Joe Hisaishi is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on December 6, 1950 in Nakano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Japanese composer who composed the scores for the animation film “Princess Monoke” and the 2001 animated film “Spirited Away.” He was renowned for his blend of European classical styles and Japanese classical music in score for animated films like Castle in the Sky, which was awarded the Animage Anime Grand Prix in 1986.
He composed the music of “Ponyo” from 2008, that starred Catherine Blanchett.
Hisaishi was born in Nakano, Nagano, Japan, as Mamoru Fujisawa (藤澤 守 , Fujisawa Mamoru) . When he started learning violin in the Violin School Suzuki Shinichi at the age of four, he found his passion in music. At the same age, he also began watching 300 movies a year with his father, which influenced his career. Realizing his love, he attended the Kunitachi College of Music in 1969 to major in music composition. Hisaishi collaborated with minimalist artists as a typesetter, furthering his experience in the musical world.
In the 1970s, Japanese popular music, electronic music, and new-age music flourished; those genres, as well as the Yellow Magic Orchestra (a Japanese electronic band in 1978–1983), influenced Hisaishi’s compositions. He developed his music from minimalist ideas and expanded toward orchestral work. Around 1975, Hisaishi presented his first public performance, spreading his name around his community. Also, from 1978, he had worked for Brass Compositions for a long time. His first album, MKWAJU, was released in 1981, with Information being released a year later. His first major anime scores were Hajime Ningen Gyatoruz (1974) and Robokko Beeton (1976).
He was married to his wife Ayame Fujisawa. He also has one daughter who is named Mai.
