Joe Hisaishi

b. 1950 · Nagano, Japan

Mamoru Fujisawa (藤澤守, Fujisawa Mamoru, born December 6, 1950), known professionally as Joe Hisaishi (久石譲, Hisaishi Jō), is a Japanese composer, musical director, conductor and pianist, known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. Hisaishi's music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including minimalist, experimental electronic, Western classical, and Japanese classical. He has also worked as a music engraver and arranger. He has been associated with director and animator Hayao Miyazaki since 1984, having written scores for all but one of Miyazaki's films.

Born 6 Dec 1950