Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler Writes First Solo Single For Japanese Film

Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler Writes First Solo Single For Japanese Film

September 18, 2010

U.S. rocker Steven Tyler writes 1st solo single for December space opera film

Steven Tyler, the vocalist of the American rock band Aerosmith, is singing the theme song for the live-action film version of the Space Battleship Yamato anime franchise. Tyler wrote the “Love Lives” song specifically for the film, and the single will go on sale in Japan on November 24. It is Tyler’s first solo single.

After his agent received the official offer from the Yamato production staff, Tyler looked over an English translation of the script and production materials. He responded to the Yamato’s theme of “I want to protect the ones I love” and agreed to write a song.

37-year-old SMAP band member Takuya Kimura (Howl’s Moving Castle’s Howl) is headlining the live-action film based on the 1974-1975 space opera anime classic, Space Battleship Yamato (adapted as Star Blazers in English). The other cast members include Meisa Kuroki (Vexille – 2077 Isolation of Japan’s Vexille, Crows Zero’s Luca), Toshiro Yanagiba, and Tsutomu Yamazaki. Takashi Yamazaki, the director best known for Returner, Always: Sunset on Third Street, and last year’s Ballad, is helming the project for a December 1 release.

Below is Space Battleship Yamato theme song news, which includes a sample of the new Steven Tyler song.

Courtesy of www.sleazeroxx.com and www.animenewsnetwork.com