Strings that breathe like a Scandinavian forest waking up in spring. Satoshi Takebe scored this Goro Miyazaki-directed anime adaptation of Astrid Lindgren's Ronja, the Robber's Daughter, and the orchestral writing feels deeply rooted in the wilderness.
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"Into the Forest" layers woodwinds over hushed strings in a way that makes you feel the canopy closing overhead. "Robbers' Dance" breaks out into this rowdy, stomping folk number that completely changes the mood. "Harpies" goes genuinely dark and unsettling, all dissonant clusters and creeping tension.
The quieter domestic moments like "Warm Breeze" and "Dinner" have this Ghibli gentleness without copying Hisaishi's style. A nature-soaked score for anyone who wants Studio Ghibli energy with a distinctly Nordic chill.