ThesublimecombinationofmusicandanimationstrikesafreshcordinSound&Fury,anewanimefeaturefromGrammyAward-winningrecordingartistSturgillSimpsonandwriter-directorJumpeiMizusaki(BatmanNinja;founder,KamikazeDouga).SettostreamgloballyonNetflixthisfall,thefilmissetentirelytoAmericanrockmusicoffSimpson’sforthcomingalbumofthesamename,tobereleasedsimultaneouslybyElektraRecords,andwillfeatureadifferentanimesegmentforeachsong.TheprojectwasannouncedbySimpsonatapanelatSanDiegoComic-Conthisweekend.Sound&FuryisproducedandbasedonastorybySimpson.InadditiontotheconsiderabletalentsofMizusaki,theproject’skeycreativesincludeAfroSamuraimangacreatorTakashiOkazaki,handlingcharacterdesigns;directorsMasaruMatsumotoofGrayscaleArts(StarshipTroopers:TraitorsofMars),MichaelArias(TheAnimatrix),HenryThurlowandArthellIsomofD’ArthShtajio,andKojiMorimoto(Akiraanimator).ShunsukeOchiaiisco-executiveproducer.ThealbumSound&FuryisproducedbySimpsonandmarkshisfirstfull-lengthreleasesince2016’sASailor’sGuidetoEarth,whichwonBestCountryAlbumandwasnominatedforAlbumoftheYearatthe59thGrammyAward
