Source: GKIDS Inc., Carnegie Hall press release Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki celebrates the partnership between composer Joe Hisaishi and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki (Academy Award Winner, Best Animated Feature Film 2002, SPIRITED AWAY). In this new Carnegie Hall concert production, Joe Hisaishi`s scores -- including those from PRINCESS MONONOKE, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, and SPIRITED AWAY -- are performed with full orchestra and choir and conducted by Hisaishi himself. The music accompanies montages from Miyazaki`s films, bringing the timeless work of Hisaishi and Miyazaki to vivid new life.
Image courtesy of GKIDS.Presented by Willow Arts (Shanghai) and Columbia Artists Carnegie Hall Box Office at 57th and Seventh in Manhattan Friday, November 2, 2018 8 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage Saturday, November 3, 2018 6 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage Performers Joe Hisaishi, Conductor and Piano Hollywood Film Music Orchestra and Choirs Additional artists to be announced Program NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND (????????, Kaze no Tani no Naushika, 1984) KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE (??????, Majo no Takkyuubin, 1989) PRINCESS MONONOKE (?????, Mononoke Hime, 1997) THE WIND RISES (????, Kaze Tachinu, 2013) PONYO ON THE CLIFF BY THE SEA (???????, Gake no Ue no Ponyo, 2008) CASTLE IN THE SKY (???????? Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta, 1986) PORCO ROSSO (???, Kurenai no Buta, 1992) HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (???????, Hauru no Ugoku Shiro, 2004) SPIRITED AWAY (????????, Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, 2001) MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (???????, Tonari no Totoro, 1988) Limited Availability. Please call CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800.
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About GKIDS
GKIDS is a producer and distributor of award-winning feature animation for both adult and family audiences. Since 2010, the company has scored an astounding nine Best Animated Feature Oscar nominations -- including THE SECRET OF KELLS, A CAT IN PARIS, THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA and BOY AND THE WORLD. GKIDS also handles North American theatrical distribution for Oscar winner Hayao Miyazaki`s famed Studio Ghibli library of films, one of the world`s most coveted animation collections with titles “Spirited Away,” “My Neighbor Totoro,” “Princess Mononoke” and others. GKIDS founder and CEO Eric Beckman is also co-founder of New York International Children’s Film Festival, an Oscar-qualifying event and North America’s largest film festival for children and teens.
About Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli was founded in 1985 by animation directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and is one of the most successful and well-respected animation studios in the world. Cultivating a creative force of talented directors, animators, and storytellers under the revered brilliance of Miyazaki and Takahata, Studio Ghibli’s films have been praised for their originality, dazzling animation, and epic storytelling. The films have become a beloved part of Japanese popular culture, and have garnered worldwide acclaim from audiences and critics alike. Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature of 2002 and in 2005 Miyazaki was named one of “the most influential people” by Time Magazine.