Moon Over the Castle

Moon Over the Castle is the main theme of the Gran Turismo series. The theme is written and composed by Masahiro Andoh of T-Square. It originally started out as the opening theme for the NTSC-J version of the original Gran Turismo it later became the basis of T-Square's Knight Song, using this theme as a sample.

It later appeared in Gran Turismo 2, with slight revisions and additional notes, but its usage is still limited to being the intro theme to the NTSC-J version of the game.

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec features the first remix of Moon Over the Castle, named the A-Spec Mix, while Gran Turismo 4 features an Orchestra Version of the tune which is essentially the same as the one found in the original Gran Turismo but with a choir and lyrics sang in a classical music fashion. Gran Turismo 4's version is notable in that it is used in all versions of the intro, though in the NTSC version, the theme later transitions to "Panama" by Van Halen, while the PAL version has the Jack Knife Lee remix of "Reason is Treason" by Kasabian (which is also one of the songs played in-game). The NTSC-J version continues with the rock arrangement like it would in the original Gran Turismo, indicating that the "orchestra" in this version simply serves as a prelude.

Gran Turismo 4 also features another remix of Moon Over the Castle, both long and short, composed by the band Synthetic.

The theme gets a more modern remix in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and Gran Turismo 5, the latter of which also features fellow T-Square member Keizoh Kawano, both of which are also featured in Gran Turismo 6.