Studio Ghibli - Wayô Piano Collections Performed by Nicolas Horvath - Joe Hisaishi (2xLP Vinyl Record)

Discover all the beauty of the music from Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata’s Studio Ghibli films in this new original production for solo piano!

Based on the official piano scores of the original composer of the Studio Ghibli films, Joe Hisaishi, this album is an initiatory and virtuoso journey into the worlds of Miyazaki and Takahata, performed by pianist Nicolas Horvath, Steinway and Sons Artist, famous for being a first-class interpreter of composers such as Philip Glass, Franz Liszt, Claude Debussy and Eric Satie.

The album contains tracks from all Studio Ghibli films composed by Joe Hisaishi, a complete horizon of the immortal work of the cult animation studio.

• The vinyl edition includes 24 tracks on two discs inserted in a sumptuous gatefold sleeve.
• WAYO-V023 (Summer 2023)
• 24 tracks, 2 discs, 33rpm
• Black vinyl discs to preserve the piano sound quality

Pre-order, shipping Q2 2024

Composed and arranged by Joe Hisaishi

Performed by Nicolas Horvath

Original Illustration by George Howlett

Produced, published and distribued by Wayô Records

Officially licensed by Sony Music Publishing, Because Music, Warner Chappell

Track List

DISC 1

SIDE A

1. Fantasia for Nausicaä
2. The Road to the Valley
3. Confessions in the Moonlight
4. The Lost Paradise
5. The Wind Forest
6. My Neighbor Totoro

SIDE B

1. Kiki’s Delivery Service
2. Starting the Job
3. Heartbroken Kiki
4. Porco e Bella
5. Madness
6. Ashitaka and San

DISC 2

SIDE C

1. Kodamas
2. Princess Mononoke
3. One Summer’s Day
4. Sootballs
5. The Sixth Station
6. Merry-Go-Round of Life

SIDE D

1. Mother Sea
2. Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
3. A Journey (A Dream of Flight)
4. Nahoko (An Unexpected Meeting
5. The Procession of Celestial Beings
6. When I Remember This Life