The song from My Neighbor Totoro. Theme song and insert song.
When it comes to Ghibli works that are immensely popular with children, My Neighbor Totoro is the one that stands out!
My Neighbor Totoro is a story about two sisters who move to the countryside and their encounters with mysterious creatures that only children can see.
In this article, we’ll introduce the theme song and insert songs from My Neighbor Totoro.
Totoro’s theme song is also a classic for children’s dance routines!
Many of you may already know it, but take this opportunity to check out the insert songs as well.
Experience the mysterious world the sisters felt—together with them!
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Song(s) from My Neighbor Totoro. Theme song and insert songs (1–10)
Path of the WindJoe Hisaishi
It’s the piece that plays in My Neighbor Totoro during scenes where Mei and Satsuki experience the nature around their new home.
In Japan, it has long been said that a deity dwells in each and every element of nature.
This is a mystical composition that evokes a sense of a fantastical presence within the trees themselves.
lost childAzumi Inoue
In the story, Mei gets lost, right? This piece conveys Satsuki desperately searching for the lost Mei.
You can really feel how worried she is.
It carries the wish for Mei to return safely.
My Neighbor TotoroAzumi Inoue
As you can tell from the title, this is the theme song and ending theme of My Neighbor Totoro.
It’s a story that unfolds around Totoro, a fairy that only children can see, and the sisters who encounter it, and the lyrics feel like a condensed reflection of the film’s rich content.
Totoro Next Door songs. Theme and insert songs (11–20)
small photoJoe Hisaishi
Included in the image song collection for My Neighbor Totoro is this track, “A Small Photograph.” Its warm and beautiful melody—so quintessentially Ghibli—was composed by Joe Hisaishi.
Totoro fans may already be familiar with it.
The lyrics, sung while recalling the mother’s own childhood—around Satsuki and Mei’s age, perhaps—are deeply moving.
Flight on a Moonlit NightJoe Hisaishi
This piece is the music from the scene where Satsuki and Mei ride Totoro and fly through the night sky.
That slightly mysterious, thrilling moment that feels like a secret just for children is a dreamlike, unforgettable scene even when you grow up.
This track features an outstanding arrangement that captures that moment in a fun, light, and slightly mystical way—music that feels like it could bring good dreams anytime.
Mei and the soot spritesJoe Hisaishi
This charming, mysterious, and grandly arranged piece is themed around the familiar Susuwatari, also known as “Makkuro Kurosuke.” They’re the first strange creatures Mei encounters after moving, and they also appear in Spirited Away—beloved little black beings essential to the world of Ghibli.
This song captures their quirky, enigmatic nature.
The Great Tree of TsukamoriJoe Hisaishi
A song used in the scene where, with the help of Totoro and his friends, the seeds Mei and the others planted rapidly grow into a great tree.
Among the many masterpieces in the soundtrack of My Neighbor Totoro, this piece has moved countless people with its particularly beautiful melody.
Perhaps the reason we’re so deeply moved by the grandeur of the towering O-Tsukamori tree as it rises in that scene is the brilliance of this music.