It was reported that Japanese composer Toru Fuyuki has passed last December 26th due to aspiration pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo. He was 89 years old.
Real name Shoko Maita, he was born on March 13, 1935 in a place now known as Changchun, China. He moved to his mother's hometown of Hiroshima at the age of 14 and lived there. He studied composition at the Elisabeth University of Music in Hiroshima Prefecture and Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo.
His debut work is for the TV drama called "Kurama Tengu" for TBS Holdings in 1956, and left the company in 1961 and joined Tsuburaya Productions. For the company, he composed the music for Ultraseven and since then, he composed multiple songs for various Tsuburaya produced shows and movies. His other notable works include: Return of Ultraman, Mirrorman, Ultraman Ace, Ultraman Leo, Ultraman 80, and Ultraman Cosmos. For his work in the franchise, he came to be known as the "Father of Ultra Music". From all of us here, thank you for the memories.
[Source: Japan Times; additional info from Ultraman Wiki]
His debut work is for the TV drama called "Kurama Tengu" for TBS Holdings in 1956, and left the company in 1961 and joined Tsuburaya Productions. For the company, he composed the music for Ultraseven and since then, he composed multiple songs for various Tsuburaya produced shows and movies. His other notable works include: Return of Ultraman, Mirrorman, Ultraman Ace, Ultraman Leo, Ultraman 80, and Ultraman Cosmos. For his work in the franchise, he came to be known as the "Father of Ultra Music". From all of us here, thank you for the memories.
[Source: Japan Times; additional info from Ultraman Wiki]
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