Le Giornate del Cinema Muto 2005 Sommario / Contents

four musicians, and a huge stylistic variety. There is no musical style, from medieval music of the 14th century, baroque, and classical, to Brazilian
samba, jazz, folk, and contemporary, which has not been played by at least one or two of the group’s members. And still their credo for silent film
music is simple: not to be louder than the film, to respect it and give it space and freedom, and to take musical responsibility for the unique
demands of each individual film.
KENSAKU TANIKAWA Ha iniziato la sua carriera come pianista e compositore jazz, scrive musica per il cinema dalla metà degli anni ’80. Apprezzato
collaboratore del celebre regista Kon Ichikawa, ha composto le partiture di quasi tutti i film da lui diretti, a partire da Rokumeikan (1986) fino a Eiga
joyu (L’attrice; 1987), Yatsuhaka-mura (1996) e Doraheita (2000). In Giappone egli è noto come autore delle sigle di popolari programmi televisivi, fra
cui Sono toki rekishi ga ugoita. Oltre ad aver al suo attivo una ventina di dischi, dirige anche degli speciali ensemble musicali, con uno dei quali propone
recite di suo padre, il famoso poeta Shuntaro Tanikawa. Molto interessato al cinema muto – che sta diventando per lui sempre più importante –
accompagna regolarmente film muti, commedie in particolare. Alle Giornate 2005 eseguirà la sua musica al pianoforte affiancato da Toshiyuki Sakai
(sassofono alto e flauto) Kota Miki (violoncello) e Kumiko Takara (percussioni). / He began his musical career as a jazz pianist and composer, and
became involved in composing for films in the mid-1980s. A valued collaborator of the celebrated film director Kon Ichikawa, he has composed the scores
for most of his films since 1986, starting with Rokumeikan; other Ichikawa film scores include Eiga joyu (Actress; 1987), Yatsuhaka-mura (1996), and
Doraheita (2000). Some other directors with whom he has worked are Jun Ichikawa and Tatsuya Yamamoto. Tanikawa is now particularly known in Japan
as the composer of the signature themes of some very popular current television programs, such as Sono toki rekishi ga ugoita. In addition, he has
released more than 20 discs of his own compositions and performances, and heads some unique musical ensembles, one of which features recitations
by his father, the famous poet Shuntaro Tanikawa. He is very interested in silent cinema – a field that is becoming increasingly important to him – and
regularly accompanies silent films, especially comedies. At this year’s Giornate he will perform his original scores for Daisuke Ito’s Zanjin Zanbaken and
Mikio Naruse’s Yogoto no yume at the piano, accompanied by Toshiyuki Saki (alto saxophone, flute), Kota Miki (cello), and Kumiko Takara (percussion).
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