Hitomi Shimizu profile


Hitomi SHIMIZU is a composer for film and TV soundtracks and winner of the Japan Academy Award 2001 for the Japanese film g Waterboysh She specializes in aimationmusic and has been collaborating for many years with Koji YAMAMURA, for example , on his Oscar-nominated short animation g Mt. Headh (won best soundtrack award in France) Hitomi has studied music composition since the age of 14 and is especially intersted in micro tuning. After graduating from Toho Gakuen Conservatoire,she built herself a 43-tone microtuning organ ( according to Harry Partch tuning) and made frequent live performances as gSYZYGYSh in Tokyo.

gSYZYGYSh is a duo with violinist Hiromi NISHIDA tha plays gmicrotunung poph which is one of Hitomifs life work.

gSYZYGYSh CDs are available worldwide ,produced by John Zorn on his TZADIK label.



Her major works are listed below.

Film and TV

  • g Sense Of Wonderh documentary film
  • g Water Boysh Toho Cinema
  • g Nanimokamo Hyakkai mo Iwaretakotoh Inudo Isshin film.
  • g Gakko no Kaidanh Fuji TV
  • gGakko no kaidan G h
  • g Skeltonfs in the closeth NHK documentary
  • g Domo g short clip episodeh Machibuseh
  • gPerestroikah Ryosuke Aoike animation
  • g Cow and Chicken remixh Cartoon Networks

    • Game Music

  • Sony PS 3 g SIREN new Translation ,aka Blood Curseh
  • Sony PS 2 g SIRENh
  • Sony PS 2 g Inaka kurashih
  • Sony PS2 g Bokujo Monogatarih

    • Koji Yamamura Animation ( too many awards to note )

  • g Kafkafs Country Doctorh Shochiku Film ,Otawa Grand Prix.etc.
  • g Mt. Head ,aka Atamayamah Oscar nominated, Anneccy Grand Prix.etc.
  • g Kippling. JR h
  • g Caro and Piyobupt h NHK
  • g Bavels bookh NHK
  • g Pacusih NHK Together With Mother

    TV CM

  • Greenpeace Japan g Whale Taleh ( animated film )
  • Kansai Electricity g Eco Cuteh
  • Nomura real estate g Proud Komagomeh
  • Tuka Mobile gfamily discounth
  • Kao g Attack h g Hammingh
  • Fancle gFenatyh Shonai Bank g promiseh ETC

    • Comissioned composition
  • AsahiBeer g a Day a Cow for Harp, Cowbells, Violinh

    • CD

  • SYZYGYS CD gEyes On Green g TZADIK
  • SYZYGYS CD g Complete Studio Recordings g TZADIK

    • Compilation CD g Drive to Heavenh

  • g Hale Hale Nighth g Chikai Munashikuh
  • Soundtrack CD g Water Boysh
  • Soundtrack@CD g Siren New Translationh

    • *DVDs are also available for most of these films.