Search - Joe Hisaishi :: Howl's Moving Castle: Image Album

Imge album and Symphonic Suite

J-Man | 12/28/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you liked the original Howl's OST, this is a must buy.



1. Mysterious World

2. The Wizard of the Moving Castle

3. Sophie's Tomorrow

4. Boy

5. Moving Castle

6. War War War

7. Wizard's Waltz

8. Secret Garden

9. The Allure of Dawn

10. Cave of Mind

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More elegant versions of the OST

Biblibio | 02/16/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's true that if you liked the OST of Howl's Moving Castle then you'll like this. It runs along the same lines, but feels much more like classical music and is far more orchestral and elegant. The pieces take themes from the original soundtrack and expand on them in the typical Hisaishi way. The tracks aren't for parts of the movie, but aspects of the movie, and the result is a very pleasant one. Each track feels as though it's from the movie, but then you realize that they're longer and more elegant and classical-like.



There isn't much of a common theme between all of the songs, except for the one that they're all lovely. Cave of Mind is especially nice, a great ending to a very good CD. Like all of Hisaishi's soundtracks or image albums, this is a wonderful CD and choice, though not as good as some of the other image albums (like Princess Mononoke). It's still recommended. It's a CD that evokes memories from the movie but at the same time feels fresh and original."