Born in Tokyo. Graduate from TOHO Music University. Started her music career as a member of the band [SHI-SHONEN], and [REALFISH] in the 80's. In 1997 it was released her own solo album [OCTAVE]. Then, in 1999 she wrote the music for the soundtrack of the movie [MOUMANTAI] (Hong Kong / Japan). Besides, she has written the music for several movies and TV commercials and singers. In 2005 she started her series of PIANO SOLO live concerts.

Dreams That Her Piano Saw

Echoes of piano sound in endless corridor, or pleasure of being a devout romanticist were inspirations. Mari Fukuhara, known as a pianist / composer gifted with rare musicality for visual soundtracks, broke a long silence after her first solo album Octave. Pieta, an another set of fantasias pictured in her mind, has been released. Includes Les Pas D'Amour, main theme for a film 'Shirotsubaki' (October 2007) Directed by Masatoshi Akihara/Based on the novel by Kyusaku Yumeno.