Whisper Of The Heart (Image Album) by Yuji Nomi (Studio Ghibli)

A work-in-progress snapshot of the soundtrack to the 1995 Studio Ghibli anime Whisper Of The Heart, recorded by Japanese composer Yuji Nomiand based on director Hayao Miyazaki’s storyboards and sketches.

It has a shorter and slightly different tracklisting to the formal, finished original soundtrack album.

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.