Yumeji’s Theme

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instrumental piece musical composition

Yumeji’s Theme is a hauntingly lyrical instrumental piece by composer Shigeru Umebayashi, best known for its prominent use in Wong Kar-wai’s film "In the Mood for Love."

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Label Occurrences
Yumeji’s Theme canonical 3
Yumeji’s Theme (In the Mood for Love) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf instrumental piece ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Yumeji’s Theme ⓘ
surface form: Yumeji’s Theme (In the Mood for Love)
associatedWithCharacter the unspoken romance in In the Mood for Love ⓘ
associatedWithDirector Wong Kar-wai NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Hong Kong cinema ⓘ
associatedWithTheme memory ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ
repressed desire ⓘ
composer Shigeru Umebayashi NERFINISHED ⓘ
composerNationality Japanese ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
featuredInWork In the Mood for Love ⓘ
Yumeji NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmReleaseYear 2000 ⓘ
genre film score ⓘ
waltz ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact widely recognized as one of the most iconic themes in contemporary Asian cinema ⓘ
hasKeyCharacteristic lush string harmonies ⓘ
prominent solo violin melody ⓘ
repetitive ostinato bass line ⓘ
hasReception critically acclaimed for emotional depth ⓘ
frequently cited in discussions of great film themes ⓘ
includedOn various film music compilation albums ⓘ
influenced subsequent film scores using nostalgic waltz motifs ⓘ
instrumentation cello ⓘ
double bass ⓘ
string ensemble ⓘ
violin ⓘ
language instrumental (no lyrics) ⓘ
notableFor use in the film In the Mood for Love ⓘ
partOfSoundtrack In the Mood for Love (film score) ⓘ
surface form: In the Mood for Love soundtrack
primaryMood melancholic ⓘ
romantic ⓘ
releaseDecade 1990s ⓘ
rightsHolder Shigeru Umebayashi or associated publishers ⓘ
styleDescription haunting ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ
tempo slow ⓘ
timeSignature 3/4 ⓘ
typicalDuration approximately 3 minutes ⓘ
usedAs love theme ⓘ
recurring musical motif ⓘ
usedFor advertising and commercials ⓘ
dance performances ⓘ
wedding videos ⓘ

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Shigeru Umebayashi → notableWork → Yumeji’s Theme ⓘ
In the Mood for Love (film score) → notableWork → Yumeji’s Theme ⓘ
In the Mood for Love (film score) → hasPart → Yumeji’s Theme ⓘ
Yumeji’s Theme → alsoKnownAs → Yumeji’s Theme ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yumeji’s Theme (In the Mood for Love)