That piano melody. You already know it. Kikujiro no Natsu is the 1999 Takeshi Kitano film and Joe Hisaishi wrote the score. "Summer" is one of the most recognizable piano pieces in all of film music and it lives on this album.
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"Mother" and "Angel Bell" carry the emotional weight of the road trip story, simple compositions that say everything without a single word. "Mad Summer" brings a playful, almost mischievous energy. "Night Mare" goes somewhere darker and stranger.
Twelve tracks and none of them waste your time. Hisaishi keeps everything minimal and direct, just piano and small arrangements that feel like sunlight through a car window. If you have ever hummed "Summer" without knowing where it came from, this is your answer.