[Baseball Songs] A Collection of Cheering Songs and Theme Music for High School Baseball, Professional Baseball, and Samurai Japan
When you think of songs that electrify a baseball game, what comes to mind?From the chants that echo through the stadium, to the songs forever linked with Samurai Japan’s triumphs, to that one track that colors the emotion of high school baseball—baseball and music are inseparable.Songs that lift players’ spirits and unite the crowd carry a special power that goes beyond sports.In this article, we’ll introduce a wide range of baseball-related tracks that will make watching games at the ballpark or on TV even more exciting.Give them a listen, and you’ll surely feel the heat of the diamond come rushing back!
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[Baseball Songs] A Collection of Cheering Songs & Theme Music for High School Baseball, Professional Baseball, and Samurai Japan (41–50)
El CumbancheroRafael Hernández
A classic CD and sheet music series in the wind band world is New Sounds in Brass.
In 1995, El Cumbanchero was included in the series.
Since high school baseball cheering is typically led by school wind bands, and because of the song’s energetic feel, El Cumbanchero gradually became established as a baseball cheer song.
Many schools use it, so you often hear it during TV broadcasts of the National High School Baseball Championship.
When this tune starts playing, it really feels like summer, doesn’t it?
[Baseball Songs] A collection of cheer songs and theme tracks for High School Baseball, Nippon Professional Baseball, and Samurai Japan (51–60)
Crimson Bow and ArrowLinked Horizon
One of the tracks included on the 2013 release “Jiyuu e no Shingeki” (“March to Freedom”).
It’s a hugely popular song that served as the first opening theme for the TV anime Attack on Titan.
Because anime and manga are especially popular among junior high and high school students, the song has also come to be used in high school baseball.
CopacabanaBarry Manilow
Some of you who watch high school baseball may have been intrigued by that Latin-style tune.
The song is called “Copacabana.” It’s a track by American singer-songwriter Barry Manilow.
The title “Copacabana” refers to a resort area, and the song tells a story of a passionate romance and parting between a man and a woman that unfolds there.
It also happens to include phrases that, in a way, resonate with baseball, which may be why it’s used as a cheering song.
Dear…TSUNAMI
A passionate, fast-paced sound that shakes the listener’s soul resonates in your chest.
The fervor of the ballplayers single-mindedly chasing the white ball and the irreplaceable moments shared with their teammates vividly come back to life.
Featured on the single “Taiyo/Dear…” released in August 1997, this song served as the theme for TV Asahi/ABC’s “Netto Koshien,” heightening the emotion of countless memorable scenes.
When you want to awaken memories of summer, or when you want to cheer on someone giving their all, it will surely be there by your side.
Ama-chan Opening Themeamachan supesharu biggu bando
Composed by Yoshihide Otomo, this is the opening theme for the hugely popular morning drama Amachan.
It’s an instrumental piece, and this is the first time since 2010’s Teppan that a song without lyrics has been used for the opening.
With a bright ska groove and extensive use of instruments commonly found in wind ensembles in the original, it’s often performed by bands as is.
TouchIwasaki Yoshimi
Yoshimi Iwasaki’s “Touch,” which became the theme song when the baseball-themed manga Touch was adapted into an anime, is a timeless classic beloved across generations and a staple among baseball cheer songs.
Because it’s so familiar and guaranteed to energize the crowd, countless high schools use it as their cheer anthem.
In fact, you can hardly watch a high school baseball broadcast without hearing it.
It’s the perfect song to ignite the fighting spirit of both pitcher and batter as they face off under the blazing sun with unwavering focus!
Chance Theme 0Yokohama DeNA Beisutāzu
When you think of Yokohama, you think of this fight song.
It’s one of the chance themes played when a run seems likely to score.
It’s said to be so powerful that for the opposing team’s cheering squad, hearing this song “makes cold sweat break out.” Beyond the cool lyrics, the balance between the shouted parts and the sung lines is excellent, and the momentum builds toward the end, so singing it is guaranteed to feel exhilarating.
If it’s your first time, definitely sing along and experience how great cheering can feel!
