New Japan Philharmonic has been played on NTS shows including Radio Ghibli, with Yubaba first played on 10 March 2017.

Established in 1972 with Seiji Ozawa as honorary conductor laureate, The New Japan Philharmonic (新日本フィルハーモニー交響楽団, Shin Nihon Firuhāmonī Kōkyōgakudan) is a symphony orchestra based in Japan, known for its performances and productions of game, anime, and film soundtracks.

Their video game performances include songs for the Super Smash Bros. Melee orchestral arrangement soundtrack Smashing…Live!, orchestral arrangements by Kaoru Wada for the Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack, and the first stop, Yokohama, on Final Fantasy's Tour de Japon.

Their film soundtrack productions, notably Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle,…