Princess Mononoke

久石譲 [Joe Hisaishi] - Princess Mononoke
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Based on 153 ratings
1997 Rank: #10All Time: #170
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CRITIC REVIEWS

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AllMusic

Hayao Miyazaki's critically acclaimed anime film Princess Mononoke features an evocative score by Jo Hisaishi that reflects the movie's epic story of the battle between animal deities and humans in 14th century Japan.

BobShoeMusicMan
95

Homeboy is fuckin crazy wit it dawg.

willowsfields
NR

i was messing with it but then lady eboshi came in and started spittin fire and i was like "daaaamn" and then miyazaki walked in and he started fucking shooting everyone and i was like "whaaaaaaaat?" and then i was all like "huhh??" as ashitaka came in started acting silly on the beat. the music is pretty good too

ElectricMess
NR

Princess Mononoke is my favorite film of all time, and this soundtrack is part of the reason why. Hisaishi’s work is uniformly phenomenal, especially when working alongside Stuido Ghibli, but he outdid himself with the score here. It matches the movies epic scale and mystical atmosphere, switching from warm and inspiring to downright menacing on a dime, sometimes even capturing these feelings all at once. It would be the best aspect of most films it ran under, but when it comes to ... read more

SykoMMV
100

I just finished watching Princess Mononoke for the first time. I haven't sobbed like I did for any other film.

One of the key reasons why this film is so beautiful is because of the music. The music for this truly elevates the emotions you feel while watching. Princess Mononoke is so good, truly the best film I've ever seen.

laiskasaku
100

Truely beatiful...

nnotorise
98

One of my favourite scores in a movie.

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Added on: December 30, 2016