But I really just wanted to make this thread to celebrate one of the most underrated aspects of this show.Stick nodes demon slayer sword. Now i'm sure I'm going to get a lot of responses from people claiming that I'm wrong and that they know of anime with better soundtracks and that's fine. Like no matter how many years go by since i've watched, i'll still find my self randomly humming or remembering some of the songs from this show. I think one of the biggest strengths of the OST is just how enduring it is. Going through the song track while making this thread, there were just so many songs I wanted to include but I'll leave it at herefor now. Honestly curating this list was so damn hard. There are great songs for every situation. But where Naruto's OST also shines is that the rest of the OST is equal as amazing and memorable as the Battle themes. Now while the battle themes are incredible, battle themes in anime in general are pretty hard to get wrong and are often the most iconic parts of their soundtracks. See just how much the background music adds to this scene? I literally get goosebumps whenever I watch it and it's largely due to the incredible OST. The battle themes in this show added so much to fights. Not necessarily because I was excited for the fight itself, but because I knew I would get to hear one of the above themes. No lie, when watching this show as a child I would get excited whenever there would be a fight. Naruto has not one, not two, but three of the hypest battle themes in Shonen history. The world of Naruto is a mix of the modern and traditional world and the sound track captures that vibe perfectly. Naruto is a show about Ninjas who communicate with pigeons and where everyone travels by foot, but this world also has electric power lines, TVs and radio communication. This creates a soundtrack that quite accurately reflects the anachronism of the show.

The soundtrack is an anachronistic mix of Rock and metal with traditional east asian music. A large part of that is due to how distinct it is. With most anime that I watch, I feel like there are one or two background tracks that really stand out, but with Naruto damn near the whole OST is classic. I've seen plenty of criticism in Naruto towards it's characters, plot developments, but not once in my life have I ever seen any one criticize it's soundtrack. Regardless of your thoughts on the show itself, the soundtrack is damn near flawless. However one aspect I've yet to see Naruto bested in, is in it's OST. I've seen plenty of anime that were better than Naruto and plenty of anime that was worse. And through out that time I've watched hundreds of different shows. I've been watching anime for over 20 years. And I'm also focusing on the original's soundtracks not Shippuden's.

Keep in mind I'm strictly speaking about background music.

Naruto soundtrack memories