Masterpieces and popular songs of Ultra Tower
Ultra Tower is a four-piece band from Shiga Prefecture that began full-scale activities after advancing to the Japan Final of a Yamaha-sponsored audition in 2008.
Their songs weave a unique pop sensibility and positive messages into a rock sound, creating a gentle atmosphere.
The vocalist’s clear high-range singing voice is wonderful as well.
Ultratower’s Best and Most Popular Songs (1–10)
Song of Hopeurutora tawā
This is their major debut single and was also used as the opening theme for the anime Food Wars! (Shokugeki no Soma).
The vocal range is slightly wide, making the band’s distinctive singing—one of their defining traits—stand out prominently in the arrangement.
The lyrics are refreshingly themed around forging a path toward a hopeful future.
Mr. Herourutora tawā
It’s a song that suggests that a hero is simply someone who goes on an adventure—that even without elements like swords and magic, someone like me, doing my best to move forward, is a kind of hero too.
The melody has a laid-back, easygoing feel, while the lyrics convey a sense of giving it everything you’ve got.
Starfall Cityurutora tawā
Among the stars shining in the night sky, there are faint ones that go unnoticed, hidden among the brighter lights.
This song seems to contrast those dim stars—undeniably present in the night sky yet overlooked—with the self, who likely draws no one’s attention.
A idle night, it rainsurutora tawā
This is a track from their debut album “The Tower of the Sun and Moon,” released in 2014.
It conveys the bittersweetness and loneliness of reminiscing alone about someone who’s no longer by your side, expressed through beautiful vocals and sound.
The guitar’s quiet single notes add a stylish touch and resonate deeply.
RUBY SPARKSurutora tawā
This is a track that could be called the lead song of our major first mini-album.
It has a message that encourages the courage to move forward—like how you can’t see the future and won’t know unless you take a step—paired with a refreshing feel that expresses the very act of moving ahead.
heydayurutora tawā
This is a song included on the 2nd mini album “bluebell.” You can strongly feel in both the lyrics and the melody the determination to shake off anxiety and doubts and keep moving forward with single-minded focus.
The transitions between sections—like the first verse, the chorus, and the guitar solo—are stylish and make it a very pleasant listen.
little globeurutora tawā
The song they performed at the 2008 music contest “The 2nd Music Revolution” went on to connect to their subsequent activities, and it likely holds an important place for the band as well.
It’s a grand piece that sings of a small self in a small corner of the Earth and the miracle of having met.
yellow babyurutora tawā
It’s a track included at the end of the 2nd mini-album “bluebell.” Moving along with a relaxed, calm rhythm, it’s their own gentle and refreshing encouragement song that affirms being yourself, telling you, “You’re fine as you are—there’s no lie in that.”
I can hear the fanfare.urutora tawā
This is a track released as a digital-only second single.
Since it came out in the summer, it has a refreshing feel that evokes the early-summer sunshine.
True to the title “Fanfare,” it also conveys a sense of courage to move forward.
Fictionurutora tawā
It’s a track characterized by a slow tempo and vocals that feel like they’re speaking to you.
It conveys a sense of having unwittingly wandered onto a difficult path as various elements pile up, as well as the feeling of pushing forward with all one’s might while struggling along that road.