Alright folks, so here’s the thing. I wanted that Air Gear opening song stuck in my head out, but I had zero clue what it was called. You know how it is, humming badly and hoping someone recognizes it? Yeah, useless. I actually tried shazaming my own humming. Big mistake.
My First Move: Apps & Stuff
Started simple, right? Grabbed my phone like everyone else does first. Pulled up Shazam. Held it while playing the opening scene. Nothing. Dead silence from the app. Tried SoundHound right after. Same deal. Nada. Not even a wild guess. Thought maybe my speakers were busted or something. Played some random pop song – bam, Shazam nailed it immediately. So yeah, problem wasn’t the app. It just didn’t wanna play nice with this particular tune. Kinda annoyed me, gotta say. Most people I know just go straight for apps like these when they hear a cool song. Looks like they hit the same wall I did.
Swinging At Lyrics (Or What I Thought Were Lyrics)
Strike one with the apps, okay. Time for method number two: the lyrics search. Leaned in real close during the intro, trying to catch words. Sounded kinda like… “Flowin’ free” or maybe “Glowin’ dream”? Honestly, no idea. Japanese mixed with some English maybe? Typed my garbage guesses into Google. Disaster. Results gave me everything from skateboard ads to some pop singer’s new single. Zero connection to Air Gear. Went to YouTube next, typed those same bad guesses plus “Air Gear intro”. Scrolled through tons of unrelated anime music compilations. Wasted a good twenty minutes. Total dead end. Lots of folks swear by this method though – guessing lyrics and dumping them into search. Seems super hit-or-miss, mostly miss in my case.
Digging Into The Anime Stuff
Alright, frustrated now. Decided to go deeper – straight to the source. Went to MyAnimeList, found the Air Gear page. Scrolled down, bam! Soundtrack section. Looked for the opening theme in the OST listing. They listed two. “Chain” by Back-On and “Sunday” by The Rumblies. That sounded familiar! Quickly hopped over to Spotify. Searched “Back-On Chain”. Played the preview. Bingo! That opening guitar riff hit, and suddenly I was flying on rollerblades again in my mind. That was the one stuck in my head! The other one, “Sunday”, was for a later season. Should’ve gone straight to the anime’s music info pages from the start, like probably lots of other fans eventually do after messing around. Got sidetracked trying the ‘easy’ ways everyone starts with.
What I Figured Out
So yeah, here’s how most people actually find it, based on me hitting my head against the wall:
- App It First: Like everyone, I went straight for Shazam/SoundHound. Seems like the natural reflex when you hear music. Didn’t work this time.
- Butcher Lyrics & Search: Next step for tons of people? Stab at lyrics, throw the pieces into Google/YouTube. Also failed me miserably.
- Go To The Source: The winner? Looking up the actual show’s official soundtracks on anime sites or databases. Got the answer in two minutes flat once I did that.
Basically, I messed around trying the methods everyone instinctively tries first – the apps and the lyric guesses. They failed hard. Only when I swallowed my annoyance and looked at the anime’s actual music details did I find it fast. Lesson learned? Skip the frustrating parts next time. Most of us go through those same three steps, but honestly, just dive straight into the anime music pages. Saves a headache. The song rocks, by the way. Listening to it on repeat now. Cheers!
