著者

東 卓治

出版者

関東学院大学人間環境学部人間環境学会

雑誌

関東学院大学人間環境学会紀要 (ISSN:13489070)

巻号頁・発行日

no.7, pp.77-88, 2007-03

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Theme songs from animated films which are directed by Hayao Miyazaki have enhanced their characteristics and given deeper impressions. This is especially true in the later works of his movie-making career. Focusing on the theme songs from 'Princess Mononoke' and subsequent films, in this paper, I analyzed the composition of the song, what voice the singer expresses, how music is effectively used in the movie, and also explored how the world of the film is reflected in the theme song. Miyazaki is able to use his talent to put the essence of his works into the singing voice. In particular, he uses various features of a singing voice as a way of reflecting the feel of films into their theme songs. Moreover, he has the impressive ability to use the theme song at the end of the film, so that theme of film is revealed more vividly.