Howl's Moving Castle Soundtrack (ハウルの動く城 サウンドトラック, Howl no Ugoku Shiro Soundtrack ) is the score for Howl's Moving Castle was composed and conducted by Joe Hisaishi , and performed by the New Japan Philharmonic. The soundtrack CD was first released on 19 November 2004 by Tokuma Japan Communications. Hisaishi also composed and conducted a Howl's Moving Castle: Symphony Suite , an album published on 21 January 2004 which includes ten re-arranged pieces from the original soundtrack. He and Youmi Kimura also composed Howl's Moving Castle CD Maxi-Single , a CD single published on 27 October 2004 which includes the film's theme song, sung by Chieko Baisho (the Japanese voice actor for Sophie), its karaoke version, and a piano version of the film's main theme, "The Merry-Go-Round of Life".
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Mysterious World" (ミステリアス・ワールド, Misuteriasu wārudo )
5:04
2.
"The Wizard of the Moving Castle" (動く城の魔法使い, Ugokushiro no mahōtsukai )
5:56
3.
"Sophie's Tomorrow" (ソフィーの明日, Sofī no ashita )
5:11
4.
"Boy" (ボーイ, Bōi )
3:44
5.
"The Moving Castle" (動く城, Ugokushiro )
3:56
6.
"War War War" (ウォー・ウォー・ウォー, U~ō u~ō u~ō )
4:46
7.
"The Wizard's Waltz" (魔法使いのワルツ, Mahōtsukai no warutsu )
5:39
8.
"Secret Garden" (シークレット・ガーデン, Shīkuretto gāden )
3:24
9.
"Dawn's Allure" (暁の誘惑, Akatsuki no yūwaku )
5:16
10.
"Cave of Mind" (ケイヴ・オブ・マインド, Keivu Obu maindo )
5:48
Total length:
48:44
Howl's Moving Castle CD Maxi-Single
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Performer(s)
Length
1.
"The Promise of the World" (世界の約束, Sekainoyakusoku )
Shuntarō Tanikawa
Youmi Kimura
Chieko Baisho
4:22
2.
"Merry-Go-Round of Life (Instrumental)" (人生のメリーゴーランド (インストゥルメンタル), Jinsei no merīgōrando (insuto~urumentaru) )
Joe Hisaishi
3:29
3.
"The Promise of the World (Karaoke)" (世界の約束(オリジナルカラオケ), Sekainoyakusoku (Orijinaru karaoke) )
Youmi Kimura
4:19
Total length:
12:10
Howl's Moving Castle Original Soundtrack
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Performer(s)
Length
1.
"Opening Song – Merry-Go-Round of Life" (オープニング—人生のメリーゴーランド, Ōpuningu — jinsei no merīgōrando )
2:33
2.
"The Merry Light Cavalrymen" (陽気な軽騎兵, Yōkina kei kihei )
0:51
3.
"A Walk in the Skies" (空中散歩, Kūchū sanpo )
2:14
4.
"Heartbeat" (ときめき, Tokimeki )
0:20
5.
"Witch of the Waste" (荒地の魔女, Arechi no majo )
0:59
6.
"Sophie in Exile" (さすらいのソフィー, Sasurai no sofī )
4:19
7.
"The Magic Door" (魔法の扉, Mahō no tobira )
5:27
8.
"Irremovable Spell" (消えない呪い, Kienai noroi )
0:45
9.
"Cleaning House" (大掃除, Daisōji )
1:22
10.
"To Star Lake" (星の湖へ, Hoshinoumi e )
4:13
11.
"Unspoken Love" (静かな想い, Shizukana omoi )
0:27
12.
"In the Rain" (雨の中で, Ame no naka de )
1:28
13.
"Vanity and Friendship" (虚栄と友情, Kyoei to yūjō )
3:58
14.
"A Ninety-Year-Old Girl" (90歳の少女, 90-Sai no shōjo )
1:01
15.
"Saliman's Spell – Return to the Castle" (サリマンの魔方陣～城への帰還, Sariman no mahōjin ~-jō e no kikan )
5:22
16.
"The Secret Cave" (秘密の洞窟, Himitsu no dōkutsu )
2:33
17.
"Moving to a New House" (引越し, Hikkoshi )
3:05
18.
"The Flower Garden" (花園, Hanazono )
2:58
19.
"Run!" (走れ!, Hashire! )
0:57
20.
"You're in Love" (恋だね, Koida ne )
1:11
21.
"Family" (ファミリー, Famirī )
1:24
22.
"Love Under Fire" (戦火の恋, Senka no koi )
2:56
23.
"Escape" (脱出, Dasshutsu )
1:32
24.
"Sophie's Castle" (ソフィーの城, Sofī no shiro )
2:38
25.
"The Boy Who Swallowed a Star" (星をのんだ少年, Hoshi o nonda shōnen )
7:29
26.
"Ending Song — The Promise of the World – Merry-Go-Round of Life" (エンディング—世界の約束～人生のメリーゴーランド, Endingu — sekainoyakusoku ~ jinsei no merīgōrando )
Shuntarō Tanikawa
Youmi Kimura
Chieko Baisho
6:50
Total length:
68:52
Awards [ ]
Year
Award
Category
Recipients
Result
Ref.
2005
Tokyo Anime Award
Best Music
Joe Hisaishi
Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Best Music
Joe Hisaishi and Youmi Kimura
Won