Joe Hisaishi

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Joe Hisaishi

Sound 75 December 6, 1950

Nagano, Japan

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 p…

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Spirited Away

Spirited Away

8.5 2001 Movie
Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle

8.4 2004 Movie
Princess Mononoke

Princess Mononoke

8.3 1997 Movie
My Neighbor Totoro

My Neighbor Totoro

8.1 1988 Movie
Ponyo

Ponyo

7.8 2008 Movie
Castle in the Sky

Castle in the Sky

8.0 1986 Movie
Kiki's Delivery Service

Kiki's Delivery Service

7.8 1989 Movie
Warriors of the Wind

Warriors of the Wind

7.9 1984 Movie
Porco Rosso

Porco Rosso

7.8 1992 Movie
The Wind Rises

The Wind Rises

7.8 2013 Movie
The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron

7.4 2023 Movie
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

8.1 2013 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

    Movie Original Music Composer

  2. 2025
    Summer

    Movie Original Music Composer

  3. 2025
    Leviathan

    TV show Songs

  4. 2024
    Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron

    Movie Self

  5. 2024
    Zahia Ziouani & Mourad Merzouki : Les Nouveaux Mondes

    Movie Original Music Composer

  6. 2024
    Opus Carré

    Movie Music

  7. 2024
    Silent Love

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 2023
    The Boy and the Heron

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 2023
    Spirited Away: Live on Stage

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 2022
    Hisaishi Symphonique

    Movie Self - Conductor

  11. 2021
    Dear Alice

    Movie Music

  12. 2021
    コンサート2021 in ザ・シンフォニーホール

    Movie

  13. 2021
    A Summer Trip

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 2019
    NiNoKuni

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 2019
    Children of the Sea

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 2019
    The Songs of Studio Ghibli

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2018
    Extreme der Tiefsee - Abysses

    Movie Original Music Composer

  2. 2018
    In This Corner of the World

    TV show Original Music Composer

  3. 2018
    Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench

    Movie Original Music Composer

  4. 2018
    The Forest of Wool and Steel

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  5. 2018
    What a Wonderful Family! 3

    Movie Original Music Composer

  6. 2018
    Boro the Caterpillar

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 2018
    Till the End of the World

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 2017
    Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki

    Movie Self

  9. 2017
    Our Time Will Come

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 2017
    Flower and Sword

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 2017
    What a Wonderful Family! 2

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 2016
    Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss

    Movie Music

  13. 2016
    What a Wonderful Family!

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 2015
    Those of the Treetops and Heaven

    Movie Music

  15. 2014
    Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya

    Movie Self

  16. 2014
    Snow on The Blades

    Movie Original Music Composer

  17. 2014
    The Little House

    Movie Original Music Composer

  18. 2013
    The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

    Movie Original Music Composer

  19. 2013
    The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

    Movie Self

  20. 2013
    The Wind Rises

    Movie Original Music Composer

  21. 2013
    Miracle Apples

    Movie Original Music Composer

  22. 2013
    Onna Nobunaga

    TV show Original Music Composer

  23. 2013
    Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid

    Movie Music

  24. 2013
    Tokyo Family

    Movie Original Music Composer