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A piano rock band “SHE’S” has been chosen as the theme song and insert song artist for the animated film “Blue Thermal” (to be released in March 2022). At the same time, a short music video featuring the insert song “Beautiful Bird” has been released.

“Blue Thermal” is based on Kana Ozawa’s coming-of-age manga, “Blue Thermal: Aonagi College Sports Festival Aviation Club”
It has attracted attention for its fresh theme of a club activity, the “Sports Club Aviation Club,” which competes for flight speed with “gliders,” aircraft that fly by capturing updrafts (thermals) without engines, its delicate representation of the sky, and the psychological portrayal of the characters. The work was ranked high in the “Next Generation Manga Awards” and “Next Breakthrough Manga Ranking 2016.”

This time, SHE’S, a four-piece piano rock band that has gained support from women in their teens and twenties, has been chosen as the music artist for this work. This is the first time for them to write a song for a movie and to be used for both the theme song and the insert song.

A short music video featuring the insert song “Beautiful Bird” was also released, reconfiguring the special report video.
The combination of the song and the film’s video has created a film that will raise expectations for the release.

“Blue Thermal” will be released in theatres in March 2022.

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SHE’S Vo.&Key.: Inoue Ryoma

Travel through the sky in an aircraft without an engine.
Find the updrafts and go high and far.
Aim ahead with careful attention.
Such a romantic and thrilling journey.
It’s like being in a band! That’s how I felt, and that’s how I found myself absorbed in the work.
The theme song is so light and beautiful that you can imagine the view of the sky where Tamaki was instantly captivated, and the insert song is like the clear morning air and clouds. I wrote the songs with these images in mind.
I think both songs are a part of the scene and the story.
First, please listen to the insert song and feel the worldview of the movie.
Then, please come and see the movie in the theater. Enjoy!

Cast: Hotta Mayu, Shimazaki Nobunaga, Enoki Junya
Original Story: Ozawa Kana, “Blue Thermal: Aonagi College Sports Festival Aviation Club”
(Shinchosha Bunch Comics)
Director: Tachibana Masanori Screenwriter: Tachibana Masanori, Takahashi Natsuko
Animation Production: Telecom Animation Film
Production: “Blue Thermal” Production Committee
Distributor in Japan: Toei Co.

(C) 2022 “Blue Thermal” Production Committee