel Bolero (2 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1979       Track Listing
Portopia '81 Suntory Pavilion Theme "Waterland" (Vinyl) RCA Red Seal 1981       Track Listing
Bird Chorus (2 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1985       Track Listing
すてきなラブ・パワー Adventures Of Electro-Gulliver (2 Versions) RCA 1985       Track Listing
Cranes in Their Nests (Flexi-disc) Keyboard Magazine 1985       Track Listing

Compilations
Tomita's World (Vinyl) RCA Red Seal 1977       Track Listing
Hot Tomita (Vinyl) RCA Red Seal 1978       Track Listing
Tomita's Greatest Hits (33 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1979       Track Listing
A Voyage Through His Greatest Hits - Vol. 2 (9 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1981       Track Listing
The Best Of (12 Versions) RCA 1982       Track Listing
Zijn Grootste Successen (2xVinyl) RCA 1982       Track Listing
A Tomita Sampler (Vinyl) RCA Red Seal 1982       Track Listing
Grandes Éxitos (Cassette) RCA Records Chile 1983       Track Listing
Digital Synthesizer Fantasy (Vinyl) Victor 1984       Track Listing
Paseo Espacial - Impresiones De Un Astronauta (Vinyl) RCA Red Seal 1984       Track Listing
Space Walk - Impression Of An Astronaut (13 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1984       Track Listing
Different Dimensions (2 Versions) BMG 1997       Track Listing
The Cosmos Of Tomita (2 Versions) RCA Red Seal 2006       Track Listing
Zatoichi: The Best Cuts: 1967-1973 (Original Motion Picture Soundtracks) (CD) La-La Land Records 2009       Track Listing
冨田勲 NHKテーマ音楽集 (新装版) (2 Versions) Columbia 2015       Track Listing

Videos
Landshape - Satellite's Eye View Of Japan (2 Versions) BMG Video 1992       Track Listing

Miscellaneous
駅 最後の421列車 (3 Versions) Warner Bros. Records 1972       Track Listing
Stereo Pop Special-121 (Vinyl) BBC Transcription Services 1976       Track Listing
Sound Creature (2 Versions) RCA Red Seal 1977       Track Listing
Misty Kid Of Wind (CD) RCA Red Seal 1989       Track Listing
Storm From The East (CD) RCA 1992       Track Listing
Bach Fantasy (CD) BMG, RCA 1996       Track Listing
冨田 勲 NHKテーマ音楽集 / Tomita On NHK (CD) Denon, NHK CD, Columbia Music Entertainment 2003       Track Listing
たそがれ清兵衛 / Twilight Samurai (CD) For Life Records 2003       Track Listing
隠し剣 鬼の爪 / The Hidden Blade (CD) Columbia Music Entertainment 2004       Track Listing
千夜一夜物語 [A Thousand & One Nights] (2 Versions) Mushi Productions 2016       Track Listing
Okhotsk Fantasy (SACD) Columbia 2016       Track Listing
Text-Sound - Snowflakes (CDR) Sham Repro 2019       Track Listing
    

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