This list of Lupin the Third soundtracks contains collections of music from anime productions in the Lupin the Third franchise. The series follows the globetrotting criminal capers of gentleman thief Lupin III and his gang.

A large number of albums covering the Lupin III franchise have been released by publishers Columbia Music Entertainment and VAP. At least one soundtrack album has been released for each animated series, movie, special, and OVA, in addition to compilation and remix albums. Bandleader Yuji Ohno has composed most of the series' music, beginning with the second television series in 1977. Lupin III soundtracks typically fall under the genre of jazz.

First television series The music for the first series was created by Takeo Yamashita, with vocal performances on tracks by Charlie Kosei.

Two singles were released on December 10, 1971, and January 20, 1972.

The Original BGM Collection was released as an LP by Nippon Columbia on March 25, 1980. This was later reissued on CD on March 14, 2007, for the 40th anniversary of the original Manga.

Music from the series was also released on 2 albums, Lupin III 71' Me Tracks published by VAP on February 21, 1999 and Lupin III The 1st Series Music Anthology, published by Nippon Columbia on March 21, 2003. The songs and background music on both albums were using tapes that had sound effects layered on-top of the music. Due to a loss of the original master tape for the background music, the music from the series was recreated by Takeo Yamashita and released as Rebirth From '71 Series on January 21, 2003.

Second television series A trio of albums were released containing music from the second TV series.

Lupin III Original Soundtrack

In 1978, Columbia released a vinyl album titled Lupin III Original Soundtrack, which contained several pieces from the second TV series. Interspersed between tracks are small selections of dialogue from the show. It was later re-released to CD in 1994.

LP All tracks written and arranged by Yuji Ohno; except where noted.

Side A "Theme From Lupin III" – 3:48 "Silhouette" – 4:24 "I Miss You Babe (Yes, I Do)" (Yoko Narahashi, Yuji Ohno) – 4:34 "Red Roses For The Killer" – 4:48 "Goodnight Moon-Shadow" – 2:58

Side B "Dangerous Zone" – 4:10 "Sunset Flight" – 2:10 "Magnum Dance ~ Lonely For The Road" – 8:09 "Lovin' You (Lucky)" (Yoko Narahashi, Yuji Ohno) – 3:20 "Love Theme" – 3:02

CD "Theme From Lupin III" – 3:48 "Silhouette" – 4:24 "I Miss You Babe (Yes, I Do)" – 4:34 "Red Roses For The Killer" – 4:48 "Goodnight Moon-Shadow" – 2:58 "Dangerous Zone" – 4:10 "Sunset Flight" – 2:10 "Magnum Dance ~ Lonely For The Road" – 8:09 "Lovin' You (Lucky)" – 3:20 "Love Theme" – 3:02

Personnel Noriko Iida, Seiji Suzuki, Yuji Ohno – Producer Akira Yoshikawa, Yasuji Takahashi, Yoshimitsu Takahashi – Co-Producer Atsushi Kitamura, Mikio Shimizu – Director Tomiharu Iyobe – Engineer Vocals – Tommy Snyder – Vocals ("Lovin' You (Lucky)") Sandi A. Hohn – Vocals ("I Miss You Babe, (Yes I Do)") Akira Okazawa, Kenji Takamizu – Bass Seiji Tanaka, Yasushi Ichihara – Drums Larry Sunaga – Percussion Keiko Yamakawa – Harp Minoru Kuribayashi, Yuji Ohno – Keyboards Minoru Soma, Takeshi Shinohara, Yukio Eto – Flute Jake H. Concepcion, Tadataka Harada, Takeru Muraoka – Saxophone Katsuyuki Sugimoto, Kazuo Usui, Shigeharu Mukai, Tadataka Fukui – Trombone Hitoshi Kazuhara, Kenichi Sano, Koji Hadori*, Kunitoshi Shinohara, Masanobu Arao – Trumpet

Lupin III Original Soundtrack 2

In 1978, Columbia released a vinyl album titled Lupin III Original Soundtrack 2, which contained several pieces from the second TV series as well as The Mystery of Mamo. It was later re-released to CD in 1994.

LP All tracks arranged and composed by Yuji Ohno.

Side A "Lupin III '79" – 3:14 "Tornado" – 2:14 "Love In Sao Paulo" – 3:34 "Sphynx" – 5:34 "Spiral Flight ~ Saint Germant a La Nuit Tombante" – 5:23

Side B "Wild Crisis" – 2:25 "The Way To The Oasis" – 4:37 "Super Hero" – 2:58 "Zantetsuken" – 2:55 "Funny Walk In Old Fashion" – 3:16 "Love Squall" – 3:31

CD All tracks arranged and composed by Yuji Ohno.

"Lupin III '79" – 3:14 "Tornado" – 2:14 "Love In Sao Paulo" – 3:34 "Sphynx" – 5:34 "Spiral Flight ~ Saint Germant a La Nuit Tombante" – 5:23 "Wild Crisis" – 2:25 "The Way To The Oasis" – 4:37 "Super Hero" – 2:58 "Zantetsuken" – 2:55 "Funny Walk In Old Fashion" – 3:16 "Love Squall" – 3:31

Personnel Noriko Iida, Yuji Ohno – Producer Yuji Ohno – Arrangements, Composer Tomiharu Iyobe – Recording, Mixing Yujiro Kasai – Cutting Fumihiko Kazama – Accordion Michio Nagaoka – Bass Makiko Hirayama – Biwa Kayoko Ishu Group – Chorus Takeru Muraoka – Clarinet Yuichi Togashiki – Drums Akira Fujiyama, Nozomi Nakatani, Shyozo Nakagawa – Flute Tsunehide Matsuki – Guitar Minoru Kuribayashi – Hammond Organ Keiko Yamakawa – Harp Yuji Ohno – Keyboards Pepe Anai – Percussion Kiyoshi Saito, Takeru Muraoka – Saxophone Koso Sakata – Shakuhachi Suzuki Group – Strings Eiji Arai – Trombone Fumio Shiroyama, Shin Kazuhara*, Yoshihiro Nagakawa, Yoshikazu Kishi – Trumpet Hiromitsu Katada – Tsuzumi Sandra Hohn – Vocals ("Love Squall") Tommy Snyder – Vocals ("Super Hero")

Lupin III Original Soundtrack 3

In 1979, Columbia released a vinyl album titled Lupin III Original Soundtrack 3, which contained several pieces from the second TV series as well as The Castle of Cagliostro. It was later re-released to CD in 1994.

LP All tracks arranged and composed by Yuji Ohno.

Side A "Lupin III '80" – 3:40 "You Are Like Breeze" – 2:48 "Vicious Glory" – 2:27 "Love Is Everything" – 3:58 "C-Dag – Toward The Patrol Line" – 3:04 "A Monmartre" – 5:06

Side B "Mysterious Journey" – 3:11 "Passart" – 3:47 "Fire Treasure" – 3:07 "Tropical Wave" – 2:47 "Leave You" – 4:20 "Samba Temperado – C-Dag" – 2:55

CD All tracks arranged and composed by Yuji Ohno.

"Lupin III '80" – 3:40 "You Are Like Breeze" – 2:48 "Vicious Glory" – 2:27 "Love Is Everything" – 3:58 "C-Dag – Toward The Patrol Line" – 3:04 "A Monmartre" – 5:06 "Mysterious Journey" – 3:11 "Passart" – 3:47 "Fire Treasure" – 3:07 "Tropical Wave" – 2:47 "Leave You" – 4:20 "Samba Temperado – C-Dag" – 2:55

Personnel Yuji Ohno – Arrangements, Composer, Producer Noriko Iida – Executive Producer Atsushi Kitamura, Norikazu Yoshimura – Director Tomiharu Iyobe – Recording, Mixing Yujiro Kasai – Cutting Akira Okazawa – Bass Yasushi Ichihara – Drums Kiyoshi Hagiya, Takao Naoi – Guitar Yuji Ohno – Keyboards Takahito Sunaga – Percussion

Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine Original Soundtrack

The official soundtrack of Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine was released by Nippon Columbia on December 19, 2012, and features 42-tracks. It was released on US iTunes on January 29, 2013.

Track listing All tracks written and arranged by Naruyoshi Kikuchi.

Films

Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro BGM Soundtrack

In 1994, Columbia released a CD containing excerpts from the score of The Castle of Cagliostro, as well as tracks that were composed for but not used in the film.

"Toward the Patrol Line (Variation)" – 2:52 "Fire Treasure (Variation 1)" – 1:51 "Sneakin – 3:24 "Fire Treasure (Variation 2)" – 2:12 "A Riddle of Underground Waterworks" – 1:51 "Fire Treasure (Variation 3)" – 2:58 "Strange Sensation" – 3:25 "Fire Treasure" – 3:07 "You Are Like Breeze (Variation)" – 2:59 "Wedding" – 1:50 "In the Lun-Lun Feeling" – 1:37 "Tropical Wave (Variation)" – 3:20 "The Plot of the Earl" – 1:30 "Mystery Zone" – 1:41 "Lone Wolf" – 2:55 "Uncanny Night" – 2:38 "Mysterious Journey (Variation)" – 3:59

Lupin vs The Clone Also known as The Mystery of Mamo outside Japan, Lupin vs The Clone was the first Lupin film to be released. Lupin vs The Clone Music File was released by Columbia under the "Lupin III Chronicle" brand on November 19, 2003.

Castle of Cagliostro Music File Castle of Cagliostro Music File was released on CD by Columbia Music Entertainment on May 21, 2003. The catalog number is COCX-32227.The album contains additional tracks that were recorded during production but never used.

Legend of the Gold of Babylon

Farewell to Nostradamus The soundtrack for the film Farewell to Nostradamus was released on CD by VAP on July 1, 1995. The catalog number is VPCG-84254.

Dead or Alive The soundtrack for Dead or Alive was released on July 1, 1996, by VAP. The catalog number is VPCG-84605.

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