Does anyone mind terribly if I link to the entry with the downloads instead of copying all the links over? Reformatting them to work off-server takes a bit of time. I also realise that I usually post several entries within a day, so it probably causes a bit of scrolling and spam on flists. If you have issues with this, let me know (or forever hold ( Read more... )

This is the third of Joe Hisaishi's Piano Stories albums, the first two of which can be found here and here. The scores are included as usual.

Piano Stories III contains a much fuller orchestral background than I and II, which may or may not be to everyone's taste. If you're reluctant to download everything, the first track offers a pretty good ( Read more... )

Here is Hisaishi's Piano Stories II, as promised. Piano Stories can be found here. This is probably my favourite of the four albums released so far, though. Instrumental accompaniments are still fairly minimal (though this is definitely much less of a piano-only album than the first), but the piano work is beautiful. The scores are included, as ( Read more... )

Chances are that you have heard something by Joe Hisaishi, even if you've never heard of the man himself. Hisaishi composed the music for most of the well-known Studio Ghibli films, including Nausicaa, Laputa, Totoro, Mononoke Hime and Spirited Away. He has also composed for Ghibli's parent, Tokuma Publishing; the Nagano Winter Olympics; Kitano ( Read more... )