Studio Ghibli Magic Forever <3

<3 sharing something very special and personal for me this week. 

I grew absolutely mesmerized by Japan’s Studio Ghibli animations such as Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service. They were so adorable – so fun and vibrant and magical. 

But as I got older and rewatched these movies, my appreciation for them grew as well. I found a deep emotional value in their endearing, truthful sincerity. 

Princess Mononoke is a particular favourite - epic, dramatic, terrifying at times, tender at others, filled with glorious landscapes, enchanting magical forests and spirits, fantasy and wisdom and heartfelt earnestness. 

Simple things are often the most profound. 

I hope this music touches you too, for those dedicated Ghibli fans. If not, please - a very magical world awaits your inner childlike limitless imagination <3  

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“Legend of Ashitaka” 
Princess Mononoke, Studio Ghibli 

Music by Joe Hisaishi/Arrangement by Wesley Chu 

Trio Incarnadine 

Adam Jeffreys, violin 
Leah Plave, cello 
Tong Wang, piano 

Mie Hirshfield and Andre St-Denis, recording artists

2.13.2020