First Netflix, and now Spotify.
Studio Ghibli's original soundtracks will be available globally on the music streaming platform from March 1, 2020, a Spotify spokesperson confirms with Mothership.
The Japanese animation studio is best known for movies like "Spirited Away", "Howl's Moving Castle", and "My Neighbour Totoro", with music largely composed by Joe Hisaishi.
SoraNews reports that a total of 38 albums, or 693 tracks, will be added.
Currently, there are only covers and performances of the soundtracks, as well as Hisaishi playlists and albums.
23 of the albums are soundtracks to all Studio Ghibli films, except "Grave of the Fireflies" and "The Red Turtle".
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Soundtrack - To the Far-off Land
- Castle in the Sky Laputa Soundtrack - Mystery of the Levistone
- My Neighbor Totoro Soundtrack Collection
- Kiki’s Delivery Service Soundtrack Collection
- Only Yesterday Original Soundtrack
- Porco Rosso Soundtrack
- Ocean Waves Soundtrack
- Pom Poko Soundtrack
- Whisper of the Heart Soundtrack
- Princess Mononoke Soundtrack
- My Neighbors the Yamadas Original Full Soundtrack
- Spirited Away Soundtrack
- The Cat Returns Soundtrack
- Ghiblies Episode 2 Soundtrack
- Howl’s Moving Castle Soundtrack
- Tales from Earthsea Soundtrack
- Ponyo Soundtrack
- Arrietty Soundtrack
- From Up on Poppy Hill Soundtrack
- The Wind Rises Soundtrack
- The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Soundtrack
- When Marnie Was There Soundtrack
- The Red Turtle Soundtrack
14 are image albums, which according to SoraNews, consists of music inspired by some of Ghibli’s most popular films.
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Soundtrack-Bird People
- Castle in the Sky Laputa - The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
- My Neighbor Totoro Image Song Collection
- Kiki’s Delivery Service Image Album
- Only Yesterday Image Album
- Porco Rosso Image Album
- Pom Poko Image Album
- Whisper of the Heart Image Album
- Princess Mononoke Image Album
- Spirited Away Image Album
- Image Symphonic Suite Howl’s Moving Castle Soundtrack
- Ponyo Image Album
- From Up on Poppy Hill Image Album - Piano Sketch Collection
- The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Soundtrack - Songs for Female Chorus Trio
The last is a collection of vocal songs from the studio’s movies (Studio Ghibli Songs - Expanded Edition).
Here are some of the album jackets:
Image via Tokuma Japan Communications
Image via Tokuma Japan Communications
Image via Tokuma Japan Communications
Image via Tokuma Japan Communications
Image via Tokuma Japan Communications
Image via Tokuma Japan Communications
The official tracks are already available in Japan on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Google Play Music, and YouTube Music.
However, a quick check on Apple Music shows that a number of albums are already available on the Singapore interface.
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Top image via Tokuma Japan Communications