Dark Sea (Mare Nero) / In The Mirror (Mi Fanno Male I Capelli) (Original Soundtrack)

2-CD SHIGERU UMEBAYASHI: TWO FILMS BY ROBERTA TORRE (MI FANNO MALE I CAPELLI / MARE NERO) Music Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi

Shigeru Umebayashi started composing film music in 1984 and his talent was immediately recognized in 1985, when the music he composed for the Japanese film production Sorekara (And Then) won several film music awards. He has since scored more than 30 Japanese Films, including Onmyoji and Onmyoji II.

He is an internationally renowned film composer, best known for creating ‘Yumeji's Theme’ in Wong Kar-Wai's film In The Mood for Love as well as collaborating with Wong Kar-Wai on 2046. He was the music producer and composer for Zhang Yimou's films House of Flying Daggers and Curse of The Golden Flower and composed the end-title song ‘Lovers’ for the soprano Kathleen Battle.

This release highlights Umebayashi’s soundtrack collaborations with award winning Italian film director Roberta Torre, from 2006 Dark Sea (Mare Nero) and 2023 In The Mirror (Mi Fanno Male i Capelli)