Joe Hisaishi belongs to the musical record as a figure whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Joe Hisaishi as Japanese composer, conductor, pianist.
Joe Hisaishi was born at Nakano in 1950. His recorded nationality is Japan. He trained at Kunitachi College of Music and Suzaka High School.
Amplification, television and the album as an art form defined this period, and the record industry reached its greatest scale.
He worked as composer, pianist and conductor.
The instruments recorded are piano and voice.
His work is classed as minimalist music, film score and classical music.
Among his best-known works are Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service. Music outlives its context more reliably than any other art, and usually for reasons its makers did not predict.
Recognition followed: Medal with Purple Ribbon (2009) and The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette (2023).
That the work came out of Japan shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Achievements
- Medal with Purple Ribbon — 2009
- The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette — 2023
- Notable work: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
- Notable work: My Neighbor Totoro
- Notable work: Kiki's Delivery Service
- Notable work: Spirited Away
- Instruments: piano and voice
- Genres: minimalist music, film score and classical music
