Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle soundtracks are coming to vinyl for the first time

Special ‘image album’ versions will be available too.

Joe Hisaishi’s soundtracks for Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle are being released on vinyl for the first time, via Studio Ghibli Records.

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Originally released in 2001, Spirited Away follows a young girl who is thrown into a world of spirits and witches after her parents are transformed into pigs.

The soundtrack was recorded by the full orchestra of the New Japan Philharmonic, and includes vocals by Yumi Kimura on the main theme ‘Itsumo Nando Demo’.

Howl’s Moving Castle was first released in 2004, and revolves around Sophie – a young woman cursed by a witch – who befriends the titular wizard, Howl.

The soundtrack features vocals by Chieko Baisho, who plays Sophie in the film, on the main theme ‘The Promise of the World’.

As well as the soundtrack LPs, Studio Ghibli will also release ‘image albums’ for both Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle for the first time.

Image albums are LPs created specifically for Japanese animations. They often feature the film or show’s voice actors performing tracks in character — with the intention of offering new insights into each character’s personality.

Hisaishi’s soundtrack for Princess Mononoke was also released on vinyl for the first time this July.

Head over here to pick up the OSTs and image albums ahead of their 20th November release, and check out the artwork and tracklists below.

Spirited Away: Soundtrack

2. A Road to Somewhere

3. The Empty Restaurant

4. Nighttime Coming

5. The Dragon Boy

6. Sootballs

7. Procession Of The Spirits

8. Yubaba

9. Bathhouse Morning

10. Day Of The River

11. It’s Hard Work

12. The Stink Spirit

13. Sen’s Courage

14. The Bottomless Pit

15. Kaonashi (No Face)

16. The Sixth Station

17. Yubaba’s Panic

18. The House At Swamp Bottom

19. Reprise

20. The Return

21. Always with Me

Spirited Away: Image Album

2. The Night is Coming

3. Gods

4. Yuya

5. People in the Wonderland

6. I’m Lonely, Lonely

7. Solitude

8. Sea

9. White Dragon

10. Waltz of Chihiro

Howl’s Moving Castle: Soundtrack

2. The Merry Light Cavalrymen

3. A Walk in the Skies

4. Heartbeat

5. Witch of the Waste

6. Sophie in Exile

7. The Magic Door

8. Irremovable Spell

9. Cleaning House

10. To Star Lake

11. Unspoken Love

12. In the Rain

13. Vanity and Friendship

14. A Ninety-Year-Old Girl

15. Saliman’s Spell – Return to the Castle

16. The Secret Cave

17. Moving to a New House

18. The Flower Garden

19. Run!

20. You’re in Love

21. Family

22. Love Under Fire

23. Escape

24. Sophie’s Castle

25. The Boy Who Swallowed a Star

26. Ending Song – The Promise of the World – Merry-Go-Round of Life

Howl’s Moving Castle: Image Symphonic Suite

2. The Wizard of the Moving Castle

3. Sophie’s Tomorrow

4. Boy

5. The Moving Castle

6. War War War (War War War)

7. The Wizard’s Waltz

8. Secret Garden

9. Dawn’s Allure

10. Cave of Mind