[Music Box Medley] A Collection of Hit Songs You’ll Want to Hear in Music Box Tones
In the midst of busy days, don’t you sometimes feel like being soothed by a sound that brings calm to your heart? The gentle tones of a music box have a mysterious charm that softly embraces our feelings.
When you listen to hit songs arranged for music box, you may discover a different side of the music than usual.
In this article, we introduce music box arrangements that will revive your favorite songs with a fresh sense of emotion.
Find the perfect track for a quiet evening or a moment when you want to settle your mind.
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[Music Box Medley] A Collection of Hit Songs You’ll Want to Hear in Music Box Tones (1–10)
horizonNEW!back number
In 2020, when the Inter-High School Championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, back number wrote this song for high school students who were left in despair.
The lyrics, which portray the journey from bearing the sorrow and loneliness of shattered dreams to eventually finding a glimmer of hope, resonate with many people.
Released on YouTube in August 2020 and subsequently distributed in August 2021, it topped the streaming charts for nine consecutive weeks and surpassed 500 million total streams in April 2024, earning Diamond certification.
Its deeply affecting melody pairs exceptionally well with a music box arrangement.
All of the YouthNEW!Fujifabric
It’s a coming-of-age song that delicately portrays the bittersweet feeling at summer’s end.
It was released in November 2007 as the 10th single.
Inspired by a local Yamanashi fireworks festival, the piece expresses a fond farewell to the passing seasons and to youth.
It was also used as the opening theme for Nippon TV’s “Otomoe!” and as an insert song for the Fuji TV drama “SUMMER NUDE.” In the music box version, the nostalgic melody resonates even more deeply.
gardenNEW!Fujii Kaze
This is one of Fujii Kaze’s signature songs, whose gentle, embracing tone resonates deeply in the heart.
It was included on the album LOVE ALL SERVE ALL, released in March 2022, and became familiar as the theme song for NatureLab’s “Laundrin’” commercial.
The lyrics, depicting impermanence in life and the fragility of human relationships through the changing seasons from a Buddhist perspective, are especially striking.
In a music box arrangement, the warm, gospel-like melody stands out even more, offering a soothing feeling as if watering the garden of the heart.
[Music Box Medley] A Collection of Hit Songs You’ll Want to Hear in Music Box Tones (11–20)
dogwood (flowering dogwood)NEW!Yo Hitoto
A ballad imbued with gentle prayers and a wish for peace.
Released in February 2004 as Yo Hitoto’s fifth single, this song was inspired by the September 11, 2001 attacks and conveys a warm hope that the happiness of loved ones will last forever.
It was featured as a theme for NTV’s Tuesday Suspense Theater and in JRA commercials, and in 2010 it also became the theme song for a film of the same title.
Heard in a music box arrangement, the lyrics’ quiet prayer stands out even more, leaving a lingering resonance that gently settles in the heart.
rainbowNEW!Masaki Suda
It’s a warm song that celebrates a deep bond with a partner.
It conveys gratitude to someone who accepts a tearful, fragile self, the small happiness that appears on the balcony in everyday life, and a vow to stay by each other’s side forever.
Chosen as the theme song for the film STAND BY ME Doraemon 2, released in November 2020, it surpassed 300 million streams in October 2022.
Heard in the gentle tones of a music box, it will be there for the moments when you want to reaffirm the bond with the one you love.
far; distant; by farNEW!GReeeeN
Released in May 2009, this song was chosen as the theme for the film “ROOKIES: Graduation.” Putting aside the rap style they had excelled at until then, the piece is expressed as a pure ballad with themes of gratitude to one’s parents and setting off on a new journey.
Its lyrics read like a letter to one’s parents on a spring day of departure, and the warm sound that begins with piano and gradually expands resonates deeply.
Heard in the clear tones of a music box, the affection for family comes across even more strongly.
As you savor its gently enveloping sound, why not let your thoughts turn to someone dear to you?
broad daylightNEW!King Gnu
Steeped in regret for past mistakes and days that can never be reclaimed, yet imbued with a resolve to move forward, this work portrays a heartfelt wish for everything to be covered and concealed like falling snow, even as it confronts the human frailty that leads us to hurt others unconsciously.
Released in February 2019 as the theme song for the TV drama “Innocence: False Accusation Lawyer,” which tackles the heavy theme of wrongful convictions, it became a signature track that brought King Gnu to widespread recognition.
Heard as a music box arrangement, the song’s dramatic progression and Satoru Iguchi’s soaring high notes are softened, transforming intensity into tranquility and allowing the lyrics’ poignancy to resonate even more deeply.