pete 907 Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think there is a thread dedicated specifically to Joe Hisiashi. To kick things off, I just came across this unexpected report from Taiwain about a recent Hisaishi concert: Quote “Now I have listened to garbage trucks for the first time during a concert; I will remember this for the rest of my life,” another said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kühni 485 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 . _deleted_ and Cerebral Cortex 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 The encore version of Ashitaka and San with the full orchestra and choir is enchanting and utterly breathtaking. I return to it quite often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kühni 485 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 I just wish he had done a proper version of the "Reprise" from Spirited Away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothless 963 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 On 30/10/2017 at 7:03 PM, Kühni said: Annual reminder to watch this fabulous concert again... Yep that concert video is great ! I feel lucky to have been able to attend this one this year. It's also been recorded but it's not on youtube though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliburn 72 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Joe Hisaishi is coming to America! He will be in San Jose in May. Looks like tickets are going fast. http://soundtrackfest.com/en/news/joe-hisaishi-in-concert-in-california-may-2018/ I have written a report about the same concert in Paris for who is interested: https://soundtrackworld.com/2017/06/joe-hisaishi-symphonic-concert-paris/ pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothless 963 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 I saw him in paris last year and will be seing him again this year as he returns for another concert at the Philharmonie de Paris (acoustic concert, not amplified like last year) BTW I read your review, great writing https://philharmoniedeparis.fr/fr/activite/concert-symphonique/19388-joe-hisaishi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliburn 72 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Thank you for the kind words. The concert is not amplified?! That would be awesome. I already had the date marked on my calendar when the tickets go on sale. Someone also pointed me to a concert in New York that he will do in October: https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2018/10/29/JOE-HISAISHI-SYMPHONY-CONCERT-MUSIC-FROM-THE-STUDIO-GHIBLI-FILMS-OF-HAYAO-MIYAZAKI-0800PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothless 963 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Well, I've NEVER seen amplified orchestra in the Philharmonie de Paris as its a classic concert hall so… Caliburn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothless 963 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 The concert is tonight I’ll try to post the program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I love the suite from Kimi's Delivery Service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothless 963 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Well the program has been added to the event page : https://philharmoniedeparis.fr/en/activity/concert-symphonique/19388-joe-hisaishi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothless 963 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 The concert will star in about 10 minutes. It’s the first time I see sections arranged like this for an orchestra Fun. Muad'Dib 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kühni 485 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 My favorite track is the 1:38 Track 1, The Legend of Ashitaka, but it's been banned online, only the poor version remains on YouTube. Right when that title appears, the main theme breaks off the cymbals and the strings glide over the horns and counter melody. The melody is legendary. I also really love Track 3, Journey to the West, but the original one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliburn 72 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 I would go for the end credits track of that CD. The 1-minute awesomeness is extended with a couple of minutes in that track. It is also the first track of the Symphonic Suite CD. I am blessed with both CDs (and a connection in Japan) This album is my all time favorite. In the meantime, I have finished my report of the concert last month in Paris. Last concerts I have attended of Hisaishi he always has the cello and double bass players on the far right side of him. For who likes to read it: https://soundtrackworld.com/2019/03/joe-hisaishi-paris-2019/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 As more of a snippets/moments guy, personally I think there's nothing in the End Credits that can top the build-up and release of the Main Theme in the 1st track. It's like one of the most epic sounds I've ever heard. This is why I hate rating tracks and pieces, it's much more reasonable to compare snippets (like 10 sec of your favorite moments from music.) Every piece is made of great sounds, and each sound is its own thing to compare and value. A piece at every moment can bend into other many possible variations, so the whole doesn't matter as much as how each sequence flows into the other. It's like why I think the Leia's Theme double-melodic moment of the Star Wars Main Theme Suite is the best thing Williams has ever written. Smeltington 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliburn 72 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 An interesting point of view. I have never thought about it like that before 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Apparently my there's going to be an anime movie of ni no kuni with another score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliburn 72 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Hisaishi did 3 concerts in Prague last week with music from the Ghibli movies! I attended and wrote a report about it for who is curious: https://soundtrackworld.com/2019/05/joe-hisaishi-prague-2019/ Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 New Hisaishi score next month! https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-02-26/children-of-the-sea-film-teaser-previews-joe-hisaishi-music/.143942 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 After seeing Nausicaä for the first time yesterday I just had to seek something out and found this: Lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Small tribute piece by our writer Mark Burgess (in English): http://celluloidtunes.no/joe-hisaishi-asian-sensation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Joe doesn't sound very Japaneseish, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 His real name is Mamoru Fujisawa. According to Wikipedia: Quote As his works were becoming well known, Hisaishi formulated an alias inspired by Quincy Jones, an African-American musician and producer. Retranscribed in Japanese, "Quincy Jones" became "Joe Hisaishi". ("Quincy", pronounced "Kuishi" in Japanese, can be written using the same kanji in "Hisaishi"; "Joe" comes from "Jones".) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Well, I do like some of Quincy Jones' music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 It's your bag, baby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Disco Stu said: His real name is Mamoru Fujisawa Yes, it's mentioned right there in the opening paragraph of the article linked to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 What article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 The one he linked to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 What is this? Who are you? Where am I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I always thought Disco Stu was short for Quincy Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Getting this thread back on track! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliburn 72 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 For who is interested in my thoughts. I have reviewed one of my most beloved scores: MONONOKE HIME: SYMPHONIC SUITE. https://soundtrackworld.com/2019/10/mononoke-hime-symphonic-suite-joe-hisaishi/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Imagine Hisaishi had gone to work on American cinema. Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 They would edit his music to pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Just stumbled over this new piano sheet collection. https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/studio-ghibli-best-hit-10-intermediate-level-english-version-sheet-music/21816078?utm_medium=email&d=Email_NewReleases20201017&referral_id=Email_NewReleases20201017&utm_source=bronto&utm_campaign=NewReleases20201017&ac=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Is there a good resource anywhere explaining the different versions of Nausicaa (both soundtrack releases and the score itself)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Like this? http://cuebycue.blogspot.com/2016/02/nausicaa-of-valley-of-wind-hisaishi-1984.html Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Didn't Hisaishi change the score in some way for the Disney release in the 2000s? I only watch the Disney dub (sorry haters, I won't be convinced otherwise) and I feel like the music I hear in that differs from the soundtrack release I have in many ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 That was Castle In The Sky where an entirely new score was recorded by Hisaishi for the American dub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Ah ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 That being said, it's certainly possible that the English dub of Nausicaa might very well also move music around compared to what the original dub does, I have no idea. But I don't think it features any newly recorded music like Castle does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,369 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 I love this tango energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverTrumpet 638 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Has anyone heard any music for How Do You Live at all yet? I know they almost stealth released the film in Japan, but I haven't seen any reviews about anything at all. MaxMovieMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 I am unaware of there being a way to hear the music yet. We do know that the OST album arrives on Wednesday, August 9th. On 30/06/2023 at 3:24 AM, Quppa said: the album is scheduled for release on the 9th of August. On 20/07/2023 at 10:30 AM, filmmusic said: https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/TKCA-75200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j39m 75 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 I just got back from seeing the film and I'm not sure what to make of it. It's probably something I'll have to watch again to help digest. As for the music...hmm. I haven't formed an opinion on that either, but I'm most curious to see what the moviegoing public is going to think. Folks pick up Hisaishi for a particular...brand of tunefulness. That much seems to be reflected in things like his Ghibli concerts and his new DG release. He's smuggled bits and bobs of his minimalist style (when he's not literally posing with Terry Riley in his mountain retreat for Instagram) into his Ghibli scores, but they tend to be grounded in something the audience will go home humming. All this is to say that I don't feel confident I could even write down what I heard in this film, unlike the genius folks who can bootleg Helena's Theme after one sitting like Mozart casually transcribing a secret church hymn. It looks to me like Miyazaki turned to Hisaishi and said "go wild," and Hisaishi gleefully turned the minimalist dial to 11. Interestingly, if I read the credits correctly, the orchestra is named "Future Orchestra Classics," one of his current partners for his classics series. I forget if the makeup is largely the NJP, but I get the sense it's not — I need to look into that. Or just wait four days. MaxMovieMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 How'd you see it? You live in Japan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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