On November 7th, Bialystocks released the music video for “Mirror,” the theme song for the movie “Route 29.”
“Mirror” is the theme song for the movie “Route 29,” which will be released nationwide on November 8th, and is included in the third album “Songs for the Cryptids,” which was released on October 2nd. Bialystocks is also in charge of the soundtrack for this film.
This work is a work created by vocalist Motosora Hoki, who also works as a film director, using footage from the original film of “Route 29.” Regarding the MV he worked on, Hagimoto said, “The process of editing little by little, as if slowly following Haru and Tombo, was to focus on the epic journey of the heart rather than the actual distance traveled by the two. I did,” he said.
“Route 29” is the latest work from director Yusuke Morii, who won numerous awards including the 27th Kaneto Shindo Gold Award for “Kochira Amiko” and captivated many movie fans with his debut film. Inspired by the poet Taichi Nakao’s “Route 29, Liberation,” he traveled for about a month along National Route 29, the straight road that connects Himeji to Tottori, which is the setting for the movie, and wrote the script. The original story revolves around the main character, Tombo, who doesn’t often communicate with others.He goes on a trip with Haru, an eccentric girl, and encounters various things, and his bond with Haru gradually deepens. This is a road movie that describes the time when a person’s heart is filled with emotions of joy and sadness.
Bialystocks is currently on his biggest live house tour, the “Songs for the Cryptids Tour,” which will tour seven locations across the country. The PENNYLANE24 performance on November 9th and the tour final performance at Zepp DiverCity (TOKYO) on November 29th were sold out. Tickets for the Zepp Namba (OSAKA) performance on November 17th are on sale at each play guide.
Comment from Motosora Hoki (Bialystocks)
I made the music video for “Mirror” by borrowing the main story from “Route 29.”
The process of editing little by little as if slowly following Haru and Tombo,
It was about looking at the emotional journey that was bigger than the actual distance traveled by the two of them.
Please go to the theater to see the whole journey.
“Route 29” Special MV “Mirror” directed by Motosora Hoki
Movie “Route 29” information
November 8th (Friday) TOHO Cinemas Hibiya and other nationwide releases
Cast:
Haruka Ayase
Kazuna Osawa
Hiroko Isayama Kengo Kora Kounosuke Harada Riki Onishi Shinya Matsuura/Aoba Kawai Misako Watanabe/Mikako Ichikawa
Director/Screenplay: Yusuke Morii
Original work: Taichi Nakao “Route 29, Liberation” (published by Shoshi Meridian)
Theme song: “Mirror” Bialystocks (IRORI Records / PONY CANYON)
Production: Tokyo Theater U-NEXT Horipro Harvest Film Little More
Distribution: Tokyo Theater Little More ©︎2024 “Route 29” Production Committee
Official website:route29-movie.com/
Official X (old Twitter):https://x.com/route29movie
Bialystocks 3rd Album “Songs for the Cryptids”
Released on Wednesday, October 2, 2024
CD+Blu-ray
PCCA-06324 ¥5,500 (tax included)
CD ONLY
PCCA-06325 ¥3,300 (tax included)
CD (10 songs in total)
01. I can’t even fly in the sky
02.Kids
03. Recently (TV Tokyo drama “RoOT” opening theme)
04. A dream life
05. Rainbow
06. Let me hear it
07. Mirror (movie “Route 29” theme song)
08. Cheeks (Newly written song for “Sofran Aerith” CM)
09. Detour of happiness (TV Tokyo drama 24 “What did you eat yesterday? Season 2” ending theme)
10. Branches (“Meidensha Co., Ltd. “Electricity, become a verb. Purify. Edition”” CM song)
Blu-ray
Bialystocks 2nd Tour 2023 – EX THEATER ROPPONGI
01. Nevermore
02. Cola Banana Music
03. Bouquet
04. Matataki
05.Emptyman
06. Over Now
07. Free fat life
08. Addition color
09. Morning mist
10. All Too Soon
11. Lighthouse
12. Futen
13. Yawn curve
14.Winter
15. Thank You
16. Cheek rest
17. I Don’t Have a Pen
18. Branches
19. Upon You
20. After the light
21. Daily touch
22. Rain shelter
“Songs for the Cryptids Tour”
Sunday, October 20, 2024 Zepp Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Saturday, October 26, 2024 Fukuoka Prefecture DRUM LOGOS *Sold Out
Friday, November 1, 2024 Rensa, Miyagi Prefecture
Saturday, November 2, 2024 KT Zepp Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
Saturday, November 9, 2024 Hokkaido Sapporo PENNY LANE24 *Sold Out
Sunday, November 17, 2024 Zepp Namba (OSAKA), Osaka Prefecture
November 29, 2024 (Friday) Tokyo Zepp DiverCity (TOKYO) *Sold Out
Album tour special site:https://bialystocks.com/albumtour2024/
Artist information
Official website:https://bialystocks.com/
Official X:https://twitter.com/bialymusic
Official Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/bialystocks/
Official YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/Bialystocks
Bialystocks Profile
The group was formed in 2019 after a live performance screening of the movie Haruneko, directed by Sora Hokimoto and co-produced by Shinji Aoyama and Takenori Sento. In 2021, he will release his first full album “Bialystox”. In 2022, he was selected for Spotify’s “RADAR: Early Noise 2022” and released his second full album “Quicksand” from IRORI Records / PONYCANYON in November of the same year. The combination of vocalist Motosora Hoki’s soulful and relaxed singing voice, folky and warm melody, and key Go Kikuchi’s jazz-based instruments that freely cross genres is universal. It is said to be radical at the same time.
