Michiru Ōshima

Michiru Ōshima (大島ミチル), is a Japanese composer who has worked on several video game, movie, and television titles. Her works include composition for the video games Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf for Super Nintendo, Ico for PlayStation 2, Legend of Legaia for the PlayStation (and its PlayStation 2 sequel, Legaia Duel Saga, for which she collaborated with eminent Japanese game composers Yasunori Mitsuda and Hitoshi Sakimoto), Arc the Lad III, and an orchestral arrangement of a Zelda medley for the Wii and Nintendo GameCube game The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. In addition to video game music, she has composed music for Godzilla vs. Megaguirus and Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla movies and scores for numerous anime television series, including Fullmetal Alchemist (and the motion picure Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa), Nabari no Ou, Queen Emeraldas, Xam'd: Lost Memories, Arc the Lad, and Weathering Continent. She was also the composer for a Japanese stage musical adaptation of the classic Hollywood film Roman Holiday. Her latest work includes the composition of several music tracks for the highly acclaimed Chinese espionage thriller film: The Message 《风声》in 2009.

Awards and nominations

 * Awards
 * 2005: Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival Award for Composer Orchestrator
 * 2006: Tokyo Anime Award for Best Music for Conqueror of Shamballa


 * Nominations
 * 1998: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Paradise Lost
 * 2001: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Nagasaki Burabura Bushi
 * 2003: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for The Sun Also Rises and Copycat Criminal
 * 2004: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Like Asura
 * 2006: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Year One in the North
 * 2007: Japanese Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Memories of Tomorrow