Soundtrack
| Princess Mononoke: Music from the Motion Picture | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Joe Hisaishi | |
| Released | July 2, 1997 (Japan) October 12, 1999 (North America) |
| Recorded | 1997 |
| Length | 65:05 |
| Label | Milan (North America) Tokuma Japan Communications (Japan) |
The film score of Princess Mononoke was composed and performed by Joe Hisaishi, the soundtrack composer for nearly all Miyazaki's productions, and Miyazaki wrote the lyrics of the two vocal tracks, "The Tatara Women Work Song" and its title song. The music was performed by Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Hiroshi Kumagai. The soundtrack was released in Japan by Tokuma Japan Communications on July 2, 1997, and the North American version was released by Milan Records on October 12, 1999.
The titular theme song was performed by counter-tenor Yoshikazu Mela. For the English adaptation, Sasha Lazard sang the song.
As usual with Studio Ghibli movies, additional albums featuring soundtrack themes in alternative versions have been released. The image album features early versions of the themes, recorded at the beginning of the film production process, and used as source of inspiration for the various artists involved. The symphonic suite features longer compositions, each encompassing several of the movie themes, performed by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mario Klemens.
All music composed by Joe Hisaishi, except as noted.
| Track listing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |
| 1. | "The Legend of Ashitaka" | 1:39 | |
| 2. | "The Demon God" | 3:51 | |
| 3. | "Departure - To the West" | 2:33 | |
| 4. | "Demon Power" | 0:36 | |
| 5. | "The Land of the Impure" | 2:59 | |
| 6. | "The Encounter" | 0:53 | |
| 7. | "Kodamas" | 2:27 | |
| 8. | "The Forest of the God" | 0:41 | |
| 9. | "Evening at the Ironworks" | 0:39 | |
| 10. | "The Demon God II - The Lost Mountains" | 0:57 | |
| 11. | "Lady Eboshi" | 2:48 | |
| 12. | "The Tatara Women Work Song" | 1:30 | |
| 13. | "The Furies" | 1:28 | |
| 14. | "The Young Man from the East" | 1:25 | |
| 15. | "Requiem" | 2:22 | |
| 16. | "Will to Live" | 0:32 | |
| 17. | "San and Ashitaka in the Forest of the Deer God" | 1:39 | |
| 18. | "Princess Mononoke Theme Song (Instrumental Version)" | 2:08 | |
| 19. | "Requiem II" | 2:14 | |
| 20. | "Princess Mononoke Theme Song " | 3:32 | |
| 21. | "Battle Drums" | 2:47 | |
| 22. | "The Battle in Front of the Ironworks" | 1:26 | |
| 23. | "Demon Power II" | 2:30 | |
| 24. | "Requiem III" | 0:55 | |
| 25. | "Retreat" | 1:31 | |
| 26. | "The Demon God III" | 1:14 | |
| 27. | "Adagio of Life and Death" | 2:09 | |
| 28. | "The World of the Dead" | 1:27 | |
| 29. | "The World of the Dead II" | 1:33 | |
| 30. | "Adagio of Life and Death II" | 1:07 | |
| 31. | "Ashitaka and San" | 3:12 | |
| 32. | "Princess Mononoke Theme Song" | 1:23 | |
| 33. | "The Legend of Ashitaka Theme (End Credit)" | 5:03 | |
| Total length: | 65:05 | ||
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