Joe Hisaishi
Biography
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.
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Movies (47)
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2025
Summer
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2025
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
as Self
2024
Japan Trip
Musician (Sound)
2024
Opus Carré
Music (Sound)
2024
Silent Love
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2024
The Boy and the Heron
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2023
Spirited Away: Live on Stage
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2023
Hisaishi Symphonique
as Self - Conductor
2022
Dear Alice
Music (Sound)
2021
コンサート2021 in ザ・シンフォニーホール
2021
A Summer Trip
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2021
NiNoKuni
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2019
Children of the Sea
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2019
The Songs of Studio Ghibli
as Self
2019
Extreme der Tiefsee - Abysses
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2018
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2018
The Forest of Wool and Steel
Theme Song Performance (Sound)
2018
What a Wonderful Family! 3
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2018
Boro the Caterpillar
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2018
Till the End of the World
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2018
Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki
as Self
2017
Our Time Will Come
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2017
Flower and Sword
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2017
What a Wonderful Family! 2
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2017
Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
Music (Sound)
2016
What a Wonderful Family!
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2016
Those of the Treetops and Heaven
Music (Sound)
2015
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
as Self
2014
Snow on The Blades
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2014
The Little House
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2014
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2013
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
as Self
2013
The Wind Rises
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2013
Miracle Apples
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2013
Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
Music (Sound)
2013
Tokyo Family
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2013
Sweetheart Chocolate
Music (Sound)
2012
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2012
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2012
Rest on Your Shoulder
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2011
Let the Bullets Fly
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2010
Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2010
Villain
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2010
Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director
2010
Ocean Heaven
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2010
A Tale of Ululu's Wonderful Forest
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2009
