There seems to be no stopping the soaring popularity of animated film "Your Name." directed by Makoto Shinkai, as the body-swapping fantasy continues to attract fans at home and abroad.

Film critics list several reasons to the film's box office success, and the connection between the story and music is certainly one of them. Shinkai himself has admitted to the great weight music carries for his film.

Shinkai, considered one of the heirs apparent to his country's iconic and internationally renowned director Hayao Miyazaki, was all praises for Yojiro Noda, composer of the musical score for "Your Name." and vocalist of the rock band Radwimps.