Shigeru Umebayashi

I was listening to music on youtube when I chanced upon Shigeru Umebayashi that is responsible for many of my favourite soundtracks from Wong Kar Wai's films. He is a Japanese composer born Feb 19 1951 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka. Once the leader of Japan's legendary new-wave rock band EX, composer Shigeru Umebayashi began scoring films in 1985 when the band broke up. He has more than 40 Japanese and Chinese films to his credit and is perhaps best known in the West for his score for director Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love (2001). Umebayashi also scored House of Flying Daggers, and Wong Kar-wai's long-awaited 2046 (2004). He is also the composer for the music of the first Serbian spectacle, Charleston & Vendetta.

Here are the links. Enjoy!

In the Mood For Love - Yumeji's Theme


2046 - Polonaise


2046 - Main theme


House of Flying Daggers - Lovers