Music of The Big O

"The Big O"
"The Big O"
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Single by Various artists
from the album The Big O: Original Sound Score
Language	Japanese; English;
Released	October 21, 1999
Recorded	1999
Genre	J-pop; hard rock; anison;
Length	14:00
Label	Victor
Composer(s)	Rui Nagai ("Big-O!"); Ken Shima ("And Forever...")
Lyricist(s)	Rui Nagai ("Big-O!"); Chie ("And Forever...")
Various artists singles chronology

The Big O: Original Sound Score II for Second Season
The Big O: Original Sound Score II for Second Season
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Soundtrack album by Toshihiko Sahashi
Released	January 22, 2003
Recorded	2002
Studio	Victor Studio; Sound City;
Genre	Anime soundtrack
Length	47:09
Label	Victor
Producer	Keiichi Nozaki

The Big O: Original Sound Score
The Big O: Original Sound Score
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Soundtrack album by Toshihiko Sahashi
Released	November 20, 1999
Recorded	1999
Studio	Victor Studio; Sound City;
Genre	Anime soundtrack
Length	45:32
Label	Victor
Producer	Keiichi Nozaki

This article lists the albums and singles attributed to the anime series The Big O.

Soundtrack albums

The Big O: Original Sound Score

The Big O: Original Sound Score is the first soundtrack album of The Big O, released by Victor Entertainment on November 20, 1999. It contains the background music composed by Toshihiko Sahashi for the series' first season, plus the TV size versions of the opening and ending themes.^[1]

Track listing

All music is composed by Toshihiko Sahashi, except where indicated

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Stoning"				1:44
2.	"Big-O!" (TV Edit)	Rui Nagai	Nagai	Rui Nagai	1:14
3.	"Stand a Chance"				2:11
4.	"Name of God"				1:48
5.	"The Storm"				1:48
6.	"Spirit"				1:44
7.	"Servant"				1:22
8.	"Apologize"				2:05
9.	"Apparel"				1:16
10.	"The Great"				1:48
11.	"Apostle"				2:28
12.	"False"				1:28
13.	"Sleep My Dear"				2:17
14.	"Sure Promise"				2:00
15.	"Touch"				1:19
16.	"Weep For"				1:27
17.	"Nature"				1:43
18.	"The Words"				1:34
19.	"Run Down"				0:41
20.	"Tears"				1:18
21.	"The Process"				1:11
22.	"Sin"				1:34
23.	"A Vision"				1:19
24.	"Procrastination"				1:04
25.	"Freedom"				1:43
26.	"The Holy"				2:12
27.	"Evolution"				1:25
28.	"Eternal Life"				0:48
29.	"And Forever..." (TV Edit)	Chie	Ken Shima	Robbie Danzie with Naoki Takao	1:27
Total length:					45:32

The Big O: Original Sound Score II for Second Season

The Big O: Original Sound Score II for Second Season is the second soundtrack album of The Big O, released by Victor Entertainment on January 22, 2003. It contains the background music composed by Toshihiko Sahashi for the series' second season, plus remixes of background music tracks from both seasons. The remixes are named after New York City streets.^[2]

Track listing

All music is composed by Toshihiko Sahashi, except where indicated

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Sure Promise" (Union Sq.)		1:59
2.	"Brick Ballades" (Houston St.)		2:28
3.	"Respect" (Upper West Side)		2:25
4.	"Apologize^{[fn 1]}" (Bleecker St.)		1:57
5.	"Painful Dream"		1:42
6.	"Respect" (Lower East Side)		1:47
7.	"Distance"		2:09
8.	"Solitude"		1:53
9.	"Dreadful"		1:56
10.	"Before Dawn"		1:45
11.	"Prayer" (50th St.)		2:14
12.	"Token"		1:00
13.	"Divine"		2:14
14.	"Chain"		2:39
15.	"Painful Dream" (Spring St.)		1:41
16.	"Prayer" (14th St.)		2:13
17.	"Centenary"		1:10
18.	"Perverse"		1:08
19.	"Obfuscate"		1:28
20.	"Prayer" (WTC St.)		2:14
21.	"Flag"		1:54
22.	"And Forever" (Grand Central)	Ken Shima	1:42
23.	"Legend of First Memory^{[fn 2]}"		5:31
Total length:			47:09

Singles

The Big O

The Big O is the first single for the anime series of the same name, released by Victor Entertainment on October 21, 1999. It features the opening theme "Big-O!" by Rui Nagai and the ending theme "And Forever..." by Robbie Danzie with Naoki Takao.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Big-O!"	Rui Nagai	Nagai	Rui Nagai	3:13
2.	"And Forever..."	Chie	Ken Shima	Robbie Danzie with Naoki Takao	3:48
3.	"Big-O!" (Instrumental Version)				3:12
4.	"And Forever..." (Instrumental Version)				3:45
Total length:					14:00

"Respect"

Single by Various artists

from the album The Big O: Original Sound Score II for Second Season

Language

Japanese
English

Released

January 3, 2003

Recorded

1999, 2002

Genre

Length

18:55

Label

Victor

Composer(s)

Toshihiko Sahashi ("Respect")
Rui Nagai ("Big-O!")
Ken Shima ("And Forever...")

Lyricist(s)

Rui Nagai ("Big-O!")
Chie ("And Forever...")

Various artists singles chronology

"The Big O"
(1999)

"Respect"
(2003)

"Respect" is the second single for the anime series The Big O, released by Victor Entertainment on January 3, 2003. It features the second season opening theme by Toshihiko Sahashi, plus the re-release of the original opening theme "Big-O!" by Rui Nagai and the ending theme "And Forever..." by Robbie Danzie with Naoki Takao.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Respect"		Toshihiko Sahashi	Toshihiko Sahashi	1:07
2.	"Big-O!"	Rui Nagai	Nagai	Rui Nagai	3:11
3.	"And Forever..."	Chie	Ken Shima	Robbie Danzie with Naoki Takao	3:46
4.	"Big-O!" (Karaoke Version)				3:11
5.	"And Forever..." (Instrumental Version)				3:46
6.	"Big-O!" (Showtime Ver.)	Nagai	Nagai	Rui Nagai	1:15
7.	"And Forever..." (TV Edit)	Chie	Shima	Robbie Danzie with Naoki Takao	1:30
8.	"Big-O!" (Showtime Ver.)	Nagai	Nagai	Rui Nagai	1:07
Total length:					18:55

Footnotes

^ Misspelled "Apologine" on the album credits, with the Z tilted into an N.
^ Misspelled "Regend of First Memory" on the album credits.

References

^ "The Big O: Original Sound Score". VGMdb. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
^ "The Big O: Original Sound Score II for Second Season". VGMdb. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
^ McCarter, Charles. "The Big O CD Single". EX Magazine. Archived from the original on 2006-12-07. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
^ "The Big O Intro Theme Song Respect". CDJapan. Retrieved 2022-09-22.

External links

The Big O: Original Sound Score

The Big O: Original Sound Score at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
The Big O: Original Sound Score at Discogs (list of releases)

The Big O: Original Sound Score II for Second Season

Official website
The Big O: Original Sound Score II for Second Season at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
The Big O: Original Sound Score II for Second Season at Discogs

The Big O single

"The Big O single" at Discogs

"Respect" single

Official website

[3] Misspelled "Apologine" on the album credits, with the Z tilted into an N.

[4] Misspelled "Regend of First Memory" on the album credits.

[VGMDB1-1] "The Big O: Original Sound Score". VGMdb. Retrieved 2022-09-22.

[VGMDB2-2] "The Big O: Original Sound Score II for Second Season". VGMdb. Retrieved 2022-09-22.

[5] McCarter, Charles. "The Big O CD Single". EX Magazine. Archived from the original on 2006-12-07. Retrieved 2022-09-22.

[6] "The Big O Intro Theme Song Respect". CDJapan. Retrieved 2022-09-22.

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The Big O: Original Sound Score

Soundtrack album by Toshihiko Sahashi
Released	November 20, 1999 (1999-11-20)
Recorded	1999
Studio	Victor Studio Sound City
Genre	Anime soundtrack
Length	45:32
Label	Victor
Producer	Keiichi Nozaki

The Big O: Original Sound Score II for Second Season

Soundtrack album by Toshihiko Sahashi
Released	January 22, 2003 (2003-01-22)
Recorded	2002
Studio	Victor Studio Sound City
Genre	Anime soundtrack
Length	47:09
Label	Victor
Producer	Keiichi Nozaki