His name came from Quincy Jones. The kanji for "Hisaishi" could be read as "Kuishi," which is close to the Japanese pronunciation of "Quincy," which, however, would be pronounced "Kuinshî," and "Joe," of course, came from "Jones." Hisaishi chose this name himself when he needed a stage name.
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2000/IBrother
(music arranger - uncredited, musician: piano solos)
1997Princess Mononoke
(music arranger, musician: piano solos, orchestrator - uncredited)
1991A Scene at the Sea
(conductor - uncredited, music arranger - uncredited, music programmer - uncredited, musician: piano/keyboards - uncredited, orchestrator - uncredited)
2001Spirited Away
(writer: "Ano Natsu He" "One Summer Day", "Toorimichi" "A Road to Somewhere", "Dare mo Inai Ryouriten" "The Empty Restaurant", "Yoru Kitaru" "Nighttime Coming", "Ryuu no Shounen" "The Dragon Boy", "Boiraa-Mushi" "Sootballs", "Kamisama-tachi" "The Procession of the Spirits", "Yubaba", "Yuya no Asa" "Bathhouse Morning", "Ani Hi no Kawa" "Day of the River", "Shigoto wa Tsuraize" "It's Hard Work", "Okusaregami" "The Stink Spirit", "Sen no Yuuki" "Sen's Courage", "Sokonashi Ana" "The Bottomless Pit", "Kaonashi" "No-Face", "6 Banme no Eki" "The Sixth Station", "Yubaba no Kyouran" "Yubaba's Panic", "Numa no Soko no Ie" "The House at Swamp Bottom", "Futatabi" "Reprise", "Kaeru Hi" "The Return")
His name came from Quincy Jones. The kanji for "Hisaishi" could be read as "Kuishi," which is close to the Japanese pronunciation of "Quincy," which, however, would be pronounced "Kuinshî," and "Joe," of course, came from "Jones." Hisaishi chose this name himself when he needed a stage name.
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