Guillaume Masson - Music From Ghibli Movies: Piano in the Sky [Blue]

Joe Hisaishi's Studio Ghibli melodies get a hushed, intimate makeover on Music From Ghibli Movies: Piano in the Sky, pianist Guillaume Masson's solo reimagining, pressed on coloured vinyl.

For decades, Hisaishi's scores have been as beloved as the films themselves, carrying the wonder of Hayao Miyazaki's worlds through soaring orchestras and simple, unforgettable themes. Masson strips that music back to a single piano, letting each melody stand on its own and revealing how sturdy and songlike these pieces really are.

The fourteen pieces travel across the Ghibli catalogue. "Ashitaka and San", the tender heart of Princess Mononoke, and "Deep Sea Ranch" from Ponyo both appear, alongside music from Castle in the Sky, each one recast as a solo piano piece in which melody carries the whole story. Without the orchestra, the quieter details come forward: the pauses, the gentle harmonic turns and the warmth of a single instrument in a room.

It works beautifully as late-evening listening or study music, and it offers a gentle way into Ghibli for anyone who loves the piano.

For fans who already know these films by heart, it is a lovely way to hear familiar themes in a new light, released in 2025 and made for the turntable.