Music of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

"GET9"
"GET9"
Single by Yoko Kanno
Released	January 21, 2004
Label	Victor Entertainment; Bandai Entertainment
Producer(s)	Yoko Kanno

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex "be Human"
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex "be Human"
Soundtrack album by Yoko Kanno
Released	October 22, 2003; March 30, 2011 (re-issue)
Length	43:57
Label	Victor Entertainment; Bandai Entertainment
Producer	Yoko Kanno

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T.
Soundtrack album by Yoko Kanno
Released	January 22, 2003; February 25, 2004 ("+" version); March 30, 2011 (re-issue)
Length	70:01 − Original Version; 72:48 − "+" Version
Label	Victor Entertainment; Bandai Entertainment
Producer	Yoko Kanno

The music for the anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex was primarily composed by Yoko Kanno and produced by Victor Entertainment. Soundtracks were also produced for the two OVA films, The Laughing Man and Individual Eleven, and the TV film Solid State Society.

Concept and creation

When creating the music of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Yoko Kanno wanted to create music that would contrast from the formal and "manly" world that appeared in the original manga. In order to do so, Kanno implemented themes of being human and "tangible fuzziness" into the music. Sound Director, Kazuhiro Wakabayashi, provided menus for Kanno to follow in which she described as "delicate emotional feelings [sic] that were like poems."^[1]

Theme songs

Yoko Kanno composed the music for all of the opening and closing themes for Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, its second season, film sequel and OVAs. When creating the theme song "Inner Universe", Kanno used the image of digital bits and composed the score consisting of recurrent quick beats.^[1]

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

The opening theme for Stand Alone Complex is "Inner Universe", performed by Origa, with lyrics written by Origa and Shanti Snyder in Russian, English and Latin. The closing theme for Stand Alone Complex is "Lithium Flower", performed by Scott Matthew, with lyrics by Tim Jensen.

When terrestrial television later re-broadcast the series, "Inner Universe" was replaced with "GET9" (performed by jillmax and written by Tim Jensen), while "Lithium Flower" was replaced with "I Do" (written and performed by Ilaria Graziano).

Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG

The opening theme for Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG is "Rise", performed by Origa, with lyrics written by Origa and Tim Jensen. The closing theme is "Living Inside the Shell", performed by Steve Conte and written by Shanti Snyder.

2nd GIG also used alternate themes for its opening and closing credits when it was re-broadcast on terrestrial television. "Rise" was replaced with "CHRisTmas in the SiLenT ForeSt" (performed by Ilaria Graziano and written by Shanti Snyder), while "Living Inside the Shell" was replaced with "Somewhere in the Silence (Sniper's Theme)" (performed by Ilaria Graziano and written by Tim Jensen).

Albums

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T.

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. (攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX O.S.T., Kōkaku Kidōtai Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu Ō Esu Tī) is the first original soundtrack to the anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, composed by Yoko Kanno and co-produced by Toshiaki Ota.^[5] It features music composed for the first season of the series, and is produced by composer Kanno, Victor Entertainment and Bandai. A later release of the album, entitled Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T.+ (攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX O.S.T.+, Kōkaku Kidōtai Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu Ō Esu Tī Purasu), contains TV edits of the themes "GET9" from the terrestrial broadcasts of S.A.C. and "rise" from 2nd GIG. Early copies of O.S.T.+, were incorrectly mastered and tracks on the CD differed from the track listing.^[6]

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Vocals	Length
1.	"Run Rabbit Junk"	Tim Jensen	HIDE Hideyuki Takahashi (高橋秀幸)	4:32
2.	"Yakitori" (ヤキトリ)			7:10
3.	"Stamina Rose" (スタミナ・ローズ, Sutamina Rōzu)	Gabriela Robin	Gabriela Robin	2:52
4.	"Surf"			3:00
5.	"Where Does This Ocean Go?"	troy	Ilaria Graziano	4:45
6.	"Train Search"			1:58
7.	"Siberian Doll House" (シベリアン・ドール・ハウス, Shiberian Dōru Hausu)	Gabriela Robin	Gabriela Robin	3:50
8.	"Velveteen"	troy	Ilaria Graziano	5:06
9.	"Lithium Flower" (closing theme)	Tim Jensen	Scott Matthew	3:25
10.	"Home Stay"			3:57
11.	"Inner Universe" (opening theme)	Origa, Shanti Snyder	Origa	4:55
12.	"Fish ~ Silent Cruise"		Ben Del Maestro	7:30
13.	"Some Other Time"	Gabriela Robin	Gabriela Robin	4:07
14.	"Beauty Is Within Us"	Chris Mosdell	Scott Matthew	6:08
15.	"We're the Great"			1:34
16.	"Monochrome" (モノクローム, Monokurōmu)	troy	Ilaria Graziano	5:06

+ bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Vocals	Length
17.	"GET9 [TV Size]"	Tim Jensen	Jillmax	1:17
18.	"Rise [TV Size]"	Origa, Tim Jensen	Origa	1:31

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex "be Human"

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex "be Human" (攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX「be human」, Kōkaku Kidōtai Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu "Bī Hyūman") is an album featuring music from the anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, composed by Yoko Kanno. The featured music primarily relates to Tachikomas, the "think tank" combat robots from the series; music from the omake miniseries Tachikomatic Days is also included. The albums features vocals from Scott Matthew, Gabriela Robin, Maaya Sakamoto, HIDE, SUNNY and Sakiko Tamagawa and was produced by composer Kanno, Victor Entertainment and Bandai. The sleeve insert includes punch-out sections which combine to create a paper Tachikoma.

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Vocals	Length
1.	"Be Human"	troy	Scott Matthew	4:05
2.	"Trip City"	Tim Jensen	Scott Matthew	3:55
3.	"Patch Me"			1:33
4.	"Runaway Tachikoma" (タチコマの家出, Tachikoma no Iede)			1:55
5.	"Tachikoma out for a Walk" (お散歩タチコマ, Osanpo Tachikoma)		Gabriela Robin	2:04
6.	"Bang Bang Banquet"			2:00
7.	"FAX Me"			1:27
8.	"Where's Rocky?" (ロッキーはどこ？, Rokkī wa Doko?)			4:26
9.	"Spotter"			5:56
10.	"Let's Oil"			0:45
11.	"Cream"	HIDE	HIDE & Maaya Sakamoto	3:55
12.	"Spider Bites"			0:44
13.	"Good by My Master"			2:09
14.	"Piece by Ten"			2:50
15.	"What Can I Say?"	Tim Jensen	SUNNY	1:12
16.	"Hi!"			0:06
17.	"I'm Not Straight"			1:24
18.	"AI Combat Team Tachikoma" (AI戦隊タチコマンズ, Ē Ai Sentai Tachikomanzu)	Yoshiki Sakurai	Sakiko Tamagawa	1:06
19.	"Pro Bowler Tachikoma" (プロボウラータチコマ, Purobōrā Tachikoma)			0:39
20.	"Don't Sponge Me"			0:36
21.	"PO'd Pod"			1:03
22.	"Ciao!"			0:07

"GET9"

"GET9" is a single taken from the soundtrack to the anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, composed by Yoko Kanno. "GET9" was used as the opening theme for the terrestrial broadcast version of the first season of Stand Alone Complex. "Rise", also featured on this single, was used as the opening theme for the satellite broadcast version of the second season, Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. It was produced by composer Kanno, Victor Entertainment and Bandai.

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Vocals	Length
1.	"GET9"	Tim Jensen	Jillmax	4:44
2.	"Rise"	Origa, Tim Jensen	Origa	5:30
3.	"Icy Mice (Chairman Tadokoro's Secret Party)" (icy mice (田所会長のひみつパーティ), Aishī Maisu (Tadakoro Kaichō no Himitsu Pāti))		Gabriela Robin	3:53
4.	"GET9 (Naked)"	Tim Jensen	Jillmax	4:42

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 2

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 2
Soundtrack album by Yoko Kanno
Released	May 26, 2004^[10] March 30, 2011 (re-issue)^[11]
Label	Victor Entertainment Bandai Entertainment
Producer	Yoko Kanno

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 2 (攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX O.S.T. 2, Kōkaku Kidōtai Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu Ō Esu Tī Tsū) is the second original soundtrack to the anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, composed by Yoko Kanno. It primarily features music from the series' second season, Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG, in addition to several songs from the first season. The soundtrack was produced by composer Kanno, Victor Entertainment and Bandai.

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Vocals	Length
1.	"Cyberbird" (サイバーバード, Saibābādo)	Gabriela Robin	Gabriela Robin	6:00
2.	"Rise"	Tim Jensen	Origa	5:29
3.	"Ride on Technology"			4:42
4.	"Idling" (アイドリング, Aidoringu)			2:48
5.	"I Can't Be Cool"	Ilaria Graziano	Ilaria Graziano	4:32
6.	"3tops"			3:59
7.	"Gonna Rice"			2:04
8.	"GET9"	Tim Jensen	Jillmax	4:44
9.	"Go DA DA"			1:53
10.	"Psychedelic Soul" (サイケデリックソウル, Saikederikku Sōru)	Tim Jensen	Scott Matthew	4:48
11.	"What's it For"	Tim Jensen	Emily Curtis	3:18
12.	"Living Inside the Shell"	Shanti Snyder	Steve Conte & Shanti Snyder	6:24
13.	"Pet Food" (ペットフード, Petto Fūdo)			1:30
14.	"Security Off"			1:14
15.	"To Tell the Truth"			4:52
16.	"I Do"	Ilaria Graziano	Ilaria Graziano	4:52
17.	"We Can't Be Cool"			1:34

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 3

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 3
Soundtrack album by Yoko Kanno
Released	July 21, 2005^[12] March 30, 2011 (re-issue)^[13]
Label	Victor Entertainment Bandai Entertainment
Producer	Yoko Kanno

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 3 (攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX O.S.T. 3, Kōkaku Kidōtai Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu Ō Esu Tī Surī) is the third original soundtrack to the anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, composed by Yoko Kanno. As with O.S.T. 2, it primarily features music from the series' second season, Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG, in addition to several songs from the first season. The soundtrack was produced by composer Kanno, Victor Entertainment and Bandai.

All music is composed by Yoko Kanno

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Vocals	Length
1.	"The End of All You'll Know"	Chris Mosdell		Scott Matthew	2:19
2.	"Torukia" (トルキア)	Gabriela Robin	Yoko Kanno	Gabriela Robin	6:06
3.	"Know Your Enemy"				6:23
4.	"Laser Seeker" (レーザーシーカー, Rēzā Shīkā)				3:13
5.	"Break Through"				2:34
6.	"Flying Low"				4:35
7.	"Europe" (エウロペ)				4:29
8.	"East of the Peninsula" (半島の東, Hantō no Higashi)				4:05
9.	"Incomplete Love Story" (未完成ラブストーリー, Mikansei Rabu Sutōrī)				1:52
10.	"CHRisTmas in the SiLenT ForeSt"	Shanti Snyder		Ilaria Graziano	6:54
11.	"Access All Areas"				1:34
12.	"Sacred Terrorist"				4:03
13.	"Dear John"	Tim Jensen		Scott Matthew	4:59
14.	"35.7°C"				1:45
15.	"Smile" (スマイル, Sumairu)				4:10
16.	"Flashback Memory Plug"	Gabriela Robin, Shanti Snyder & Origa		Origa & Ben Del Maestro	1:08
17.	"Dew"	Ilaria Graziano		Ilaria Graziano	5:50

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society O.S.T.

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society O.S.T.
Soundtrack album by Yoko Kanno
Released	November 22, 2006^[14] March 30, 2011 (re-issue)^[15]
Label	Victor Entertainment Bandai Entertainment
Producer	Yoko Kanno

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society O.S.T. (攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX Solid State Society O.S.T., Kōkaku Kidōtai Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu Soriddo Sutēto Sosaieti Ō Esu Tī) is the original soundtrack to the made-for-TV anime film Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society, composed by Yoko Kanno. It features music composed specifically for the film, in addition to music from the first and second series of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. The soundtrack was produced by composer Kanno, Victor Entertainment and Bandai.

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Vocals	Length
1.	"Player"	Origa	Origa with Heartsdales	5:40
2.	"Replica"	Gabriela Robin	Ilaria Graziano	5:21
3.	"Zero Signal"		Gabriela Robin	4:03
4.	"Solid State Society"			4:38
5.	"Tempest"			2:51
6.	"Born Stubborn"			3:24
7.	"She Is"	Gabriela Robin	Gabriela Robin	2:33
8.	"From the Roof Top ~ Somewhere in the Silence (Sniper’s Theme)"	Tim Jensen	Ilaria Graziano	6:32
9.	"Undivided"			2:01
10.	"Blues in the Net"			6:40
11.	"Human Step ~ Aramaki’s Theme"			3:30
12.	"Date of Rebirth"	Origa	Origa	4:39
13.	"Take a Little Hand"	Gabriela Robin	Gabriela Robin	5:03
14.	"Remedium"			3:11

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex CD-Box

The exterior of the boxset

Soundtrack album by

Yoko Kanno

Released

September 5, 2007^[16]

Length

5:55:52

Label

Victor Entertainment
Bandai

Producer

Yoko Kanno

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex chronology

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society O.S.T.
(2006)

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex CD-Box
(2007)

Additional cover

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 4- (攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX O.S.T. 4- (マイナス), Kōkaku Kidōtai Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu Ō Esu Tī Fō Mainasu) is the fourth original soundtrack to the anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, composed by Yoko Kanno. It features music from both seasons of the series as well as the film Solid State Society and is produced by composer Kanno, Toshiaki Ota, Victor Entertainment, and Bandai.

The album was released exclusively as a part of the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex CD-Box box set, which also included all of the above albums and a Tachikoma-style USB memory stick featuring previously unreleased music from Tachikomatic Days, as well as voice clips, images, and video. Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 4- is presented as a continuous, single-track mix and consists of "16 pieces".

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 4-
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Smooth in the Shell [No Break Disk]"	49:02

Tachikoma USB
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tenohirawotaiyouni"	1:35
2.	"Kuro Tachikoma"	2:06
3.	"Omake 1"	0:46
4.	"Omake 2"	0:49
5.	"Omake 3"	0:45
6.	"Omake 4"	0:42
7.	"Omake 5"	0:35
8.	"Omake 6"	0:47
9.	"Omake 7"	0:46
10.	"Omake 8A"	0:21
11.	"Omake 8B"	0:37
12.	"Omake 8C"	0:28
13.	"Omake 8D"	0:30
14.	"Open Tachikoma"	0:06
15.	"Tachikoma SP1"	1:29
16.	"Tachikoma SP2"	1:14
17.	"Tachikoma SP3"	0:10
18.	"Tachikoma na Hibi"	0:16

References

^ ^a ^b "Behind the Scenes Part 7: Yoko Kanno (Music Composer) I". Production I.G. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
^ 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＯ．Ｓ．Ｔ． (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.
^ 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＯ．Ｓ．Ｔ．+ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.
^ 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＯ．Ｓ．Ｔ．+ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.
^ "The Yoko Kanno Project". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
^ "Stand Alone Complex Disc Issues". Retrieved 2011-11-11.
^ 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸ「ｂｅＨｕｍａｎ」 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.
^ 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸ「ｂｅＨｕｍａｎ」 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.
^ ＧＥＴ９ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.
^ 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＯ．Ｓ．Ｔ．２ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.
^ 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＯ．Ｓ．Ｔ．２ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.
^ 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＯ．Ｓ．Ｔ．３ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.
^ 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＯ．Ｓ．Ｔ．３ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.
^ 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＳｏｌｉｄＳｔａｔｅＳｏｃｉｅｔｙＯ．Ｓ．Ｔ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.
^ 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＳｏｌｉｄＳｔａｔｅＳｏｃｉｅｔｙＯ．Ｓ．Ｔ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.
^ 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＣＤ－ＢＯＸ【初回完全限定生産盤ＵＳＢフラッシュメモリ付】 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.

External links

[Yoko-Kanno-Interview-1-1] "Behind the Scenes Part 7: Yoko Kanno (Music Composer) I". Production I.G. Retrieved June 24, 2014.

[2] 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＯ．Ｓ．Ｔ． (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.

[3] 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＯ．Ｓ．Ｔ．+ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.

[4] 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＯ．Ｓ．Ｔ．+ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.

[5] "The Yoko Kanno Project". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-05-05.

[6] "Stand Alone Complex Disc Issues". Retrieved 2011-11-11.

[7] 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸ「ｂｅＨｕｍａｎ」 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.

[8] 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸ「ｂｅＨｕｍａｎ」 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.

[9] ＧＥＴ９ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.

[10] 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＯ．Ｓ．Ｔ．２ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.

[11] 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＯ．Ｓ．Ｔ．２ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.

[12] 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＯ．Ｓ．Ｔ．３ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.

[13] 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＯ．Ｓ．Ｔ．３ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.

[14] 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＳｏｌｉｄＳｔａｔｅＳｏｃｉｅｔｙＯ．Ｓ．Ｔ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.

[15] 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＳｏｌｉｄＳｔａｔｅＳｏｃｉｅｔｙＯ．Ｓ．Ｔ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.

[16] 攻殻機動隊ＳＴＡＮＤＡＬＯＮＥＣＯＭＰＬＥＸＣＤ－ＢＯＸ【初回完全限定生産盤ＵＳＢフラッシュメモリ付】 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-07-02.

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