History AwesomeMusic / Bleach

* [[https://youtu.be/CDPqQIvosMg?si=I6exuV0FJ56KFnKs Requiem for the Lost Ones]] is [[TearJerker utterly soul crushing piece of music]], that will make you cry broken tears
* [[https://youtu.be/KlCbhyd_vKQ?si=IaBTFt5e4fkDQ4Eo Nothing Can Be Explained]]. Zangetsu's theme is just a pure melancholy. It sounds specially sad in his [[https://youtu.be/qNZPzcNU_M4?si=2RGIKAPhvEwWDuBl touching speech]]

** [[https://youtu.be/Ef9nsTYQwOY?si=MM18dyaBjh_vziJs "Lucifer's Dance (Part B)"]] sounds indescribably epic
** [[https://youtu.be/GI03rSPMUQk "Cometh the hour (Part A_Opus1)"]]. Wow, just... wow...

** Also [[https://youtu.be/N5c_2tDQryE "BL106 Sakkaku"]] A DarkReprise of "On the Precipice of Defeat".

* [[https://youtu.be/CDPqQIvosMg?si=I6exuV0FJ56KFnKs Requiem for the Lost Ones]] is [[Tearjerker utterly soul crushing piece of music]]

-->Ichigo... do you know how I hate rain? And it rains in this world, too. If your heart is troubled, the skies will become cloudy. If you grieve, it will rain ever so easily. I wonder if you can understand... the fear of being rained on in this lonely world... To stop that rain, I shall lend you any strength, any power. If you just have faith in me, I will not allow any rain to fall upon this world. Trust me, Ichigo. As long as I am here, [[YouAreNotAlone you'll never fight alone]].

* [[https://youtu.be/4fRaWZji_Co "Never Meant To Belong"]] is extremely [[TearJerker heartwrenching]] in a beautiful way. It has just enough of a hopeful feel to not feel cheesy, while the well-orchestrated instruments make this one a winner.

* [[https://youtu.be/PLyi5xHtkb0 "On the Precipice of Defeat"]], which usually plays when the main characters are on the backfoot, is a haunting and iconic song.

* [[https://youtu.be/RkEJ4v3kYoA "Senna"]] has been used countless times to add ''huge'' dramatic effect, usually for a sudden strike or the arrival of a powerful figure. It works. Every time. Senna's Theme, by the way, is derived from a violin adaptation of a portion of Bach's [[https://youtu.be/uPWBNESumc0 Toccata and Fugue in D Minor]] (1:12 to 1:24).
* [[https://youtu.be/lBDtoTgQCEM "Revelation"]], an impressive organ piece that gets used in choice moments of the anime but ultimately serves as the theme of Ulquiorra's Segunda Etapa.

* Kubo chooses theme songs for most of the important characters. Ichigo - "News From the Front" by Music/BadReligion, Chad - "No Song Unheard" by The Hellacopters, Ishida - "Idioteque" by Radiohead, Isshin - "Don't Drag Me Down" by Music/SocialDistortion, Ginjo - "Last Man Standing" by Bon Jovi, Ulquiorra - "Moonshield" by In Flames, Grimmjow - "Step Inside" by A Bombs, and Kyoraku - "Por Una Cabeza" by Carlos Gardel to name a few.

* Kubo chooses theme songs for most of the important characters. Ichigo - "News From the Front" by Music/BadReligion, Chad - "No Song Unheard" by The Hellacopters, Isshin - "Don't Drag Me Down" by Music/SocialDistortion, Ulquiorra - "Moonshield" by In Flames, Grimmjow - "Step Inside" by A Bombs, and Kyoraku - "Por Una Cabeza" by Carlos Gardel to name a few.

* And the anime comes swinging with a new banger, a fresh cover of "[[https://youtu.be/78WIYzX_m98 Number One]]"!

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um9bJRK58PY "Endroll"]] is the ending theme for Part 2 of the Thousand Year Blood War, courtesy of [=Yoh Kamiyama=]. This has been preferred by quite a few fans for sounding energetic and catchy riffs, breaking the cliche of slow and melancholic endings. Starting with breakcores, with snazzy drum and bass riffs, and a fast pace on the vocals to boot.
** Of course, we can't ignore the shadowy chalk-like minimalistic faceless silhouettes of the Sternritter hiding underneath the Shinigami, which says so much about their resentment, and their role in the story.

* From Porno Graffitti, we get the ending theme for the ''Bleach: Fade to Black'' movie, [[https://soundcloud.com/user9397376/ed-movie-3-koyoi-tsuki-ga "Koyoi, Tsuki ga Miezu Tomo"]].

* This song is a sort of CanonImmigrant. [[https://youtu.be/ghd3CkBwv9M "Treachery"]] was both used in the second movie OST and as a ThemeMusicPowerUp for Nnoitra's OneWingedAngel. It catches the attention for being an example of [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish Surprisingly Good]] [[OminousLatinChanting Ominous English Chanting]].

** [[https://youtu.be/OkSYlMsS3OY The remix of Number One in the reboot announcement]] is just as incredible as the original and does an excellent job of building hype for the new arc of the anime.

* The 14th opening, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW7oGM5K2_A "BLUE"]], is just awesome.
* And here's the 15th opening, [[https://youtu.be/id7O6MGqT2I "HARUKAZE"]] by SCANDAL, serving as an excellent song to end off the anime's initial run with.
* Now that the Thousand Year Blood War arc has finally been animated, naturally its opening [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjeR7vUrDvM "SCAR"]] by Tatsuya Kitani has one thing to say amid the music and visuals: [[HesBack Bleach is back!]]

* The 14th opening, [[http://bleach-tunes.tumblr.com/post/49440688147 "BLUE"]], is just awesome.
%%* And here's the 15th opening, [[https://youtu.be/id7O6MGqT2I "HARUKAZE"]] by SCANDAL. Served as an excellent song to end off the anime with.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-MEKwXFF-s "* ~Asterisk~"]] by ORANGE RANGE. The OP for the first season of the show. ''This'' is how you start a show! "* ~Asterisk~" went to top of the charts the second it was released in 2005, and stayed there for 22 weeks. Now if that doesn't say something about how awesome that song is, nothing will.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-u3fkgZkO0 "D-tecnoLife"]], by [=UVERworld=], was an excellent introduction to the second season.
* The third opening, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWmlpiWgsXw "Ichirin no Hana"]], debuting with a broadcast special consisting of 2 ''awesome'' episodes, also falls squarely here. Its remix on the single manages to make the song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBK6Gpu--pI somewhat more violent.]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_IsnEZcl4E "After Dark"]] by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, the seventh opening, plays when the main characters first break into Hueco Mundo to rescue Orihime and maintains an upbeat and heroic tone throughout, showing that none of the main characters have any doubt in their minds that they'll succeed in rescuing her.
* The 8th opening, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awk-ITJ6QpQ "Chu Bura"]], is a happy and uplifting song with lyrics about it being okay to feel sad since you'll most likely have people around you to help pull you out of your misery.
* The 10th opening theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCXGE1cLWrw "Shoujo S"]], sounds like something you would hear on a dance floor and is perfect to get your blood pumping just in time to see Aizen and his Allies go up against the Soul Reapers.
* Opening 11, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQMKaG4Ce68 "Anima Rossa",]] serves as a great opening for the Zanpakuto Arc and portrays the feeling the Zanpakuto have about wanting to protect their soul reaper.

%%* And here's the 15th opening, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id7O6MGqT2I "HARUKAZE"]] by SCANDAL. Served as an excellent song to end off the anime with.

* The third ending theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xs_-nl6C3E "Houkiboshi"]] by Younha. The upbeat tune, along with her powerful vocals, makes you feel like you are flying in the sky as a comet.

%%* The 15th Ending, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH9h6FrF-jk "Orange"]].
* The 16th Ending, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u995Cpv6nu4 "Gallop"]], is pretty damn jazzy.

* Endings 10, 13, and 27 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqlVAAJXI8k "Sakura Biyori"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXAagaNRAZA "Tane wo Maku Hibi"]], and [[http://soundcloud.com/sujay-shinoda/fumika-aoi-tori "Aoi Tori"]] are simply gorgeous.
* Ending #25, [[http://bleach-tunes.tumblr.com/post/48709944689 "Last Moment"]], and Ending #28, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_UkogQs3eo "Haruka Kanata"]], are just straight up badass, summing up all the epicness of Part 1 of the series.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyiXc2UQ79A "SAIHATE"]] is the ending theme for ''Thousand-Year Blood War'', sung by [=SennaRin=] and arranged by Music/HiroyukiSawano. This one hits hard once you realize that its lyrics reference the volume poems written by Kubo, woven into a music tapestry of perfection. Episode 7 features [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1_SxqGz6QI a unique animation sequence]] depicting the original thirteen captains of the Court Guard; after an episode full of emotions, it's a perfect send-off for Yamamoto and an elegy to the end of his era.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkEJ4v3kYoA "Senna"]] has been used countless times to add ''huge'' dramatic effect, usually for a sudden strike or the arrival of a powerful figure. It works. Every time. Senna's Theme, by the way, is derived from a violin adaptation of a portion of Bach's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPWBNESumc0 Toccata and Fugue in D Minor]] (1:12 to 1:24).
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBDtoTgQCEM "Revelation"]], an impressive organ piece that gets used in choice moments of the anime but ultimately serves as the theme of Ulquiorra's Segunda Etapa.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lsn2tT5yTc "Number One"]], forever Ichigo's theme of badassery. Yes, even though (if not ''especially because'') it sounds like a track from the Pointer Sisters.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsxNuOGkxC4 "Number One (Instrumental Version)"]] gets rid of the lyrics and allows you to really hear just how amazingly the instruments come together.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkSYlMsS3OY The remix of Number One in the reboot announcement]] is just as incredible as the original and does an excellent job of building hype for the new arc of the anime.
* Can anyone say [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf3AoShqyok "Breakthrough Even"]]?
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr3ex7qs0rA "HOLLOWED"]], which is just "Breakthrough Even" ''minus'' the orchestral instruments, somehow making it more badass. [[GratuitousSpanish Let's not forget all of those awesome Spanish themes either]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiJ-GRwTubo "Nube Negra"]]. It can officially be said the Arrancar's got one of the coolest entrance themes ever.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM8yMPmFncU "Invasion"]] has the same spirit as Breakthrough but is more kickass.
* The [=BGMs=] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0xbNqksENg "Attack on the Beat"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r69L2PGgkgw "Back to the Wall"]] add a healthy dose of epic to any fight.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFKZbL_CSz0 "What can you see in their eyes"]] from the third movie is pretty awesome too.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gacs4oPR8pU Battle Ignition]], the perfect song for when shit goes down, but the losing fighter refuses to go down for the count.
* This song is a sort of CanonImmigrant. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghd3CkBwv9M "Treachery"]] was both used in the second movie OST and as a ThemeMusicPowerUp for Nnoitra's OneWingedAngel. It catches the attention for being an example of [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish Surprisingly Good]] [[OminousLatinChanting Ominous English Chanting]].
* Shinji's Theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPskGhb75uY "Can't Back Down"]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOGkZsuFILU "Power to Strive"]], which plays when Grimmjow finally releases Pantera, is just awesome.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GheBtkD7TQ "B13a"]] plays in the one-sided battle scene between Hisagi and Fraccion Findor in Episode 219 and features in Ichigo and Aizen's final battle.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLyi5xHtkb0 "On the Precipice of Defeat"]], which usually plays when the main characters are on the backfoot, is a haunting and iconic song.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHMDMJTqGAY "Domino Del Chad"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVl_y6ehcNc "Quincy's Craft"]]. The latter is pretty nerdy, but still qualifies since it's Ishida's fight song.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZIfmUMXEEQ "Irish Dance"]], Ukitake and Shunsui's theme when they use Shikai in ''Fade to Black''.
* Then we have one of the very first [=OSTs=], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2aM5btBLVU "Soundscape to Ardor"]]. There is no way you cannot be reminded of a very heartwarming event.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G1EJ716AlQ "Escalon"]]. Just... Escalon... Is it possible to watch this and not be reminded of Shinji's [[CurbStompBattle fight with Grimmjow]]?

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yUU9NEPl5M "A04a"]] from the 3rd movie.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7opQ4Xi7uDk "Destiny Awaits"]].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OInh700dM6U "Bankai. Senbonzakura Kageyoshi"]].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLD-OLC0q1c "On the Precipice of Defeat"]].
* Here's a good one: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZSp8CJLZg8 "Stand Up Be Strong"]] from the ''Bleach: Fade to Black'' movie, both Part I and II. Its most iconic use so far is Ichigo unveiling the Final Getsuga Tenshou in his fight against Aizen.

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOjrBFiNYak Number One, with more cowbell.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fRaWZji_Co "Never Meant To Belong"]] is extremely [[TearJerker heartwrenching]] in a beautiful way. It has just enough of a hopeful feel to not feel cheesy, while the well-orchestrated instruments make this one a winner.
%%* From the Bount arc, we have [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpWclabjS7c "Torn Apart"]].

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI03rSPMUQk "Cometh the hour (Part A_Opus1)"]]. Wow, just... wow...
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOVyNhXlCbs "Snakes of Despair"]]. If you ever wanted to know how you can make a BOUNT song sound even ''more'' epic, just listen.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7T3LQ3abQs "SD2_103"]]. For those who need some cool guitar riffs.
** Also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5c_2tDQryE "BL106 Sakkaku"]] A DarkReprise of "On the Precipice of Defeat".
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a1qb4UZ_fw "4BLM_101_Chokkaku"]]. Yet ''another'' version of "Number One". A hard-rock version you can headbang to. It goes without saying that this track is the distillation of pure awesomeness.
** All iterations of "Incantation" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQOV0pLUKBo "Pt. C_Opus1"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvdSCwkGI0c "Pt. E"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh31grV48og "Pt. F"]]) feature a satanic choir that can only be described as a MadnessMantra to accompany you in your descent into Hell. Parts E and F up the ante with angsty electric guitar riffs as the stakes accordingly ramp up. Part E also plays in the movie's very first scene, stated by Kubo himself to be the most accurate depiction of the brutal duel between Hollow Ichigo and Ulquiorra in his Segunda Etapa form.

%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQrYdY2gbD8 "Save The One, Save The All"]] sounds even [[TookALevelInBadass more]] badass than many other T.M.Revolution singles!
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZW2N-FPhJw "BL57_Sakkaku"]].
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzqHuuXoRK0 "Incantation"]].

%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iRJYqzvjwo "Cometh the Hour (Part A_Opus3)"]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_i-U_NZBz4 "The Orchestral of Part A"]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GJZp9a-4-g "Cometh the Hour (Part B_Opus4)"]]
%%** And here's the RMB forms of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBVf5GRJq9I "Treachery"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zliamb4gr6c "Invasion"]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a32-WH4pz88 "BL06_Sakkaku"]]... and there's still more after that.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdgqoI4J1po "Nothing Can Be Explained"]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNTwpYg3Jkc "Storm Center"]] makes any fight scene about ten times better.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHaD6S2-5p0 "Get Smart"]] is incredibly catchy.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXlWzDF_OM8 "Clavar la Espada"]]. Catchy with a Spanish theme, what more could you ask for?
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnA38f4U7aQ "Reminiscence"]] is mainly used for Byakuya whenever he activates his Bankai. He makes dropping a weapon, ''a universal sign of defeat'', into the ultimate OhCrap You will never make fun of the colour pink and cherry blossoms ever again.
%%* The epic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dikjbX9Mhe0 "Pleasure of Combat"]] also qualifies.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMWnoJhBNF8 "La Distancia Para Un Duelo"]].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyAe9asrDrU "Emergence of the Haunted"]].
* And the anime comes swinging with a new banger, a fresh cover of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78WIYzX_m98 Number One]]"!

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNHbnRVolPo "Mosquito Bite"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4JQ2b_8PeI "MILK"]] by Alexandros are the theme songs for the live action film.

** All iterations of "Incantation" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQOV0pLUKBo "Pt. C_Opus1"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvdSCwkGI0c "Pt. E"]] & [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh31grV48og "Pt. F"]]) feature a satanic choir that can only be described as a MadnessMantra to accompany you in your descent into Hell. Parts E and F up the ante with angsty electric guitar riffs as the stakes accordingly ramp up. Part E is also what plays in the movie's very first scene, stated by Kubo himself to be the most accurate depiction of the brutal duel between Hollow Ichigo and Ulquiorra in his Segunda Etapa form.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyiXc2UQ79A "SAIHATE"]] is the ending theme for ''Thousand-Year Blood War'', sung by [=SennaRin=] and arranged by Music/HiroyukiSawano. This one hits hard once your realize that its lyrics reference the volume poems written by Kubo, weaved into a music tapestry of perfection. Episode 7 features [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1_SxqGz6QI a unique animation sequence]] depicting the original thirteen captains of the Court Guard; after an episode full of emotions, it's a perfect send-off for Yamamoto and an elegy to the end of his era.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyiXc2UQ79A "SAIHATE"]] is the ending theme for ''Thousand Year-Blood War'', sung by [=SennaRin=] and arranged by Music/HiroyukiSawano. This one hits hard once your realize that its lyrics reference the volume poems written by Kubo, weaved into a music tapestry of perfection. Episode 7 features [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1_SxqGz6QI a unique animation sequence]] depicting the original thirteen captains of the Court Guard; after an episode full of emotions, it's a perfect send-off for Yamamoto and an elegy to the end of his era.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1_SxqGz6QI The special ending credits]] for Episode 7 of ''Thousand Year-Blood War'', coming off after a very emotion-packed episode that included a cameo of the original thirteen captains of the Court Guard, is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyiXc2UQ79A "SAIHATE"]], a perfect send-off for Yamamoto and an elegy to the end of his era.