

There is a song that starts playing at around 13:04 in episode 5 and lasts for
about 20 seconds. It doesn't have any lyrics, and it's not "Stories".

I have been trying to track down this song and am slowly going mad. I haven't
been able to find it on any of the official OSTs.


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What's this song in Code Geass episode 5?


According to the video posted, the song seems to loop at 15 seconds.

If you listen to the song carefully, it sounds like it's just a piano playing,
and the tune is something similar to `C -> A -> B -> G -> A -> F -> G -> E`,
where it plays one note, then it skips a note and plays the next before going
back up to the missed note, and the whole process is repeated.

Now, the song doesn't sound overly complex, so it may have been the reason why
it is not included in the OST, regardless of how iconic it is or how many
times it's played.

Another possible reason is that this tune has actually been used in some other
work outside the anime beforehand. As a result, the production company may
have been allowed to use only 15 seconds in the anime as background music, but
is forbidden from putting it on soundtracks. My sketchy memory only recalls
two other instances where this song is played: when Lelouch is around Nunnaly
and when Kallen sees her mother on Refrain. I don't remember the song being
any different in those cases, so its exclusion from the OST may have been a
licensing issue (allow 15 seconds of the song to be used any number of times,
but not allow the song to be reproduced in licensed soundtracks).


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Found [a playlist on
YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb4mticUuCmQSnQpXJDttkzbhOxAdnGWf)
that includes all the tracks excluded from the OST.

The track you are looking for is "Out of the Ordinary". It is [the 5th
video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDQuknKy0ZU) in the playlist I
mentioned before.


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