Miyauchi Kunio

Miyauchi was inspired to pursue music at a young age after viewing a biography on American composer George Gershwin. He studied trumpet throughout high school with aspirations of becoming a jazz musician, but a bout of tuberculosis forced him to abandon performance. He pivoted to composition, beginning his career writing for radio and television in the late 1950s.

He is best known for his work with Tsuburaya Productions, where he composed the iconic scores for Ultra Q and Ultraman (both 1966). His music for these series blends jazz, rock, and orchestral elements, creating a unique soundscape that defined the early Ultra series. He also composed the score for the Godzilla film All Monsters Attack (1969). His classic Ultra Q theme was included in later entries of the franchise including Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy (2004) and Neo Ultra Q (2013).