Joe Hisaishi is one of the most famous composers in Japan. For 4 times did he receive award of Japan Cinema Academy for "the best Movie Soundtrack".
Three of them are for Takeshi Kitano movies - "Sonatina" (1993), "Kids return" (1996) and "Fireworks" (1997). Another masterpieces, unfortunatelly not added to that list, are "Kikujiro" (1999) and "Brother" (2001). They say that "Dolls" (2002) is good as well, but I did not find it yet.

Listed above movies are totally different, I must say - one of them is violent criminal drama and another is nice and touching tale of kids' summer vacation.. But for me they have something in common. You watch them, then you rush into the web like mad hound-dog, seeking for Joe Hisaishi mp3 music for Takeshi Kitano films!!
That is my case and I guess it's yours as well! ;)

Below you will find links to Joe Hisaishi mp3 music and I guess that is the best resource that I have found!

Please add a note to Guestbook if you will find a cheaper variant. Quality there is just perfect and better is not needed!

Tracklist:

1. Sonatine - act of violence
2. Light and darkness
3. Play on the sands
4. Rain after that
5. A on the fullmoon of mystery
6. Into a trance
7. Sonatine - in the beginning
8. Magic mushroom
9. Eye witness
10. Runaway trip
11. Mobius band
12. Die out of memories
13. See you...
14. Sonatine - be over

Tracklist:

1. Meet again
2. Graduation
3. Angeldoll
4. Alone
5. As a rival
6. Promise.. for us
7. Next round
8. Destiny
9. I don't care
10. High spirits
11. Defeat
12. Break down
13. No way out
14. The day after
15. Kids return

Tracklist:

1. Hana-Bi
2. Angel
3. Sea of Blue
4. ...and Alone
5. Ever Love
6. Painters
7. Smile and Smile
8. Heaven's Gate
9. Tenderness
10. Thank You,... for Everything
11. Hana-Bi

Tracklist:

1. Summer
2. Going Out
3. Mad Summer
4. Night Mare
5. Kindness
6. The Rain
7. Real Eyes
8. Angel Bell
9. Two Hearts
10. Mother
11. River Side
12. Summer Road

Tracklist:

1. Drifter... in lax
2. Solitude
3. Tattoo
4. Death Spiral
5. Party - one year later
6. On the shore
7. Blood brother
8. Raging men
9. Beyond the control
10. Wipe out
11. Liberation from the death
12. I love you... Aniki
13. Ballade
14. Brother
15. Brother - remix version

Do you know that pictures that appear in "Fireworks" are originally drawn by Kitano himself after the motorcycle crash that led to koma and half-face paralyzation?