Metal Gear Vocalist Donna Burke Does Jazzy Game and Anime Covers. Award-winning vocalist Donna Burke of Metal Gear, GOD EATER, and Silent Hill fame teams up with a jazz quintet to bring GANIME JAZZ to life.
Dagmusic is pleased to present GAME + ANIME = GANIME JAZZ, an exciting collection of game and anime music classics done in a classy jazz style featuring famed vocalist Donna Burke. Burke–who is most famously known for her contributions to the Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill franchises as well as being the English language announcer on Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains between Tokyo and Osaka–founded the GANIME JAZZ quintet in 2016 and has mostly focused on live performances. GAME + ANIME = GANIME JAZZ is the quintet’s first studio album, is fully licensed, and will be available in digital and physical CD formats when it launches worldwide on April 3, 2018 on Bandcamp, with pre-orders available today:
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The album features 12 jazz-infused tracks, including fan-favorites from the Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicle series alongside two original tracks inspired by Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3.
The full track list is as follows:
01. Calling to the Night (Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops)
02. Way in the Dark (Implosion – Never Lose Hope)
03. Sins of the Father/Quiet’s Theme Intro (Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain)
04. Glassy Sky (Tokyo Ghoul)
05. Snake Eater (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)
06. No One Can Save Me (Angela’s Song) (Inspired by Silent Hill 2)
07. Hotarubi (Firefly) (Tales of Legendia)
08. Kami to Hito to (God and Man) (GOD EATER)
09. Moonless Starry Night (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles)
10. A Quiet Night (Original)
11. Morning Sky (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles)
12. To Suffer is to Love (Claudia’s Song) (Inspired by Silent Hill 3)
“I hope that fans’ interest in videogames and anime leads to a newfound appreciation of jazz,” Burke explains. “Although I’m well-known for my videogame ballads, I want to take this opportunity to share my passion for jazz with my fans all around the world.”
In October 2018, Burke will also be performing as a part of the Metal Gear In Concert tour in Los Angeles (Oct. 10), New York (Oct. 13), and Paris (Oct. 28). The concerts will feature a symphony orchestra and video of iconic scenes from the Metal Gear Solid games with Burke singing “Sins of the Father,” “Snake Eater,” and “When Heavens Divide.”
