TOMITA R.I.P.

Japanese composer Isao Tomita, known internationally as Tomita, passed away on May 5th. Tomita's career took off in 1966 when he began to score some of the early classic animated films. He continued to work on soundtracks over the decades, but his most famous work was as one of the great pioneers of analog synthesizer music. Perhaps his most famous records here in the west were a number of electronic adaptations of classical works and space music in the 1970s and 1980s. Below: a selection of album art and music clip Tomita's Planets. Enjoy!