Joe Hisaishi - Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
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Artist: Joe HisaishiEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Import, Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2009-03-31
Music Label: Phantasm Imports
Music reviews of Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
Music Review: Enjoyable, original Japanese, licensed, good price
Rating: 4 Stars
The Music:
The first song on this CD will assuredly recall memories of the beginning of the film to your mind. And this is why I like soundtracks- they remind me of the film or series. Unfortunately, most of the other tracks aren't nearly as recognizable. This isn't helped by many of the tracks sounding a bit similar. I've only seen the movie twice, so perhaps they'd sound more familiar if I saw it a few more times. Still, most of the tracks are fun and imaginative, displaying Hisaishi's distinctive style. Though there are a few tracks that are more ominous/foreboding which sound quite different from what I've come to expect from Hisaishi.
The Originality:
As far as I can tell, the only difference between this CD and the one you would buy in Japan is that the CD covers are in English. The inserts are all Japanese, the CD label is Japanese, and there are a few Japanese tracks on the CD, with no tracks in English (instead of the bizarre English remix of the theme song, you get the original Japanese theme song, which I and many others consider to be vastly superior. Unfortunately this is the film (read shortened) version of the song- I have no idea how to get the full version...).
The License:
Studio Ghibli has licensed this CD to Colosseum Music Entertainment (a company in Germany) for sale outside of Japan. This is an official licensed product, like all products sold DIRECTLY from amazon. Beware the amazon marketplace, where merchants often sell bootlegs.
The Price:
I bought this CD for $25 when the Japanese import was somewhere around $50. 1/2 price is pretty good, and you're very unlikely to see the Japanese import ever drop below this price. What's more, it's very likely that at some point Coloseum's license will expire, and the Japanese import will be your only option. Waiting for a better price is a risky gamble.
In summary,
- Enjoyable music
- Original Japanese
- Official licensed product
- Cheaper than Japanese import
What more could you ask for?
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Description of Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
Soundtrack to the 2008 (released in US in 2009) award winning Japanese animated film written & directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The film won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year.Soundtracks CDs
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