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Joe Hisaishi
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<p>Mamoru Fujisawa , known professionally as Joe Hisaishi (久石 譲, <i>Hisaishi Jō</i>), is a Japanese <a href="/facts/Composer/6zrz16FN">composer</a>, <a href="/facts/Music_director/lI0KM0wH">musical director</a>, <a href="/facts/Conducting/PaK3wlgP">conductor</a> and <a href="/facts/Pianist/fFmwoxLv">pianist</a>, known for over 100 <a href="/facts/Soundtrack/sMBc8Cp8">film scores</a> and solo albums dating back to 1981. Hisaishi's music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including <a href="/facts/Minimalist_music/5c01jljF">minimalist</a>, <a href="/facts/Electronic_music/zfGNfUvR">experimental electronic</a>, <a href="/facts/Western_classical_music/oglVXmSb">Western classical</a>, and <a href="/facts/Music_of_Japan/LbxJSdeg">Japanese classical</a>. He has also worked as a <a href="/facts/Music_engraving/jL3mCcNa">music engraver</a> and arranger. </p><p>He has been associated with director and animator <a href="/facts/Hayao_Miyazaki/gHabvrY5">Hayao Miyazaki</a> since 1984, having written scores for all but one of Miyazaki's films. He is also recognized for his music for filmmaker <a href="/facts/Takeshi_Kitano/lzYWvkzb">'Beat' Takeshi Kitano</a>, including <i><a href="/facts/A_Scene_at_the_Sea/qrvaaQmn">A Scene at the Sea</a></i> (1991), <i><a href="/facts/Sonatine_(1993_film)/bb8PGnyL">Sonatine</a></i> (1993), <i><a href="/facts/Kids_Return/a6A0ENxp">Kids Return</a></i> (1996), <i><a href="/facts/Hana-bi/4HV2tMTR">Hana-bi</a></i> (1997), <i><a href="/facts/Kikujiro/IdhN2skl">Kikujiro</a></i> (1999), <i><a href="/facts/Brother_(2000_film)/QCHSAIG2">Brother</a></i> (2000), and <i><a href="/facts/Dolls_(2002_film)/5PXlgfv0">Dolls</a></i> (2002), and for the video game series <i><a href="/facts/Ni_no_Kuni/2C0ptnC4">Ni no Kuni</a></i>. He was a student of anime composer <a href="/facts/Takeo_Watanabe/wFaolrVr">Takeo Watanabe</a>. </p>