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Welcome to Intermezzo from Interlochen Public Radio, where we take a few minutes to bounce some ideas around about classical music.
This week, Christy L'Esperance and her co-host Isaac talk about the wonderful worlds within Studio Ghibli movies — classic animated works with timeless characters and stories — through selections of the film scores, composed by Joe Hisaishi! We'll check out music from a different film each day.
So far we've looked at two anime film collaborations between director Hayao Miyazaki and composer Joe Hisaishi. Today, we're looking at the 2001 film "Spirited Away."
In the film, a young girl named Chihiro moves away from her familiar town and friends and encounters strange creatures and spirits in a bathhouse. Listen to Isaac and Christy discuss how Hisaishi musically depicts the enchanting adventures Chihiro embarks on and how she adapts to change in the face of the unknown.
Joe Hisaishi - "One Summer Day"
This week's Mystery Melody
It's time to test your ears. Each week we have a mystery melody that we have to figure out together. It relates to our topic. (We'll make the melody less mysterious each day.)
If you know the mystery melody, text your name and the title and we’ll give you a shout out on Friday. The number to text is (833) 490-4718.
