Everything I write is accompanied by music. As far as I’m concerned, music is one of life’s main pleasures and should be enjoyed whenever possible, for whatever reason you want. For me, music is governed by mood and vice versa, which is why I want to share this soundtrack; it gives things an extra dimension. Of course, I can’t just give you this music, copyright for better or worse is a thing and we all have to deal with it. But you can go and find it for yourself. For this book, I’ve included YouTube and Bandcamp links for most stuff, if you don’t have the recordings yourself, but I can give no guarantee that they will function, so be prepared to go and search for this stuff yourself; I have no idea about Spotify or Pandora or any of that silliness, I won’t subscribe to music (which is why you should make a backup of your kindle books too!). And of course, you should go out and buy anything that you like the sound of.
This is organised by book section, with a descriptive title for each piece of music that should be relatively easy to relate to story moments.
JOB ZERO
Daikoku
Neon Nox – Nightrider (Syndicate Shadow, track 06): https://newretrowave.bandcamp.com/track/nightrider
Bikes Vs. Delta
Tokyo Rose – Street Race (Chases EP, Track 02): https://newretrowave.bandcamp.com/track/street-race
JOB ONE
The Dodge Challenger
Moondragon - Blackbird (feat. Phasertron) (Miramar, track 06): https://moondragon.bandcamp.com/track/blackbird-feat-phaserland-2
Five minutes of countryside
Yoko Kanno and the Seatbelts – Tank! (Cowboy Bebop OST, opening theme): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAczwhihCyk
Waiting at Haneda
Queen - ‘39 (A Night At The Opera, Track 05): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE8kGMfXaFU
Still waiting at Haneda
Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever (A Kind Of Magic, Track 06): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jtpf8N5IDE
The Toyota Sera’s paint job
Geinoh Yamashirogumi - Kaneda (Akira Symphonic Suite, track 01): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpDvtIt6Lsc
JOB TWO
Serious Weather
The Doors – Riders On The Storm (L.A. Woman, track 10): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS-af9Q-zvQ
Makkurokogen
Carbon Based Lifeforms - Central Plains (Hydroponic Garden, track 1): https://carbonbasedlifeforms.bandcamp.com/track/central-plains
JOB THREE
Maon
Shishido Kavka - Miss Misumi (Miss Misumi/Wagamama single, track 01): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldR2hFaC8iE
Nissan Cedric Vs. Triple AMG
Turboslash - Streetfire (EP II, track 01): https://newretrowave.bandcamp.com/track/streetfire
The back road to Kyoto
Meiko Kaji - Burenai (Tsuioku, track 07: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu74SiXi9j4
S7 Vs. E30
Tokyo Rose - Need For Speed (The Chase: Last Run, track 06): https://newretrowave.bandcamp.com/track/need-for-speed
JOB FOUR
Keeping demons at bay
Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In the Sky (The Dark Side Of The Moon, track 04): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVBCE3gaNxc
The Yukons
capsule - Tapping Beats (Stereoworxxx, track 06): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boYOxpprPj0
Cheering-up device
Perfume - Cosmic Explorer (Cosmic Explorer, track 02): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnPAWO5py2U
The enormity of the Alps
Bellemaison - Wind Of Electron (Bellemaison EP, track 01): https://newretrowave.bandcamp.com/track/wind-of-electron
Exotic Camaraderie
Yumi Arai - Chuo Freeway (The 14th Moon, track 05): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDi2XsH-TD0
JOB FIVE
A new day
Bubblegum Crisis - Crisis-Ikari o Komete Hashire (Bubblegum Crisis Complete Vocal Collection, disc 01 track 05): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL4pxh24TtA
6.2L V8 Vs. 2.0L I4
Isidor - Intercept (Lord of Synth, track 09): https://isidorbobinec.bandcamp.com/track/intercept
JOB SIX
The Third Turbo
Lazerhawk - Redline (Redline, track 01): https://lazerhawk.bandcamp.com/track/redline
In the presence of the weapon
Dance With The Dead - Sunset (Out Of Body, track 15): https://dancewiththedead.bandcamp.com/track/sunset
Overwhelming force
Magic Sword - Legend Of The Keeper (Legend EP, track 01): https://magic-sword.bandcamp.com/track/legend-of-the-keeper
Horsepower Duel - 5.2L V12 Biturbo Vs. Blueprinted 3.2L V6
Kavinsky - Roadgame (Outrun, track 12): https://kavinsky.bandcamp.com/track/roadgame-2
Bad End
Tokyo Rose+Alex - Delete Soul (Akuma, track 12) https://newretrowave.bandcamp.com/track/delete-soul
JOB SEVEN
Tsuba's walk
Tokyo Rose+Alex - Akuma (Akuma, track 08) https://newretrowave.bandcamp.com/track/akuma-feat-rachel-mcalpine
Maon's sofa
Beethoven - Symphony No.7 in A Major (Op 92), 2nd Movement (Allegretto): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCHREyE5GzQ
The Demesne of Yamashita
Satellite Young - Take on me (Take on me single, track 01): https://satelliteyoung.bandcamp.com/album/take-on-me
The lights of the metropolis
Meiko Kaji - Tokyo Nagaremono (album unknown): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rucmUFUoE3A
Up-armoured Komatsu
Orax - Empty (Cometa, track 05
https://newretrowave.bandcamp.com/track/empty
Exciter 270
Miami Nights 1984 - New Tomorrow (Turbulence, track 07: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq0UkrxPYWo
The mother of all getaway cars
Magic Sword - Reborn (Reborn single, track 01): https://magic-sword.bandcamp.com/track/reborn
Built to Run
Dance With The Dead - Take Me There (Send The Signal, track 06): https://dancewiththedead.bandcamp.com/track/take-me-there
Araki
Carpenter Brut - Run Sally Run (Trilogy, track 15): https://carpenterbrut.bandcamp.com/track/run-sally-run-2
Stealth
Alex - Emotions (Emotions single, track 01): https://alexofficial.bandcamp.com/album/emotions
Redeyes and Akuma
Mitch Murder - Altered State (Hardwired, track 01): https://mitchmurder.bandcamp.com/track/altered-state
Through Tokyo Gate
Dance With The Dead - Quietly Into The Night (The Shape, track 10): https://dancewiththedead.bandcamp.com/track/quietly-into-the-night
EPILOGUE
Riding into the night
Passengers - Ito Okashi (Original Soundtracks, track 08): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUfnbg0SVl0
End Credits:
Perfume - Flash (Cosmic Explorer, track 06): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6T0wOMsNrI