Haruhiko Shiraishi

Haruhiko Shiraishi (白石 春彦) was a Taipei-based Japanese composer, sound designer and former doctor who had worked at Don Quijote Audio Post-Production Ltd. since May 1980 until his death in 2011.

Career
On May 19, 1980, Shiraishi joined the then newly-founded Don Quijote Audio Post-Production Ltd. led by fellow sound designer Liu Chun-hung. He was responsible for the creation of "The Nightmare Machine", a custom made musical instrument intended for the creation of unsettling noises to be used on scoring horror films. Its creation was commissioned to guitar manufacturer Wu Yu-ting.

Death
On April 12, 2011, Shiraishi died from a cerebrovascular disease in his Shilin District home. He was cremated on April 14, and his ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean.