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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Acclaimed Japanese
Composers Score
Contemporary Anime Classics
ARJUNA – INTO
THE ANOTHER WORLD
THE END OF EVANGELION
GUNPARADE MARCH – SPIRIT OF SAMURAI
Arriving On CD May 11, 2004
LONG
BEACH, CA – From wildly creative musical
minds and Geneon Entertainment comes a new slate
of exciting anime music, spanning the ground-breaking
classics as well as the hottest new series.
Fan-favorite Yoko Kanno (Escaflowne, Cowboy
Bebop) continues her legacy of capturing the
elegant strains of adventure with her score
to Arjuna, and the acclaimed Kenji Kawai (Ghost
In The Shell, Avalon) provides the sounds of
heroism for Gunparade March – Spirit of
Samurai. In addition, the classic soundtrack
to The End of Evangelion, one of the great touchstones
of the anime community, is available for the
first time in North America. Each soundtrack
features a full-color CD insert booklet, including
English lyrics, forward introductions and phonetic
Japanese lyrics for karaoke. Arriving on May
11, each is priced at $14.98.
Geneon
Entertainment offers anime fans the chance to
receive a bonus anime CD with its Anime CD Promotion.
Fans who mail in proof of purchase cards from
four Geneon Anime CDs released between January
2004 through August 2004 will receive a bonus
CD of their choice. At the forefront of importing
Japanese pop culture to North America, Geneon
has released over two-dozen original anime soundtracks.
Arjuna Original Soundtrack – Into The Another
World
Recognized as one of the most gifted and innovative
anime composers, Yoko Kanno’s list of eclectic
and adventurous masterworks includes Macross
Plus, Escaflowne, Wolf’s Rain, Ghost in
the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Cowboy Bebop.
For her latest musical triumph, she teams up
with Maaya Sakamoto (Escaflowne, Rahxephon,
Cardcaptor Sakura), Tsuneo Imahori (Gungrave,
Trigun) and Keishi Urata (Texhnolyze, Akira)
to deliver a sumptuous, elegantly ethnic-sounding
aural regale, with tribal and celtic pieces
sprinkled in. The soundtrack features eight
emotionally-stirring instrumentals and 13 must-hear
vocal tracks including the opening theme, “Early
Bird,” and ending theme songs, “Motor
Bike,” “Mameshiba” and “Air
& Stars.”
The
End Of Evangelion – Movie Soundtrack
The End of Evangelion is the shocking theatrical
conclusion to Neon Genesis Evangelion, one of
the most unpredictable and controversial anime
series of all time. The movie’s dramatic
atmosphere is perfectly conveyed and intensified
even further thanks to the grand-scale musical
rendering of composer Shiro Sagisu, whose orchestral
composition complements and beautifully contrasts
the film’s cataclysmic storylines. This
movie soundtrack contains 12 superb instrumental
tracks along with two notably moving English
language songs, “Thanatos – If I Can’t
Be Yours” and “Come Sweet Death.”
Gunparade
March Original Soundtrack – Spirit Of Samurai
More than just another sci-fi anime glamorizing
giant robots, Gunparade March focuses on strong
character-driven story-lines and utilizes an
equally strong and thrilling musical score.
Famed composer Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell,
Patlabor WXIII: The Movie) draws from his instrumental
versatility to skillfully create 34 tracks of
high-quality, exhilarating music and vocals.
This CD features 32 instrumental tracks and
two songs, including the opening theme, “Door
of Truth,” sung by fan-favorite Yoko Ishida
(Ai Yori Aoshi, Texhnolyze) and the closing
theme, “Over the Darkness.”
GENEON
ENTERTAINMENT (USA) INC. (www.Geneon-Ent.com)
is a full-service producer and distributor of
entertainment software including film, music,
animation and television shows on VHS, DVD and
CD. Headquartered in Long Beach, California,
Geneon Entertainment’s parent company is
Tokyo-based advertising giant Dentsu, Inc.
Dentsu
Inc., founded in 1901, is the largest advertising
agency brand and the fifth largest marketing
and communications organization in the world.
Based in Tokyo, Dentsu offers national, multinational
and global clients the most comprehensive range
of advertising and marketing services through
its unique "Total Communications Services"
approach. Dentsu has pioneered and set global
standards for integrated communications, which
in latter years have been adopted by a number
of major international networks. The group has
more than 6,000 clients and 14,447 full-time
employees in both Japan and in its offices overseas.
Consolidated billings (net sales) for fiscal
term 02/03 were recorded at ¥1,692.9 billion.
Dentsu is publicly quoted on the Tokyo Stock
Exchange.
Street
Date: 5/11/2004
Pre-Order Date:
4/6/2004
Label: Geneon
Entertainment
SRP: $14.98
CD
CONTACT:
BENDER/HELPER
IMPACT
310-473-4147
Sarah Gumina
sarah_gumina@bhimpact.com
Staci
Griesbach
staci_griesbach@bhimpact.com
GENEON ENTERTAINMENT
Ichiro Sasaki
310-952-2869
ichiro.sasaki@geneon-ent.com
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