Pray For You serves as Golgo's main theme for "The Professional" and perfectly captures the mood and feel of the series while complementing the great action scenes. Even though it only plays a couple times during the entire film, when it does play, you can bet something completely kickass is happening onscreen. Pray For You (Instrumental) is a shorter and sweeter version of the song condensed to better fit the action scenes of "The Professional".
Tail To Nose is a gem that is criminally underplayed in "The Professional" and adds a ton of extra impact to the final confrontation Golgo has with Lt. Bragan and his men near the halfway point of the movie.
Command G13 plays out before and while Golgo and Snake have their fight in the elevator.
Love's Mystery only plays a single time at the very beginning of "The Professional" and seems like just another song on the radio at first. Paying attention to the lyrics, however, offers some massive Foreshadowing for what is about to happen next as well as a big hint towards the nature of the Twist Ending of the film. The song is cut off in the actual movie before it reveals too much, but hearing the whole thing offers some tragic insight into Robert's character and why he ultimately chose to end his life. Be warned, however, that the song becomes a massiveTear Jerker once you know the proper context.
Golgo 13 & I finishes up "The Professional" and plays over the closing credits, but it manages to bring the same energy and emotion as "Pray For You" while being a bit more subdued and restrained. While "Pray For You" was a song meant to get the viewer excited for some action, "Golgo 13 & I" instead serves as an exclamation point and curtain call to all the mayhem and destruction they witnessed over the course of the film. It's even sung by the same singer as "Pray For You", adding a somber sort of Book Ends feeling to it as well.
In Masquerade Scope is a much smoother, gentler piece of instrumental jazz that contrasts the more action oriented scenes and music with a softer tone and emotional depth that wouldn't be out of place in a great spy movie or detective show. Even old Duke himself might shed a few tears if he heard it.
Queen Bee
Turquoise Blue opens "Queen Bee" with a melancholy yet energetic tone and closes it out as well, serving as fitting Book Ends of sorts for the character. English or Japanese version, the listener is in for a real treat with this great song. Truly masterful.
2008 Anime
The 2008 series gives us Take the Wave and Glass Highway as the opening and closing credit songs, respectively. "Take the Wave" is an energetic rock song that gets the viewer pumped up for the action that is about to ensue, while "Glass Highway" has a more somber and melancholic country music feel that is perfect for closing up the episode in a more subdued and peaceful way in contrast to the first song.
So Far Away by Pinc Inc replaces "Take the Wave" as the intro for the second half of the anime series and manages to be just as good while introducing a different yet similar sound. Combined with the cool intro visuals it really makes the viewer feel like they're about to watch an awesome action flick, quite fitting for a series starring a man who many consider to be the Japanese James Bond.
serves as Golgo's main theme for "The Professional" and perfectly captures the mood and feel of the series while complementing the great action scenes. Even though it only plays a couple times during the entire film, when it does play, you can bet something completely kickass is happening onscreen. Pray For You (Instrumental)