Bobby Raps & SinGrinch: Wicked City, a musical interpretation(2015)

Wicked City is a musical interpretation of the classic 1987 anime film of the same name, directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. Heralded as ahead of it's time, Wicked City is iconic for it's synergy of live action, realism and animation without the help of CGI (computer generated graphics) as well as for it's erotic, sci-fi, noir tones. Producers Bobby Raps (thestand4rd) & SinGrinch (Keeping Up with the Kardashians, various television placements ECT) created original compositions to re-appropriate the narrative, visuals and aesthetic of the film though their own lens.

With contributions from friends and artists including Chester Watson, Psymun, and Corbin, the music offers a dreamy, 80s-pop/trap, downtown-Tokyo inspired vibe, creating a modernized sonic/visual dichotomy with the original film.

After the duo spent weeks in the studio, curating their sound to various scenes of the film, Bobby and Grinch sourced video editing work from St. Paul native Bill Berger, who spent hours fine tuning the visuals to the audio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue0ZEy8kJts