Anime BGM compilation: background music and insert songs that color the story
When you watch anime, you hear all kinds of music in addition to the opening and ending themes.
These are what we generally call BGM and insert songs, and I bet many of you love the BGM and insert songs from certain shows—like, “I love the BGM in that series!”
In this article, we’ll introduce recommended tracks from the BGM and insert songs that play within popular anime series.
Many of these tracks are included on each show’s official soundtrack, so if you find something you like, be sure to check out the soundtrack as well.
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Anime BGM Collection: Background Music and Insert Songs that Color the Story (51–60)
I want to be friends.School Living Club / Yuki Takeya (Inori Minase) Kurumi Ebisuzawa (Ari Ozawa) Yuuri Wakasa (M・A・O) Miki Naoki (Rie Takahashi)
The opening song of School-Live! As the story of this anime progresses, the content gradually becomes more unsettling, and the opening animation’s background also gets increasingly strange to match it.
Watching that change was part of what made it enjoyable.
TouchIwasaki Yoshimi
A classic song released in 1985 that is still loved by many.
Despite its bittersweet, heartrending lyrics, the catchy, guitar-driven melody is instantly familiar and irresistibly singable.
It’s a track that feels like a symbol of youth.
Country RoadHon’na Yoko
The melody is packed with youthful memories and makes your heart ache in a sweet way.
Some people will remember those days and feel refreshed, while others will recall the scenery of their hometown and be moved to tears.
The ocarina interlude matches the bittersweet lyrics perfectly.
Aim to be a Pokémon MasterMatsumoto Rika
A song that brings back an unforgettable childhood.
It makes you feel as if you’ve returned to those days when you ran around everywhere, had all kinds of experiences, and everything felt like an adventure.
It’s an eternal classic you want to listen to when you want to feel once more that sense of dreams and hope.
Anime BGM compilation: background music and insert songs that color the story (61–70)
wingsAoi Eiru
It’s the opening theme for the TV anime The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance.
With its fade-in intro and distinctive melody, it’s a very cool and popular song.
It really showcases Eir Aoi’s powerful vocals.
Love is MY RAILSuzuki Konomi
This is the song that was used as the opening theme for the TV anime “Ange Vierge.” It’s a track where Konomi Suzuki—hugely popular as an anisong singer—pairs her pop, charming vocals perfectly with a rhythmic, fast-paced sound.
Fragments of LightTakahashi Yuu
It’s the opening theme for the TV anime “orange.” While mellow, the song has a somewhat pop, fast-paced feel, and its lyrics evoke “friendship” and “bonds,” making it a perfect fit for a youthful school-life anime.