One listen, and with this one I struggled a bit. I was thinking too much again and I slowed down more than I should have. It led to the writing being far more brief than I’d have liked.

Joe Hisaishi’s (藤澤 守) “HANA-BI” is from Hana-Bi, the soundtrack for the Takeshi Kitano (北野 武) film, Hana-Bi.

I hope you enjoy.

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Pressure dances and tiptoes, and strings stir and sweep. Keys play specific combinations, striking gently before spreading out a little, then compressing once more. The strings return and everything paints a dire image.

The sounds get heavier and more dire. They seem to swirl as a wind whipping up into a frenzy, and they build, then settle, then come into a fuller state when the beat appears. Or rather, they pull back long enough to give the beat prominence, but remain there, circling around.

Flow is established and the strings keep circling around. They rise once more to a point, then everything stops and the song ends.