| Joe Hisaishi discography | |
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 Joe Hisaishi at the Deauville Asian Film Festival in 2008 | |
| Studio albums | 28 |
| Compilation albums | 13 |
| Video albums | 5 |
| Soundtrack albums | 83 |
Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi has released 28 studio albums, 13 compilation albums, and 83 soundtrack albums. Hisaishi has also released five video albums.
| Year | Album details |
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| 1981 | MKWAJU (ムクワジュ)
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| 1982 | Information
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| 1985 | α-BET-CITY (アルファベットシティ)
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| 1986 | Curved Music
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| 1988 | Piano Stories
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| 1988 | illusion
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| 1989 | Pretender
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| 1991 | I Am
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| 1992 | My Lost City
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| 1994 | Earthly Paradise
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| 1995 | Melody Boulevard
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| 1996 | Piano Stories II – The Wind of Life
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| 1997 | Works I
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| 1998 | Piano Stories III – Nostalgia
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| 1999 | Works II
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| 2000 | Shoot The Violist
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| 2002 | Encore
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| 2003 | Curved Music II
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| 2004 | Private
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| 2005 | Piano Stories IV – Freedom
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| 2005 | Works III
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| 2006 | Rakuen/Maldives
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| 2006 | Asian X.T.C.
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| 2009 | Another Piano Stories ~The End of the World~
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| 2009 | Minima Rhythm
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| 2012 | Vermeer & Escher
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| 2014 | Works IV -Dream of W.D.O.-
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| 2015 | Minima_Rhythm 2 (ミニマリズム2)
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| 2017 | Minima_Rhythm 3
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| 2021 | Minima_Rhythm 4
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| 2023 | A Symphonic Celebration
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| 2024 | Joe Hisaishi In Vienna
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| Year | Album details |
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| 1992 | Symphonic Best Selection
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| 1999 | Best Selection
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| 2001 | Joe Hisaishi Meets Kitano Films
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| 2001 | Complete Best Selection
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| 2003 | Best Live 2003
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| 2004 | World Dreams
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| 2005 | American in Paris
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| 2006 | The Best Collection
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| 2008 | Hisaishi Meets Miyazaki Films
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| 2008 | Piano Stories Best '88-'08
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| 2010 | Melodyphony: Best of Joe Hisaishi
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| 2011 | The Best of Cinema Music
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| 2014 | Ghibli Best Stories
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| 2020 | Dream Songs: The Essential Joe Hisaishi
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| 2021 | Songs of Hope: The Essential Joe Hisaishi Vol. 2
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| Year | Video details |
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| 2002 | Quartet
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| 2003 | 4Movement
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| 2003 | A Wish to the Moon – Joe Hisaishi & 9 Cellos 2003 Etude/Encore Tour
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| 2006 | W.D.O. (Joe Hisaishi and New Japan Philharmonic World Dream Orchestra)
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| 2009 | Joe Hisaishi in Budokan – 25 Years with the Animations of Hayao Miyazaki
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| Year | Album details |
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| 1984 | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (風の谷のナウシカ)
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| 1984 | W's Tragedy
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| 1985 | Early Spring Tale (早春物語)
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| 1985 | Arion
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| 1986 | Laputa: Castle in the Sky (天空の城ラピュタ)
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| 1986 | Maison Ikkoku (めぞん一刻)
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| 1987 | Lovers of Time Koibitotachino jikoku (恋人たちの時刻 サントラ)
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| 1987 | Robot Carnival
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| 1987 | The Drifting Classroom (漂流教室 オリジナルサントラ)
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| 1988 | My Neighbor Totoro (となりのトトロ)
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| 1988 | Night City (シングル)
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| 1988 | Winter Travelers (冬の旅人)
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| 1988 | Venus Wars
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| 1989 | Kiki's Delivery Service (魔女の宅急便)
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| 1989 | The Inners (はるかなる時間の 彼方へ)
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| 1991 | Chizuko's Younger Sister
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| 1991 | Kojika Monogatari
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| 1991 | A Scene at the Sea
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| 1991 | 天外魔境２ MARU
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| 1992 | 君だけをみていた
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| 1992 | Porco Rosso (紅の豚)
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| 1992 | B+1
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| 1992 | A Scene at the Sea
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| 1992 | Seisyun Den-Deke-Deke-Deke
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| 1993 | Haruka Nostalgy
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| 1993 | Sonatine
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| 1993 | The Water Traveler, Samurai Kids
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| 1994 | Birth
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| 1994 | さすがの猿飛
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| 1994 | Joe's Project (ぴあの)
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| 1994 | Joe's Project 2 (ぴあの / 純名里沙)
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| 1996 | Kids Return
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| 1997 | Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫)
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| 1997 | Parasite Eve
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| 1998 | Hana-bi
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| 1998 | Tree of Early Winter Rains (時雨の記)
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| 1999 | Universe Within I: Human Body I & II
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| 1999 | Universe Within II: Brain & Mind I & II
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| 1999 | Universe Within III: Gene I & II
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| 1999 | Kikujiro
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| 2000 | First Love (Hatsu-koi)
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| 2000 | Alpenrose
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| 2000 | As the River Flows
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| 2001 | Brother
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| 2001 | Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し)
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| 2001 | Quartet
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| 2001 | Little Tom Thumb (Le Petit Poucet)
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| 2002 | Dolls
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| 2002 | Kaze no Bon (の風盆から)
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| 2002 | When the Last Sword Is Drawn
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| 2004 | Le Mécano de la General
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| 2005 | Welcome to Dongmakgol (웰컴 투 동막골)
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| 2004 | Howl's Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城)
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| 2005 | Yamato
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| 2005 | A Chinese Tall Story (情癫大圣)
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| 2007 | The Sun Also Rises
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| 2007 | Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi (태왕 사 신기)
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| 2007 | A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (マリと子犬の物語)
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| 2008 | Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (崖の上のポニョ)
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| 2008 | Departures
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| 2008 | I'd Rather Be A Shellfish (Watashi Wa Kai Ni Naritai)
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| 2008 | Sunny Et L'Elephant
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| 2009 | The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
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| 2009 | NHK TV Series "A Cloud on the Slope (Saka no Ue no Kumo)"
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| 2009 | Oruru No Mori No Monogatari (A Tale of Ululu's Wonderful Forest)
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| 2010 | The 19th Step
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| 2010 | Ocean Heaven (Gui Lunmei)
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| 2010 | Villain
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| 2010 | NHK TV Series "A Cloud on the Slope (Saka no Ue no Kumo)"
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| 2011 | Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess
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| 2011 | Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn
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| 2011 | NHK TV Series "A Cloud on the Slope (Saka no Ue no Kumo)"
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| 2012 | NHK TV Series "A Cloud on the Slope (Saka no Ue no Kumo)"
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| 2012 | Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
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| 2013 | Tokyo Family
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| 2013 | Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
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| 2013 | Onna Nobunaga
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| 2013 | NHK Shinkai Project – Giant Deep Sea Creatures
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| 2013 | Kiseki No Ringo
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| 2013 | The Wind Rises (風立ちぬ)
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| 2013 | Sweet Heart Chocolate
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| 2013 | The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (かぐや姫の物語)
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| 2014 | The Little House
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| 2015 | Deep Ocean
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| 2018 | Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
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| 2019 | NiNoKuni
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| 2021 | Soul Snatcher
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| 2023 | The Boy and the Heron
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| Year | Album | Artist | Details |
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| 1986 | Soil (未来の記憶) | Syoko | Co-producer |
(released by Zen-On Music Company Ltd.) [1]
| Album | Release date | Notes |
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| Orchestra Stories: Tonari no TOTORO (Original Edition) | 23 Oct 2002 | |
| ENCORE (Original Edition) | 6 Mar 2002 | |
| A String Quartet: "QUARTET" | For string quintet | |
| Asian X.T.C. (Original Edition) | ||
| FREEDOM (Original Edition) | ||
| Piano Stories | ||
| Etude - A Wish to the Moon | ||
| Ghibli Best Stories | ||
| Piano Stories Best '88-'08 | ||
| Piano Stories Vol2 "The Wind of Life" | ||
| Vermeer & Escher* [2] | Orchestra work with choir | |
| Minima_Rhythm* [3] | Orchestra work with choir | |
| Melodyphony* [4] | Orchestra work with choir | |
| The East Land Symphony [5] | Orchestra work with soprano soloist | |
| Spirited Away Suite [6] | Mar 2020 | Orchestra work |
| Symphonic Suite "Kiki's Delivery Service" [6] | Apr 2021 | Orchestra work |
| Contrabass Concerto [6] | Jul 2021 | Orchestra work with contrabass soloist |
| The Border Concerto for 3 Horns and Orchestra [6] | Jul 2021 | Orchestra work with three horn soloists |
| World Dreams Suite [6] | Apr 2022 | Orchestra work |
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The soundtrack to the Japanese drama film Departures directed by Yōjirō Takita featured musical score written and produced by Joe Hisaishi and featured orchestral performances from the Tokyo Metropolitan and NHK Symphony Orchestras. It was released as Departures Original Soundtrack on 10 September 2008, three days before the film's release, by A&M Records. Also preceding the album, is the image song "Okuribito", the film's title theme, performed by Ai, being released on the same date.
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