Tomohide Harada

Nascimento : 1970-06-30, Tokyo, Japan

História

Composer, Arranger, Bassist, Multiple instruments’ player Born in Tokyo 1970, Tomohide Harada started playing Japanese flute from 6 years old. Love for African-American music inspired him to pick up bass guitar, played in bands as a bassist when he was in high school, and the experience gradually nurtured him for the interest for composing music. Work of Jerry Goldsmith and Brad Fiedel influenced Harada to compose music using computer, he learned musical composition on his own. Harada was involved in composing the soundtrack for his first animation film “8MAN After (1993)”. It kicked him off in full as a music composer. Harada’s work involves providing music not only for films and TV dramas but also to artists. He also produces and creates music for TV commercials. Harada works as an artist as well, he released analogue record “FreeDee(2003)” with the name of NanoWatts, it received attention in and out of Japan’s club music chart. Harada is known for the music he composed for the feature film “Ai no Mukidashi (Love Exposure) 2008”, TV drama “Strangers6 (2012)” and “Minna! Esper dayo! (2013) “ Harada’s musical style is wide ranged and versatile, he offers the music from that of traditional Japanese reflecting from being a Japanese traditional instruments player, to pops music, to Nordic folk and orchestral music, covering multiple musical genres. He composes using computer and live performance and his skill in mixing both is highly valued.

Filmes

Detective Story
Detective Story
Original Music Composer
Shuichi Tsujiyama (Takumi Saito) is a broke private investigator. While on a job assignment, he is about to catch a crucial moment by taking a picture, but Naomi Arai (Fumi Nikaido) misunderstands the situation. Shuichi Tsujiyama and Naomi Arai struggle physically. Because of this, Shuichi Tsujiyama misses his crucial photo opportunity. Kimie Hasenuma (Mari Natsuki) is a housekeeper who has been employed by Naomi Arai for many years. Kimie Hasenuma asks Shuichi Tsujiyama to be Naomi Arai’s bodyguard.
The Limit of Sleeping Beauty
The Limit of Sleeping Beauty
Musician
Aki is an unsuccessful 29-year-old actress who eventually became a magician's assistant. While pretending to be hypnotised on the stage, Aki finds the boundary between reality and illusion becoming increasingly vague. For Aki, the only beautiful memory she has was the time spent with her lover Kaito.
The Limit of Sleeping Beauty
The Limit of Sleeping Beauty
Music
Aki is an unsuccessful 29-year-old actress who eventually became a magician's assistant. While pretending to be hypnotised on the stage, Aki finds the boundary between reality and illusion becoming increasingly vague. For Aki, the only beautiful memory she has was the time spent with her lover Kaito.
The Extremists' Opera
The Extremists' Opera
Music
When theater director Naoko (Saori) holds auditions for the first production of her newly established all-female theater troupe, she is mesmerized by Haru (Arisa Nakamura), who barges into the old garage where they rehearse. Naoko chooses Haru to be the lead as she leverages her power as director to pursue the romantic connection that fuels her voracious creativity. However, as opening night approaches, jealous entanglements threaten the artistic and ideological aims of the project, as well as the relationship with Haru pulling Naoko from her womanizing ways. Based on her own semi-autobiographical novel Kokan, cult theater director and actress Junko Emoto makes her directorial debut in this playful drama relishing the toil and passion of a struggling creative life on and off stage. -JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film
The Virgin Psychics
The Virgin Psychics
Original Music Composer
After receiving a cosmic blast while masturbating, a virginal teenager gains psychic powers and joins a group of ESP virgins in order to defend the world from evil psychics.
All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City
All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City
Music
High school student Yoshio Kamogawa suddenly gained the power to read other people's minds. One day, he receives mail from Sae Asami in Tokyo asking for his help. Yoshio Kamogawa loves Sae Asami. Yoshio Kamogawa goes to Tokyo and infiltrates the high school where Sae Aami attends. Yoshio Kamogawa then becomes involved in a strife between 3 different groups as he tries to save Sae Asami. Shizuka Tachibana also falls in love with Yoshio Kamogawa.
Hoshi Shin'ichi Mystery Special
Hoshi Shin'ichi Mystery Special
Music
A collection of five short stories by Hoshi Shinichi
Himizu
Himizu
Music
Aos quinze anos, Sumida (Shota Sometani) é deixado sozinho para cuidas dos negócios da família e afastar as crises de violência do seu pai. Sumida vê seu sonho simples para um futuro comum evaporar rápido diante de seus olhos. Quem compartilha da mesma humildade é sua colega de classe Keiko Shazawa (Fumi Nikaidou), que também passa a ter uma grande paixão por ele, apesar de Sumida parecer profundamente irritado com sua presença.
Cold Fish
Cold Fish
Original Music Composer
Shamoto foi espancado até a submissão pelas exigências da vida mundana. Ele tem um estranho relacionamento com sua segunda esposa que ainda não foi aceita por sua filha adolescente e rebelde, Mitsuko. A única alegria na vida de Shamoto é uma loja de pequenos peixes tropicais. Quando Mitsuko é pega furtando, Murata ajuda Shamoto a resolver as coisas com o gerente da loja. Murata, dono de uma loja de peixes tropicais chamada Amazon Gold, imediatamente cria um vínculo com Shamoto e se oferece para ajudar a filha rebelde, dando-lhe um trabalho com casa e comida. O conflito entre Mitsuko e sua madrasta parece estar finalmente resolvido.
Não se Esqueça de Compartilhar
Não se Esqueça de Compartilhar
Original Music Composer
A luta de Shiro contra o câncer de seu pai e de sua morte iminente leva a uma percepção de que ele deve demonstrar o seu amor e admiração por ele antes que seja tarde demais. Uma série de flashbacks revela a relação entre pai e filho através do tempo e os problemas enfrentados por Shiro ao tentar se conectar com seu pai rigoroso, que também foi seu professor e treinador de futebol. Com um segredo próprio, Shiro, agora nos seus 20 e poucos anos e prestes a ficar noivo, deve finalmente aprender a compartilhá-lo com seus entes queridos.
Exposição de Amor
Exposição de Amor
Original Music Composer
A história gira em torno de Yu, um garoto cujo pai é um católico obcecado por pecados e confissões. O único jeito de Yu chamar a atenção de seu pai é se tornando um pecador, e assim ele se torna um especialista em tirar fotos por debaixo da saia de mulheres. Desse modo ele conhece Yoko, uma menina que sofrera abuso do pai, por quem se apaixona...
Hazard
Hazard
Original Music Composer
Shin is a Japanese university student living a boring and meaningless life. One day, he spots a book titled Dangerous Ways to Walk the World, in which he finds a page written about hazards in New-York. Eager to get out, he jets off to New-York to find this inspiration.
Meatball Machine
Meatball Machine
Music
Capable of making bio-mechanical weapons out of human flesh, alien parasites grotesquely invade the Earth, turning their hosts into maniacal killers who seek and destroy each other to the bloody death! And yes, it s also a human love story, even though the budding romantics are infested with slimy, tumor-like globules.