{"rewrite":{"id":"r_24b7654d43efa914183d8a13","clusterId":"c_c451d0abb70b082ffb89c493","slug":"joe-hisaishi-joins-la-philharmonic-as-composer-in-residence","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Joe Hisaishi Joins LA Philharmonic as Composer-in-Residence","summary":"The Los Angeles Philharmonic announced Thursday that Joe Hisaishi will be its Composer-in-Residence and enter a five-year artistic partnership covering the Hollywood Bowl and The Ford. The arrangement runs from the 2027/28 season through 2031/32. Hisaishi will compose new works for the orchestra, perform at the Hollywood Bowl, The Ford, and Walt Disney Concert Hall, and work on recording and educational projects with the Joe Hisaishi Foundation.","whyItMatters":"Hisaishi's concert work has mostly been the touring kind that fills halls for a night; a five-year residency attaches his name to an American orchestra's own programs, recordings and community projects, and the orchestra is the Los Angeles Philharmonic.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe arrangement goes beyond the guest-conducting dates Hisaishi is known for in US halls. The orchestra says the new works he writes will be composed specifically for it, and his appearances will recur across three Los Angeles venues: the Hollywood Bowl, The Ford, and Walt Disney Concert Hall. The partnership also names the Joe Hisaishi Foundation as a partner on recording projects and on educational and community engagement initiatives. His film credits include the scores for all of Hayao Miyazaki\u0026#39;s films from Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind onward, and Isao Takahata\u0026#39;s The Tale of the Princess Kaguya. He was executive producer of the stage version of My Neighbor Totoro at London\u0026#39;s Barbican Centre in 2022.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Joe Hisaishi's LA Philharmonic residency runs five years and pulls him into the Hollywood Bowl and Walt Disney Concert Hall, a schedule that overlaps the seasons when Ghibli still needs him scoring.","twitterPost":"Joe Hisaishi's five-year LA Philharmonic role puts his composing calendar on the orchestra's clock, not a film's.","threadsPost":"Joe Hisaishi signing a five-year residency with the LA Philharmonic, running 2027/28 through 2031/32, commits him to new works for the orchestra alongside his film work. The orchestral calendar now sets part of his schedule.","newsletterBlurb":"The LA Philharmonic has named Joe Hisaishi its Composer-in-Residence and signed a five-year artistic partnership with him covering the Hollywood Bowl and The Ford, running from the 2027/28 season to 2031/32. He will compose new works for the orchestra and appear at the Hollywood Bowl, The Ford, and Walt Disney Concert Hall. Recording projects and educational and community initiatives are to be developed with the Joe Hisaishi Foundation.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-22/frequent-ghibli-collaborator-joe-hisaishi-named-la-philharmonic-composer-in-residence/.243119\",\"title\":\"Frequent Ghibli Collaborator Joe Hisaishi Named LA Philharmonic's Composer-in-Residence\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4233,"outputTokens":681,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792725736,"createdAt":"2026-10-23T03:17:24.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T03:21:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-23T03:21:08.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c451d0abb70b082ffb89c493","canonicalTitle":"News\nFrequent Ghibli Collaborator Joe Hisaishi Named LA Philharmonic's Composer-in-Residence","representativeArticleId":"a_fc46c2295c1363fd3e45425a","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Studio Ghibli\"],\"people\":[\"Joe Hisaishi\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-23T01:56:47.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-23T01:56:47.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-23T03:21:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-22/frequent-ghibli-collaborator-joe-hisaishi-named-la-philharmonic-composer-in-residence/.243119","title":"News\nFrequent Ghibli Collaborator Joe Hisaishi Named LA Philharmonic's Composer-in-Residence"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Studio Ghibli"],"people":["Joe Hisaishi"],"type":"news","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}