The soundtrack master of Castle in the Sky is Joe Hisaishi. Joe Hisaishi has the title of one of the four new age soundtrack masters in Japan. Most of his works are considered to be in the new age style. . This kind of music has a feeling of healing and peace
The so-called "healing music" is probably a coined term created by the Japanese comparing music to "healing magic" in a fantasy world. Music that can make people feel relaxed and soothing, and heal the listener's trauma, later became wider and wider, and sometimes it can be basically understood as what the Japanese generally refer to as New Age music. This kind of music can enable people to adjust their mood in the music, making them forget all the troubles they encounter in daily life, thereby achieving a detached effect.
Specially talk about the music of "Castle in the Sky"
Main instruments: The musical expression technique of "Castle in the Sky" is mainly electronic sounds and synthesizers, plus French horns and children's voices Chorus, with piano accompaniment. It shows the orchestral tension to the extreme.
The theme song <君をのせこ(Carry You Away)> is sung by Miss Anmi Inoue. Among them, the version sung by the Suginami Children's Choir can be said to be the voice of an angel, and it perfectly expresses the etherealness and sadness of "Castle in the Sky"; "One Night's Determination" is a piano piece that describes two people. The scene the protagonist sees when he first arrives at Laputa is very beautiful and is also a widely circulated song.
Hisaishi Joe also attaches great importance to absorbing national music elements. In the music of "Castle in the Sky", he added Irish folk songs (not the Scottish ones mentioned above)
PS .The soundtracks of Hisaishi's works "Kiki's Delivery Service" and "Listen Away" are more in the style of American country music, while "Howl's Mobile" has Scottish elements.'
The animation distribution of Gong Qijun It shines with the light of humanity, and Hisaishi Joe's score exudes a timeless flavor. Hisaishi Joe's score makes Miyagi Shun's animated film full of imagination and artistic conception.