2 weeks ago I wrote a post about the Joe Hisaishi Live Concert commemorating 25 years of collaboration between the 2 geniuses that are Hayao Miyazaki and Joe Hisaishi (here). Today I give you the video of this amazing concert. It is without a doubt one of the most exciting and beautiful concerts I have ever seen in my entire life! It is so breathtakingly awesome that I won't be reviewing it song by song as I initially wanted to. I think that just watching the videos is enough to make you love it!
I managed to find most of the concert on youtube except some songs from the Laputa and Porco Rosso segments and some of the movie presentations...
Track List
01 - Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind 02 - Mononoke Hime 03 - Kiki’s Delivery Service 04 - Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea 05 - Laputa: Castle in the Sky 06 - Porco Rosso 07 - Howl’s Moving Castle 08 - Spirited Away 09 - Tonari no Totoro 10 - Encore - Princess Mononoke
WATCH ALL THE SONGS HERE (well nearly all of them):
01 - Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
02 - Mononoke Hime
Click here for the rest of the videos: 03 - Kiki’s Delivery Service
I finally got hold of the latest Joe Hisaishi soundtrack, which is the Ponyo on the Cliff OST. I already reviewed the amazing theme song back in November 2008 (read my review here). I already had the Image Album which is quite good but only has 10 tracks...
10/10 The Ponyo OST is one of the best Ghibli Movies soundtracks Hisaishi has done lately. In my opinion it's even better than the Howl's Moving Castle OST or the Spirited Away OST, and those are already very good! I was expecting it to sound as joyful and more childish in a way like the Kiki or Totoro soundtracks, but overall it has a more mature sound (despite some fun and childish tracks). I'm a huge Hisaishi fan, he's the one after all that got me into anime music, so I was really thrilled to discover this brilliant work of his.
I really like the fact that the melody of the theme songs can be heard throughout a lot of tracks on the OST. It's a really amazing melody, and I love the arrangements he did for it (like in tracks 3, 5, 6, ♥12, 14, 22, 25, and ♥35). And I think it's also the first time I'm hearing such beautiful choirs in his music! My favorite tracks of the OST are No. 2 (featuring the amazing opera singer Hayashi Masako), No. 14 (brilliant orchestration), No. 20 (amazing choirs), No. 21 (beautiful violin solo), No. 29 (lovely song with strings), No. 30 (again the amazing choirs), No. 34 (choirs+beautiful violin solo=win!), No. 35 (beautiful piano version of the Ponyo theme song, but much too short...), No. 36 (the amazing Ponyo song that will stay in your head for days...)...
There, I hope I made you want to listen to the soundtrack. Here's a part of the amazing concert he did last August, and it features 3 Ponyo songs: Track No. 2 of the OST with opera goddess Hayashi Masako, Track No. 10 from the Image Album with MAI and of course the awesome theme song with Nozome Hayashi. Enjoy:
OST Tracklist: 1. Deep Sea Ranch [Shinkai Bokujyou] 2. Mother of the Sea [Umi No Okasan] 3. Encounter [Deai] 4. Ura Town [Ura No MacHi] 5. Kumiko [Kumiko-Chan] 6. Ponyo and Sosuke [Ponyo to Sosuke] 7. Empty Bucket [Karappo No Baketsu] 8. Flash Signal [Hakkou Shingou] 9. I Become Human! [Ningen Ni Naru!] 10. Fujimoto - Fujioka Fujimaki, Nozomi Ohashi 11. Little Sisters [Imouto-Tachi] 12. Flight of Ponyo [Ponyo No Hikou] 13. Sunflower House in the Storm [Arashi No Himawari No Le] 14. Ponyo of the Fish of the Wave [Nami No Sakana No Ponyo] 15. Ponyo and Sosuke 2 [Ponyo to Sosuke 2] 16. Lisa's House [Lisa No Ie] 17. New Family [Atarashii Kazoku] 18. Ponyo's Lullaby [Ponyo No Komori-Uta] 19. Lisa's Determination [Risa No Ketsui] 20. Granmanmale 21. Night of the Meteor [Nagareboshi No Yoru] 22. Hot-Bulb Engine Ship [Pompom-Sen] 23. To the Sea of Dipnorhynchus [Dipnorhynchus No Umi E] 24. Fleet March [Sendan March] 25. Baby and Ponyo [Aka-Chan to Ponyo] 26. Fleet March 2 [Sendan March 2] 27. Voyage of Sosuke [Sosuke No Koukai] 28. Tears of Sosuke [Sosuke No Namida] 29. Underwater Town [Suicyuu No MacHi] 30. Mother's Love [Haha No Ai] 31. Tunnel 32. Toki [Toki-San] 33. Little Sisters [Imouto-Tachi] 34. Song of Praise for Mother and the Sea [Haha to Umi No Sanka] 35. Finale 36. Ponyo by the Cliff by the Sea [Film Version]
As I've been saying these past few days, now that we have great new forums, all the anime music downloads will be added to the "anime music downloads" section of the Ongaku forums. This way, it will be easier for all the readers of this blog to get their anime music fix without having to search for hours... There is also an "anime music requests" section in the forums for all of those who are looking for anything specific.
Also, from now on, I'll be adding all the download links on the forums, before I even write about the songs or OSTs in the blog. And there will also be a lot of exclusive downloads on the forums, with songs or albums that I don't necessarily write about in the blog. You are all of course welcome to contribute to the download section of the forums by adding your download links of your own...
Here's what we already have in the download section of the forums:
[ALBUM] Kaiba OST
[ALBUM] Toradora! Original Soundtrack
[ALBUM] Ponyo On A Cliff OST (♥♥♥♥♥ Amazing)
[ALBUM] Ponyo On A Cliff Image Album
[SINGLE] Druaga no Tou ~the Sword of URUK~ ED Single
[SINGLE] Druaga no Tou ~the Sword of URUK~ OP Single
[ALBUM] Code Geass Complete Best
[SINGLE] White Album ED Single - Maiochiru Yuki no You ni
[SINGLE] Toradora! ED2 Single - Orange [Various]
[SINGLE] Asu no Yoichi OP Single - Egao no Riyuu (meg rock)
[SINGLE] Kodomo no Jikan 2 Gakki OP Single - Guilty Future
[ALBUM] Kara no Kyoukai OST 5
[TV-size] Gundam 00 S2 ED2 - Trust You by Yuna Ito
[SINGLE] Toradora! OP2 Single - silky heart by Yui Horie
[SINGLE] Gintama OP6 - Anata MAGIC by monobright
[SINGLE] BLEACH OP9 - Velonica by Aqua Timez
Now that you have no excuse not to join the forums, REGISTER HERE ASAP!!!
Today I discovered the theme song for Hayao Miyazaki's latest movie/masterpiece Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (Gake no ue no Ponyo). It's the only Miyazaki movie I have never seen so I can't wait for it... Once again, the soundtrack is composed by Joe Hisaishi, who happens to hold a very special place in my heart. Indeed, he was the first anime composer I discovered and he is also one of my favorite composers ever (anime or otherwise). His soundtracks for Miyazaki and Takeshi Kitano are always quite the treat. And this one for Ponyo is no different... Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea is the story of a baby fish/mermaid in the sea named Ponyo who becomes a human girl. You can download the theme song here.UPDATE: And for the live concert version with orchestra and choir it's here.
10/10 The Ponyo on the Cliff Theme Song is the sweetest thing ever. It is sung by the duo Fujimaki Fujioka together with the 8 year old Nozomi Ohashi. She's just too cute for words... Kawaiiii!:3 The song reminds me of course of the beautiful theme song for Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro). It has that same uplifting feel to it. The combination between Joe Hisaishi's wonderful music and Nozomi's cute singing is really magical. You have to check out this really sweet live version:
Lyrics and another live version with a huge choir and orchestra this time are after the cut.
Lyrics (Romaji): Ponyo Ponyo Ponyo sakana no ko Aoi umi kara yatte kita Ponyo Ponyo Ponyo fukurannda Manmaru onaka no onna no ko Peta-peta pyon-pyon Asitte iina kakechao Migi-migi-bun-bun Otetewa iina tunaijao
Anoko to haneru to kokoro mo odoruyo Paku-paku chu-gyu, paku-paku chu-gyu Anoko ga daisuki
Makkakka no Ponyo Ponyo Ponyo sakana no ko Aoi umi kara yatte kita Ponyo Ponyo Ponyo fukurannda Manmaru onaka no onna no ko
Lyrics(English): Ponyo Ponyo Ponyo, it’s a fish kid It came from the blue ocean Ponyo Ponyo Ponyo, She is a round bellied girl Peta-peta pyon-pyon How nice to have feet! I’ll try to run! Migi-migi-bun-bun How nice to have hands! I’ll try to hold hands with!
When I jump with her, my heart dances along Paku-paku chu-gyu, paku-paku chu-gyu I love her so much!
Ponyo Ponyo Ponyo, it’s a fish kid in red It came from the blue ocean Ponyo Ponyo Ponyo, She is a round bellied girl
2 weeks ago I wrote a post about the Joe Hisaishi Live Concert commemorating 25 years of collaboration between the 2 geniuses that are Hayao Miyazaki and Joe Hisaishi (here). Today I give you the video of this amazing concert. It is without a doubt one of the most exciting and beautiful concerts I have ever seen in my entire life! It is so breathtakingly awesome that I won't be reviewing it song by song as I initially wanted to. I think that just watching the videos is enough to make you love it!
