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Joe Hisaishi (久石 譲, Hisaishi Jō) is a renowned Japanese composer, musical director, conductor, and pianist, born on December 6, 1950, in Nakano, Nagano, Japan. He began his career as a composer of contemporary classical music while still a student at the Kunitachi College of Music, where he was influenced by minimalist music. Hisaishi adopted his stage name, Hisaishi Joe, inspired by Quincy Jones; the kanji for "Hisaishi" can be read as "Kuishi," which resembles the Japanese pronunciation of "Quincy," while "Joe" is derived from "Jones." He chose this name when he needed a stage name.

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