The theme song and cheer song of the golf show really get you hyped up
When you watch a golf broadcast, doesn’t that stirring music start playing? The theme songs that rise with the excitement of the match seem to have a mysterious power to unite the hearts of players and spectators.
The hush before a tense final putt, the jubilant anthem at the instant a champion is crowned…
For golf fans, music is inseparable from the memories of the game.
Let us introduce a lineup of exhilarating classics!
Golf show theme songs and cheer songs that get you hyped (1–10)
Love YourselfLittle Glee Monster
It’s an uplifting anthem whose majestic sound shines like light breaking through the clouds, and whose powerful harmonies by Little Glee Monster strike straight at the heart.
The song is a track from the album “BRIGHT NEW WORLD,” released in February 2020.
As the theme song for the “WOWOW LPGA Women’s Golf Tour 2020 Season,” it vividly colored the athletes’ passionate battles.
Carried by their beautiful vocals, the strong resolve not to be satisfied with the status quo and to choose one’s own future resonates directly within you.
It seems to mirror the players who face themselves and stake everything on a single shot, and it has the power to fire up the hearts of viewers as well.
When you’re taking a new step or need the courage to believe in yourself, listening to it will surely give you a supportive push.
Giant Killing (with Noritake Kinashi)Naoto Intiraymi
A collaboration track between singer-songwriter Naoto Inti Raymi—who has traveled the world—and his idol, Noritake Kinashi.
The song weaves in worldwide rhythms and makes you feel the roaring excitement of a stadium.
It captures the trembling nerves and soaring exhilaration of a challenger standing before the big stage, and it really sets your heart on fire as you listen.
Included on the album “Fantazista,” released in April 2024, the track was also selected as the theme song for TV Tokyo’s golf broadcasts.
It’s a powerful, uplifting anthem that gives you courage when you want to crank your spirits to the max before an important showdown!
Why Not / I Am (Remix 2005)Hilary Duff
A track by Hilary Duff that lifts your spirits with sparkling pop sounds and a cute vocal.
It’s a remix that builds on the appeal of the original while adding even more dynamism.
The message—like a firm push on the back asking, “Why not just do it?”—stirs your heart and gives you courage.
The original version was also used in the film The Lizzie McGuire Movie.
It’s a perfect song to draw out your best performance when you want to believe in yourself in tense moments.
This catchy number was also featured in TV coverage of the U.S.
Women’s Open Golf.
Luminous SkyLuminous
A song performed by Luminous, a three-woman vocal unit of music university graduates, that soars from a dramatic intro into magnificent harmony.
Chosen as the theme for TV Asahi’s coverage of the AIG Women’s Open, it has become a track that symbolizes summer golf broadcasts.
Its universal theme—pressing toward the light of hope even in adversity—mirrors the athletes’ spirit of challenge and is sure to stir viewers’ hearts.
The grand sound woven by Celtic timbres elevates your mood to a peak.
It’s a cinematic anthem of encouragement you’ll want to play on the morning of an important challenge, to give yourself that final push.
At the End of SorrowElefanto Kashimashi
Elephant Kashimashi, the rock band known for their powerful sound and soulful vocals.
One of the masterpieces they created truly hits straight to the heart as an anthem for life.
This song is a memorable single released in April 1996, marking the band’s new start.
It was chosen as the fifth opening theme for BS TV Tokyo’s “Golf Samurai, Appears!” and is also included on the album “Kokoro ni Hana wo.” When this track plays as a player faces a tough par putt, or at the very moment they clinch victory after a long battle, the emotion becomes even deeper.
Explore the FieldKobayashi Kaori
A track by saxophonist Kaori Kobayashi, who is active across a wide range of genres with jazz as her foundation.
Featured on her album “Glow,” released in March 2007, this piece was selected as the ending theme for TV Tokyo’s golf program “Netto! Golf Kōjō Iinkai.” The emotional saxophone tones riding on a driving, exhilarating groove create an open, liberating feeling—as if you’re gazing out over a vast green.
Even without lyrics, the powerful melody that seems to push forward toward the horizon gently encourages anyone facing a challenge.
It’s a positive fusion number that lets you savor the afterglow of a heated match while giving you energy for tomorrow.
PARALLEL PARALLELTōhōshinki
A Latin-style dance tune that blows away the winter chill and sets hearts ablaze! This track by TVXQ, one of Asia’s leading acts, was released in February 2023 as their 50th single in Japan and was chosen as the theme song for WOWOW’s LPGA Women’s Golf Tour 2023 season.
Echoing the solitary resolve of athletes competing under pressure, this song is a rousing anthem that unites the hearts of players facing tense shots and the spectators cheering them on.