Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea (Image Album) by Joe Hisaishi (Studio Ghibli)

Joe Hisaishi's music expresses the world in Hayao Miyazaki's music memo, and you can enjoy the world of the movie. It contains three songs with lyrics from Hayao Miyazaki's music memo, including Himawari No Ie No Rinboukyoku sung by Mai, the theme song Ponyo, and two songs written and sung by Fujimaki Fujioka. A total of ten songs are included: six songs and four instrumental tracks.

An “image album” is an LP created specifically for Japanese animations, to give a sense of characters’ personalities.

In Japan, sound is as important as visuals. Characters in every film and animation, even inanimate objects or feelings, have their own songs created for them. Protagonists have entire albums created for them. These audio impressions are equally as important as visual and tangible physical elements. What results is a multi-sensory experience.