Japanese trumpeter and composer NATSUKI TAMURA is internationally recognized for a unique musical vocabulary that blends extended techniques with jazz lyricism. This unpredictable virtuoso’s seemingly ...

Known best for his musical composition for in Isao Takahata’s 1998 film ‘Grave of the Fireflies’, Michio Mamiya passed away at the age of 95 in Tokyo due to pneumonia Legendary musical maestro Michio ...

While his death was initially reported by The Asahi Shimbun in December, it has only now reached a global audience following the tribute to Mamiya at the 2025 Annie Awards.

There is sad news coming out of Japan as we learn of the passing of composer Michio Mamiya, who died of pneumonia late last year. He was 95 at the time of death, and his family has already held both a ...