arrangers:
- link: artist/322
  names:
    en: Kohei Tanaka
    ja: 田中公平
- link: artist/808
  names:
    en: Takayuki Negishi
    ja: 根岸貴幸
barcode: '4988002386055'
catalog: VICL-60386
categories:
- Animation
category: Animation
classification: Original Soundtrack, Vocal
composers:
- link: artist/322
  names:
    en: Kohei Tanaka
    ja: 田中公平
- link: artist/15642
  names:
    en: Yoshitomo Yonetani
    ja: 米たにヨシトモ
covers:
- full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/26/25862/25862-d23c19b358e0.jpg
  medium: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/26/25862/25862-d23c19b358e0.jpg
  name: Front
  thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/26/25862/25862-d23c19b358e0.jpg
- full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/26/25862/25862-b170f68f05e1.jpg
  medium: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/26/25862/25862-b170f68f05e1.jpg
  name: Back
  thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/26/25862/25862-b170f68f05e1.jpg
- full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/26/25862/25862-76f72eacff27.jpg
  medium: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/26/25862/25862-76f72eacff27.jpg
  name: Booklet Front & Back
  thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/26/25862/25862-76f72eacff27.jpg
- full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/26/25862/25862-a282bc24ae38.jpg
  medium: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/26/25862/25862-a282bc24ae38.jpg
  name: Disc
  thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/26/25862/25862-a282bc24ae38.jpg
discs:
- disc_length: '71:06'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      Japanese: 謡 -uta-
      Romaji: Uta -uta-
    track_length: '1:11'
  - names:
      Japanese: ユメノカケラ
      Romaji: YUME NO KAKERA
    track_length: '4:32'
  - names:
      Japanese: 凡 -nitijou-
      Romaji: Bon -nitijou-
    track_length: '1:06'
  - names:
      Japanese: 玩 -robofight-
      Romaji: Gan -robofight-
    track_length: 0:52
  - names:
      Japanese: 香 -hinoki-
      Romaji: Kou -hinoki-
    track_length: '1:41'
  - names:
      Japanese: 冥 -zigoku-
      Romaji: Mei -zigoku-
    track_length: '1:22'
  - names:
      Japanese: 楽 -keita-
      Romaji: Raku -keita-
    track_length: '1:06'
  - names:
      Japanese: 恐 -senritu-
      Romaji: Kyou -senritu-
    track_length: '1:30'
  - names:
      Japanese: 醒 -kakuseijin-
      Romaji: Sei -kakuseijin-
    track_length: '1:16'
  - names:
      Japanese: 血 -lamia-
      Romaji: Ketsu -lamia-
    track_length: '1:54'
  - names:
      Japanese: 蠢 -yasya-
      Romaji: Shun -yasya-
    track_length: '2:18'
  - names:
      Japanese: 調 -kaiseki-
      Romaji: Chou -kaiseki-
    track_length: 0:52
  - names:
      Japanese: 謎 -fusigi-
      Romaji: Mei -fusigi-
    track_length: '1:57'
  - names:
      Japanese: 凍 -kanasibari-
      Romaji: Tou -kanasibari-
    track_length: '1:42'
  - names:
      Japanese: 挑 -yuuki-
      Romaji: Chou -yuuki-
    track_length: '1:09'
  - names:
      Japanese: 闇 -yomi-
      Romaji: An -yomi-
    track_length: '1:41'
  - names:
      Japanese: 撃 -taiketu-
      Romaji: Geki -taiketu-
    track_length: '1:38'
  - names:
      Japanese: 精 -seme-
      Romaji: Shou -seme-
    track_length: '1:07'
  - names:
      Japanese: 驚 -syougeki-
      Romaji: Kyou -syougeki-
    track_length: 0:42
  - names:
      Japanese: 化 -chemical-
      Romaji: Ka -chemical-
    track_length: '1:27'
  - names:
      Japanese: 苦 -umeki-
      Romaji: Ku -umeki-
    track_length: '1:57'
  - names:
      Japanese: 暴 -tyran-
      Romaji: Bou -tyran-
    track_length: '2:34'
  - names:
      Japanese: 妖 -twilight-
      Romaji: You -twilight-
    track_length: '2:40'
  - names:
      Japanese: 秘 -huuin-
      Romaji: Hi -huuin-
    track_length: '1:42'
  - names:
      Japanese: 幽 -maborosi-
      Romaji: Yuu -maborosi-
    track_length: '2:11'
  - names:
      Japanese: 脅 -teki-
      Romaji: Kyou -teki-
    track_length: '1:54'
  - names:
      Japanese: 力 -forte-
      Romaji: Riki -forte-
    track_length: '2:07'
  - names:
      Japanese: 儚 -sakura-
      Romaji: Bou -sakura-
    track_length: '2:10'
  - names:
      Japanese: 漂 -huan-
      Romaji: Hyou -huan-
    track_length: '1:35'
  - names:
      Japanese: 海 -aqua-
      Romaji: Kai -aqua-
    track_length: '1:28'
  - names:
      Japanese: 探 -tuiseki-
      Romaji: Tan -tuiseki-
    track_length: '2:29'
  - names:
      Japanese: 裂 -saturiku-
      Romaji: Retsu -saturiku-
    track_length: 0:50
  - names:
      Japanese: 魔 -candi-
      Romaji: Ma -candi-
    track_length: '2:17'
  - names:
      Japanese: 憩 -yasuragi-
      Romaji: Kei -yasuragi-
    track_length: '1:59'
  - names:
      Japanese: 霧 -nebula-
      Romaji: Mu -nebula-
    track_length: '3:26'
  - names:
      Japanese: 光 -kibou-
      Romaji: Kou -kibou-
    track_length: '3:03'
  - names:
      Japanese: 鎮 -requiem-
      Romaji: Chin -requiem-
    track_length: '4:20'
  - names:
      Japanese: 遠方の友
      Romaji: Enpou no Tomo
    track_length: '1:21'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/77
  names:
    en: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
    ja: ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社
    ja-latn: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
  role: distributor
link: album/25862
lyricists:
- link: artist/15642
  names:
    en: Yoshitomo Yonetani
    ja: 米たにヨシトモ
- link: artist/8349
  names:
    en: Masahiro Takami
    ja: 貴三優大
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2011-05-04T21:52
  edited_date: 2025-03-29T16:09
  fetched_date: 2026-01-07T21:08
  freedb: 0
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 5685
name: BETTER MAN ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 1
names:
  en: BETTER MAN ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 1
  ja: 「BETTER MAN」オリジナルサウンドトラック1
  ja-latn: BETTER MAN; ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 1
notes: 'Music: Kohei Tanaka

  All songs composed & arranged by KOHEI TANAKA (except 2, 37, 38)

  M-01

  Performer: Junko Iwao

  Composer: Kohei Tanaka

  Arranger: Kohei Tanaka

  Lyricist: Yoshitomo Yonetani

  M-02 - Opening Theme

  Performer: WUYONTANA

  Composer: Kohei Tanaka

  Arranger: Takayuki Negishi

  Lyricist: Masahiro Takami

  M-37 - Ending Theme

  Performer: ※-mai-

  Lyrics, Composition: Yoshitomo Yonetani

  Assistant Composition: Kohei Tanaka

  Arrangement: Takayuki Negishi

  M-38

  Performed by WUYONTANA

  Text: Yoshitomo Yonetani

  STAFF

  Produced by: KOHEI TANAKA / SHIRO SASAKI (VICTOR)

  Co-Produced by: YUJI SAITO (IMAGINE)

  Recorded & Mixed by: JUJI NAKAMURA / HIROSHI OSAKO

  Recorded & Mixed at: SOUND CITY STUDIO / CHERRY ISLAND STUDIO / ON AIR AZABU STUDIO
  / APPO SOUND PROJECT / AZABU WEST STUDIO

  Mastered by: HIROSHI KAWASAKI / SHIGEO MIYAMOTO

  Mastered at: VICTOR AOYAMA STUDIO

  Coordinated by: MASAFUMI MORI (IMAGINE) / HAJIME TOMA (IMAGINE)

  Cover Concept: YOSHITOMO YONETANI

  Figure Production: HIROSHI SATO (OVER DARD)

  Designed by: YOSHIYUKI AKAGAWA (VICTOR)

  Edited by: MAIKO TANIMOTO (VICTOR)

  Special Thanks to: YOSHITOMO YONETANI / SHIN''ICHIRO KOBAYASHI / TAKASHI KOCHIYAMA
  / SHIN SASAKI / SADAYOSHI FUJINO / KEIKO SENDA / MISUZU KUBO / JUNNOSUKE NISHIO
  / RYO YAMADA / MEDIA WORKS / SHIGEAKI KOMATSU / HIROYUKI BIRUKAWA

  MUSICIANS

  Strings: MASATSUGU SHINOZAKI GROUP

  Keyboards: MASATO MATSUDA

  Guitar: MAKOTO MATSUBARA

  Synth Manipulator: TAKAYUKI NEGISHI / MINORU MARUO

  Voice: WUYONTANA / ※-mai-

  Percussions: MIDORI TAKADA / TOMOKO KUSAKARI

  Trombone: YOSHITAKA HANASAKA

  Tuba: KIYOSHI SATO

  Horn: OTOHIKO FUJITA / TETSUO TAKANO

  Flute: TAKASHI ASAHI

  Clarinet: SHOJI TOGAME

  Oboe: MASAKAZU ISHIBASHI

  Conductor: KOHEI TANAKA'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/1927
  names:
    en: Victor
    ja: Victor
    ja-latn: Victor
  role: label
- link: org/77
  names:
    en: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
    ja: ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社
    ja-latn: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers: []
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/26/25862/25862-d23c19b358e0.jpg
picture_small: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/26/25862/25862-d23c19b358e0.jpg
picture_thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/26/25862/25862-d23c19b358e0.jpg
platforms:
- Series
products:
- names:
    en: Betterman
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related:
- catalog: VIDL-30424
  date: '1999-04-21'
  link: album/103794
  names:
    en: Better Man Opening Theme "Yume no Kakera" & End...
    ja: Better Man Opening Theme "ユメノカケラ" & Endin...
    ja-latn: Better Man Opening Theme "Yume no Kakera" & End...
  type: anime
- catalog: VICL-60447
  date: '1999-09-22'
  link: album/140461
  names:
    en: BETTER MAN Panorama Sound CD Night Stories -Wic...
    ja: ベターマン パノラマサウン CD夜話 妄-janen-
    ja-latn: BETTER MAN Panorama Sound CD Yobanashi -janen-
  type: anime
- catalog: VICL-60458
  date: '1999-10-06'
  link: album/25863
  names:
    en: BETTER MAN ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2
    ja: 「BETTER MAN」オリジナルサウンドトラック２
    ja-latn: BETTER MAN; ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2
  type: anime
- catalog: VICL-60527
  date: '2000-01-21'
  link: album/140462
  names:
    en: BETTER MAN Panorama Sound CD Night Stories 2 -W...
    ja: ベターマン パノラマサウン CD夜話2 欲 -nozomi-
    ja-latn: BETTER MAN Panorama Sound CD Yobanashi 2 -nozomi-
  type: anime
release_date: '1999-07-07'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 3045.0
reprints: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/25862?perpage=99999
vocals:
- link: artist/23985
  names:
    en: WUYONTANA
- link: artist/15642
  names:
    en: ※-mai-
- link: artist/926
  names:
    en: Junko Iwao
    ja: 岩男潤子
votes: 0
