The official website for Mamoru Hosoda's new anime feature film Scarlet ("Hateshinaki Scarlet" in Japan) posted a special video featuring the film's inserted song "Shukusai no Uta" ("A Song of Celebration") sung by singer-songwriter Maya and pop band Rikon Densetsu vocalist Ayumu Matsuda. "Shukusai no Uta" Special Video Comment from Maya: I'm Maya, who sang "Shukusai no Uta." I never imagined I'd be involved in a film by director Mamoru Hosoda, whose works I've watched since childhood, so I was both surprised and truly honored. I was invited to the New York Film Festival in October, where I met the director for the first time. When "Shukusai no Uta" actually played in the film, hearing my own voice singing it, I was incredibly moved. My family, who came to see it with me, and I watched it with thunderous applause. May "Scarlet" deeply reach everyone. Maya Comment from Ayumu Matsuda: It is a tremendous honor to participate in Director Mamoru Hosoda's work. Singing an inserted song, and performing a duet. With so many first-time experiences, I was able to approach it with a very fresh feeling. I sang with the hope that the earnest feelings of those searching for answers while living powerfully in the present might be conveyed, even just a little. I would be delighted if you enjoy the wonderful music, the harmony with Maya-san, and the film "Scarlet." Ayumu Matsuda The film's original soundtrack album including the song will be available digitally first on November 21, with the CD single following on December 20. Soundtrack album jacket Three-sided sleeve case RELATED: Mamoru Hosoda's Scarlet Anime Film Shares Special Trailer Featuring Mana Ashida Ending Song Mamoru Hosoda writes and directs Scarlet , with Studio Chizu providing production and planning. The film releases in theaters in Japan on November 21, and in theaters in the United States on December 12. The synopsis reads: After failing to avenge her father’s murder, Princess Scarlet, wakes up in the “Land of the Dead.” In this world filled with madness, if she does not achieve her revenge against her nemesis and reach the “No End Place,” she will become “Void” and cease to exist. Can Scarlet find a way to live at the end of her endless journey? Source: " Scarlet" movie official website , Press Release
