Howl's Moving Castle - Merry-Go-Round of Life (Harp) 

Sorry for the delay, but my cover is now finally on Spotify, iTunes, etc.! Links below: Spotify: play.spotify.com/album/40GiS31a1CCOovXqcvzl5T Deezer: www.deezer.com/album/295873702? others coming soon

Ghibli’s music gives me that heart sinking feeling like I’m homesick for a place that doesn’t exist.

And for six minutes, everything was okay.

I'm not sure how to explain it, but this just makes me feel a certain way. I feel this nostalgia I've never experienced before. I feel dreamy, lonely, pure happiness and joy, desperation, and serenity. I just imagine myself in a field of flowers, on a beach, or at the railing of a boat, letting the breeze hit my face. Or maybe just laying in a patch of flowers, giggling. This makes me feel like twirling around in a secret flower field. I've never felt this type of yearning before. I want it so, so bad.

I've spent two weeks trying to convince a friend that life is worth it and that not everything is her fault. I'm still trying actually. I'm afraid it won't be enough, but for now I'm recharging. Thank you for your music. It helps healing a tired soul.

I want to wear a flowing, floor length gown and waltz barefoot around a marble ballroom with floor to ceiling windows to this song

Now I know why angels are believed to have harps. This is heavenly

I feel like the harp is a the child of a guitar and a piano ....simply beautiful thanks!

I'm suprised nobody has mentioned how pretty this artist is.

if this is not played in heaven then I refuse to die

If harps weren't so expensive, I would have loved to learn how to play.

i wish i could go to a masquerade ball, wear a gorgeous dress with my matching mask, and listen to this playing in the background while me and my soulmate dance on the floor ever so peacefully. this moment is the safest ive ever felt. we stay together for the rest of the night never wanting it to end, because we know once it's done, we'll never see each other again. years pass and we find each other while watching a street performer play this song in the streets of paris. my life feels whole again. i know i am finally complete again.

Can we just station harps everywhere in the world? Something about the sound just makes me feel so peaceful. It's about time the world gets an OST anyway.

This is the last movie I ever got to watch with my best friend before he passed. This was so heavenly it moved me to tears. Happy ones. Thank you.

This song doesn’t make me feel like I need someone else’s embrace. No, I feel surrounded by the song, immersed in another world. And for a brief moment, when I lose myself in the harp, no thoughts surface. I am one with that world. I should like to stay there.

I stopped chewing my food, stared at the screen, and had flashbacks to when I was a happy child, and then came back to reality, where my life is sad.

I know that many will not even pay attention to this comment. But I want to say thank you! I recently had a headache, I tried to sleep, but it didn't help me. And I try to not drink a medicine as possible. And now, having given up, I decided to listen this melody, I closed my eyes and finally fell asleep. For the first time in a long time, I feel so relaxed, I did not have the strength, but after listening to this music it gives me something, some kind of cleanliness to do something. And waking up, I realized that I don't have a headache anymore. The melody is so relaxing and pleasant that it still plays in my head. By the way, sorry for my bad English:D! Thank you again!

I cannot describe the emotions I get from this song but the best I can do is that it’s a feeling of loneliness, desperation, and fulfillment all at once

Aawww! Your shirts blue just like Sophie's dress!😄😊

It's like getting lost in a forest in summer while picking flowers and discovering the world for the first time. Wearing light clothes, barefoot carrying a basket while the sun feels so warm on ones skin. Hearing the birds chipper and the water flowing while this is playing in the background.

This is now my comfort song. When I’m going to cry I’m going to listen to this, because I just found this video and I literally almost fell asleep because I was so calm.

Imagine playing this in your room on a Saturday morning after a long week of work.

I feel the childhood I'm never getting back.

Listening this while quarantine in my house.. makes me wanna cry

I always thought the Harp was a very classy yet old instrument, something that is for rich people. Pianos are great, but Harp is on another level. The skills you must acquire just to play a simple sing, plus the shape of it and how you hold it. Harp is one of, if not, my favorite instrument!

PLAY THIS AT MY WEDDING AND FUNERAL

I have so much respect for people who play harp, considering how hard it is to learn

I don't want to be dramatic but this healed me

the tide blew in with the soft gusts of wind and the clouds slowly drifted away overhead. the sky was clear and the air was fresh, filled with the scent of the ocean. as beautiful as this scene was, the subtle feeling of despair that it would not last was creeping. all that could be done by the soul was done. there was nothing left to do to save this scene. all that could be done was to adapt as best as they could and to forever remember this scene, hoping that one day the magic could return and all would once again be beautiful. but until the earth was once again living and thriving and a magical place where the humans cared about each other, all would continue to rot away. but for some, a very lucky few, there is a magical place. a place where you can go anywhere you wish without going anywhere. a place where the fire and scarecrow are your friends and the house becomes new every time you move it. a door that can take you from the middle of the mountains to the town square with the turn of a magical knob. but this must forever be kept a secret. for if the people found out, they would take away the last little bit of hope from the world. and not even the memory of the sea on the warm quiet day with the soft breeze and gentle tide would remain. -2:01am april 14 2020 by myself

i always thought this song sounded like being haunted by a beautiful memory - a moment you know you won’t ever be able to re experience, torn between both wanting to forget and keep forever. your playing sounded so lovely, thank u 🍓

You kept the waltz rhythm perfectly which is no easy fear for a solo instrument, your style is stunning

if this aint playing at my wedding, i refuse to get married. if my relationship doesnt happen like how sophie’s and howl’s did, then i refuse to get into a relationship. if this doesn’t play at my funeral, i refuse to die. if this music doesnt play in heaven, i’d rather go to hell.

Fun Fact: The earliest harps and lyres were found in Sumer, 3500 BCE, and several harps were excavated from burial pits and royal tombs. The oldest depictions of harps can be seen in the Near East, in the wall paintings of ancient Egyptian tombs, which date from as early as 3000 BCE.

I love this, but distracted me was when she plucked the lower strings and they just- *Wobblewobblewobblewobblewigglewobblewigglewigglewobblewiggle* I’m sorry, I’ll see myself out.

Music like this from movies such as Howl’s Moving Castle makes me wish that we lived in an alternate reality made up of stories, that we were in the story lines and such Lovely 💕💕

I want to learn so many instruments, the harp is one of them. So peaceful, so romantic.... Add that to an already mesmerizingly pretty song and- I'm gonna cry.

I’m so glad you posted this even with the little mess ups! It helps add a feeling of real life to it. The imperfections are a reminder that this is another person playing this song so that I can hear it and I think that adds a certain level of coziness. Perfect does not always equal the best!

Every time I have a long day, I come here to listen and heal. Every time.

I'm Japanese🇯🇵👩🏻 I love Howl’s moving castle very much🤩 So I glad you play this song😍😍

I found this video in 2020, and everytime i had a hard time with my anxiety i would lock myself in my room, close my eyes and listen to this and it really conforted me. Now whenever i feel that i need that confort again, i come back here. Thank you for this ❤

Howls moving castle is my wife's favorite movie. This was lovely to watch. very well-done. Makes her feel "Homesick" listening to such beauty.

this is what dying in your sleep sounds like

i came upon this in my recommendations, and it’s raining outside. this sounds beautiful with the thunder and rain in the background.

This song makes me think of a memory so sickeningly sweet that could happen that's dangling itself in front of your face just out of reach and when you finally get hold of it it's ripped from your grasp only for you to be left there feeling hopeless and weak.

6 minutes of dancing around the house at 10pm while home alone. 6 minutes of bliss

Fun fact: Howls Moving Castle originated from an award wining book.

I love how she takes advantage of the rests!

This music made me feel like I’m floating in a peaceful ocean, finally contented about everything, about to meet my beaming and yet lonely end.

Every once in a while, i make my way back to this video and leave the world behind for 6 minutes, thank you, may god bless your hands now that they have been a shelter to a weary heart.

Me: Googles, "how much does a harp cost" Me: cough, cough... yep not going to happen!😳

Idk im crying right now Feel nostalgic yet Feels like i want to run away somewhere far away Go to neverland and never comeback

If my boyfriend doesn't allow me to walk down the aisle with this song playing in the background, then I'm not gonna do it

I´m watching this video at a point of my harpist life that i´m triying to make the start to finish the best possible. And i just saw a brave girl posting this video and make me feel like i´m not the only one who have trouble sometimes and just go thru all the piece... I really like this piece, and you just make me fell not alone. Send you a harpist hug

I remember getting in so much trouble as a kid when I would order Howl’s Moving Castle “on demand” without asking my parents. Watched it at least 8 times before they noticed. Hah was obsessed with this movie. Have it on blue-ray now & can watch whenever I please. My goodness, the nostalgic feels I get are immeasurable.

Wow I’ve been listening to it on piano all this time. I’ve clearly been missing out

Whenever this plays I feel like dancing with a partner...

この3拍子のメロディとハープの音色、ハウルの世界観がマッチし過ぎて最高すぎます

This and the kalimba cover just make my soul and heart flutter with ephemeral ecstasy and euphoria. I never really watched Howls moving castle but I saw it pop at the tv every now and then when I was a child so this brings me back to a time where I just sat with my family without any for the world, ignorance is bliss after all. But now everything changed I guess... some of them are dead or are far away, out of reach but life goes on which is just sad and I guess normal in our lives. Man four or five years ago seems so different now and distant.

I'm not crying, you're crying.

Karimba, violin, harp, guitar, piano...this work of Hisaishi is a masterpiece no matter what instrument you use.

I love the way people get really poetic by listening to you :) The pauses and “happy little accidents” give it more life which makes me so happy 😊 not everything has to meet certain expectations

I started to play the harp just recently and this is definitely my motivation on where I want to be one day! I love this cover so much

this is what I want to hear when I’m slowly dying and seeing all my memories flashing by then drifting up to heaven. this is such a beautiful cover thank you for blessing my ears xx

It's feels like your longing for a place that you will never be able to reach or someone that you will never be with ever again. This song vibrates through my body like it was sewn in with my very DNA and soul

You don’t know me, and I don’t know you- but thank you so much for this. I almost just now had panic attack from some stress in my life and played this to try and calm down. It did, thank you so much

Such a beautiful and romantic song

I just love Howl's Moving Castle. It's one of my favorite movies of all time. I always find myself going to watch it again and again. Same with a lot of other Studio Ghibli movies. They captured my heart as a child and I shall culture my children if I have any.

Watching this in June 2020. If there was a time for some calming and peaceful music, this is it. Thank you.

If you listen to this with earphones in turn the volume up to low-medium it’s absolutely magical. It feels like your in another world. It relaxes you, also play this when your feeling stressed it helps ❤️

Your playing is absolutely beautiful, I love your channel so much

I like to imagine the Amphorus in the background is mesmerized by the angelic sound of the harp playing

You're skill for playing the harp is incredible, and you picked such a beautiful song to play! I loved listening to you playing the harp, and liked how gracefully you took advantage of the rests. Keep on expressing your musical talent, because it's truly a gift!

0:25 - she plucks a red string (second red from our left), and it seems to wobble weirdly slowly. This is frequency aliasing. The capture speed of the video - possibly 1/60 sec - is just off sync enough with some integer multiple of the frequency of the string, so that each frame captures the string seeming to have moved only a little, when it's really moved, say, 2.05 cycles, or 3.1 cycles, or some-such. There is another example of this here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KYJcfpcTA20.html

Ghibli music always makes me cry and I don't know why, I just feel like I'll my problems are solved for the minutes the song is played, and I cry looking back about how I suffered with them, even tho I'm still with them. Idk if I could explain the feeling but it's something like tjat

Only this song.. other songs from ghibli doesn’t make me feel like i feel when i hear this song.. i can’t even explain how i feel.. thank you for this beautiful peace..

I was doing my night routine, music were on autoplay. When you started playing I stopped doing everything. It was an amazing feeling. A very deeply feeling in my mind and heart, breathtaking, I almost cried(I'm not joking, I had tears in my eyes). I'm listening to it for like 30 minutes and I still got a limp in my throat. I want to thank you for that beautiful experience. It must taking a lot of practice and patience to learn playing on an instrument. Very beautiful, have a nice day.

I am Japanes🇯🇵 This song will heal my heart 😊😊 Your performance is very wonderful 😍😍😍

whenever im really tired, or just cant deal with anything i listen to this song. my boyfriend and i were obsessed with howls moving castle, and this was basically the only song we listened to. i used to interpret this song as love, but now it feels more like a nostalgia. like it wasn’t meant to be, but what matters more is the memories.

The way your hands glide around the harp, it reminds me of the way Sophie and Howl floated down in the first part of the movie. So graceful!

I have no idea what it is but your style beautiful, it makes me feels euphoric.

This is so moving and beautiful. I watched howls moving castle like thousands of times and my mom and dad keep asking why I keep on watching it lol. I love how good this harp is!

everyone is talking about feeling homesick and feeling safe and comfortable with this song. but for me, i sense a kind of eeriness. almost like the feeling of loving somebody who cannot love you. you try relentlessly to get them to love you, but fail time and time again. but one day, you feel your heart strings tug. and you know that maybe, just maybe, they can love you. so you search. search and search for this somebody who you love, but theyre gone. just gone. and right at that moment, you know. you know that it was never meant to be, and this person who you loved could never love you back because they simply couldnt. and perhaps, everything was a dream. but you hold onto the memory of your love until you are in heaven, looking from above. even though you know deep in your soul that your love was never there to begin with. and thats what i get from this song. sorrow and longing. it hurts in a way. :3

Ghibli movies will always have Special Place in my Heart. The creator of the movies is a masterpiece already himself. All the movies is amazingly aesthetically beautifully made. It's like they're melting your heart and soul when you're watching them.

I honestly just can't get over this music. It is really amazing. I have heard Joe Hisaishi's music ( as I've watched every studio ghibli film) but when played on the harp it just sounds so amazing! Again I will say, job well done and I can't wait to hear the next one!

I don’t have any experience listening to harps, but after two of your videos I’ve fallen madly in love with the sound. It’s like my soul is shaken.

This song makes me think of when things were better in my life. When I wasn’t in need of therapy, when I was so small I could barely understand anything... a time when I could look at the world & experience its beauty to the fullest. I am immersed in a sheet of memory, listening to this song. Though I am alone, I feel comforted. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you soso much

It started raining today. I had just gotten back from my walk, the dark clouds had been looming overhead for the majority of the day. I knew it was about to start raining, so I grabbed my computer and my phone and sat by the window. I turned on this video on my computer, set my phone up with a timelapse going, and I sat there. I stared out the window at the rain. I am normally scared of storms, as they bring the fear of tornados with it, but today, I felt at peace. I felt at home. I felt loved, I felt was meant to be where I am right now. I have always admired scenery in general, but this, this was magical. I don't think I'll ever forget this moment. This song will always be playing with this memory. As I am typing this, I am sitting by the window, with the rain pouring outside. Thank you.

Please never stop what you're doing!

It's impossible not to cry when you hear this particular song. HOW COME YOU DID'T CRY YOUR HEART OUT WHEN YOU PLAY THIS?! Oh my god, you are amazing! Thank you for sharing your passion for music! Please do more Ghibli songs!

I have been on here the past several days to find calming music during these turbulent; high octane anxiety causing times in the U.S. This song did not disappoint, thank you. 😊

This is not a song anymore, this is...A MASTERPIECE

This song played by the harp helps me feel like everything is going to be okay. It helps me calm down. Thank you

So good!!

this song makes me feel so happy and at peace. i don't know how to describe it but it makes me forget all my worries. it helps me imagine my future life. i know it will always remind me of my childhood, which may be why i want to hold onto this song forever. i want to bring it with me into the future to my family and live life knowing im safe with this song.

I’m not the type to cry out of anything, and you’d probably expect what I’m gonna say even less from a dude, but this had me balling my eyes out the entire time, I haven’t cried this much in a long time.

Even in the original soundtrack, it's already relaxing. When I heard your cover of the song, this just made the song 1000X better and relaxing :)

急にオススメに出て来たから観てみたけど、ハープ合いますね‼ Great！ from Japan

The only problem with this song is that- It ends 😢

so beautiful

This video is an absolute gift. You are so immensely talented, and I feel so blessed to have stumbled across this. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for posting it