Japanese composer born on February 20th, 1929 in Yokohama. He studied at Tokyo University of Art and Music and Le Conservatoire de Paris. Mayuzumi organized the "Three Composers' Group" in Tokyo and was a pioneer of contemporay music in the 1950s. Among these achievement was making some of the first electronic music in Japan at NHK Studios. Eventually he was best known for his film soundtrack, of which he composed over 100. He died on April 10, 1997 in Kawasaki.