Discover all the beauty of the music from the Studio Ghibli films of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata composed by Joe Hisaishi, in this new original piano solo album, based on the official scores written by Joe Hisaishi, and under official musical license!
STUDIO GHIBLI ~ WAYÔ PIANO COLLECTION (Vinyl Edition)
Discover all the beauty of the music from Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata's Studio Ghibli films in this new original production for solo piano!
Based on the official piano scores of the original composer of the Studio Ghibli films, Joe Hisaishi, this album is an initiatory and virtuoso journey into the worlds of Miyazaki and Takahata, performed by pianist Nicolas Horvath, Steinway and Sons Artist, famous for being a first-class interpreter of composers such as Philip Glass, Franz Liszt, Claude Debussy and Eric Satie.
The album contains tracks from all Studio Ghibli films composed by Joe Hisaishi, a complete horizon of the immortal work of the cult animation studio.
The vinyl edition includes 24 tracks on two discs inserted in a sumptuous gatefold sleeve.
WAYO-V023 (Summer 2023) 24 tracks, 2 discs, 33rpm Black vinyl discs to preserve the piano sound quality Composed and arranged by Joe Hisaishi Performed by Nicolas Horvath Original Illustration by George Howlett Produced, published and distribued by Wayô Records Officially licensed by Sony Music Publishing, Because Music, Warner Chappell
Tracklist
DISC 1 (39:24)
SIDE A 01 Fantasia for Nausicaä 02 The Road to the Valley 03 Confessions in the Moonlight 04 The Lost Paradise 05 The Wind Forest 06 My Neighbor Totoro
SIDE B 01 Kiki’s Delivery Service 02 Starting the Job 03 Heartbroken Kiki 04 Porco e Bella 05 Madness 06 Ashitaka and San
DISC 2 (41:26) SIDE C 01 Kodamas 02 Princess Mononoke 03 One Summer’s Day 04 Sootballs 05 The Sixth Station 06 Merry-Go-Round of Life SIDE D 01 Mother Sea 02 Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea 03 A Journey (A Dream of Flight) 04 Nahoko (An Unexpected Meeting 05 The Procession of Celestial Beings 06 When I Remember This Life