Atzi Muramatsu is a Japanese composer living in Glasgow, UK. He studied contemporary composition under Professor Nigel Osborne at the University of Edinburgh, and attained MMus Composition in 2012. Since then his works encompassed wide range of scores that have accompanied a multiplicity of arts genres, such as contemporary dance, poetry, painting, and films. Atzi is a leading member of a contemporary string quartet Lipsync for a Lullaby and a regular cellist in ambitious amateur orchestras in Scotland. His commercial commitments have begun to flourish after composing the original score for ‘The Making of Long Bird’, winner of best short animation awards at BAFTA 2013. Most recently he scored music for a short film Monkey Love Experiments, which was also nominated for BAFTA 2015. His field of work extends to sound design, audio recording/post-production with acute knowledge of the industry as Events Manager at Tentracks Music Subscription Ltd., and as Transitions 20/40 Administrator at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, supporting widening participation initiatives.
“I hope others get to see such a thing of beauty again” - Huffington Post review on “WHOLLY:Land” (2015), dance piece by Steinvor Palsson featuring my original composition “The Place of Gargoyles”. Read a full article here at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/helen-i-hwang/cellistcomposer-atzi-muramatsu-and-choreographer-steinvor-palsson-perform-in-edinburgh_b_6798764.html.
“As a Director there is a lot to deal with, and I personally like to go to people who can bring something personal to a project. Working with Atzi was fantastic. His acute knowledge of musical composition, coupled with bold experimentation produced a mesmerising soundtrack for my film. As a Director, I felt completely confident in Atzi’s ability & his choices. I can without doubt say that Atzi’s contribution to film ‘The Making of Longbird’ was unsurpassable, and would strongly recommend his services.”