is a Japanese acoustic guitar duo formed in 1978 by and .GONTITI official website (English version). Accessed 6 March 2007. Gontiti's music incorporates a number of styles, including bossa nova, flamenco, and classical music.Strauss, Neil. In Performance; POP: New Music Seminar. New York Times, July 23, 1994. Accessed via nytimes.com on 6 March 2007.
Recordings As of 2007 Gontiti have recorded more than thirty original albums and compilations.[ Gontiti discography] at Allmusic.com. Accessed 6 March 2007. Most of their recordings have been for Epic/Sony Records. The duo have also provided music for a number of Japanese films, most notably the 2004 Hirokazu Kore-eda film Dare mo shiranai, released in English-speaking countries as Nobody Knows.Gontiti at AllMovie Guide. Accessed 6 March 2007.
Discography Album title(Album title in Japanese) Year released Label Note Another Mood(Another Mood) 1983 Casablanca Debut album Released as "Gonzalez Mikami & Titi Matsumura" Wakiyaku de arutomo shirazuni(脇役であるとも知らずに) 1984 Epic/Sony Records Second album Physics(PHYSICS) 1985 Epic/Sony Records Third album Sunday Market(SUNDAY MARKET) 1986 Epic/Sony Records Released in US from Portrait Records JAPANESE IN WINTER(冬の日本人) 1986 Epic/Sony Records Legacy of Madam Q(マダムQの遺産) 1987 Epic/Sony Records Yellow Tornade 1988 Nektar Compilation album from a label of West Germany Twinkle Garden(Twinkle Garden) 1988 Epic/Sony Records Mini album in 3-inch CD In the Garden(In the Garden) 1988 Epic/Sony Records Spirit of Gontiti(Spirit of Gontiti) 1989 Epic/Sony Records Best of album released with its counterpart Body of Gontiti Body of Gontiti(Body of Gontiti) 1989 Epic/Sony Records Best of album released with its counterpart Spirit of Gontiti Devonian Boys(Devonian Boys) 1990 Epic/Sony Records Another Mood + Wakiyaku de arutomo shirazuni(Another Mood + 脇役であるとも知らずに) 1990 Epic/Sony Records Re-release of first & second album Fingering Christmas(Fingering Christmas) 1990 Epic/Sony Records KIT(KIT) 1991 Epic/Sony Records Munou no hito(無能の人) 1991 Epic/Sony Records Soundtrack album of a Naoto Takenaka film Gravity Loves Time(Gravity Loves Times) 1992 Epic/Sony Records Never on Sundays: Original Soundtrack(「日曜はダメよ」オリジナル・サウンドトラック) 1993 Epic/Sony Records Soundtrack album of a television drama series Bonobono: Original Soundtrack(ぼのぼの Original soundtrack) 1993 Epic/Sony Records Soundtrack album of an animated film Bonobono VACANCES(VACANCES) 1994 Epic/Sony Records Best of album Black Ant's Life(Black Ant's Life) 1995 Epic/Sony Records LIVE(LIVE) 1996 Epic/Sony Records First live album TELEVISION SOUND TRACK: SONGS OF RHEIN(NHK「世界悠々父なる大河、ライン」オリジナル・サウンドトラック) 1997 Epic/Sony Records Maxi single from soundtrack of a television program EASY BUSY(EASY BUSY) 1997 Epic/Sony Records Teresa Bright is a guest vocalist DUO(DUO) 1997 Epic/Sony Records First album made by only two guitars of Gontiti Strings with Gontiti(Strings with Gontiti) 1998 Epic/Sony Records Red Box(Red Box) 1999 Epic/Sony Records Best of Gontiti Works(Best of Gontiti Works) 2000 Epic/Sony Records Best of album GUITARS(GUITARS) 2001 Pony Canyon Second album made by only two guitars of Gontiti SACD hybrid disc released in 2005 Nangoku-ongaku: Resort Music Series(南国音楽 Resort Music Series) 2001 Epic Records Japan Best of album SACD disc made in Ukulele(made in Ukulele) 2002 Pony Canyon Includes soundtrack of an animated film Bonobono: Kumomo no Ki no Koto SACD hybrid disc released in 2005 gontiti best(gontiti best) 2002 Epic Records Japan Best of album Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou: Best Soundtracks(ヨコハマ買い出し紀行 ベスト・サウンドトラックス) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Japan Best of soundtrack album of a radio drama and an original video animation Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou A Magic Wand of "Standards"(A Magic Wand of "Standards") 2002 Pony Canyon SACD hybrid disc released in 2005 GONTITI RECOMMENDS GONTITI(GONTITI RECOMMENDS GONTITI) 2003 Epic Records Japan Best of album Double album gontiti 25th Anniversary CD(gontiti 25th Anniversary CD) 2003 Pony Canyon Best of album by re-recording SACD hybrid disc released in 2005 Nobody Knows: Original Soundtrack(映画「誰も知らない」 サウンドトラック) 2004 Pony Canyon Maxi single from soundtrack of a Hirokazu Kore-eda film Nobody Knows XO(XO) 2004 Pony Canyon SACD hybrid disc released in 2005 Otona no natsu-yasumi: Original Soundtrack(おとなの夏休み オリジナル・サウンドトラック) 2005 Pony Canyon Soundtrack album of a television drama series Garyū hitosuji(我流一筋) 2006 Pony Canyon Gontiti Super Best 2001-2006(Gontiti スーパーベスト 2001-2006) 2007 Pony Canyon Best of album ONLINE LIMITED 1(ONLINE LIMITED 1) 2007 In The Garden Records Released only in online music store Still Walking: Original Soundtrack(映画「歩いても歩いても」サウンドトラック) 2008 In The Garden Records Soundtrack album of a Hirokazu Kore-eda film Still Walking VSOD -very special ordinary days-(VSOD -very special ordinary days-) 2008 Epic Records Japan LIVE At Shirakawa Hall '09 (Online Limited 2)(LIVE At Shirakawa Hall '09 (Online Limited 2)) 2009 In The Garden Records Live album Released only in online music store MERRY CHRISTMAS with GONTITI -BEST SELECTION OF CHRISTMAS SONGS-(MERRY CHRISTMAS with GONTITI -BEST SELECTION OF CHRISTMAS SONGS-) 2010 Epic Records Japan humble music(humble music) 2011 Epic Records Japan Third album made by only two guitars of Gontiti Going My Home: Original Soundtrack(ドラマ「ゴーイング マイ ホーム」サウンドトラック) 2012 In The Garden Records Soundtrack album of a Hirokazu Kore-eda television drama series Released only in online music store Ore wa mada honki dashitenaidake: Original Soundtrack(映画「俺はまだ本気出してないだけ」本気音楽集) 2013 Epic Records Japan Soundtrack album of a Yūichi Fukuda film based on a manga I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow "Amanchu!" Original Soundtrack (TVアニメ「あまんちゅ!」オリジナルサウンドトラック)2016 FlyingDog Soundtrack album of the animated adaptation of Kozue Amano's manga Amanchu! "Amanchu! ~Advance~" Original Soundtrack (TVアニメーション「あまんちゅ! ~あどばんす~」オリジナルサウンドトラック )2018 FlyingDog Soundtrack album of the second season of Amanchu!we are here -After 40 years, we are here-2018Pony Canyon Original album celebrating 40 years as a music duo
External links
ディスコグラフィ | Sony Music - Discography in Epic/Sony Records website Album01 of GONTITI - Discography in official website
[ Gontiti] at Allmusic. Titi Matsumura and Gonzalez Mikami at Internet Movie Database.
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