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Pianist Tsujii Nobuyuki composes theme song for Sho Sakurai’s upcoming movie
Pianist Tsujii Nobuyuki says the theme song to Sho Sakurai’s upcoming movie “神様のカルテ (Kami-sama no Karute)” was inspired by it’s producers and cast, reports Sankei Sports on April 15.
Nobuyuki rose to fame after becoming the first blind pianist to win the Val Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2009. This is the first time he has worked on creating music for a feature film.
The movie centres on the human drama at a regional hospital where Sho Sakurai’s character works, supported by his wife, played by Aoi Miyazaki.
It has been reported Nobuyuki composed the theme song after reading the braille novel the movie is based on and meeting the cast and staff.
“My inspiration for this piece came from the words I heard from the director and cast members, and the mood around the set when I visited them during filming,” said Nobuyuki.
The soundtrack featuring the pianist’s piece will be released on July 27.
Here's an example of his masterpiece. ♥
Sho Sakurai puts his English skills to use at commercial shoot
Filming for two new TV commercials saw Arashi’s Sho Sakurai putting his English skills to use with staff members, reports Mainichi Shimbun Digital on April 15.
Sakurai has been shooting commercials for insurance company Aflac with his co-star, the Aflac duck puppet. The puppet is controlled by four Hollywood puppeteers. It has been reported Sakurai was able to communicate with the English-speaking staff on a number of occasions to help make sure the duck’s movements appeared natural.
One scene which required precise movements at the right time was when the Aflac duck turns around to look at Sakurai who is reading a book about cancer in a library. When the puppeteers asked their translator, “what’s our cue for when the puppet needs to turn around?”, Sakurai immediately answered, “(after the line) ‘オヤジすごいです(oyaji sugoi desu)’”. It has been reported other production staff at the shoot were impressed with Sakurai’s skills.
The new Aflac commercials will go on air in Japan from April 20.
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Pianist Tsujii Nobuyuki says the theme song to Sho Sakurai’s upcoming movie “神様のカルテ (Kami-sama no Karute)” was inspired by it’s producers and cast, reports Sankei Sports on April 15.
Nobuyuki rose to fame after becoming the first blind pianist to win the Val Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2009. This is the first time he has worked on creating music for a feature film.
The movie centres on the human drama at a regional hospital where Sho Sakurai’s character works, supported by his wife, played by Aoi Miyazaki.
It has been reported Nobuyuki composed the theme song after reading the braille novel the movie is based on and meeting the cast and staff.
“My inspiration for this piece came from the words I heard from the director and cast members, and the mood around the set when I visited them during filming,” said Nobuyuki.
The soundtrack featuring the pianist’s piece will be released on July 27.
Here's an example of his masterpiece. ♥
Click to viewSho Sakurai puts his English skills to use at commercial shoot
Filming for two new TV commercials saw Arashi’s Sho Sakurai putting his English skills to use with staff members, reports Mainichi Shimbun Digital on April 15.
Sakurai has been shooting commercials for insurance company Aflac with his co-star, the Aflac duck puppet. The puppet is controlled by four Hollywood puppeteers. It has been reported Sakurai was able to communicate with the English-speaking staff on a number of occasions to help make sure the duck’s movements appeared natural.
One scene which required precise movements at the right time was when the Aflac duck turns around to look at Sakurai who is reading a book about cancer in a library. When the puppeteers asked their translator, “what’s our cue for when the puppet needs to turn around?”, Sakurai immediately answered, “(after the line) ‘オヤジすごいです(oyaji sugoi desu)’”. It has been reported other production staff at the shoot were impressed with Sakurai’s skills.
The new Aflac commercials will go on air in Japan from April 20.
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