Have you ever had the experience where, the moment you hear a Ghibli theme song, iconic scenes immediately flash through your mind? Those warm melodies that stay close to the heart are truly indispensable to Ghibli films! In this article, we’ve gathered Ghibli tracks that color everyday life—perfect as background music for work and study.
Each and every one is a masterpiece that naturally sinks deep into your heart.
Savor the world of Ghibli down to the last detail! Now, let’s dive in!
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Iconic Ghibli tracks that create immersion! Recommended as BGM for work and study (1–10)
Mother’s BroomNEW!Hisaishi Joe
This piece features a captivating melody line that blends expectations of independence with a touch of anxiety.
It opened the album “Kiki’s Delivery Service Image Album,” released in April 1989 ahead of the film’s premiere.
It expresses, through sound, the feelings passed from parent to child and the emotions of setting off into a new world.
The gentle tones of accordion and strings avoid excessive assertiveness and speak directly to the heart.
I think it’s great for working while staying relaxed.
Sheeta’s ResolveNEW!Hisaishi Joe
This piece is known as part of the score for Castle in the Sky.
Amid the grand swashbuckling adventure, it delicately portrays a girl’s quiet resolve and solitude as she faces her destiny, through a beautiful piano melody.
It has a clear, translucent quality tinged with nostalgia, and there’s a charm to it that feels like it gently stays by your side.
Included on the album Castle in the Sky: Soundtrack—The Mystery of the Levistone, released in August 1986.
Recommended for those who want to calm their minds.
Distant DaysNEW!Hisaishi Joe
A deeply resonant melody gently evokes distant memories and a nostalgic longing.
It is an instrumental piece cherished as an important work that colors the world of the Studio Ghibli film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, released in March 1984.
Included on the album “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: Image Album Bird Person…”.
The piece’s maternal warmth and gentle tempo make it ideal background music when you want to relax while focusing on something.
In search of a distant eraNEW!Hisaishi Joe
A beautiful instrumental number by Joe Hisaishi, well-known as a piece from the Studio Ghibli film “Porco Rosso.” Its friendly melody evokes skies crisscrossed by seaplanes, the blue sea, and a quiet nostalgia for bygone youth.
Included on the album “Porco Rosso (Original Soundtrack),” released in July 1992.
It conveys a gentle longing, as if reaching out to distant memories.
The lovely tune is perfect for settling into a calm mood at your desk.
Nausicaä RequiemNEW!Inoue Azumi
This piece features a mysterious, profound melody that seems to awaken ancient memories.
It’s a track from the 1984 film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and remains popular to this day.
The version sung by Azumi Inoue is included on the album Ghibli Masterpiece Selection ~ Dear GHIBLI, released in May 2010.
The repeated vocal lines calm the mind, making it perfect music for times when you want to concentrate.
Good morning, Ghibli Piano Medley
Ohayō Ghibli greets you with a refreshing morning: clear piano sounds seamlessly mixed with the cheerful chirping of birds at just the right moments.
It’s packed with numbers that conjure wide blue skies and lift your spirits, such as A Sunny Day and A Town with an Ocean View from Kiki’s Delivery Service, and Bird Person from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
As you listen, the soft yet resolute, beautiful tones bring each film’s heroine to mind, blowing away any dampened mood.
Ashitaka DiaryHisaishi Joe
Here is “The Legend of Ashitaka” from Studio Ghibli’s feature-length animated film Princess Mononoke, a work that stands proudly as a weighty and majestic orchestral piece in its own right.
Studio Ghibli began as a feature animation production company with the release of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind on March 11, 1984, and Princess Mononoke is its tenth film.
It is also known for elevating anime from something consumed merely by fans to the realm of “art.” The scale of production had become enormous by this time, and from around then, more recordings featured live orchestral performances.
When you listen, it feels not just like background music for animation, but like a fine new work of classical music worthy of serious listening.
The orchestral performance was by the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, and this was also the first time a permanent professional orchestra, rather than an ad hoc ensemble, was engaged for a Ghibli production.
