I have never been into schoolwork and hardly experienced senior-junior or boss-subordinate relationships. For instance, in neither music nor art, I experienced being taught something clearly by someone. Then I realized that I have never had anyone to call my master. Upon making the theme song of The Boy and The Heron, I thought once again, about what Ghibli movies were, and furthermore, what Mr. It certainly put a heavy pressure on me, and there was always a sense of preparation for it. ![]() No matter what I did – when I was writing a song that had nothing to do with it, or just living everyday life, a thin membrane that had the phrase The Boy and The Heron on it was always screening my view. How much pressure did you feel to create a song worthy of his genius?įor the past four years, this movie has always been in the corner of my head. So, to be honest, I don’t really remember how I felt at first. That vague anxiety remained intact throughout the four years of making the song. While it was the biggest honor in my life, chances were, it would put an end to my life as a music maker. I wonder why, and come to think of it, it was an honor, but at the same time, it was very much a scary thing. It could have had an impact on my memory, but I don’t even remember most of the scene either. Miyazaki said, “That’s a good idea.”Īctually, I remember little of the first impression I had on their proposal. He thought this could be some kind of destiny and brought up the idea, “How about asking the one who wrote this song to make the theme song of The Boy and the Heron?” and Mr. At a nursery school run by Ghibli, children were singing and dancing to the song one day, Mr. ![]() Miyazaki had heard “Paprika” on the radio. I heard some background stories of the approach and it turned out that Mr. Naturally, I thought, “Why me?,” you know. I was simply flabbergasted, like, “What!?!” What was your reaction when Hayao Miyazaki first approached you to write the theme to his next project? Prior to The Boy and The Heron hitting North American theaters, Kenshi Yonezu discussed the creation of “Spinning Globe,” and how the song yielded one of the most unforgettable moments of his career, in an email interview with Billboard.
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