• Joe Hisaishi My Neighbor Totoro Sound Book LP, Studio Ghibli Records TJJA-10016
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Joe Hisaishi – My Neighbor Totoro: Sound Book LP (Studio Ghibli Records, Japan Import TJJA-10016)

Joe Hisaishi – My Neighbor Totoro: Sound Book LP (Studio Ghibli Records, Japan Import TJJA-10016)

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The music of My Neighbor Totoro rearranged for violin, flute and guitar, on vinyl from Studio Ghibli Records. The Sound Book is a "musical picture book": intimate acoustic recordings of Joe Hisaishi's Totoro themes, from "The Path of the Wind" and "Sanpo" to the "Catbus," made separately from the film soundtrack. Includes a 4-page color insert. Japanese pressing, new.

  • Acoustic arrangements of the Totoro themes. Violin, flute and guitar in place of the film's full arrangements.
  • Played by top Japanese session musicians. Masatsugu Shinozaki (violin), Rie Akagi (flute) and Hiroki Miyano (guitar).
  • 10 tracks, 4-page color insert.
  • Official Studio Ghibli Records vinyl. Catalog number TJJA-10016.

About the album

Alongside the image song album and the film soundtrack, My Neighbor Totoro got a third album: the Sound Book. Instead of the orchestra and synthesizers of the film score, Hisaishi's melodies are recorded for a small acoustic group led by violin, flute and guitar, giving songs like "Mother," "The Village in May" and "A Little Photograph" the warm, close-up feel of a picture book being read aloud. It's the quietest and most intimate of the Totoro records, and a favorite for relaxed listening. Studio Ghibli Records first reissued it on vinyl on Japan's Record Day in November 2018, and after it sold out, pressed more copies.

Tracklist

Side A

  1. The Path of the Wind (風のとおり道)
  2. Mother (おかあさん)
  3. The Village in May (五月の村)
  4. Sanpo (さんぽ)
  5. My Neighbor Totoro (となりのトトロ)

Side B

  1. Lost Child (まいご)
  2. Soot Sprites (すすわたり)
  3. Catbus (ねこバス)
  4. A Little Photograph (小さな写真)
  5. The Path of the Wind (風のとおり道)

Release details

Composer Joe Hisaishi (久石譲)
Title My Neighbor Totoro: Sound Book (となりのトトロ サウンドブック)
Performers Masatsugu Shinozaki (violin), Rie Akagi (flute), Hiroki Miyano (guitar)
Label Studio Ghibli Records / Tokuma Japan
Catalog No. TJJA-10016
Barcode 4988008086218
Format 12" LP, 33⅓ RPM, with 4-page color insert
Country Japan (import)
Released Studio Ghibli Records vinyl reissue, first issued 2018
Film My Neighbor Totoro (となりのトトロ), 1988, dir. Hayao Miyazaki
Genre Anime Soundtrack, Acoustic, Instrumental
Condition New

Complete the Totoro set: My Neighbor Totoro Soundtrack (LP) and My Neighbor Totoro Image Song Album (LP).

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