Popular singer reprises role for Blu-ray release through tie-up song with Gerard Way.
Square Enix announced today that it will be using Kyosuke Himuro and Gerard Way’s “Safe and Sound” as the ending theme song for Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete. The Blu-ray re-release of the 2005 Final Fantasy VII follow up CG flick will be released domestically on April 16.
Safe and Sound is a collaboration between the two artists, Himuro a solo performer now in his 20th year on his own, and Way the lead vocalist for My Chemical Romance. According to a statement from Square Enix today, the two worked together on vocals and production in what would be Way’s first song away from his band. The song is exclusively in English.
Himuro previously worked with Square Enix on the original 2005 Advent Children release. As that version’s ending theme, Square Enix selected “Calling,” a song off Himuro’s second album. The original Advent Children, Square Enix noted today, went on to sell one million units in Japan and 3.1 million worldwide.
Following Advent Children Complete’s release, the theme song will be available for download via iTunes on April 29.
Source: Andriasang
Gerard Way believes his attempts to buy a car via My Chemical Romance’s website will help the band’s album.
As reported yesterday (March 24), the singer is looking for a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am.
He said he intends to use the car to research “the high-voltage hydra known as the 9th dimension , I will be exploring the barriers of speed and time, the history of heavy-metal haircuts, and the 24-Hr rest-stop cappuccino. I will be chasing the ‘electric-manticore’, and unlocking the riddle of ‘Muscle Mystery’ in this muscle-machine, and it will most likely occur in the desert.”
Having now received a series of offers via mychemicalromance.com, Way posted on Twitter that the vehicle will aid the recording of his band’s new album.
“Record is coming along great by the way,” he wrote. “Will be better and faster with the proper research vessel.”
Source: NME
My Chemical Romance’s lead singer has been broadcasting his desire to own a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am on Twitter and on the band’s website. Frontman Gerard Way says he needs the car for “research and exploration.” Requirements? “First and foremost, I want a good car,” Way wrote. “It doesn’t have to be great, it doesn’t need to have been kept in an airtight garage for 30 years, but I would prefer something that’s not a piece of s—. I would like it to be in California, close to or within the greater Los Angeles area. I would also like ‘the fast engine’ to show you how much I know about cars, though I have friends with vast automotive knowledge, and my father was a mechanic when I was a child.” He also lists the exterior colors he desires (in order of awesome), adding, “I am open to other things but I absolutely do not want Gold, Brown, or that frigging Smokey and The Bandit car- that s— is whack.”
Source: EW
So what do you think of Way’s appeal? Anyone out there willing to sell Gerard your 1979 Pontiac Trans Am?
My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way is using his band’s website to buy a new car.
The singer originally began his quest on Twitter explaining that he was looking for a “1979 Pontiac Trans Am” and was open to offers.
He then stepped things up on mychemicalromance.com, detailing the kinds of vehicle he is after.
“Some of you, who have seen my Twitter about wanting a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am, may be asking yourselves, “Is this for real?” he wrote. “And my answer to you is one-hundred percent MFR (‘Mad Fucking Real’ for short).
Some of you may be asking, ‘Why?’, so I provided this photograph to answer your questions, and if you need further persuasion- Quite simply, I need the vehicle for ‘research and exploration’.“I will be researching the high-voltage hydra known as the 9th dimension , I will be exploring the barriers of speed and time, the history of heavy-metal haircuts, and the 24-Hr rest-stop cappuccino. I will be chasing the ‘electric-manticore’, and unlocking the riddle of ‘Muscle Mystery’ in this muscle-machine, and it will most likely occur in the desert.
“Now that I’ve assuaged your curiosity, here’s what I’m looking for, more or less, and some might think I’m picky, but I think you should be picky when looking for such an important piece of scientific equipment.”
Way then detailed what he’s after, explaining that although his dad was a mechanic, he does not know that much about cars himself.
“I would like ‘the fast engine’ to show you how much I know about cars,” he said. “I want it to run, run well, and have no rust. Oh and it needs to be an automatic, as I can’t drive stick (surprise!).”
Ideally the singer is after a silver car, but will consider blue, black and “Shitty bombed-out Red/Orange”.
He concluded by stating: “No scams or hustles. I won’t have cash on me, and I’m not important enough to kidnap, but if you’ve got the right car and the right ‘vibe’ I can find us someone important enough to kidnap together- IN-THE-CAR-YOU-JUST-SOLD-ME. Like, for example, the Jonas Brothers. I have been on TV and I have access. You bring the ‘bird- I’m bringing ‘British Steel’ by Judas Priest.”
Source: NME
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