The 10 best songs by Hayao Miyazaki: "With You", "Forever", "Nausicaa Requiem", "Archidaka", " "My Neighbor Totoro", "Airplane Cloud", "Time Gone Never Returned", "Linhai Street", "Country-Road", "Transformed into the Wind".
1. "With You"
Speaking of Hayao Miyazaki's most popular music, I believe the first thing most people think of is "Castle in the Sky" The song "With You" in the song, many people even directly call it "Castle in the Sky", and many music boxes also have this music. This piece also allowed Joe Hisaishi, a famous soundtrack master, to reach the first peak of his scoring career, and his level was widely recognized by the audience.
2. "Forever"
It is said that this song was originally composed for "The Rei Drawing Chimneys" that Miyazaki failed to publish, but Miyazaki felt that The lyrics "If everything starts from scratch, the state of mind will be more fulfilling" resonates with the story of "Spirited Away". Although the song describes the state of mind of a girl, it conveys an open-minded attitude towards life, so Miyazaki Hayao suggested "Forever" was used as the ending theme song of Spirited Away, replacing the original theme song "Return to the River of That Day" completed by Joe Hisaishi.
3. "Nausicaa Requiem"
"Nausicaa Requiem" is also very classic in Miyazaki's music. This song was written by King The interlude when Nausicaa is resurrected with the help of insects, and Hisaishi asked his 4-year-old daughter Fujisawa Mai to sing it. Because of the touching scenes and beautiful music, this touching scene in the movie has attracted many movie fans. Tears.
4. "The Legend of Ashitaka"
"Princess Mononoke" is Hayao Miyazaki's exploration of the peaceful coexistence between man and nature. The soundtrack of the entire film uses a lot of Strings play a grand effect like a symphony, creating an epic temperament, and "The War of Ashidakar" is regarded as the theme of the entire film. This song outlines for the audience a sad story of sorrow and joy, love and hatred. , is also very suitable to be placed in the artistic conception of Chinese martial arts, so it is often used by Hong Kong Wireless as the background music in Jin Yong's martial arts films, including the Hong Kong versions of "Dragon" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
5. "My Neighbor Totoro"
"Totoro" is a song written by Hayao Miyazaki, composed by Joe Hisaishi, and sung by Anmi Inoue. The song is translated into Chinese It has become "My Neighbor Totoro", "My Neighbor's Totoro", "My Neighbor Totoro" and so on. The movie is based on the theme of expressing nature, and the whole film is full of childlike interest and human touch.
As the theme song of "My Neighbor Totoro", the melody of this song is also full of fairy tale colors and the warmth of family affection. Inoue Anmei's bright and playful voice is also very contagious. Fan Xiaoxuan's song that year The popular "Doudoulong" is a cover of this song.
6. "Airplane Cloud"
"Airplane Cloud" (ひこうき云) is the most famous song in Japan's Hayao Miyazaki music. It serves as Miyazaki's last song before his retirement. A feature-length film, "The Wind Rises" is different from the previous films that were somewhat fantasy-like. This film completely realistically reflects the Japan of the Showa era, focusing on the boy's dream, the fruitless love with the girl, and the war. portray. The singer of the theme song "Airplane Cloud" is Yumi Arai who sang the theme song for "Kiki's Delivery Service" many years ago.
7. "Time That Will Never Return"
"Time That Will Never Return" (帰らざる日々) is a musical work in "Porco Rosso", adapted from the film From Miyazaki Hayao's comic book "The Age of Airships", it mainly tells the story of the protagonist who was cursed by himself and turned into a pig to fight against air robbers and protect the people around him.
The soundtrack of this film also adds some traces of time, showing a calm and elegant taste, especially the piano solo "Time Gone Never Returned", which incorporates elements of jazz and tango. , which vividly expresses Hayao Miyazaki’s dream of being a pilot and his unique heroic feelings.
8. "Linhai Xiaojie"
"Linhai Xiaojie" (海の见える街) is a musical work in the movie "Kiki's Delivery Service". People in the movie are over 13 years old. The little witch Kiki is about to leave home and venture into the prosperous modern society alone. It describes the dilemma faced by ordinary Japanese adolescent girls in hoping to be independent and self-reliant.
And this song "Linhai Street" appeared when the little witch Qiqi came to her training destination for the first time. When the soundtrack sounded, the witch Qiqi was riding a broom across the sea and passing seagulls, preparing to To welcome her new life on the other side of the sea, the wind and string instruments are paired with a light and bright style that perfectly expresses the little witch's youthful ignorance and full of curiosity and expectation for the new city.
9. "Country-Road"
There are not many cover works in Hayao Miyazaki's animation music. This song "Country-Road" is one of them. In " The film "Listen attentively" uses ancient instruments such as mandolin, wooden piccolo, and ancient cello.
After experiencing some distress in the film, Yue Daowen realized that for herself, the scenery of her hometown was exactly the reinforced concrete city where she lived, and she decided to base herself on the reality under her feet and encourage her to "Country Road", where Yue Daowen finally filled in new lyrics with courage to live a positive life, is the true theme song of this movie.
10. "Transformed into the Wind"
The song "Transformed into the Wind" (风になる) has been covered by many domestic singers, such as: Zeng Baoyi's "Focus" in 2002, "Little Hands Holding Big Hands" by Liang Jingru in 2006, and "Love on Bicycles" by Chen Xingyu in 2012, etc.
This song is light-hearted, full of life, simple in style, and makes people feel comfortable. The life of cats in movies and animations always reminds everyone in our society not to lose themselves, not to give up on their dreams, and not to give up everything for their dreams, and firmly believe in their original dreams.