Concert Band - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1307279 Composed by Joe Hisaishi. Arranged by John Ivor Holland. 21st Century,Classical,Film/TV,Halloween,Multicultural,World. Score and Parts. 52 pages. John Ivor Holland #896551. Published by John Ivor Holland (A0.1307279). 'Spirited Away' is a multi award-winning 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli. It tells the story of Chihiro, a ten-year-old girl who, while moving to a new neighbourhood, enters a strange spirit world. After her parents are turned into pigs by a witch, Chihiro takes a job working in her bathhouse to find a way to free herself and her parents and return to the human world. Originally released in Japan in 2001, the film received universal acclaim, becoming the highest-grossing film in Japanese history, a record it held until 2020. 'Spirited Away' is regarded by many as the greatest animated film of all time; it won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards, making it the first, and to date only, hand-drawn and non-English-language animated film to win the award. The film score was composed and conducted by Miyazaki's regular collaborator Joe Hisaishi, and performed by the New Japan Philharmonic. Â The 'Sootballs' (Susuwatari) of the title refer to helpful, super strong balls of soot that assist Chihiro whilst working in the bathhouse. Available for concert band (with a featured part for piano) for the first time, bring this characteristic slice of Japanese character music to your next concert of film music for a taste of something different.
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