Studio Ghibli Tribute Jazz Album Prescription for Sleep Announced
The album marks the series' first all-Ghibli collection, arriving on the 25th anniversary of Spirited Away and the 35th of Only Yesterday.
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Scarlet Moon Records announced Prescription for Sleep: The Best of Studio Ghibli, the 17th album in the jazz tribute series. Performed by duo GENTLE LOVE-Norihiko Hibino and AYAKI-the album features 12 tracks from Ghibli films plus an original. It releases July 20 digitally on multiple platforms.
Scarlet Moon Records announced Prescription for Sleep: The Best of Studio Ghibli, the 17th entry in the jazz tribute series. The album features 12 tracks performed by GENTLE LOVE, the duo of saxophonist Norihiko Hibino (Metal Gear Solid, Bayonetta) and pianist AYAKI (Etrian Odyssey, Persona Q). The track list draws from nine Studio Ghibli films, including Kiki's Delivery Service, Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away, and The Boy and the Heron, plus one original composition titled "Compassion."
The album releases July 20, which coincides with the 25th anniversary of Spirited Away and the 35th anniversary of Only Yesterday. Pre-orders are open on Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, YouTube, Pandora, Tidal, and Deezer. Three tracks-"A Town With an Ocean View," "The Path of the Wind," and "The Girl Who Fell From The Sky"-are available immediately on Bandcamp as part of the pre-order.
- A Town With an Ocean View (from Kiki's Delivery Service)
- Merry-Go-Round of Life (from Howl's Moving Castle)
- Marnie (from When Marnie Was There)
- Nausicaä Requiem (from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind)
- The Path of the Wind (from My Neighbor Totoro)
- Princess Mononoke Theme Song (from Princess Mononoke)
- Theme (from La Folia)
- The Dragon Boy (from Spirited Away)
- Sosuke's Voyage (from Ponyo)
- The Girl Who Fell From The Sky (from Castle in the Sky)
- The Master of the Tomb (from The Boy and the Heron)
- Compassion (Original)
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