Theme and insert songs of 'Your Name'
Your Name (2016), directed by Makoto Shinkai.
Of course the film’s story is captivating, but it also became a huge talking point for how essential the music is in elevating the narrative!
As you know, RADWIMPS handled all 22 pieces of the score and the 4 theme songs featured in the film.
In this article, I’ll introduce each track while also noting which scenes they were used in.
Enjoy these songs that are sure to bring the film’s story right back to mind.
Playlist
| Theme and insert songs of 'Your Name' | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1 | Sparkle (movie ver.)RADWIMPS | play_arrow | A fantastical scene where a comet splits apart and evacuation progresses |
| 2 | twilightRADWIMPS | play_arrow | Taki and Mitsuha write their names on each other’s hands to express their feelings |
| 3 | Dream LanternRADWIMPS | play_arrow | Excellent music and story in a movie's opening |
| 4 | Mitsuha’s ThemeRADWIMPS | play_arrow | Mitsuha, searching for the waterfall, hands over the braided cord. |
| 5 | The Vanished TownRADWIMPS | play_arrow | Taki learns in Itomori about the meteor strike and Mitsuha’s death |
| 6 | Zenzenzense (movie ver.)RADWIMPS | play_arrow | Your Name theme song RADWIMPS genius |
| 7 | Nandemonaiya (movie edit.)RADWIMPS | play_arrow | An inspiring song that wishes for a chance encounter |
| 8 | The Two’s AnomalyRADWIMPS | play_arrow | I'm excited about the body-swapping development. |
| 9 | strategy meetingRADWIMPS | play_arrow | The piece that plays in the scene where Taki devises a plan to save the townspeople |
| 10 | The Invisible TwoRADWIMPS | play_arrow | I can’t see the two of them; I can only hear their voices, and it’s sad. |
| 11 | Back to the sacred objectRADWIMPS | play_arrow | The intersection of Taki’s anxiety and hope as he searches for the sacred object (goshintai) |
| 12 | sacred object of worshipRADWIMPS | play_arrow | The scene where Taki, in Mitsuha’s body, offers sake to the sacred object (goshintai). |
| 13 | Chewed (mouth-fermented) sake tripRADWIMPS | play_arrow | Moved by visuals and music, a plot of switching places |
| 14 | libraryRADWIMPS | play_arrow | Taki learns the truth about the comet’s fall and is bewildered |
| 15 | Persuading the MayorRADWIMPS | play_arrow | Taki becomes one with Mitsuha and persuades her father |
| 16 | Autumn FestivalRADWIMPS | play_arrow | Mitsuha’s earnest feelings and the omen of fate |
| 17 | dateRADWIMPS | play_arrow | Expressing Taki and Senpai’s anxieties and inner conflicts about their date |
| 18 | Night at the ryokanRADWIMPS | play_arrow | The sadness of Taki forgetting Mitsuha |
| 19 | My First Time, TokyoRADWIMPS | play_arrow | Expressing in sound the exhilaration Mitsuha experienced in Tokyo |
| 20 | dream caféRADWIMPS | play_arrow | Mitsuha works hard at her part-time job at a cafe. |
| 21 | SparkleRADWIMPS | play_arrow | Theme song of the movie Your Name by RADWIMPS |
| 22 | Date 2RADWIMPS | play_arrow | A story about Taki, who is struggling with job hunting, and grows through a reunion with a senior who has gotten married. |
| 23 | It’s nothing.RADWIMPS | play_arrow | A soul-stirring masterpiece: RADWIMPS’s classic song |
| 24 | Theme of Senpai OkuderaRADWIMPS | play_arrow | Mitsuha repairs Senior Okudera’s damaged skirt by sewing |
| 25 | Hida ExplorationRADWIMPS | play_arrow | Taki heads to Hida to look for Mitsuha |
| 26 | Itomori High SchoolRADWIMPS | play_arrow | Depict Mitsuha’s simple and joyful school life |
| 27 | Mitsuha’s commute to schoolRADWIMPS | play_arrow | Mitsuha’s commute scene, living energetically in the countryside |
| 28 | The waterfall that evokes memoriesRADWIMPS | play_arrow | Taki follows his fading memories to go meet Mitsuha |


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