The INCREDIBLE Harmony Of Studio Ghibli Themes

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[@CharlesCornellStudios]

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[@oamioxmocliox8082]

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[@gubbinsly]

You should check out Sky: Children of the light

[@JellyLancelot]

Pixar’s Soul please! It seems like a perfect fit for this channel

[@BibaSenpai]

28th time of asking to make a video on Bayonetta OST

[@gareth3261]

out of context here, but i think you gotta check out electronic artists (ie. porter robinson, madeon, etc). I'm a huge fan

[@gidbro2579]

Joe hisaishi is my all time favorite composer and he has a ton of amazing independent work out side of films that you should check out too

[@malcolmaaron4496]

I agree. Piano Stories II from 1996 is by far my favourite of his albums.

[@gidbro2579]

@@malcolmaaron4496 that’s probably second for me. Piano Stories III is unmatched with that il porco rosso arrangement.

[@jameshunter6121]

He's in my top 3 too

[@krimipow]

Although he isn't widely known in the western world, May I mention Seiji Yokoyama? He is mostly known as the composer for Saint Seiya OST. I wish you guys can check out his work. Songs like "Inside a dream" o "Heated Saints" are worth listen to

[@MerWhoPotLuck9]

I always listen to his song "White Night" as an unofficial Christmas song. It sounds like sitting by a snowy window sipping hot chocolate.

[@carolinehix6128]

Accidently playing spirited away theme is not necessarily a bad thing

[@mistadude]

lol

[@Kinro-y]

Lmao

[@jasselsuarez2400]

Hilarious

[@chriskim7123]

15:00

[@qe8962]

Ah, I see what u did there. Well done!

[@DamienDrake2940]

The train scene from Spirited Away is so moving especially with the music reinforcing the sorrow the main character is feeling. It's the first time she's had to just stop and has nothing to distract her from everything that's happened.

[@vell__]

I don't remember if you checked it out on your last Ghibli reaction, but Hisaishi's "Merry-Go-Round of Life" from Howl's Moving Castle is such an incredibly beautiful track I'd love to hear how you'd break it down.

[@theKashConnoisseur]

Didn't he discuss it on the last video?

[@matthagen67]

I hope one day you'll take a look at "Laputa: Castle in the Sky" 's and "My Neighbor Totoro" 's main themes :) Joe Hisaishi is an absolute legend. I love his music so much.

[@kantpredict]

Kimi Wo Nosete ❤️👏🏻

[@matthagen67]

@@kantpredict Such a beautiful piece of music ❤

[@imagaybanana2004]

I love castle in the sky!!!!!

[@mistylacross8258]

Yes! And Howl’s Moving Castle

[@cooldebt]

For a jazz take on anime, I recommend The Consouls kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKSQmn2afLaXgpI

[@enkiitu]

I think you are missing mentioning the MELODY. That is a big plus whenever a Hisaishi piece is played. His melodies are memorable with all the interesting key changes or remarkable inversions.

[@hikariyagami6268]

Part 2 of this. For spirited away, howl's moving castle, my neighbor totoro... all of them have joe hisaishi's music

[@rexor8527]

Charles has actually done 2 other videos on Studio Ghibli already, one of them, from 6 months ago, on Spirited Away specifically, and the other coming up on 2 years ago, including pieces of all three

[@cooldebt]

The music also good as jazz - especially when The COnsouls play kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKSQmn2afLaXgpI

[@paulimosh]

The wind rises also has phenomenal music

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

It's the gateway to anime because the real music is the friends we make along the way. Seriously, Studio Ghibli knows the right amount of heartstrings to pull. They prove how powerful music can be. And that's on top of the beauty of Ghibli's animation. A perfect balance

[@kantpredict]

I have had the same ticket for a Joe Hisaishi concert rescheduled 3 times in the last 3 years due to covid. I will be so happy when the show is finally allowed to happen

[@behindtheanimatorsdesk]

Joe Hisaishi.. honestly creates these masterpieces of music, some of them I think can be on a level like Beethoven’s work, or Mozart. Ghibli has always had put talent and hard work into everything, and it can reflect on there works of films. Sixth Station is my favourite Joe Hisaishi piece. I wanna play it on my funeral

[@SyemurN]

The non-main themes are so so so beautiful. I have a cover of it on my channel with my chinese musical instrument :)

[@revangerang]

@@Epicentera The anniversary concert is probably the most beautiful thing in this world! How I wish I could have been there in person~

[@jonathanpease115]

I’m so glad you did A Town with an Ocean View. One of my favorite songs from Joe Hisaishi! As many others said, would love another one of these or focusing on one of the other Ghibli films you haven’t covered! There’s something so special and emotional about Joe Hisaishi’s work.

[@キック-b9d]

私もこの曲好き

[@c4tnip1111]

its a good as day when this man makes a ghibli video

[@Musicman995]

True

[@Sean.WAV.0208]

Yes…honestly, Charles, your understanding of music and the beauty of voicing and the complexity you go into is just…it is amazing

[@booniversegaming]

As soon as I saw the thumbnail I was thinking "I hope he listens to The Legend Of Ashitaka" It's phenomenal! Certainly my favourite piece of music from any Ghibli film. You'll hear the same themes all throughout Joe Hisaishi's work. It's pretty romantic at it's core imo.

[@cristiansilva9557]

Me learning porco rosso for about a couple months knew the notes, and key it plays on. Seeing him progressively figuring it out by the second was truly amazing

[@BradsGonnaPlay]

I couldn’t make a video like this. Too much crying from all the masterful compositions

[@TBD901]

If you haven't already, I'd greatly enjoy your take on some Ryuichi Sakamoto pieces; he was a great inspiration to Ghibli composer Joe Hisashi and is a preeminent example of western style music with a distinctly Japanese inflection. Maybe. I'm not musically trained, but I'm a big fan of Sakamoto and love these videos

[@samuelecallegari6117]

Sakamoto is great! I love also his work with David Sylvian. In particular the album Secrets of the Beehive which I think every person in the world should give a listen to

[@davfb8622]

Charles got spirited away for a sec. As expected

[@kizznillroy07]

Bygone Days is one of the most beautiful pieces of music that I have ever experienced. It moves me every single time.

[@koolsmoky51]

The porco rosso theme is so underrated! Captures the feel of the movie so perfectly 🥹

[@RhubarbPiArt]

Ahhhh I loved this!!!! でも惜しい!!! I wish Charles was familiar with the story a little for Kiki's! Its about Kiki, a young witch, who only knows how to fly, flying off to find a town to 'settle' in. So that base upward motion (flying off) that lands (settles) on the 5th is sooo relevant to the narrative!!

[@Swishy_Blue]

Props for covering Porco Rosso! The English dub did that movie dirty. It's my personal favorite.

[@LuCmm]

Honestly, I love your videos like this because they're not just entertaining but I also end up learning a lot about composing and music theory and your perception of everything happening in the song is awesome! I would also like to request some more Zelda Breath of the wild 👀

[@bretthake7713]

The "what is that?" moment at 15:05 had me cracking up

[@40sgoingonfit]

Loved the part when he accidentally starts playing Spirited Away. Great video as always. Would love to see you check out some works by Nobuo Uematsu from Final Fantasy.

[@Necrodermis]

I would say Studio Ghibli is responsible for creating a lot of the anime sound we are familiar with today and also setting the bar for how good animated food looks. Please do a part 2 of their works this is great!

[@youcantkeeprunninginandout7240]

The Legend of Ashitaka made my face tingle the first time I heard it as a wee lad. To this day it is my favourite Ghibli track and that is really saying something considering just how GOOD all of them are

[@lastnamefirstname8655]

ghibli's music is some of anime's finest and best music. ever.

[@rohiogerv22]

Maj7#4 (or #11 but I mostly see it replacing the 3rd, not extending on it in these cases) is used so frequently, from what I can tell, because it is a nearly complete chord of the In Sen scale-one of the two main Japanese pentatonic scales-of its 7th. For example, Fmaj7#4 has all the notes of an In Sen scale starting on E, excluding only D.

[@xanderdaniels8284]

I think the opening theme of Nausicaa is one of Hisaishi’s most underrated pieces. That string section that comes in toward the end is so powerful.

[@JustTheTipsGolf64]

I wish you would do more of these studio ghibli videos! I love all the music in it and how you break it down in a way I can almost comprehend 😂

[@seanrostiser2355]

So something that I've noticed with "A Town With An Ocean View" is that its motion flows in and out like a tide, which helps explain the title and theme of the piece.

[@bentinho]

Joe Hisaishi is probably my favorite composer

[@outcastedwitch]

My excitement went through the roof when I saw Bygone Days!

[@dynamicide]

You picked my absolute favorite Studio Ghibli song first. A Town with an Ocean View has brought me those feelings of wonder and chills many times.

[@ethanol1586]

I know absolutely nothing about music but I still find these videos absolutely fascinating. Keep up the great work!

[@LeonidJP92]

What about "The town with ocean view". It feels so sentimental. Back then i had a depression, when i heard this song i cried 🥹🥰 Thanks for video 🫂

[@Jaack__]

I LOVE the fact you included poco Rosso, one of the most underrated movies from ghibli!

[@STEELH3ART]

That Oh-woahh at 6:00 got me!😂😂😂😂

[@plebcrabslayer]

I scrolled down prepared to post this timestamp if I weren't to find it! 😹

[@abeahmed2581]

I LOVE YOUR GHIBLI SERIES OF VIDEOS AHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@someonesucks7185]

15:01 I was laughing hard when, out of nowhere, he started playing Spirited Away xD

[@smokee1325]

It might be a little niche, but Yoko Shimomura's work on Radiant Historia is absolutely incredible and worth checking out! She's also worked on more famous games like Kingdom Hearts

[@royyoung]

I really love her work on Final Fantasy XV. Somnus is my favorite piece.

[@BrazPlays]

Please do a video focused on only princess mononoke's music, it's just amazing

[@sombra2568]

I also like Yuji Ohno as a jazz pianist composer.

[@cooldebt]

Yuji Ohno's Lupin III stuff is amazing! Also recommend The Consouls doing anime as jazz kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKSQmn2afLaXgpI

[@tenejskralovnik]

5:30 sounds like we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year

[@josephhollins9046]

Nausica is Ghiblis first film I think, the music for that particularly in the intro is immaculate.

[@RobinsMusic]

Gosh its amazing

[@nofoxgiven3052]

WE NEED ANOTHER GHIBLI MUSIC VIDEO!!!

[@pugalicious4692]

these pieces always bring me to tears, everytime.

[@bigboy0430]

I love studio ghibli and their music so I'm so glad you made this video

[@dawnnika4421]

The wind rises is underrated. it has the best story and music among all ghibli's movies

[@MCwolfie]

So glad you've done studio ghibli

[@eightbeatflussstein3688]

For your reference, the name of the composer of Ghibli, ”Joe Hisaishi”, written in Kanji, it reads "Quincy Joe". who he respects.

[@FrankMeijering]

Love your videos! I notice I slowly start to recognise these musical patterns more and more because of your videos, it is quite nice :)

[@jonoberdiear8794]

Charles have you ever checked out Nier automata’s sound track?? I remember playing through and actually just being taken away by it I’d love to see your thoughts on it!

[@pendaco]

I wish this episode was twice as long.. A Town With An Ocean View and Bygone Days are 2 of my favorite pieces from Joe Hisaishi, so to hear them both in 1 episode is just great 🤗 Btw, the audio clips used seem to be from the Budokan Studio Ghibli 25 Years Concert (from 2008). It's easy to find on KZbin, it's awesome. Just the opening suite from Nausicaa is already worth it.

[@broncoxy]

Ghibli music just puts a huge smile on my face and it does so _effortlessly_

[@jonas8993]

I'm so happy you made another video on those masterpieces !!! I've discovered a lot of music thanks to internet, and with channels like yours, but those pieces, particularly the ones you analysed here, are amongst my favorite musics ever. So emotional, powerful and light at the same time, sounds like childhood but mature at the same time

[@PirateYoga003]

love how you ended up playing one summer's day starting from bygone days haha

[@miguel_H.C]

If you like Ghibli and you also like jazz, Platina Jazz is definitely your go-to band, they make amazing jazz versions of Ghibli movie themes and they're amazing. Give them a listen if you are interested, they have a few albums

[@Starlesslight]

I'm sure somebody has mentioned Yoko Kanno. My favorite anime soundtrack of all time and one of my favorite albums period is the Macross Plus soundtrack. So many different kinds of music on that from orchestral, to jazz, to electronic, to a bunch of others, but they are all so good.

[@M1d32]

Yeah he did Cowboy Bebop a while ago.

[@revangerang]

Yoko Kanno is the GOAT. Cowboy Bebop is the obvious one, but I particularly like Ghost in the Shell

[@alvl88pikachu]

I could watch you discuss Ghibli music all day. Please do more.

[@miggytube2049]

the four chord progression in “bygone days” is my favourite progression ever ❤ literally any song with that progression is a major vibe

[@ItsBAndBees]

HISAISHI is life! He makes the perfect whimsical, soulful music to accompany Ghibli movies.

[@V.F.D.DaleSalvador]

Please look into the Monogatari Soundtrack. It's got it all. Jazz, Pop, Flamenco, Rock, etc. It would be cool if you could go over some of the Openings too, like Perfect Slumbers. The ending song for Season 1 is nuts too. "Kimo no Shiranai Monogatari" or "The Story You'll Never Know".

[@NoviTall]

platinum disco would be a fine introduction too in my opinion

[@collinbeal]

I love how the show has different opening themes tied to different characters

[@enthusia492]

RENAI CIRCULATION LETS GOOOOOOOO

[@spisie130]

I got to see Joe Hisaishi in concert this summer and he played the Princess Mononoke song and it was beautifuuuuul. I cried

[@im_Spade_]

I'm p sure I would cry if I heard any of this music live

[@aisadal2521]

Their music is also responsible for wrecking my feels, among many others', time and time again 😫😭🥺

[@alderberries]

Joe Hisaishi is one of the greatest composers of the last century, full stop. His music just conveys so much depth and richness of the human experience ❤

[@Kliffi24601]

Check out Ghibli's Ocean Waves soundtrack! The tune "First Impression" is some of the most interesting rubato playing ive seen in a movie

[@povilzem]

Watching jazz musicians marvel at simple inversions never fails to entertain. For the record, the chord with its 3rd in the bass is called a 6 chord, or sextacord. If the 5th is in the bass, it's a 64 chord or quartsextacord. As in, C-E-G is a C5 chord, E-G-C is a C6 chord, and G-C-E is a C64.

[@getmined]

PLEASE, please more of princess mononoke's music, there are 30 something songs in total I need ur reaction on the vocalized ending

[@denaro572]

Charles, have you ever heard of FKJ? He's a french artist and, in my opinion, a genius when it comes to music. I would love to see you analyze some of his pieces. For example: Sundays (piano piece) or Us (Color Show Session)!

[@Jakeylicious7891]

Kiki's Delivery Service was one of my fave. Plus her city reminds me of my small countrytown in france where I grew up.

[@jacinthbalasanos4550]

YOWWWW I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO FOR A LONGGG FCKKKKKKNGGGGG TIMEEEEEEEEE

[@ichigogaoisiikisetu.2976]

海の見える街を聴くと小学校で給食と昼休みが終わった後の掃除の時間を思い出す😊 掃除の時間が始まる時に学校全体にこの曲がループで流れて流れてる間は掃除時間〜⏰

[@andreasbuhrmann8442]

1:47 to 1:52 reminds me of Beatles - Blackbird. Or at least the Geoff Castelucci cover of it

[@marco_rigoni_]

I could listen to you improvising forever. You should do it more often in your videos!

[@Akinahagi]

It's interesting how I can still enjoy this video so much even if I don't understand a thing he says lmao

[@cameronmiller2955]

Princess Mononoke is my favorite Ghibli score and it’s so gorgeous in how simple it really is. Also my favorite movie

[@BigDsportsfan92]

I don't know much about music (I work in TV), but I love your channel! Violet Evergarden is one of my very favorite anime, & has an absolutely GORGEOUS soundtrack! Don't know if it's complex enough for a breakdown, but it's absolutely worth checking out!

[@iamalittler]

I get to see Porco Rosso in theatres next month!

[@deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee6925]

More Charles + Ghibli content? Yes PLEASE

[@yitzharos]

Youre my favorite Piano Teacher...nay Music theorist.

[@collinbeal]

It was great when you geeked out on the leading bass in the first piece

[@emorycloud5765]

More Studio Ghibli please 🙏

[@Michael_Underhill]

Hey Charles! I'd love to see you take a look at Bernard Herrmann's score for Vertigo. Especially with the piece 'Scene D'amour', Herrmann creates a dreamy, haunting and romantic atmosphere. Would probably need a spoiler warning first though!

[@danielfilipe1815]

You should do a video listening some Casiopea songs, they're a japanese jazz fusion group from the 80's, their songs are so awsome, songs like, Domino line, Midnight Rendezvous, Reflections of You and Tears of the Star, all amazing, love yout videos Charles

[@mencobasukses97]

I like space road

[@kouch_Sax]

Noooo you cant just give us three songs ... Its like teasing us give us some moreman. Really loved the videos

[@stanislavefanov8688]

Thank you so much for this video. I enjoy Ghibli's soundtracks and now learning The Bygone Days on the piano.

[@BASSOBEN]

voice leading! An important part of why some of these chords are in 1st inversion.

[@sharpstarr2491]

I gasped when you started to play One Summer’s Day BY ACCIDENT! We love to see it! It’s super cool how Joe Hisaishi made both songs in the same key but with completely different feels. Where One Summer’s Day feels almost whimsical and mysterious while Bygone Days is more jazzy. Hisaishi is truly a master at his craft.

[@matteostanzani375]

HxH 2011 anime has probably the best soundtrack in any anime, kingdom of predators being the top theme.

[@timmy3822]

I can’t play piano, although I wish I could… the way you can just listen to a tune and instantly know what chords to play is amazing to me.

[@dirtyharry0191]

Fun fact about Kiki's Delivery Service; the city of Koriko in which the movie is set is primarily based on the swedish cities of Stockholm and Visby. Very beautiful cities (no bias whatsoever because I'm from Stockholm)

[@ubermenschen01]

The opening theme of Naussica of the Valley of the Wind is utterly fantastic; the part from at 2:00 to 3:50 makes me tear up every time.

[@filapila2406]

Love the music and love the videos, keep em coming!

[@wynoglia]

Aw man wish this was longer or at least give a whole vid for a movie to cover how the music ties in to that particular film Edit: whoever put the list of songs together, props for the porco rosso

[@shanmango]

Yessssssssssssssss I left a comment on the first Studio Ghibli asking for a reaction to The Bygone Days and it actually happened! Wish you heard the excellent sax solo though

[@kuraikitsune4]

I always love how enthusiastic you are about good chord progressions. Although I don't fully understand the technicalities of what's happening in some music, I get a lot of the same feelings unconsciously. Especially from Joe Hisaishi and Studio Ghibli