The soundtrack album to the manga phenomenon, available for the first time as a limited blue double LP. The animated film is based on the manga comic of the same name and tells the touching story of a young Japanese saxophonist and his path into the international jazz scene. The comic has sold over 11 million copies, the film was a box office success in Asia and will this year also make his way onto European screens and into home cinema. The music for “Blue Giant” is by the Grammy-winning Japanese pianist and composer Hiromi and, with its versatile jazz and funk sounds, an integral part of the “Blue Giant” success.

Tracklisting:

1.    Impressions - John Coltrane
2.    Omelet rice
3.    Day by day
4.    Kawakita blues
5.    Ambition
6.    BLUE GIANT
7.    Motivation
8.    In search of...
9.    The beginning
10.    Monologue
11.    Forward
12.    Another autumn
13.    Next step
14.    Challenge
15.    Kick off
16.    Samba five - Kazuma Jinnouchi
17.    N.E.W.
18.    Recollection
19.    No way out
20.    New day
21.    Reunion
22.    Count on me
23.    Faith
24.    Nostalgia
25.    What it takes
26.    WE WILL
27.    From here
28.    FIRST NOTE
29.    BLUE GIANT

All tracks composed by Hiromi, except as indicated.
Tracks 17, 26, 28 and 29 also feature Tomoaki Baba and Shun Ishiwaka.