[Baseball Songs] A collection of cheer songs and theme music for high school baseball, professional baseball, and Samurai Japan

a bright red sunMisora Hibari

Crimson Sun

This song was performed in 1967, during the heyday of Group Sounds, with the five members of Jackie Yoshikawa & Blue Comets backing the vocals.

It was originally included on a 20th-anniversary album, but due to its positive reception, it was released as a single.

It has been covered by various artists.

GO! GO! TritonHideta Itsuki

[Triton of the Sea] GO GO Triton Hideki Yuki, Suginami Children’s Choir (with lyrics)

This is the opening theme of the anime Triton of the Sea, based on a manga by Osamu Tezuka.

Its bold, stirring sound evokes Triton setting out on an adventure, and the piece is often performed as a fight song.

Despite being an older work unrelated to baseball, the fact that school bands have continued to play it for so long shows just how beloved it is.

Centered on lower registers and played with power, it’s a piece that stirs the courage to face the challenges before you.

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Over DriveJUDY AND MARY

★JUDY AND MARY – OVERDRIVE (LIVE) ★

Characterized by a refreshing rock sound and memorable melodies, this song is known as one of JUDY AND MARY’s signature works.

Released as a single in June 1995, it debuted at No.

4 on the Oricon chart and sold over 600,000 copies.

With YUKI’s vocals and TAKUYA’s guitar blending perfectly, it leaves a strong impression with a sense of speed that feels like chasing the summer sun.

It’s also a perfect song for baseball cheering, with the chorus especially being used often.

A track that brings back pages of youth and gives you energy—highly recommended as a companion for watching sports.

Ten thousand feet in the AlpsAmerika aikokuka

[Ultra High-Speed Alpus Ichimanjaku] Maebashi Ikuei @ Spring Kanto Tournament

The original melody is the American patriotic song Yankee Doodle.

Lyrics related to mountain climbing were added, and it is well known in Japan as “Alps Ichiman-jaku.” It is mainly played when the team is on the offensive, and it’s a song that gets the Alps stands fired up.

Feathers of the SphereSukima Suichi

Sukima Switch / Wings of the Sphere from TOUR 2007 “Evening Breeze Travel”

This song was included as the coupling track to “Guarana” in 2006.

It served as the unified theme song for Asahi Broadcasting’s “2006 Summer High School Baseball,” and in 2007, Masahiro Tanaka—then with the Rakuten Eagles—used it as his entrance music at Rakuten’s home games.

Hello UncleKina Shōkichi & Chanpurūzu

Okinawa “Haisai Ojisan” by Shoukichi Kina & Champloose

This is a signature song by Okinawan musician Shoukichi Kina & Champloose.

Incorporating the rhythms and scales of Okinawan folk music, it has a lively feel and has become established as a creative folk song that spread across Japan.

As a piece that symbolizes Okinawa, it is always used to cheer on the Okinawa representatives at the national high school baseball tournament.

While exuberantly dancing the Okinawan kachāshī, people sing this song in chorus, igniting the Okinawan spirit of the players.

Although it wasn’t written with sports in mind, it overflows with love for one’s hometown, conveying the importance of moving forward with gratitude for the place where you were born, raised, and have worked hard.

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BambinaHotei Tomoyasu

Tomoyasu Hotei / HOTEI – Bambina

This is Tomoyasu Hotei’s 17th single, released in 1999, and it was used as the theme song for TBS’s music program COUNTDOWN TV in April 1999.

It’s an upbeat, lively rock track that is often played as an entrance theme or cheer song at high school baseball games.