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Kill la Kill's Sushio, TRUSTRICK Singer Collaborates on Horse Races Music Video
posted on by Carlos Cadorniga
A brand new music collaboration has brought together artists and animators to promote horse racing.
Umami, a horseracing entertainment site, now has a new theme song thanks to the combined efforts of three musical talents, who were known collectively as TK feat. TK for this song. The song is entitled "#Run" and is meant to represent the idea of running happily under a blue sky.
The song was arrranged by musicians Tetsuya Komuro and tofubeats. Komuro once worked on the soundtrack for the 1985 OAV Vampire Hunter D. Sayaka Kanda provided the vocals for the song. Kanda is the vocal talent for the musical duo TRUSTRICK who provided the opening theme "Miraikei Answer," for My Love Story!!
Their collaboration name comes from the initials of the filming location of Tokyo Racecourse (Tokyo Keiba-jo in Japanese) as well as the initials of Komuro himself.
"A racecourse is a place where people can enjoy things like concerts and entertainment in other countries," Komuro said about writing a song in relation to the venue. "We wanted this song to show off that fun and we hope people will recognize that down the line."
Kanda expressed a bit of reverence in working with someone as reputable as Komuro. "His work has spanned across generations, and I was really excited to work with him."
Furthermore, small animated portions of the music video brought Kill la Kill character designer Sushio into the spotlight. Shown above is Sushio's depiction of Komuro as he prepares to run.
An official site has been released for the song, which features interviews with the artists as well as a special "making-of" section.
Tokyo Racecourse will soon host the Japan Cup 2015, one of the most popular horse races in the country. The race takes place on November 29.
[Via Kai-You]
