The Colorful "Majo" - Original Soundtrack

[Machine Translation] Original soundtrack of the movie "The Colorful Witch: Eiko Kadono's Life in which Stories are Born" is now available! The film closely follows the daily life of Eiko Kadono, a children's literature author known for her novel "Witch's Delivery Service". At her home in Kamakura, surrounded by "strawberry-colored" walls and bookshelves that she chose herself, she wears colorful fashions and unique glasses as her trademark. On the other hand, she lost her mother at the age of 5 and experienced war. What is the secret of this cute 88-year-old "witch" who has overcome many hardships with her natural sense of adventure and curiosity, while leading a tumultuous life, including moving to Brazil at the age of 24 after marriage and making her debut as a writer at 35? The soundtrack for this documentary film, which grew out of an NHK E-television program that began airing in 2020, is the work of London-based composer Dai Fujikura. He has been inundated with requests for new works from orchestras and performers, and this is the first time that Fujikura, who is very popular all over the world, has composed music for a full-length film. The joyful sound of Fujikura's own kalimba is a treat to hear.

映画「カラフルな魔女～角野栄子の物語が生まれる暮らし」オリジナル・サウンドトラックがリリース! 「魔女の宅急便」の作者として知られる児童文学作家・角野栄子さんの日常に密着した映画が完成。鎌倉の自宅では自分で選んだ「いちご色」の壁や本棚に囲まれ、カラフルなファッションと個性的な眼鏡がトレードマーク。一方、5歳で母を亡くし戦争を経験。結婚後24歳でブラジルに渡り、35歳で作家デビューするなど、波乱万丈な人生を歩みながら、持ち前の冒険心と好奇心で幾多の苦難を乗り越えてきた88歳のキュートな"魔女"が、老いや衰えさえも逆手にとっていまもなお、夢いっぱいな物語を生み出す秘訣とは・・・。2020年から放映されたNHK Eテレの番組から発展したこのドキュメンタリー映画のサウンドトラックは、ロンドンを拠点に活躍する作曲家の藤倉大が手掛ける。15歳で単身渡英し、数々の音楽賞を受賞。オーケストラや演奏家から新作依頼が殺到し、いま世界各国で大人気の藤倉が映画音楽を全編にわたり手掛けるのは初めてのこと。藤倉自身によるカリンバの愉悦に満ちた響きが聴きもの。