"Summer" simple score:
Summer is a piece of pure music without lyrics composed by Joe Hisaishi. It is included in the album "Summer of Kikujiro" and is a part of the movie "Summer of Kikujiro" The theme song of the album was released on May 26, 1999.
Extended information:
Hisaishi Joe, born on December 6, 1950 in Nakano City, Japan, is a Japanese musician, composer, and pianist. Graduated from Japan National University of Music.
In 1992, Joe Hisaishi won the Best Music Award at the 15th Japan Film Awards for "That Summer's Sea of ??Tranquility". In 1999, "Princess Mononoke" scored by Joe Hisaishi won the Bronze Award at the 17th JASRAC Awards.
In 2001, Hisaishi Joe composed the soundtrack for "Spirited Away" and won the 56th Mainichi Film Awards Music Award, the New Century Tokyo International Animation Awards Music Award and the American International Film Award. Animation Society "Best Original Music Award". In 2002, "Spirited Away", with music composed by Hisaishi Joe, won the 30th Annie Award for Best Animation Music.
In 2004, he won the "Best Music Award" at the Tokyo International Animation Awards in Japan and the "Best Original Music Award" from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for "Howl's Moving Castle". In 2005, he won the Best Music Award at the 4th Korean Film Awards for "Welcome to Dongmok Village".
In 2008, the film "The Embalmer", with Joe Hisaishi as the music producer, won the "Best Foreign Language Film Award" at the 81st Academy Awards. On April 13, 2008, Hisaishi Joe participated in the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards Ceremony, and "Aunt's Postmodern Life" scored by Hisaishi Joe won the "Best Original Film Music Award".
In 2009, Joe Hisaishi won the "Best Original Music Award" at the Japan Film Awards for "Ponora on the Cliff". In 2010, he composed the soundtrack for the movie "Let the Bullets Fly". In 2011, he won the "Best Music Award" at the 34th Japan Film Awards for "The Bad Guy".
On February 25, 2015, the "Music Master of the Century—Hisaishi Joe" music concert was held. In 2018, he won the Best Original Music Award at the 12th Asian Film Awards and the Best Original Film Music at the 37th Hong Kong Film Awards for "When Will There Be a Bright Moon".