Music of Spirited Away explained
The music for Studio Ghibli's 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film Spirited Away directed by Hayao Miyazaki, features a score composed by Joe Hisaishi and performed by the New Japan Philharmonic symphony orchestra.[1] [2] Hisashi received critical acclaim and numerous accolades for his work in the film. An original soundtrack that contains 20 tracks from the film score and one song was released in July 2001, whereas an image album that had five songs and five instrumentals, released three months before, in April 2001. Both of them were re-issued on a double disc vinyl LP in 2020.[3] [4] [5]
Background
Originally, the opening track "One Summer's Day" was an instrumental theme. Later, Hisaishi added lyrics to those tunes, and named the new version of the song which was performed by Ayaka Hirahara. It was not featured in the album.[6]
The closing song, was composed and performed by Youmi Kimura, with words by Wakako Kaku.[7] The song was intended to be used for, an unproduced Miyazaki film.
Original soundtrack
Notes and References
- Miyazaki's Spirited Away . 10 September 2002 . CD . Milan Records . https://web.archive.org/web/20150219131028/http://www.allmusic.com/album/miyazakis-spirited-away-film-score-mw0000223876 . 19 February 2015 . live.
- News: Vincentelli . Elisabeth . 2022-08-12 . The Composer Who Turns Hayao Miyazaki's Humane Touch Into Music . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-05-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815054712/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/movies/studio-ghibli-composer-joe-hisaishi.html . 2022-08-15 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: Joe Hisaishi Spirited Away Soundtracks (Vinyl LP) . 2023-05-04 . Rough Trade . en . 4 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230504154004/https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/product/joe-hisaishi/spirited-away-soundtracks . live .
- Web site: Joe Hisaishi: Spirited Away Soundtrack Vinyl 2LP . https://web.archive.org/web/20201008141214/https://www.turntablelab.com/products/joe-hisaishi-spirited-away-soundtrack-vinyl-2lp . 2020-10-08 . 2023-05-04 . TurntableLab.com . en.
- Web site: Joe Hisaishi Spirited Away: Image Album . https://web.archive.org/web/20200930222121/https://lightintheattic.net/releases/7062-spirited-away-image-album . 2020-09-30 . 2023-05-04 . Light In The Attic Records.
- Web site: 晩夏(ひとりの季節)/いのちの名前 (The name of life/late summer) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131215184400/http://www.ayaka-hirahara.com/discography/banka_s.html . 15 December 2013 . 1 September 2013 . Ayaka Hirahara.
- Web site: Yumi Kimura . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120420174331/http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/sen/song.html . 20 April 2012 . 1 September 2013 . Nausicaa.net.
