Rodrigo Y Gabriela Release 'Monster' Single With Naoki Urasawa Art and Video
The single marks a rare direct creative collaboration between Urasawa and a musical act that built a song around his manga, with Urasawa contributing both visual and animated material.
Reporting from 1 sources: Comic Natalie.
Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela released their single 'Monster' on June 10, inspired by Naoki Urasawa's manga 'MONSTER.' Urasawa created the jacket illustration and music video for the song, which is the lead single from their seventh album 'OurHome.' The collaboration began after Urasawa learned the duo performed the song as an homage to his work.
Rodrigo y Gabriela's new single 'Monster' is out today, and it comes with artwork and a music video from the manga artist who inspired it. Naoki Urasawa, creator of the psychological thriller 'MONSTER,' drew the jacket illustration and produced a drawing video for the track. The Mexican guitar duo, who won a Grammy for their 2019 album 'Metavolution,' wrote 'Monster' as the lead single for their upcoming seventh album 'OurHome.' Urasawa said he had known the duo through their live performances for years and discovered they had played the song as an homage to his manga at a Tokyo show. After meeting directly, he agreed to collaborate on the official recording.
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- Comic Natalie 浦沢直樹「MONSTER」にインスパイアされた楽曲、本日リリース ジャケ＆MVを手がける