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Symphogear, being a sci-fi series about Magical Girl Warriors who use Power Armor fueled by The Power of Rock to fight alien-like bioweapons, greatly capitalizes on the singing prowess of its cast, which is saying a lot. It was the music sales that drove the creation each new Symphogear season.

Image Songs

Each Gear user has their own battle song, which changes from season to season. Also included on the CDs are their mundane songs, which don't feature as heavily in the anime itself.

  • Hibiki Tachibana gets plenty of Celtic action to reflect her free-spirited nature and Genki Girl behavior
  • Tsubasa Kazanari as a devoted sentinel to Japan, has a traditional Japanese flair to her music:
    • Symphogear: "Zettou - Ame-no-Habakiri", a song so awesome you do not want it to be interrupted. Every time it comes on, you know that the next scene contains some serious ass kicking. It even reappears in the second season, when Tsubasa has her Brought Down to Badass moment and "FLIGHT FEATHERS".
    • G: "Gekkou no Tsurugi" and "Koi no Okehazama" which is Tsubabsa singing enka.
    • GX: Tsubasa has "Beyond the BLADE" for battle and "Sora e...". "Beyond the BLADE" is about Tsubasa's Character Development as she finally casts aside her perceived role of a sword, which is exactly what she declares to Phara in GX E9.
    • AXZ: The absolutely rocking "Gekka Bijin" for battles, which combines the usual Japanese instruments with a very heavy electric guitar, and the just-as-energetic "Luminous Gate".
    • XDU: "Shippuu Jinrai" combines traditional enka with some good old pounding eurobeats, because an event centering around Symphogears on motorcycles needs some awesome music to go with it.
    • XV: Defender'Z Brand! is a return to Tsubasa's origins with fast-paced J-pop beats paired with Japanese instruments and backup voices chanting the name of the Ame-no-Habakiri. There is also "Kaze no Anata ni", which has a more mellow feeling to it.
  • Chris Yukine has very hard dakka-centric character songs. You thought Dante and Ragna were the only white-haired red outfit badasses with awesome rock songs? Think again:
    • Symphogear: "Makyuu - Ichaival" and "Tsunaida Te Dake ga Tsumugu Mono".
    • G: "Bye-Bye Lullaby" (hell yeah!) On the softer side of things, she also sings "Kyoushitsu Monochrome".
    • GX: "TRUST HEART", her battle song and the much softer "Houkago Keyholder".
    • AXZ: "GUN BULLET XXX" dials back on the hard rock in favor of adding more techno sounds and even a piano while still remaining as aggressive as ever. On the other hand, "Todoke Happy♥Uta Zukin" is just plain silly as it can best be described as Chris trying to sing to a Halloween-themed magical girl anime openingnote . And the kicker? It serves as a Call-Back to when Chris introduced herself as "Little Red Singing Hood" to Elfnein back in GX.note 
    • XDU: "SAKURA BLIZZARD", in which Chris takes a page from her senpai Tsubasa and sings to a Japanese-themed soundtrack while still adding elements of her own hard rock style. She also gets "SONG FOR THE WORLD" for an event focusing on her and her parents. Her third song in XDU, "STAR TEARS" from space-based event "Sora Kakeru Tomo no Uta", which simultaneously is 4th anniversary event, packs some substantial punch with the vibes of the five endings.
    • XV: "Take This! 'All loaded'" rocks just as hard as Chris' previous battle songs (which are the hardest by some margin) while also inserting lyrics that reference all of them. Her mundane song, "Ashita no Atashi", also stays true to Chris' more deredere and highly emotional songs, being packed with acoustic instrumentals and telling us the compilation of Chris' story and development from the first season onward.
  • Maria Cadenzavna Eve, with her determined and more serious nature, alongside her initial start as an antagonist, has a symphonic R&B theme to her songs:
    • G: "Ressō Gungnir" is her battle song, named after the Relic she wields in common with Hibiki. Also reappears in GX for a single instance, much like Tsubasa had done so in G. Her mundane song, "Dark Oblivion" is also very good, despite its Engrish.
    • GX: With a new Gear, Maria continues the pattern of naming the first battle song of any gear with Descriptor - Gear, with "Ginwan - Airgetlám" as well as "Junpaku Innocent". Furthermore, as the first Gear wielder to enter IGNITE mode alone, we're also treated to "Ginwan - Airgetlam (IGNITED arrangement)" within the same episode.
    • AXZ: This time around, Maria has "Stand Up! Ready!!" for her battle song and "Stand Up! Lady!!" for her mundane song. Despite the similar sounding names, the two songs are very much different in their own unique ways, with the former containing powerful lyrics that solidify Maria's renewed confidence in herself after her Character Development from the previous season and the latter being a catchy country song complete with an acoustic guitar.
    • XDU: "Hadaka ni Natte...Natsu". An uplifting summer-themed tune that's all about releasing yourself from your worries and enjoying the now to find who you truly are.
    • XV: "Shirogane no Hono -keep the faith-" transitions between beautiful instrumentals and a confident-sounding rhythm as Maria sings about finding the strength to protect things close to you no matter how tough things may get. Her mundane song, "Kono Ima wo Ikiru Hikari", similarly has serene-sounding strings that play harmoniously with an upbeat guitar. Additionally, the song title is an amalgamation of both of her sister's songs from XDU. But then when the "Fujō ni Mau Kaitō Shimai W" event rolled around, Maria got "Stay with Nova", which adds a Jazz element to the song. And as other franchises have shown us, you can't be a Phantom Thief without a kickass jazz theme.
  • Kirika Akatsuki, being such a fun-loving girl with an immense edgy streak gets an appropriate gothic symphonic rock style:
    • G: "Gokuren Igalima" is Kirika's battle song, and "Tegami" is her mundane song.
    • GX: Continuing the shinigami thematic, Kirika has "OVERKILL SCYTHE HELL" as her battle song and the very silly "Okitegami".
    • AXZ: "Dangerous Sunshine" has Kirika rocking out like never before. "Happy Smile Vacation", meanwhile, is slower but retains the lighthearted and peppy nature of the character, now with 100% more "desu!"
    • XDU: Bringing in the Christmas spirit for the holidays, Kirika gives us her own take on the Japanese version of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", "Santa ga Machi ni Yatte Kuru". Additionally, a vampire hunter event gives us the light-hearted but just as energetic "Akatsuki no Sora."
    • XV: "Mikansei Ai Mapputatsu!" hearkens back to Kirika's roots in G with a radically wild guitar and a wicked fast piano, to act as the culmination of her building excitement and confidence over the past few seasons. Her mundane song, meanwhile, references the details revealed by Kirika in AXZ, as "Happy Birthday no Uta" serves to show that the girl who doesn't even know her real birthday still has plenty of birthday wishes to go around.
  • Shirabe Tsukuyomi's far more reserved and aloof nature has her bring J-pop and techno elements into her themes:
  • As a Battle Couple, Kirika and Shirabe's songs are in perfect rhythmic sync with each other. Furthermore, their battle songs are remixed into a duet in each season, cranking the love theme of their songs even more:
    • G: "Gokuren - Igalima" and "Oukyo - Shul Shagana" are remixed into "Edge Works of Goddess ZABABA", underscoring that in some translations, Igalima and Shul Shagana are the paired mythological weapons of the god/goddess Zababa.
    • GX: With their status as a couple cemented in GX, "OVERKILL SCYTHE HELL" and "GENOCIDE SAW HEAVEN" are blended into "Just Loving X-Edge".
    • AXZ: "Dangerous Sunshine" and "Melodious Moonlight" are combined to create "Gizagiza Girari☆Full Throttle". Don't the funny name fool you; this just might be the Zababa duo's most dynamic song to date, showing that with a new batch of LiNKER to keep themselves synced, the two are more battle-ready than ever before.
    • XV: "Mikansei Ai Mapputatsu!" and "Mijuku Shōjo Buttagiri!" are mixed into "Cutting Edge×2 Ready go!", a final proud statement of the girls' love for each other and their friends, and how that has made their lives better.
  • Miku Kohinata has a dark electronic sound to her fight themes from having initially being forced into a Symphogear via mind control, and how 'artificial' her awakening was as a result:
    • Symphogear: The very sweet "Hidamari Memoria" expresses just how much Hibiki makes Miku happy just being with her.
    • G: "Waikyō Shénshòujìng", her Symphogear battle song is a dark expression of just how much she loves Hibiki and how far she'll go for her. We also get "Kaban No Kakushigoto" though it was never actually used in the show.
    • GX: Although Miku didn't have a song in the series the third bonus cd coming with the bluray #3 release gives us a wonderfully goofy yet sweet duet with her and Hibiki called "Itsuka no Niji, Hana no Omoide". It also serves as the credits song to the OVAs from GX onward.
    • XDU: Miku's theme for her X-Drive form, Eiai Promise, is proof that Miku's still capable of being a badass when she has to and somehow manages to be even more obvious about her feelings for Hibiki than "Waikyou - Shenshou Jing".
    • XV: FOR THE FUTURE is one of Miku's most energetic songs, with lyrics about her determination and reasons to fight as she finally gets to transform and join the main 6 on her own terms in the official canon. It's unfortunate that the song only briefly shows up as an instrumental in the anime
  • Kanade Amou:
  • Serena Cadenzavna Eve:
    • For the short duration of her appearance, she gives us a soothing melody in "Apple", which also reappears whenever her sister starts humming it.
    • XDU: After much anticipation, Serena has returned wielding the full power of the Airgetlam and has received not one but two battle songs to finally call her own. "Dareka no Tame no Hikari" is a light electronic J-pop theme while "Kono Ima wo Ikite" is more intense and fast-paced while also incorporating hints of Maria's symphonic R&B elements.
    • Shinsei Robust: a song sung by Serena when she gets her Ignite Module. It's more on the Hard Rock side than her usual fare, but it's no less awesome!
  • The first three seasons include a duet set to an amazingly animated sequence in the first episode.
    • For Symphogear, we get "Gyakkou no Flügel" by both Nana Mizuki and Minami Takayama, as in-universe pop duo ZweiWing.
    • G gives us "Fushichō no Flamme", with Tsubasa now pairing up with Maria to form the idol unit Queens of Music. The song also makes a return in Episode 11 of XV as the two team up against Millaarc and her clone.
    • Despite the hijinks of G, the Queens of Music return once more in GX to deliver "Seiten Galaxy Cross".
    • After a glaring absence in AXZ, XV graces us with another visually spectacular concert in Episode 2 with "Angelic Remnant".
  • In GX, Carol takes to the field and overwhelms the girls, set to her own Villain Song "Senkin Daur da Bláo", a symphonic metal track that wouldn't sound out of place from Nightwish, and perfectly encapsulates Carol's motivations. Note that the title means "Genocide Harp".
    • Her character CD also contains "Tomorrow", an intense, emotional song about Carol acknowledging the monster she's become as a result of her father's death and reminiscing on her memories of him one last time before burning them away to fuel her alchemy.
    • Much to the surprise and excitement of many, Carol received yet another song to herald her encore appearance in XV: "Sforzando no Zankyō" is just as overwhelming as "Senkin - Dur da Blá", rocks even harder, and serves as proof that Inori Minase still hasn't lost her touch in singing as the little murderer of miracles.
    • XDU has an event where an alternate version of Carol busts out the pulse-pounding "Gosenfu no Sanctuary", bringing a driving guitar right to the forefront for Carol's heaviest song to date.
  • GX also introduced IGNITE mode, a time limited powerup for all symphogear users. Almost every time any Symphogear or team of Symphogears engage IGNITE mode, their relevant leitmotif is remixed into a faster paced, more rocking, dubstep version. With the exception of Kirika and Shirabe (Because they never fought solo in their IGNITE forms), every girl had their respective character theme Ignited, with Kirika and Shirabe getting their duet ignited. This trend continued on in AXZ
  • GX on top of that introduced group image songs - essentially group battle themes for when multiple Symphogears take to the field. Mass ass-kicking often ensues.
    • Hibiki x Chris x Tsubasa: "RADIANT FORCE". First revealed in a preview for GX and later used to kick off the third season within its first few moments, it perfectly sets the tone for the awesome things to come, starting off with a slow instrumental before the voices of Hibiki, Chris, and Tsubasa join together to create something that's truly amazing. Then later the aforementioned IGNITE mode kicks things even further giving us "RADIANT FORCE-IGNITE"
    • Chris x Tsubasa: "BAYONET CHARGE", in which the oriental instruments of Tsubasa's Genre Motif and the guitars of Chris's are combined to create a rocking war anthem heralding the characters' return to the battlefield.
    • Maria x Kirika x Shirabe: "Arigatou o Utai Nagara". A heartwarming ballad filled with words of thankfulness that convey the girls' hopes for the future and their feelings towards those who were able to give them a second chance at life.
  • AXZ group image songs:
    • Hibiki x Chris x Tsubasa: "Gekishō Infinity" The main trio once again starting the season on the right note by giving us a battle song that's equal parts triumphant and intense as they delve into newer territories and tougher battles. "Let's fly", indeed.
    • Maria x Shirabe x Kirika: "Senritsu Sorority", which captures their newfound determination to push towards the future despite their weaknesses and puts it into words of motivation.
    • Chris x Maria: "CHANGE THE FUTURE" Chris's rocking guitars combine with Maria's graceful symphony to create one of THE most triumphant and heroic-sounding songs in the entire franchise, as both girls acknowledge the sins of their past and declare their resolve to make amends and channel it into changing the future for the better. A hell of an intro to this season's trend of having members of the two trios fighting and singing together.
    • Tsubasa x Shirabe: "Fūgetsu no Shissō". A perfect blend of Japanese instruments and techno sounds backed by guitars, piano, and a melodious harmony provided by Tsubasa's low but confident voice and Shirabe's high yet calm voice. Both girls may be reserved and put up walls to keep others out, but it's that commonality that lets them come together into this beautiful duet.
    • Hibiki x Kirika: "Hitsuai Duo Shout", in which both of our resident genki girls show us how to rock out and have a fun time doing it as Celtic and symphonic rock collide to create an energetic, Hot-Blooded song that will make you want to shout with them.
    • Saint-Germain x Cagliostro x Prelati: "Shitō -Ewigkeit-". A rocking remix of the melody they sung in Episode 1, the alchemists take center stage in the climax of the show and sing like there's no tomorrow, fitting for their first and last song together.
  • XV group image songs:
    • "Rikka Ryōran" kicks off the season by uniting all six Symphogear users under one song, giving us an epic war cry about connecting and pushing forward to the future.
    • "Hanasaku Yuuki" returns in XV, only this time it's a badass duet just like how it was sung at the Symphogear Live 2018, right down to having Saint-Germain lend her voice to Hibiki's cause. The fact that this acts as the culmination of everything that has occurred in AXZ makes this even more awesome.
    • "PERFECT SYMPHONY" combines Carol and all six Wielders' singing prowess to make another battle cry worth re-summoning Carol for after her absence in AXZ.
  • XDU group image songs:
    • Shirabe x Kirika: "Daisuki Suki Sugi" is a cute, lovely duet between guitars and techno sounds that, as the name would imply, confirms the shared mutual feelings between the Zababa duo.
    • Saint-Germain x Cagliostro x Prelati: "Eiki -Ewigerbund-". The alchemists bring us another trio song to herald their playable debut, this time showcasing that even as antagonists, they share a bond that is just as strong as the protagonists.
    • Tsubasa x Kanade: "Sōyoku no Wing Beat". Another solid duet to herald the return of Zwei Wing.
    • Hibiki x Maria x Kanade: "Kōsō Gungnir". The three wielders of the god-slaying spear FINALLY come together for this event and sing their hearts out together in a way that truly feels like the three of them are bound together by the series' most prominent Symphogear. Apart from all of them sounding fantastic together, it's a great way to cap off the journey the relic has had, being passed down to these three throughout the whole series.
    • Hibiki X Carol X Saint-Germain: "Seiken no Requiem". Hibiki and two reformed villains singing together with their gears based on Jeanne D'Arc.
    • Hibiki X Hibiki (Another): To unseal. As the third arc of XDU comes to a close, Hibiki teams up with her parallel self to give us a new theme of hype, giving us Symphogear's own version of Mirage Mirror.

OPs, EDs, and Others

  • As per the Nana Mizuki tradition whenever she voices a major character, she sings and writes the lyrics for the series openings:
    • Symphogear: "Synchrogazer". The first few seconds are enough to set the tone for the series, from the techno sounds and guitars kicking things off to Mizuki asking the audience to "listen to my song." And everything just gets better from there.
    • G: "Vitalization". Hard dubstep and strings collide with each other to create something that's equal parts awesome and chaotic.
    • GX: "Exterminate". The techno beats and guitars of "Synchrograzer" come together with the strings of "Vitalization", now upgraded to a full on orchestra, to give us the best of both worlds.
    • AXZ: "TESTAMENT". If the rocking guitars and Mizuki counting down from seven aren't enough to get you excited from the start, then the triumphant-sounding orchestra backed by a choir will be sure to get your blood pumping.
    • XDU:
      • "Unlimited Beat". Pure, fast-paced, symphonic rocking amazingness that's sure to leave goosebumps every time you listen to it. In fact, it's so awesome it was even used as an insert song in Episode 11 of AXZ. WOAH WOAH WOOOOAAAAHHHH!
      • "FIRE SCREAM". Just as hype as the last opening, but now with an air of mystery and battle as the parallel counterparts of our main heroes enter the fray.
    • XV: "METANOIA". Fitting for the final season of the series, Mizuki brings out the biggest guitar to provide backup as her lyrics encourage all who hear them to live their lives freely and to the fullest.
  • Ayahi Takagaki sings all the endings, serving as counterpoint to Nana Mizuki:
    • Symphogear: "Meteor Light". Set to a harmony of techno beats and electric guitar while littered with some Surprisingly Good English here and there, the song also details Chris's yearning for hope in her dark life.
    • G: "Next Destination" comes with a more optimistic feeling that is reflected in its ED imagery and lyrics, possibly representing Chris's newfound outlook on life now that she's adjusting to a normal life.
    • GX: "Re-birth Day". Faster techno beats and a more prominent guitar combine to give us the most energetic ending Takagaki has given us to date.
    • AXZ: "Futurism", in which the guitar is replaced with an orchestra to create a more foreboding atmosphere, fitting for Chris's newfound conflicts with her Dark and Troubled Past in this season.
    • XV: "Lasting Song", appropriately named for the last season, is upbeat and carries an uplifting instrumental as its lyrics which convey the desire to never lose hope. In a first for her career, Takagaki also wrote for the lyrics for XV's ED.
  • The first season's finale reaches its climax with "FIRST LOVE SONG".
  • "Gyakko no Flugel" is reprised in G's finale as "Niji Iro No Flügel", sung by six Symphogears.
  • "Hajimari no Babel", playing once all six wielders join forces in episode 13 of G, is a culmination of every motif shown thus far in the series. The verses have each wielder singing to the melody of their respective Symphogear's chant, including Kanade's by Hibiki, Serena's by Maria, and even Miku's chants by Maria, Kirika, and Shirabe. The chorus is a Triumphant Reprise of the Swan Song melody, the once ethereal and dreadful melody now a bold, awe-inspiring chorus. A truly fitting swan song for the entire population of Earth.
  • For a funny homage to Jackie Chan's Police Story, and Rocky Balboa Genjuro Kazanari breaks out with a hilarious Training Montage while singing in Cantonese, followed shortly by Hibiki.
    Chris: Why is the old man singing? Wait, do you even call that singing?
  • Special mention has to be made for this fan made remix of Kanade's "Kimi to Iu Oto Kanade Tsukiru Made" and Hibiki's "Watashi to Iu Oto Hibiki Sono Saki ni", merging it into a duet.
  • The ED for episode 6 of AXZ, "Axia no Kaze", is very powerful for fans who have followed the series through all four seasons. It involves all six current Symphogear wielders singing all of the activation incantations that have been used throughout all four seasons, including Kanade and Maria's Gungnir incantations and Miku's Shenshou Jing incantation, before ending with all of them singing the swan song together. The final episode, however, reveals it was simply the first half of a larger song that the girls sing during the final battle with lyrics that reference the titles of all of their respective character songs.
  • "Xtreme Vibes", the last wholly original song in the series, serves as a final touching goodbye to the girls we've come to know and love, and the series as a whole. All 6 main Symphogear wielders plus Miku sing about how the struggles they faced throughout were all worth it by meeting each other and saving the world. The chorus thanks and bids farewell to the audience for watching along for the entire show. In the anime, everyone also gets to reunite one last time with the spirits of everyone they lost along the way. Finally, the song ends with one last Swan Song, with the official lyrics providing a translation of the ancient language.
  • In one last encore song, the final ending of XV is "Ashita e no Flügel," yet another version of the very first song that we hear in the series, this time with not only the main six, but Miku as well. Truly the perfect song to finish this amazing franchise.

Alternative Title(s): Senki Zesshou Symphogear

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