Theme from Lupin III '78

"Theme from Lupin III '78"
First included in	Taiko no Tatsujin
Notechart by	Takashi 'Kohara' Kohara
Song data
Released	October 25, 1977
Genre(s)	Instrumental Soundtrack
Performed by	You & The Explosion Band
Composed by	Yuji Ohno
Arranged by	Yuji Ohno
Label	Nippon Columbia
In fictional works
Featured in	Lupin the Third Part II
Type	Opening theme music (EP.1 to 26)

"Theme from Lupin III '78" (Japanese: ルパン三世のテーマ '78, Rupan Sansei no Tēma '78) is a music composed by Yuji Ohno and performed by You & The Explosion Band.

About the music

The single record release, under its original name "Theme from Lupin III", was released on October 25, 1977.

It was the first opening theme music for the Lupin the Third Part II TV anime series, the second TV anime adaptation based on Monkey Punch's Lupin III manga series.

It was first introduced in Taiko no Tatsujin on the arcade platform and later on Taiko no Tatsujin: TaTaCon de Dodon ga Don on the console platform.

List of games

Arcade

• Taiko no Tatsujin (Debut)
• Taiko no Tatsujin 2
• Taiko no Tatsujin 3
• Taiko no Tatsujin 4
• Taiko no Tatsujin 6
• Taiko no Tatsujin 7
• Taiko no Tatsujin 8

Console

• Taiko no Tatsujin: TaTaCon de Dodon ga Don
• Taiko no Tatsujin Portable
• Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX (DLC)
• Taiko no Tatsujin Plus / Taiko no Tatsujin Plus: Shinkyoku Tori Houdai! (iOS) (DLC)
• Taiko no Tatsujin: Don and Katsu's Space-time Adventure (DLC) (JP only)

Game data

Taiko no Tatsujin

Difficulty	Rating	Combo
Easy ★ x 3 132 Normal ★ x N/A N/A Hard ★ x 4 Normal: 132 Professional: 285 Master: 289 Oni / Extreme ★ x N/A N/A
Genre(s)
Anime

Taiko no Tatsujin 2

Difficulty	Rating	Combo
Easy ★ x 3 132 Normal ★ x 5 178 Hard ★ x 5 Normal: 236 Professional: 270 Master: 293 Oni / Extreme ★ x 8 Normal: 235 Professional: 269 Master: 281
Genre(s)
Anime

Taiko no Tatsujin 3

Difficulty	Rating	Combo
Easy ★ x 4 132 Normal ★ x 5 178 Hard ★ x 5 Normal: 236 Professional: 270 Master: 282 Oni / Extreme ★ x 8 Normal: 235 Professional: 269 Master: 293
Genre(s)
Anime

TaTaCon de Dodon ga Don

Difficulty	Rating	Combo
Easy ★ x 4 132 Normal ★ x 5 178 Hard ★ x 5 Normal: 236 Professional: 270 Master: 282 Oni / Extreme ★ x 8 304
Genre(s)
Anime

Taiko no Tatsujin 4

Difficulty	Rating	Combo
Easy ★ x 4 132 Normal ★ x 5 178 Hard ★ x 5 Normal: 236 Professional: 270 Master: 282 Oni / Extreme ★ x 5 313
Genre(s)
Anime

Taiko no Tatsujin 6

Difficulty	Rating	Combo
Easy ★ x 5 132 Normal ★ x 5 178 Hard ★ x 5 Normal: 236 Professional: 270 Master: 293 Oni / Extreme ★ x 5 313
Genre(s)
Anime

Taiko no Tatsujin 7 / Taiko no Tatsujin 8 / Portable / Portable DX

Difficulty	Rating	Combo
Easy ★ x 4 106 Normal ★ x 4 161 Hard ★ x 5 Normal: 247 Professional: 271 Master: 304 Oni / Extreme ★ x 5 324
Genre(s)
Anime

Plus / Plus: Shinkyoku Tori Houdai! (iOS)

Difficulty	Rating	Combo
Easy ★ x 4 106 Normal ★ x 5 161 Hard ★ x 6 Normal: 247 Professional: 271 Master: 304 Oni / Extreme ★ x 7 324
Genre(s)
Anime

Don and Katsu's Space-time Adventure

Regular

Difficulty	Rating	Combo
Easy ★ x 4 106 Normal ★ x 5 161 Hard ★ x 6 Normal: 247 Professional: 271 Master: 304 Oni / Extreme ★ x 7 324
Genre(s)
Anime

Extra

Difficulty	Rating	Combo
Easy ★ x N/A N/A Normal ★ x N/A N/A Hard ★ x N/A N/A Oni / Extreme ★ x 8 378
Genre(s)
Anime