Editor's note:
seems to be catching the last little tail of summer, Kitano Takeshi's work "Summer of Kikujiro" is scheduled to be released on September 25, in the mainland.
, a summer must-see movie that was shortlisted for the Cannes Palme d'Or, with a Douban score of 8.8, will be released in a restored version this time as an exclusive commemorative farewell to summer.
Hisaishi’s background music "Summer" for the film complements the healing touch of the film. won the 23rd Japan Film Awards for the best music . Countless netizens commented: “As long as "Summer" is played, summer is here."
However, Kitano once publicly said this sentence at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2014:
I hate animation or something. At the same time, I hate Hayao Miyazaki very much. But that guy's work is very profitable, which makes me have to admit that his animation is very good. Although
may have different political stances and personal preferences, he made such a speech, but it was quickly discovered by sharp-eyed netizens: "Admit it, you guys are not pleasing to the eye because you are fighting for Hisaishi!"
But if you want to talk about a first-come-first-served one, Hisaishi Roshi must first know Hayao Miyazaki.
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recently had a news about the production progress of "What kind of life do you want to live" by the famous Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki. After hearing this, I am both happy and Disappointed. The producer of
Studio Ghibli talked with Entertainment Weekly about Miyazaki’s new work, saying that the production of this movie has not been affected by the epidemic, but it still takes several years to complete.
How do I remember that Toshio Suzuki said the same 3 years ago?
2017: We are going to make an animation, it will take about 3 to 4 years to complete.
2018: This animation will be released in about 3 or 4 years.
2019: It's not easy to say, about 3 years later?
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As a fan of Hayao Miyazaki, I certainly look forward to it.
looks forward to Hayao Miyazaki, and naturally also looks forward to Hisaishi Joe. When Hayao Miyazaki announced his comeback to prepare for this new work in 2017, Joe Hisaishi held a concert in Paris. The big screen showed the handwritten message written by Hayao Miyazaki to Joe Hisaishi. The
message was only a short sentence, but it made many people cry.
"Mr. Hisaishi, please accompany me to complete the final work." The words
made countless fans who love Hayao Miyazaki and Joe Hisaishi tears.
Hayao Miyazaki knows that his curtain call will not be perfect without Hisaishi Joe.
For more than 30 years, these two world-class masters, they are not only perfect partners, but also friends of souls who cherish each other's achievements.
Hisaishi Joe was born in 1950. At the age of 4, he began to learn the violin in the music classroom of the famous Japanese music educator and violinist Shinichi Suzuki. After that, he played the role of trumpet in the performance club of the middle school. The idea of becoming a composer.
In 1969, Joe Hisaishi entered the composition department of the National Conservatory of Music in Japan. After graduation, his first contact with the soundtrack work was to score the TV animation "Little Hunter in the Forest".
Hisaishi Joe and Miyazaki’s encounter were purely accidental.
At that time, Hisaishi let his name be unknown and just finished his first album "Information" in his life. Sometimes in order to make a living, I have to meet the huge demand for soundtracks from TV stations with 70 high-yield tracks every Saturday. His unrecognized talent, Jiuishi, faced with an average of 10 assembly-line-like music every day, was extremely depressed, but he could only bite the bullet to do it.
At that time, Hayao Miyazaki was frowning on the production of his first original comic book "Nausicaa". He did all the work of the director, the script, and the storyboard alone, with only one soundtrack missing. But the current soundtrack has never been able to meet his requirements.
are busy with each other, and no one knows each other.
In 1984, through the recommendation of the producer Takahata (the director of "The Tomb of the Firefly"), Hisaishi Joe and Hayao Miyazaki met. Because Joe Hisaishi is really not well-known, Miyazaki didn't have much hope, so he didn't plan to come to an official meeting.
So their first meeting was in a simple studio remodeled in a broken bar.
At that time, Joe Hisaishi, who still had hair, and the young Hayao Miyazaki
had a lot of things on their hands, so Miyazaki only left him half a day to compose music for the movie. Z3z may not have thought that Hayao Miyazaki, this decision he made can be said to have changed the history of Japanese animation movies.
waited for Hayao Miyazaki after listening to Joe Hisaishi's creation, but did not pick out any faults, and immediately decided: "This is it!" Subsequently, "Nausicaa" was a huge success after its release in Japan. In one fell swoop, he won three awards at the 1985 Rome Fantasy Film Festival, the Best Film Award and the Daily Film Oto Noburo Award.
Hisaishi Joe made a blockbuster because of this, and the creation of "Nausicaa's Lullaby" became a classic . The muffled string in the first half of this piece of
renders a sad atmosphere, seeming to mourn the unidentified Nausicaa. In the second half of
, as Nausicaa wakes up, the style of music becomes cheerful and lively. The huge fantasy worldview seems to appear in front of the eyes with a wonderful rhythm, and the introduction of children's singing is a praise and praise to the princess's actions.
The Japanese media spoke highly of this song:
"This song has earned enough tears from the audience, and Japanese fans hope to be accompanied by this song into the soil at their future funerals. It is worth mentioning that this The clear voice of a child comes from Hisaishi Joe’s 4-year-old daughter." The success of
"Nausicaa" has made Miyazaki's fame and laid the foundation for the style of Hayao Miyazaki's animated films and became the pioneer of Studio Ghibli. Made. At the same time, Hayao Miyazaki and his 9-year-old rookie Joe Hisaishi began to cooperate for more than 30 years.
perfect partner to achieve countless animation classics
In the days that followed, almost every animated film of Hayao Miyazaki was scored by Joe Hisaishi. At the beginning of the movie, the words "Music Supervisor Joe Hisaishi" will appear .
Hisaishi Joe's reputation gradually became a household name with Hayao Miyazaki, becoming an iconic symbol of Japanese animated film soundtracks in the early 1980s and 1990s.
Hayao Miyazaki often asks Hisaishi to watch unedited movie clips first. If Hisaishi likes it, he will complete the soundtrack based on his own understanding.
Because Hisaishi convinced, before moving the audience, you must first move yourself in order to incorporate a sincere feeling into the work.
Hisaishi sometimes suddenly has inspiration, and he has the idea to write the music. For example, eating, sleeping, going to the bathroom, drinking with friends, etc., the classics were born.
But in fact, Joe Hisaishi doesn't have a flash of inspiration for every song. He admitted that composing is the most painful and oppressive thing for him. Especially when
scored for Hayao Miyazaki, he said: "I have to work hard every time."
But Joe Hisaishi said: "Music is my life, and composition is everything in my life."
always makes Satisfied with the work, he will sigh happily: "It's good to be alive!" Z1z
Hisaishi was able to rack his brains to create a soundtrack for Hayao Miyazaki. Perhaps it was also deeply affected by Hayao Miyazaki's artistic pursuit of art.
He once sincerely praised Hayao Miyazaki’s love for the animation business:
"I was impressed by a very deep and enthusiastic person, as if his body was full of explosives." Most of the movies made by Miyazaki Hayao It is he himself who draws an action on the paper, and then uses the machine to make a general appearance, and there will be staff to polish it later.
Generally, Japanese TV animations are about 7,000 manuscripts, and a few of them will have more than 10,000 manuscripts in one episode, but Hayao Miyazaki's animation has at least 100,000 manuscripts. Each of
is the work of Hayao Miyazaki.
Hayao Miyazaki is currently makingFor the last work, the team has 60 animators, who can only complete 1 minute of animation in one month. Since the preparation in 2017, 36 minutes of animation have been completed in 3 years.
can see how heavy the workload of Mr. Gong and the team is.
If only relying on their respective talents and persistent pursuit of art, but without a clear understanding of each other, Hayao Miyazaki and Joe Hisaishi would not be able to achieve so many classic works together.
No matter what kind of story Miyazaki's movie tells, Hisaishi Joe can always grasp the soul of the movie and feel the profound connotation of Miyazaki's metaphor.
In 1986, Joe Hisaishi produced the soundtrack for "Castle in the Sky", making him a master-level soundtrack.
This song is a classic and cannot be copied. The soundtrack of
is based on electroacoustics and synthesizers. It incorporates elements such as French horns and children’s voices. The ethereal and beautiful tunes and the beautiful melody that stirs the heartstrings. Every beating note is the existence of purifying the soul, as if entering The most pure and beautiful city in the sky.
Calm, peaceful, clear, enjoy. The song
is world-famous and has been adapted into various versions, whether it is piano version, music box version, violin version or children's chorus version, each version sounds refreshing. All versions of
are without exception: I can't explain it.
But the most shocking version is the one-thousand-person chorus version directed by Joe Hisaishi himself. After
"Castle in the Sky", Hayao Miyazaki and Joe Hisaishi collaborated on "My Neighbor Totoro", "Kiki's Delivery Service", "Porco Rosso", "Princess Mononoke", "Spirited Away", and "Howl's Moving Castle" "And other works.
"My Neighbor Totoro" music is full of childishness and the simplicity of rural life.
The soundtrack of "Witch's Delivery Service" highlights the metallic tone of the saxophone and the folk style of American country music, with an exotic style.
The music of "Princess Mononoke" has the feeling of traditional Japanese music, and the symphony orchestra interprets the theme of tragic and vicissitudes, creating a magnificent epic feeling for the movie.
The unique timbre of the shamisen, a traditional Japanese instrument, is integrated into the majestic sound of the orchestra, expressing the mystery of the times.
"Howl's Moving Castle" uses a wonderful waltz to run through the whole play, combining the euphemism of Eastern music and the romance of Western music, conveying a soft and peaceful mood.
"Spirited Away" is Hayao Miyazaki's pinnacle work, and it is also another classic of the collaboration between Joe Hisaishi and Hayao Miyazaki.
When the movie's opening theme song "That Summer" sounded, we could feel the sadness and anxiety of Chihiro sitting in the back seat of the car saying goodbye to the old days, and looking forward to what kind of summer Chihiro would spend.
A scene where Chihiro and a faceless man sit silently on a sea train, simple and clear music, beautiful pictures, but you can feel the quiet and loneliness of the journey of life.
The soundtrack in "Goldfish on the Cliff" creates an imaginative underwater world.
"The Wind Is Up" is a true portrayal of the Showa era. It no longer has the fantasy colors of Hayao Miyazaki's previous works. The quiet and long soundtrack deeply reflects the breath of the times.
The soul confidant who can be met but not sought
Now, 70-year-old Hisaishi and 79-year-old Hayao Miyazaki have known each other for 36 years.
Joe Hisaishi once said:
"It is the happiest thing in my life to know Hayao Miyazaki."
Hayao Miyazaki replied:
"I think meeting Joe Hisaishi is a lucky thing, and there is no luckier than this. It's up."
Hayao Miyazaki and Joe Hisaishi met, it was their luck, and it was our luck.
would also like to thank Takahata Hoon for his recommendation that year, so that Boya and Ziqi have the opportunity to cooperate.
On the surface, Hayao Miyazaki and Joe Hisaishi seem to be hardcore brothers who talk about everything.
But in fact, in private, they will eat and drink together only if they need work, The meeting is only for discussing works.
The so-called "friends of gentlemen, as pale as water" is that.
Their cooperation is based on genius inspiration, passion for art and ultimate pursuit.
is a soul confidant that can be met but not sought.
Perhaps the best thing in this world is to meet someone who understands you.
I think of Joe Hisaishi’s concert in 2008. At the end of the
performance, Hayao Miyazaki walked through the crowds of people from the last row of the audience holding a bouquet, and slowly walked to the stage to present flowers to Hisaishi.
with a smile on his face, he walked through the narrow aisle under everyone's attention, and the audience applauded and cheered.
Hisaishi made a smile from ear to ear, and lowered his head again, a little choked.
Hisaishi squatted down and took the bouquet with tears in his eyes. The two of
shook hands with each other and talked briefly.
When Joe Hisaishi got up, his eyes were already red.
Hayao Miyazaki who returned to his seat continued to applaud.
clapped, raised his head and tried to control the tears in the corner of his eyes. The endless applause of the
concert hall seemed to be isolated from the world of the two old people.
Hayao Miyazaki's animation made the music of Joe Hisaishi, and the music of Joe Hisaishi made the animation of Hayao Miyazaki. The great blessing of
in this era may really end with Hayao Miyazaki's last work. It would be great if
would never stop.
We are not willing to end such a great era.
So, Mr. Hayao Miyazaki, Mr. Joe Hisaishi, please do the final work together.
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