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MARCH 10, 2017
FR: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/MSO PR
STEVE AOKI REMIXES KENJI KAWAI MUSIC
FOR THE UPCOMING LIVE-ACTION THRILLER ‘GHOST IN THE SHELL’
“UTAI IV REAWAKENING (STEVE AOKI REMIX)” AVAILABLE NOW
SONG APPEARS ON
‘MUSIC INSPIRED BY THE MOTION PICTURE GHOST IN THE SHELL’
DUE OUT MARCH 31 VIA PARAMOUNT PICTURES
VIA KOBALT MUSIC RECORDINGS
ALBUM PRE-ORDER LAUNCHES MARCH 17
PARAMOUNT PICTURES, DREAMWORKS PICTURES AND
RELIANCE ENTERTAINMENT’S ‘GHOST IN THE SHELL’
HITS THEATERS MARCH 31
This past Sunday, March 5, the world caught a glimpse of world-renowned Japanese-American producer and DJ STEVE AOKI’s take on Kenji Kawai‘s score of “UTAI IV-Awakening” from the Japanese cult classic anime film Ghost In The Shell via a 30-second promo clip of the upcoming live-action adaption starring Scarlett Johansson due to hit theaters later this month. Today (March 10), “UTAI IV Reawakening (Steve Aoki Remix)” by Kenji Kawai is now available to hear in its entirety and can be purchased through all digital retailers. Look for the remix among other exclusive tracks to be included on the film’s companion musical release MUSIC INSPIRED BY THE MOTION PICTURE GHOST IN THE SHELL (Paramount Pictures via Kobalt Music Recordings) out March 31. The pre-order for the album launches March 17.
Listen to the full version of “UTAI IV Reawakening (Steve Aoki Remix)” by Kenji Kawai-which made its premiere yesterday via Empire now: https://youtu.be/PCe_UeHF7H8
Purchase: http://smarturl.it/gits_aoki_itunes
“This is a big day for me,” shared Steve Aoki via Facebook. “Especially for teenage youth me when I first watched the anime Ghost In The Shell that planted the seeds for my imagination and obsession for Sci-fi android life AI singularity and later the blueprints towards my Neon Future ideology.” He adds: “So yes this is a big day and a proud moment to team up with GITS to produce the official remix to Utai IV – “Reawakening” and have it scored in the commercial. Big shout out to the director of the film Rupert Sanders & Jason Richmond from Paramount Pictures for believing in me. Let me know what u think of my remix. I hope I did it justice. #ghostintheshell #steveaokiremix Ghost In The Shell P.S. Scarlett is such a badass.”
Already the track has been embraced by various media:
“Steve Aoki, world famous DJ (and son of the owner of Benihana restaurants) brings his signature dubstep sound to reinventing the original anime theme song-and the results are spectacular.”
–Nerdist
“…in true Aoki style, it’s a straight banger.”
– High Snobiety
“The remix features wide, pounding percussion, growling electro hisses and the chorus of Eastern singers from the original. The result is a flip that matches the new film’s updated aesthetic while still reserving plenty of space for its origins.”
—YourEDM
“The producer utilizes harsh electro sounds that pair up perfectly with the cyberpunk nature of the footage, creating an exhilarating backdrop for the explosive action…”
– EDM.com
Ghost In The Shell is based on the internationally acclaimed sci-fi property and popular Japanese manga “Ghost In The Shell” by Masamune Shirow. Major (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world’s most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people’s minds and control them, Major is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major discovers that she has been lied to: her life was not saved, it was stolen. She will stop at nothing to recover her past, find out who did this to her and stop them before they do it to others.
Ghost In The Shell opens in U.S. theatres, in RealD 3D and IMAX 3D nationwide on March 31.
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“UTAI IV REAWAKENING (STEVE AOKI REMIX)” From ‘Music Inspired By The Motion Picture Ghost In The Shell’ Available Now
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