Shows or movies with a "song"

Im working on a research project about cyberpunk edgerunners and how the song "i really want to stay at your house" was effectively used in order to create the emotional response that it does. I want to see if there's any other movies or shows that use a single song throughout that creates a similar response.

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Natural_Trip38552026-01-13 05:20

My vote goes to Kill La Kill and DONT LOSE YOUR WAY

jon624912026-01-13 09:19

This is a good choice.

blueskull572026-01-13 05:28

Toradora and lost my pieces, only played a few times but damn

lztsrts2026-01-13 05:29

Isn't it just Lucy and David's "theme" but with lyrics, like an insert song? I don't mean this in a dismissive way.

Gugu and Rean from To Your Eternity have a theme song as well that gets reused in the context of their relationship, i definitely don't consider it just background music, but i'm not sure it fits what you're looking for:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIlJJYl2JII

I fucks me up every time they play it.

I'm sure there's more examples, maybe not in the context of a romantic relationaship between characters.

-Stress-Princess-2026-01-13 05:38

Mr Blue and BoJack Horseman

trainer42HH2026-01-13 05:43

KOMM, SUSSER TOD from Evangelion.

BuckeyeBentley2026-01-13 05:43

*Every* show does this. They might be snippets, but characters will have leitmotifs that represent them.

If you mean insert songs, I mean still lots of shows do that. A Place Further than the Universe has a few insert songs it repeats several times to great effect([Haru ka Tooku](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tqz1EstJi8), [Sora Wo Miagete](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOnXWk-Bwno)) , until the last time they play [Mata Ne](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmR88IewfH0) they've primed you to fucking *bawl*.

CJP12162026-01-13 05:44

Clannad (really all of Jun Maeda's compositions) is famous for it. It's more pronounced in the VN but definitely still prevalent in the anime. [Roaring Tides](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdk_76z38bA&t=5s) and it's variations are a good example, [Town, Flow of Time, People](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KMzDVf2Bx4) is another. Even [Dango Daikazoku](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNrXDrs352g) became a really emotionally impactful song by the end of the show. Certain combinations of notes and rhythms that keep coming back, and provoke an emotional response because of the context they now hold for us. I think that's the core of what I love about music in Anime specifically.

Kazuma_Megu2026-01-13 07:17

That fuckin' dango song...went from annoying me in the early episodes to making me ugly cry. Jeez, man.

CJP12162026-01-13 07:27

Lmaoo same. I thought I'd hate it, but by the end I was in tears with that damn dumpling bouncing across the bottom of the screen.

Interesting_Self50712026-01-13 05:49

Fractale

Interesting_Self50712026-01-13 05:50

Gurren Lagann

MediocreTemporary8672026-01-13 05:53

For me it was “love’s sorrow” in Your Lie in April. Super emotional for me.

9spaceking2026-01-13 05:59

My hero academia with “you say run”

Deliriousious2026-01-13 06:10

Vivy Florite Eyes Song: Vivys Song.

Holy damn. She starts at the beginning with random notes, slow, and not much skill, but over the course of the show, she works on it, until it’s a fully fleshed out piece with her singing… and when it plays fully for the first time, my was so moved, I actually teared up a little.

Also, Violet Evergarden: The Love That Binds Us.

Literally speechless. It’s a beautiful piece, combined with the visuals, I couldn’t help but feel something deep.

rbxsteadyy2026-01-13 06:38

Clannad's Dango Daikazoku

HiroUDD2026-01-13 07:17

Angel Beats!

HiroUDD2026-01-13 07:33

I mean, you could easily make cases for the big boys, like One Piece, Naruto, Dragon Ball or Bleach. Bleach might be an interesting one because during the original 366 episodes they use only like 10 songs, all of them 10/10.

An easy approach would be to focus on character and battle themes. You'd find plenty of material.

When it comes to athmosphere and emotions, anime make it very clear when they use which songs and they stick to it.

Cherry on top: You could discuss the effective use of the main opening song during an episode. Like, if done correctly, this is the best!!!! More recent examples could be the final episode of Blue Lock season 1 where they nailed it, Pokemon during Ash's Championship battle vs. Leon (NAILED. IT.), or Digimon Last Evolution Kizuna where they miss the chance to play the piano version of Butterfly during THAT particular final scenes. Got me SOOO MAD. I mean, just check out the final moments of the original Digimon Adventure anime. Nailed it! The funny thing was, someone immediately uploaded a video on YouTube where he had replaced the movie's song with Butterfly. What I'm trying to say is: That is what we fans want!

Good luck on your research!

jon624912026-01-13 09:21

Not a show or movie, so I apologize, but the video game Clair Obscur's entire OST is exactly what you're talking about.

Gullible_Bat_54082026-01-13 10:07

Tasogare Otome x Amnesia
- Requiem by Nao Hiiraggi

Shiki
- Eau de vie

JoeHaydn2026-01-13 11:29

That's a really common thing to do. That being said, 86 does this with the ending. Avid is probably single handedly responsible for a good 80% of impactful emotional moments during the first cour.