Advent Children Complete to have a new ending theme

Now it’s official, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete will have a different ending theme, but it won’t be the terrible song from the fake trailer. Kyosuke Himuro will be back to sing it again, along with Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance). The music will be called “Safe and Sound” and SQUARE-ENIX will be releasing it on April 29 at iTunes store.

Also, TLS forum member rickysee to bring the sample video to the music to our attention

You can check it here in this new trailer: http://www.himuro.com/jpn/safeandsound (click on “TRAILER”)

Edit: The trailer is now uploaded on youtube. You can check it out here here.

Source: 4Gamer.net via FF7AC reunion

Edit: Hitoshura did a translation of the info from the official Himuro site, which talks about the song and its creation. You can read more about it below. Thanks again, hito!

[ On the song “Safe And Sound” ]

Gerard worked on the lyrics and composition of this song, which he wrote after meeting Himuro and with Himuro’s views on music and his vocals in mind. Incidentally, this is the first time Gerard has created a song for someone other than his own band. Naturally, he is also supplying vocals alongside Himuro, and is also taking on the role joint producer with Himuro. Starting off with an acoustic demo, they worked out the final arrangement during 4 days worth of recording, and the song was complete. In order to convey the lyrics directly, Himuro chose not to create Japanese lyrics but to sing the English lyrics as they are.

[ On the recording and participating musicians ]

Recording took place at LA’s long-standing “Sunset Sound Recording Studio”. This studio has played host to legendary rock bands such as The Doors, Led Zepplin, and the Rolling Stones, as well as new artists such as Jet and Pink. The sound producer was Greg Wells, who is know for his production work with artists such as Mika, Pink, and Rufus Wainwright. And it also features a distinguished line-up of band members. On drums, Josh Freese who is well-known as drummer for Nine Inch Nails and who has taken part in Himuro’s past albums. And on bass, an indispensable part to Josh’s rhythms, Dan Rothchild [?], and on guitar a familiar face in Himuro’s music, Tim Pierce.

[ 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.