Joe Hisaishi

About Joe Hisaishi

Composer of music for the animated films"Princess Monoke" in 1997 and"Spirited Away" in 2001. He became noted for fusing European classical traditions with Japanese classical music in his compositions for animated films such as Castle in the Sky, which won the Animage Anime Grand Prix in 1986.

Mamoru Fujisawa, known professionally as Joe Hisaishi, is a well-known Japanese music composer and director with more than 100 tracks from films and solo albums dating back to 1981. Hisaishi also known for piano sheet music. While possessing a distinctly stylistically distinct sound, Hisaishi's music is known to explore and combine different genres, including minimalist electronics, experimentation, European classic, and Japanese classic. Less well known are the other musical roles he plays; he is also a typewriter, author, arranger and commander. He has worked with animator Hayao Miyazaki since 1984, having composed the music for all his films except one. He is also recognized for the soundtracks he provided to 'Beat' filmmaker Takeshi Kitano, including A Scene at the Sea, Sonatine, Kids Return, Hana-bi, Kikujiro, Brother and Dolls, as well as the game series. Ni no Kuni video. . He is a student of the anime composer Takeo Watanabe.

Birth name	Mamoru Fujisawa
Born	December 6, 1950, Nakano, Nagano, Japan
Genres	Film score, classical, romantic, minimalist
Instruments	Piano, keyboards, violin
Occupation(s)	Composer, conductor, arranger
Years active	1974–present
Native name	久石 譲

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Trivia

His most fruitful collaboration was with animator Hayao Miyazaki with whom he worked on 'Kiki's Delivery Service' from 1989, 'Porco Rosso' from 1992,' and 'The Wind Rises' from 2013.

Joe Hisaishi before fame

He was introduced to music at a young age, beginning with his first violin instruction when he was five years old. Among other things, he was a great typesetter, author, arranger, and conductor. His mentor was Takeo Watanabe, a well-known anime composer.

Achievement of Joe Hisaishi

His most fruitful partnership was with animator Hayao Miyazaki, with whom he collaborated on 1989's 'Kiki's Delivery Service,' 1992's 'Porco Rosso,' and 2013's 'The Wind Rises.'.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Joe Hisaishi family life

With his girlfriend Ayame Fujisawa, he has a daughter named Mai.

Associations of Joe Hisaishi

He wrote the score for Cate Blanchett's 2008 film"Ponyo".

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