Music of Kids on the Slope

Kids on the Slope discography
Compilation albums1
Singles2
Soundtrack albums3

The manga series Kids on the Slope (Japanese: 坂道のアポロン, Hepburn: Sakamichi no Aporon, lit. "Apollo on the Slope") and its anime and live-action film adaptations have had various soundtracks and compilations released around them. The music for the series draws from jazz music of the early- to mid-20th century, and prominently features American jazz artists such as Art Blakey and Bill Evans.[1]

The soundtrack for the anime series is composed primarily by Yoko Kanno, who won Best Music at the Tokyo Anime Awards for her work on Kids on the Slope in 2013.[2] The anime series uses two pieces of theme music: its opening theme "Sakamichi no Melody [ja]" is performed by Yuki,[3] while its closing theme "Altair [ja]" is written and performed by Motohiro Hata.[4]

  1. ^ Hamilton, Kirk (5 July 2012). "A Listener's Guide to the Music of Kids on the Slope". Kotaku. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. ^ Loo, Egan (24 March 2013). "Wolf Children, SAO, Kuroko's Basketball Win Tokyo Anime Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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