Michiru Oshima (大島ミチル, Ōshima Michiru?, born March 16, 1961), is a Japanese composer who has worked on several video game, movie, and television titles. Her works include composition for the video games Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf for Super Nintendo,[1] Ico for PlayStation 2,[2] Legend of Legaia for the PlayStation (and its PlayStation 2 sequel, Legaia Duel Saga, for which she collaborated with eminent Japanese game composers Yasunori Mitsuda and Hitoshi Sakimoto), Arc the Lad III, and an orchestral arrangement of a Zelda medley for the Wii and Nintendo GameCube game The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.[3] In addition to video game music, she has composed music for Godzilla vs. Megaguirus[4] and Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla[5] movies and scores for numerous anime television series, including Fullmetal Alchemist[6] (and the motion picure Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa),[7] Nabari no Ou,[8] Queen Emeraldas,[9] Xam'd: Lost Memories,[10] Arc the Lad,[11] and Weathering Continent.[12] She was also the composer for a Japanese stage musical adaptation of the classic Hollywood film Roman Holiday.[13] Her latest work includes the composition of several music tracks for the highly acclaimed Chinese espionage thriller film: The Message 《风声》in 2009.
Awards and nominations
Awards * 2005: Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival Award for Composer Orchestrator[14] * 2006: Tokyo Anime Award for Best Music for Conqueror of Shamballa[15]
Nominations * 1998: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Paradise Lost[16] * 2001: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Nagasaki Burabura Bushi[17] * 2003: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for The Sun Also Rises and Copycat Criminal[18] * 2004: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Like Asura[19] * 2006: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Year One in the North[20] * 2007: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Memories of Tomorrow[21]
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