MUSICIAN

Isao Tomita

1932 - 2016

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Isao Tomita (冨田 勲, Tomita Isao, 22 April 1932 – 5 May 2016), often known simply as Tomita, was a Japanese 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isao Tomita has received more than 657,626 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Isao Tomita is the 483rd most popular musician (down from 455th in 2019), the 610th most popular biography from Japan (down from 560th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Japanese Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 660k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Isao Tomita ranks 483 out of 3,175. Before him are Trevor Horn, Matt Cameron, Henri Herz, Archie Shepp, Peter Cetera, and Willy DeVille. After him are Maria Yudina, Yann Tiersen, Greg Lake, Gregor Piatigorsky, Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, and Toquinho.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Isao Tomita ranks 146. Before him are John G. Thompson, Alvin Plantinga, Robert Benton, Chea Sim, Elena Poniatowska, and Yukio Shimomura. After him are Walter Cunningham, Mustafa Tlass, Gato Barbieri, Vasily Aksyonov, Eleanor F. Helin, and Guðbergur Bergsson. Among people deceased in 2016, Isao Tomita ranks 128. Before him are Alexandre Astruc, Nimr al-Nimr, Jayalalithaa, Péter Esterházy, Andrew Grove, and Goran Hadžić. After him are Louis Pilot, Greg Lake, Franco Citti, Juan Gabriel, Carmen Pereira, and Gato Barbieri.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Isao Tomita ranks 610 out of 6,245. Before him are Tsutomu Hata (1935), Shūmei Ōkawa (1886), Hajime Moriyasu (1968), Yukio Shimomura (1932), Shigeko Higashikuni (1925), and Shizo Kanakuri (1891). After him are Misao Tamai (1903), Saburo Shinosaki (null), Takaaki Kajita (1959), Hōjō Sōun (1432), Daigoro Kondo (1907), and Hitoshi Ashida (1887).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Isao Tomita ranks 4. Before him are Joe Hisaishi (1950), Kitarō (1953), and Mitsuko Uchida (1948). After him are Shinichi Suzuki (1898), Yoshiki (1965), Hide (1964), Haruomi Hosono (1947), Shigeru Umebayashi (1951), Susumu Hirasawa (1954), Mitski (1990), and Yuki Kajiura (1965).

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