TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA, THE: SOUNDTRACK [2LP] (FIRST TIME ON VINYL, REMASTERED, ETCHED SIDE, JAPANESE IMPORT, OBI STRIP, GATEFOLD, LIMITED)

Studio Ghibli's 'The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya' gets first vinyl release, as part of the best-selling vinyl series featuring legendary composer Joe Hisaishi.

Including the beautiful theme 'When I Remember This Life' sung by Kazumi Nikaido, this is the complete soundtrack to Studio Ghibli's 2013 anime 'The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya', composed by the studio's long-time musical collaborator Joe Hisaishi. This is the first and the last collaborative work by director Isao Takahata and composer Joe Hisaishi. Presented on double vinyl, with laser etchings on Side D.

87th Academy Award Nominee Best Animated Feature
42nd Annie Awards Nominee Best Animated Feature
67th Cannes Film Festival Nominee Director's Fortnight

From Studio Ghibli, the studio that brought you the Academy Award -winning Spirited Away, comes a powerful and soaring epic that redefines animated storytelling and marks a triumphant highpoint within an extraordinary filmmaking career for director and studio co-founder Isao Takahata.

Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her - but ultimately, she must confront her fate, the punishment for her crime. Director Isao Takahata's final film was nominated for an Academy Award and hailed as a masterpiece by critics.

Remastered and released in a deluxe edition with new jacket artworks and liner notes.
First time released on vinyl.
Please enjoy the beauty of artwork and the rich sound of vinyl records.

LISTEN: https://open.spotify.com/album/07QhFi0vTcHvi7mhDSlj8I'si=l3kxMfyTQZ60p0_ydsNlVw

2xLP gatefold jacket (recorded in Side A, B, C, and an etching on Side D), OBI strip
Total 37 tracks

Track List
SIDE-A
Overture
Light
The Little Princess
The Joy of Living
The Sprout
Li'l Bamboo
Life
Mountain Hamlet
Robe
Setting Out
Autumn Harvest
Supple Bamboo
Writing Practice
The Garden of Life
The Banquet
Despair
The Coming of Spring
Melody of the Beautiful Koto

SIDE-B
Spring Waltz
Memories of the Village
The Nobles' Wild Ride
Devotion
Cicada Night
Mystery of the Moon
Sorrow
Fate
The City of the Moon
Going Home
Flying

SIDE-C
The Procession of Celestial Beings I
The Parting
The Procession of Celestial Beings II
Moon
When I Remember This Life
Koto Melody
Nursery Rhyme
Song of the Heavenly Maiden