Teiji Ito

Teiji Ito

Known for

Music and sound

Born

January 22, 1935

Birthplace

Tokyo, Japan

Died

August 16, 1982 (aged 47)

Biography

Teiji Ito was a Japanese composer and performer. He is best known for his scores for the avant-garde films by Maya Deren.

Best known work

Meshes of the Afternoon
Meshes of the Afternoon
1943
The Very Eye of Night
The Very Eye of Night
1958
Meditation on Violence
Meditation on Violence
1949
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
2002
Arabesque for Kenneth Anger
Arabesque for Kenneth Anger
1961
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
1993
Lifelines
Lifelines
1960
Invocation: Maya Deren
Invocation: Maya Deren
1986
Dionysus
Dionysus
1964
Maya Deren's Sink
Maya Deren's Sink
2011

Filmography

  1. 2023

    Vever (For Barbara)

    Music

  2. 2012

  3. 2011

  4. 2002

  5. 1993

    Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti

    Music, Director, Sound Editor, Writer

  6. 1986

    Invocation: Maya Deren

    as Himself (archive footage)

  7. 1968

  8. 1964

  9. 1963

  10. 1962

  11. 1961

  12. 1961

  13. 1961

    The Language of Faces

    Original Music Composer

  14. 1960

  15. 1959

  16. 1959

  17. 1958

  18. 1949

  19. 1943

    Meshes of the Afternoon

    Original Music Composer

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