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The Wind Rises

The Wind Rises

Stand Alone

Stand Alone

Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle

Laputa - Castle in the Sky

Laputa - Castle in the Sky

Princess Mononoke<br>(Selections from)

Princess Mononoke<br>(Selections from)

Music by Joe Hisaishi

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The Wind Rises

The Wind Rises

This beautiful, lyrical melody is so colorful in the film, without having an imposing image. “The Wind Rises” (2013) does not dominate the visual, and perhaps is an ideal form of film...
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COMS-85084
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Stand Alone

Stand Alone

Joe Hisaishi is a highly sought-after film score composer in his home country of Japan. Among his numerous movie scores are several for anime fi lms. Anyone who watched the 1998 Nagano Winter...
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DHP1115041
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Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle

Based on Hayao Miyazaki’s animation “Howl’s Moving Castle” (2004), this Symphonic Fantasy for Band was arranged for Neagari Jr. High School Band (Kazuhiro Tanaka - director)...
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COMS-85036
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Laputa - Castle in the Sky

Laputa - Castle in the Sky

Treat your audience to an incredible, dramatic, and powerful adventures of 1986 animation film by Studio Ghibli. A well-crafted 6 movement arrangement, spirit of the film can easily be...
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COMS-85032
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Princess Mononoke
(Selections from)

With feeling of awe with this gorgeous melody, the arranger put much time and effort in depicting its beauty and excitement. Arranged specifically for concert contest, it clearly establishes sections...
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COMS-85035
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My Neighbor Totoro

There have been countless interpretations, both positive and negative, of “My Neighbor Totoro”. However, I was simply moved by this film’s portrait of family love, respect for the...
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COMS-85033
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

As beautiful and powerful as the 1984 animation film, this music is easily recognizable and popular in Japan. Through excellent arrangement, the 3 movements are represented as closely as possible to...
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COMS-85031
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Kiki's Delivery Service

Famous musicologist Yuji Numano identified an interesting relationship between classical and film music. Film music is like a second child of 19th century classical music (the first child being 20th...
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COMS-85034
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Ponyo on a Cliff by the Sea

The sound track of Ponyo on a Cliff by the Sea includes a number of famous and familiar melodies as parody. I arranged it to exaggerate the fun-ness. “Deep Sea Ranch” from the...
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COMS-85083
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Spirited Away

This is an arrangement of Ghibli’s Anime film, “Spirited Away”. It consists of six themes including No-Face, One Summer Day, The Bottomless Pit, Yubaba’s Panic, Always with...
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COMS-85082
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Princess Mononoke
(Fantasy Scenes)

Princess Mononoke (1997) is recognized for its outstanding soundtrack. The CD “Princess Mononoke” recorded by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra after the film’s release is also...
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COMS-85081
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Porco Rosso

From the 1992 Japanese animated film about an Italian World War I flying ace who, for a wartime misdeed, was transformed into an anthropomorphic pig. The flamboyant post-war story of Porco Rosso...
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COMS-85080
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Nausicaä Requiem

From Anime master Hayao Miyazaki’s career take-off point, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) captures the last scene of Nausicaä coming back alive after being flown away by...
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COMS-85079
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