Takatsugu Muramatsu

Takatsugu Muramatsu (村松 崇継, Muramatsu Takatsugu, born July 2, 1978)^[1] is a Japanese composer, arranger and music producer. He is best known for his collaborations in Studio Ghibli's When Marnie Was There. He won Best Music thrice at the Japan Academy Film Prize.

Takatsugu Muramatsu 村松 崇継
Born	(1978-07-02) July 2, 1978 (age 46) Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Genres	Film score[1] J-pop[1]
Occupations	Composer arranger music producer Pianist
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Story Music Tellers
Website	https://www.muramatsu-t.net

In 1996, he released his first solo work, Mado, while in high school. In 2001, he debuted as a movie music composer with Inugami.^[1] The same year, he graduated from the Kunitachi College of Music.^[1] In 2009, he held his first solo piano concert tour in five places across Japan. In 2014, his music on the movie When Marnie Was There received praise from critics.^[2] During that year, his works were featured in Natsumi Abe's cover album Hikari He. He was also included in Mariya Takeuchi's studio album, Trad, which won an award at the 56th Japan Record Awards.^[3] In 2018, Empire listed his music from Mary and the Witch's Flower among the best movie soundtrack songs of the year.^[4]

Discography

Solo

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
1996	Mado		[5]
1999	Tokyo		[6]
2001	Brew		[7]
2004	Spiritual of the Mind		[8]
2009	Piano Sings		[9]
2011	Lovely Notes of Life		[10]
2018	Aoki Uribe no Catharsis"		[11]
2019	Michishirube		[12]

Works

Anime

TV series

Year	Title	Ref.
2010	Lilpri	[13]

Films and original video animations

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2014	When Marnie Was There		[2]
2017	Mary and the Witch's Flower		[4]
	Lu Over the Wall		[14]
2018	Modest Heroes		[15]
2021	Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko		[16]
2023	Phoenix		[17]
2025	ChaO		[18]

Theatrical films

Year	Title	Ref.
2001	Inugami	[19]
2002	The Choice of Hercules	[20]
2004	Jiyuu Renai	[21]
2007	Shadow Spirit	[22]
	Orionza kara Shoutaijou	[23]
	Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms	[24]
2008	Climber's High	[25]
2009	Nobody to Watch Over Me	[26]
2010	The Lady Shogun and Her Men	[27]
2011	Life Back Then	[28]
2012	The Castle of Crossed Destinies	[27]
2013	Reunion	[29]
2014	Dakishimetai: Shinjitsu no Monogatari	[30]
2015	At Home	[31]
2016	Six Four	[32][33]
	The Good Morning Show	[34]
2017	The 8-Year Engagement	[35]
2019	Ano Hi no Organ	[36]
	Soshite, Ikiru	[37]
2021	In the Wake	[38]
2022	Ox Head Village	[39]
	Tonbi	[40]
2023	In Love and Deep Water	[41]

Television dramas

Year	Title	Ref.
2004	Tenka	[42]
	Itsuwari no Hanazono	[43]
2005	Nihon no Korekara-Koufuku 2020	[44]
	Keiyaku Kekkon	[45]
2006	Hyōheki	[46]
	Inochi no Kiseki	[47]
2008	Kansa Houjin	[48]
	Kimi no Nozomu Shi ni Kata	[49]
	Tobira wa Tozasareta mama	[50]
	Dandan	[51]
2009	Dare mo Mamorenai	[52]
	小公女セイラ	[53]
2010	Osaka Soul & Love	[54]
	Madonna Verde	[55]
2011	Life Back Then	[28]
	Chouchou-san	[56]
2012	Daichi no Fanfare	[57]
	Mou Ichido Kimi ni Propose	[58]
	Akai Ito no Hito	[59]
	Makete, Katsu	[60]
	Ooku	[61]
2014	Ji no Shio	[62]
	Tsumatachi no Shinkansen	[63]
	Kabu Kabou Raku	[64]
2015	Kageriyuku Natsu	[65]
2016	Gold Case: Shinjitsu no Tobira	[66]
2018	Keishichō Bunsho Sōsakan	[67]
	Last Chance	[68]
	Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju	[69]
2019	The Longest Day in Chang'an	[70]
	Soshite, Ikiru	[71]
2020	Seventy Seven	[72]
	Ryuu no Michi	[73]
2021	Sakura no Tou	[74]
2022	Shizuka-chan to Papa	[75]
2023	Akujo ni Tsuite	[76]
	Bankake: Keishichō Jidōsha Keira-tai	[77]
	Kono Subarashiki Sekai	[78]
2024	Banpaku no Taiyou	[79]
	Minami-kun no Koibito	[80]

Songwriting credits

2010s

List of songs written for other artists, showing year released and album name

Year	Title	Artist(s)	Album/Single
2012	"Inochi no Uta"	Mariya Takeuchi	Trad
2014	"Hikari he"	Natsumi Abe	Hikari He: Classical & Crossover

2020s

List of songs written for other artists, showing year released and album name

Year	Title	Artist(s)	Album/Single
2023	"Yuusha no Hata"	Shizuka Kudo	Yuusha no Hata
	"Kibou"	Wakana	Kibou
2024	"Kimi to Watashi no Uta", "Haruka"	Yakushimaru Hiroko	Time