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.
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
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
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.
1 | The Legend of Ashitaka 1:39 | 96 |
2 | The Demon God 3:51 | 94 |
3 | Departure -To the West- 2:32 | 90 |
4 | Demon Power 0:36 | 65 |
5 | The Land of the Impure 2:59 | 85 |
6 | The Encounter 0:52 | 90 |
7 | Kodamas 2:27 | 100 |
8 | The Forest of the God 0:40 | 65 |
9 | Evening at the Fireworks 0:39 | 80 |
10 | The Demon God II -The Lost Mountain- 0:56 | 70 |
11 | Lady Eboshi 2:48 | 80 |
12 | The Tatara Woman Work Song 1:29 | 90 |
13 | The Furies 1:28 | 70 |
14 | The Young Man from the East 1:25 | 85 |
15 | Requiem 2:21 | 90 |
16 | Will to Live 0:31 | 85 |
17 | San and Ashitaka in the Forest of the Deer God 1:39 | 95 |
18 | Princess Mononoke Theme Song 2:08 | 98 |
19 | Requiem II 2:14 | 90 |
20 | Princess Mononoke Theme Song (Vocal) 3:32 | 98 |
21 | Battle Drums 2:47 | 85 |
22 | Battle in Front of the Ironworks 1:25 | 55 |
23 | Demon Power II 2:29 | 60 |
24 | Requiem III 0:55 | 95 |
25 | Retreat 1:30 | 80 |
26 | The Demon God III 1:14 | 75 |
27 | Adagio of Life and Death 2:08 | 85 |
28 | The World of the Dead 1:27 | 80 |
29 | The World of the Dead II 1:32 | 85 |
30 | Adagio of Life and Death II 1:07 | 85 |
31 | Ashitaka and San 3:12 | 97 |
32 | Princess Mononoke Theme Song (Vocal Ending) 1:23 | 90 |
33 | The Legend of Ashitaka (Ending) 5:01 | 99 |