The Japanese media franchise ''
BanG Dream!'', created by
Bushiroad
is a Japanese entertainment company, producer of collectible card games and trading cards, publisher of mobile apps and games, promotional items and many other venues, which was founded in 2007 by Takaaki Kidani and is headquartered in Tokyo. ...
in 2015, consists of seven bands whose members portray fictional characters in the
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
series and mobile game ''
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!
also known as ''Garupa'' or ''Bandori'', is a mobile rhythm game developed by Craft Egg and published by Bushiroad for the Android and iOS platforms. Part of Bushiroad's ''BanG Dream!'' music franchise, it was released in Japan in March 2017, a ...
''. The bands consist of
Poppin'Party
Poppin'Party is a Japanese all-female band that was formed in 2015 as part of Bushiroad's media franchise ''BanG Dream!''. The group's members are voice actresses who portray fictional characters in the franchise's anime series and mobile game ''B ...
(founded in 2015),
Roselia, Afterglow, Pastel Palettes, and Hello, Happy World! (2017),
Raise A Suilen
Raise A Suilen (stylized as RAISE A SUILEN) is a Japanese all-female rock band that is part of Bushiroad's media franchise ''BanG Dream!''. Formed in 2018, the group's members portray fictional characters in the project's anime series and mobile ...
(2018), and
Morfonica
Morfonica is a Japanese all-female band, all-female rock band that is part of Bushiroad's media franchise ''BanG Dream!''. Formed in 2020, the group's members portray fictional characters in the project's anime series and mobile game ''BanG Dream ...
(2020). MyGO!!!!!, another band in the franchise but not tied to the seven in ''Girls Band Party!'', debuted in 2022.
Each of the seven bands have released
singles
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and
album
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s, which feature songs that are playable in ''Girls Band Party!''. While the singles and albums contain original songs, the franchise has also produced albums featuring
cover version
In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song release ...
s of popular music performed by the groups. Other singles include
image songs by Poppin'Party, those from non-major bands like Glitter Green, and products of collaborations.
The franchise's music is produced by
Elements Garden
Elements Garden is a Japanese group of music composers, or a "music production brand" as they call themselves. They generally produce music for video games, anime and recording artists. They are attached to Aria Entertainment.
The group was form ...
. Kō Nakamura and Asuka Oda serve as the franchise's lyricists, with the former writing lyrics for most Poppin'Party songs while the latter does so for the other groups.
Article updated . This list does not cover music released by the side project ''Argonavis from BanG Dream!'', which became independent from the franchise in 2021 as ''
from Argonavis
''From Argonavis'' (stylized as ''from ARGONAVIS'', originally titled ''Argonavis from BanG Dream!'' in 2018–2021) is a Japanese multimedia project by Bushiroad. An anime television series by Sanzigen aired from April 10 to July 3, 2020 o ...
''.
Albums
Studio albums
Cover albums
Live albums
Anime albums
Singles
Band singles
Poppin'Party
Roselia
Raise A Suilen
Morfonica
Afterglow
Pastel Palettes
Hello, Happy World!
Other singles
MyGO!!!!!
Collaborations
Tie-up songs
"Tie-up" songs are original songs composed by outside artists and performed by the ''BanG Dream!'' groups. Such partnerships also include an accompanying music video and the bands performing a cover of their collaborator's own music. The series began in 2021.
Extra songs
"Extra" songs are collaborations between ''BanG Dream!'' and outside artists in which both perform a duet cover of the latter's own music. Like with tie-up songs, extras began in 2021, have music videos, and are playable in ''Girls Band Party!''.
Notes
References
External links
BanG Dream! discographiespage at official website
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Discographiesat English official website
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Anime soundtracks
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Video game music discographies
Film and television discographies