The Japan Times has a feature article up on the use of pop music in anime. It’s short, but a good read.

A snippet:

The collaboration between Daft Punk and Leiji Matsumoto — creator of “Uchuu Senkan Yamato” (”Space Battleship Yamato”) and “Ginga Tetsudou 999″ (”Galaxy Express 999″) — on the 2003 film “Interstella 5555″ that accompanied the French band’s hit album “Discovery” was a notable case of the relationship operating the other way round, with the animation providing what basically amounts to a promotional video for the album. The choice of Matsumoto, whose style is powerfully evocative of the late ’70s and early ’80s, fits in with the retro musical references of the album, and no doubt brought a rush of nostalgia to many who watched it.

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