JOE HISAISHI (AND THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA) – Melodyphony – Best Of Joe Hisaishi

Water Traveller for orchestra (水の旅人 侍KIDS / Mizuno Tabibito: Samurai Kids / 1993 film)

Oriental Wind for orchestra (サントリー緑茶飲料「伊右衛門」／Suntory Green Tea "Iyemon" / 2004 commercial)

Kiki’s Delivery Service for piano, percussions, and strings (魔女の宅急便 / Majo no Takkyubin / 1998 film)

Saka No Ue No Kumo for orchestra (坂の上の雲 / Clouds Over the Hill / 2009-11 TV series)

Departures for cello and orchestra (おくりびと / Okuribito / 2008 film)

SUMMER from Kikujiro for piano and orchestra (菊次郎の夏 / Kikujiro no Natsu / 1998 film)

Orbis for mixed chorus, organ and orchestra (オルビス / 第25回「サントリー1万人の第九」 / 25th Suntory Presents Beethoven’s 9th with a Cast of 10000 / 2007 commissioned work)

One Summer’s Day for piano and orchestra (千と千尋の神隠し / Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi / Spirited Away / 2001 film)

My Neighbour TOTORO for orchestra (となりのトトロ / Tonari no Totoro /1998 film)

God Bless the Japanese for giving the London Symphony Orchestra something worthwhile to do in the arena of film and television music.

The Budokan performance was amazing its own way, but this is undoubtedly the more accomplished performance from a technical perspective. As is inevitable in the live concert environment (not to mention the horrifically oversized orchestra – 200 people is ridiculous; past 80 or 90 players you are adding basically nothing, but taking away a lot in terms of ensemble playing) it is beautiful but flawed. The orchestra is fine, but they cannot match the studio recording by the LSO; nobody can.

Source: BakaBT (http://bakabt.me/129698-Joe_Hisaishi_Selected_Albums.html) (Thanks to ajohnson1231, and neo1024!! :’D)

FLAC (MEGA) – https://mega.co.nz/#!GMpgxJwB!D-17gBsFpAJRE_ODMoBKSjlxI_IbhCXdHVDCwQvA0gU

Score sheets by vyyolin here (Thread 195095).