Joe Hisaishi
- Sound
- December 6, 1950 · Nagano, Japan
Biography
Mamoru Fujisawa (藤澤 守, Fujisawa Mamoru, born December 6, 1950), known professionally as Joe Hisaishi (久石 譲, Hisaishi Jō), is a Japanese composer, musical director, conductor and pianist, known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. Hisaishi's music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including minimalist, experimental electronic, Western classical, and Japanese classical. He has also worked as a music engraver and arranger. He has been associated with director and animator Hayao Miyazaki since 1984, having written scores for all but one of Miyazaki's films.
Known for
Filmography
- A Big Bold Beautiful Journey · Music
- Summer · Music
- Leviathan · Songs
- Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron · Self
- Zahia Ziouani & Mourad Merzouki : Les Nouveaux Mondes · Music
- Opus Carré · Music
- Silent Love · Music
- The Boy and the Heron · Music, Conductor
- Spirited Away: Live on Stage · Music
- Hisaishi Symphonique · Self, Musician
- Dear Alice · Music
- コンサート2021 in ザ・シンフォニーホール
- A Summer Trip · Music
- NiNoKuni · Music
- Children of the Sea · Music
- The Songs of Studio Ghibli · Self
- Extreme der Tiefsee - Abysses · Music
- In This Corner of the World · Music
- Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench · Music
- The Forest of Wool and Steel · Theme Song Performance
- What a Wonderful Family! 3 · Music
- Boro the Caterpillar · Music
- Till the End of the World · Music
- Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki · Self
- Our Time Will Come · Music
- Flower and Sword · Music
- What a Wonderful Family! 2 · Music
- Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss · Music
- What a Wonderful Family! · Music
- Those of the Treetops and Heaven · Music
- Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya · Self
- Snow on The Blades · Music
- The Little House · Music
- The Tale of The Princess Kaguya · Music
- The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness · Self
- The Wind Rises · Music
- Miracle Apples · Music
- Onna Nobunaga · Music
- Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid · Music
- Tokyo Family · Music
- Sweetheart Chocolate · Music
- Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer · Music
- Casting Blossoms to the Sky · Music
- Rest on Your Shoulder · Music
- Let the Bullets Fly · Music
- Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess · Music
- Villain · Music
- Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director · Self
- Ocean Heaven · Music
- A Tale of Ululu's Wonderful Forest · Music
- Clouds Over the Hill · Music
- Joe Hisaishi in Budokan - Making of the Concert: The Big Screen
- Sunny and the Elephant · Music
- I Want to Be a Shellfish · Music
- Departures · Music
- 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert · Self, Music Arranger
- NEWS ZERO Spinoff: "Ponyo on the Cliff" Close-Up! Five Genius Craftmen · Self
- Ponyo · Music
- A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies · Music
- The Sun Also Rises · Music
- The Legend · Music
- The Postmodern Life of My Aunt · Music
- A Chinese Tall Story · Music
- Yamato · Music
- A Wish to the Moon: Joe Hisaishi & 9 Cellos 2003 Etude & Encore Tour · Self
- Welcome to Dongmakgol · Music
- Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery · Self
- Howl's Moving Castle · Music
- When the Last Sword Is Drawn · Music
- Dolls · Music
- Imaginary Flying Machines · Music
- The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction · Music
- "The Ornithopter Story: Fly, Hiyodori Tengu!" · Music
- Mei and the Kittenbus · Music
- Tom Thumb · Music, Orchestrator
- Quartet · Screenplay, Director
- Spirited Away · Music
- The Nippon Television Special of Spirited Away · Self
- Brother · Music
- Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano · Self