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Joe Hisaishi to release  'A Symphonic Celebration’ on Deutsche Grammophon

Joe Hisaishi to release 'A Symphonic Celebration’ on Deutsche Grammophon

Written by Richard Durrance on 19 Apr 2023



Revered classical label Deutsche Grammophon have announced that on June 30th they are to release Hayao Miyazaki and Takeshi Kitano (not to mention co-creator of the My Neighbour Totoro play) composer Joe Hisaishi's 'A Symphonic Celebration’, an album showcasing his iconic film soundtracks for Studio Ghibli.

Here's what Deutsche Grammophon have to say:

Spanning the full spectrum of Hisaishi’s work as composer, conductor and pianist, the deal will deliver a richly varied range of audio and audiovisual recordings. For his first DG album, he has created an exciting series of symphonic arrangements of his original soundtracks for such Ghibli classics as Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke and My neighbor Totoro. Fittingly titled A Symphonic Celebration, it presents state-of-the-art recordings of his extraordinary work for this much-loved artistic force in animated movie-making.

In support of the album, Hisaishi will also be touring including the UK in September.

And if you want a snippet of what to expect including the man himself conducting check out the video below:


Richard Durrance
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Long-time anime dilettante and general lover of cinema. Obsessive re-watcher of 'stuff'. Has issues with dubs. Will go off on tangents about other things that no one else cares about but is sadly passionate about. (Also, parentheses come as standard.) Looks curiously like Jo Shishido, hamster cheeks and all.


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