How Japan Soundtracked Its Cities

Japanese Ambient Music Documentary. Dive into the world of 1980s Japan, where corporations funded a lost wave of legendary ambient artists music by Hiroshi Yoshimura, Joe Hisaishi, Haruomi Hosono, Kankyō Ongaku, and many more. Thanks for watching 🤘🤘 Follow Me: WORKS CITED: Tingo Theme Song: Songs Used (In Order Of Appearance): Icelandic Arpeggios - DivKid (Copyright Free) Abstract Cinematic Trip Hop -Guitarsstate (Copyright Free) Jazz Drum Solo - TexasBrother (Copyright Free) Haruomi Hosono - Watering A Flower Yasuaki Shimizu - Music For Commercials Takashi Kokubo - Get at the Wave Yoshio Ojima - Music For Spirals Joe Hisaishi - Islander Hiroshi Yoshimura - Clouds For Almas Hiroshi Yoshimura - Soundscape 1: Surround Hiroshi Yoshimura - Green Underwater Exploration - Godmode (Copyright Free) Just Dance - Patrick Patrikios (Copyright Free) #JapaneseAmbient #TingoMedia Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 01:04 - Miracle Economy 01:50 - Companies Get Creative 02:36 - Prominent Artists 05:41 - Modern Western Revival 06:43 - Outro Tags: 1980s Japan, Brain Eno, youtube algorithm, ambient music, japanese, Tokyo, Miracle Economy, domestic market, osaka, Music for airports, minimalist, Midori Takada, tax breaks, commercials, Fairlight CMI, Kankyo Ongaku, Spencer Doran, Haruomi Hosono, Watering A Flower, Muji, Yasuaki Shimizu, Music For Commercials, Honda, Seiko, Sharp, Takashi Kokubo, Get At The Wave, Sanyo, Yoshio Ojima, Music For Spirals, Wacoal, Joe Hisaishi, Ghibli, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Almas Cloud, Soundscape 1: Surround, Misawa, Green, Yamaha DX7, Pelto Flats, LAG Records, WeWantSounds, WRWTFWW Records, Light In The Attic Something peculiar was born out of 1980s Japan, a class of ambient superstars. Up there with the greats like Brian Eno. At least, they would years later. Due to the unconventional nature of this movement, many creators spent their whole careers in obscurity. This was music funded, not by record labels, but by retail companies. Music that’s been sitting in corporate hard drives for decades. Only recent favoritism from the YouTube algorithm, music archivers, and subsequent album reissues have allowed us to really contextualize Japan’s ambient era. Let’s jump back to 1980s Tokyo, and explore the global boom of Japanese Ambient Music.