Music of Spirited Away
Wikipedia article covering multiple soundtrack releases
The music for Studio Ghibli's 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film Spirited Away, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, features a score composed by Joe Hisaishi and performed by the New Japan Philharmonic symphony orchestra. Hisaishi received critical acclaim and numerous accolades for his work in the film. An original soundtrack album that contains 20 tracks from the film score and one song was released in July 2001, whereas an image album that had five songs and five instrumentals, released three months before, in April 2001. Both of them were re-issued on a double disc vinyl LP in 2020.
Background
Originally, the opening track "One Summer's Day" was an instrumental theme. Later, Hisaishi added lyrics to those tunes, and named the new version of the song "The Name of Life" (いのちの名前, "Inochi no Namae") which was performed by Ayaka Hirahara. It was not featured in the album.
The closing song, "Always With Me" (いつも何度でも, "Itsumo Nando Demo"; lit. 'Always, No Matter How Many Times') was composed and performed by Youmi Kimura, with lyrics by Wakako Kaku. The song was intended to be used for Rin the Chimney Painter (煙突描きのリン, Entotsu-kaki no Rin), an unproduced Miyazaki film.
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