Production I.G to animate clip for Maaya Sakamoto's Universe
Tokyo, March 9, 2007
Maaya Sakamoto and included in the artist's forthcoming album, "30minutes night flight," to be released in Japan on March 21, 2007. The video clip will be made available on DVD format in the limited double-disc edition of the album.
The beautifully animated bitter-sweet atmosphere of "Universe," that unfolds like a watercolor-painted picture book, is the creative accomplishment of a most promising duo concealed under the collective pseudonym of IGPX").
"Universe" Story Concept : Under the night sky feebly illuminated by twinkling stars, a little girl wanders alone through a magic world that is not today and not tomorrow, inhabited by 6 billion of lonesome souls. What will she encounter in her solitary journey?
About Maaya Sakamoto :
Born on March 31, 1980, Maaya Sakamoto started her professional career as a singer at 15, when her talent was discovered by world-famous composer and music producer Dark Angel," and Reika Mishima in "RahXephone." She has also been playing the role of Eponine for 5 years in the Japanese version the musical "Les Miserables." So far she released 9 albums (the second one, "Dive," was voted Best Japanese Pop Album by Music Magazine) and 13 singles.
Maaya Sakamoto's 10th and newest album "30minutes night flight" is a just-30-minute musical concept work that the artist herself describes as "a 30-minute night flight dedicated to all the people who experienced at least one sleepless night."
Maaya Sakamoto Official Website: http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/maaya/
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