The music for theanime seriesGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex was primarily composed byYoko Kanno and produced byVictor Entertainment. Soundtracks were also produced for the twoOVA films,The Laughing Man andIndividual Eleven, and the TV filmSolid State Society.

When creating the music ofGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Yoko Kanno wanted to create music that would contrast from the formal and "manly" world that appeared in theoriginal manga. In order to do so, Kanno implemented themes of being human and "tangible fuzziness" into the music. Sound Director, Kazuhiro Wakabayashi, providedmenus for Kanno to follow in which she described as "delicate emotional feelings [sic] that were like poems."^[1]

Yoko Kanno composed the music for all of the opening and closing themes forGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, its second season, film sequel and OVAs. When creating the theme song "Inner Universe", Kanno used the image of digital bits and composed the score consisting of recurrent quick beats.^[1]

The opening theme forStand Alone Complex is "Inner Universe", performed byOriga, with lyrics written by Origa andShanti Snyder inRussian,English andLatin. The closing theme forStand Alone Complex is "Lithium Flower", performed byScott Matthew, with lyrics by Tim Jensen.

When terrestrial television later re-broadcast the series, "Inner Universe" was replaced with "GET9" (performed by jillmax and written by Tim Jensen), while "Lithium Flower" was replaced with "I Do" (written and performed byIlaria Graziano).

The opening theme forGhost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG is "Rise", performed by Origa, with lyrics written by Origa and Tim Jensen. The closing theme is "Living Inside the Shell", performed bySteve Conte and written by Shanti Snyder.

2nd GIG also used alternate themes for its opening and closing credits when it was re-broadcast on terrestrial television. "Rise" was replaced with "CHRisTmas in the SiLenT ForeSt" (performed by Ilaria Graziano and written by Shanti Snyder), while "Living Inside the Shell" was replaced with "Somewhere in the Silence (Sniper's Theme)" (performed by Ilaria Graziano and written by Tim Jensen).

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. (攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX O.S.T.,Kōkaku Kidōtai Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu Ō Esu Tī) is the first originalsoundtrack to theanime seriesGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, composed byYoko Kanno and co-produced by Toshiaki Ota.^[5] It features music composed for the first season of the series, and is produced by composer Kanno,Victor Entertainment andBandai. A later release of the album, entitledGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T.+ (攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX O.S.T.+,Kōkaku Kidōtai Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu Ō Esu Tī Purasu), contains TV edits of the themes "GET9" from the terrestrial broadcasts ofS.A.C. and "rise" from2nd GIG. Early copies ofO.S.T.+, were incorrectly mastered and tracks on the CD differed from the track listing.^[6]

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex "be Human" (攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX「be human」,Kōkaku Kidōtai Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu "Bī Hyūman") is an album featuring music from theanime seriesGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, composed byYoko Kanno. The featured music primarily relates toTachikomas, the "think tank" combat robots from the series; music from theomake miniseriesTachikomatic Days is also included. The albums features vocals fromScott Matthew,Gabriela Robin,Maaya Sakamoto, HIDE, SUNNY andSakiko Tamagawa and was produced by composer Kanno,Victor Entertainment andBandai. The sleeve insert includes punch-out sections which combine to create a paper Tachikoma.

"GET9" is a single taken from the soundtrack to theanime seriesGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, composed byYoko Kanno. "GET9" was used as the opening theme for the terrestrial broadcast version of the first season ofStand Alone Complex. "Rise", also featured on this single, was used as the opening theme for the satellite broadcast version of the second season,Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. It was produced by composer Kanno,Victor Entertainment andBandai.

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 2 (攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX O.S.T. 2,Kōkaku Kidōtai Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu Ō Esu Tī Tsū) is the second originalsoundtrack to theanime seriesGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, composed byYoko Kanno. It primarily features music from the series' second season,Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG, in addition to several songs from the first season. The soundtrack was produced by composer Kanno,Victor Entertainment andBandai.

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 3 (攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX O.S.T. 3,Kōkaku Kidōtai Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu Ō Esu Tī Surī) is the third originalsoundtrack to theanime seriesGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, composed byYoko Kanno. As withO.S.T. 2, it primarily features music from the series' second season,Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG, in addition to several songs from the first season. The soundtrack was produced by composer Kanno,Victor Entertainment andBandai.

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society O.S.T. (攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX Solid State Society O.S.T.,Kōkaku Kidōtai Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu Soriddo Sutēto Sosaieti Ō Esu Tī) is the originalsoundtrack to the made-for-TVanime filmGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society, composed byYoko Kanno. It features music composed specifically for the film, in addition to music from the first and second series ofGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. The soundtrack was produced by composer Kanno,Victor Entertainment andBandai.

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex CD-Box
The exterior of the boxset
Soundtrack album by Yoko Kanno
Released	September 5, 2007 (2007-09-05)[16]
Length	5:55:52
Label	Victor Entertainment Bandai
Producer	Yoko Kanno
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex chronology
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society O.S.T. (2006) Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex CD-Box (2007)
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 4- (攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX O.S.T. 4- (マイナス),Kōkaku Kidōtai Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu Ō Esu Tī Fō Mainasu) is the fourth originalsoundtrack to theanime seriesGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, composed byYoko Kanno. It features music from both seasons of the series as well as the filmSolid State Society and is produced by composer Kanno, Toshiaki Ota,Victor Entertainment, andBandai.

The album was released exclusively as a part of theGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex CD-Box box set, which also included all of the above albums and aTachikoma-style USB memory stick featuring previously unreleased music fromTachikomatic Days, as well as voice clips, images, and video.Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 4- is presented as a continuous, single-track mix and consists of "16 pieces".

• be Human: Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex atMusicBrainz
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. atMusicBrainz
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex OST+ atMusicBrainz
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T at theYoko Kanno ProjectArchived 2011-07-13 at theWayback Machine

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