collection
music
The soundtrack only contains
the music Hirayama listens to.
He always plays cassettes
with the songs he fell in love
with long ago.
The soundtrack features
no new music.
The songs were selected
during the scenario work.
If we think from Hirayama’s
perspective, what would
he be listening to here?
This is where we find his routine,
in which he takes pleasure
in the small coincidences that
flow from the tapes.
“THE HOUSE OF
Music & Lyrics: Alan Price
THE RISING SUN”
Performed by The AnimalsⓅ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd,
a Warner Music Group Company
Courtesy of WARNER MUSIC Group Germany Holding GmbH.
A Warner Music Group Company
Courtesy of ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. • www.abkco.com“PALE BLUE EYES”
Written by Lou Reed
Performed by The Velvet UndergroundⒸ Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
Courtesy of EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH
Ⓟ 1969 UMG Recordings Inc. –
Courtesy of Universal Music GmbH“(SITTIN’ ON)
M+T written by Otis Redding,
THE DOCK OF THE BAY”
Steve Cropper
Performed by Otis ReddingⒸ Irving Music, Inc., Cotillion Music Inc.
Courtesy of Rondor Musikverlag GmbH,
Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH
Ⓟ 1968 Atlantic Records
Courtesy of WARNER MUSIC Group Germany Holding GmbH.
A Warner Music Group Company
“REDONDO BEACH”
Written by Patti Smith, Leonard J. Kaye,
Richard A. Sohl
Performed by Patti SmithⒸ Linda S Music Corp.
Courtesy of Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH
Ⓟ 1975 Arista Records LLC
“(WALKIN’ THRU THE)
Written by Mick Jagger and
SLEEPY CITY”
Keith Richards
Performed by The Rolling Stones
Published by ABKCO Music Inc.Ⓟ Courtesy of ABKCO Music & Records Inc. • www.abkco.com“AOI SAKANA (BLUE FISH)”
Words & Music by Sachiko Kanenobu
Performed by Sachiko KanenobuⓅⒸ 1972 ART MUSIC PUBLISHING CO., LTD.
Ⓟ 1972 URC RECORDS“PERFECT DAY”
Written by Lou Reed
Performed by Lou ReedⒸ Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
Courtesy of EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH
Ⓟ 1972 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
“SUNNY AFTERNOON”
Written by Ray Davies
Performed by The KinksⒸ Davray Music Ltd., Carlin Music Corp.,
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Courtesy of Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH
Ⓟ 1966 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Courtesy of BMG Rights Management GmbH“THE HOUSE OF
Japanese Version
THE RISING SUN”
Written by Maki Asakawa
MUSIC: TraditionalⒸ 1972 JUN & KEI MUSIC PUBLISHERS, INC.“BROWN EYED GIRL”
Written by Van Morrison
Performed by Van MorrisonⒸ Web IV Music
courtesy of Universal Music Publishing GmbH
Ⓟ Courtesy of Exile Productions, Ltd.
“FEELING GOOD”
Written by Leslie Bricusse/
Anthony Newley
Performed by Nina SimoneⒸ Musical Comedy Pub Corp. Inc.
Courtesy of ESSEX MUSIKVERTRIEB GMBH, Hamburg
Ⓟ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Courtesy of Universal Music GmbH
“PERFECT DAY”
Written by Lou Reed
Performed by Patrick WatsonⒸ Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
Courtesy of EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH
Ⓟ Watsonia Productions Inc.
books
William Faulkner,
“The Wild Palms”A novel of two interwoven stories published in 1939.
What’s the first book
Hirayama would fall asleep
reading? Without hesitation,
Wenders immediately said,
“Probably Faulkner.” Faulkner
has no new paperbacks.
They’re only found in secondhand bookstores. The
spaces between lines in
paperbacks then were very
narrow, perfect for falling
asleep while reading.
Aya Koda,
“Trees”The man Hirayama is like a
tree. He loves komorebi, the
sunlight filtering through the
trees, and nurtures saplings.
He would undoubtedly love
reading this essay. It’s a book
with palpably excellent
writing from a refined
viewpoint within short text. It
teaches one the joy of
reading a book.
Patricia Highsmith,
“Eleven”A master of suspense novels
with deep associations with
Wenders, such as Ripley’s
Game. The Terrapin, which
appears in the film, is a story
of cruelty inflicted by a boy
named Victor.
