Editing Spirited Away (section)

===Music===
{{main|Music of Spirited Away{{!}}Music of ''Spirited Away''}}
The [[film score]] of ''Spirited Away'' was composed and conducted by Miyazaki's regular collaborator [[Joe Hisaishi]], and performed by the [[New Japan Philharmonic]].<ref name="Record">{{cite AV media|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/miyazakis-spirited-away-film-score-mw0000223876|title=Miyazaki's Spirited Away|publisher=Milan Records|date=10 September 2002|medium=CD|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219131028/http://www.allmusic.com/album/miyazakis-spirited-away-film-score-mw0000223876|archive-date=19 February 2015}}</ref> The soundtrack received awards at the 56th Mainichi Film Competition Award for Best Music, the [[Tokyo International Anime Fair]] 2001 Best Music Award in the Theater Movie category, and the 17th Japan Gold Disk Award for Animation Album of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mainichi.jp/enta/cinema/mfa/etc/history/56.html|title=第56回 日本映画大賞 (56th Japan Movie Awards)|work=Mainichi Shimbun|access-date=1 September 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215183416/http://mainichi.jp/enta/cinema/mfa/etc/history/56.html|archive-date=15 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenation.net/blog/2002/02/19/results-from-tokyo-anime-fair-awards/ |title=Results From Tokyo Anime Fair Awards |publisher=Anime Nation |date=19 February 2002 |access-date=1 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006114030/http://www.animenation.net/blog/2002/02/19/results-from-tokyo-anime-fair-awards/ |archive-date=6 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/data/gdisc/2002.html|title=The 17th Japan Gold Disc Award 2002|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Japan|access-date=1 September 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006093734/http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/data/gdisc/2002.html|archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> Later, Hisaishi added lyrics to "One Summer's Day" and named the new version of the song {{nihongo|"The Name of Life"|いのちの名前|{{no italics|"}}Inochi no Namae{{no italics|"}}}} which was performed by [[Ayaka Hirahara]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ayaka-hirahara.com/discography/banka_s.html |title=晩夏(ひとりの季節)/いのちの名前 (The name of life/late summer) |publisher=Ayaka Hirahara |access-date=1 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215184400/http://www.ayaka-hirahara.com/discography/banka_s.html |archive-date=15 December 2013 }}</ref>

The closing song, {{nihongo|"Always With Me"|いつも何度でも|{{no italics|"}}Itsumo Nando Demo{{no italics|"}}|lit. 'Always, No Matter How Many Times'}} was written and performed by [[Youmi Kimura]], a composer and [[lyre]]-player from [[Osaka]].<ref name=yumi /> The lyrics were written by Kimura's friend Wakako Kaku. The song was intended to be used for {{nihongo|''Rin the Chimney Painter''|煙突描きのリン|Entotsu-kaki no Rin}}, a different Miyazaki film which was never released.<ref name="yumi">{{cite web|url=http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/sen/song.html|title=Yumi Kimura|publisher=Nausicaa.net|access-date=1 September 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420174331/http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/sen/song.html|archive-date=20 April 2012}}</ref> In the special features of the Japanese DVD, Hayao Miyazaki explains how the song in fact inspired him to create ''Spirited Away''.<ref name=yumi /> The song itself would be recognized as Gold at the [[43rd Japan Record Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|title=第43回日本レコード大賞 (43rd Japan Record Award)|url=http://www.jacompa.or.jp/rekishi/d2001.htm|publisher=[[Japan Composer's Association]]|access-date=2 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031009021346/http://www.jacompa.or.jp/rekishi/d2001.htm|archive-date=9 October 2003 }}</ref>

Besides the original soundtrack, there is also an [[Image song|image album]], titled {{nihongo|''Spirited Away Image Album''|千と千尋の神隠し　イメージアルバム|Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi Imēji Arubamu}}, that contains 10 tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tkma.co.jp/compi_detail/id=3539|title=久石譲 千と千尋の神隠し イメージアルバム (Joe Hisaishi Spirited Away Image Album)|publisher=Tokuma Japan Communications|access-date=1 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215183643/http://www.tkma.co.jp/compi_detail/id=3539|archive-date=15 December 2013}}</ref>