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Castle in the Sky: Image Album

Castle in the Sky: Image Album

by Joe Hisaishi

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Release Details
  • Music by Joe Hisaishi
  • Captures earliest musical vision for Laputa
  • 1xLP pressed on black vinyl
  • Gatefold jacket with OBI strip and duplicate cel of Pazu and Sheeta
  • Limited pressing
  • Japanese import

Description

Created before the final film score, the Castle in the Sky Image Album captures Joe Hisaishi’s earliest musical vision for Laputa. Based on conceptual direction from Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, this album explores the emotional and fantastical world of the film in its formative stage. Lighter, more exploratory, and deeply melodic, the image album offers alternate arrangements and thematic sketches that would later evolve into the finished soundtrack. It stands as both a companion piece and a fascinating glimpse into the creative process behind one of Studio Ghibli’s most beloved adventures.

This beautifully presented Japanese vinyl edition is a prized collectible for fans of Hisaishi’s work and Ghibli history.

Tracklist

Side A

  1. Castle in the Sky
  2. Pigeons and Boys
  3. Miner
  4. Flying Stone
  5. Dora
  6. Theta and Pazu

Side B

  1. Big Tree
  2. Flapter
  3. Dragon’s Hole
  4. Fortress of Tidis
  5. Theta and Pazu
  6. Lost Paradise

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SKU: TJJA10011 | UPC: 4988008085716

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