During one scene in Shinji Higuchi¡¯s recent film ¡°Attack on Titan,¡± soldiers leap from building to building battling a carnivorous giant with nothing but swords. The horror is heightened by the music: razor sharp synthesizers accentuate a foreboding orchestral melody. It¡¯s hard to imagine the action being as intense with only the grunts of the actors to listen to.
When it comes to the basics of making a movie, the director, producer and actors are all essential. The person that takes the experience to a higher level of quality, however, is the soundtrack composer ¡ª and Shiro Sagisu is one of the best in the business.
¡°Directors have told me that a film¡¯s composer holds a very trusted position and that it¡¯s an unfair one,¡± Sagisu tells The Japan Times during an interview at a restaurant in Tokyo¡¯s Ginza neighborhood. ¡°They point out that music can be enjoyed as a stand-alone product, but a film cannot.¡±
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