Acoustic guitar picking over a quiet afternoon like nothing bad could ever happen. Ocean Waves is the lesser-known Studio Ghibli film from 1993, a grounded high school romance with no magic or fantasy, and Shigeru Nagata's score mirrors that restraint perfectly.
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"A Seaside Street" carries this breezy, sun-warmed quality with light instrumentation that feels like walking home from school in coastal Kochi. "Alone Late at Night" strips things down even further, just gentle keys sitting in the dark with you.
"A Cheerful Drunk" adds a playful bounce that breaks the melancholy. Only ten tracks but every one earns its place. If you love Ghibli for the quiet, human moments more than the spectacle, this tiny soundtrack is exactly that feeling distilled.