[Baseball Songs] A collection of cheer songs and theme music for high school baseball, professional baseball, and Samurai Japan
When it comes to Japan’s national sport, baseball surely comes to mind.
Professional baseball is a given, but high school baseball is also incredibly popular, with many fans looking forward to it every year.
The WBC, which crowns the world’s best, brings huge excitement as well.
Essential to baseball are the support songs that cheer on the players and the theme music for broadcast programs.
In this article, we’ll introduce a comprehensive lineup of classic cheer songs and past theme tracks.
From songs that boost players’ morale to tracks that colored unforgettable dramas on the field, we’ve selected nothing but masterpieces—enjoy!
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[Baseball Songs] A roundup of cheer songs and theme music for High School Baseball, Nippon Professional Baseball, and Samurai Japan (101–110)
Triton of the SeaRika Sudo, Princess Kaguya
This is the theme song from the anime Triton of the Sea, based on Osamu Tezuka’s manga.
Although the story itself has nothing to do with sports, its bold brass sound has made it a classic as a stadium cheering theme.
The calm, resonant atmosphere evokes a sense of looking back on all the effort put in so far while quietly stirring courage.
The lyrics, which convey moving toward dreams and the future, are also striking, making it a song that seems likely to empower scenes in high school baseball where players strive to grasp their dreams.
Astro BoyTakasai Tatsuo
High school baseball cheer songs often come from anime, don’t they? Touch, Theme of Lupin the Third, and this Astro Boy, too.
It’s the well-known theme song that’s been used since the very first broadcast of the 1963 Astro Boy anime.
Because the melody is so familiar, it really works even in a wind band arrangement.
In high school baseball, it’s famous as a cheer song for the baseball teams of Tokai University Sagami High School and Yokohama High School.
With the music playing, you can’t help wanting to shout the players’ names in time with the beat, right?
HeroD.O.A.
It’s a song by the three-piece rock band doa.
With words as powerful as a pep talk, the lyrics give you an all-out boost—high school baseball players might feel as if they’ve gotten a slap on the cheek, straightening their backs in an instant.
It’s a no-frills, straight-up fight song that helps you reclaim your weakening resolve.
While it’s not exactly a staple of baseball cheering songs, it’s a track that gives you strength when it really counts.
From Me to Youflumpool
The upbeat anthem that represents flumpool, “Kimi ni Todoke,” has a memorable anecdote from the summer of 2019 high school baseball: the captain and catcher Noguchi of Osaka’s Riseisha High School chose it as their cheer song, and vocalist Yamamura—who’s from the same junior high and was in the baseball club—sent him a message of support on Twitter.
They faced Seiryo High School in the final, delivering a classic showdown that moved many people.
The fresh, heartfelt vocals and the driving sound really set your heart racing.
It’s truly a song that makes you feel the power of music!
Dream Deliverynaniwa danshi
This song is by the Johnny’s idol group Naniwa Danshi, whose members are all from western Japan.
They’ve been performing it since their days as Kansai Johnny’s Jr., and it was also selected as the theme song for Nettō Kōshien.
The expansive, soaring sound is striking, and you can feel a resolve to forge ahead into the future while looking back on past efforts and memories.
The lyrics vividly trace the path of hard work, expressing hope for the future and the strength of bonds with friends.
With its uplifting message that feels like sprinting through youth at full throttle, it’s a perfect fit as a fight song.
[Baseball Songs] A Collection of Cheering Songs and Theme Music for High School Baseball, Professional Baseball, and Samurai Japan (111–120)
Erotica SevenSazan Ōrusutāzu
It’s their 32nd single, released in 1993, and it was reissued as an 8 cm single in 1998 and a 12 cm single in 2005.
It became their biggest hit after “TSUNAMI.” The song evokes summer, featuring a flashy horn sound, and is often played at the Summer Koshien high school baseball tournament.
Rokko OroshiTōwatari Yoshinori
When it comes to baseball fight songs in Kansai, isn’t this the one that comes to mind? Many people must be familiar with it from childhood.
And no wonder—the song was composed in 1936.
It’s said to be the oldest team song among those of existing professional baseball teams.