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“Not only did we get to meet him [Leiji Matsumoto: ed.], but he was immediately hooked on the music and accepted the project. Matsumoto lives entirely in the cosmos he created. Both mentally and practically.”
Thomas Bangalter, co-founder of Daft Punk.
At the dawn of the 21st century, Discovery established the growing reputation of Daft Punk. While the two musicians are thinking with their friend Cédric Hervet about the clips of this second opus, the memories of the cartoons of their childhood, including Albator, resurface. They then decide to try to entrust the realization of an animated film to their idol, creator of the space pirate, Leiji Matsumoto.
They go to Japan, to Toei Animation studios, to convince the producer to take up this crazy challenge. They don’t really think they will meet the master in person. However, the mangaka is well present. After a desert crossing where his recent creations did not find their public as at the time of Albator or Galaxy Express 999, Leiji Matsumoto wonders who are these young people who came to ask him for original work.
The comic book author has always had a particular attraction for France. The film Marianne de ma jeunesse
of Julien Duvivier inspired him the characteristics of his female characters and he admires the Louvre or the science fiction of Jean-Claude Mézières and Jean-Claude Forest. The idea of collaborating with French people seduces him. Especially since the first time he listened to Discovery, he was greatly inspired. “I immediately saw flashes of light blinking, their music corresponded exactly to the images of an animated space opera that had been running through my head for a while,” he explained to Les Inrockuptibles magazine in 2013. Once the animation is completed, the film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem,
from which will be extracted the clips of the various pieces, is presented in Cannes in May 2003. Most of the reviews are complimentary. A childhood dream come true.
The animated film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem had a budget of four million dollars
Toei Animation Museum
Founded in 1948 under the name Nihon Dōga, Toei Animation is a famous Japanese animation studio, known for having produced Goldorak, Albator, Saint Seiya, Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon or One Piece.
After the Second World War, Sanae Yamamoto founded in the Kantō region, the animation studio of manga Nihon Dōga-sha. In 1948, the studio moved to the Tokyo area and its first production, The White Snake, released in Japanese theaters in 1958, was an immediate success. In the mid-1970s, the studio decided to move into the television world. Over the years, Goldorak, Albator and Dragon Ball have allowed the studio to distinguish itself. Today, it has an interactive museum that opened in 2018.
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Cult! music: 100 mythical music places [French Edition]
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Head to Melbourne, Australia for a stroll along AC/DC Lane before crossing the iconic Abbey Road pedestrian crossing in the company of The Beatles. Visit Janis Joplin‘s home in San Francisco and find out how Johnny Cash ended up playing his greatest hits to a crowd of prisoners in San Quentin. Travel the winding roads of Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and stop in Japan to catch up with Deep Purple, Phil Collins and Daft Punk. Drive down the Tina Turner Highway before entering some of the most legendary studios in music history. Go back to the troubled origins of Billie Holiday and make a pact with Robert Johnson at the famous crossroads in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Embark immediately on an exhilarating world tour with some of music’s most iconic bands and artists! Relive the Jimi Hendrix concert on the Isle of Wight before paying tribute to Bob Marley in Jamaica.
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By Damien Duarte
Passionné par la culture pop depuis son enfance, ses références vont de Donald Duck à Batman en passant par Marty McFly. Fantripper dans l'âme, voyager sur les traces de Ghostbusters, James Bond ou des héros de romans comme Cotton Malone fait partie d'un séjour idéal et réussi !