Masumi Ito

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Masumi Itō ( Japanese 伊藤 真澄 , Itō Masumi ; * May 21, 19xx in Ibaraki Prefecture as Masumi Nitta ( 新 田 真澄 , Nitta Masumi )) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and composer .

biography

Masumi Itō started playing the piano at the age of 6. Originally she wanted to be a classical pianist, but after listening to YMO she moved on to jazz, rock, punk and other contemporary music. She was also heavily influenced by Kate Bush . At the height of the New Wave , she turned to the then modern "organic music".

She graduated from the Musashino Academia Musicae with a degree in piano .

While she uses the name Masumi Itō as a singer, she uses the pseudonym Hikaru Nanase ( 七 瀬 光 , Nanase Hikaru ) for compositions of instrumental pieces for anime soundtracks . Under this she was involved in more than 1000 plays.

She was a member of several groups, such as Ikuru ( イ キ ル ), midori , AQUA VOCE (together with Yōko Ueno , Megumi Maruo and Reichi), Oranges & Lemons (together with Yōko Ueno), Mariaria ( マ リ ア リ ア ; together with Isako Saneyoshi ) and Heart of Air .

Masumi Itō is married to the music producer Yoshiyuki Itō ( 伊藤 善 之 , Itō Yoshiyuki ) and is under contract with Lantis .

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Discography

Singles

  • Hitomi no Naka ni ( 瞳 の 中 に , December 29, 2001, cover story and image song for the PS2 game Sister Princess - Pure Stories )
  • Yasashii Ai no Hane ( 優 し い 愛 の 羽 , April 23, 2003, opening and closing credits for the anime Tenshi no Shippo Chu! )
  • Futari Dakara ( ふ た り だ か ら , May 26, 2004, credits and intermediate song for the anime Koi Kaze )
  • Shōnen Humming ( 少年 ハ ミ ン グ , June 29, 2005, credits song and image song for the anime Zettai Shōnen )
  • Tōmei na Inori ( 透明 な 祈 り , August 26, 2009, credits and intermediate song for the anime Umi Monogatari - Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto )
  • Yume no Naka no Watashi no Yume ( ユ メ の な か ノ わ た し の ユ メ , August 8, 2012, closing song for the anime Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita )

Albums

  • Harmonies of heaven (September 26, 1993 by Koei, remastering by Lantis on July 22, 2004)
  • Hananone ( 花 の 音 , November 7, 2001)
  • Yume Furu Mori e ( 夢 降 る 森 へ , December 26, 2003)

Compilations (selection)

The following compilations contain pieces by her as a composer, unless otherwise stated:

  • Metal Black - The First (June 21, 1997)
  • La la la Paradise (July 26, 2000)
  • DREAMIN '/ LOVE BLOOM (February 21, 2001)
    • DREAMIN ' (intermediate song to the PS game Sister Princess )
    • LOVE BLOOM (intermediate song to the PS game Sister Princess )
    • MELODY (unplugged version)
  • Let's Sail! Batseelor ( レ ッ ツ セ イ ル！ バ ト シ ー ラ ー , May 23, 2001)
  • Puel no Thema ( プ エ ル の テ ー マ , December 26, 2003)
    • O-Tsuki-sama to Rururu ( お 月 さ ま と ル ル ル , Image Song for the PS2 game Primopuel : Oshaberi Heartner )
  • Chitchaku Peace! ( ち っ ち ゃ く ピ ー ス! , September 6, 2006)
    • Ashita no Hanakago ( あ し た の 花 か ご , closing song for the PS2 game Binchō-tan : Shiawase-goyomi )
  • Tears… for truth - true tears Image Song-shū (Tears… for truth 〜true tears イ メ ー ジ ソ ン グ 集〜, April 16, 2008)
  • Ouchi ga Ichiban ( お う ち が い ち ば ん , May 21, 2008)
    • Ouchi ga Ichiban (wonderful version) (opening credits to the anime Chi's Sweet Home )
  • Lantis 10th anniversary Best -090927- (September 9, 2009)
    • Soramimi Cake - Electro ( 空 耳 ケ ー キ ~ Electro ~ , opening credits to the anime Azumanga Daioh )

Anime soundtracks

In addition, she also composed the soundtrack for the real series Tekkōki Mikazuki in 2000 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Masumi Itō: Profiles. (No longer available online.) In: MASUMI ITO Official Website. Archived from the original on October 22, 2008 ; Retrieved November 8, 2008 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / masumi-itou.com
  2. ↑ 私 の お 気 に 入 り の 音 楽 . In: ほ ん の 箸 休 め . Retrieved November 8, 2008 (Japanese).
  3. ↑ Kōichi Takeda: 5 月 Live Information. (No longer available online.) May 19, 1998, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved November 9, 2008 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / homepage3.nifty.com
  4. ^ Harmonies of heaven. In: 7 & Y. Retrieved June 25, 2009 (Japanese).

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personal data
SURNAME Itō, Masumi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 伊藤 真澄 (Japanese); 新 田 真澄 (Japanese, maiden name); Nitta, Masumi (maiden name); 七 瀬 光 (Japanese, pseudonym); Nanase, Hikaru (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese singer-songwriter and composer
DATE OF BIRTH May 21st 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Ibaraki Prefecture , Japan