Tomoyasu Hotei
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese musician, guitarist
and actor
. In 2003, HMV Japan ranked Hotei at number 70 on their list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts.
. Hotei was expelled shortly before graduation. The reason was that, when warned about his long hair he replied “Jesus
had long hair!” Shortly after, he went to Tokyo
where one day he received a phone call from Himuro. The two had never really known each other but hit it off and went on to hold auditions for a new band, which in 1981 became the six-member Boøwy
. The band became major stars in Japan, in 1985 played the Marquee
in London
, and in 1986 had their first million seller, Beat Emotion.
When the band broke up in 1988, Hotei established himself as a solo star, as did Himuro. Hotei also made two albums with Koji Kikkawa
as Complex
, both of which went to number one in the national charts. Hotei frequently records overseas and has collaborated with many foreign musicians, including playing on The Stranglers
Hugh Cornwell
's 1993 solo album, on stage with David Bowie
at Nippon Budokan
in 1996, and at the closing ceremony of the Atlanta 1996 Centennial Olympic Games
with Michael Kamen
.
He later recorded Guitar Concerto with Kamen. He has also worked with Andy Mackay
of Roxy Music
, guitarist Chris Spedding
and Mike Edwards of Jesus Jones
. Hotei also sometimes plays in Europe
, including a number of major festivals. His regular drummer in recent years, Zachary Alford, has previously played with Bruce Springsteen
and David Bowie. Hotei's 1998 album Supersonic Generation, recorded in part with Apollo 440
and Ofra Haza
, was released in 14 European countries.
In addition to many bestselling solo albums, Hotei composed and performed the score for Hiroyuki Nakano
's Samurai Fiction
, as well as starring in the film. He composed the score to Terry Gilliam
'’s feature film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
together with Ray Cooper
. Hotei's song "Battle Without Honor or Humanity
" was used in the Quentin Tarantino
's feature film Kill Bill
, the PlayStation 2
version of Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA
,and Michael Bay
's feature film Transformers. Hotei recorded a cover of John Lennon
's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
" for Merry Axemas: A Guitar Christmas, an instrumental guitar Christmas album featuring tracks from guitarists including Jeff Beck
, Joe Perry
, Eric Johnson
, Steve Vai
and Steve Morse
.
The Nintendo DS
game Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
features his song "Thrill". The game's sequel, Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii
, features another Hotei song, "Bambina" (Both songs are cover version
s.). Hotei is featured in "Grace
" on the Apocalyptica
album Worlds Collide
. The song is featured in the game NHL 09
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese musician, guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. In 2003, HMV Japan ranked Hotei at number 70 on their list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts.
Life and career
Born to a Korean father and a Japanese/Russian mother, Hotei first began playing the guitar in junior high school. In high school, his band Blue Film finished runners up in a school contest to Death Penalty, a band led by Kyosuke HimuroKyosuke Himuro
is a popular Japanese singer. He was a member of the rock group Boøwy from 1981 to 1988. After the group disbanded he started a successful solo career. In 2003, HMV Japan ranked Himuro at number 76 on their list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts...
. Hotei was expelled shortly before graduation. The reason was that, when warned about his long hair he replied “Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
had long hair!” Shortly after, he went to Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
where one day he received a phone call from Himuro. The two had never really known each other but hit it off and went on to hold auditions for a new band, which in 1981 became the six-member Boøwy
Boøwy
Boøwy was a Japanese rock group consisting of Kyosuke Himuro , Tomoyasu Hotei , Tsunematsu Matsui and Makoto Takahashi . They were a rock band that reached legendary status in Japan during the 1980s...
. The band became major stars in Japan, in 1985 played the Marquee
Marquee Club
The Marquee was a music club first located at 165 Oxford Street, London, England when it opened in 1958 with a range of jazz and skiffle acts.It was also the location of the first ever live performance by The Rolling Stones on 12 July 1962....
in London
London
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, and in 1986 had their first million seller, Beat Emotion.
When the band broke up in 1988, Hotei established himself as a solo star, as did Himuro. Hotei also made two albums with Koji Kikkawa
Koji Kikkawa
is a Japanese musician. His most recent album is 2009's Double-Edged Sword.Kōji was supposed to represent Japan in water polo in the coming Olympics but chose to be a singer. His music career began on February 1, 1984 with "Monica" and he won 8 music awards in the same year...
as Complex
Complex (band)
Complex was a Japanese rock band composed of guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei and singer Koji Kikkawa. They released their self-titled debut in 1989, along with their first single and video, "Be My Baby"...
, both of which went to number one in the national charts. Hotei frequently records overseas and has collaborated with many foreign musicians, including playing on The Stranglers
The Stranglers
The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
Hugh Cornwell
Hugh Cornwell
Hugh Alan Cornwell is an English musician and songwriter, best known for being the vocalist and guitarist for the punk/new wave group, The Stranglers, from 1974 to 1990.-Career:...
's 1993 solo album, on stage with David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
at Nippon Budokan
Nippon Budokan
The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in central Tokyo, Japan.This is the location where many "Live at the Budokan" albums were recorded...
in 1996, and at the closing ceremony of the Atlanta 1996 Centennial Olympic Games
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
with Michael Kamen
Michael Kamen
Michael Arnold Kamen was an American composer , orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, song writer, and session musician.-Background:...
.
He later recorded Guitar Concerto with Kamen. He has also worked with Andy Mackay
Andy Mackay
Andrew "Andy" Mackay is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known as a founder member of the art-rock group Roxy Music....
of Roxy Music
Roxy Music
Roxy Music was a British art rock band formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry, who became the group's lead vocalist and chief songwriter, and bassist Graham Simpson. The other members are Phil Manzanera , Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson . Former members include Brian Eno , and Eddie Jobson...
, guitarist Chris Spedding
Chris Spedding
Chris Spedding is an English rock and roll and jazz guitarist, best known for his session work. Allmusic states - "Spedding is one of the UK's most versatile session guitarists, and has had a long career on two continents that saw him tackle nearly every style of rock and roll, as well as...
and Mike Edwards of Jesus Jones
Jesus Jones
Jesus Jones are a British rock band. The Wiltshire-based group, formed in late 1988, recorded and performed in the late 1980s, throughout the 1990s, and into the 2000s. They are best remembered for their track, "Right Here, Right Now", an international hit and subsequently globally appropriated for...
. Hotei also sometimes plays in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, including a number of major festivals. His regular drummer in recent years, Zachary Alford, has previously played with Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
and David Bowie. Hotei's 1998 album Supersonic Generation, recorded in part with Apollo 440
Apollo 440
Apollo 440 are an English band formed in Liverpool in 1990. Apollo 440 have written, recorded and produced four albums, collaborated with and produced other artists, remixed as Apollo 440 and as ambient cinematic alter-ego Stealth Sonic Orchestra, and created music for film, television,...
and Ofra Haza
Ofra Haza
Ofra Haza was an Israeli singer of Yemeni origin, an actress and international recording artist....
, was released in 14 European countries.
In addition to many bestselling solo albums, Hotei composed and performed the score for Hiroyuki Nakano
Hiroyuki Nakano
is a Japanese film director.-Filmography:# Tajomaru # Return # Slow Is Beautiful # Stereo Future # Red Shadow # Pop Group Killers # Samurai Fiction...
's Samurai Fiction
Samurai Fiction
is a 1998 comedy-samurai film directed by Hiroyuki Nakano. It is almost entirely black-and-white, and follows a fairly standard plotline for a comedy and jidaigeki samurai film, but the presence of Tomoyasu Hotei's rock-and-roll soundtrack separates it from the films it was inspired by, such as the...
, as well as starring in the film. He composed the score to Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam
Terrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam is an American-born British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam is also known for directing several films, including Brazil , The Adventures of Baron Munchausen , The Fisher King , and 12 Monkeys...
'’s feature film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 American drama film directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Johnny Depp as Raoul Duke and Benicio del Toro as Dr. Gonzo. It was adapted from Hunter S. Thompson's 1971 novel of the same name....
together with Ray Cooper
Ray Cooper
Ray Cooper is an English musician. He is a session and road-tour percussionist, and occasional actor, who has worked with several musically diverse bands and artists including George Harrison, Billy Joel, Eric Clapton, and Elton John. Cooper is commonly regarded by music fans, critics and fellow...
. Hotei's song "Battle Without Honor or Humanity
Battle Without Honor or Humanity
"Battle Without Honor or Humanity" is an alternate version of "Shin jingi-naki tatakai", an instrumental piece by Tomoyasu Hotei, originally used in the 2000 film Another Battle by Junji Sakamoto, in which Hotei also performs as an actor. The original version was also available in Hotei's live...
" was used in the Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s, he began his career as an independent filmmaker with films employing nonlinear storylines and the aestheticization of violence...
's feature film Kill Bill
Kill Bill
Kill Bill Volume 1 is a 2003 action thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It is the first of two volumes that were theatrically released several months apart, the second volume being Kill Bill Volume 2....
, the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
version of Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA
Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA
Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova is an arcade game in the Dance Dance Revolution series of music video games. It was produced by Konami and released through Betson Enterprises. The game was released in Europe on April 28, 2006, followed shortly by the North American release on May 15...
,and Michael Bay
Michael Bay
Michael Benjamin Bay is an American film director and producer. He is known for directing high-budget action films characterized by their fast edits, stylistic visuals and substantial practical special effects...
's feature film Transformers. Hotei recorded a cover of John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
"Happy Xmas " is a song written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono and released in 1971 as a single by John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir....
" for Merry Axemas: A Guitar Christmas, an instrumental guitar Christmas album featuring tracks from guitarists including Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck
Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
, Joe Perry
Joe Perry (musician)
Anthony Joseph "Joe" Perry is the lead guitarist, backing and occasional lead vocalist, and contributing songwriter for the rock band Aerosmith. He is influenced by many rock artists especially The Rolling Stones and The Beatles...
, Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson is an American guitarist. Though he is best known for his success in the instrumental rock format, Johnson regularly incorporates jazz, fusion, gospel and country and western music into his recordings...
, Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steven Siro "Steve" Vai is a three time Grammy Award-winning American guitarist, songwriter and producer who has sold over 15 million albums. Steve Vai is widely known as a flamboyant guitar virtuoso....
and Steve Morse
Steve Morse
Steven J. "Steve" Morse is an American guitarist and composer, best known for his work in the hard rock band Deep Purple since 1994. He began his career to form the unique styled instrumental rock band Dixie Dregs in the 1970. Morse's musical inspiration comes from country, funk, jazz fusion, and...
.
The Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
game Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
, sometimes referred to as simply Ouendan, is a rhythm video game developed by iNiS and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console in 2005, for release only in Japan...
features his song "Thrill". The game's sequel, Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii
Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2
is a rhythm video game developed by iNiS and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It is the third game to use its gameplay, and is the sequel to Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan while incorporating many of the improvements in gameplay made in Elite Beat Agents...
, features another Hotei song, "Bambina" (Both songs are cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s.). Hotei is featured in "Grace
Grace (Apocalyptica song)
"Grace" is a song by the Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica, featuring Tomoyasu Hotei on guitar.The song is featured in NHL 09 video game.-Music video:...
" on the Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica is a band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 1993. The band is composed of classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, and Perttu Kivilaakso and drummer Mikko Sirén...
album Worlds Collide
Worlds Collide
Worlds Collide is the sixth studio album from Finnish metal band Apocalyptica, released on September 14, 2007. It includes special guests Till Lindemann, Corey Taylor, Adam Gontier, Dave Lombardo, Tomoyasu Hotei, and Cristina Scabbia...
. The song is featured in the game NHL 09
NHL 09
NHL 09 is the 18th video game in the NHL series released by EA Sports. NHL 09 was first released in North America for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on September 10, 2008, and on September 25, 2008 Australia, and September 26, 2008 in Europe. It was released for Microsoft Windows on October 22, 2008...
.
Personal life
Tomoyasu Hotei was previously married to Kumiko Yamashita, they divorced in 1997. He is currently married to Miki Imai, who is also a singer and actress.Singles
- "Deja-vu" (December 12, 1990)
- "Beat Emotion" (June 29, 1991)
- "You" (December 4, 1991)
- "Lonely Wild" (July 22, 1992)
- "Saraba Seishun no Hikari" (さらば青春の光, July 28, 1993)
- "Surrender" (サレンダー, March 30, 1994)
- "Bara to Ame" (薔薇と雨,December 14, 1994)
- "Poison" (January 25, 1995)
- "Thrill" (スリル, October 18, 1995
- "Last Scene" (ラストシーン, January 24, 1996)
- "Inochi wa Moyashitsukusu tame no Mono" (命は燃やしつくすためのもの May 24, 1996)
- "Circus" (October 23, 1996)
- "Change Yourself!" (August 1, 1997)
- "Thank You & Good Bye" (January 28, 1998)
- "Bambina" (バンビーナ, April 16, 1999)
- "Nobody is Perfect" (May 12, 1999)
- "Vampire" (August 30, 2000)
- "Love Junkie" (October 25, 2000)
- "Born to Be Free" (January 1, 2001)
- "Russian Roulette" (February 6, 2002)
- "Destiny Rose" (October 17, 2002)
- "Nocturne No.9" (August 27, 2003)
- "Another Battle" (アナザー・バトル, June 30, 2004)
- "Identity" (2005 February 23)
- “Liberty Wings" (April 27, 2005)
- "Battle Funktastic" (January 25, 2006)
- a collaboration with Rip SlymeRip SlymeRip Slyme is a Japanese hip hop group. It is composed of four MCs; Ryo-Z, Ilmari, Pes & Su, and a DJ, Fumiya...
.- "Back Streets of Tokyo13 (Brian Setzer album)13 is the thirteenth solo album from American musician Brian Setzer. It was released in 2006 on Surfdog Records, and contained the Japanese hit single "Back Streets Of Tokyo"...
" (August 23, 2006)
- "Back Streets of Tokyo
- a collaboration with Brian SetzerBrian SetzerBrian Setzer is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He first found widespread success in the early 1980s with the 1950s-style rockabilly revival group The Stray Cats, and revitalized his career in the late 1990s with a jazz-oriented big band.-Career:Setzer was born in Massapequa, New York...
.- "Stereocaster" (ステレオキャスター, November 8, 2006)
- a collaboration with Char.
Albums
- Guitarhythm (October 5, 1988)
- Guitarhythm II (September 27, 1991)
- Guitarhythm III (September 23, 1992)
- Guitarhythm IV (June 1, 1994)
- King & Queen (February 28, 1996)
- Merry Axemas A Guitar Christmas (1997)
- Supersonic Generation (April 29, 1998)
- Samurai Fiction (July 29, 1998)
- Guitar Concerto (composed by Michael KamenMichael KamenMichael Arnold Kamen was an American composer , orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, song writer, and session musician.-Background:...
) (October 21, 1998) - Fetish (November 29, 2000)
- Scorpio Rising (March 6, 2002)
- DobermanDoberman (album)Doberman is a 2003 album by Tomoyasu Hotei.-Track listing:# "Doberman" – 5:18# "Rock Like A Bullet" – 4:04# "Twisted Bon Voyage" – 4:57# "Yarudake Yacchimae!" – 5:00# "Get High!!!" – 2:53# "Nocturne No. 9" – 4:44# "Evil Dance" – 5:15...
(September 26, 2003) - Monster Drive (June 15, 2005)
- Monster Drive Party!!! (September 13, 2005)
- Soul Sessions (2006)
- Ambivalent (October 24, 2007)
- Guitarhythm V (February 18, 2009)
Compilations
- Tribute SpiritsTribute SpiritsTribute Spirits is a hide tribute album released on May 1, 1999. It collects cover versions by various artists, among them most members of hide's former band X Japan....
(1 May 1999) - Greatest Hits 1990–1999 (June 23, 1999)
- Electric SamuraiElectric Samurai (The Noble Savage)Electric Samurai is a 2004 album by Tomoyasu Hotei. In addition to a few original tracks, the album includes much of Hotei's work for the soundtracks of the films Samurai Fiction and Shin Jinginaki Tatakai...
(March 30, 2004) - All Time Super BestAll Time Super Best (album)All Time Super Best is a compilation album by Tomoyasu Hotei. It features work from his entire career, spanning three decades. His solo work such as Russian Roulette is accompanied with tracks such as Be My Baby and Bad Feeling, which were hits with his bands Complex and Boøwy respectively...
(December 7, 2005)
Live albums
- Guitarhythm Activ Tour 91-92 (April 8, 1992)
- Guitarhythm Wild (April 28, 1993)
- Space Cowboy Show (March 19, 1997)
- Tonight I'm Yours (January 26, 2000)
- Rock the Future Tour 2000-2001 (March 22, 2001)
- Live in Budokan (December 26, 2002)
- Monster Drive Party!!! (September 14, 2005)
- Mtv Unplugged (June 27, 2007)
DVD/VHS
- Guitarhythm (July 11, 1989)
- Guitarhythm Active Tour '91-'92 (March 25, 1992)
- Guitarhythm Wild (June 16, 1993)
- Serious Clips (July 27, 1994)
- Guitarhythm Serious Climax (May 17, 1995)
- Cyber City Never Sleep (May 24, 1996)
- H (October 9, 1996)
- Space Cowboy Show (April 25, 1997)
- SSG Live Rock the Future (October 7, 1998)
- Greatest Video 1994-1999 (July 16, 1999)
- Tonight I'm Yours (May 16, 2000)
- Rock the Future 2000-2001 (May 16, 2001)
- Hotei Jukebox (July 25, 2001)
- Live in Budokan (July 29, 2003)
- Doberman DVD (November 3, 2003)
- The Live Doberman (June 30, 2004)
- Top Runner (May 30, 2005)
- Monster Drive Party!!! (September 14, 2005)
- All Time Super Clips (May 15, 2006)
- All Time Super Best Tour (June 26, 2006)
- Hotei presents "Super Soul Sessions "BRIAN SETZER vs HOTEI vs CHAR" (July 27, 2007)
- Mtv Unplgged (June 27, 2006)
- Hotei and The Wanderers Funky Punky Tour 2007-2008 (April 23, 2008)
- Guitarhythm V Tour (Nov 25, 2009)
- HOTEI+TODAIJI Special Live -Fly into your Dream- (Nov 25, 2009)
Videography
- Aka KageRed Shadowis a fictional Japanese superhero featured in several manga, tokusatsu, anime and live movies and TV shows since his first appearance in the 1967 TV series, Red Shadow, The Masked Ninja, produced by Toei Company Ltd..- Character :...
as Rannosuke Kazamatsuri (風祭龍之介) 2001, Hiroyuki NakanoHiroyuki Nakanois a Japanese film director.-Filmography:# Tajomaru # Return # Slow Is Beautiful # Stereo Future # Red Shadow # Pop Group Killers # Samurai Fiction... - Samurai Fiction ~SF episode 1~Samurai Fictionis a 1998 comedy-samurai film directed by Hiroyuki Nakano. It is almost entirely black-and-white, and follows a fairly standard plotline for a comedy and jidaigeki samurai film, but the presence of Tomoyasu Hotei's rock-and-roll soundtrack separates it from the films it was inspired by, such as the...
as Rannosuke Kazamatsuri (風祭龍之介) 1998, Hiroyuki NakanoHiroyuki Nakanois a Japanese film director.-Filmography:# Tajomaru # Return # Slow Is Beautiful # Stereo Future # Red Shadow # Pop Group Killers # Samurai Fiction...
In popular culture
- "Battle Without Honor or Humanity" was featured in the American movies Kill BillKill BillKill Bill Volume 1 is a 2003 action thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It is the first of two volumes that were theatrically released several months apart, the second volume being Kill Bill Volume 2....
, Transformers, Hotel for DogsHotel for Dogs (film)Hotel for Dogs is a 2009 American children's comedy film based on the 1971 Lois Duncan novel of the same name. The film, directed by Thor Freudenthal and adapted by Jeff Lowell, Bob Schooley, and Mark McCorkle, stars Johnny Simmons, Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon, Kyla...
, and Team America: World PoliceTeam America: World PoliceTeam America: World Police, often referred to as simply Team America, is a 2004 action comedy film written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Pam Brady and directed by Parker, all of whom are also known for the popular animated television series South Park...
, and in the games Dance Dance Revolution SuperNovaDance Dance Revolution SuperNOVADance Dance Revolution SuperNova is an arcade game in the Dance Dance Revolution series of music video games. It was produced by Konami and released through Betson Enterprises. The game was released in Europe on April 28, 2006, followed shortly by the North American release on May 15...
and Pop'n Music Carnival 13Pop'n Music, commonly abbreviated as Pop'n, PM or PNM, is a music video game in the Bemani series made by the Konami Corporation. This game is known for its bright colors, upbeat songs, and cartoon character graphics...
. It also made an appearance in a first season episode of My Name Is EarlMy Name Is EarlMy Name Is Earl is an American television comedy series created by Greg Garcia that was originally broadcast on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States...
, and has been used in a variety of automobile ad campaigns worldwide. It is also the intro theme used during the Colin CowherdColin CowherdColin Murray Cowherd is an American sports radio personality. He is currently the host of The Herd with Colin Cowherd on ESPN Radio and ESPNews. He is also the co-host of the television show SportsNation on ESPN2.-Career:...
radio show syndicated in the United States via ESPN RadioESPN RadioESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
. The song was also used in the trailer for the PlayStation 3PlayStation 3The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
game Gran Turismo HD. - "Russian Roulette" was featured in an opening video of the PS2 game Onimusha 2: Samurai's DestinyOnimusha 2: Samurai's DestinyOnimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny, released in Japan as is the second installment in the Onimusha series of video games. The plot revolves around a new protagonist, , as he battles a demonic Genma army which is invading 1571 Japan. Nobunaga Oda, a sinister warlord who was slain in the previous game,...
. - "Bambina," "Russian Roulette," and "Nocturne no. 9" were featured in Konami's Guitar Freaks mixes 4/3 and 8/7, and DrummaniaDrumManiais a music video game series produced by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., where colored notes travel down the screen which correspond with color coded parts of an electronic drum set...
V, respectively. - "Bambina" and "Thrill" were also featured in the video games Osu! Tatakae! OuendanOsu! Tatakae! Ouendan, sometimes referred to as simply Ouendan, is a rhythm video game developed by iNiS and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console in 2005, for release only in Japan...
1 and 2. - "Identity" was used in the Japanese TV commercial for the Nintendo Gamecube video game Star Fox Assault.