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The number of strings on the various instruments is wrong
Chronology
Four talented alien musicians are kidnapped by a record producer who disguises them as humans and has them reprogrammed to forget their real identities and play soulless corporate pop as The Crescendolls.. At one point a football match is shown on a monitor; the teams playing are Japan and France. The two collaborators, Daft Punk and Leiji Matsumoto, are French and Japanese respectively. The score, 2 for France and 1 for Japan, represent how many were from each country..
Edited from Daft Punk: Aerodynamic (2001)
One More TimeVocals performed by Romanthony(Thomas Bangalter (as T. Bangalter), Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo (as G-M de Homem-Christo), Romanthony (as A. Moore))Lyrics written by Romanthony (as Anthony Moore aka Romanthony )Contains a sample from "More Spell on You" Written and Performed by Eddie Johns (uncredited)Courtesy of Labels/Virgin France. It is curious that "Discovery", the hit record by Thomas Bangalter and Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo (AKA Daft Punk) was launched in the year 2001.
And the result is this one
Perhaps it was some kind of homage to that coincidence and the legendary picture named after that year, but it inspired an entire movie. Some years later, it comes out, and what to say? At first, I remember I didn't like the singles, I remember thinking that "One More Time" was too commercial and bubble-gum. And I thought also that this kind of japanese animation wasn't something that surprised me at all.
Beautiful sounds, that find their true meaning when married to these pictures and when they come out of theater speakers
But there is something magical about this movie, which starts to glory with that same tune, the one I thought I didn't like. The animators really had a field day here, working hard to revive every feel of that 70's style, adding a fantastic feel to the listening of the music, and making the viewing experience sheer pleasure. The movie never loses breath as long as the music stays up to it, and we are greeted with bone-chilling renditions of "Aerodynamic", "Digital Love" et al. The concept may have looked like risky, since the animation looks so old fashioned, but the revival goes all the way to the music, and the result is a fascinating journey in time.
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