Description
Joe Hisaishi – Kiki's Delivery Service: Image Album (魔女の宅急便 イメージアルバム) is a premium 12-inch vinyl LP featuring the early, foundational music composed for Studio Ghibli's beloved 1989 animated classic. This highly collectible release features remastered audio and newly designed jacket artwork.
Before a single frame of film is finalized, legendary composer Joe Hisaishi frequently records an "Image Album" based on director Hayao Miyazaki’s early conceptual notes and poetry. This LP condenses Miyazaki's ultimate vision for the movie—evoking a nostalgic, mid-century lifestyle "somewhere in Europe, right around the Mediterranean Sea…".
Spanning 12 whimsical tracks, the arrangement delivers an acoustic-driven, folk-pop soundscape that captures the pure optimism of a young witch flying into her new life. Far from a basic movie soundtrack, this record stands alone as a rich piece of instrumental storytelling. It features early musical cues and core motifs that eventually evolved into the film's definitive cinematic themes.
