The soundtrack to the Netflix Original anime Series, Yasuke combines synth melodies, bass lines and machine generated drum patterns, while exploring new sonic territory. That includes traditional Japanese percussion instruments such as the taiko and hyōshigi and West African percussion — a nod to the Afro-Japanese, feudal yet futuristic world Yasuke inhabits.

Flying Lotus follows the release of his sweeping epic Flamagra and his Producer of the Year Grammy nomination for Thundercat’s It Is What It Is, with an expansive original soundtrack for Netflix’s new anime series, Yasuke. Flying Lotus is the executive producer & composer of Yasuke, which retells the story of feudal Japan’s first African samurai who served with Oda Nobunaga. The series is directed by LeSean Thomas, stars Lakeith Stanfield and features Takeshi Koike as its lead designer. Flying Lotus’ score for Yasuke is an unforgettable titan in his musical canon, drawing enhanced influence from prior instrumental and vocal works alike, while looking towards the future uncompromisingly. The music lies heavily steeped within the legacy of jazz and electronic instrumentation, with select feature appearances by longtime friends and collaborators: Thundercat, Denzel Curry and Niki Randa.

Playlist

1. War at the Door
2. Black Gold
3. Your Lord
4. Shoreline Sus
5. Hiding in the Shadows
6. Crust
7. Fighting Without Honor
8. Pain and Blood
9. War Lords
10. Sachi
11. Your Screams
12. Using What You Got
13. African Samurai
14. Where’s the Girl?
15. Kurosaka Strikes!
16. This Cursed Life
17. RoBomb
18. Taiko Time / Sacrifice
19. Your Day Off
20. Your Armour
21. Enchanted
22. Mind Flight
23. Survivors
24. Your Head / We Won
25. The Eyes of Vengeance
26. Between Memories

The Netflix anime series Yasuke stars Alexander W. Hunter, Darren Criss, Dia Frampton, Gwendoline Yeo, Julie Marcus, Jun Soejima, Kiko Tamura, Lakeith Stanfield, Laurier Tiernan, Matthew Barron, Maya Tanida, Pablo Ibáñez Pérez, Steve Wiley, Tomomi Shimada and William Christopher Stephens.