Shortly after completing this album I was contacted by a Japanese animation director about using this music as a score. It turned out he had been fired from Studio Ghibli for pitching a film that was not in keeping with their values. I accepted the opportunity, not knowing this at the time. Actually, I most likely would have agreed regardless.

He had acquired independent funding, produced the film, and debuted it at an animation festival. It was a colossal failure. One critic reported, 'the disturbing imagery, in combination with abrasive, avante garde music...caused at least three viewers to vomit, myself included.' It was also reported over half the audience left the screening. Everyone questioned refused to disuss or describe what they had seen.