村松崇継

Takatsugu Muramatsu is a Japanese composer & pianist. Although he is best known for his film music, he has also written several pieces for the boy's choir Libera. He was born in 1978 in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture and graduated from the Kunitachi College of Music, Department of Composition. Since debuting while still in high school with his original piano solo album "The Window", he has released original albums including "Tokyo", "Spiritual of The Mind", "Piano Sings" and "Lovely Notes of Life", which consist mainly of his piano music. His talent as a composer of music for movies and dramas has received attention since his early years; he composed the music for the movie "Inugami" in 2001 during his senior year of college and for the movie "The Choice of Hercules" in 2002. In 2004, he became the youngest director of the music for NHK's serial TV drama "Tenka". Throughout Japan, he also performs as a pianist in concerts, playing music mainly consisting of his original songs and impromptu performances. In addition, he has performed together with, or arranged music for artists including Shinichi Mori (森進一), Rimi Natsukawa (夏川りみ), Celtic Woman, Russel Watson, Hayley Westenra and Katherine Jenkins.