Sumio Shiratori

Sumio Shiratori (白鳥 澄夫 Shiratori Sumio) is a Japanese composer and music producer.

He is best known for composing the soundtrack to the 1990-1992 Moomin anime television series, based on the Moomin books and comic strips by illustrator and author Tove Jansson. The soundtrack produced has achieved a legendary status in Finland and continues to be widely cherished even by younger generations. It has led to parodies such as Moomin rock aswell as a Moomin concert series. Shiratori says he is moved and amazed at this.^[1][2]

He is the husband and co-producer of the singer and songwriter Emiko Shiratori, and father of singer Maika Shiratori.