Yuji Ohno

Yuji Ohno (大野 雄二, Ōno Yūji, born May 30, 1941 in Atami, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese jazz musician. Ohno is known for his musical scoring of Japanese anime television series, particularly Lupin III, and most famously the 1977 series Lupin III Part II and the feature film The Castle of Cagliostro.[1]

This article is about the musician. For the footballer, see Yuji Ono (footballer).

Yuji Ohno
大野雄二
Also known asMahou P., Peter Stone
Born (1941-05-30) May 30, 1941
Atami, Shizuoka, Japan
GenresJazz fusion, jazz, electronic, experimental, new wave, ambient, Soundtrack
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • composer
  • orchestrator
  • pianist
Instrument(s)Keyboard, piano
Years active1968–present
Websitewww.vap.co.jp/ohno/

Early life

Born in the founding family of Atami City's Hotel Ohnoya, Ohno began playing piano in elementary school.[2] He formed the group Junior Light Music with clarinetist and future NHK announcer Isamu Akashi, a classmate at Keio Senior High School.[2] It was at this time that he taught himself jazz.[2] While enrolled in the Faculty of Law at Keio University he was a member of the prestigious big band "Keio University Light Music Society". Later in college, on the recommendation of Kōji Fujika, he joined a quintet with Takeshi Shibuya.[2]

Career

Ohno made his recording debut in 1966 backing Hideo Shiraki and Yūzō Kayama on their record Hideo Shiraki Meets Yuzo Kayama.[2]

He took a leave of absence from the piano in the early 1970s and devoted himself to composing, working on TV dramas and movie accompaniments. In 1976, Ohno composed the score for the film The Inugami Family. Kōji Ishizaka, who starred in the film, was a classmate of Ohno's at Keio High School and Keio University. The promotional literature for the theatrical release contains an article about Ishizaka's visit to Ohno's recording studio.[2]

Discography
  • Sound Adventure Act.1 (1975)
  • Yoshiko Sai – Mangekyou (Producer/Composer) (1975)
  • The Inugami Family (1976)[3]
  • Space Kid (1978)
  • Daitsuiseki (1978)
  • Silent Dialogue (1979, with Masa Matsuda)
  • The Golden Dog: Original Sound Track (1979)[4]
  • Captain Future Original Soundtrack [キャプテン・フューチャー – Original Sound Track] (1979)
  • Cosmos (1981)
  • Lifetide (1982)
  • Space Cobra (1983, with Kentaro Haneda)[3][5]
  • Lupin The 3rd: Perfect Collection (1984)
  • Lupin III Theme Collection (1991)
  • Lupin the Third 「JAZZ」 (1999)
  • Lupin the Third 「JAZZ」 the 2nd (2000)
  • Lupin the Third 「JAZZ」 the 3rd. Funky & Pop (2001)
  • Lupin the Third 「JAZZ」 Another Jazz (2002)
  • Lupin the Third 「JAZZ」 Bossa & Fusion (2002)
  • Lupin the Third 「JAZZ」 Christmas (2003)
  • Lupin the Third 「JAZZ」 Plays the "Standards (2003)
  • Lupin the Third 「JAZZ」 Plays the "Standards" & Others (2004)
  • Lupin Trois (2004, with Kahimi Karie)
  • Lupin the Third 「JAZZ」 Cool for Joy (2005)
  • Lupin the Third 「JAZZ」 the 10th, New Flight (2006)
  • Lupin the Third 「JAZZ」 What's Going On (2007, with the Lupintic Five)

Filmography

References
  1. Patten, Fred (2004). Watching anime, reading manga: 25 years of essays and reviews. Stone Bridge Press. p. 97. ISBN 1-880656-92-2.
  2. Gamo, Yuichi (2018). Shōwa kayō shokugyō sakkyokuka gaido (1st ed.). Tōkyō: Shinko Music Entertainment. pp. 190–191. ISBN 9784401643714.
  3. Limbacher, James L.; Wright, H. Stephen (1991). Keeping score : film and television music, 1980-1988 : with additional coverage of 1921-1979. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 563. ISBN 9780810824539. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. "Golden Dog [Original TV Movie Soundtrack] - Yuji Ohno | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  5. Larson, Randall D. (1985). Musique Fantastique: A Survey of Film Music in the Fantastic Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 522. ISBN 978-0-8108-1728-9. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  6. "作品ラインナップ". 金曜ロードシネマクラブ. 日本テレビ. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
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