Fighting Gold
"Fighting Gold" is the first opening theme song of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind and the eighth overall opening theme of the series's TV anime adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. It was performed by Coda, with lyrics by Neko Oikawa and composition/arrangement by Toshiyuki Omori.
The full version of the song was released for purchase in download stores on October 13, 2018, while the CD single was released on November 14, 2018, where an additional version of the song with English lyrics and an instrumental were included, along with access on music streaming platforms.[2]
Opening animation
The opening begins on a pedestal shot of a stone statue standing and posing dramatically (similar to the Volume 62 cover) on a rock, surrounded by a crimson scarf and a chain. Rolling Stones adopting the form of Bucciarati is behind its legs. Another shot follows of the chains being dragged upward by an Arrowhead. At the same time, flashes of "J", "O", and "JO" letters and symbols are displayed leading up to the title being shown.
A bleeding hand appears, the blood dripping onto the floor before chains sprout forth from the puddles and surround Giorno, who keeps a defensive pose, but a determined gaze. Rose petals fly past him, turning him into a silhouette of himself. The scene changes to Mista running into the light. Surrounded by the chains, the gunslinger draws his revolver, prepared to shoot. He too turns into a silhouette before the camera zooms into the barrel. The rifling suddenly transforms into a spiral of chains, in the middle of which Trish helplessly falls, her face apathetic. She fades into her silhouette before she falls out of the frame and the chains shatter.
The scene cuts to a stone head of Abbacchio's former partner hitting the ground and turning into sand, the same sand which flows into and out of Abbacchio's hands. Abbacchio finds himself in a hourglass (framed by a pattern featured on a certain Stand), revealing his feet sinking into the sand while the camera pans to reveal the other side, his silhouetted double burdened by a mass of chains flowing upside-down into its hands from the hourglass' neck where the stream of sand would be coming in. The camera zooms towards his hands before multiple chains zoom forward past the camera, revealing multiple interposed shots of Narancia framed inside chain links with different lighting until his full silhouette is seen from the back staring away with the wind blowing.
The scene cuts to a symmetrical shot of Fugo, the screen slit in a mirrored fashion as he turns to look at the camera before leaning back, before his silhouetted face emerges and lunges back. Cue another chain link transitioning into Bruno walking with resolve among the chains and a blocky wall to his right, as well as a small sun rotating behind his head, submerging him in shadow and gradually silhouetting his body. Suddenly, the silhouettes fade to reveal the members of Team Bucciarati, save Mista, who all summon their Stands. Cut to a black and white scene where a bloodied hand (possibly Giorno's from the beginning) taps the chains and recoils as they turn into green vines, and the background becomes stark white.
A series of attacking animations commences for each member of the gang: Giorno summons Gold Experience who pummels the camera, Mista shoots a bullet which Sex Pistols kicks into a different direction, Abbacchio uses Moody Blues to rewind the scene and change the background to a red tunnel that resembles a gun's scope, Aerosmith comes in performing a loop, then shoots bullets identical to Bucciarati's spoon-like symbols into the camera before landing on Narancia's arms, Fugo summons Purple Haze who bumps its fists together and releases a thick cloud of its virus, and Bruno summons Sticky Fingers, who jumps out of a zipper and pummels the camera in turn.
Sticky Fingers opens a zipper revealing a panning shot of a figure in a fetal position draped in a cloth among floating rose petals. The figure is revealed to be Trish, under different coloring, who turns and looks into the light. Cut to a scene where all the members of the gang firmly gaze at the light before they all follow Bucciarati towards it, in the foreground, the vines revert back into chains and three of the six chains are broken as the path to the light opens up for the characters to thread on. The opening ends of a shot of Vento Aureo's symbol in the trademark checkered background of the series.
Appearances
Lyrics
夢を縛り付ける
重たい
まるで押し潰されて
Yume o shibaritsukeru
Omotai sadame no ishi ni
Maru de oshitsubu sarete
It’s as if we’re being crushed
By the heavy will of fate
That holds our dreams in bondage
何処にも逃げられない
ひたすら足掻きながら
だけど諦めない
Doko ni mo nigerarenai
Hitasura agaki nagara
Dakedo akiramenai
There’s nowhere left to run
Struggling desperately all the while
But we’ll never give up
瓦礫の底に埋もれた 希望のカケラたち
きっとこの手で 見つけ出すさ
世界を変えるために
Gareki no soko ni umoreta kibō no kakera-tachi
Kitto kono te de mitsukedasu sa
Sekai wo kaeru tame ni
The traces of hope buried beneath the rubble
Will be found by these hands
So that we can change the world
Fighting Gold
自分の道を信じたものだけが
いつか輝ける 命の限り
Fighting Gold
Jibun no michi o shinjita mono dake ga
Itsuka kagayakeru inochi no kagiri
Fighting Gold
Only those who believe their own path
Will someday shine until their lives burn out
神にも逆らい 戦い続ける
不屈の魂たちよ
Fighting Gold
Kami ni mo sakarai tatakai tsuzukeru
Fukutsu no tamashī-tachi yo
Fighting Gold
Opposing even God, we keep on fighting
As those who have indomitable souls
Fighting Gold
祈るよりもただ
求められるのは
前へと進む心
Inoru yori mo tada
Motomerareru no wa
Mae e to susumu kokoro
Even more so than prayer
The thing we seek most
Is an ever-advancing heart
地べたを這いながら
見上げたあの空の
星を捕まえるんだ
Jibeta wo hainagara
miageta ano sora no
hoshi wo tsukamaerun da
As we crawl across the ground
We only seek to grasp
The stars in the sky above
誰も知らない未来へ 揺るぎない絆と
傷だらけの 覚悟もまた
抱き締めて歩き出せ
Daremo shiranai mirai e yurugi nai kizuna to
Kizudarake no kakugo mo mata
Dakishimete arukidase
Heading for a future no one’s seen
Our unyielding bonds and wounded resolve
We hold them close as we keep walking on
Fighting Gold
光を放て 全てを塗りつぶせ
情熱の色で 怒りも罪も
Fighting Gold
hikari wo hanate subete wo nuritsubuse
jounetsu no iro de ikari mo tsumi mo
Fighting Gold
Emitting our light, in the colors of our passion
We paint over all, even anger and sin
力に変えたなら 今を生き抜くのさ
俺達なりの正義で
Fighting Gold
Chikara ni kaeta nara ima wo ikinuku no sa
Ore-tachi nari no seigi de
Fighting Gold
If we can make that our power, we’ll live in this moment
Abiding by our own justice and
Fighting Gold
安らぎに 背中を向けて
Yasuragi ni senaka wo mukete
Turn your back on peace
Fighting Gold
自分の道を信じたものだけが
いつか輝ける 命の限り
Fighting Gold
Jibun no michi o shinjita mono dake ga
Itsuka kagayakeru inochi no kagiri
Fighting Gold
Only those who believe their own path
Will someday shine until their lives burn out
神にも逆らい 戦い続ける
不屈の魂たちよ
Fighting Gold
Kami ni mo sakarai tatakai tsuzukeru
Fukutsu no tamashī-tachi yo
Fighting Gold
Opposing even God, we keep on fighting
As those who have indomitable souls
Fighting Gold
Are you still trapped in your cage?
Am I still bound by my chains?
Is the world stopping dead in its tracks?
Let me show you how to breaking out
Crush the stones of fate into atoms
In a way you've never seen before
Inside a chaos of gray, dry all the way
Search for your crimson, it will be your guide
Feeling all that you feel
Knowing just who you are
You'll see a new world and we'll make it last
Fighting Gold
Deep in my rumbling blood
There is something like the grains
Of stardust in the sky
My soul shines
A light that never will fade
From under any wreckage
Fly higher than the gods
A force of nature, I'm phenomenal
Fighting Gold
Tell me, are you really free?
Tell me, am I really free?
Is the world frozen right in its tracks?
Let me show how to kick off now
Crush the stones of fate into atoms
In a way you've never seen before
Between the sky and the sea, blue as can be
Search for your crimson, it will be your guide
Being just who you are
Knowing just what you are
You'll see a new world and we'll make it last
Fighting Gold
Deep in my blood lineage
There's a cascade of passion
Flows through space and time
My soul shines
A light of higher resolve
As promised in my body
Fly higher than the gods
A force of nature, I'm phenomenal
Fighting Gold
So sharp, the rain
Keeps falling down on me
Fighting Gold
Deep in my rumbling blood
There is something like the grains
Of stardust in the sky
My soul shines
A light that never will fade
From under any wreckage
Fly higher than the gods
A force of nature, I'm phenomenal
Fighting Gold
Tracklist
All music is composed by Toshiyuki O'mori.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fighting Gold" | Neko Oikawa | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Fighting Gold -English Ver.-" | Ako Takenaka | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Fighting Gold (Instrumental)" | 4:13 | |
| Total length: | 12:39 | ||
Credits
Animation Staff
Yuji Tsuchiya
Toru Iwazawa
Rin Ogawa
Takeshi Morita
Yasutoshi Iwasaki
Yui Kinoshita
Sumire Fukazawa
Wakako Shigemoto
Yuki Sato
Natsue Chibayama
Isao Hayashi
Aya Itou
Masaki Takasaka
Kiko Morifuji
Kai Shibata
Takahito Katayama
Akira Hamaguchi
Kanta Suzuki
Kazuhiro Miwa
Haruka Tanaka
Reki Taki
土屋友次
岩澤亨
小川 隣
森田 岳士
岩崎 安利
木下 由衣
深沢 純怜
重本 和佳子
佐藤 由紀
千葉山 夏恵
林 勇雄
伊藤 綾
高阪 雅基
森藤 希子
柴田 海
片山 貴仁
濱口 明
鈴木 勘太
三輪 和宏
田中 春香
滝 れーき
Hirohisa Onikubo
鬼窪 浩久
Enri Jun
李 媛莉
Photography (Compositing)
Music Staff
- Vocal & Chorus: Coda
- Keyboards & Programming: Toshiyuki O'mori
- Guitars: Shun (DuelJewel)
- Guitars: yuya (DuelJewel)
- Bass: Natsuki (DuelJewel)
- Drums: VAL (DuelJewel)
- Strings: Uchu Yoshida Strings
- Recording & Mixing Engineer: [email protected] at Studio Elephantonica, Mount Artworks Studio, prime sound studio form
- Mastering Engineer: Hiromichi "Tucky" Takiguchi at parasight mastering
- English Instruction: Lynne Hobday & Ako Takenaka
- Sound Producer: Toshiyuki O'mori
Gallery
A silhouetted rock in the background of the statue
Giorno's ladybug emblem
The logo of Golden Wind
Blood dripping from Giorno's hand...
...creating puddles of blood where chains sprout out from...
...which then surround Giorno
The head of Abbacchio's Partner
Giorno with Gold Experience
Sex Pistols appearing in front of Mista
Moody Blues standing beside Abbacchio
Fugo in front of a sitting Purple Haze
Bruno and Sticky Fingers
Giorno's hand turning the chains into vines using his ability
Mista preparing to shoot...
...to then have his Stand redirect the shot
Moody Blues starting a replay
Narancia recalling Aerosmith
Purple Haze releasing its deadly virus
Sticky Fingers emerging from a zipper...
...before bursting into a barrage of punches
...which is revealed to be Trish
Vento Aureo's symbol
Opening Videos
Trivia
- Lyricist Neko Oikawa and composer Toshiyuki Omori are best known for their previous work together on "A Cruel Angel's Thesis", the opening theme of Neon Genesis Evangelion; "Fighting Gold" is their first collaboration in 23 years.
- The trio of Bucciarati, Abbacchio, and Narancia being surrounded by chains, foreshadows their roles as the "Sleeping Slaves" whose fates are already decided and known before the story even begins. This is further solidified with the Stand Rolling Stones appearing for a brief moment at the beginning of the opening, with Bucciarati's face on it.
- This is so far the only opening to not feature a variant with sound effects.
