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Owen Chen: Eternal Wind

by Jack Bowers
June 8, 2026

Every song on guitarist Owen Chen's album Eternal Wind was written or co-written as part of a film score by Joe Hishaishi of Japan's animation company, Studio Ghibli. “The music, stories and emotions we encounter as children stay with us," Chen writes. “Eternal Wind aims to bring forth melodies that live in our past, with our modern-day musical voices and the rich history of jazz." To help breathe fresh life into Hishaishi's music, Chen teams with a second ...