Joe Hisaishi is one of the best composers, and a big part of the Ghibli charm. Anyone who hasn't had the pleasure yet should definitely check out his work, in any way you can!<p>[0] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Hisaishi" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Hisaishi</a><p>[1] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Joe+Hisaishi" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Joe+Hisaishi</a>
This has been geofenced to very few countries. God, I hope geofencing in the media market. It's so last-century. I understand it's all about price-segmentation and it helps producers, but it's so impractical, annoying, philosophically anti-internet, and it just pushes people into piracy. The anime market is a typical example of this. I understand Ghibli's protection of their status (they are, effectively, the "Apple" of animation: high-quality, somewhat-exclusive, and totally unapologetic about their behaviour, particularly after the bad experience working with Disney), but it doesn't help me showing my kids how wonderful their art is.
Given that they are in the midst of releasing practically their entire catalogue of movies on Netflix I don’t think it is surprising that they are following suit with their music.<p>Hope it will be available globally on Spotify soon. There’s a lot of goody OST missing on Spotify still
Where is the link?<p>EDIT: oh apparently it's only on spotify<p>EDIT2: can't find it on spotify either<p>EDIT3: AH FUCK IT I'LL USE YOUTUBE <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK1Ij_-mank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK1Ij_-mank</a>
It's for Japan region.<p>Also I find the word "suddenly" kind of weird, as Japanese companies do this (unlock their popular work/artists in streaming without announcement in advance) semi-frequently.
I am discovering Studio Ghibli with the release of their movies on Netflix (better late than never) and it is an amazing feeling to watch something making you feel so much while being so different compared to western animation. Kiki's Delivery Service is from 1989 yet the animation, the music, and the topic (a girl becoming a woman via her first job: delivering packages with her cat and flying broom in a city that looks like La Rochelle) could have been made this year.<p>Really happy that I can now listen to Totoro 's soundtrack on Spotify, the joy of feeling in the Japanese countryside on a hot summer day while being in a rainy European city is priceless.
If anyone finds a Google Play / Youtube Music playlist with these could they share it when they're available? I love the music from Studio Ghibli but oftentimes have trouble tracking all of the albums or artists that comprise a list like this.
Yeah, I cannot find any of these albums on Google Play Music in the US. It's frustrating bc I can't find a single article that states if this is a regional thing. Every article just says that it's suddenly available but doesn't say what countries. I'm just going to assume that it's not available in the US yet.
I have most of the soundtracks ripped to MP3 over many years. Some of the standouts I prefer, in no particular order:
Princes Mononoke, Spirited Away, Porto Rosso, Howls Moving Castle.<p>Some of the newer movies I haven’t had a chance to really sit down and listen to. This was from the era when I was in school and needed study music.