guess he’s fan of himuro rather than FF-fans

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vTUfzHS9V4

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[ Their meeting in the LA music scene ]

Himuro has been based in LA since 1997, and out of its music scene lists young artists such as Maroon 5 in his favourite artists, but says that My Chemical Romance are also one of the bands he has taken notice of since before their big break. As well as his compositions, he said he especially related to the view of the world in Gerard’s lyrics.

Meanwhile, before working as a musician, Gerard has experience working in animation, and from his current work as a comic book creator, has a strong interest in Japanese culture. Not only have they achieved tremendous popularity in the US and UK, but since his major debut in 2004 he has visited Japan 5 times, and on the Japanese leg of his 2007 world tour selected Japan’s temple of rock, the Nippon Budoukan, to hold their concert.

Last spring, by chance Gerard moved into the area of LA where Himuro resides. When one of Himuro’s friends who knew he was interested in Gerard as a musician told Gerard about this, he visited Himuro’s home. The two hit it off, and started working together. From the end of September last year, right after the end of Himuro’s tour, up to the end of the year, there were many discussions between Himuro and Gerard and they finally started recording for the first time this year.

[ Further collaboration with Final Fantasy ]

And, in the midst of this recording, the offer came from Japan for providing music for “Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete” (16th April 2009 release), the BluRay Disk complete version of “Final Fantasy VII Advent Children”, which released in 2005 to great world-wide success. At the release of “Final Fantasy VII Advent Children” in 2005, Himuro received fervent requests from the staff, including the director Tetsuya Nomura, and he offered “Calling” from his second album to be used as the ending theme. The film was a massive hit, selling 1000000 copies in Japan and 4100000 copies world-wide.

For the release of the complete version on BluRay Disk, he once again received the offer to provide music, and with the resonance between the sense of scale of Himuro & Gerard’s compositions, the worldview of Final Fantasy and the fusion of entertainment melding music and visuals, they gladly offered “Safe and Sound”. Himuro & Gerard’s collaboration with Final Fantasy was set.

“And all my hopes and dreams, [something], I keep them safe and sound. // [Some stuff] can you hear me now?”

I’d wait for the lyrics, though. He probably should have made Japanese lyrics :monster:

I’ll make a statement about the song itself when I get a chance to hear it.

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