The Boy & The Heron: Symphonic Suite for Piano and Orchestra [LP]

Joe Hisaishi/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - The Boy & The Heron: Symphonic Suite for Piano and Orchestra [LP]

On November 6, 2026, audiences worldwide will experience Joe Hisaishi’s The Boy & The Heron: Symphonic Suite for Piano and Orchestra, a concert adaptation of the acclaimed score for Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award-winning final masterpiece, The Boy and the Heron. The fourteen-piece suite offers Hisaishi's personal interpretation of the film, following Mahito’s emotional journey through grief, memory, and imagination. Balancing intimate piano writing with rich orchestral textures, the work showcases Hisaishi’s distinctive voice as composer, pianist, and storyteller. Created through an unusually open collaboration, Miyazaki gave Hisaishi exceptional artistic freedom after much of the animation had already been completed. The resulting score, among the composer’s most distinctive works, is centered on the piano as both narrator and emotional guide. SIDE A: 1. Ask me why (I) 2. Gray Heron 3. Memories 4. A Trap 5. Sanctuary ~ The Master of the Tomb 6. Ark 7. Warawara 8. Reincarnation 9. Rain of Fire 10. A Song of Prayer SIDE B: 11. The King’s Parade ~ Diversion 12. The Great Collapse 13. The Last Smile 14. Ask me why (II)