Akira Kosemura

how my heart sings

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今作「how my heart sings」は、彼が最も愛する楽器である「ピアノ」と向き合い、2010年の春から秋に掛けて、歌うようにして紡いできた音楽の記録である。
秋の夕刻、鈴虫が歌う初秋に、録音された本作品には、昨年春のピアノコンサートツアーのために書き下ろされた楽曲やコンサートアレンジに加え、荒木真 (saxophone) と白澤美佳 (violin) を演奏家に迎えた楽曲、そしてツアー後に自宅スタジオで作曲された楽曲が収録されている。
この作品はなによりも、小瀬村晶という一人の人間が、自身の心に映っては消えていく旋律をピアノという楽器を用いて歌うようにして紡いできた、とてもプライベートな音楽である。そして時折、心を寄り添うようにして演奏される二人の音楽家によるハーモニー。
芽吹の春から、静謐な秋へ。音楽は歌うように。

all written & arranged by akira kosemura

except for these arrangements,
horns arranged by shin araki
violin arranged for 'light dance' mika shirasawa

produced by akira kosemura

recording: muneki takasaka
mixing: akira kosemura
mastering: hiromits shoji

artwork & photographs: shin kikuchi
sales promotion: kazumitsu yoshida

production management: schole inc.

Akira Kosemura (he/him) is a composer and pianist hailing from Tokyo, Japan. He is a prolific artist, constantly releasing solo albums and composing music for films, TV drama, games, stage, and commercial music.
Akira founded his own label Schole Records early on after his solo album It's on Everything released in 2007 while he was still in school. In 2017 and 2018 Akira's music was ranked in Spotify's "Most Played Japanese Artists/Songs Top 10", and his works have been highly acclaimed on media around the world, including US music media Pitchfork, Australian newspaper THE AGE, French public broadcast FIP, and Canadian public broadcast Ici Musique.
Akira's major score works include Fragments of The Last Will by Takahisa Zeze, the Cannes 2020 featured film True Mothers (Asa Ga Kuru) directed by Naomi Kawase, Hollywood produced drama series Love Is__, the Nintendo Switch game Jack Jeanne produced by Sui Ishida, the TBS drama series Chugakusei Nikki, the contemporary ballet piece MANON, and the Japan Pavilion in Milano EXPO. His music pieces were also featured in the Amazon original movie Jonas Brothers' CHASING HAPPINESS, the Venice Film Festival Golden Lion awarded director Audrey Diwan's debut film Mais vous etes fous (Losing It), and the Toho movie Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare.
In recent years, he has worked on projects in different media such as SK-II STUDIO's documentary The Center Lane (featuring Rikako Ikee), directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, the runway music for a collection from apparel brand TAKAHIROMIYASHITA The Soloist., as well as music for LA MER BLUE HEART, LAND ROVER, and L'OCCITANE. Akira has also co-produced a song with American musician Devendra Banhart.
In addition to his versatility and diverse portfolio, Akira has been working on a world scale. In 2022 he signed a contract with prestigious Decca Records, and the EP Pause (almost equal to) Play was released worldwide. Akira's music was also sampled in John Legend's song "The Other Ones feat. Rhapsody" included in his new album Legend Act I & II. And Akira's first major album SEASONS was released on Decca Records (UMG) on June 30, 2023.

“It feels impossible to get tired of, circumscribed and boundless at once.”
by Pitchfork

“Fantastic stuff.”
by Gilles Peterson

“Peaceful, evocative music”
by Fact Magazine