Iron to Wildflowers Front Cover

Iron to Wildflowers

Jun Futamata

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Last year, I visited Suomenlinna Island in Finland.
Once a sea fortress where cannons and military facilities were placed, the island has now become a quiet everyday landscape, where a gentle sea breeze flows, people relax on the grass, and children run between historic stone walls.

This work was born from a deep impression of this transformation, a place once built for war becoming a landscape of peace.

The recording took place in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the strings feature a string quartet led by violinist Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, a highly respected figure in the contemporary Icelandic music scene and an essential collaborator in works by Björk and Jóhann Jóhannsson. Their delicate and organic string performance gives the music depth and a breathing texture.

This work crosses the fields of post-classical, ambient, contemporary music, environmental music, minimal music, electronica, and classical music, and presents silence itself as music.
It is a piece with spatiality and emotional space.

Artist Profile

  • Jun Futamata

    Jun Futamata is a Japan-based composer and singer known for her distinctive compositional style, crafting one-of-a-kind sonic landscapes through intricate layers of voice. After moving alone to New York, she immersed herself in the study of improvisational methods and harmonic progressions, performing at local jazz clubs and collaborating with accomplished musicians. These experiences formed the foundation of her unique approach to composition and arrangement. Upon returning to Japan, Jun expanded her work across film, television, anime, games, commercials, and theatrical productions. Her credits include the music for the EXPO 2025 OSAKA,KANSAI "Sumitomo Pavilion", arrangement and vocals for "FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH", and original scores for TV-series such as "The Right to Judge", "A Suffocatingly Lonely Death" and "TV Journalist" She has also contributed vocals to "Pokémon", "My Hero Academia", and film soundtracks including "Enemy", "Love's Disease", "Sing a Bit of Harmony", and "Paradise Kiss". In 2024, she released her second album "When Your Bones Turn Into Opal", recorded in Iceland. Following this, she embarked on a European tour in 2025, earning critical acclaim both domestically and internationally, with the album reaching No.1 on multiple charts. Futamata continues to explore new frontiers of sound, seamlessly blending elements of post-classical, ambient, electronica, and contemporary classical music into an ever-evolving artistic language. Selected Works EXPO2025 OSAKA,KANSAI "Sumitomo Pavilion" - Music / Vocals (2025) TV-series "Good Things, Bad Things"- Original Score (2025) Game "FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH" - Arrangement / Vocals (2024) Game "Arknights" - Lyricist for insert song (2024) TV-series "A Suffocatingly Lonely Death" - Original Score (2024) NTV 70th Anniversary TV-series "TV Journalist" - Original Score (2024) Anime "REVENGER" - Original Score (2023)

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