Starting this week, US and Canadian iTunes users are able to purchase a digital copy of the From Up on Poppy Hill Songbook, an image album featuring music inspired by Studio Ghibli's latest anime, featuring vocals by singer/voice actress Aoi Teshima.
It's also available on Amazon.
Tracks include
| Song Title | Time |
|---|---|
| 1. Summer of Farewells - From Up on Poppy Hill (film theme song) | 5:22 |
| 2. The Escape | 3:13 |
| 3. The Breakfast Song (from the film) | 2:56 |
| 4. Colors | 4:21 |
| 5. Spring Breeze | 4:43 |
| 6. The Old Town | 3:39 |
| 7. Walking Home Along the Tree-lined Road | 2:55 |
| 8. Rain | 4:21 |
| 9. First Love - Album version (from the film) | 3:32 |
| 10. The Crimson Seabed | 4:01 |
| 11. The Indigo Waves (from the film) | 2:23 |
| 12. From Umi, With Love | 4:14 |
| 13. Summer of Farewells - From Up on Poppy Hill (film theme song - alternate version) | 5:21 |
Renowned director Hayao Miyazaki wrote the screenplay for the shoujo manga adaptation, while son Goro Miyazaki directed the 2011 anime movie.
This fall, distributor GKids tweeted "theatrical release for #poppyhill is March 15 in NY and LA, with more cities opening every week after that."
via @GKIDSfilms
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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.