
"MEAN ANGEL” is Goodbye Castle's debut album. From the creative minds behind the film MEAN ANGEL successfully merges cinematic soundscape with art-pop and neoclassical textures into a bold, scary-cute aesthetic. This project brings together artists from France, Poland and Japan. The superb pianist and vocalist Magdalena Zuk is known worldwide for her artistry in bringing together her blend of classical and contemporary style. Combine that with the renowned skills of multi-instrumentalist Shinichiro Sudo and the exciting voices of Erika Matsushita and her TORANOKO girl performers, then add lyrics and direction led by Yuria Matsushita with immersive sound design by Yuya Shito and the result is a stunning experience.

Hide & Seek- Single
From the film "A Story Sewn and Bound with a Red Thread"
Inspired by Shuji Terayama
It is said that girls are as tender and
lovely as the ocean.
Yet on the contrary, they can be lonely and cruel.
Nevertheless, one cannot stop loving them.
I hope you won’t be tricked by a fairy tale…
Music by Magdalena Constance Zuk
Lyrics by Yuria Matsushita & Magdalena
Performed by Erika Matsushita & Beni Nishihara & Ayaka Inoue
Mixed by Yuya Shito

MEAN ANGEL - Album
"MEAN ANGEL” is Goodbye Castle's debut album. From the creative minds behind the film "MEAN ANGEL" successfully merges cinematic soundscape with art-pop and neoclassical textures into a bold, scary-cute aesthetic.
This is an experience in collaboration by the best artists from France, Poland and Japan who come together to perfect a genuinely international and interdisciplinary project for your complete enjoyment.
Music by Magdalena Constance Zuk & Shinichiro Sudo
Lyrics by Yuria Matsushita & Magdalena Constance Zuk
Performed by Erika Matsushita, Beni Nishihara, Ayaka Inoue, An Nishihara, Yuiko Omachi, Kotoko Omachi & Constance Rose
Mixed & Mastered by Yuya Shito
Art direction by Yuria Matsushita
Album Cover Design by Agnieszka Mori

FOUND YOU - Single
From the short film "MEAN ANGEL"
Inspired by Osamu Dazai
Into a "Kowa -Kawaii” (scary-cute) cinematic world — a mysterious, dreamlike debut single woven with fantasy.
‘FOUND YOU’ is not a conventional musical work. With its contemporary, melodic piano and vocals, it is an immersive experience, as if you are in a fantastic story-world.
This its the story of a girl perfectly preserved somewhere along the road to adolescence.
Music by Magdalena Constance Zuk
Lyrics by Yuria Matsushita & Magdalena Constance Zuk
Performed by An Nishihara & Constance Rose
Mixed by Yuya Shito

Prelude to the Parallel World- Single
From the promotion video "33 Thirty three"
Mystical adventure through beautiful and serene forest and a temple in rural Ehime.
It represents the daily life of Japanese temples and monks, and the beauty of nature.
Contemporary classical music by Magdalena Constance Zuk adds mysterious and spiritual colour.
Music by Magdalena Constance Zuk
Mixed by Yuya Shito

ABOUT
MAGDALENA CONSTANCE ZUK
Concert Pianist, Composer, Vocalist
L'amour de la musique mène toujours à la musique de l'amour... Jacques Prévert
The love of music always leads to the music of love...
The world-renowned Magdalena Constance Zuk is a Polish-born pianist, composer and vocalist based in Paris. She achieved great success in her studies in Poland, France and England.
At the invitation of Professor Eugen Indjic, Magdalena studied at La Schola Cantorum de Paris where she was awarded the Diploma Superieur, a Virtuosity Prize. She refined her artistry at the Royal College of Music in London where she studied piano with Kevin Kenner as well as film composition with David Burnand. This collaboration gained Magdalena special awards for composition and performance of piano and film music. Magdalena has also gained distinguished awards for exceptional talent such as The Richard Carne Award, The Pro Musica Award and The Ann Driver Award.
Magdalena Constance Zuk made her international debut in 1999 in Paris, where she performed Mozart’s Piano Concerto in B Flat Major, KV 595 at the Grande Amphithéâtre de la Sorbonne. This was followed by Szymanowski’s Symphony Concertante at the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall in London under Maestro Kees Bakels. Since then Magdalena has performed by invitation at many special events including a Chopin recital at the French premiere of Roman Polanski’s film, The Pianist, recitals with the chamber orchestra at St Martin in the Fields in London, Benjamin Britten’s Young Apollo and Gerald Finzi’s Eclogue. In 2011 Magdalena was awarded the prestigious TV Polonia Award for her outstanding promotion and representation of Polish culture on the international stage. She has over the last years toured extensively across Europe, South America and Japan. Among Magdalena’s great joys are her regular performances at the annual “Chopin Village Festival” on Shikoku Island in Japan, where she is an honoured performer. Magdalena Constance Zuk is a versatile artist whose projects blend her superior musical ability with many examples of artistic works. Her compositions, inspired by Velazquez and Turner, have been featured at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Magdalena’s work and performances have contributed to many films and television productions including Histoire de Look for TV Arte and a large number of acclaimed Polish films. Her solo piano album Couleur du Temps for Discovery Music & Vision was praised by Edward Greenfield in Gramophone magazine. The album Une belle histoire featured her original works for piano and voice and were recorded live in Japan, then released in collaboration with Japanese artists Yuria and Erika Matsushita. This collaboration resulted in new film projects, including A Story Sewn and Bound with a Red Thread (2020) for which Magdalena composed the music. That film received awards in Poland, England, France, Canada, Germany and the USA. Following that collaboration Magdalena composed the score for the Japanese promotional film 33 Thirty Three which was screened at the Japan Pavilion during the 75th Cannes Film Festival. In 2023 her skill of merging of various artistic genres led to her starring in the leading role of the musical Chopin 44. Her recent engagements in projects include composing the music for the premiere of the Japanese short film MEAN ANGEL (2024) by Yuria Matsushita. Magdalena continues to pursue concerts with collaboration in composition and singing. Her skill in the merging of various artistic genres and exploration of diverse avenues of artistic expression and artistic excellence distinguish her in the world of contemporary music.
