Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

December 5, 1950 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Nagano, Japan

Joe Hisaishi

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

A Wish to the Moon: Joe Hisaishi & 9 Cellos 2003 Etude & Encore Tour

Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Paris Philharmonie

Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki

Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya

Joe Hisaishi in Budokan - Making of the Concert: The Big Screen

Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director

Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench

The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction

"The Ornithopter Story: Fly, Hiyodori Tengu!"

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