10th May 2005, 06:41 PM
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Translation of article
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歌手の浜崎あゆみ（２６）が映画「忍―ＳＨＩＮＯＢＩ」（監督下山天）の主題歌を歌うことになった。自身で 作詞も手掛け、仲間由紀恵（２５）とオダギリジョー（２９）の共演で描く忍者同士の宿命の恋を彩る壮大なバ ラードに仕上がる予定。浜崎が映画の主題歌を書き下ろすのは初めてで、映画の公開に合わせて今秋発売される 楽曲に注目が集まる。
先月発売したシングル「ＳＴＥＰ ＹＯＵ／ｉｓ ｔｈｉｓ ＬＯＶＥ？」がオリコンチャートで快進撃を続け る歌姫が、銀幕で宿命の恋を歌い上げる。
「忍…」は運命の恋に落ちながらも殺し合わなくてはいけない宿命を背負った、伊賀忍者（仲間）と甲賀忍者（ オダギリ）の悲恋を描く作品。配給の松竹が「自分の言葉で愛を表現している浜崎さんに、ぜひ主題歌を歌って ほしい」とラブコールを送り実現した。
浜崎はこれまで「セミダブル」（フジテレビ）など５本のドラマの主題歌を担当し、アルバムに収録された「Ｗ ｈｏ…」が映画「月」（００年）のテーマ曲に使用されたことはあったが、映画の主題歌のために新曲を書き下 ろすのは初めて。作品のシナリオなどを読み、自身で作詞も手掛ける。
現在楽曲を選定中だが、関係者によると壮大なバラードに仕上がる予定。松竹は「“現代版ロミオとジュリエッ ト”“日本版タイタニック”のような作品なので、タイタニックの主題歌を務めたセリーヌ・ディオンのように 後世に残るラブソングになるのでは」と期待。浜崎も「映画のイメージに合った、皆さんの心に残る主題歌が歌 えるよう頑張ります」と意気込んでいる。
シングルは９月１７日の映画の公開に合わせて今秋発売予定。これまで秋に発売し大ヒットしたバラード「Ｄｅ ａｒｅｓｔ」「Ｎｏ ｗａｙ ｔｏ ｓａｙ」などのように、年末の賞レースにも絡む浜崎の代表作になりそう だ。
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Singer Hamasaki Ayumi (26) will be singing the theme song of the film "Shinobi" (dir: Shimoyama Ten). Managing the lyrics herself, she plans to have a magnificent ballad prepared to color the fated ninja-love painted by co-stars Nakama Yukie (25) and Odagiri Joe (29). As this is the first time Hamasaki has written a new theme song for a film, the song is drawing a lot of attention to be released this fall along with the film.
The songstress, whose single released last month "STEP you/is this LOVE?" continues to march up the charts, will be singing of star-crossed love for the big screen.
"Shinobi..." is a work which paints the tragic love of Ninja Iga (Nakama) and Ninja Kaga (Odagiri), who bear the fate of having to kill eachother despite falling in a destined love. The distributor, Matsutake, realized the lovecall, "We definitely wanted Miss Hamasaki, who expresses love in her own words, to sing the theme song."
Before now, Hamasaki has been behind the theme song for "Semi-double" (Fuji TV) as well as 5 other dramas; and although the album-track "Who..." was used as the theme song for the film "Tsuki" (2000), this is the first time she has written a new song just for a film's theme. Reading the work's scenario, she will write the lyrics herself.
She is currently selecting the composition, but according to those related, it is set to be a grand ballad. Matsutake expects that "because it's a work like that of a "modern Romeo & Juliet," a "Japanese Titanic," it will be a lovesong lasting through future generations like Celine Dion, who was responsible for the theme from Titanic." Hamasaki is also enthusiastic that she will, "do [her] best so that [she] can sing a theme that will last in everyone's heart, like the image of the film."
The single is set for sale this fall, along with the film's 17 September release. Like her previous fall-release hit ballads, "Dearest," "No way to say," etc., it seems, as she has gotten caught in the year-end award race, like it will be Hamasaki's greatest work.
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I'm excited!! I just hope by "grand ballad" they don't mean like "CAROLS". I hope it's a dramatic ballad like when BoA did "Uri" for Taegukgi. That song gives me chills!
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