Akira Ifukube

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Akira Ifukube was a Japanese composer best known for his iconic film scores for the Godzilla series and other Toho kaiju movies.

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Akira Ifukube canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf academic
composer
film composer
human
music educator
activeYearsEnd 1990s
activeYearsStart 1930s
awardReceived Japan Academy Prize
surface form: Japan Academy Prize for Music

Order of the Sacred Treasure
causeOfDeath multiple organ failure
countryOfCitizenship Japan
dateOfBirth 1914-05-31
dateOfDeath 2006-02-08
employer Tokyo University of the Arts
ethnicGroup Japanese
familyName Ifukube
fieldOfWork film music
orchestral music
gender male
genre classical music
film score
givenName Akira
influencedBy Igor Stravinsky
Japanese folk music
Manuel de Falla
knownFor Godzilla film series music
Toho kaiju film scores
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese
movement 20th-century classical music
name Akira Ifukube self-link
nativeName 伊福部昭
notableStudent Toru Takemitsu
notableWork Atragon score
Godzilla (1954 film) score
Godzilla theme
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995 film) score
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991 film) score
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974 film) score
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992 film)
surface form: Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992 film) score

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film) score
"Mothra vs. Godzilla" (1964)
surface form: Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964 film) score

Rodan (1956 film) score
The Tale of the White Serpent score
War of the Gargantuas
surface form: The War of the Gargantuas score
occupation composer
music teacher
professor
placeOfBirth Kushiro, Hokkaido
surface form: Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
placeOfDeath Tokyo
surface form: Tokyo, Japan

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Rodan musicThemeBy Akira Ifukube
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film) musicBy Akira Ifukube
subject surface form: King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong Escapes (1967 film) musicBy Akira Ifukube
subject surface form: King Kong Escapes
Rodan (1956 film) musicBy Akira Ifukube
Invasion of Astro-Monster musicBy Akira Ifukube
Destroy All Monsters musicBy Akira Ifukube
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II musicBy Akira Ifukube
Akira Ifukube name Akira Ifukube self-link
"Mothra vs. Godzilla" (1964) musicBy Akira Ifukube
subject surface form: Mothra vs. Godzilla
"Godzilla vs. Biollante" (1989) musicBy Akira Ifukube
subject surface form: Godzilla vs. Biollante
"Shin Godzilla" (2016) musicBy Akira Ifukube
subject surface form: Shin Godzilla
"Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah" (1991) musicBy Akira Ifukube
subject surface form: Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah