Paul Chihara

Paul Chihara

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1938-07-09 (85 years old)

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Paul Seiko Chihara (born July 9, 1938) is an American composer. Chihara was born in Seattle, Washington in 1938. A Japanese American, he spent three years of his childhood with his family in an internment camp in Minidoka, Idaho due to Executive Order 9066.


Chihara received a BA and an MA in English literature from the University of Washington and Cornell University, respectively. He received a DMA in 1965 from Cornell, studying with Robert Palmer. He also studied composition with Nadia Boulanger in Paris, Ernst Pepping in West Berlin, and Gunther Schuller in Tanglewood.


He was the first composer-in-residence of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Neville Marriner, and was most recently part of the music faculty of UCLA, where he was the head of the Visual Media Program. As of 2015, Chihara is on the faculty of New York University as an Artist Faculty in Film Music.


His close connection with music for dramatic forms extends into film and television, for which he has written nearly 100 scores. His first film score was for Roger Corman's Death Race 2000 (1975), and came at a point that he decided to leave academia to pursue a living as a composer. His exit from the university environment, and into film music also produced a change in his concert music. It was at this point that he moved away from the 12-tone and freely chromatic styles he had employed up to then, and embraced a more tonal style.


He has worked with directors Sidney Lumet, Louis Malle, Michael Ritchie, and Arthur Penn. His film credits include Sweet Revenge (1976), I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977), The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978), A Fire in the Sky (1978), Prince of the City (1981), The Legend of Walks Far Woman (1982), The Survivors (1983), Crackers (1984), Impulse (1984), The Morning After (1986), Forever, Lulu (1987), The Killing Time (1987), Crossing Delancey (1988), and Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989). His television credits include The Dark Secret of Harvest Home, Dr. Strange, Brave New World, Noble House, Frederick Forsyth Presents (1989), and the pilot and theme music to Manimal, among others.


He also composed the score for Shōgun: The Musical, based on James Clavell's novel. Shōgun had a short run on Broadway, from November 1990 to January 1991.


Chihara's notable students include James Horner, Sean Friar, Joseph Trapanese, and Cynthia Tse Kimberlin.


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Filmography

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Movies 77

TV Shows 3

Producer 1

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Sensitivity Training

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Baby Snatcher

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Quicksand: No Escape

Quicksand: No Escape (1992)

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The Price of the Bride

The Price of the Bride (1990)

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A Little Piece of Sunshine

A Little Piece of Sunshine (1990)

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Family of Spies

Family of Spies (1990)

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Pride and Extreme Prejudice

Pride and Extreme Prejudice (1990)

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Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson (1990)

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Death Has A Bad Reputation

Death Has A Bad Reputation (1990)

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A Casualty of War

A Casualty of War (1989)

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Penn & Teller Get Killed

Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989)

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Dark Holiday

Dark Holiday (1989)

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Just Another Secret

Just Another Secret (1989)

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Bridesmaids

Bridesmaids (1989)

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Killer Instinct

Killer Instinct (1988)

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Shooter

Shooter (1988)

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Crossing Delancey

Crossing Delancey (1988)

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King of the Olympics: The Lives and Loves of Avery Brundage

King of the Olympics: The Lives and Loves of Avery Brundage (1988)

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The King of Love

The King of Love (1987)

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The Killing Time

The Killing Time (1987)

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Haunted by Her Past

Haunted by Her Past (1987)

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Almost Partners

Almost Partners (1987)

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We Are the Children

We Are the Children (1987)

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A Walk on the Moon

A Walk on the Moon (1987)

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Baby Girl Scott

Baby Girl Scott (1987)

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The Morning After

The Morning After (1986)

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Forever, Lulu

Forever, Lulu (1986)

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When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks (1986)

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We're Puttin' on the Ritz

We're Puttin' on the Ritz (1986)

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Roanoak

Roanoak (1986)

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Resting Place

Resting Place (1986)

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A Case of Deadly Force

A Case of Deadly Force (1986)

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A Deadly Business

A Deadly Business (1986)

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The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James

The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (1986)

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Jackals

Jackals (1986)

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Crime of Innocence

Crime of Innocence (1985)

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Picking Up the Pieces

Picking Up the Pieces (1985)

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Toughlove

Toughlove (1985)

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Right to Kill?

Right to Kill? (1985)

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The Cousteau Collection N°21-1 | A Reluctant Ally: The Mississippi (Part 1)

The Cousteau Collection N°21-1 | A Reluctant Ally: The Mississippi (Part 1) (1985)

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A Bunny's Tale

A Bunny's Tale (1985)

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The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed (1985)

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Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story

Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story (1984)

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With Intent to Kill

With Intent to Kill (1984)

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Impulse

Impulse (1984)

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Cover Up

Cover Up (1984)

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Crackers

Crackers (1984)

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Composer
The Haunting Passion

The Haunting Passion (1983)

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Composer
Manimal

Manimal (1983)

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Composer
Manimal

Manimal (1983)

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Composer
The Survivors

The Survivors (1983)

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Composer
Jane Doe

Jane Doe (1983)

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Composer
Miss All-American Beauty

Miss All-American Beauty (1982)

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Music Consultant
Sophisticated Ladies

Sophisticated Ladies (1982)

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The Rules of Marriage

The Rules of Marriage (1982)

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Composer
Divorce Wars: A Love Story

Divorce Wars: A Love Story (1982)

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The Ambush Murders

The Ambush Murders (1982)

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Composer
Prince of the City

Prince of the City (1981)

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Composer
The Promise of Love

The Promise of Love (1980)

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Composer
The Children of An Lac

The Children of An Lac (1980)

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Composer
The Legend of Walks Far Woman

The Legend of Walks Far Woman (1980)

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Composer
Brave New World

Brave New World (1980)

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Composer
Act of Violence

Act of Violence (1979)

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Composer
Mind Over Murder

Mind Over Murder (1979)

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The Darker Side of Terror

The Darker Side of Terror (1979)

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Original Music Composer
A Fire in the Sky

A Fire in the Sky (1978)

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Music
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery

Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery (1978)

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Composer
Dr. Strange

Dr. Strange (1978)

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5
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The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)

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5.73
Composer
Deathmoon

Deathmoon (1978)

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Composer
Night Cries

Night Cries (1978)

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Original Music Composer
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)

TV
Composer
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Mysterium

Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Mysterium (1978)

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Music
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)

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Composer
Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge (1976)

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Composer
The Keegans

The Keegans (1976)

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Composer
Farewell to Manzanar

Farewell to Manzanar (1976)

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Death Race 2000

Death Race 2000 (1975)

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Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1938-07-09 (85 years old)

Birth Place
Seattle, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
Arts and Letters Award in Music, Guggenheim Fellowship


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