Global Artist Yoshiki Pens Theme Song for Globally Anticipated SAINT SEIYA
(a.k.a Knights of the Zodiac)
Film World's hottest collaboration finally a reality
Tokyo, Japan - April 18, 2014 - Yoshiki, leader of globally renowned band X Japan, has written the worldwide theme song for the new movie version of SAINT SEIYA (a.k.a Knights of the Zodiac), brought to film to honor the 40th anniversary Masami Kurumada's passionate career as a manga creator.
SAINT SEIYA was a highly popular series in the manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump
in 1985-1990. The manga was made into anime and broadcast on television
only nine months after it began to be published; an unusually fast
transition into animation on television at that time. The anime earned
deeply rooted popularity among many fans with its diverse array of
deadly techniques utilized by attractive characters and knights. It
became a masterpiece representative of the 1980s. The total worldwide
number of copies printed of the original books reached 34.4 million and
the animated version was broadcast on television in over 80 countries
including France, Italy and Brazil, gaining a tremendous following and
cementing its popularity.
Yoshiki penned the worldwide theme song for the new movie based on SAINT SEIYA.
Yoshiki is the leader and pianist of X Japan, and also just announced
that he will embark on a world solo tour, Yoshiki Classical World Tour
2014, playing 13 venues in 10 countries. The song is called "Hero
(Yoshiki Classical Version)," and will be sung by Katie Fitzgerald,
vocalist of Violet UK, a band also led by Yoshiki. The main reason for
the collaboration is that Yoshiki's global success synchronizes with the
world tour of the SAINT SEIYA movie. A new legend will be born with the fusion of contents and an artist that have seized the world's attention.
| Hero (by Yoshiki) - Theme Song for Saint Seiya: The Movie (2014) |
On the collaboration Yoshiki said, "I feel greatly honored to write the theme song for SAINT SEIYA. I truly believe I have created a touching song with a beautiful melody using a hero as the motif. I very happily accepted this offer since I of course knew SAINT SEIYA
and I am a great fan of anime. I saw the manga a long time ago. Before
writing the song I had the chance to see the new movie, which feels like
it was created at a magnificent scale. I actually faced a big struggle
with matching my music with the movie. The result is a sort of ballad,
rather than a loud piece. I think the song suits the magnificent scale
sensitivity of SAINT SEIYA. I will play this song during the upcoming Yoshiki Classical World Tour at 13 venues in 10 countries."
Original work author and executive producer: Masami Kurumada
Director: Keiichi Sato; scenario writer: Tomohiro Suzuki: CG director: Ei Sato; musical director: Yoshihiro Ike
Cast: Kaito Ishikawa, Kenji Akabane, Kensho Ono, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Kenji Nojima, Ayaka Sasaki (Momoiro Clover Z), Ren Osugi, Mitsuru
Miyamoto, Rikiya Koyama, Hiroaki Hirata, Gou Inoue, Mitsuaki Madono,
Masumi Asano, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Shinji Kawada, Daisuke Namikawa,
Koichi Yamadera
Theme song: "Hero (Yoshiki Classical Version)" (written by Yoshiki) performed by Yoshiki feat. Katie Fitzgerald from VIOLET UK
Profile of Yoshiki, writer of the theme song
Theme song: performed by Yoshiki featuring Katie Fitzgerald from VIOLET UK
"Hero (Yoshiki Classical Version)" (written by Yoshiki)
Yoshiki
is the leader, drummer and pianist of X Japan, a Japanese rock band
that debuted in 1989. His past solo works include a song honoring the
10th anniversary of the accession of the Emperor of Japan (1999), the
official theme song of the Aichi Expo (2005) and the official theme song
for the Golden Gloves (2012).
Yoshiki Classical,
Yoshiki's solo album released last year, was his first in roughly eight
years. The epic work comprises newly released pieces and greatest hits
from his previous two solo albums. This latest release, the subject of
worldwide attention, was ranked #1 in the iTunes Store classical music
album section in 10 countries including Canada, Japan and other Asian
countries. The work also made the top 10 in France, Norway and
Australia.
The
movie's theme song, "Hero (Yoshiki Classical Version)," is performed as
a classical version based on piano played by Yoshiki and sung by Katie
Fitzgerald, a vocalist from Violet UK, also led by Yoshiki.
His first world solo tour "YOSHIKI CLASSICAL WORLD TOUR PART 1" begins April 25, with performances at 13 venues in 10 countries.
YOSHIKI CLASSICAL WORLD TOUR 2014 Part 1
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Date
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Country
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City
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Venue
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April 25
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America
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Costa Mesa
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Segerstrom Center for the Arts
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April 28
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America
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San Francisco
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Davies Hall
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May 3
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Mexico
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Mexico City
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Auditorium Blackberry
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May 21
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Russia
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Moscow
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Cocus City Hall
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May 23
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Germany
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Berlin
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Tempodrom
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May 26
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France
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Paris
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Trianon
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May 29
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UK
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London
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Royal Festival Hall
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June 6
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China
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Shanghai
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Oriental Arts
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June 8
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China
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Beijing
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Beijing Exhibition Center
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June 10
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Thailand
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Bangkok
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Royal Jubilee Hall
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June 13
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Taiwan
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Taipei
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NK101 Taipei
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June 16
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Japan
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Tokyo
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Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
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June 17
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Japan
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Osaka
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The Symphony Hall
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