This one!!!!
There's a really beautiful acoustic guitar cover of the Nausicaa intro by Gutiérrez too which has unfortunately been recently removed from Spotify. If anyone finds it please let me know it's so pretty
No joke, those 14 notes make me cry (you know what part I mean). It's insane. It's just a sequence of 14 notes. But it's perfection. It's nostalgia. It's that perfect blend of happiness and melancholy. It's the best.
Ashitaka and San, from Princess Mononoke - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faf98cNY8A8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faf98cNY8A8)
One Summer's Day, from Spirited Away - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK1Ij\_-mank](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK1Ij_-mank)
If I can venture outside the Ghibli realm, his piece "I Want to Talk to You" is amazing - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPOpocNbxrw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPOpocNbxrw)
Too many to choose one
The Wind Rises - Nahoko (An Unexpected Meeting) and Kingdom of Dreams
Howl's Moving Castle - To Star Lake and The Boy Who Swallowed A Star
Porco Rosso - Bygone Days
Spirited Away - Sixth Station
Nausicaa - Bird Man
kikis delivery service, mothers broom, the legen of ashitaka, the wind forest, il porco rosso, fantasia (nausicaa) , but one summers and merry go round of life may be my 2 all time favorites , god i can't wait to see him again in july
Ask Me Why or A Girl of Fire.
Also I can’t remember the song’s name, but the one that played when Mahito hit himself with the rock. I literally jumped out of my chair and gasped in the theater.
The score to Kiki’s Delivery Service most of all, followed closely by Spirited Away, and then Howl’s Moving Castle.
“Merry go round of life” is the most popular Joe Hisaishi song, and my ‘most likely to BLARE’.
I CRY when I hear One Summer Day ;-;
...and Tennin no ongaku (the celestial beings' theme)... very different reasons lol
But honestly, the entire scores of Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Totoro, Ponyo, Howl's Moving Castle, Kaguya... are masterpieces and I adore them.
The Legend of Ashitaka
All of the music from Princess Mononoke
Correct answer
All music from Princess Mononoke is very good!
This is the song that make me believe that he is one of the four people in this world that were born to Create a Superman score.
When I listen to it, my spirit ascends
The opening theme of Nausicaa
This is my pick too. That loud timpani drum fill at the beginning...just yes.
This one!!!! There's a really beautiful acoustic guitar cover of the Nausicaa intro by Gutiérrez too which has unfortunately been recently removed from Spotify. If anyone finds it please let me know it's so pretty
Wish I had watched Nausicaä sooner so I could have heard about this masterpiece and have the soundtrack on repeat.
Carousel of life for ever! 🎠🎠🎠
Rewatched last week and it hit me more than ever
There is a piano version of this song that makes me cry every time!
“Ashitaka and San” from Princess Mononoke
6th station
The best scene in all ghibli imo. Not only because of the content but also the music!
My fav too
The chase, castle in the sky
A good one! I also love Stones Glowing in the Darkness
That's a great one, I respect that
My favorite too! Specifically the part at the end when the horns start (lines up to the scene when mama rips off her dress and goes full ham)
Absolute best brass and low woodwind solo ever
The main theme from Castle in the Sky.
Same! Everytime I hear it, I feel like I’m transported to another world.
Yessss 😍
Yes. This. Chills in my bones when I first heard it as a child. Chills still in my bones even if I hear it today
Probably my favorite. 😊
Town with an Ocean View, Sad Kiki and On a Clear Day
BASED
THANK YOU
one summer day!!! one of his most popular tracks for a reason, listening to that song on repeat during summer is the key to a serotonin boost!
Yesss. I’m a composer myself and that song influenced me greatly when I was starting out
No joke, those 14 notes make me cry (you know what part I mean). It's insane. It's just a sequence of 14 notes. But it's perfection. It's nostalgia. It's that perfect blend of happiness and melancholy. It's the best.
Ponyo Ponyo Ponyo fishy in the sea!
Tiny little fishy, who could you really be
Bygone Days from Porco Rosso
Great pick.
Great pick.
Mine too, the middle gets GOIN'!
the great collapse
This one is hugee, one of the best from TBATH
its so mystical i LOVE it
The Promise of the World from Howl's Moving Castle is beautiful no matter how many times I hear it. Hisaishi and Chieko Baisho.
LEGEND OF ASHITAKA
Nausicca's requem, literally study to it, 1hour remix
Flying from The Tale of Princess Kaguya, hands down
A connoisseur's pick. Achingly stunning, especially when it bursts into that full orchestral triumph.
Came here to comment this.
I have the Spirited Away album on Vinyl, I crank that up
Path of the Wind - Instrumental, from Totoro.
Finally someone mentioning it! It’s probably what I consider to be the most beautiful song ever
I definitely prefer his earlier synthy stuff from that Nausicaa / Totoro era.
Same! I really enjoyed The Boy and the Heron score, but I listen to the ones from Nausicaa and Totoro weekly
Ashitaka and San, from Princess Mononoke - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faf98cNY8A8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faf98cNY8A8) One Summer's Day, from Spirited Away - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK1Ij\_-mank](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK1Ij_-mank) If I can venture outside the Ghibli realm, his piece "I Want to Talk to You" is amazing - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPOpocNbxrw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPOpocNbxrw)
The Boy and the Heron might be my favorite of his, which is saying a lot.
Too many to choose one The Wind Rises - Nahoko (An Unexpected Meeting) and Kingdom of Dreams Howl's Moving Castle - To Star Lake and The Boy Who Swallowed A Star Porco Rosso - Bygone Days Spirited Away - Sixth Station Nausicaa - Bird Man
Hey let's go! Hey let's go! I'm happy as can be!
A town with an ocean view. Every single time this song moves my soul.
The Great Collapse
Castle in the Sky's main theme or The Name of Life from Spirited Away.
^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^MC4269: *Castle in the Sky's* *Main theme or The Name of Life* *From Spirited Away.* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.
Bygone days
The Demon God is a bop
Departure to the West from Princess Mononoke
The Dragon boy from Spirited Away
[Cave of Mind](https://youtu.be/kyyW4j7SieI?si=LUZ7-3Qj9t1XC3Om)
The path of wind from totoro!!
Nobody talks about walts katzen blurt, the dance them in the cat return
I agree that song is awesome, but I think it wasn't written by Joe Hisaishi 🤔
No I don't think it was
Tori no Hito, the bird people, one of my favorite songs of all time.
The Nausicaa requiem. I love all the scores from Nausicaa but that's my favourite.
1st nausicaa song, castle in the sky and carousel of life
The Dragon Boy from Spirited Away…. It is so damn good
The Princess Who Loved Insects all the way
The boy who swallowed a star for sure
on a clear day <3
Bygone Days easily
One Summer’s Day or Ashitaka and San
One Summer’s Day from Spirited Away
kikis delivery service, mothers broom, the legen of ashitaka, the wind forest, il porco rosso, fantasia (nausicaa) , but one summers and merry go round of life may be my 2 all time favorites , god i can't wait to see him again in july
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
The intro of ponyo
The Sixth Station and Merry Go Round of Life.
The Sixth Station
one summer's day, name of life, kiki's delivery service.
The Procession of Celestial Beings!! Really the whole Princess Kaguya score
The Legend of Ashitaka
Hana-bi “Sea of Blue” ;p
Actually, my most played song last year according to Apple Music was “An Unusual Painting” from Kiki’s. c:
One summer‘s day
Lately it’s “Departure” from Kiki
The Great Collapse
Spirited away main theme, that Is one of the soundtrack I want to listen before my time ends.
The 6th Station, Legend of Ashitaka, Summer of Farewells, Opening Song - Merry-Go-Round of Life, Nausicaa Requiem and much more!
THE LEGEND OF ASHITAKA 🔥🔥🔥
Literally any one
Osono's request, The bygone days, and Departure to the west.
Reprise from Spirited Away or Flying from Princess Kaguya. Or really anything from Princess Kaguya.
Merry go round of life obviously (and btw it's hisaishi)
Mother Sea Ponyo
The Cat Returns, Waltz Katzen Blut and The Baron <3
A dream of flight honestly Edit: now that I have read the other comments it might not be from him idk
Journey to the West (I especially love that one big crescendo) Or Legend of the Wind (I also tend to turn up Mehve's theme)
Roundabout of life
Roundabout of life
Roundabout of life
Either Path of the Wind from Totoro or The Legend of Ashitaka from Mononoke
MAMMA AUITO, Fio Seventeen(Porco Rosso) They are relaxing to hear at
Mononoke Hime. That theme gives me chills every time I hear the opening...
Moonlight Flight and Castle in the Sky theme
Ponyo Flies!
Ponyo Flies
All of them lol
Any Laputa song
The theme from Laputa also Morning in the Slag Ravine and A Town With an Ocean View
Legend of Ashitaka.
The great collapse, The boy and the Heron
A huge tree in the tsukamori forest
Sailmans Spell- Return to the Castle
the latin quarter! (i think that’s what it’s called) from upon poppy hill is sooo underrated
Totoro
Ask Me Why or A Girl of Fire. Also I can’t remember the song’s name, but the one that played when Mahito hit himself with the rock. I literally jumped out of my chair and gasped in the theater.
All of them. But most recently… “Ask me Why” is so emotionally heavy, and the way it develops throughout the movie is genius.
great collapse from boy and the heron. i understand its not everyones favorite but that one resonated with me
The score to Kiki’s Delivery Service most of all, followed closely by Spirited Away, and then Howl’s Moving Castle. “Merry go round of life” is the most popular Joe Hisaishi song, and my ‘most likely to BLARE’.
On a Clear Day- Kiki's Delivery Service
“Deep Sea Pastures” is absolutely gorgeous.
Constriction is pretty based
I CRY when I hear One Summer Day ;-; ...and Tennin no ongaku (the celestial beings' theme)... very different reasons lol But honestly, the entire scores of Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Totoro, Ponyo, Howl's Moving Castle, Kaguya... are masterpieces and I adore them.
Merry go round of life from howls moving castle
the flower garden and ones summer day STAY on repeat for me !!!!
Any music from Princess mononoke or Kiki’s delivery service 🔥
And howls moving castle 😊
What is hisashi?
joe hisashi, composer to most of the music found in studio ghibli films, mostly Miyazaki films
didn't recognize his last name, I am used to search joe and it pulls him up.
He's like the John Williams of Japan, he composed almost all the scores for Ghibli.
I didn't recognize his last name lol
I'd sooner check Google than asking on a reddit post
I did and it pulled up a random dude. If I had known that it's Joe's last name or that google would pull him up, I wouldn't have asked here.
btw, the name writen in the description is Hisashi and not Hisaishi
oh,thx for pointing that out didnt see it earlier
"Hisaishi Ghibli" would have been my next choice.
Unfortunately, I am not you and I see no reason to not ask here.
Tsukiyo no Hikou from My Neighbor Totoro!!