Songs from Kiki's Delivery Service. Anime theme and insert songs. Ghibli classics.
We’d like to introduce the theme song and insert songs from one of Studio Ghibli’s masterpieces, Kiki’s Delivery Service, based on Eiko Kadono’s original work.
Kiki’s Delivery Service tells the story of Kiki, the protagonist, who sets out on a journey in accordance with the witches’ code.
After watching this film, many girls probably tried to straddle a broom and fly, don’t you think?
In this article, we’ll introduce the music from Kiki’s Delivery Service.
Along with the theme song, we’ve gathered popular insert songs that support a variety of iconic scenes.
If you want to fully immerse yourself in the world of Ghibli, please enjoy to your heart’s content.
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Songs from Kiki’s Delivery Service. Anime theme songs and insert songs. Ghibli masterpieces (31–40)
A favor from Ms. Osono…Joe Hisaishi
This is the piece “A Request from Osono…” used in the film Kiki’s Delivery Service.
It’s a romantic track with a rich, weighty piano sound.
Despite what the title might suggest, it has a dreamy atmosphere and a grand, sweeping feel.
It makes you feel as if you’re watching the sun set from Osono’s bakery.
It really makes you wish you could play the piano!
Rendezvous with a deck brushJoe Hisaishi
“Rendezvous on a Deck Brush” is a track included in the album ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service: Soundtrack Music Collection.
’ It appears to be based on the Image Album piece ‘The World Is So Big.
’ Its gentle tempo and memorable melody make you want to play it on the piano at least once.
Speaking of deck brushes, there’s that scene in the film where Kiki, having lost her powers and unable to fly, borrows a deck brush to take to the air and save Tombo!
Helping at a bakeryJoe Hisaishi
This is the song that plays during the scene where Kiki, the protagonist, helps out at the bakery where she’s staying.
It reminds me of freshly baked bread lined up in a modern shop and makes me hungry.
I feel like it conveys the atmosphere of a shop in a foreign country.
I won't make it to the party.Joe Hisaishi
“Not in Time for the Party” is a track included in the Kiki’s Delivery Service Original Soundtrack.
Since it isn’t on the Image Album, it may have been newly written specifically for a scene in the film.
The piece feels like dark clouds gathering—it gives you a sense of unease as you listen.
It makes you worry and think, “Will everything be okay?”
propeller bicycleJoe Hisaishi
It’s the track “Propeller Bicycle” included in the soundtrack album of Kiki’s Delivery Service.
In terms of the image album, it’s “Tombo-san”! In the film, Tombo pedals a propeller bicycle, right? The protagonist, Kiki, even gets a ride on the back.
In Japan today, riding double is prohibited, but listening to this song might make many people want to try riding two-up!
Songs from Kiki's Delivery Service. Anime theme songs and insert songs. Ghibli masterpieces (41–50)
Free Adventure of the Wild FlightJoe Hisaishi
A single piece plays during the climax.
The scene mixes tension and fear that the airship might crash, expressed through dissonance and a back-and-forth riff.
Many classical music fans will know that the same technique is used in Erik Satie’s piano works.
Thanks to Joe Hisaishi’s distinctive choice of sounds, it strangely becomes a very approachable piece.
Seaside DateJoe Hisaishi
A track from the “Kiki’s Delivery Service” Image Album.
Like “Gust,” “Date on the Beach” is one of the few pieces that went unused in the film.
Given its fresh, breezy feel and title, it seems like it could have fit well in a scene with Tombo.
Even at a relaxed tempo, you can feel a dramatic motion within it.
Though unused, it’s quintessential Joe Hisaishi—a piece that perfectly matches the film’s image.