(Summarized)
* Mamoru Samuragochi revealed through his lawyer that a ghost writer has been composing for him, including his highly acclaimed "Symphony #1 HIROSHIMA" which sold over 180,000 -- a rarity for a classical piece.
* "Symphony #1 HIROSHIMA" was completed in 2003, was first performed in 2008 and received plaudits from critics. This was also included in the CD released after the great Eastern Japan disaster in 2011 and was even called "the symphony of hope".
* Samuragochi started letting someone else write music for him from 1996 when he was asked to score the music for a movie. His hearing impairment worstened at that time, and he revealed that he let someone else write over half of the music.
* He asked a composer whom he met at this time to write the music for him, by telling the composer about the song and the arrangement he had in mind, then paid a fee to the ghost writer.
* Samuragochi: "I created the structure of the song, but I let someone else write for me. I believe that this is a huge betrayal on my part. I apologize from the bottom of my heart for hurting my fans and the listeners".
* The name of the ghost writer is Takashi Niigaki, who worked with Samuragochi for 18 years.
Source: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20140205/t10015025061000.html
http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/aoba_f/imgs/8/6/8660b458.jpg
http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/aoba_f/imgs/2/8/28b8c636.jpg
* Mamoru Samuragochi revealed through his lawyer that a ghost writer has been composing for him, including his highly acclaimed "Symphony #1 HIROSHIMA" which sold over 180,000 -- a rarity for a classical piece.
* "Symphony #1 HIROSHIMA" was completed in 2003, was first performed in 2008 and received plaudits from critics. This was also included in the CD released after the great Eastern Japan disaster in 2011 and was even called "the symphony of hope".
* Samuragochi started letting someone else write music for him from 1996 when he was asked to score the music for a movie. His hearing impairment worstened at that time, and he revealed that he let someone else write over half of the music.
* He asked a composer whom he met at this time to write the music for him, by telling the composer about the song and the arrangement he had in mind, then paid a fee to the ghost writer.
* Samuragochi: "I created the structure of the song, but I let someone else write for me. I believe that this is a huge betrayal on my part. I apologize from the bottom of my heart for hurting my fans and the listeners".
* The name of the ghost writer is Takashi Niigaki, who worked with Samuragochi for 18 years.
Source: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20140205/t10015025061000.html
http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/aoba_f/imgs/2/8/28b8c636.jpg
