Jun Miyake

Miyake has now released 17 solo albums, and has worked on films, documentaries, dances, advertisement, theatre pieces, and served as a producer for numerous artists.

He then continued on to working for over 3000 TV commercials, which led to winning many awards including Cannes advertisement film festival and the Digital Media Grands prix.

With Katsuhiro Otomo in 1995, he composed the soundtrack of the episode "Stink Bomb" for the anime Memories, where he uses a combination of jazz and funk to emphasize the film's chaotic and comedic nature.

He has also worked closely with Robert Wilson on White Town (2002), an homage to Arne Jacobsen at Bellevue Teatret in Copenhagen; Jean-Paul Goude who has done the artwork for Stolen from Strangers, Lost Memory Theatre act-1, Lost Memory Theatre act-2, Oliver Stone, and Philippe Decouflé, among others, as well as collaborations with artists such as Hal Willner, Arto Lindsay, Peter Scherer, Arthur H, Vinicius Cantuaria, Cosmic voice of Bulgaria, David Byrne, Grace Jones, Gavin Friday, Nina Hagen, Ron Carter, Michael Brecker, David Sanborn, Al Foster, Dhafer Youssef, Vincent Segal, Remi Kolpa Kopoul, Jean-Michel Jarre, and many others.

In recent years, his has worked for film scores including “The Translators”, “Norman- The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer”, “An Artist of the Floating World”, “No Longer Human”, “No.9”, and “Sanson, and “Snow Country”.

Despite the constraints of isolation, Miyake’s was able to compose “Undreamt Chapter” and maintained his reflective and universal qualities, showcasing commitment to creating art that resonates across contexts.

Stolen From Strangers (2007) - This album earned the Grand Prix for the German Record Critics' Award in 2008, highlighting Miyake's ability to transcend genres.

Memories are deeply personal to the composer, especially after the natural and nuclear disasters in Japan.1 The second installment, act-2, released to critical acclaim, features an innovative mix of Bulgarian symphonic strings, electronic elements, and poetic vocals by Lisa Papineau.

You enter this space for the first time and you’re already addicted to it…”[6] Undreamt Chapter (2020) - This album was composed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic which reflected the tension and hope of the era.

Miyake credits Wilson’s productions, such as Woyzeck, for their seamless integration of visual, narrative, and musical elements, further inspiring his creative outlook.

[2] On self-reflection, Miyake views music as "the art of time," crafting pieces that blend past and present to evoke "nostalgia at first sight."