Kitaro discographyKitaro during a 2007 Concert
Studio albums 24 Live albums 8 Compilation albums 42 Music videos 9 Singles 7 Soundtrack albums 14 Far East Family Band 4 Collaborations 11 Reissues 4
Japanese musical artist Kitaro 's discography consists of 24 studio albums, 8 live albums, 14 soundtrack albums, and 42 compilation albums. Kitaro's latest project, Symphony Live In Istanbul was nominated for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards , and is Kitaro's 16th Grammy nomination to date.
He also appears in five full-length concert videos and has composed scores for numerous films including Oliver Stone 's Heaven & Earth , Impressions of the West Lake , and The Soong Sisters . He won Golden Globe Award Best Original Score for Heaven & Earth and won Golden Horse Award and Hong Kong Film Award for The Soong Sisters (1997).[ 1]
He has collaborated with various artists including Megadeth 's Marty Friedman , Mickey Hart , Philip Glass , Dennis Banks , Jon Anderson of Yes and Jane Zhang , as well as appearing on four Far East Family Band albums.[ 2]
15 of these studio albums were nominated for a Grammy Award. Thinking of You won a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album in 2000.[ 3]
Impression of the West Lake is one of the Grammy nominated albums.[ 4]
Title Year Label Silk Road, Volume 1 1980 Pony Canyon , Domo Records Silk Road, Volume 2 1980 Pony Canyon , Domo Records Tonko (a.k.a. Tunhuang , Dunhuang , or Silk Road III ) 1981 Pony Canyon , Domo Records Queen of Millennia (a.k.a. Millennia ) 1982 Pony Canyon , Geffen Records Tenjiku (a.k.a. India or Silk Road IV ) 1983 Polydor /Sound Design Records, Geffen Records Si Shui Liu Nian [ 5] 1984 – Manhunter 1986 – Heaven & Earth (a.k.a. Ten to Chi ) 1993 Geffen Records The Soong Sisters (film) 1998 Domo Records Ninja Scroll 2003 Domo Records Toyo's Camera (soundtrack) 2009 Domo Records Impressions of the West Lake 2009 Domo Records 442 – Live with Honor, Die with Dignity 2010 Domo Records MIS 2012 Domo Records
Title Year Label Best of Kitaro, Volume 1 1981 Pony Canyon , Domo Records My Best 1986 Pony Canyon , Domo Records The Best of Ten Years (1976–1986) 1988 Geffen Records , Domo Records Best Collection 1990 Pony Canyon Tokusen II (CD 1 Best Of , CD 2 Live in Osaka ) 1994 – The Best of Kitaro 1995 Geffen Records Romantic Ballads 1998 – Music for the Spirit, Volume 1 1998 Domo Records Six Musical Portraits (Best Of) 1998 Domo Records Noah's Ark (Japan only) 1998 Westwood Records Music for the Spirit, Volume 2 1999 Domo Records Best of Kitaro, Volume 2 1999 Domo Records The Essential Collection (Japan only) 2000 – Music for the Spirit, Volume 3 2001 Domo Records Endless Journey (Best Of) 2001 Sony Healing Forest (Best Of) 2001 3D Music for the Spirit, Volume 4 2002 Domo Records Journey to the Heart, Volume 1 2002 Domo Records Journey to the Heart, Volume 2 2002 Domo Records Journey to the Heart, Volume 3 2002 Domo Records Journey to the Heart, Volume 4 2002 Domo Records Asian Café / Ashu Chakan (Best Of) 2002 Sony/Columbia Mizu ni Inorite 2002 Domo Records Best of Silk Road 2003 Domo Records Sleep, Volume 1 2004 Domo Records Shikoku 88 Places 2004 Columbia Japan The Most Relaxing New Age Music in the Universe 2005 Kin-Kou The Essential Kitaro 2006 Domo Records Music for Yoga 2007 Domo Records The Definitive Collection 2008 Domo Records Sleep, Volume 2 2009 Domo Records Kitaro: Digital Box Set 2009 Domo Records Grammy Nominated 2010 Domo Records Celestial Scenery: Silk Road Legend, Volume 1 2011 Domo Records Celestial Scenery: Silent Praying, Volume 2 2011 Domo Records Celestial Scenery: Faraway Land, Volume 3 2011 Domo Records Celestial Scenery: Eternal Trip, Volume 4 2011 Domo Records Celestial Scenery: Holy Vibration, Volume 5 2011 Domo Records Celestial Scenery: Breezing Universe, Volume 6 2011 Domo Records Celestial Scenery: Fairy Stories, Volume 7 2011 Domo Records Celestial Scenery: Divine Spirit, Volume 8 2011 Domo Records Celestial Scenery: Galactic Flight, Volume 9 2011 Domo Records Celestial Scenery: Heart Beat, Volume 10 2011 Domo Records The Ultimate Kitaro Collection: Silk Road Journey 2012 Domo Records The Kitaro Quintessential 2013 Domo Records Asian Café 2016 Domo Records
Far East Family Band [ edit ] Title Year Label The Cave Down to the Earth 1975 Phoenix Records Nipponjin 1975 Phoenix Records Parallel World 1976 Phoenix Records
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