Tag: Mamoru Hosoda

‘Scarlet’ Soundtrack Album Details

Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the. Japanese animated feature Scarlet. The album features the film’s original music composed by Taisei Iwasaki (Belle, Bullet Train Explosion, First Love, Blood Blockade Battlefront). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 21 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Limbo) below. Scarlet is written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda and features the voices of Mana Ashida, Masaki Okada and Kôji Yakusho. The Studio Chizu production tells the story of a medieval-era, sword-fighting princess who goes on a dangerous quest to avenge the death of her father and – after failing at her mission and finding herself gravely injured – encounters an idealistic young man from our present day.

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‘Belle’ English Language Edition Soundtrack Album Announced

Milan Records has announced an English language version of the soundtrack album for the Japanese animated feature Belle. The album features the film’s score and vocal tracks written by Taisei Iwasaki, Ludvig Forssell and Yuta Bandoh, including the previously unreleased English versions of vocal tracks originally performed in Japanese, newly recorded in English by Kylie McNeill who stars in the title role in the English dubbed version of the film. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, January 14 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. A medley of select vocal tracks from the album is embedded after the jump. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the Japanese version of the songs last summer when the movie opened in Japan. Check out our previous article for the track list.

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Soundtrack Album for Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Belle’ Released

Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Japanese animated feature Belle. The album features the film’s original score composed by Ludvig Forssell (Death Stranding) and Yuta Bandoh (It Comes), as well as Taisei Iwasaki and Miho Hazama. Also included are the songs from the movie written by Iwasaki performed by Kaho Nakamura (who stars in the title role) & others. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music stores to stream/download the soundtrack. Belle is directed by Mamoru Hosoda (Mirai, Wolf Children) and tells the story of a 17-year-old high school student as she enters “U,” a virtual world of 5 billion members on the Internet, where she is a world-famous singer and, alongside a mysterious creature, embarks on a journey of adventures, challenges and love.

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‘Mirai’ Soundtrack Details

Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Japanese animated feature Mirai. The album features the film’s original music composed by Masakatsu Takagi (Wolf Children, The Boy and the Beast). The soundtrack is already available in several markets and will be released in the U.S. later this month. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version, which is set to come out on November 30 and listen to a full track after the jump. Mirai is written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda and follows a young boy who encounters a magical garden which enables him to travel through time and meet his relatives from different eras. The animated film premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and was released in various international markets over the last couple of months.

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