Haruka Nakamura (composer)


Haruka 'Nakamura', is a Japanese composer, producer, pianist, and guitarist who lives in Tokyo. Across his music career, Nakamura has worked with the likes of Nujabes, Aimer, and Ichiko Aoba, among others. Nakamura started his professional music career by uploading music to MySpace. He is now signed to the Singaporean label 'KITCHEN. LABEL'. He has composed for brands like The North Face as well as for television and anime, including Hikikomori Sensei, Trigun Stampede, and the film adaptation of ''Look Back.''
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Early life

Nakamura was born in Aomori Prefecture in 1982. While living there, he picked up piano at age 5 and guitar in middle school. He began uploading music to the social media and music sharing platform MySpace in 2006.

Career

Nakamura released his first studio album, Grace, in 2008.
Some of Nakamura's compositions could be described as downtempo electronica or Nujabes-inspired jazzy hiphop such as his 2010 appearance on the tribute album Modal Soul Classics II, 2011's posthumous Spiritual State, and his own record, 2013's Melodica. Meanwhile Haruka Nakamura's earliest and newer work has generally stuck to an evergreen sound inspired by jazz, romantic impressionists, and post-classical chamber music, with tone pictures comprised from layers of delicate guitars, pianos, vocals, and occasional percussion.
2014 marked the start of the haruka nakamura PIANO ENSEMBLE project with 音楽のある風景, which reappeared alongside the live album Hikari in 2017. The ensemble was a mixed group including a chorus, several wind and string instruments, and a percussionist, many of which are Nakamura's contemporaries such as CANTUS and AOKI,hayato. The group went on a live concert tour which concluded at St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo.
In 2017, Nakamura was credited for arranging and playing piano on "Liberoara" from the Ancient Magus' Bride soundtrack with Miu Sakamoto.
In 2021, he worked from a studio called "studio camel house" in Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture with collaborators Gen Tanabe and orbe. That same year, he was brought on as the composer for the NHK TV drama Hikikomori Sensei.
2023 saw Nakamura collaborate with Salyu for the opening to the 3D TV anime series Trigun Stampede. Nakamura also composed the score and theme song for a 2024 anime film adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's one-shot manga ''Look Back.''

Discography

Studio albums

Grace Twilight 12 & 1 Song Melodica, featuring Nujabes, Substantial, and Shing02音楽のある風景 Still Life Still Life II Nujabes PRAY Reflections, Nujabes tribute
  • ''archē''

Collaborative studio albums

Afterglow, with Akira KosemuraMeteor, with Ichiko Aoba
  • FOLKLORE, with AOKI,hayato
  • * March 16, 2012
  • * Folklore Kanata, with baobabOrbe / Orb Feat. Luca, with orbe, Luca, and Gen Tanabethe world, with LUCA
  • orbe I, with orbe
  • melodica, with nica

Live albums

Kanata no tabi , with baobabunuunu , with mirocomachiko‘光’ / Hikari, as the haruka nakamura PIANO ENSEMBLE

Soundtracks

Hikikomori Sensei Hikikomori Sensei season 2

EPs

聖者の行進, with SalyuI'll CURTAIN CALL
  • ''Atarashi Hikari / 新しき光''

Compilations and remasters

stardust album 12 & 1 SONG spring & fall -Light years- winter & summer -Light years- CASA , with Kadan

Brand Partnership Albums

  • The North Face Sphere
  • * Light years
  • * those days
  • * from dusk to the sun
  • * SUN.Light
  • Tsutaya Books
  • * AOIMORI - music for TSUTAYA BOOKS
  • * ''AOIMORI II - music for TSUTAYA BOOKS''