Music / NewsMusic / NewsWatch the original Cowboy Bebop band virtually perform theme song ‘Tank’3, 2, 1, let’s jamShareLink copied ✔️May 14, 2020May 14, 2020TextGünseli Yalcinkaya Shinichiro Watanabe’s Cowboy Bebop is a cult classic. The swashbuckling anime, first released in 1998, follows a gang of bounty hunters (or space cowboys) who jet around the galaxy hunting down notorious criminals. It’s an epic show, but what’s even better is its bombastic jazz score, performed by Japanese ensemble, The Seatbelts. Now, the band has come together (virtually) to perform the show’s legendary theme tune, “Tank!”. Led by composer and instrumentalist Yoko Kanno, the YouTube session is an extended version of the original two-minute track, clocking in at four minutes. According to the video description, there’s also a video of track “Lion”, but the band haven’t been able to upload it onto YouTube (apparently it violates the site’s copyright rules, lol?). You can listen to it here. For those wanting to have a go at playing “Tank!” themselves, the band has also provided a link to the score sheet, so in the words of Cowboy Bebop: 3, 2, 1, let’s jam. A live-action remake of the series will be coming to Netflix next year. John Cho, who appeared in Star Trek and voiced English dub characters in Studio Ghibli’s The Tale of Princess Kaguya and Mamoru Hosoda’s Mirai, will star as the cool, intergalactic bounty hunter Spike Spiegel. Mustafa Shakir will play Spike’s ex-cop partner Jet Black, while Daniella Pineda is con artist Faye Valentine, and Alex Hassell is hitman Vicious. Watch the virtual performance of “Tank!” below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE2Slimey isn’t here to be a meme artist: ‘I want a fucking Grammy’ Nourished by Time: ‘Music should be fun – but it can’t be fun all the time’K-pop has an AI problemCoals are kickstarting Poland’s dream pop sceneEvilgiane’s camera roll from his tour with Snow StrippersFinnish alt-pop star Pehmoaino: ‘Art helps us survive this dark country’10 great albums you may have missed in the last three monthsLamb is making ‘electronic lyrical’ music that sounds like no one elseArabic shoegaze duo Kiss Facility speak a language deeper than words‘Nazis can’t dance’: Photos from London’s House Against Hate protest rave5 tracks you can’t miss from March 2026ADL: The best and worst tracks on Yeat’s new albumEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy