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Known primarily
as Hayao Miyazaki's preferred composer on nearly
every one of his films, Joe Hisaishi is often
hailed as Japan's greatest modern day composer,
and, to his credit, he already has an amazing
seven Japanese Academy Awards under his belt for
Best Music.
Born with the name Mamoru Fujisawa, Hisaishi changed his name to Joe which was inspired by musician Quincy Jones. With over 100 film soundtracks to his credit, Hisaishi's best known material tends
to be for his work in Anime although he has been honored for both live action and animated work during his long career. His Japanese Academy Award wins are credited to A
Scene at the Sea (1991), Toei's Seishun Dendekedekedeke, Samurai
Kids (1993), TV Tokyo's Fireworks, Nippon Herald's Kikujiro, Ponyo (2008) and Villian (2010).
Hisaishi gets the distinction of being one of the few Japanese composers who work is well known outside of the country as well. For example, the composer is highly regarded in Korea thanks to the popularity of the Studio Ghibli films. In fact, Hisaishi has done work for several Korean productions, such as Welcome to Dongmakgol. In 2013, the US based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences extended an invitation to the composer for his continued work in motion pictures.
Other names: Mamoru Fujisawa (藤澤守) |
