Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror thriller Him directed by Justin Tipping and starring Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers, Julia Fox, Jim Jefferies and Tim Heidecker. The film’s original music is composed by Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) (Midsommar, Beau Is Afraid, Blue Beetle, Beef, Eddington, Eenie Meanie, Snowpiercer, Invasion, The Alienist: Angel of Darkness). Loma Vista […]
Posts Tagged ‘Joe Hisaishi’
‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 18, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Joe Hisaishi, Kogonada, Laufey, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the romantic fantasy drama A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, The Boy and the Heron, Howl’s Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro, Departures) who has made his American feature scoring debut on the project. Also included is the original […]
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Leviathan’ to Be Released
Posted: July 9, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Joe Hisaishi, Kazuma Jinnouchi, Nobuko Toda, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original anime series Leviathan. The album feature selections of the show’s original score composed by Nobuko Toda & Kazuma Jinnouchi (Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, Ultraman, Metal Gear Solid 4, Star Wars: Visions – The Ninth Jedi). Also included are the series’ original songs written by […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 6, 2025)
Posted: July 6, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anna Drubich, Blake Neely, Brick, Disney Channel, Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story, Joe Hisaishi, Jongnic Bontemps, Kazuma Jinnouchi, Leviathan, Luis Felber, Madea's Destination Wedding, Martina Eisenreich, Matt Allchin, Michael Kadelbach, Netflix, Nobuko Toda, Tom Howe, Too Much, ZOMBIES 4: Dawn of the Vampires
Premiering on Thursday, July 10, is the Disney Channel original movie Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires directed by Paul Hoen and starring Milo Manheim, Meg Donnelly, Freya Skye, Kylee Russell, Malachi Barton, Chandler Kinney, Swayam Bhatia, Julian Lerner, Mekonnen Knife, Lisa Chappell and Jonno Roberts. The film’s original score is composed by Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, Dog […]
Joe Hisaishi Scoring Kogonada’s ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’
Posted: June 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Joe Hisaishi, Kogonada
Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, The Boy and the Heron, Howl’s Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro, Departures) is making his American feature scoring debut on the upcoming romantic fantasy drama A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. The film is directed by Kogonada (After Yang, Columbus) and stars Margot Robbie, Colin Farrell, Kevin Kline and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. […]
‘Silent Love’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eiji Uchida, Joe Hisaishi, score, Silent Love, Soundtrack
Universal Music will release a soundtrack album for the Japanese romantic drama Silent Love. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, The Boy and the Heron, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle, Departures). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 24. Visit Amazon or any other major digital […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 8, 2023)
Posted: December 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anselm, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Concrete Utopia, Fast Charlie, Fil Eisler, Guillaume Roussel, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jerskin Fendrix, Joe Hisaishi, Joseph Bishara, Kim Hae-won, Leonard Küßner, Poor Things, The Boy and the Heron, The Cello, The Three Musketeers - Part I: D’Artagnan
Opening in theaters nationwide is the animated feature The Boy and the Heron written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and starring (in its English language version) Christian Bale, Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Mark Hamill, Florence Pugh, Karen Fukuhara and Luca Padovan. The film’s original music is composed by Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, […]
‘The Boy and the Heron’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 1, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hayao Miyazaki, Joe Hisaishi, score, Soundtrack, The Boy and the Heron
Studio Ghibli has released a digital version of the soundtrack album for the animated feature The Boy and the Heron. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Howl’s Moving Castle, Departures). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital […]
Joe Hisaishi’s ‘A Symphonic Celebration’ Album Announced
Posted: March 31, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hayao Miyazaki, Joe Hisaishi, Soundtrack
Deutsche Grammophon has announced the album A Symphonic Celebration, a series of new symphonic arrangements of original soundtracks from Studio Ghibli classics directed by Hayao Miyazaki (including Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service & Castle in the Sky) written by composer Joe Hisaishi. The music was recorded in London by the […]
‘Soul Snatcher’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joe Hisaishi, score, Song Haolin, Soul Snatcher, Soundtrack, Yi Liqi
Universal Music has released a soundtrack album for the Chinese fantasy adventure Soul Snatcher. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Departures, Howl’s Moving Castle) . Visit Amazon or any other major digital music service to stream the soundtrack and to check out audio […]
