Paul Seiko Chihara was born in Seattle, Washington in 1938. He received his doctorate degree (D.M.A.) from Cornell University in 1965 as a student of Robert Palmer. Mr. Chihara also studied with the renowned pedagogue Nadia Boulanger in Paris, Ernst Pepping in Berlin, and Gunther Schuller at Tanglewood, summer home of the Boston Symphony. With ...
Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada
Albums
Crossing Delancey
Star Sign
Cancer
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Trademark
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In Chihara's music he frequently uses his trademark chord which is built using note D2, D3, A3, D4, F sharp 4, A4, B flat 4, C5, and D flat 5. He also uses the word "willow" in many of his choral works because it is the one word that has the same meaning in all languages, to weep.
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Fact
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Composer-in-residence at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. Worked with The Westminster Singers for a one week intensive choral program. [November 2002]
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On the faculty of the UCLA Music Department.
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Prince of the City: The Real Story
2007
Video documentary short original score, uncredited
Strip Search
2004
TV Movie
American Family
2002
TV Series 1 episode
100 Centre Street
2001
TV Series
Baby Snatcher
1992
TV Movie
Quicksand: No Escape
1992
TV Movie
China Beach
1988-1991
TV Series 54 episodes
The Price of the Bride
1990
TV Movie
Death Has a Bad Reputation
1990
TV Movie
A Little Piece of Sunshine
1990
TV Movie
Rock Hudson
1990
TV Movie
Family of Spies
1990
TV Mini-Series 2 episodes
Pride and Extreme Prejudice
1989
TV Movie
Just Another Secret
1989
TV Movie
Frederick Forsyth Presents
1989
TV Series
Penn & Teller Get Killed
1989
Dark Holiday
1989
TV Movie
Bridesmaids
1989
TV Movie
Killer Instinct
1988
TV Movie
Shooter
1988
TV Movie
King of the Olympics: The Lives and Loves of Avery Brundage
1988
TV Movie
Crossing Delancey
1988
Los Angeles History Project
1988
TV Series composer - 1 episode
Noble House
1988
TV Mini-Series 4 episodes
Almost Partners
1987
TV Movie
A Walk on the Moon
1987
The King of Love
1987
TV Movie
The Killing Time
1987
Haunted by Her Past
1987
TV Movie
American Playhouse
1985-1987
TV Series 3 episodes
Baby Girl Scott
1987
TV Movie
Forever, Lulu
1987
We Are the Children
1987
TV Movie
The Morning After
1986
When the Bough Breaks
1986
TV Movie
Jackals
1986
Resting Place
1986
TV Movie
A Case of Deadly Force
1986
TV Movie
A Deadly Business
1986
TV Movie
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
1986
TV Movie
Crime of Innocence
1985
TV Movie
Picking Up the Pieces
1985
TV Movie
Toughlove
1985
TV Movie
ABC Weekend Specials
1985
TV Series 1 episode
Right to Kill?
1985
TV Movie
A Bunny's Tale
1985
TV Movie
Cover Up
1984-1985
TV Series 2 episodes
The Bad Seed
1985
TV Movie
MacGruder and Loud
1985
TV Series 1 episode
Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
1984
TV Movie
With Intent to Kill
1984
TV Movie
Impulse
1984
Whiz Kids
1983-1984
TV Series 12 episodes
Legmen
1984
TV Series 1 episode
Crackers
1984
The Haunting Passion
1983
TV Movie
Manimal
1983
TV Series 2 episodes
The Survivors
1983
Jane Doe
1983
TV Movie
Miss All-American Beauty
1982
TV Movie
The Legend of Walks Far Woman
1982
TV Movie
The Rules of Marriage
1982
TV Movie
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
1982
TV Movie
The Ambush Murders
1982
TV Movie
Prince of the City
1981
Great Performances: Dance in America
1981
TV Series 1 episode
The Promise of Love
1980
TV Movie
The Children of An Lac
1980
TV Movie music by
Brave New World
1980
TV Movie
Act of Violence
1979
TV Movie
Mind Over Murder
1979
TV Movie
The Darker Side of Terror
1979
TV Movie
Almost Heaven
1978
TV Movie
A Fire in the Sky
1978
TV Movie
Betrayal
1978
TV Movie
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
1978
TV Movie
Dr. Strange
1978
TV Movie
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
1978
Deathmoon
1978
TV Movie
Night Cries
1978
TV Movie
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978
TV Mini-Series 2 episodes
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977
The Cousteau Odyssey
1977
TV Series documentary 1 episode
The Keegans
1976
TV Movie
Sweet Revenge
1976
Farewell to Manzanar
1976
TV Movie
Death Race 2000
1975
Sensitivity Training
2016
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Romance & Cigarettes
2005
composer: additional music
China Beach
1991
TV Series composer - 1 episode
Crossing Delancey
1988
conductor / orchestrator
Whiz Kids
1983-1984
TV Series composer - 18 episodes
Manimal
1983
TV Series composer - 7 episodes
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
1978
music adaptor
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Romance & Cigarettes
2005
arranger: "When the Savior Reached Down for Me"
Crossing Delancey
1988
arranger: "LIEUTENANT KIJE"
Jackals
1986
lyrics: "Tryin' To Say Goodbye", "The Price You Pay" / music: "Tryin' To Say Goodbye", "The Price You Pay"