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. He is also recognized for his music for filmmaker 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, including A Scene at the Sea (1991), Sonatine (1993), Kids Return (1996), Hana-bi (1997), Kikujiro (1999), Brother (2000), and Dolls (2002), and for the video game series Ni no Kuni. He was a student of anime composer Takeo Watanabe.[1][2]
^Pfitzinger, Scott (March 1, 2017). Composer Genealogies: A Compendium of Composers, Their Teachers, and Their Students. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 572. ISBN 978-1442272248. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
^Berton, Gael (February 15, 2021). The Works of Hayao Miyazaki: The Master of Japanese Animation. Third Editions. ISBN 978-2377842780. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
Fujisawa Mamoru, born December 6, 1950), known professionally as JoeHisaishi (久石 譲, Hisaishi Jō), is a Japanese composer, musical director, conductor and...
Japanese composer JoeHisaishi has released 27 studio albums, 13 compilation albums, and 83 soundtrack albums. Hisaishi has also released five video albums...
Hiroyuki Morita, Gorō Miyazaki, and Hiromasa Yonebayashi. Composer JoeHisaishi has provided the soundtracks for most of Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli films...
were produced by Studio Ghibli, and the original score was composed by JoeHisaishi and Rei Kondoh [ja]. The artwork was also greatly inspired by Studio...
(album: PRETENDER) 1989: ALL DAY PRETENDER (album: PRETENDER) Composer: JoeHisaishi 1987: YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO ALIVE (album: Owari no nai natsu) 1987: BELIEVE...
Spirited Away directed by Hayao Miyazaki, features a score composed by JoeHisaishi and performed by the New Japan Philharmonic symphony orchestra. Hisashi...
of coming of age and coping with a world marked by conflict and loss. JoeHisaishi composed the film's score, while Kenshi Yonezu wrote and sang the film's...
something beautiful". The film's score was composed and conducted by JoeHisaishi, and performed by the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra. The film also...
composed by JoeHisaishi, who previously collaborated with Miyazaki on the movies Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Castle in the Sky. Hisaishi was inspired...
2003. The film's score was composed by JoeHisaishi, who would become a close collaborator of Miyazaki's; Hisaishi also composed a reworked soundtrack for...
Fujisawa has collaborated on several occasions with her father, composer JoeHisaishi, on the soundtracks for the films of Studio Ghibli. She has also performed...
September 23, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Yumpu. Hisaishi, Joe. "Discography". JoeHisaishi Official Site (in Japanese). Archived from the original...
Spirited Away was composed and conducted by Miyazaki's regular collaborator JoeHisaishi, and performed by the New Japan Philharmonic. The soundtrack received...
Toshio Suzuki and distributed by Toho. Its score is by Japanese composer JoeHisaishi. The plot revolves around an Italian World War I ex-fighter ace, now...
produced by Studio Ghibli, features a 37-track musical score composed by JoeHisaishi, a longtime collaborator of both the director and the producer. It also...
dramatic storylines. The music was composed by JoeHisaishi and Isaku Fujita and arranged by JoeHisaishi, Isaku Fujita, and Masahisa Takeichi. The "Opening"...
nominations, particularly for its animation and musical score, composed by JoeHisaishi. At the 96th Academy Awards, Miyazaki and producer Toshio Suzuki won...
the theme rather than a remix. The film score of Ponyo was composed by JoeHisaishi, Miyazaki's regular collaborator. The score album, published on compact...
Masao Urino; arranged by Joe Hisaishi Vocals: Andy Koyama and Mine Matsuki The incidental music was composed by JoeHisaishi, who would later gain renown...
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