# Goh Nakamura

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Goh Nakamura Nakamura at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival Background information Genres Acoustic rock, indie pop, folk Instrument Guitar Years active 2007–present Website www.gohnakamura.com

Musical artist

**Goh Nakamura** is a singer, songwriter, musician, composer and actor. His music has been featured in films directed by [Ridley Scott](/source/Ridley_Scott) such as *[A Good Year](/source/A_Good_Year)*, *[American Gangster](/source/American_Gangster_(film))* and *[Body of Lies](/source/Body_of_Lies_(film))*. His track "Daylight Savings" also appears in the film *[Feast of Love](/source/Feast_of_Love)*. Nakamura made his acting debut in [Dave Boyle](/source/Dave_Boyle)'s award-winning film, *[Surrogate Valentine](/source/Surrogate_Valentine),* where he played a fictionalized version of himself. The film screened at a number of festivals including the [SXSW Film Festival](/source/SXSW_Film_Festival) and Nakamura won a Special Jury Prize for Acting from the [Dallas International Film Festival](/source/Dallas_International_Film_Festival) for his performance in it. Nakamura is of Japanese American descent.

## Background

Nakamura graduated from the [Berklee College of Music](/source/Berklee_College_of_Music) in the 1990s.[1][2] Nakamura's influences include [Bob Dylan](/source/Bob_Dylan), [Elliott Smith](/source/Elliott_Smith) and [Elvis Costello](/source/Elvis_Costello).[3] His self-described style of "dreamsicle pop" is a combination of folk pop, indie pop, acoustic rock, Beatles music and other influences such as literature.[4]

## Music

Nakamura's first album is entitled *Daylight Savings.*[5] A music video directed by [Dino Ignacio](/source/Bert_is_Evil) for a track on that album entitled "Embarcadero Blues" became featured on the frontpage of YouTube and soon amassed over 1 million views.[6] The title track of the album, "Daylight Savings" was also featured on the soundtrack for the 2007 film *[Feast of Love](/source/Feast_of_Love)*, directed by [Robert Benton](/source/Robert_Benton), based on the [Charles Baxter](/source/Charles_Baxter_(author)) novel of the same name and starring [Morgan Freeman](/source/Morgan_Freeman), [Greg Kinnear](/source/Greg_Kinnear), [Selma Blair](/source/Selma_Blair) and many others.[7]

Nakamura also co-wrote the lyrics for the song "Bird's Eye", performed and also co-written by [Mike Patton](/source/Mike_Patton), [Serj Tankian](/source/Serj_Tankian) and film composer [Marc Streitenfeld](/source/Marc_Streitenfeld), which was a featured song on the original soundtrack for [Ridley Scott](/source/Ridley_Scott)'s 2008 film, *[Body of Lies](/source/Body_of_Lies_(film))*.[8][9] Nakamura has also contributed bass & guitar music to the score of Ridley Scott's *[American Gangster](/source/American_Gangster_(film))* and also guitar and vocals to the score of another Ridley Scott film, *[A Good Year](/source/A_Good_Year)*.

Nakamura's second album is entitled *Ulysses* and was considered more of a "branching out" in style that received positive reviews from the likes of KQED.[10] Nakamura's third album is entitled *Motion from the Music Picture* and features songs from [Dave Boyle](/source/Dave_Boyle)'s films *[Surrogate Valentine](/source/Surrogate_Valentine)* and *Daylight Savings*.

## Film Acting

Nakamura made his acting debut in [Dave Boyle](/source/Dave_Boyle)'s film *[Surrogate Valentine](/source/Surrogate_Valentine),* where he played a fictionalized version of himself. The film screened at a number of festivals including the 2011 [SXSW Film Festival](/source/SXSW_Film_Festival).[11] It won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Film from the 2011 [San Diego Asian Film Festival](/source/San_Diego_Asian_Film_Festival) and won an Audience Award for Best Narrative Film from the 2011 [San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival](/source/San_Francisco_International_Asian_American_Film_Festival) (now known as [CAAMFest](/source/CAAMFest). For his performance in *Surrogate Valentine*, Nakamura won a Special Jury Prize for Acting from the [Dallas International Film Festival](/source/Dallas_International_Film_Festival).

He also starred in the film's sequel, *[Daylight Savings](/source/Daylight_Savings_(film))* which was named after his first album and which premiered at the 2012 [SXSW Film Festival](/source/SXSW_Film_Festival).[12] For his work in both films, Nakamura was chosen as a New American Filmmaker by the Vilcek Foundation at the 2012 [Hawaii International Film Festival](/source/Hawaii_International_Film_Festival). The National Film Society (comprising [Patrick Epino](/source/Patrick_Epino) and [Stephen Dypiangco](/source/Stephen_Dypiangco)) also awarded him a Best Actor award for his role in *Daylight Savings*. He played the same role in the third film in the trilogy, *[I Will Make You Mine](/source/I_Will_Make_You_Mine)* (2020), written and directed by [Lynn Chen](/source/Lynn_Chen) and a selection of the 2020 South By Southwest Film Festival.[13]

Nakamura plays "Uncle" Sam, musician and host of an open mic night, in the award-winning independent film, *[Life Inside Out](/source/Life_Inside_Out)* (2014) directed by Jill D'Agnenica. He performs his song "Here's a Secret" on stage in the film.

## External links

- [Goh Nakamura's Official Website](http://www.gohnakamura.com)

- [Goh Nakamura's Youtube Page](https://www.youtube.com/user/gohnakamura)

- [Goh Nakamura](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2686432/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Goh Nakamura, About, [http://www.gohnakamura.com/](http://www.gohnakamura.com/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Goh Nakamura-Starring Film 'Daylight Savings' One of 74 To Premiere at SXSW, Billboard Biz, [http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/tv-film/1098563/goh-nakamura-starring-film-daylight-savings-one-of-74-to-premiere](http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/tv-film/1098563/goh-nakamura-starring-film-daylight-savings-one-of-74-to-premiere)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** 8 Questions with Goh Nakamura, [http://www.imprintculturelab.com/8-questions/8-questions-with-goh-nakamura/](http://www.imprintculturelab.com/8-questions/8-questions-with-goh-nakamura/) [Deprecated link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Archive.today_guidance) archived 2014-07-15 at [archive.today](/source/Archive.today)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Alexander Varty, A career change is in the works for Goh Nakamura, [https://www.straight.com/article-407596/vancouver/career-change-works-goh-nakamura](https://www.straight.com/article-407596/vancouver/career-change-works-goh-nakamura)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Best of the Net, Music for 2004, [http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2004/12/best-of-the-net-music-for-2004.html](http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2004/12/best-of-the-net-music-for-2004.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Jim Dunlop, Artists, Goh Nakamura, [http://www.jimdunlop.com/artist/goh-nakamura](http://www.jimdunlop.com/artist/goh-nakamura) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140701033108/http://www.jimdunlop.com/artist/goh-nakamura) 2014-07-01 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Goh Nakamura on 'Feast of Love' Soundtrack, [http://blog.angryasianman.com/2007/09/goh-nakamura-on-feast-of-love.html](http://blog.angryasianman.com/2007/09/goh-nakamura-on-feast-of-love.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** KQED Arts, Goh Nakamura, [http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2009/01/14/goh_nakamura/](http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2009/01/14/goh_nakamura/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Goh Nakamura, Birds Eye, [http://gohnakamura.com/tag/birds-eye/](http://gohnakamura.com/tag/birds-eye/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204539/http://gohnakamura.com/tag/birds-eye/) 2014-07-14 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Claire Light, Goh Nakamura: Ulysses, [http://www.kqed.org/arts/music/article.jsp?essid=23381](http://www.kqed.org/arts/music/article.jsp?essid=23381)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sxsw_11-0)** ["Surrogate Valentine"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130727234634/http://schedule.sxsw.com/2011/events/event_FS11053). schedule.sxsw.com. Archived from [the original](http://schedule.sxsw.com/2011/events/event_FS11053) on 2013-07-27. Retrieved 2014-07-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-indiewire_12-0)** ["Exclusive: Clip From SXSW Comedy 'Daylight Savings' The Sequel To 'Surrogate Valentine'|The Playlist"](http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/exclusive-clip-from-sxsw-comedy-daylight-savings-the-sequel-to-surrogate-valentine). blogs.indiewire.com. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 2014-07-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Kennedy, Lisa (2 June 2020). ["'I Will Make You Mine': Film Review"](https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/i-will-make-you-mine-film-review-1234622916/). Variety. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

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