Quotes by Joe Hisaishi - Page 1

I was originally a minimalist, so that's my foundation.
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Foundation
Minimalist
Originally
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I actually don't like playing the piano or conducting the orchestra.
Joe Hisaishi /
Conducting
Orchestra
Actually
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I don't think that because l'm a composer I only have to compose music.
Joe Hisaishi /
Music
Compose
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Writing songs is a solo activity, so, if I put my mind to it, I can do it.
Joe Hisaishi /
Activity
Solo
Writing
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Since 'Mononoke' has such a dramatic story, I played up the drama, emphasizing the power of a magnum opus.
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Drama
Played
Emphasizing
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Synthesizers can be programmed with more imagination than a real, 'human' performance. It's a joyful thing.
Joe Hisaishi /
Imagination
Joyful
Real Human
Performance
Programmed
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I consider myself a part-time worker when it comes to the piano, but you need to play regularly to stay sharp.
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Part Time
Worker
Consider
Stay
Regularly
Sharp
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When I discovered minimal music I felt I could create my vision - it was totally different to traditional music.
Joe Hisaishi /
Felt
Traditional Music
Vision
Totally
Create
Discovered
Minimal
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With streaming, everything is focused on singles. That means an artist's depth doesn't have the chance to shine through.
Joe Hisaishi /
Chance
Artist
Depth
Focused
Singles
Streaming
Shine
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I don't want the World Dream Orchestra to be like a dessert whose taste is instantly forgotten as soon as you leave the restaurant.
Joe Hisaishi /
Dessert
Forgotten
Orchestra
Taste
Instantly
Restaurant
Soon
Whose
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Japanese orchestras are generally playing at quite a high level on the first day of rehearsal, but they don't improve very much from there.
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High Level
Orchestra
Rehearsal
Generally
Japanese
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A lot of people that come to the concerts are in their 20s. I think they come to listen to something new, and I want to be able to provide that.
Joe Hisaishi /
Concerts
Something New
Provide
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I don't want to work with directors who use music only to accentuate sound effects. I want to work with people who give music the value it deserves.
Joe Hisaishi /
Accentuate
Effects
Sound
Work Music People
Deserves
Value
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When I am on stage I am locked away in energy and in concentration. I hear and I think about nothing but the music and I can only relax when it is over.
Joe Hisaishi /
Concentration
Energy
Locked
Relax
Stage
Hear
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I've largely focused on Japan my whole career, so I was interested to see how my music would be received by people of different backgrounds, religions and cultures.
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Backgrounds
Different Backgrounds
Focused
Japan
Music People See
Interested
Cultures
Religions
Largely
Received
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What I place most importance on is trying to create more opportunities to showcase the music, in a way that new listeners will be able to understand and feel passionate about.
Joe Hisaishi /
Able
Importance
Listeners
Passionate
Showcase
Understand
Music New Way
Create
Place
Opportunities
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Usually, I concentrate on work for a certain time, and finish when I clear a standard I set myself. But with 'Mononoke,' the production was so drawn out, it took forever to finish to my satisfaction.
Joe Hisaishi /
Clear
Forever
Satisfaction
Time Work Myself
Drawn
Work Time Myself
Finish
Production
Standard
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You don't get music in your daily life, do you? Even in a movie, it's unnatural to have music. I always feel it's unnatural. But I want to make it not unnatural, to construct reality in another sense.
Joe Hisaishi /
Movie
Music
Daily Life
Reality
Unnatural
Life Daily Always
Another
Life Music Daily
Construct
Daily
Sense
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I have to think in terms of musical tempo. Let's say someone comes into a room and slowly sits down or someone rushes into the room and rushes to sit down. That's how to work out the tempo of the music you produce.
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Musical
Produce
Tempo
Work Out
Slowly
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