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The track list for the “Kaiju No. 8 Original Soundtrack,” which will be released on Wednesday, June 26th, as well as the participating artists, product display photos, and bonus illustrations have been made public.
“Kaiju No. 8” is a hugely popular comic by Naoya Matsumoto that has garnered support from both within Japan and overseas. It has also been made into an anime by Production IG (animation production) and Studio Color (Kaiju Design & Works), and has been broadcast on TV Tokyo and other networks since April this year.
The music is handled by Bando Yudai, who is active as a contemporary classical composer while also expanding his field of activity to arranging the top scenes of J-POP. The soundtrack, which consists of 64 songs, includes the “Kaiju No. 8 Theme” that plays symbolically in the movie, “Kaiju Rock” with Sasaki “Kojiro” Takayuki (Gt.), King Gnu’s Arai Kazuki (Ba.), and Ishiwaka Shun (Dr.) as part of the project name “THE KAIJU BAND”, “Hoshino Theme” co-written with track maker MON/KU, “Sagamihara Extermination Operation” that condenses the ensemble power of Bando’s orchestra “Ensemble FOVE”, and “Scream feat. (sic)boy” and “Warcry feat. Okazaki Taiiku” as songs in the movie. The final song on the album is “Never Break Down”, which is used in the touching scene in episode 10 where Kaiju No. 8 saves the Japan Defense Force’s 3rd Unit from a critical situation, and LEO Imai is on vocals and provides the English lyrics.
In addition to LEO Imai, the song “Kikoru’s Theme – Extended ver.” used in episode 9 was co-produced by Patrick Paige II of The Internet, with participation from American rapper Suni MF, and was produced by a luxurious line-up that also included Kimishima Sora (Gt.) and Umei Misaki (Key.).
A diverse range of songs and artists from across genres came together to create the musical world of the anime “Kaiju No. 8,” with additional recordings made specifically for the soundtrack and the mix completely redone, resulting in a truly impressive musical work.
The product specifications have also been released, with a special package that comes with a sleeve case with the number 8 logo cut out. The manufacturer’s bonus logo sticker uses the artwork design from the pre-release release and comes in six random designs.
【release information】
Yudai Bando “Kaiju No. 8” Original Soundtrack
Release Date: 2024.06.26 (Wed.)
Label: Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
Cat.No.:COCP-42282～3
Price: ¥3,960 (Tax included)
Tracklist:
(DISC 1)
01. Prologue
02. Defense Force Theme
03. Monster Extermination
04. Monster Sweeper Inc.
05. Kafka Works feat. Gensuke Kanki, Keita Ogawa
06. Kaiju Sessions 1 feat. MELRAW, Keita Ogawa, Misaki Umei
07. A Dream for Two
08. Kaiju Attack!!!
09. Kaiju Rock feat. Takayuki Sasaki “Kojiro”, Kazuki Arai, Shun Ishiwaka
10. Struggle Part 1
11. Struggle Part 2
12. Admiration
13. Mina is on the move
14. Kaiju Beats 1 feat. RISA TANIGUCHI
15. Kaiju Sessions 2 feat. MELRAW
16. Kaiju Emergence
17. Theme of Kaiju No. 8
18. Mina and Kafka feat. Ensemble FOVE
19. Notification of Acceptance
20. Kaiju Sessions 3
21. Candidate
22. Defense Force Theme – Strings ver. feat. Ensemble FOVE
23. Kaiju Sessions 4 feat. Junichiro Taku
24. Kikoru’s Theme feat. MON/KU
25. The Defense Force Screening Exam
26. Revenge Match
27. Surprise Attack
28. Awakening feat. Kimishima Sora
29. Theme of Kaiju No. 8 – Fortitude 9.8
30. Truce
31. Metamorphosis
32. Bath Talk feat. Tadashi Machida
33. Scream feat. (sic)boy
34. Theme of the Defense Force – Dispatch
(DISC 2)
01. Sagamihara Punitive Operation
02. Kaiju Beats 2
03. First Mission
04. Release of Forces
05. Freeze Bullet
06. Kaiju Sessions 5 feat. Yu Sudo, Masateru Hori
07. Yume feat. Takuro Okada, Ensemble FOVE
08. Mina Attacks
09. Hoshina no Theme feat. MON/KU, LEO, Nakamura Kouki
10. Kaiju Beats 3 (vs. Kaiju No. 9)
11. Yuushuu feat. Ensemble FOVE
12. Pain feat. Ensemble FOVE
13. Warcry feat. Okazaki Taiiku
14. Kikoru no Theme – Extended ver. feat. Patrick Paige II, Suni MF
15. Kaiju Beats 4
16. Tachikawa Air Base on Fire
17. Defence Force Special Moves feat. Ensemble FOVE
18. Giant Monster Fortitude 9.0
19. Theme of the Defense Force – 3rd Unit ver.
20. (Coming Soon)
21. (Coming Soon)
22. (Coming Soon)
23. (Coming Soon)
24. (Coming Soon)
25. (Coming Soon)
26. (Coming Soon)
27. (Coming Soon)
28. (Coming Soon)
29. (Coming Soon)
30. Never Break Down feat. LEO Imai
*”Coming Soon” will be released on the release date
[Program information]
“Monster No. 8”
TV Tokyo series: Every Saturday from 23:00 on April 13th (Saturday)
X (ex. Twitter) will stream the show worldwide every Saturday from 23:00 starting April 13th (Sat)
The program will also be available on various streaming platforms starting at 11:30 p.m. after the broadcast ends.
