Cave of Mind (after Joe Hisaishi), Igor Sirotinsky (classical guitar)

Cave of Mind is my new original composition, loosely based on a few themes from Joe Hisaishi s soundtrack for Howl s Moving This music reflects one of my favorite scenes from the movie: Sophie s dream scene, where she travels through a dark caveHowl s cave of memoriesfilled with toys from Howl s childhood. The music is simple and minimalist, with a slow walking pace and an ostinato figure that suggests forward movement. It begins with an ascending triad, referencing the opening of the main theme from the soundtrack, MerrygoRound of Over the repeated motive, I added four themes as four musical episodes. The first theme is an original one of my own; the second is my version of Hisaishi s Cave of Mind from the original soundtrack. The third theme is based on a few more motifs from the soundtrack, and the last one before the coda is a variation of the first theme. In the coda, I also aimed to capture the surreal and magical nature of Sophie s experience in that scene.