Re: Piano score books of interest

> > I would love to see some Joe Hisaishi scores released in print. Are any
such
> > scores available? Both Piano solos and full orchestral scores?
> >
>
> Spirited Away is at least (I don't think it's quite full -- I haven't
> compared it with the CD, but there's less selections). I'm pretty sure
> there's a Mononoke piano book too.
>
> As for orchestral? If they are available, they'd likely be VERY
> expensive. Orchestral scores of music still in compyright run from $40
> for a SHORT piece and up, and that's US-available stuff. Long stuff can
> get VERY expensive, and that's even if they're published for consumer
> consumption at all. Often if an orchestra wants to perform the scores,
> especially for music written for media, everything needs to be rented
> (parts often need to be rented where scores can be bought).
>
> -Joshua
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> AOL-IM: TerraEpon


Is this strictly pertaining to international (Japanese) scores?
It must be possible to obtain these through various channels. A publisher, a
retailer, the recording company...
any ideas or leads would be greatly appreciated.


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