Jun Miyake

Jun Miyake (Japanese: Hepburn: , January 7, 1958, in Kyoto) is a Japanese composer. His music (e.g., the songs “Lilies in the Valley” and “The Here and After”) was used in the film Pina, nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature in January 2012. He has also been awarded by the German critic’s award, Der Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, as Best Album of the Year for his last three albums, Stolen from Strangers, Lost Memory Theatre act-1, and Lost Memory Theatre act-2. Miyake has now released 17 solo albums, and has worked on films, documentaries, dances, advertisement, and theatre pieces. His main instruments include the trumpet, flugelhorn, melodica, piano, keyboard, fender rhodes, and programming. Career Miyake was discovered by Japanese jazz trumpeter Terumasa Hino. He studied at Berklee College of Music from 1976 to 1981; in 1981, he won the prize at the Massachusetts Artist Foundation award for his composition. After returning to Tokyo, he became a working musician, composer, and producer. In 1983, he released his first album “June Night Love”, which includes two tracks used in the TDK TV commercial starring Andy Warhol. He would work on over 3,000 T