It would probably be the same as the Encore version of Summer. I think so anyway.

huh? Spring? Spose...*goes to check* I seem to have a prob;em tearing myself away from Hisaishi long enough to practise exam stuff though..lol Ordered Encore by the way! *excited*

I probably won't be able to order some stuff. But Chappels in Bond street claim that they have loads of music from around the world. I wonder if they have stuff from Japan. They proably have stuff from Uematsu, I should take a look sometime.

You're so lucky to be living in London, theres loads more choice...here in Notts we have ONE shop selling manga and NO shops selling any Hisaishi/Uematsu...

London is a very big place. It's really hard to find Hisaishi here as well.

Oooohhhh!!!!!! Look at this http://achinesetallstory.emp.hk. They've made it less wacky and put up some better music!

I like it!

Car Expert

Less wacky? But music is good...

Well at least the intro is a little better.

I GOT ENCORE TODAY!! (soz people im a bit hyper..) And the packaging has bubble wrap *ecstatic grin*

I haven't heard some of the pieces in Encore, what's it like?

Its on Nostalgia wind!! I'm not using the book til crimbo day (see thread in cafe) but its very 'hisaishiish'..its got Summer (yay), Hatsukoi, ashi.taka and san, la poggia (sp?), silence pa guell (sp?) and other nice hisaishi stuff..

I don't think I have heard the last two. Or maybe I have but didn't know.

Lol It isnt on Nostalgia Wind whoops...You can hear La Pioggia here: http://neuro.ohbi.net/music/index0.php#joe_hisaishi_ra

By the way, do I just have small hands or does everyone else seem to struggle with Hisaishi's chords in nearly ALL of his pieces?? esp. One Summers Day, Ashi.taka and San and Hatsukoi.

I don't really have a problem with the chords. Something which is really getting to me though, is Oriental Wind. I must be playing it wrong becasue I just don't see how it all comes together.

The site doesn't seem to work CPPF.

Same here.

Car Expert

Its a problem with the site I think.It was working yesterday.

I must have really small hands then...i always slip up on the chordy bits that are everywhere....not tried Oriental Wind yet...

Just to tell people...

Classic FM will be playing Hisaishi's Wandering Sophie on Sunday 12th Feb between 2am and 3am

HMMMM..i think we should renew the GREAT HISAISHI REQUEST!

A bit early! Can't they put it on a bit later than that?

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Nope. Have emailed them several times...Hisaishi is only ever part of the 'Chiller Cabinet' lineup.

I could stay up late and listen to it. Then again, spamming e-mailing CFM might be better. There are loads of his pieces which could be played, a lot better than Phillip Glass and his repetitive music don't ch'ya think?

I've only stayed up once...

Yup, Wandering Sophie is the only one they have ever played...they could play SUMMER ! *hopes*

Though Phillip Glass does kinda rock...

Try playing some of his stuff.

Havent...just listened...his violin concerto is tres cool.

Never listened to it.

How do you get the fast reply thingy on?

You can only do fast reply in the café!

Car Expert

Wandering Sophie is basically an orchestrated waltz version of the main theme from Howls movign castle. Its really nice though!

By the way everyone, LISTEN TO ALWAYS WITH ME!

There's an update on Nolstagia Wind. Oriental Wind, I don't really like the midi recording and it's only like a 1/4 of it but I thought that I would just point it out anyway.

OH NO! What's happened to Nolstagia Wind? I can't see what pieces half of the links lead to now!

Must be your computer..I can still see mine

I like the new midi recording! Although Oriental Wind isnt one of my favourite pieces.

Funny, didn't do anything to my computer.

You sure you've not got the encoding on Chinese characters instead of Western European or something?

Not too sure what you mean there. I can't seem to change it.

Go to View\Encoding\Western European Windows

Does anyone have the score for 'Going Out'? Its one of the many versions of Summer but shorter and sweeter.

That's done it! Thanks.

Haven't got anything for going out. It's from Kkikujiro isn't it? Maybe there is a book with all the songs from it.

I have the mp3. I can send you it if you want, it sounds quite easy to transcribe and normally I could probably do it, but I swear this has this really weird key change that I can't figure out... Apart from that little bit its more or less the same as summer. (Going out ends after the second repetition of 'a d f f# e d d', after the little joiny bit after that, and it doesnt have the octavy/arpeggio bit)

p.s. yes Its from Kikujiro, as is all the summer versions and the rain

If you could, send it to me please! I don't have much to do over the weekend anyway so I'll have a go transcribing it. You don't have it as a midi file do you? It would be easier.

Nope not midi, or I would have transcribed it on Overture!
I'll send it to you in a bit then....when I can be bothered to open my hotmail!

I've sent the sheets now. It's in the second e-mail, I forgot to send the attatchment in the first.

Haven't been here in a while...

I got an imported copy of A Chinese Tall Story the other day. Only got to watch it today.

One word: Confuzzled.

But I don't know much about films so I'll leave it at that.

Anyway, the music was really nice, I can't get the theme out of my head! I'm trying to arrange it all for piano now (not easy). At least the Easter holidays will be here soon.

Is there anywhere that I could hear the theme?

Gosh..not been here for a while...now I've finished G8 I'm going to try learning the entire encore book...and then might start a wish to the moon...

Try the website. I think it's the first track. I could send you it if you want, I recorded it on Audacity so there's some other noises with it in the background.

Sorry could you send it me? I can't find it..confuzzled by all the japanese!!

btw on audacity there isnt any background noise if its on stereo mix...unless you mean you played it?

woo!! My piano teacher is going to order his own copy of Encore...spread the Hisaishiness!!

You got the e-mail yet?

I prefer the style he has now. There are loads of good pieces from his earlier albums and that but generally, I like the stuff he's producing now if you see what I mean.

I'm so tired! I'm not too sure if what I typed just made sense.

Got the email but can't open the aup project for some reason Could you convert it to mp3? Would that work?

I like a lot of his soundtrack material...I don't know what you mean by 'earlier'...dya mean all the 'I am', 'My lost city' and stuff? Coz I've not heard much of that though I'd probably say that out of all the piano stories my favourite is still the first one.

I'm not too sure what I mean myself. I like a lot of the stuff that he has done in the past 5 years or so (especially for the films). Although I like all of his stuff, I'm going through a phase where if it's hard to play, it's satisfying to play. Maybe that's it.

Oh and I've sent the e-mail.

I get what you mean...woo that mpo3 worked!! The music is really nice...though I think he's branching out into more typical soundtrack/new age music now...

I don't think I've heard as much of his 'recent' stuff..mostly stuff written in the late 80s and 90s...

I think that as he tries to get more attention, he's going to have to adapt to a new style. I wouldn't want him to go to Hollywood though. There a lot of composers are told what to do and are forced to make 17.7 seconds of utter rubbish to fit in with the scene. Also, if he were to become a Hollywood composer, he would have to lose some of that oriental feel his pieces have. It would be a shame then as that's what makes him stand out sometimes.

But thats what makes Hisaishi HISAISHI!! A find that the reason a lot of his piano music appeals to me is that they have that oriental characteristic mixed with minimalism and new age. I've found that his more recent music has lost a bit of that (for me anyway..), e.g. I think that HMC soundtrack is much less oriental that My neighbour Totoro...though that might just be me...

I think a lot of the more well known Hollywood composers (with the exception of John Williams, Howard Shore and anyone I've missed out) have kind of lost that characteristic sound that represents them...like you say, because of the whole 'lets write 2 seconds of music for this bit' and 'then something completely different for the next 5 secs'...

No you're right. HMC does sound more 'western' but I can't imagine Johm Williams composing something like that. It still has that magic only Hisaishi has.

The only way for Hisaishi to be able to keep his style and become famous is if Disney bought Studio Ghibli. Something I doubt though, a lot of fans wouldn't like that and I personally wouldn't like that.

Me neither Though didn't Miyazaki say that HMC was going to be the last ever Ghibli film anyway?

I've not seen the English version of HMC though it was on at my local cinema at some point...didnt do too well even though they had a massive display (though admittedly right at the back of the cinema..)