Editing Grave of the Fireflies (section)

===Music===
The music for the film was composed by [[Michio Mamiya]]. The theme song, "[[Home! Sweet Home!|Home Sweet Home]]", was performed by [[coloratura soprano]] [[Amelita Galli-Curci]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Anime Classical: The Best Operatic Moment in Anime Was Also Its Saddest|url=https://www.altoriot.com/the-best-operatic-moment-in-anime-was-also-its-saddest/|website=Altorito|access-date=23 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129042835/http://www.altoriot.com/the-best-operatic-moment-in-anime-was-also-its-saddest/|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Dialogue of the film is part of the soundtrack as the music and dialogue are not separated in any way.<ref name="ost">{{Cite web|title=Grave of the Fireflies (Original Soundtrack) - GhibliWiki|url=http://www.nausicaa.net/wiki/Grave_of_the_Fireflies_(Original_Soundtrack)|access-date=2022-02-05|website=www.nausicaa.net}}</ref> Mamiya is also a music specialist in [[baroque]] and [[Classical music|classical]] music.

During an interview about his music, Mamiya stated that he creates his music to encourage peace.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Michio Mamiya interview transcript - from Minnesota Public Radio Music|url=https://music.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/0109_hun_qiao/mamiya_transcript.shtml|access-date=2022-02-04|website=music.minnesota.publicradio.org}}</ref> The songs in ''Grave of the Fireflies'' as well as other pieces by Michio Mamiya, such as ''Serenade No. 3 "Germ"'', express this theme.<ref name=":1" />

The soundtrack album titled {{nihongo|Grave of the Fireflies Soundtrack Collection|火垂るの墓 サウンドトラック集|Hotaru no Haka Saundotorakku Shū}} was first released on April 5, 1997, by Studio Ghilbi Records and {{ill|Tokuma Japan Communications|ja|徳間ジャパンコミュニケーションズ}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/271037 |title=「火垂るの墓」サウンドトラック集 - Billboard JAPAN |author=[[Billboard Japan]] |year=2021 |website=Billboard Japan（billboard-japan.com） |publisher=株式会社阪神コンテンツリンク Hanshin Contents Link Corporation／Billboard Media, LLC. |language=ja |access-date=2024-06-20 |quote=}}</ref> and later released on June 25, 1988, by ''[[Animage]]''.
The soundtrack does not contain standalone music and instead features both dialogue and music as they appear in the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://store.crunchyroll.com/products/grave-of-the-fireflies-vinyl-soundtrack-4988008091113.html |title=Grave of the Fireflies Vinyl Soundtrack - Crunchyroll |author= |year=2023 |website=[[Crunchyroll]]（crunchyroll.com） |publisher=Crunchyroll, LLC |language=en |access-date=2024-06-20 |quote=...This album contains not only the music, but also the dialogues and sound effects....}}</ref>

Another soundtrack album titled {{nihongo|Grave of the Fireflies Image Album Collection|火垂るの墓 イメージ・アルバム集|Hotaru no Haka Imeji Arubamu Shū}} was first released on April 5, 1997, by Studio Ghilbi Records and Tokuma Japan Communications,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/271036 |title=「火垂るの墓」イメージアルバム集 - Billboard JAPAN |author=[[Billboard Japan]] |year=2021 |website=Billboard Japan（billboard-japan.com） |publisher=株式会社阪神コンテンツリンク Hanshin Contents Link Corporation／Billboard Media, LLC. |language=ja |access-date=2024-06-20 |quote=}}</ref> and later released on November 25, 1987, by ''[[Animage]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://store.crunchyroll.com/products/grave-of-the-fireflies-image-album-vinyl-4988008091014.html |title=Grave of the Fireflies Image Album Vinyl - Crunchyroll |author= |year=2023 |website=[[Crunchyroll]]（crunchyroll.com） |publisher=Crunchyroll, LLC |language=en |access-date=2024-06-20 |quote=}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = ''Grave of the Fireflies Soundtrack Collection'' track listing
| all_music = [[Michio Mamiya]]
| title1 = Setsuko and Seita ~ Main Title
| note1 = {{lang|ja|節子と清太~メインタイトル}}; {{transliteration|ja|Setsuko to Seita ~ Mein Taitoru}}
| length1 = 2:57
| title2 = The Burnt-out Area
| note2 = {{lang|ja|焼野原}}, {{transliteration|ja|Yake Nohara}}
| length2 = 6:51
| title3 = Mother's Death
| note3 = {{lang|ja|母の死}}, {{transliteration|ja|Haha no Shi}}
| length3 = 6:34
| title4 = Early Summer
| note4 = {{lang|ja|初夏}}, {{transliteration|ja|Shoka}}
| length4 = 3:14
| title5 = At the Shore of the Pond
| note5 = {{lang|ja|池のほとり}}, {{transliteration|ja|Ike no Hotori}}
| length5 = 2:21
| title6 = To the Ocean
| note6 = {{lang|ja|海へ}}, {{transliteration|ja|Umi e}}
| length6 = 1:37
| title7 = The Beach
| note7 = {{lang|ja|波打際}}, {{transliteration|ja|Namiuchigiwa}}
| length7 = 1:37
| title8 = The Parasol
| note8 = {{lang|ja|日傘}}, {{transliteration|ja|Higasa}}
| length8 = 2:26
| title9 = Under the Cherry Blossoms
| note9 = {{lang|ja|桜の下}}, {{transliteration|ja|Sakura no Shita}}
| length9 = 1:31
| title10 = Drops
| note10 = {{lang|ja|ドロップス}}, {{transliteration|ja|Doroppusu}}
| length10 = 2:13
| title11 = Moving
| note11 = {{lang|ja|引越し}}, {{transliteration|ja|Hikkoshi}}
| length11 = 2:17
| title12 = Older Brother, Younger Sister
| note12 = {{lang|ja|兄妹}}, {{transliteration|ja|Keimai}}
| length12 = 2:15
| title13 = Fireflies
| note13 = {{lang|ja|ほたる}}, {{transliteration|ja|Hotaru}}
| length13 = 4:12
| title14 = Grave of the Fireflies
| note14 = {{lang|ja|ほたるの墓}}, {{transliteration|ja|Hotaru no Haka}}
| length14 = 1:46
| title15 = Sunset Colors
| note15 = {{lang|ja|夕焼け}}, {{transliteration|ja|Yūyake}}
| length15 = 0:53
| title16 = Scene of Carnage
| note16 = {{lang|ja|修羅}}, {{transliteration|ja|Shura}}
| length16 = 3:08
| title17 = Elegy / Song of Sorrow
| note17 = {{lang|ja|悲歌}}, {{transliteration|ja|Hika}}
| length17 = 3:12
| title18 = Two (People) ~ End Title
| note18 = {{lang|ja|ふたり~エンドタイトル}}, {{transliteration|ja|Futari ~ Endo Taitoru}}
| length18 = 8:52
| total_length = 58:13}}

{{track listing
| headline     = ''Grave of the Fireflies Image Album Collection'' track listing

| title1       = Firefly
| note1        = {{lang|ja|ほたる}}, {{transliteration|ja|Hotaru}}
| music1       = [[Michio Mamiya]]
| length1      = 6:03

| title2       = Episode I "Evening"
| note2        = {{lang|ja|Episode I「夜」}}, {{transliteration|ja|Episode I "Yoru"}}
| music2       = Mamiya
| length2      = 2:02

| title3       = Older Brother, Younger Sister
| note3        = {{lang|ja|兄妹}}, {{transliteration|ja|Keimai}}
| music3       = Mamiya
| length3      = 4:04

| title4       = Another Air Raid, The War Continues
| note4        = {{lang|ja|戦争又は空襲}}, {{transliteration|ja|Sensō Mata wa Kūshū}}
| music4       = Mamiya
| length4      = 4:02

| title5       = Episode II "Setsuko"
| note5        = {{lang|ja|Episode II「節子」}}
| music5       = Mamiya
| length5      = 1:12

| title6       = Mother
| note6        = {{lang|ja|母}}, {{transliteration|ja|Haha}}
| music6       = Mamiya
| length6      = 5:00

| title7       = Hotaru
| music7       = [[Masahiko Satoh]]
| length7      = 11:35

| title8       = By the Side of the Brook (Twilight with Fireflies)
| note8        = {{lang|ja|小川のほとり(蛍のいる夕暮れ)}}, {{transliteration|ja|Ogawa no Hotori (Hotaru no Iru Yūgure)}}
| music8       = Kazuo Kikkawa
| length8      = 3:59

| title9       = The Illusion of a Gentle Breeze and Red Parasol
| note9        = {{lang|ja|そよ風と赤い日傘の幻影}}, {{transliteration|ja|Soyokaze to Akai Higasa no Gen'ei}}
| music9       = Kikkawa
| length9      = 4:52

| title10      = Black Rain ~ Summer Grass
| note10       = {{lang|ja|黒い雨～夏草}}, {{transliteration|ja|Kuroi Ame~Natsukusa}}
| music10      = Kikkawa
| length10     = 6:37

| total_length = 49:26
}}