HISAISHI,JOE & ROYAL PHILHARMO
BOY & THE HERON: SYMPHONIC SUITE FOR PIANO - LP

UPC: 028948788149
Label: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
Format: LP
Release Date: November 6, 2026
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Joe Hisaishi's The Boy & the Heron: Symphonic Suite for Piano and Orchestra is a concert adaptation of the acclaimed score for Hayao Miyazaki's Academy Award-winning final masterpiece, The Boy and the Heron. The 14-piece suite offers Hisaishi's personal interpretation of the film, following Mahito's emotional journey through grief, memory, and imagination. Balancing intimate piano writing with rich orchestral textures, the work showcases Hisaishi's distinctive voice as composer, pianist, and storyteller. Created through an unusually open collaboration, Miyazaki gave Hisaishi exceptional artistic freedom after much of the animation had already been completed. The resulting score, among the composer's most distinctive works, is centered on the piano as both narrator and emotional guide.

Rather than simply arranging the film score, Hisaishi developed an independent symphonic work for the concert hall. Familiar themes from the film appear in new orchestral forms and come together to form an atmospheric suite full of emotional depth. An impressive album by one of the most significant film composers of our time.

The album is pressed on premium black 180g vinyl and comes with liner notes on a printed innersleeve, embellished with illustrations painted specially for this release.

TRACK LIST:

SIDE A:

1. Ask me why (I)
2. Gray Heron
3. Memories
4. A Trap
5. Sanctuary ~ The Master of the Tomb
6. Ark
7. Warawara
8. Reincarnation
9. Rain of Fire
10. A Song of Prayer

SIDE B:

11. The King's Parade ~ Diversion
12. The Great Collapse
13. The Last Smile
14. Ask me why (II)