The Boy and the Heron: Spinning Globe
Kimitachi wa do ikiru ka

The nominations for the 81st Golden Globe Awards were announced december 11, 2023.

81st Golden Globe Awards

The nominations for the 81st Golden Globe Awards were announced december 11, 2023.

Here are the nominations in the film category:

Best Original Song:

Addicted to Romance – She Came to Me (Bruce Springsteen)
Dance The Night– Barbie (Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin)
I’m Just Ken – Barbie (Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt)
Peaches – The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond, John Spiker)
Road to Freedom – Rustin (Lenny Kravitz)
What Was I Made For – Barbie (Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell)

Best Original Score:

Killers of the Flower Moon – Robbie Robertson
Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson
Poor Things – Jerskin Fendrix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Daniel Pemberton
The Boy and the Heron – Joe Hisaishi
The Zone of Interest – Mica Levi

CBS is hosting the Golden Globes live on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024.

More info at: Official Web Site Golden Globe Awards

Studio Ghibli presents the soundtrack for the animated movie The Boy and the Heron. The album contains the score composed by Joe Hisaishi.

Studio Ghibli presents the soundtrack for the animated movie The Boy and the Heron. The album contains the score composed by Joe Hisaishi.

The soundtrack is available to download on all digital music services.
Kenshi Yonezu’s theme song Spinning Globe is available separately as a digital single.


The Boy and the Heron is directed by Hayao Miyazaki with the voices of Christian Bale, Robert Pattinson, Dave Bautista, Willem Dafoe, Gemma Chan, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Florence Pugh & Luca Padovan.

A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. A semi-autobiographical fantasy from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.

Joe Hisaishi - Original Score/

Born in Nagano, Japan, he started to show his interest in minimal music when he was a student at Kunitachi College of Music and started his career as a contemporary music composer. The presentation of his composition “MKWAJU” in 1981 and the release of his first album “Information” in the subsequent year marked the kickoff of his prolific career as a solo artist. Since then, he has released nearly 40 solo albums. In February of 2020, he global released a collection album entitled “Dream Songs: The Essential Joe Hisaishi” on Decca Gold in co-operation with UMG Japan.

Hisaishi has produced the music for 12 films by director Hayao Miyazaki, including My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away, and continues to tour the music worldwide through his production ‘Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki’.

He signed the contract with Deutcshe Grammophon 2022 and released an album “Symphonic Celebration,” featuring a new recording of the music from Hayao Miyazaki films with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, which won the 1st prize in the classical category in US Billboard chart twice in 2023. Joe Hisaishi is actively touring, and will have concerts throughout the U.S. in 2024.

More info at: Official Web Site GKIDS

Kenshi Yonezu Debuts Theme Song To Hayao Miyazaki’s New Film “The Boy And The Heron” “Spinning Globe”

Kenshi Yonezu Debuts Theme Song To Hayao Miyazaki’s New Film “The Boy And The Heron” “Spinning Globe”

Global J-pop superstar Kenshi Yonezu today releases new track “Spinning Globe,” the official theme song to legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film “The Boy and the Heron”.
Yonezu has cited Miyazaki’s work as a creative guidepost throughout his life and career – from seeing Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away in movie theaters as a young child to reading manga series Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind – Yonezu’s longtime admiration for the Studio Ghibli co-founder now culminates into their first collaboration with “Spinning Globe.”
Written and sung by Kenshi Yonezu, the theme song is the first taste of music from The Boy and the Heron, Miyazaki’s first feature-length film in a decade.
Based on an original story by Miyazaki, the film has garnered extensive buzz since its announcement, with everything from its story to cast and crew kept secret prior to the film’s Japanese theatrical debut this past weekend.

Comment from Kenshi Yonezu:

“‘Spinning Globe’ was written for The Boy and the Heron.

It has been about four years now since I was approached about the project. At first, I was surprised and at the same time bewildered, asking ‘Why me?’. It turned out that Miyazaki-san had heard the Foorin version of my song ‘Paprika’ on the radio, which triggered him to drop the handkerchief to me. I received five volumes’ worth of storyboards and an explanation from Miyazaki-san himself and gingerly began the writing process. It now feels like such a long time ago.
In the past four years, I visited the studio in Koganei several times to talk with Miyazaki-san and Suzuki-san; most of the time it was on strangely pleasant and sunny days. I remember walking under the pitch-dark shades of the trees while overhearing the cheers of nursery school children nearby. As a person who usually writes music drawing from recollections of the past alone in a small room, it was an experience nothing short of enriching.
Ever since I was a young child, I grew up watching Miyazaki-san's movies. Somewhere along the way, I became an adult, a person who makes music. I have also been blessed with many people who accept my music. I know I still have countless shortcomings, but I believe I have certainly come this far, faults included.
‘Spinning Globe’ is the song for The Boy and the Heron. It is also away for me to give back what I have received from Miyazaki-san all my life. Thank you for continuing to make movies over the years, and please keep on making more in the years to come.”

The release is the latest in a growing number of high-profile collaborations for Yonezu, following the release of his official theme to Final Fantasy XVI “Tsuki Wo Miteita - Moongazing” and last year’s global hit and theme to Chainsaw Man entitled “KICK BACK”. Yonezu’s newest track also arrives with dreamy new artist photos of Yonezu shot by photographer Kazuhei Kimura.

About Kenshi Yonezu

After posting a series of Vocaloid tracks under the moniker Hachi , Kenshi Yonezu distinguished himself from the crowd with remarkable results.
He later began releasing material under his real name Kenshi Yonezu, in 2012. He has since gained wide-known recognition as a multi-talented creative, not only for his music but also for his album cover illustrations and music productions.

The music video to his smash hit, “Lemon,” is still the most-viewed music video in Japan. The song topped Billboard Japan’s year-end charts for 2 consecutive years, leaving its mark on music history, nationally and internationally.
His album, STRAY SHEEP, released in 2020, sold over 2 million units. Yonezu remained engaged and productive and produced results throughout the pandemic.
He performed in a virtual concert hosted by the online game Fortnite, collaborated globally with UNIQLO on their UT collection, was awarded an AAC Award and Best Newcomer, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Art Department Prize, and was listed in Forbes’ 100 Asian Digital Stars amongst other achievements.

“Kick Back,” the opening theme to the anime series Chainsaw Man, entered Spotify’s Global Top 50, a first-ever by a Japanese artist. Kenshi Yonezu goes from strength to strength, proving he is not just a national superstar but an artist with a dynamic international presence.

( - Sony Music Masterworks - )

More info at: Composer Kenshi Yonezu Official Site

More info at: Official Web Site Toronto International Film Festival