Happy birthday to composer Shigeru Umebayashi, famous for his exceptional film scores, especially the song “Yumeji’s Theme” for Yumeji (1991) which was also used in the film In the Mood for Love (2000), and his music for House of Flying Daggers (2004).
Umebayashi was born on this day February 19, 1951 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.