Joe Hisaishi
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- December 6, 1950
- Place of birth
- 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.
Movies with Joe Hisaishi
- The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness 2013 · ★ 7.6
- Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron 2024 · ★ 7.8
- 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert 2008 · ★ 9.3
- Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery 2005 · ★ 6.9
- Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya 2014 · ★ 6.7
- A Wish to the Moon: Joe Hisaishi & 9 Cellos 2003 Etude & Encore Tour 2005 · ★ 3.8
- Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano 2000 · ★ 8.0
- Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director 2010 · ★ 9.0
- The Nippon Television Special of Spirited Away 2001 · ★ 9.0
- Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki 2017 · ★ 10.0
- Joe Hisaishi in Budokan - Making of the Concert: The Big Screen 2009 · ★ 10.0
- Hisaishi Symphonique 2022
- コンサート2021 in ザ・シンフォニーホール 2021
- NEWS ZERO Spinoff: "Ponyo on the Cliff" Close-Up! Five Genius Craftmen 2008
- The Songs of Studio Ghibli 2019
Movies directed by Joe Hisaishi
- Quartet 2001 · ★ 9.0