[Baseball Songs] A Collection of Cheering Songs and Theme Music for High School Baseball, Professional Baseball, and Samurai Japan

Let It GoIdina Menzel

Disney’s Frozen “Let It Go” Sequence Performed by Idina Menzel

A song used in the 2013 Disney animated film Frozen.

It sparked a social phenomenon at the time as “Let It Go,” with audiences singing along in theaters.

It plays during the scene where Elsa, who possesses magic so powerful she can’t suppress it by will, freely unleashes her powers.

In that sense—expressing the idea of releasing the power suppressed within oneself—it also fits perfectly as an anthem of encouragement.

5,6,7,8steps

July 13, 2012 Intercity Baseball Tournament – Oji Paper – Cheer Medley

It’s the debut single by the British pop group Steps, and thanks to its upbeat feel, it often comes with choreography that everyone can enjoy together.

In high school baseball, it’s well known as Yūgakkan’s chance theme, and it’s even considered a potential “magic song” in the future.

Boom!Magokoro Burazāzu

Tokai University Sugao High School, dokan!

Who could have predicted that a song by THE Magokoro Brothers, released in 1990, would become this beloved at Koshien? Lately it’s even been featured in TV commercials—the song “Dokaan.” It practically feels like it was made for cheering at Koshien, with its plea, “Come on, smack a hit right here!!” The upbeat rhythm makes you want to clap along and shout your support.

You often hear it in the cheering section for Nihon University Third High School, a regular at Koshien.

Pretty FlyThe Offspring

The Offspring – Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)

This is a chance theme that became famous during the 88th Selected High School Baseball Tournament.

The original song is The Offspring’s “Pretty Fly,” known for its mondegreen mishearings, and it takes on a different kind of cool when arranged for brass band.

The song itself is so strikingly cool that, at the time, Yukiko Umezu reportedly went all the way to the opposite stand to confirm the song’s title.

Suki Suki SongMizumori Ado

Horikoshi High School Suki Suki Song

It’s the ending theme song from the anime “Himitsu no Akko-chan,” which used to air on TV.

Although the anime was originally aimed at girls, the detailed reasons why its song came to be widely used in high school baseball aren’t very clear.

However, in many cases it’s used as a chance theme.