website birth_place label image_size birth_date background genre article_title
http://www.isaotomita.net/ japan tokyo , japan rca victor 150px 22 april 1932 non_performing_personnel ambient , proto‑trance , avant-garde , classical , electronic , proto‑synthpop isao tomita

isao tomita

, often known simply as tomita , is a japanese music composer , regarded as one of the pioneers of electronic music and space music , and as one of the most famous producers of analog synthesizer arrangements .
in addition to creating note-by-note realizations , tomita made extensive use of the sound design capabilities of his instrument , using synthesizers to create new sounds to accompany and enhance his electronic realizations of acoustic instruments .
he also made effective use of analog music sequencers and the mellotron and featured futuristic science fiction themes , while laying the foundations for synth-pop music and trance-like rhythms .
many of his albums are electronic versions and adaptations of famous classical music pieces .
he also received four grammy award nominations for his album `` snowflakes are dancing '' in 1974 .
