Joe Hisaishi – Songs of Hope: The Essential Joe Hisaishi Vol. 2 (2021)
Review:
A year after the release of his hit compilation Dream Songs, renowned Japanese film composer Joe Hisaishi returned with a sequel collection, Songs of Hope: The Essential Joe Hisaishi, Vol. 2. While volume one was packed with his popular themes for the beloved Studio Ghibli films (Porco Rosso and Princess Mononoke are the lone representatives here), part two sticks mostly to his work outside of the animation world. Selections from Kids Return (1996), HANA-BI (1998), Kikujiro (1999), and Departures (2008) are included, as well as solo tracks that range from his 1981 debut MKWAJU through his decades-spanning Works series. Imbued with warmth, purity, and joy, Hisaishi transports listeners to far-off places with these comforting piano melodies, which are at once strangely familiar yet revelatory. Although the heavy-hitters from those more well-known Ghibli soundtracks are absent here, these deeper cuts offer a full primer to the relatively lesser-explored corners of his catalog. — by Neil Z. Yeung / allmusic.com
Track List: Disc 1
01 - ANGEL DOLL
02 - la pioggia
03 - il porco rosso
04 - Lost Sheep on the bed
05 - FOR YOU
06 - White Night
07 - DA-MA-SHI-E
08 - Departures (memory)
09 - TWO OF US
10 - Rain Garden
11 - Friends (Live)
12 - Summer
13 - Les Aventuriers
14 - Kids Return (Live)
Disc 2
01 - Links
02 - VIEW OF SILENCE
03 - Nocturne
04 - Silence
05 - MKWAJU 1981-2009
06 - Ashitaka and San (Live)
07 - The Rain (From 'Kikujiro' Soundtrack)
08 - DEAD for Strings, Perc., Harpe and Piano; 1. D.e.a.d
09 - Tango X.T.C. (Live)
10 - The Little House (Live)
11 - HANA-BI (Live)
12 - Silencio de Parc Güell
13 - WAVE
14 - World Dreams
Media Report:
Genre: classical, original soundtrack
Country: Japan
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits
Compression mode: Lossless
Writing library: libFLAC 1.2.1 (UTC 2007-09-17)
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