Joe Hisaishi

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While possessing a stylistically distinct sound, Hisaishi's music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including minimalist(最低限度), experimental electronic(實驗電子), European classical(歐洲古典音樂), and Japanese classical(日本古典). Lesser known are the other musical roles he plays; he is also a typesetter(排字工人), author(作家), arranger(編曲), and head of an orchestra.

He is best known for his work with animator Hayao Miyazaki(宮崎峻), having composed many scores for many of his films including Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea(崖上的波妞,2008), Spirited Away(千與千尋 ,2001), Howl's Moving Castle(霍爾的移動城堡,2004), Princess Mononoke(幽靈公主,1997), My Neighbor Totoro(龍貓,1988), and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind(風之谷,1984).

雖然持有不同風格的聲音，久石讓的音樂已經知道要接納及探索不同的類型，其中包括最低限度、實驗電子、歐洲古典、日本古典。鮮為人知的是其他樂器，他扮演的角色，也是一個排字工人、作者、編曲，以及負責人的管絃樂隊。