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Former My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has recorded a track for acclaimed writer and director Kevin Smith's new horror movie, Tusk.
The MCR man and comic illustrator took to Twitter to inform fans that he had returned 'to the grid' for the track, while Clerks writer and Silent Bob star Smith spoke out about the 'beauty' of the track.
Recording session went really late last night but finished the song in one day. Very happy but been off the grid.
— Gerard Way (@gerardway) April 8, 2014
Smith then took to Twitter to explode in glee:
Holy shit! The cherry on top of the TUSK sundae? @GerardWay just recorded the most achingly beautiful closing song for the flick! #WalrusYes
— KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) April 8, 2014
Speaking to Radio.com about the song, Smith said: "It’s an old English folk song written in the 1600s entitled ‘Oh, Waly, Waly’ and sometimes called ‘TheWater is Wide'. At one point in Tusk, the Michael Parks character sings a few verses, so I thought it might be nice to end the film with the song itself. Gerard turned the piece into this achingly beautiful, haunting declaration of undying, hopeless love."
Smith continued: "If you’ve ever been in that kind of love, this song will crush you. It’s such a heartbreaker, you can’t help but well up with tears. You could play this track at a wedding or at a funeral and it would be equally appropriate in both places. I love it."
Explaining how Way came to be involved in the movie, Smith said: "I’ve always been in love with Welcome to the Black Parade and my daughter is a massive My Chem fan who learned to play the bass guitar because she wanted to be Mikey Way.
"I reached out to Gerard and asked if he wanted to do the closing track. The man came over, watched the flick, and went to work. He’s such a tremendous guy with talent to burn. Plus? He’s from New Jersey. Naturally, that’s always a plus in my book."
My Chemical Romance split up in 2013 and released their greatest hits album, May Death Never Stop You last month.
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