Kiki's Delivery Service - Original Soundtrack [Import, Soundtrack]

Japanimation (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Soundtrack
• Label: Studi
• ASIN: B00004RCCQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,228 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. On A Clear Day

2. Departure

3. Town Where You Can See The Ocean

4. Flying Express Delivery Service

5. Helping At The Bakery

6. Starting A Job

7. Substitute Jiji

8. Jeff

9. Hectic Kiki

10. Late For The Party

11. Osono's Favor

12. Propeller Bicycle

13. I Can't Fly!

14. Heartbroken Kiki

15. To Ursula's Cabin

16. Mysterious Painting

17. Rough-Flying Airship Adventure

18. Old Man's Deck Brush

19. Rendezvous With A Deck Brush

20. Lipstick Message

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm Gonna Fly - English Version, September 25, 2001

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Jolliana "Jolliana" (KS USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kiki's Delivery Service - Original Soundtrack (Audio CD)

This CD is great! Flows very nicely, however, the *English* opening and closing songs (made for Disney's dubbed version) by Sidney Forest aren't on it....

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Re-experiencing Kiki, February 14, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Kiki's Delivery Service - Original Soundtrack (Audio CD)

This cd is great for people who love instrumental music. It contains all the BGM in the film as well as all the adorable themes of kiki and her cat! It's a very light cd to listen to, best for studying! At the end there is the ending song, in Japanese, it's a very cute song.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sheer magic that will transport you to Europe!, June 30, 2006

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Sarah - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kiki's Delivery Service - Original Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Kiki's Delivery Service, a charming tale of a young witch-in-training who discovers her magical powers and finds her place, was my first introduction to anime back in 1998. Directed by legendary anime pioneer Hayao Miyazaki, the film's atmosphere was set in a European-influenced imaginary city that blended various European architectures, cuisines, fashion, and music.

Not surprisingly, the film's score by frequent Miyazaki collaborator Joe Hisaishi relies heavily on Parisian accordion, lilting waltzes, and playful piano solos that make up the majority of the film's soundtrack (the American Disney dub of Kiki replaced much of the film's original score). For the most part, the soundtrack is wonderfully relaxing. There are also two vocals featured at the end: Message in Rouge (Ruuju no dengon), used in the film's opening credits, and If Enveloped in Tenderness (Yasashisa ni tsutsumareta nara) by Arai Yumi. Of the two, I prefer Message in Rouge for its unusual doo-wop stylings (complete with doo wop chorus in Japanese!).

Overall, this is a lovely album well worth the import price, perfect for relaxing to.

(A word of warning about Japanese anime releases from Studio Ghibli: make sure that you purchase the actual *soundtrack*. Ghibli releases several soundtracks for each film, including image albums (songs inspired by / set to the film's storyboards before film was completed), drama albums (contains all dialogue and music, like a radio drama), hi-tech (score performed on synthesizers), symphonic albums (performed by a full symphony), and vocal albums.)