My Neighbor Totoro Image Song Collection

by Joe Hisaishi

My Neighbor Totoro Image Song Collection cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 25 November 1987
  • Label: Tokuma Japan
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 38:18
  • Community rating: 3.99/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Composed prior to the actual animation of Hayao Miyazaki's classic film, this conceptual 'image album' served as the atmospheric foundation for the beloved feature. 'My Neighbor Totoro Image Song Collection' weaves gentle neoclassical motifs with upbeat, synthesized children's pop songs. Hisaishi's enchanting, whimsical melodies laid the emotional groundwork for one of the most celebrated cinematic partnerships in animation history.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, fantasy, childhood, orchestral, breezy

Tracklist

  1. My Neighbor Totoro (4:18)
  2. The Path of the Wind (3:18)
  3. Hey Let's Go (2:45)
  4. A Lost Child (3:49)
  5. The Dust Bunnies (2:19)
  6. Cat Bus (3:10)
  7. A Funny Word-Chain Song (3:58)
  8. Mother (3:51)
  9. A Small Photo (3:11)
  10. Festival of Fireworks (4:19)
  11. The Path of the Wind - Instrumental (3:15)

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