Songs to use in the memory movie. Let’s look back on our memories before graduation!
Memory movies made by stitching together lots of photos and videos are often given for moments overflowing with feelings for someone special.
There are memory movies that look back on travel memories or on a year spent with your partner for an anniversary, but the most commonly made memory movies are probably the ones that reflect on school life before graduation, right?
In this article, we’ll introduce songs that are perfect for memory movies that look back on student life!
Along with tracks themed around friendship, try using songs that sing about meeting someone important in your memory movie.
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Songs to use in a memory movie. Let’s look back on our memories before graduation! (1–10)
WithIkuta Rira
With, a song perfectly suited for the milestone of graduation, touches the heartstrings with Rira Ikuta’s crystal-clear voice.
Born against the backdrop of the profound story in the film Analog, it features a warmly resonant melody.
Released in October 2023, it captivated listeners and wouldn’t let go.
Its lyrics, which sing of pure affection, are perfect for moments of reflecting on encounters with friends and loved ones.
Paired with a video expressing gratitude before graduation, it will surely make for a wonderful movie.
As you listen to With, overflowing with heartfelt emotion, take a moment to look back on your cherished memories.
If you laugh at the skywacci
Sora ni Waraeba, released digitally by wacci in 2018, is a song that makes you want to look back on your memories before graduation.
It reached No.
1 on LINE MUSIC’s real-time rankings.
It became a hot topic through self-made videos by junior and senior high school students, and resonated deeply with many students.
Even amid tough practice and moments of disappointment in school life, there were days of laughing and crying with friends.
This wonderful track sings of the hope that the time you’ve made it through will lead into the future.
Memories won’t stop flooding backNogizaka 46
“Memories That Won’t Stop” welcomes Aruno Nakanishi as the new center, opening the door to a new era.
Its stirring lyrics and melody tinged with youthful nostalgia color the memories of graduation season.
Anticipation grows as their own story intertwines with the tale behind the song.
The lyrics, which capture various moments of school life, are perfect for reflecting before stepping into the future.
Try creating a memory video that makes the most of their beautiful vocals, which remind us of the importance of the time we spent together.
Songs to use in a memory movie. Let’s look back on our memories before graduation! (11–20)
I won’t forget the days with you.Te ga kuriimu pan
“I Won’t Forget the Days With You” portrays a farewell scene between friends who spent their school days together.
Created in 2022 by singer-songwriter Tegakuriimpan, who gained attention through social media like TikTok, the song carries a bittersweet yet heartwarming message depicting friendships that sometimes involved quarrels and shared laughter.
With a gentle, airy band sound and her gradually spreading, emotional vocals, the track resonates deeply.
Try creating a memory video to match the lyrics, which vow that the friendship between the two will never end.
C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h.ONE OK ROCK
A four-piece rock band, ONE OK ROCK, whose modern evolution of classic rock sounds has earned them popularity overseas.
This song, included on their 5th album “Zankyo Reference,” carries a message from vocalist Taka—who was in his early twenties at the time of writing—to friends about to step out into society.
Looking back on their youth, the lyrics say that even as each person begins walking toward a new future, there are things that won’t change.
It’s a rock tune that eases the loneliness and anxiety felt before graduation, with a liberating, heart-shaking chorus that reaffirms the greatness of friendship.
MessageNaoto Intiraymi
An inspiring song that sings of dreams, hope, and the strength to overcome challenges.
Naoto Inti Raymi’s warm vocals deliver courage and energy to listeners.
This work emphasizes cherishing the fleeting moments of life and celebrates the joy of chasing dreams together with friends.
Released in February 2012, it was also used as the image song for the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament.
It’s perfect as background music for memory videos and is sure to resonate with students approaching graduation.
Highly recommended for those who want to look back on bonds with friends and memories of youth.
CorrectRADWIMPS
This piece was created for an event where music is made together with 18-year-olds across the country.
How will we face questions that have no fixed answers, unlike those taught in school? The lyrics, which sing about the beginning of a journey to find one’s own “right answer,” are sure to resonate with many people.
The words that portray encounters with irreplaceable friends and the farewells that eventually come also strike a chord, don’t they? The song was composed in 2018 for the NHK program “RADWIMPS 18 Festival” to be performed in chorus with young people, and its structure—unfolding from a beautiful piano-led melody into a grand band sound—is moving as well.
It’s a warm anthem of encouragement that we hope everyone facing the milestone of graduation, with mixed feelings of anxiety and anticipation, will listen to.