THE GHOST IN THE SHELL

MUSIC

07

The Ghost In The Shell O.S.T

Music by: Taisei Iwasaki, Ryo Konishi, Yuki Kanesaka

Release date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026

The Ghost In The Shell O.S.T
The Ghost In The Shell O.S.T

Release date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026

An original soundtrack for TV anime The Ghost In The Shell, the latest work in the Ghost in the Shell series, is scheduled for release!The album combines the talents of Taisei Iwasaki, Ryo Konishi, and Yuki Kanesaka. The music is by Taisei Iwasaki who serves as the musical director for this work. Iwasaki won the academy award for best music for Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime and also worked on the music for the movie Tokyo Taxi. Ryo Konishi directed the opening ceremony for the 2025 World Expo and produced for numerous TV dramas and artists including Chara+Yuki, Mrs. Green Apple, and Tomoo. Yuki Kanesaka is a music producer based primarily in the U.S. who produced the music for TV anime Dr. Stone.
The soundtrack album will include two discs and will be released on CD and analog formats.
First-press editions of the CD will come in a special case.
On sale: September 9, 2026
Two-disc CD album
VTCL-60705~60706
Price: 3,960 yen (tax in.)
Sold by: FlyingDog Inc.
Featuring a brand-new illustration by tarou2 from Science Saru.
Jacket Illustration by: tarou2

Artist responsible for the music

Taisei Iwasaki

Music Director & Music

Taisei Iwasaki

Composer. Representative works include BELLE, Scarlet, First Love (Netflix), The Bullet Train, TOKYO TAXI, Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo, Blood Blockade Battlefront series, SPRIGGAN, Marriagetoxin, and The Naked Director series.
Awards: Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Music (Moteki), Best Music (BELLE), and the 36th Japan Gold Disc Award for Soundtrack Album of the Year (BELLE).

Ryo Konishi

Music

Ryo Konishi

Born July 25, 1988, in Tokyo. Composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist (sax, flute, clarinet, synth, vocoder). A graduate of Berklee College of Music (Summa Cum Laude). Leader of the creative collective "Zominsha" and the band "CRCK/LCKS."

Credits: Opening music for the 75th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen; Music Director for the Expo 2025 Osaka "Physical Twin Symphony"; Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Opening Ceremony music. He has produced for artists including Chara+YUKI, milet, Mrs. GREEN APPLE, and King & Prince.

YUKIKANESAKA

Music

YUKI
KANESAKA

A Boston-based composer and creator active across the US and Europe. He is an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music and a consultant for Sony and AlphaTheta/Pioneer. A multi-instrumentalist proficient in approximately 74 instruments.
Recent Works: Dr. STONE, Jujutsu Kaisen, SNOWBALL EARTH (Anime); commercials for VW, Meiji, YONEX; and games like JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Sonic Racing.