Princess Mononoke: Music from the Motion Picture

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Princess Mononoke: Music from the Motion Picture
Princess Mononoke: Music from the Motion Picture cover
Soundtrack by Joe Hisaishi
Released 12 October 1999 (North America)
Recorded 1997
Length 65:05
Label Milan (North America)
Tokuma Japan Communications (Japan)
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Princess Mononoke: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to Hayao Miyazaki's 1997 film, Princess Mononoke. The music was composed by Joe Hisaishi, the soundtrack composer for nearly all of Miyazaki's productions. Miyazaki wrote the lyrics of the two vocal tracks, The Tatara Women Work Song and the Theme Song. The Theme Song is around four minutes longer on the Japanese edition and is sung in Japanese by Yoshikazu Mera; the English version is performed by Sasha Lazard. The music was performed by the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Hiroshi Kumagai. The international album cover shows a coin with San's image imprinted on it; and an alternate Japanese cover shows Ashitaka aiming his bow while riding Yakul.

A second recording was later released called Princess Mononoke: Symphonic Suite by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Mario Klemens. This soundtrack featured fewer tracks but longer compositions.

Tracklisting
  1. "The Legend of Ashitaka" – 1:41
  2. "The Demon God" – 3:53
  3. "The Journey to the West" – 2:35
  4. "The Demon Power" – 0:38
  5. "The Land of the Impure" – 3:01
  6. "The Encounter" – 0:54
  7. "Kodamas" – 2:29
  8. "The Forest of the Gods" – 0:42
  9. "Evening at the Ironworks" – 0:41
  10. "The Demon God II - The Lost Mountains" – 0:58
  11. "Lady Eboshi" – 2:50
  12. "The Tatara Women Work Song" – 1:31
  13. "The Furies" – 1:30
  14. "The Young Man from the East" – 1:27
  15. "Requiem" – 2:23
  16. "Will to Live" – 0:33
  17. "San and Ashitaka in the Forest of the Deer God" – 1:41
  18. "Princess Mononoke Theme Song Instrumental Version" – 2:10
  19. "Requiem II" – 2:16
  20. "Princess Mononoke Theme Song" – 3:34
  21. "The Battle Drums" – 2:49
  22. "The Battle in Front of the Ironworks" – 1:28
  23. "The Demon Power II" – 2:31
  24. "Requiem III" – 0:57
  25. "The Retreat" – 1:32
  26. "The Demon God III" – 1:16
  27. "Adagio of Life and Death" – 2:10
  28. "The World of the Dead" – 1:29
  29. "The World of the Dead II" – 1:34
  30. "Adagio of Life and Death II" – 1:09
  31. "Ashitaka and San" – 3:14
  32. "Princess Mononoke Theme Song" – 1:25
  33. "The Legend of Ashitaka Theme" – 5:50