Interview: Joe Hisaishi, who wrote music for Hayao Miyazaki's films
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It is apt, given the location, that Joe Hisaishi wants to talk about the universal language shared by music and cinema. “This language is shared by these two things – and I think it’s unique to these two things,” says the composer.
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LIVE With Joe Hisaishi & Hayao Miyazaki - Music Press Asia
Miyazaki's 'Boy and the Heron' should be felt, composer says - Los Angeles Times
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Studio Ghibli: The Films of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata: 9780857305848: Odell, Colin, Le Blanc, Michelle: Books
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Joe Hisaishi, The Genius Behind The Beautiful Music Of Ghibli Movies
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Studio Ghibli Composer Joe Hisaishi Releases 'A Symphonic Celebration
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Watch: Joe Hisaishi in Vienna
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Joe Hisaishi in Budokan, Ghibli Wiki
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The Composer Who Turns Hayao Miyazaki's Humane Touch Into Music - The New York Times
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Joe Hisaishi - The Composer Behind Studio Ghibli Songs & Music