A cool Champloo video set to a Love Elnino track at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wFx8fwofgw IMPORTANT NOTE: PLEASE, do not write to me asking for information on the songs for which no info is listed below. If I knew anything about them, trust me, it would be here; and when I do find out anything, it will be here. IMPORTANT NOTE #2: We're just an info site! None of the Champloo OSTs are available for download from AMALGAM. Samurai Champloo--the Original Soundtracks --and--

Silent_Edge's Soundtrack Guide to the Episodes

((c) 2005, Silent_Edge and Paula O'Keefe, based on characters owned by Manglobe/Shimoigusa Champloos)==Updated AUGUST 2013== The cool instrumental beats used as pervasive background music for Samurai Champloo have been collected on four original soundtrack (OST) CDs released in Japan, and one compilation CD for American release. They are excellent stuff and well worth owning, even if you've never been a fan of hip-hop before.

Quick Cheat Sheet:--In addition to the thoroughly addictive beats, there are several "songs with lyrics" scattered throughout Champloo, and they have been among the most popular tracks. Should you be looking for one of those, they are:

(1) Show opening theme: "Battlecry", on Departure and Katana. ==(2) Usual show closing theme: "Shiki No Uta" (Song of Four Seasons), on Departure and Katana. ==(3) Show closing theme from #12: "Who's Theme" on Impression. ==(4) Mugen's "drowning dream" sequence from #14: "Obokuri-Ee Umi" (Obtain Bearing) by Ikue Asazaki, from her album "Utabautayun"--not on an OST. ==(5) Ainu song from #17: "Pekambe Uku" ("Wheat Harvesting Song") sung by Umeko Ando, from her album "Ihunke"--not on an OST. (See more complete notes at Episode 17 below.) ==(6) Show closing theme from #17: "YOU" (featuring Kazumi), on Masta. ==(7) Tagging Battle song from #18: "hiji zuru STYLE" (featuring Suiken & S-word), on Impression. ==(8) Sara's song in #20: "Kuzunoha no Kowakare" (Kuzunoha's Child Separation), traditional Japanese song--not on an OST. ==(9) Show ending theme from #23: "FLY [Small Circle of Friends]" on Playlist. ==(10) Show and series ending theme from #26: "San Francisco" by Midicronica, from the album "#501".

(Both English and Japanese lyrics for several of the above songs can be found at Champloo Song Lyrics.)

Special note on Episode 11: THE most asked question in Champloo fandom worldwide (I think it even tops "exactly what did Jin and Fuu say in that talk by the riverside") is: "what is the piece of music played while Jin and Shino make their escape to the river"? I have gotten many, many emails on this topic in the years that Amalgam has existed, BUT:

We have finally answered this question!! Our friend and Champloo music expert Silent_Edge on 13 Nov. 07 wrote: "I'm proud to say that on the HydeOut Productions: 2nd Collection, track 6 entitled 'Counting Stars', is officially the mystery track on episode 11. My work is done."

---hydeout productions is a project headed by Nujabes, co-creator of the Champloo OST album Departure.

Buy it thru Amazon Japan: hydeout productions 2nd Collection

Nujabes' MySpace.

hydeout productions website.

--A million thanks to Silent for answering this persistent Champloo FAQ!)

===However, we still do not have any leads on the other mystery track in ep. 11, informally known as "Jin in the Rain". Maybe someday.



DEPARTURE by nujabes and fat jon--track listing:



IMPRESSION by nujabes, Force of Nature and fat jon--track listing:

MASTA by tsuchie and Force of Nature--track listing:

1. vagrancy

2. mist

3. judgment on

4. loading zone

5. paranoid

6. silver children

7. the million way of drum

8. sneak chamber

9. new dimension

10. raw material

11. dry

12. breeezin'

13. tubed[drum please!!!]

14. pretending to…

15. seventythree

16. I sighed

17. sincerely

18. numbernine[back in TYO]

19. YOU (feat. Kazami)

PLAYLIST by tsuchie and fat jon--track listing:

1. thank you

2. yet? why not?

3. strike back

4. let me know what U think

5. mist

6. flip

7. absolute

8. adapt myself

9. tuned

10. no icon

11. stretch out

12. process

13. reflective

14. deeper than words

15. 2 messages

16. the updater

17. offers

18. FLY [SMALL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS]

KATANA, made for American release, is a compilation of tracks from the four Japanese OSTs:



1. Battlecry

2. Ole

3. Raw Material

4. Genome

5. Dry

6. Death Wish

7. Vagrancy

8. Sneak Chamber

9. You / Kazami

10. Tubed (Drum Please!!!)

11. Pretending to...

12. Night Out

13. Tsurugi No Mai

14. World Without Words

15. Silver Morning

16. 624, Pt. 1

17. Shiki No Uta (Song of the Seasons) --feat. MINMI



---Soundtrack Guide to the Episodes--- My dedicated cohort Silent_Edge, from Swords & Sunflowers forum, undertook the massive task of compiling a soundtrack listing for each episode of Champloo, noting where each track played can be found on CD. Silent was so kind as to let me use that listing here, and I am most grateful;

arigatou gozaimasu. =)

(Please note that the "titles" in quote marks are just there as a way to identify the track played with the scene it's in;

the actual track titles, following the ones in quotation, are the same as on the CD tracklistings above.)

1. Tempestuous Temperaments

1. "Opening" - Battlecry - Departure OST

2. "Opening Execution" - Raw Material - Masta OST

3. "Rewind History!" - NumberNine [Back in TYO] - Departure OST

4. "Ryuujirou's Test" - Paranoid - Masta OST

5. "Jin's Advice" - Dry - Masta OST

6. "Mugen Attacks" - The Million Way of Drum

7. "Daikan's Son, Mugen's Demands" - Paranoid - Masta OST

8. "Jin vs Mugen" - Sneak Chamber - Masta OST

9. "Torture Department" - ??? - ??? OST

10. "Execution Day" - Loading Zone - Masta OST

11. "The Daikan's Men Attack" - Silver Children - Masta OST

12. "Heads or Tails?" - NumberNine [Back in TYO] - Departure OST

13. "Ending" - Shiki No Uta (Song of Four Seasons) - Departure OST

2. Redeye Reprisal

1. "Opening" - Battlecry - Departure OST

2. "Ryuujiou's talk with Oniwakamaru" - I sighed - Masta OST

3. "Ogre-killing in exchange for Dango" - tuned - Playlist OST

4. "Two Walking Kantou Policemen" - adapt myself - Playlist OST

5. "Oniwakamaru's Kantou Killings" - I sighed - Masta OST

6. "Oniwakamaru's Painful Memories" - I sighed - Masta OST

7. "One Night Mushroom" - ??? - ??? OST

8. "Fireflies and Dojos" - Vagrancy - Masta OST

9. "Assassin and Jin Again" - Silver Children - Masta OST

10. "Oniwakamaru's Last Words" - Ask - Departure OST

11. "Ending" - Shiki No Uta (Song of Four Seasons) - Departure OST

3. Hellhounds for Hire part 1

1. "Opening" - Battlecry - Departure OST

2. "Fuu's Ranting" - stretch out - Playlist OST

3. "Episode Title" - the updater - Playlist OST

4. "We're the Nagatomi Clan!" - ??? - ??? OST

5. "Nagatomi Gambling Shop" - ??? - ??? OST

6. "Crab Dojo" - Raw Material - Masta OST

7. "Fuu Arrival in Town" - not quite seleah - Impression OST

8. "Nishimatsu vs Mugen" - Kujaku - Departure OST

9. "Sousuke's Ambitions" - Process - Playlist OST

10. "Kawara's Bodyguard" - flip - Playlist OST

11. "Ending" - Shiki No Uta (Song of Four Seasons) - Departure OST

4. Hellhounds for Hire part 2

1. "Opening" - Battlecry - Departure OST

2. "Storyline Recap" - flip - Playlist OST

3. "Trouble at the Brothel" - Sneak Chamber - Masta OST

4. "Fuu and Suzu's Converstation" - here and there - Impression OST

5. "Nishimatsu and Kawara" - ??? - ??? OST

6. "Kawara and Jin" - deeper than words - Playlist OST

7. "Gambling between Clans" - New Dimension - Masta OST

8. "Mugen Returns" - The Million Way of Drum - Masta OST

9. "Nishimatsu's Atonement" - Mystline - Departure OST

[--footnote from Sahm Darius Fatemi: "The sample for some of the piano in the background is off of a Gangstarr/Guru track 'In Memory Of...' and THEY sampled it from Paul Horn & Nexus, 'Here's That Rainy Day'. Anyone tracking the breaks will appreciate this gem of knowledge from a Hip Hop head."]

10. "Ending" - Shiki No Uta (Song of Four Seasons) - Departure OST

5. Artistic Anarchy

1. "Opening" - Battlecry - Departure OST

2. "Van Gogh's Inspiration" - the updater - Playlist OST

3. "The Saw Manzou" - ??? - ??? OST

4. "Moronobu's Dreams" - let me know what U think - Playlist OST

5. "Chasing the Green-Haired Punk" - NumberNine [Back in TYO] - Departure OST

6. "Manzou Undercover" - ??? - ??? OST (Hard to hear...)

7. "The Game of Shougi" - Pretending to... - Masta OST

8. "The Scam Revealed" - strike back - Playlist OST

9. "Wooden Geta + Face = Hurt" - Breeezin' - Masta OST

10. "Old Man's Promise" - Sincerely - Masta OST

11. "Ending" - Shiki No Uta (Song of Four Seasons) - Departure OST

6. Stranger Searching

1. "Opening" - Battlecry - Departure OST

2. "Journey Synopsis" - Exclusive to Anime Only

3. "Preparations for the Contest" - tuned - Playlist OST

4. "The Contest Begins!" - Tubed[Drum Please!!!] - Masta OST

5. "Fall of the Contestants" - Vagrancy - Masta OST

6. "Two More Left!" - ??? - ??? OST

7. "Discovery of a Foreigner" - Sounds like FLY[Small Circle of Friends], but isn't...

8. "Restaurant Rejuvenation" - not quite seleah - Impression OST

9. "Restaurant Rampage" - no icon - Playlist OST

10. "Theatrical Performance" - probably traditional piece - Exclusive to Anime Only

11. "Revelations of an Outcast" - absolute - Playlist OST

12. "Trouble at the Theater" - Numbernine [Back in TYO] - Masta OST

13. "Departure at the Bridge" - Aruarian Dance - Departure OST

14. "Ending" - Shiki No Uta (Song of Four Seasons)- Departure OST

7. A Risky Racket

1. "Opening" - Battlecry - Departure OST

2. "Episode Title" - Loading Zone - Masta OST

3. "Fuu Returns From The Hut" - ??? - ??? OST

4. "Shinsuke's Hostage" - No Way Back - Departure OST

5. "Shinsuke's Story" - How You Feel - Departure OST

6. "Hostage Situation" - How You Feel - Departure OST

7. "Fleeing from the Scene" - 624 part2 - Departure OST

8. "Mourning for Shinsuke" - Mystline - Departure OST

9. "Ending" - Shiki No Uta (Song of Four Seasons) - Departure OST

8. The Art of Altercation

1. "Opening" - Battlecry - Departure OST

2. "Beatboxin' Buddy" - N/A - Nagamitsu's Assistant did the BGM!

(--All of Shinpachi's numbers [2, 4, 6 and 8] are performed by Japanese beatboxer Afra, in his first anime role.)

3. "Pawning for Money" - ??? - ??? OST

4. "Saganshougen Introduction" - N/A - Nagamitsu's Assistant at it again!

5. "A Lovely Lady" - Seventythree[I Ask] - Masta OST

6. "Bridge Battle" - N/A - Nagamitsu's Assistant...Again!

7. "Red Wine" - Seventythree[I Ask] - Masta OST

8. "Nagamitsu's Plans" - N/A - Nagamitsu's Assistant...Again!

9. "His Story" - ??? - ??? OST

10. "Enshirou Defeated" - just forget - Impression OST

11. "Earning Money" - not quite seleah - Impression OST

12. "Nagamitsu Departs" - Pretending to... - Masta OST

13. "Ending" - Shiki No Uta (Song of Four Seasons) - Departure OST

9. Beatbox Bandits

1. "Opening" - Battlecry - Departure OST

2. "Memories of a Stray Dog" - thank you - Playlist OST

3. "Eyes of a Stray Dog" - yet? why not? - Playlist OST

4. "Ruthless Kinumasa" - Paranoid - Masta OST

5. "Pursued by the Tengu" - Judgment On - Masta OST

6. "Burning Fields of Marijuana" - Silver Children - Masta OST

7. "Mugen Returns...Not!" - ??? - ??? OST

8. "Do you Remember, Stray Dog?" - thank you - Playlist OST

9. "Ending" - Shiki No Uta (Song of Four Seasons) - Departure OST

10. Lethal Lunacy

1. "Opening" - Battlecry - Departure OST

2. "Episode Title" - Loading Zone - Masta OST

3. "Dojo Duties" - ??? - ??? OST

4. "Tsujigiri Interrogations" - yet? why not? - Playlist OST

5. "The Man who Climbed the Highest Mountains" - ??? - ??? OST

6. "A Drifter in the Continent" - Stay - Departure OST

7. "From Ukon to Shoryuu" - absolute - Playlist OST

8. "Mugen's Training" - ??? - ??? OST

9. "Beginning of a Duel" - 1st Samurai - Departure OST

10. "Ending" - Shiki No Uta (Song of Four Seasons) - Departure OST

11. Gamblers and Gallantry

1. "Opening" - Battlecry - Departure OST

2. "Kabuto Wrestling!" - Tubed[Drum Please!!!] - Masta OST

3. "Jin and a Woman..." - ??? - ??? OST

4. "Kabuto Wrestling...Again!" - Tubed[Drum Please!!!] - Masta OST

5. "Jin in the Rain" - ??? - ??? OST (...no, we still don't have this one.)

6. "Fuu's Anger" - deeper than words - Playlist OST

7. "Brothel Escape" - Counting Stars, by Nujabes--not on an OST. See note above.

8. "Ending" - Shiki No Uta (Song of Four Seasons) - Departure OST

12. Disorder Diaries

1. "Opening" - Battlecry - Departure OST

2. "Episode Title" - ??? - ??? OST

3. "Mugen's Restaurant Brawl" - ??? - ??? OST

4. "Mugen vs Jin Recap" - Numbernine [Back in TYO] - Masta OST

5. "Fuu...Drunk...? - strike back - Playlist OST

6. "Fuu...Ditched..." - ??? - ??? OST

7. "Fuu Captured" - offers - Playlist OST

8. "Hishikawa Moronobu" - let me know what U think - Playlist OST

9. "Moronobu's Fate" - Seventythree[I Ask] - Masta OST

10. "Eating Contest" - Kujaku - Departure OST

11. "Traveling to Nagasaki" - ??? - ??? OST

12. "Shinsuke's Hostage" - The Space Between Two World - Departure OST

13. "Future Predictions" - The Million Way of Drum - Masta OST

14. "Seductive Woman" - yet? why not? - Playlist OST

15. "Saganshougen Nagamichi" - N/A - His beatboxing assistant did the BGM!

16. "Japanese Sexuality History" - traditional tune "Sakura": hear a version played on koto here (thx Adam White!)

17. "Manzou the Saw" - Vagrancy - Masta OST

18. "Suspiciousness of People" - ??? - ??? OST

19. "Will Mugen Come Back?" - ??? - ??? OST (Same as previous track)

20. "Beatnik Generation" - the stroll - Impression OST

21. "A Monk's Mercy" - Tubed[Drum Please!!!] - Masta OST

22. "Mugen's Desire to Beat Shoryuu" - Thus Spake Zarathustra ('2001: A Space Odyssey' Theme) - N/A

23. "Fuu's Summation of the Journey" - thank you - Playlist OST

24. "Ending" - Who's Theme - Impression OST

13. Misguided Miscreants Part 1

1. "Opening" - Battlecry - Departure OST

2. "Episode Title" - Loading Zone - Masta OST

3. "Pirates Attack!" - Reflective - Playlist OST

4. "An Empty Village" - adapt myself - Playlist OST

5. "Ryuukyuu Island" - ??? - ??? OST

6. "Mukuro's Plan" - ??? - ??? OST

7. "Mugen Out to Sea" - Nightshift - Impression OST

8. "Mukuro's Trap" - Death Wish - Impression OST

9. "Ending" - Shiki No Uta (Song of Four Seasons) - Departure OST

14. Misguided Miscreants Part 2

1. "Opening" - Battlecry - Departure OST

2. "Episode Recap" - Death Wish - Impression OST

3. "Memories of Mugen" - Obokuri-Ee Umi (Obtain Bearing) - Ikue Asazaki, from the album "Utabautayun"

4. "Two Men, Gold, Secret Cave" - ??? - ??? OST

5. "Deceit of Kohza" - How You Feel - Departure OST

6. "Shiren's Death" - The Million Way of Drum - Impression OST

7. "Ending" - Shiki No Uta (Song of Four Seasons) - Departure OST

15. Bogus Booty

1. "Opening" - Battlecry - Departure OST

2. "Journey Recap" - tuned - Playlist OST

3. "Episode Title" - Loading Zone - Masta OST

4. "Arrival at Town" - yet? why not? - Playlist OST

5. "Momochi Ginsa's Dealings" - ??? - ??? OST

6. "Mugen vs Yatsuha" - Tubed[Drum Please!!!] - Masta OST

7. "Victim's Relief from Hot Metal" - ??? - ??? OST

August 2013 update: Eugene Peterson writes: " '19. Unholy Union--2. "Hut Searching" - ??? - ??? OST' ...sounds like a small cut from the same track used in ep. 15. Bogus Booty, 7. "Victim's Relief from Hot Metal", the one that Andrew Strother tracked down to perhaps a version of Kismet - Amon Duul II (Pilooski Edit)".

Andrew Strother writes: "[in]regards to an unknown track in episode 15 (bogus booty) track #7. "Victim's Relief from Hot Metal" - ??? - ??? OST . . . I'm assuming the track you're referring to starts right after Mugen & Yatsuha jump down the elevator shaft, and the scene is of the counterfeiters working. It's a dark track and it starts in the episode around 15:27 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7vu_Q0fbgM). I fell in love with this song when I heard it in a earlier episode and have been dedicated to figure out what it is. Through much research, the closest I could find (for it's not exactly the track, but an edit probably created by Nujabes or Tsutchie) is the track called: Kismet - Amon Duul II (Pilooski Edit) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHcYJhb-e30). If you start the song at 3:24, you'll hear the part that was used for the scene in Bogus Booty. Well, it's the song, but it's slightly edited for Samurai Champloo. The sounds from the counterfeiters hammering the gold pieces, as well as a different cymbal (hi-hat) were used along side the Pilooski edit. If for some reason you come across the EXACT track that was used for Samurai Champloo, I would GREATLY appreciate it. I'm a Dj, and I find inspiration any and everywhere. It's awe inspiring that the dark ominous feel of this track combined with the smooth Middle eastern-esk guitar part really motivates those that don't normally dance to bob their heads uncontrollably." ==Cezary Jurkiewicz confirms it: "I want to say that 100% there was a German band called Amon Duul II - track 'Kismet' which was sampled in the missing track. I tried to find who sampled and i think most possibly it is Cypress Hill in Prelude to come up."

8. "Mugen's Skills" - New Dimension - Masta OST

9. "Yatsuha's Future Goals" - Pretending to... - Masta OST

10. "Ending" - Shiki No Uta (Song of Four Seasons) - Departure OST

16. Lullabies of the Lost - verse 1

1. "Opening" - Battlecry - Departure OST

2. "A Burning Man" - a space in air in space in air [interlude] - Impression OST

3. "Three Rapping Travelers" - stretch out - Playlist OST

4. "The Man With the Crossbow" - world without words - Impression OST

5. Appearance of Yukimaru - in position - Impression OST

6. "Field of Sunflowers" - haiku[interlude] - Impression OST

7. "Fuu and Okuru by the River" - "Susuriuka" and "Uchaore Irekte" from Oki's album "Tonkori" (not on an OST)

8. "Okuru's Tale" - ??? OST

9. "Ending" - Shiki No Uta (Song of Four Seasons) - Departure OST

Max Kowalski sends us this update: "Upon looking for a download of Oki's "Kamuy Kor Nupurpe" album, I found out some missing info on your site. The two songs that play while Fuu and Okuru are talking on the riverbank are 'Susuriuka' and 'Uchaore Irekte' from Oki's album 'Tonkori'." ==Thank you Max! I have corrected the information for this and the following episode accordingly.

17. Lullabies of the Lost - verse 2

1. "Opening" - Battlecry - Departure OST

2. "Reprise" - set it off - Impression OST

3. "Jin Alive" - adapt myself - Playlist OST

4. "Lullabies of the Lost" - this is actually several tracks, all by native Ainu artists:

--vocal: 'Pekambe Uku'('Wheat Harvesting Song') sung by Umeko Ando, from her album "Ihunke"

--tonkori solo: 'Susuriuka' (Willow Bridge) and 'Uchaore' (Communication) played by Oki, from the album "Tonkori" (see note on ep 16. also)

5. "Unsettled Battles" - process - Playlist OST

6. "Showdown With Officials" - Funkin - Departure OST

7. "Okuru's End of the Beginning" - Sea of Cloud, from nujabes album "modal soul"--not on an OST (thx Michael Catapano for finding this!)

8. "Ending" - YOU (featuring Kazumi) - Masta OST

18. War of the Words

1. "Second Season!" - ??? - ??? OST

2. "Opening" - Battlecry - Departure OST

3. "A New Era of Style" - the stroll - Impression OST

4. "Episode Title" - ??? - ??? OST (Anime Sound Exclusive)

5. "The Heavy Drinker" - Numbernine [Back in TYO] - Masta OST

6. "Two Brothers, Same Faces" - Loading Zone - Masta OST

7. "It's called Tagging" - strike back - Playlist OST

8. "Niwa-Sensei's Fate" - kodama [interlude] - Impression OST

9. "Tagging the City" - Tubed[Drum Please!!!] - Masta OST

10. "Tag-off at Hiroshima Castle" - hiji zuru STYLE (featuring Suiken & S-word)] - Impression OST

11. "The Future of Two Brothers" - the stroll - Impression OST

12. "Ending" - Shiki No Uta (Song of Four Seasons) - Departure OST

19. Unholy Unionbr> (--thanks to infinitum_nihil for reporting these Tsutchie tracks.)

1. "Opening" - Battlecry - Departure OST

2. "Hut Searching" - ??? - ??? OST

3. "Xavier The Third" - Pause 1 - Tsutchie "This is a Recording"

4. "At the Village Gates" - ??? OST

5. "Cave Sermon" - "Genome"-- Departure OST.

6. "Weapon Dealings" - adapt myself - Playlist OST

7. "Xavier's Collection" - ??? - ??? OST

8. "Yuri's History of the Sunflower Samurai" - Pause 2 - Tsutchie "This is a Recording"

9. "Marriage Before A Statue" - process - Playlist OST

10. "Xavier's Lie Discovered" - Pause 3 - Tsutchie "This is a Recording"

11. "Ikitsuki Island" - thank you - Playlist OST

12. "Ending" - Shiki No Uta (Song of Four Seasons) - Departure OST

20. Elegy of Entrapment part 1