Humbert Humbert’s Collection of Masterpieces | Simple Melodies by a Husband-and-Wife Duo

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Humbert Humbert “Laughing and Falling Down” (Official Audio)

It’s a very warm work that makes the small happenings of everyday life feel precious.

It’s the theme song for NHK’s morning drama series “Bakebake,” starting on September 29, 2025.

The song was created by Humbert Humbert, a popular husband-and-wife duo known for their folk-based music.

In producing it, they reportedly read deeply into the autobiography of the person who inspired the story and wrote the song by fully inhabiting the protagonist’s perspective.

It’s the kind of tune you’ll find yourself humming at the start of an ordinary day or on a night when your heart feels a little tired—one that will surely add color to people’s mornings.

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Humbert Humbert “Cape” (Official Music Video)

It’s a song that lifts your spirits with a refreshing sense of speed, as if you’re traveling along an endless coastline.

Created by Humbert Humbert, a husband-and-wife duo who deliver heartwarming music rooted in folk, it blends straightforward love-filled lyrics with a slightly nostalgic melody to unfold a worldview that seems to brightly illuminate a future with someone dear.

The track was released in advance in July 2022 and is included on the album “Jobuna Watashitachi” (Sturdy Us).

It’s also recommended for moments when you want to feel positive—like summer drives or the start of a new chapter in life.

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"Appointment" Humbert Humbert / Fiddler's Bid

This is a song by Humbert Humbert, a husband-and-wife music duo.

While waiting for a loved one on a station platform, the song captures both the loneliness and the swelling anticipation of seeing them soon.

It sings of earnest feelings that make even the waiting time itself feel precious.

The track is included on the album “Sasurai-ki,” released in November 2010, and became well-known as a commercial song for Odakyu Electric Railway.

If you listen to it during those slightly bittersweet moments of waiting for someone, that time will surely feel even more special.

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Humbert Humbert “Sky in a Dream” (Official Music Video)

This work captivates with a fantastical world that feels like it’s telling a tale from long ago.

It’s a song by the husband-and-wife duo Humbert Humbert, themed around the imaginative idea that people once had wings on their backs.

Longing for lost freedom and nostalgia for dreams of flying through the sky are portrayed in a bittersweet yet warm melody.

Written in April 2022 as the theme song for the live-streamed comedy play “Yumeji Airport,” it was later included on the album “Joubu na Watashitachi.” When you want to free your heart from the everyday, these gentle tones will lift your spirits lightly.

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Humbert Humbert “In The Dark” (Official Music Video)

This piece is performed as if gently accompanying the memory of a loved one who has been lost.

Written and composed by Ryosei Sato, it portrays a serious, introspective worldview.

The melody is striking for the warmth it conveys even amid sorrow.

The track is included on the album “Carnival Dreams,” released in November 2024.

In April 2025, a music video featuring actor Mikako Ichikawa was also released.

The dreamlike visuals woven from overseas cityscapes feel like a journey through a dream.

It’s recommended for quiet nights when you want to be alone with your thoughts.

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Humbert Humbert – Boku no ohisama [Official Music Video]

This song gives voice to inner complexes and those frustrating feelings that resist words.

It’s included on the acclaimed album “Mukashi Boku wa Mijime Datta,” released in May 2014 by the husband-and-wife duo Humbert Humbert.

Carried by the warm tones of acoustic guitar, the protagonist’s aching heart—caught between ideals and reality—is tenderly portrayed through the pair’s gentle harmonies.

A decade later, the track was chosen as the theme song for a film released in 2024.

It’s also memorable that the director drew the story’s initial inspiration from this very piece.

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Humbert Humbert “The Outcome of Love” (Official Music Video)

Humbert Humbert is a husband-and-wife duo formed in 1998.

This work, which humorously portrays the ups and downs of romance, was reportedly created with the artist fully immersing themselves as the drama’s protagonist.

The lyrics—both insightful and warm—resonate deeply, carried by harmonies only a married pair could achieve.

Released in September 2021, the song was written as the opening theme for the TV Tokyo drama “My Big Sister.” It was later included on the album “Sturdy Us.” It’s a recommended listen on nights when you’re worn out by human relationships and want to relax.