Isao Tomita to announce shock retirement from music?

Tomita created a stir on Monday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

Sad news for Tomita fans. Speculation had been rife that the Japanese composer best known for his album Snowflakes Are Dancing, is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 92, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 05/11/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a composer isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a composer just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouIsao

For a little while on Monday evening, #ThankYouIsao was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.

“Isao Tomita was unlike any other composer we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouIsao”
— @universalObserver, 4 Nov 2024
“Didn't Isao Tomita retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 4 Nov 2024

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