Making of a Cyborg

"Making of a Cyborg" is performed by Kenji Kawai and is the Opening theme for Koukaku Kidoutai, internationally known as Ghost in the Shell, a 2002 anime by Production I.G. The piece was released on Ghost in the Shell - Koukaku Kidoutai (Original Soundtrack) on 1995-11-22.

The music advances at a measured, ceremonial pace rather than a pop-song sprint. Layered voices, percussion, and a sustained electronic backdrop create a solemn, ritual atmosphere, and the structure grows through repetition and texture instead of a verse-and-chorus peak. Its tension feels both mechanical and deeply human.

That duality fits a series shaped by prosthetic bodies, cyberbrains, and networked minds. The title foregrounds construction, while the music treats cyberization as process rather than spectacle, giving the opening a grave and contemplative mood. The 1995 soundtrack release places the song within the franchise's broader musical history as well as its anime use.