Artist page · 07/07/2026
About
22 vinyls spotlighting his film scores; original 1989 Kiki pressing highly sought.
Joe Hisaishi began studying music at Kunitachi College of Music in 1969 and started composing in 1974 for anime and TV dramas. His first major success came in 1984 with Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, leading to long collaborations with director Hayao Miyazaki.
His catalog includes dozens of soundtracks for films such as Laputa: Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and Howl's Moving Castle. His vinyl releases primarily focus on original soundtracks issued by Studio Ghibli and other Japanese labels. Collectors prize original pressings like the 1989 LP for Kiki's Delivery Service.
Discography
Studio albums, EPs and notable live records, from newest to oldest. Drag the timeline to browse.
Animage · 1990
Animage · 1989
NEC Avenue · 1989
Animage · 1989
Animage · 1989
Animage · 1989
Animage · 1989
Atlantic · 1989
Animage · 1989
Ixia · 1988
Animage · 1988
Warner Bros. Records · 1988
NEC Avenue · 1988
Animage · 1988
NEC Avenue · 1988
Dear Heart · 1987
Animage · 1987
For Life Records · 1987
Animage · 1986
Animage · 1986
Animage · 1986
Animage · 1986
Polydor · 1986
Animage · 1986
Kitty Records · 1986
Animage · 1986
Animage · 1985
Animage · 1985
Japan Record · 1985
Columbia · 1984
Animage · 1984
Victor · 1984
Columbia · 1984
Animage · 1984
Victor · 1984
Columbia · 1984
Kadokawa Records · 1984
Animage · 1984
Victor · 1983
King Records · 1981Playlist
The tracks that sum up Joe Hisaishi's career.
The essentials
Our pick, validated by the editorial team.
Official original soundtrack on vinyl from the 1989 film, reissued in 2020 with remastering, reflecting iconic themes in Hisaishi's anime score catalog.
Original 1989 Japanese pressing of the Kiki's Delivery Service soundtrack, scarce with high collector demand and varied resale prices on vinyl markets.
Vinyl soundtrack LP for Hayao Miyazaki’s Howl's Moving Castle, part of Hisaishi's collaboration with Studio Ghibli’s classic films.
Go further
Artists who share part of Joe Hisaishi's musical DNA.
Collectors
The hidden side of the catalogue: rare pressings, sought-after matrices, Discogs values.
For each reference edition, these cards summarise the state of the global Discogs market. Market position places the average price of a copy between the observed min and max prices. Average price is the price seen for a mint-condition copy. Copies available counts listings currently for sale. Collectors who want it is the number of Discogs users who added it to their wantlist without owning it — a good signal of upcoming demand.
The “Why this rarity” column comes from our upstream sourcing work: for each album, we explain what makes this pressing sought after by collectors (limited run, specific matrix, withdrawn edition…).
Face B
Studio secrets, touring anecdotes and B-sides worth the whole album.
Joe Hisaishi’s music defined the atmosphere of Ghibli films for decades.— Audio enthusiast
Joe Hisaishi’s first major success was composing the music for the 1984 film Nausicaä de la vallée du vent by Hayao Miyazaki, marking the start of their long working relationship.
The 1989 original LP pressing of Kiki's Delivery Service on the Animage label is highly sought after, with seven copies currently available and a strong collector want-to-have ratio.
From 1984 to 2005, Joe Hisaishi composed for almost all Hayao Miyazaki films including Laputa, Mononoke, Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle, contributing to Japanese animation history.
FAQ
The most common questions about pressings, reissues and limited editions.
Joe Hisaishi is a Japanese composer, conductor and pianist born in 1950, best known for film scores, especially for Studio Ghibli anime.
Popular vinyl soundtracks include those for Kiki's Delivery Service, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, My Neighbor Totoro and Howl’s Moving Castle.
His vinyl albums are mainly released by Studio Ghibli Records, Animage and other Japanese labels focused on film and anime soundtracks.
Vinyl releases are mostly LPs, including original soundtracks, image albums and orchestral versions, sometimes remastered or reissued.
Original pressings such as the 1989 Kiki's Delivery Service LP are scarce and valued by collectors, often commanding higher resale prices.
Joe Hisaishi vinyl can occasionally be found in specialty record stores in Paris and other French cities with sections dedicated to soundtracks and world music.
Prices vary widely; original 1989 Japanese Kiki's Delivery Service LP can fetch around €22 to over €170 depending on condition and seller.
His scores blend traditional Japanese sounds with orchestration, shaping the soundscape of many anime and Japanese films since the 1980s.
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