Spinning globe

"Spinning Globe" was written as the theme song for The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki's first full-length directorial work in a decade. It was announced on July 14, 2023, the day of the film's release, as the film had a policy of keeping the content and cast confidential prior to its release. The song was constructed with a small chamber orchestra and Yonezu, who provided the piano track for the song. Miyazaki asked Yonezu to write the theme song four years prior to the film's release after he heard Foorin's "Paprika", which Yonezu had produced, on the radio. Yonezu commented that he grew up watching Miyazaki's films, and "Spinning Globe" is a song about The Boy and the Heron but also a…