I went and saw kubo on Friday. It’s a fantastic movie and the Shamisen music is awesome. When I got home I went and bought the soundtrack.
I haven’t seen the movie yet, but i have to say loving the soundtrack. The shamisen in my guitar gently weeps is so beautiful. Kevin, you awesome mate.
I particularly liked the song Kubo plays when monkey tells him about his parents. Awesome
Thank you everyone! So glad so many people seem to be enjoying this film!
In France that will be “Kubo et l’Epée Magique” (Kubo and the Magic Sword) and october 12th.
Update for my countrymen : In France, no more Sword ! It will be “Kubo et l’Armure Magique” (Kubo and the Magic Armor) and september 21. For those who have seen the movie, has “armor” more to do with the topic ?
Encore un titre différent? Mais ils sont fous ces Français!
But I watched Kubo twice already and two strings, sword or armor are all parts of Kubo’s quest. Each object is magical and is necessary at a certain point in the story.
But you can put shamisen at the top of the list is by acknowledging the fact that it is used many times in the movie for different purposes and the music is there to support it even when we don’t see it on the screen.
I personally prefer “two strings”, not only because it is related to shamisen but also because it keeps the mystery about the reason why there is only 2. The sword and the armor don’t have such strong meaning in the movie so I don’t feel it is the best description for a title.