SKU: YM.GTW01081023

ISBN 9784636810233.

New Sounds in Concert Band Series (NSB)
First medley of the songs by Joe Hisaishi in Studio Ghibli Animation Cinema
Duration: approx.7'30
Arranged by Kazuhiro Morita

Medley of:
Carrying you; The Bird Man; Bygone Days; The Path of the Wind
Zu Qu :
Ban Sui Zhao Ni ; Niao Ren ; Shi Qu De Wang Ri ; Feng Zhi Yong Dao.

SKU: BT.DHP-1115041-010

9x12 inches.

Joe Hisaishi is a highly sought-after film score composer in his home country of Japan. Among his numerous movie scores are several for anime fi lms. Anyone who watched the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics heard his work, whether they knew it or not, as he composed the music for the opening ceremony. Stand Alone is an emotional song written for a Japanese TV-series, recorded by none other than Sarah Brightman. (She even sung in Japanese!) Joe Hisaishi’s music can now be enjoyed by an even wider audience thanks to this arrangement by fellow countryman Jun Nagao.

Joe Hisaichi is in zijn land een veelgevraagd filmmuziekcomponist. Hij voorzag al heel wat animatiefilms van muziek. Bij een groot internationaal publiek werd hij pas echt bekend met zijn openingsmuziek voor de Olympische Winterspelenvan 1998 in Nagano. Stand Alone is het gevoelige titellied van een Japanse televisieserie. Niemand minder dan Sarah Brightman zong het, in het Japans! Met deze bewerking van Hisaichis landgenoot Jun Nagao is dit werk nuook voor harmonieorkest verkrijgbaar.

Joe Hisaishi ist in seiner Heimat ein sehr gefragter Filmmusikkomponist, der unter anderem schon zahlreiche Anime-Filme vertont hat. Einem internationaleren Publikum wurde er durch seine Musik zur Eröffnung der Olympischen Winterspiele in Nagano 1998 bekannt. Stand Alone ist das gefühlvolle Titellied einer japanischen Fernsehserie und wurde von keiner Geringeren als Sarah Brightman auf Japanisch gesungen und nun mit dieser Bearbeitung von Hisaishis Landsmann Jun Nagao der Blasmusikwelt zugänglich gemacht.

Joe Hisaishi (1950) est aujourd'hui une figure incontournable du monde musical japonais et mondial. Ses inoubliables musiques de films telles que Laputa - Un ch teau dans le ciel, Kiki la petite sorcière, Princesse Mononoké, Le voyage de Chihiro, Le ch teau ambulant, ou encore Le petit Poucet, ont fait le tour du monde. Stand Alone est legénérique d’une série télévisée japonaise succès. La chanson fut interprétée en japonais par Sarah Brightman. Jun Nagao l’a arrangée pour Orchestre d’Harmonie.

Joe Hisaishi è un compositore di musica da film molto richiesto nel suo paese. E’ però noto al pubblico internazionale da quando ha composto la musica per la cerimonia di apertura dei Giochi Olimpici Invernali a Nagano nel 1998. Stand Alone è il suggestivo titolo di una serie televisiva americana ed è stato interpretato dalla grande Sarah Brightman in giapponese. L’arrangiamento fi rmato Jun Nagao rende ora questo splendido brano accessibile al mondo della musica per banda.

SKU: YM.GTW01101388

ISBN 9784636110005. 8.75 x 12 inches.

The ultimate full score medley of beautiful melodies from the Studio Ghibli film Princess Mononoke (1997, dir. Hayao Miyazaki), arranged for concert band in the series: New Sounds in Brass (NSB). Grade 3; Duration: approx.8'50; Composed by Joe Hisaishi; Arranged by Takashi Hoshide. Arranger Takashi Hoshide says, I have selected beautiful melodies from the soundtrack of 'Princess Mononoke' (1997, directed by Hayao Miyazaki) and arranged them into a medley. What can be said about these songs as a whole is that they combine a grand continental scale with the delicacy that reflects Japanese emotions. Since there are no upbeat songs in this selection, I had to work hard on the arrangement, but this allowed for creating contrasts and transitions between each scene in the performance. 'Ashitaka Sekki (English title: The Legend of Ashitaka)' - 'Sekki' means a story that is not recorded but passed down orally. In this anime, this can be considered a sub-main theme. The song starts with a feeling that the story is about to begin and, once the theme kicks in, aim for a grand performance to convey its scale. 'Encounter' - This is the music that plays during the scene where the protagonist Ashitaka meets San. Interestingly, the motif of the main theme 'Princess Mononoke' is used in this melody. Here, let's pursue the shifts in the timbre of individual phrases, creating a beautiful and aesthetic soundscape. 'Princess Mononoke' - This is the main title of the anime. The melody line is carried by horns and trumpets.

SKU: YM.GTW01085149

ISBN 9784636851496.

New Sounds in Concert Band Series (NSB). Stand Alone was from TV drama Saka no Ue no Kumo, which was based on Ryotaro Shiba's Clouds above the hill: A historical novel of the Russo-Japanese War. It has a beautiful melody sang by Sara Brightman
Duration: approx4'45
Arranged by Atsushi Nagao

Stand Alone from TV drama Saka no Ue no Kumo
The drama was based on Ryotaro Shiba's CLOUDS ABOVE THE HILL: A historical novel of the Russo-Japanese War. Joe Hisaishi composed the theme music of this drama.