Re-scoring Spirited Away

Joe Hisaishi’s scores for Hayo Miyazki’s films evoke a feeling unlike any other film score. In this essay, I look at how Hisaishi’s approach to writing music for Studio Ghibli films leads to this unique soundworld and show how successful his approach is by re-scoring a scene taken from the middle act of ’Spirited Away’. ▶ Support my channel: ▶ Subscribe: ____________________ ▶ Website: ▶ Twitter: FURTHER READING/RESEARCH “Between tradition and modernity – The eclectic approach of Joe Hisaishi to Miyazaki’s “Spirited Away” soundtrack”: #TheDirectorProject #Miyazaki