arrangers:
- link: artist/752
  names:
    en: Joe Hisaishi
    ja: 久石譲
barcode: '4988008798432'
catalog: TKCA-72775
categories:
- Animation
category: Animation
classification: Original Soundtrack, Vocal
composers:
- link: artist/752
  names:
    en: Joe Hisaishi
    ja: 久石譲
- link: artist/8779
  names:
    en: Youmi Kimura
    ja: 木村弓
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discs:
- disc_length: '68:52'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Opening Song - Merry-Go-Round of Life
      Japanese: —オープニング—人生のメリーゴーランド
      Romaji: -Opening- Jinsei no Merry-Go-Round
    track_length: '2:33'
  - names:
      English: The Merry Light Cavalrymen
      Japanese: 陽気な軽騎兵
      Romaji: Youki na Keikihei
    track_length: 0:51
  - names:
      English: A Walk in the Skies
      Japanese: 空中散歩
      Romaji: Kuuchuu Sanpo
    track_length: '2:14'
  - names:
      English: Heartbeat
      Japanese: ときめき
      Romaji: Tokimeki
    track_length: 0:20
  - names:
      English: Witch of the Waste
      Japanese: 荒地の魔女
      Romaji: Arechi no Majo
    track_length: 0:59
  - names:
      English: Sophie in Exile
      Japanese: さすらいのソフィー
      Romaji: Sasurai no Sophie
    track_length: '4:19'
  - names:
      English: The Magic Door
      Japanese: 魔法の扉
      Romaji: Mahou no Tobira
    track_length: '5:27'
  - names:
      English: Irremovable Spell
      Japanese: 消えない呪い
      Romaji: Kienai Noroi
    track_length: 0:45
  - names:
      English: Cleaning House
      Japanese: 大掃除
      Romaji: Oosouji
    track_length: '1:22'
  - names:
      English: To Star Lake
      Japanese: 星の湖へ
      Romaji: Hoshi no Umi e
    track_length: '4:13'
  - names:
      English: Unspoken Love
      Japanese: 静かな想い
      Romaji: Shizuka na Omoi
    track_length: 0:27
  - names:
      English: In the Rain
      Japanese: 雨の中で
      Romaji: Ame no Naka de
    track_length: '1:28'
  - names:
      English: Vanity and Friendship
      Japanese: 虚栄と友情
      Romaji: Kyoei to Yuujou
    track_length: '3:58'
  - names:
      English: A Ninety-Year-Old Girl
      Japanese: 90歳の少女
      Romaji: 90-sai no Shoujo
    track_length: '1:01'
  - names:
      English: Saliman's Spell - Return to the Castle
      Japanese: サリマンの魔方陣～城への帰還
      Romaji: Sulliman no Mahoujin ~Shiro e no Kikan
    track_length: '5:22'
  - names:
      English: The Secret Cave
      Japanese: 秘密の洞穴
      Romaji: Himitsu no Doukutsu
    track_length: '2:33'
  - names:
      English: Moving to a New House
      Japanese: 引越し
      Romaji: Hikkoshi
    track_length: '3:05'
  - names:
      English: The Flower Garden
      Japanese: 花園
      Romaji: Hanazono
    track_length: '2:58'
  - names:
      English: Run!
      Japanese: 走れ!
      Romaji: Hashire!
    track_length: 0:57
  - names:
      English: You're in Love
      Japanese: 恋だね
      Romaji: Koi da ne
    track_length: '1:11'
  - names:
      English: Family
      Japanese: ファミリー
      Romaji: Family
    track_length: '1:24'
  - names:
      English: Love Under Fire
      Japanese: 戦火の恋
      Romaji: Senka no Koi
    track_length: '2:56'
  - names:
      English: Escape
      Japanese: 脱出
      Romaji: Dasshutsu
    track_length: '1:32'
  - names:
      English: Sophie's Castle
      Japanese: ソフィーの城
      Romaji: Sophie no Shiro
    track_length: '2:38'
  - names:
      English: The Boy Who Swallowed a Star
      Japanese: 星をのんだ少年
      Romaji: Hoshi wo Nonda Shounen
    track_length: '7:29'
  - names:
      English: Ending Song - The Promise of the World - Merry-Go-Round of Life
      Japanese: —エンディング—世界の約束～人生のメリーゴーランド
      Romaji: -Ending- Sekai no Yakusoku ~ Jinsei no Merry-Go-Round
    track_length: '6:50'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/557
  names:
    en: First Distribution Co.,Ltd.
    ja: 株式会社ファーストディストリビューション
    ja-latn: First Distribution Co.,Ltd.
  role: distributor
link: album/24621
lyricists:
- link: artist/8723
  names:
    en: Shuntaro Tanikawa
    ja: 谷川俊太郎
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2011-03-13T10:32
  edited_date: 2022-09-14T19:36
  fetched_date: 2026-01-10T06:41
  freedb: 56
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 11077
name: Howl's Moving Castle Soundtrack
names:
  en: Howl's Moving Castle Soundtrack
  ja: ハウルの動く城 サウンドトラック
  ja-latn: Howl no Ugoku Shiro Soundtrack
notes: 'The first press shipped with a slipcase and picture disc.

  Music by Joe Hisaishi

  M-26 - Theme Song

  Vocals: Chieko Baisho

  Composer: Youmi Kimura

  Arranger: Joe Hisaishi

  Lyricist: Shuntaro Tanikawa

  [Music Staff]

  Composer, Arranger, Conductor: Joe Hisaishi

  Producer: Joe Hisaishi

  Performer: New Japan Philharmonic

  Piano: Joe Hisaishi

  Trumpet: Miroslav Kejmar (Czech Philharmonic Orchestra)

  Recording & Mixing Engineer: Suminobu Hamada (Wonder Station)

  Recording Engineer: Hiroyuki Akita (Wonder Station)

  Orchestra Recording Staff:

  Masayoshi Okawa (BIC-RIVER)

  Takeshi Muramatsu (Octavia Records), Ryuzo Kugimoto (タルガトップ)

  役山昇 (Psy Corporation), Masashi Okada (S.C.I.)

  桑原浩, 安江正也 (New Japan Philharmonic Foundation)

  Mastering Engineer: Hiroyuki Hosaka (C.I.S.)

  Management Office: Wonder City

  Music Production Management: Ikuko Okamoto, 橋本幸彦 (Wonder City)

  Score Production: Atsuko Ikegami (Wonder City), Kenji Ashimoto

  Music Recording: Wonder Station, Sumida Triphony Hall

  Technical Assistance: 小松聡 (Otaritec)

  A&R Director: Kazumi Inaki (Studio Ghibli), Tomoko Okada (TJC)

  Asistant A&R: Noriko Tsushi (Studio Ghibli)

  Production Manager: Takashi Nagai (Studio Ghibli)

  Promotion: Sohei Kan (TJC)

  Sales Promotion: Hideo Tanaka (TJC)

  Design: Junko Ishino (TJC)

  Music Production: Studio Ghibli

  Production Producer: Toshio Suzuki

  Joe Hisaishi by the courtesy of UNIVERSAL SIGMA A UNIVERSAL MUSIC COMPANY'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/529
  names:
    en: STUDIO GHIBLI RECORDS
    ja: STUDIO GHIBLI RECORDS
    ja-latn: STUDIO GHIBLI RECORDS
  role: label
- link: org/3039
  names:
    en: TOKUMA JAPAN COMMUNICATIONS
    ja: TOKUMA JAPAN COMMUNICATIONS
    ja-latn: TOKUMA JAPAN COMMUNICATIONS
  role: label
- link: org/74
  names:
    en: TOKUMA JAPAN COMMUNICATIONS CO.,LTD.
    ja: 株式会社徳間ジャパンコミュニケーションズ
    ja-latn: TOKUMA JAPAN COMMUNICATIONS CO.,LTD.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers:
- link: artist/1759
  names:
    en: New Japan Philharmonic
    ja: 新日本フィルハーモニー交響楽団
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platforms:
- Movie
products:
- link: product/1784
  names:
    en: Howl's Moving Castle
    ja: ハウルの動く城
    ja-latn: Howl no Ugoku Shiro
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related:
- catalog: SGCD-0410
  date: '2004'
  link: album/126724
  names:
    en: The Promise of the World / Chieko Baisho
    ja: 世界の約束／倍賞千恵子
    ja-latn: Sekai no Yakusoku / Chieko Baisho
  type: bonus
- catalog: TKCA-72620
  date: '2004-01-21'
  link: album/19327
  names:
    en: Image Symphonic Suite Howl's Moving Castle
    ja: イメージ交響組曲 ハウルの動く城
    ja-latn: Image Koukyou Kumikyoku Howl no Ugoku Shiro
  type: anime
- catalog: TKCA-72774
  date: '2004-10-27'
  link: album/46935
  names:
    en: Sekai no Yakusoku / Chieko Baisho
    ja: 世界の約束 / 倍賞千恵子
    ja-latn: Sekai no Yakusoku / Chieko Baisho
  type: anime
- catalog: UPCI-1014
  date: '2005-01-26'
  link: album/24546
  names:
    en: FREEDOM PIANO STORIES 4 / Joe Hisaishi
    ja: FREEDOM PIANO STORIES 4 / Joe Hisaishi
    ja-latn: FREEDOM PIANO STORIES 4 / Joe Hisaishi
  type: anime
- catalog: UPCI-1027
  date: '2005-07-27'
  link: album/24837
  names:
    en: WORKS III / Joe Hisaishi
    ja: WORKS III / 久石 譲
    ja-latn: WORKS III / Joe Hisaishi
  type: anime
release_date: '2004-11-19'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 3000.0
reprints:
- catalog: MICA-0376
  link: album/50911
  note: Taiwanese, Bootleg printing, 2004
- catalog: PCKD-20167
  link: album/51425
  note: Korean, Dec 15, 2004
- catalog: KO-88009
  link: album/51427
  note: Taiwanese, Bootleg printing, 2005
- catalog: TJJA-10030
  link: album/102852
  note: 2 Vinyl (12" 33&frac13; rpm
stores:
- link: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=TKCA-72775
  name: CDJapan
- link: http://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/ハウルの動く城-サウンドトラック/668939082
  name: iTunes JP (digital download)
- link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/howls-moving-castle-original/id883513360
  name: iTunes US (digital download)
- link: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-9x-49-en-70-fbj.html
  name: Play-Asia
- link: http://open.spotify.com/album/5fqlZFKYqvkIe2jdDGt2nl
  name: Spotify
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/24621?perpage=99999
vocals:
- link: artist/12825
  names:
    en: Chieko Baisho
    ja: 倍賞千恵子
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