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Joe Hisaishi
Mamoru Fujisawa (藤澤 守, Fujisawa Mamoru, born December 6, 1950), known professionally as Joe Hisaishi (久石 譲, Hisaishi Jō), is a Japanese composer, musical director, conductor and pianist, known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. Hisaishi's music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including minimalist, experimental electronic, Western classical, and Japanese classical. He has also worked as a music engraver and arranger. He has been associated with director and animator Hayao Miyazaki since 1984, having written scores for all but one of Miyazaki's films.
Known for
Works
2008
Ponyo
1986
Castle in the Sky
2001
Spirited Away
2004
Howl's Moving Castle
1988
My Neighbor Totoro
1997
Princess Mononoke
1982
Amazing Sarutobi
1984
Warriors of the Wind