Masataka Matsutoya
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese arranger
, composer
, music producer, and motor journalist. He currently resides in Setagaya, Tokyo
. He is a graduate of Keio Senior High School and Keio University
. Aliases include and . His wife is singer-songwriter
, composer, and lyricist
Yumi Matsutoya
.
and harp
. He also frequently uses chorus
es in arrangements, and many artists have made their debuts in the back-chorus of Yumi Matsutoya's songs.
Several Japanese arrangers show influence from Matsutoya in their arrangements.
Japan
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ese arranger
Arranger
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, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, music producer, and motor journalist. He currently resides in Setagaya, Tokyo
Setagaya, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo in Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood within the ward. The ward calls itself the City of Setagaya in English...
. He is a graduate of Keio Senior High School and Keio University
Keio University
,abbreviated as Keio or Keidai , is a Japanese university located in Minato, Tokyo. It is known as the oldest institute of higher education in Japan. Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi originally established it as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo . It has eleven campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa...
. Aliases include and . His wife is singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, composer, and lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
Yumi Matsutoya
Yumi Matsutoya
', nicknamed , is an influential Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and pianist. She is renowned for her idiosyncratic voice, and live performances, and is an important figure in Japanese popular music....
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Biography
- In 1971, he participated as a background musician in Takuro YoshidaTakuro Yoshidais a Japanese male singer-songwriter. He was born on April 5, 1946 in Okuchi, Kagoshima and raised in Hiroshima. He made his debut with the single "Imeji no Uta / Maku II" on June 1, 1970...
's album, "Ningen nante." He began to frequently perform with Yoshida as the keyboard player in other albums and live performances, and also began his first work with arrangement. - In 1973, he formed the group "Caramel Mama" with fellow musicians Haruomi HosonoHaruomi Hosono, also known as Harry Hosono, is a Japanese popular musician, best known internationally as a key member of the rock band Happy End and the pioneering electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra.-Biography:...
, Shigeru Suzuki, and Tateo Hayashi. This group later evolved into a group named "Tin Pan Alley." - On November 29, 1976, he married Yumi Arai, who became Yumi MatsutoyaYumi Matsutoya', nicknamed , is an influential Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and pianist. She is renowned for her idiosyncratic voice, and live performances, and is an important figure in Japanese popular music....
. - In 1982, he won first prize for arrangement at the FNS Music FestivalFNS Music Festivalis an annual music show on the produced by Fuji Network System and Fuji Television.- Grand Prix Winners :- International guests :*a-ha*Sting*Jackie Chan*Destiny's Child*Kenny Loggins*Daniel Powter-References :...
television program. - In 1986, he founded and headed the "Mica Music Laboratory."
- In 1987, he co-produced Yumi Matsutoya's "DIAMOND DUST" concert tour.
- In 2004, he appeared on the annual Kōhaku Uta GassenKohaku Uta Gassen, more commonly known as simply Kōhaku, is an annual music show on New Year's Eve produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK and broadcast on both television and radio, nationally and internationally by NHK's networks and some overseas broadcasters which bought the program...
television show as the guest piano accompagnist for YuzuYuzu (band)is a Japanese pop duo. Its members are and . Both of the band members come from Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, and attended Okamura Junior High School.-Discography:...
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. He is currently in possession of several cars, including the Land Rover Defender, Peugeot 1007Peugeot 1007The Peugeot 1007 is a hatchback produced by the French automobile manufacturer Peugeot from 2004 to 2009. It was based on the same platform as the Peugeot 206 and Citroën C3.-Design:...
, BMV 130i M-Sport. He served as the host for TV AsahiTV Asahi, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
's "CAR GRAPHIC TV" program, and was formerly a part of the jury that chose the Car of the Year JapanCar of the Year JapanThe annual Car of the Year Japan award, also known as Japan Car of the Year , is given to newly released or redesigned vehicles released to the Japanese car buying market from November 1 of the previous year to October 31 of the current, and each award spans two calendar years. The award has been...
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Notable songs and arrangements
- Agnes ChanAgnes ChanAgnes Chan or Agnes Miling Kaneko Chan is a pop singer, a television personality , a Doctor of Education, a professor at Japanese universities, an essayist, a novelist...
- "Mittsu no douka" "Yasashisa shirazu" (song & arrangement) "Again" "Ame no iro" "Goodnight Miss Lonely" (arrangement) - Yukiko OkadaYukiko Okadawas a singer and winner of the talent show, Star Tanjō! in Japan.-Early life:Okada was born on August 22, 1967, the second daughter of the Satō family in the Ichinomiya Hospital and later moved to Nagoya. At elementary school, Okada loved to read books, especially comic books and she was a talented...
- "Oshare na Amamoto" "Anata wo wasureru mahou ga areba" "Ryusei no takahara" "Jyugatsu no ningyo" (song & arrangement) "Kachouzu" "Kanashii yokan" "Summer Beach" "Sweet Planet" "Stripe no jealousy" "Bien" "Futari dake no ceremony" "Futari no blue train" "Penalty" "Hoshi to yoru no koibitotachi" "Pop-up riseennu" "Mizuiro princess -mizu no sei-" "Mizuumi" "Me wo samashite, Darling" "Mori no fairy" "Love Fair" "Lady Joker" "Ryusei no takahara" "Lonesome season." (arrangement) - Ami Ozaki - "Uwasa no otoko" "Oikakete kitakeredo" "Kage no machi" "Kaze no naka" "Guuzen" "Sayonara wo iu tame ni" "Sunlight" "Taiyo no hitorigoto" "Tabi" "Tooku no hikari ga....." "Todokanai haru" "Tomarigi" "Namida no ame" "Bye Bye Mr. Random" "Hatsukoi no toori ame" "Booming Cracker" "Fuyu no poster" "My pure lady" "Meisou" "Yumeko to kagerou" "Watashi wa naniiro" "Watashi wo yonde" (arrangement)
- Meiko Kaji - "Toritomemonai omoi" "Fushigine" (arrangement)
- Takao KisugiTakao Kisugi, born November 16, 1950 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese singer and composer.After the working with Yosui Inoue's band, Kisugi debuted as a singer-songwriter with single "Asai Yume", released in 1976. He became known by domestic hit in Japan, "My Luxury Night" performed by Hatsumi Shibata, Mainly in...
- "Sparking Head" "Collage" (arrangement) - Yoshino Kimura - "Ashita wa..." "Amenohi wa futaride" "Girl" "Christmas eve wa nakanaide" "Koisuru nichiyoubi" "Calling in the rain" "Sweetest Song" "Soratobu jitensha" "Mysterious Woman" "Like a Dolphin" "Lullaby For Grandmother ~Kiiroi bara wo anata e~" (lyrics song arrangement) "Golden Town" (song & arrangement)
- Kyōko KoizumiKyoko Koizumi' is a Japanese singer and actress. Her music is released through Victor Entertainment . She is also known by the nickname Kyon Kyon. She had singles reach the Top ten for 12 consecutive years between 1983 and 1994, a female solo artist record, until this was broken by Namie Amuro...
- "Kyoukai no mae de" "NUDIST" (arrangement) - Yuki Saito - "Seishun" (arrangement)
- Miyuki NakajimaMiyuki Nakajimais a Japanese vocalist, guitarist, lyricist, composer and radio personality. As a principal Japanese female veteran singer-songwriter she is often compared to Yumi Matsutoya, she has released 37 studio albums, 40 singles, 2 live albums and multiple compilations to date, and whose sales have been...
- "Awase kagami" "B.G.M." "Yakyoku" "Yuujou" (arrangement) - Tomoyo HaradaTomoyo HaradaTomoyo Harada is a Japanese actress, singer, and lyricist, and was a popular idol in the 80's. She was cast in numerous films and TV-series since her beginning in 1982 in the leading role of the original TV-series Sailorfuku to kikanju...
- "Zutto sobani" "Dandelion ~Osozaki no tampopo" "Toki wo kakeru shoujo" "Mamotteagetai" (arrangement) - Hikaru Genji - "Gin no kaze" "Namida no kagayaki" (song)
- Hirahara AyakaHirahara Ayakais a Japanese pop singer affiliated with the Dreamusic label.Hirahara comes from a musical family; her father, Makoto Hirahara, is a saxophone player, her grandfather, Tsutomu Hirahara, was a trumpet player, and her older sister, Aika Hirahara, also is a singer under the EMI Music Japan label....
- "Banka (Hitori No Kisetsu)" (arrangement) - Seiko MatsudaSeiko Matsudais a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. Due to her popularity in the 1980s and her long career, she has been dubbed the "Eternal idol" by the Japanese media.- Biography :...
- "Akai sweet pea" "Aoi photograph" ""Garasu no Prism" "Komugiiro no mermaid" "Seifuku" "Nagisa no balcony" "Hitomi wa diamond" "Himitsu no Hanazono" "Pink no Mozart" "Bon Voyage" "Madorasu check no koibito" "Rock'n Rouge" (arrangement) - Tomokazu MiuraTomokazu Miurais a Japanese actor. Born January 28, 1952 in Enzan, Yamanashi, his real name is Miura Minoru . He attended Hino high school in Tokyo, and married actress and singer Momoe Yamaguchi in 1980...
- "Illusion" "Sasayaki game" "Nagisa meguri" "Usugure" "Furimukeba ai" "Hohoemi no tobira" (arrangement) - Yumi MorioYumi MorioYumi Morio Yumi Morio Yumi Morio (森尾由美 Morio Yumi, real name Yumi Kawai (河合由美 Kawai Yumi) is a seiyū, voice actress, born on June 8, 1966 in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, Japan...
- "Kinou anata wo futtanowa" "Gomennasai aishiteru" "Dan dan jealousy" "Chotto France" "Yume china doll" (arrangement) - Hiroko YakushimaruHiroko Yakushimaruis a Japanese actress and vocalist.After passing the audition for the film produced by Haruki Kadokawa, she began her acting career. Along with teen idols Tomoyo Harada and Noriko Watanabe who made debut after a similar process, she was often described as one of "Kadokawa Sannimusume" in her early...
- "Woman~'W no higeki' yori" "Kaguya no sato" "Kanashimi no tane" "Kantsubaki, saita" "Fuyu no bara" "Murasaki no hanabi" "Rose tea wa ikaga?" (arrangement) - YuzuYuzu (band)is a Japanese pop duo. Its members are and . Both of the band members come from Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, and attended Okamura Junior High School.-Discography:...
- "Eikou no kakehashi" "GOING HOME" "Sakuragimachi" (arrangement) - Takuro YoshidaTakuro Yoshidais a Japanese male singer-songwriter. He was born on April 5, 1946 in Okuchi, Kagoshima and raised in Hiroshima. He made his debut with the single "Imeji no Uta / Maku II" on June 1, 1970...
- "Ashita no mae ni" "Asu ni mukatte hashire" "Eiyu" "Kakurenbo" "Kaze no machi" "Kanashii no wa" "Kimi no machi ni ikuyo" "Gozen reiji no machi" "Summer people" "Suteki na no wa yoru" "Tsumetai ame ga futteiru" "Doushite konnani kanashiin darou" "Tonarinomachi no ojousan" "Nagareru" "Hitotsu no dekigoto" "Hitori omoeba" "Hakuya" "Boku no kuruma" "Mai hime" "Marude dairiseki no youni" "Mizunashigawa" "Mudai" "Wagami kawaiku" "Wagaya" (arrangement) - ReimyReimyReimy is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She is a younger sister to , Clarion Girl of 1978.On January 1, 1984, a photograph of Reimy in the possession of the sister caught the eyes of an agent for ; Reimy consequently had the Matsutoyas' full backing for her debut album...
- "Ai ni DESPERATE" "Omoide yori tashikani..." "Kagami no meiro" "Kaze wa asu e" "Kanashimi no bus journey" "Kimi no tomodachi de itaikara" "CARRY ON" "Kiriame de mienai" "Koi no ichijikan wa kodoku no sennen" "Kokusaisen" "Kogoeru kokoro" "Zansho" "Sugu sobani iruno" "Seishun no regret" "Sora ga ichimenkai ni mieta hi" "Time Travelers" "Datte" "Toki no meguriai" "Donna fu ni" "Nanimo iranaikara" "Niji no asa kaze no sora" "No side" "Hanabira no mau sakamichi" "Pansie to topaz no necklace" "Hitochigai" "Hoshi no climber" "Ponytail" "MOMMY HURRICANE" "Mayonaka no symphony" "Ring!" (arrangement)
Style
Matsutoya's arrangements often involve classical string and woodwind instruments. He was one of the first composers to use these instruments in j-pop arrangements. His style is most distinct in his usage of the fluteFlute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
and harp
Harp
The harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings...
. He also frequently uses chorus
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
es in arrangements, and many artists have made their debuts in the back-chorus of Yumi Matsutoya's songs.
Several Japanese arrangers show influence from Matsutoya in their arrangements.