One summer's day (Spirited Away), Joe Hisaishi - piano, Ayaka Hirahara - vocal

Fragment from the greate concert - The memorial of the Gake no ue no Ponyo public release "Joe Hisaishi in Budokan - 25 years with Hayao Miyazaki".
This piece is piano+vocal varition for Spirited away soundtrack "One summer's day". It's my favorite theme and arrangment ever.
Author - Joe Hisaishi;
Vocal - Ayaka Hirahara;
Piano - Joe Hisaishi;
Orchestra - 200 musicians and 400 choirs

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Joe hisaishi
• Ayaka Hirahara
• piano
• vocal
• Spirited away
• One summer's day
• Budokan
• 25 years Hayao Miyazaki
• soundtrack
• anime

[RattingUP]

Not sure, but this composition is always called "Summer Day" through the net.

[Carlx6]

Every single time this song ends I have this feeling of completion, that I just don't know what to listen to next. It's as if something inside me were saying "this is it, I don't need anything else".

[Lerijin]

this is the time and the place, when and where magic was given as a gift to us.

[xf86]

was browsing through joe hisaishi work, i felt so happy that i felt like i wanted to tears ! his works is freaking awesome ! kudos to his team and the singer ! :D

[StefanieNg91]

it was the greatest fantasy through a simple plot

[StefanieNg91]

When i was young, i watched Spirited Away and I didn't understand much what was going on but when I watch it now, i have chills and goosebumps all over

[Gallade400]

Japanese are awesome.

[gotohellKingOfTH]

"The name of Life" from movie spirited away

[hannnahha]

@gpthebest2000  Japanese

[MorningMusuko2011]

@RattingUP I think this song is called "The name of Life", but I'm not sure.

[waterkeeper511]

@RattingUP The original song is called Natsu no Hi, or Summer day like you said. But with Hirahara's vocals, the song is called Inochi no Namae; literally, "The Name of Life" though I think it's commonly translated as "The Meaning of Life."

[Silvercube88]

@5Starshine5 I first saw it when I was 13, same here. Spirited Away for life : )

[oohlala221]

do you have lyrics for this song? :)