Wind Band; Concert Band
SKU:
YM.GTW01101388
New
Sounds in Brass.
Composed by Joe Hisaishi.
Arranged by Takashi
Hoshide. Studio Ghibli.
New Sounds in Brass. Set
of Score & Part. Yamaha
Music Media #GTW01101388.
Published by Yamaha Music
Media (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.
Hisaishi Joe
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