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“Into Free -Dangan-” Theme Song for “Dragon’s Dogma”

Tobias — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:03:46 +0000

Just as expected, B'z has gone official with some exciting news. Their hit song "Samayoeru Aoi Dangan" is going to be re-released in a re-recorded, English version as Into Free -Dangan- which will be the theme song for Capcom's upcoming game Dragon's Dogma. The game is slated for a May 24th, 2012 worldwide release.

Interestingly enough, Shane Gaalaas helped out on the lyrics! He's credited in the lyrics section.

Lyrics: Shane Gaalaas, Koshi Inaba
Music: Tak Matsumoto

Following the news, a trailer featuring the song has been uploaded to B'z official YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHuxBr0FS_E.
For those who can't see it because of stupid rights regulations, you can also check out the trailer on Capcom's official website: http://www.capcom.co.jp/DD/collabo04.html

Further news regarding the release date of the song are yet to be announced. Get hype and wait a bit!

New Song “Homebound” As “News 23X” Ending Theme

Tobias — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:10:13 +0000

B'z Official Website states that starting today, B'z new song "Homebound" will be the ending theme to the news show "News 23X" which airs from 22:54 to 23:45 from Monday to Thursday and 23:30 to 24:15 on Fridays on the channel TBS.

We recall that Koshi Inaba's "Kono Te wo Totte Hashiridashite" was the ending theme to "News 23X" before, and thus, we can assume that "Homebound" is a ballad. I'm going to watch "NEWS 23X" today and will report back later.

The release date for "Homebound" and further details will be announced at a later date.

Update: Video here. Sorry for the bad video quality, I was watching it with KeyHole TV .

Update 2: Found better quality video on youtube. Now you can enjoy the beautiful cherry blossoms in Tokyo - Shinjuku ;D

News 23X (Homepage)

New Song “PRAY” Announced as Movie Theme

Tobias — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:24:22 +0000

It was announced on the official site earlier today that B'z will be supplying the theme to a new theatrical release in Japan, with their song "PRAY." The movie entitled "TAJOMARU" stars Oguri Shun in the lead role and is due out in mid-September.

As you may know, PRAY isn't scheduled for release on the upcoming single Ichibu to Zenbu/DIVE (due out in August) as even a B-side and wasn't announced as a single, which has lead Japanese fans to speculate it's from a forthcoming album. How soon that album will arrive is anyone's guess, but we can always be hopeful it'll arrive in time for the holidays. Nonetheless, there's a small sample of the song and movie after the break.

As seen on the official site of the movie, the trailer below features only a few seconds of audible portions from the new song. In the middle of the trailer is another song to the film, "Fire" by Dead by Sunrise (a side project of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington). Just prior to the end is the theme of the movie--the new B'z tune.

B'z also commented on their new song as follows:

It is a song describing a world where you can save another person far away from you by praying.