Shin Suzuma
Pianist - Composer
Shin Suzuma is a pianist and composer whose music explores the meeting point between the classical and neo-classical. At an early age, he began to develop his long-held love of improvisation into composition.
He performed internationally as a classical concert pianist before working as a composer, writing for film, TV, and video games. In recent years, he has begun to marry the two disciplines, composing pieces for solo piano and performing them across the UK and Europe.
His discography has amassed tens of millions of streams worldwide and regularly features on Spotify and Apple Music’s top piano and classical playlists.
The floating world
Each piece on the EP is a direct musical reflection of a specific Hiroshige artwork, ranging from the melancholy of the Narai river under moonlight to the bright, colourful scenes of the Iris Garden at Horikiri. Much like Hiroshige's prints, Shin's music illuminates these celebrated scenes, offering space for reflection while guiding the listener on a heartfelt journey. Taking its name from ukiyo-e — meaning "pictures of the floating world" — the EP offers a new perspective on Hiroshige’s Japan.
debut album
Dawn Chorus
Composed in-between my travels to Japan, Brazil and across Europe, these pieces are inspired by being in nature, at home or abroad, which has begun to affect me ever more profoundly. Dawn Chorus is a reflection on our natural surroundings and of our relationship with night and day.
EPs
IntroSpect
Introspect is about the comfort one finds in moments of solitude and reflection. The pieces were written and recorded with a small and intimate audience in mind.
Silhouettes
Following on from his first EP, Silhouettes introduces flashes of colour and brightness to Shin’s signature palette of calm and gentle optimism.
Shin's career as a media composer includes composing the title music to Channel 4's Married at First Sight, developing the sonic branding for American Airlines, and regular sessions recording string orchestra at Air and Abbey Road studios, as well as recording native Japanese instruments in Tokyo.
He writes for high-profile music libraries such as Position, Felt, Cavendish and Ninja Tune, and has a working relationship with the music supervisors at 64 Music, Felt, Butter, Amp and Wake the Town, pitching for them regularly. He has worked on many advertising projects with them and has landed some great syncs with all of them over the years. Some of the brands he has successfully pitched for include MasterCard, American Airlines, JLL, Mercedes, AON and Volvo.
Also writing under the names Taizo Audio and Taddeo Suzuma, his published tracks number in the hundreds. His library music has been synced with adverts for British Airways, Red Cross and many others, and was used extensively in Always' Olympics 2024 advertising campaign. Shin also regularly contributes tracks for Apple Fitness+.
An alumnus of the Royal Academy of Music, he brings his classical training to craft exceptional music for film, TV, trailers and video games.
media compositions
recent projects
Pass the Pulse. Parkinson’s Documentary
The Journey Home