Animax Asia, an anime and youth cable channel owned by Sony Pictures Ent., has announced that its first original animated movie produced in HD, LaMB, will feature songs written and performed by popular French-Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan and American rock band The Click Five out of Boston. In addition to being heard in the soundtrack, members of Simple Plan will appear as an animated band in the film, and The Click Five’s album will be showcased in the story.
LaMB, a multiplatform, multimedia project, marks each band’s first involvement in an Asian production. Headlining the soundtrack for the TV, mobile and online release is the Simple Plan single ‘I Can Wait Forever’ from their self-titled 2008 album Simple Plan. Animax Asia and Peach Blossom Media will produce an animated music video for the song to premiere in December on Animax channels across Asia and on the web.
The Click Five’s single, ‘Summertime,’ from their 2007 album Modern Minds and Pastimes will also feature in the LaMB TV, online and mobile properties. The album art will be featured in the movie, and characters will make references to the band and song. Animax will be producing a live-action music video for ‘Summertime,’ which will include action sequences from LaMB.
The project marks Simple Plan’s second foray into animation. The band previously performed the theme song for Hannah Barbera Prods.’ television series What’s New, Scooby-Doo? and provided songs for various episodes of the show.
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