RADWIMPS Score the new Makoto Shinkai directed anime film ‘Suzume' alongside Internationally Acclaimed Film Music Composer Kazuma Jinnouchi. This is the band's third collaboration with the acclaimed director.
RADWIMPS are excited to announce their involvement scoring the music for the new Makoto Shinkai anime movie “Suzume” set to hit theatres in Japan on Nov. 11, 2022. The band has teamed up with highly acclaimed film music composer Kazuma Jinnouchi to create the perfect soundtrack and score for the film. The team of Makoto Shinkai x RADWIMPS x Kazuma Jinnouchi have taken the music to the next level of Shinkai movies. This is the third project for Shinkai and RADWIMPS and the follow up to the record breaking hit anime movies “Your Name.” (2016) and “Weathering with You” (2019).
The first feature film by Shinkai in 3 years, “Suzume” takes place in various ruins around Japan as a girl named Suzume, goes on a journey to close the “Doors of Disasters.” At the film's initial press conference, Makoto Shinkai stated, “I want to make a movie that brings people into theatres. To do that, I'm going to maximise the audience's ability to immerse themselves into the story with the ultimate visual and musical compositions.” True to his word, Director Shinkai took on a brand new challenge, bringing on board Seattle-based Hollywood film composer, Kazuma Jinnouchi, whose credits span American and Japanese projects, to work with RADWIMPS, the result, an absolutely stunning immersive one-of-a-kind soundtrack.
Of the collaboration, Yojiro Noda (RADWIMPS) said, “A collaboration with someone of Kazuma's caliber, having worked on both films and video games, has given me an experience I cannot describe in words. It has broadened my horizons.” Kazuma added, “The process of developing a sound that can coexist with RADWIMPS' amazing mood and energy was simultaneously exciting and nerve-wracking for me, but ultimately I believe we've stuck the landing on one of the answers of how that might sound.” Many ideas for the action sequences came from Kazuma's experience in Hollywood, which begs the question, what does a “Shinkai-esque” action sequence look like?
Furthermore, for the first time in Makoto Shinkai history, the recordings have taken place overseas, in the historical Abbey Road Studios (London), where most notably The Beatles have recorded their music. Both Kazuma and Yojiro can be seen giving direction to the orchestra in the behind-the-scenes footage, which will give the film a completely new musical dynamic.
From Yojiro Noda
“I first received the offer back in Spring of 2020, right as Japan and the rest of the world was about to enter two years of uncertainty and restriction. Reading the screenplay gave me the opportunity to expand my imagination and think about what I can do with the medium of music.
“Kazuma and I met recently at London's Abbey Road Studios to record the orchestra. A collaboration with someone of Kazuma's caliber, having worked on both films and video games, has given me an experience I cannot describe in words. It has broadened my horizons. It would be an honor to work with him again, and I am personally excited to see how the film's score turns out.
From Director Makoto Shinkai
“Almost as soon as I finished the first draft of ‘Suzume's' screenplay, I shared it with Yojiro without a second thought. I knew the musical demands of ‘Suzume' would be quite different from the previous two films, giving the audience a striking musical experience. RADWIMPS was one of the few musical talents that I could count on to help me make that discovery. I am confident we have achieved something worthy of calling a ‘theatrical music experience' and hope that everyone gets the chance to experience the film in theatres.”
About Makoto Shinkai:
Makoto Shinkai made his commercial debut with the short film he produced on his own, “Voices of a Distant Star.”
Since then, every project he directed has been very well-received, including the 2004 “The Place Promised in Our Early Days” which won the Animated Feature awards at the 59th Mainichi Film Concours; the 2007 “5 Centimeters Per Second” which won the Best Animated Feature Film awards at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards; the 2011 “Children Who Chase Lost Voices,” which won the 8th Annual CICAF “Golden Monkey King” award; and the 2013 “The Garden of Words” which won the Best Feature Animation award at the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film.
More recently, his 2016 film “Your Name.” became an international sensation and social phenomenon, smashing Japanese box office records and winning the Best Screenplay award at the 40th Japan Academy Awards, as well as the 42nd Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature.
Makoto was quick to follow up that success with his 2019 picture, “Weathering with You,” which represented Japan for the Best International Feature Film in the 92nd Academy Awards. Furthermore, in India,' it garnered more than 50,000 signatures petitioning its theatrical release, which made it the first Japanese original animation to achieve a commercial theatrical release in India.
Movie Info
Theatrical Release Date (JP): Nov. 11, 2022
Title: “Suzume”
Director/Screenplay/Story: Makoto Shinkai
© 2022 “Suzume” Film Partners
Story: 17-year-old Suzume's journey begins in a quiet town in Kyushu when she encounters a young man who tells her, “I'm looking for a door.” What Suzume finds is a single weathered door standing upright in the midst of ruins as though it was shielded from whatever catastrophe struck. Seemingly drawn by its power, Suzume reaches for the knob…
Doors begin to open one after another all across Japan, unleashing destruction upon any who are near. Suzume must close these gates to prevent further disaster.
The stars
The sunset
The morning sky
Within that realm, it was as though all time had melted together in the sky—
Guided by these mysterious doors, Suzume's journey to close doors is about to begin.
[Official Website] https://suzume-tojimari-movie.jp/
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RADWIMPS are…
Yojiro Noda (vo/gt/pf), Yusuke Takeda (ba) (Satoshi Yamaguchi (Dr) and Akira Kuwahara (Gt) are currently on hiatus)
Formed in 2001, Japanese 4-piece band Radwimps made their major label debut in 2005. Soon after, they garnered a broad fan base, with the younger generation at the core. The band has released nine studio albums thus far. The band's creation of music for record-breaking animated feature films “Your Name.” and “Weathering with You” led to recognitions at the Japanese Academy Award for Best Original Score. Their musical activities go far beyond Japan, including touring extensively around the world.
In Nov. 2021, the band released their latest studio album “FOREVER DAZE” and went on the road for nationwide tour to support the album. “FOREVER DAZE” was written and recorded throughout the pandemic and speaks to the musical challenges the guys faced, their hopes moving forward and features a diverse group of collaborators and experimental elements. The album welcomed guest artists including the famous actor/singer Masaki Suda, as well as two of the most up-and-coming artists, Awich and iri
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