Joe Hisaishi Meets Kitano Films [Import] [Soundtrack]

joe hisaishi meets kitano films [import] [soundtrack]

Track Listings

1. Intro Office Kitano Sound Logo

2. Summer

3. The Rain

4. Drifter In Lax

5. Raging Men

6. Ballade

7. Brother

8. Silent Love

9. Clifside Waltz III

10. Bus Stop

11. Sonatine I Act Of Violence

12. Play On The Sands

13. Kids Return

14. No Way Out

15. Thank You For Everything

16. Hana Bi

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Polydor. 2001.

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Joe Hisaishi Meets Kitano Films [Import] [Soundtrack]

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Joe Hisaishi Meets Kitano Films

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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005QENW
Release Date: 2006-02-21

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When Joe and Takeshi meet, who wins? The listener.
A great film composer
Review 1

Joe Hisaishi Meets Kitano Films
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Universal/Polygram
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005L94W
Release Date: 2001-06-21

Tracks:

Intro Office Kitano Sound Logo
Summer
The Rain
Drifter In Lax
Raging Men
Ballade
Brother
Silent Love
Clifside Waltz III
Bus Stop
Sonatine I Act Of Violence
Play On The Sands
Kids Return
No Way Out
Thank You For Everything
Hana Bi

Album Description

Polydor. 2001.

Customer Reviews:

When Joe and Takeshi meet, who wins? The listener........2005-11-22

I found this import at a local Hello Cutie, which was selling it for only $12, (!) and I think it's safe to say it was well worth every penny spent.

The CD is, as other reviewers have said, a collection of the work Joe Hisaishi has done for Takeshi "Beat" Kitano's films. This includes the theme for his recent films "Kikujiro" and "Brother." All in all, each track stands strong on it's own, varying between simple melody to smooth jazz. Listening to the whole CD as a whole can be surprisingly hypnotic, and actually pretty meditative. At the risk of sounding like a film fanboy, Joe Hisaishi definately has to be one of the best composers alive today.

Worth the money - though to be honest I would see about getting it cheaper somewhere else.

A great film composer.......2005-05-25

Fans of Kitano films such as Sonatine, Kikujiro, and the supremely excellent Fireworks/Hana-bi might find it hard to keep their hearts out of their mouths when listening to this CD, particularly the "Thanks for everything" track from Hana-bi. But for the uninitiated (poor souls), the music is good enough to stand on its own. The themes are simple, poignant, and expressed using the simplest means: some soaring strings, a little piano tinkle, and percussion that sounds somehow Japanese. Much of it is synthesized and sounds like a karaoke-machine, but it is affecting nevertheless. It ought to be sentimental--it comes very close, in fact--but ultimately I think Hisaishi's music succeeds in evoking genuine emotions.

Review 1.......2001-09-13

The CD captures the music of Takeshi Kitano's and Joe Hisaishi's
movie collaborations. Apart from those of the recent productions (Brother, Hana-Bi, Kids Return), this album includes the very first score Hisaishi wrote for Kitano (A Scene at the Sea). All tracks are enjoyable and I highly recommend this.

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