The official flyer for Joe Hisashi’s upcoming’s performance at the Budokan ( in August ), aptly illustrated by none other than Miyazaki Hayao himself. I’ve already grabbed my hard copy from a nearby convenience stall. Can anyone find Chihiro-chan from Spirited Away in the illustration ? Miyazaki-san seemed to have missed her out completely.
Joe Hisashi is the composer for many of Ghibli’s most beloved animation soundtracks like My Neighbour Totoro, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle and Mononoke Hiime. (my personal favourite) To celebrate the release of Ghibli’s latest animation film Ponyo on the Cliff in July, Joe HIsashi will be performing titles from all the films that he and Miyazaki-san have collaborated on in the past 25 years. A sure sell out, so hurry if you want to catch the maestro in action.
Check out more details from the official Joe Hisashi webpages below:
http://www.joehisaishi.com/budokan/
http://hisaghib.jp/top.html
Spirited Away, The Wind Rises, Miyazaki Collection Blu-rays.
Kingdom of Dreams & Madness – Ghibli Studio Documentary
The Art Of Spirited Away – Storyboard Book Review
Ghibli Museum Anime Shorts Part II – Mei And The Kitten Bus
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
May 31st, 2008 at 7:27 am
I actually prefer his tracks for Takeshi Kitano’s movies.. I tend not to mind background music to animation too often since I’m too captivated by the animation itself. Weird how I just noticed that as I was typing the first sentence…
June 1st, 2008 at 3:11 am
Rence – It must be the effect of Kitano’s films, but Joe Hisashi’s music for his films are all so poignant and sad, completely different pieces of work from his music for Miyazaki-san although they are still quickly recognizable.
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:57 am
This is legendary! Im not much of a music guy, but I would say his soundtracks are what makes the Ghibli films so memorable…Pity my schedule and budget is so tight that i wont be able to catch it.
June 3rd, 2008 at 4:23 pm
What a great illustration!
June 4th, 2008 at 1:32 am
tragic comedy – Yup, Ghibli’s films just not quite complete without his music.
Dave – Much agreed !
June 5th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Aw, id love to go to that! The tune from Laputa where theyre walking around the gardens makes my eyes all watery! To hear that played live would be superb.
June 6th, 2008 at 2:26 am
Andy – You’re tempting me…