Joe Hisaishi
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.
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- 1950-12-06 · Nagano, Japan
Known for
- Spirited Away (2001) — Original Music Composer
- Howl's Moving Castle (2004) — Original Music Composer
- Princess Mononoke (1997) — Original Music Composer
- My Neighbor Totoro (1988) — Original Music Composer
- Ponyo (2008) — Original Music Composer
- Castle in the Sky (1986) — Original Music Composer
- Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) — Original Music Composer
- Warriors of the Wind (1984) — Original Music Composer
- Porco Rosso (1992) — Original Music Composer
- The Wind Rises (2013) — Original Music Composer
- The Boy and the Heron (2023) — Original Music Composer
- The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013) — Original Music Composer
- Departures (2008) — Original Music Composer
- Fireworks (1997) — Original Music Composer
- Sonatine (1993) — Original Music Composer
- Kikujiro (1999) — Original Music Composer