Moving songs featured in commercials: timeless masterpieces that move the heart
Have you ever been watching TV and found yourself unexpectedly captivated by a commercial jingle? You might forget the product, but that melody just won’t leave your head.
Many of you have probably had that experience.
In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of moving CM songs just like that! From tear-jerking masterpieces to nostalgic tunes that bring back memories of days gone by, you’re sure to find tracks that stay with you.
Take your time and give them a listen!
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Moving songs featured in commercials: masterpieces that touch the heart (31–40)
ColorFurusawa Tsuyoshi
Mr.
Tsuyoshi Furusawa, with his modest features, always sings songs that resonate with the heart.
The way he pours emotion into his singing while playing the guitar is deeply moving.
“Color” was also used as a tie-in song for a Nippon Ham corporate commercial, and he seems poised to grow in popularity.
He is a talented singer recognized by Mr.
Kobuchi of Kobukuro.
Shadows of SummerMrs. GREEN APPLE
This song, crafted by Mrs.
GREEN APPLE, features a breezy band ensemble and crystal-clear harmonies that are truly beautiful.
The lyrics, imbued with a sense of late summer, portray a feeling that pins unspoken excitement and hesitation on “the fault of summer,” a sentiment that is sure to move many listeners with its poignancy.
You’ll be drawn into a world that gently captures the fleeting loneliness of growing up.
Released in August 2025 as the song for the “Kirin Gogo no Kocha” commercial, it also drew attention as the band’s first summer-themed work in about seven years.
Put it on during a sentimental night, and it will surely stay close to your heart.
yearsSakanakushon
Many of you may remember it playing with Ichiro Yamaguchi’s narration in the Honda “Insight” commercial.
It’s a song Sakanaction released to the world in July 2011 as the B-side to the single “Bach no Senritsu o Yoru ni Kiita Seidesu.” It portrays the determination to keep believing in the unchanging things within oneself, even while being exposed to the currents of the times.
When you want to reexamine your core, listening to it will surely support your heart.
Embraced by the windTeshima Aoi
Many people find that Aoi Teshima’s whisper-soft singing voice alone soothes the heart.
This track’s warm, classically tinged melody—woven from piano and strings—gently wraps around the listener.
And the lyrics’ determination to face forward despite inner conflict will surely resonate with many.
Scheduled for release in July 2025, it was originally a commercial song, and because its worldview aligned with the film “The Town with Storehouses,” it was also chosen as the theme song.
It’s a piece that lightens the heart when you’re feeling lost.
With love from a certain futureback number
This is a song that was featured in a MOS Burger commercial aired in 2025 and released the same year as a digital single.
The song was written specifically for this commercial.
The lyrics are composed as a message sent from the future to the past.
For those who are finding life difficult right now, it may serve as a spark to nurture hope for the future.
Along with Iyori Shimizu’s gentle vocals and the calm melody line, listening to it can make you feel as if you’re being softly, kindly encouraged from behind.
Moving songs featured in commercials: masterpieces that move the heart (41–50)
All the days hard to leave behindOda Kazumasa
This commercial, presented in a slideshow format using lovely everyday photos with family and friends, is a classic style for Meiji Yasuda Life.
Every photo is truly wonderful, and watching them warms the heart.
The background music is, as always, by Kazumasa Oda.
The song featured in this commercial is “Subete Sarigataki Hibi,” released in 2024.
It’s a superb ballad that’s sure to move you, with lyrics expressing gratitude to the people who have supported you, delivered through Oda’s heartfelt vocals.
The crown of glory shines upon you.Ōmori Motoki (Mrs. GREEN APPLE)
This commercial, produced for the 105th National High School Baseball Championship Memorial Tournament, portrays the drama of a young ballplayer taking on a game.
Because it’s told from the player’s perspective and traces the road leading up to that moment, the emotion of finally standing on the Koshien field comes across vividly.
The song Eikan wa Kimi ni Kagayaku, sung by Motoki Omori of Mrs.
GREEN APPLE, is also moving.
His powerful vocals layered with piano strongly evoke gratitude toward those who offered support and a firm resolve for the game.
