Friday 21 October 2011

Joe Hisaishi


Mamoru Fujisawa (藤澤 守 Fujisawa Mamoru?), known professionally as Joe Hisaishi (久石 譲 Hisaishi Jō, born December 6, 1950), is a composer and director known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981.

While possessing a stylistically distinct sound, Hisaishi's music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including minimalist, experimental electronic, European classical, and Japanese classical. Lesser known are the other musical roles he plays; he is also a typesetter, author, arranger, and head of an orchestra.

He is best known for his work with animator Hayao Miyazaki, having composed scores for many of his films including Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984), Castle in the Sky (1986), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Porco Rosso (1992), Princess Mononoke (1997), Spirited Away (2001), Howl's Moving Castle (2004) and Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2008). He is also recognized for the soundtracks he has provided for filmmaker 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, including A Scene at the Sea (1991), Dolls (2002), Kikujiro (1999), Hana-bi (1997), Kids Return (1996), Ocean Heaven (2010) and Sonatine (1993).

Source: Wikipedia

Here I have attached some of my favourite songs from this fantastic musician:

Joe Hisaishi - Journey to the West

Joe Hisaishi - One summer's day





Joe Hisaishi - Oriental Wind



Joe Hisaishi - Kaze no Toorimichi (The path of the wind)



Joe Hisaishi - The Rain



Joe Hisaishi - Departures



Joe Hisaishi - Summer (piano)



Joe Hisaishi - Castle in the Sky



Joe Hisaishi - Kiki's delivery service





Joe Hisaishi - Princess Mononoke Symphonic Suite



Joe Hisaishi - Totoro Theme




Joe Hisaishi - Ashitaka and San



Joe Hisaishi - Merry Go Round



Joe Hisaihi - Summer (Orchestra)



Joe Hisaishi - Two of us



Joe Hisaishi - 風のとおり道 - 久石譲コンサート2006



Joe Hisaishi - Arrietty's Song (Piano)



Joe Hisaishi - The sixth station

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