{"product_id":"4988031895306","title":"[a](Music) Joe Hisaishi - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Symphonic Suite The Boy and the Heron for piano and orchestra","description":"\u003cp\u003eRelease Date: November 6th 2026\u003cbr\u003eCatalog Number: UMCK-1833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e※Pre-orders close: September 28th 2026\u003cbr\u003e※Pre-orders may close before the above date if stocks run out. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e ■Product Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new album containing the recorded concert performance of the music of Director Hayao Miyazaki's Academy Award winning animated film The Boy and the Heron, released in Japan in July 2024, with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), rearranged for concert and conducted by composer Joe Hisaishi himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis suite includes all 14 tracks, showcasing Joe Hisaishi's musical expression as a composer, pianist, and also as a narrator of the story, as the delicate piano composition and rich sound from the orchestra come together in perfect balance.\u003cbr\u003eHayao Miyazaki and Joe Hisaishi's legendary collaboration started from the 1984 title Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and have overcome generations for over 40 years, continuing to captivate people around the world.\u003cbr\u003eThis symphonic suite is a moving testimony, telling how wonderful their long creative partnership has been.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Miyazaki's titles up until now have had grand symphonic worldviews, but in this title, the main character's personal worldview is at its strongest.\u003cbr\u003eTo capture that, the arrangement also used fewer instruments, making it closer to a chamber music piece.\u003cbr\u003eThe first half depicts a lonely boy in the real world, and the second half explores an imaginative world that is both heaven and hell.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Joe Hisaishi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e≪Content≫\u003cbr\u003e01. Ask me why (I)\u003cbr\u003e02. Gray Heron\u003cbr\u003e03. Memories\u003cbr\u003e04. A Trap\u003cbr\u003e05. Sanctuary ～ The Master of the Tomb\u003cbr\u003e06. Ark\u003cbr\u003e07. Warawara\u003cbr\u003e08. Reincarnation\u003cbr\u003e09. Rain of Fire\u003cbr\u003e10. A Song of Prayer\u003cbr\u003e11. The King's Parade ～ Diversion\u003cbr\u003e12. The Great Collapse\u003cbr\u003e13. The Last Smile\u003cbr\u003e14. Ask Me Why (II)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ghibli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44556723912793,"sku":"4988031895306","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1615\/2845\/files\/resize_image_8570e0d2-8a91-46c0-9518-76a939e9f983.jpg?v=1787273361","url":"https:\/\/www.animate.shop\/products\/4988031895306","provider":"Animate International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}