The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)
Composer: Joe Hisaishi
Orchestrator: Joe Hisaishi
Conductor: Joe Hisaishi
Director: Isao Takahata
Producers: Kôji Hoshino, Yoshiaki Nishimura, Seiichirô Ujiie, Geoffrey Wexler (English Version)
Starring Cast:
- Japanese Version: Aki Asakura, Takeo Chii, Nobuko Miyamoto, Atsuko Takahata, Kengo Kora
- English Version: Chloë Grace Moretz, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, Lucy Liu, Darren Criss
Principal Themes and Motifs
Soundtrack Album
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1979)
1. Overture
2. Light
3. The Little Princess
4. The Joy of Living
5. The Sprout
6. Li’l Bamboo
7. Life
8. Mountain Hamlet
9. Robe
10. Setting Out
11. Autumn Harvest
12. Supple Bamboo
13. Writing Practice
14. The Garden of Life
15. The Banquet
16. Despair
17. The Coming of Spring
18. Melody of the Beautiful Koto
19. Spring Waltz
20. Memories of the Village
21. The Nobles’ Wild Ride
22. Devotion
23. Cicada Night
24. Mystery of the Moon
25. Sorrow
26. Fate
27. The City of the Moon
28. Going Home
29. Flying
30. The Procession of Celestial Beings I
31. The Parting
32. The Procession of Celestial Beings II
33. Moon
34. When I Remember This Life (Written and performed by Nikaido Kazumi)
35. Koto Melody
36. Nursery Rhyme
37. Song of the Heavenly Maiden