Top 5 ~ Top 10 music for each game listed

My first (and only one planned for now) list. As a VGM nerd with the particular hobby of research behind game composers as the contributions get muddied, why not combine both aspects, simple as pie.

Games featured are those I own the music of in that sweet little hard drive. I thought I'd rank the games by how much I love the OST at first, but who really cares about that? I came to think I don't, so I'll save my time (bold of me to say while doing Backloggd lists).

No links either, I don't think putting the files directly will work anyways and Youtube doesn't have everything. Even if you don't care about my top 5, I hope the composer credits will be atleast informative. You know, put a name behind who did Coconut Mall and all that. If you're in fact interested, I'm plugging my research compendium (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18EVNu-VVKqBu2tUgcIBJ1YBduIcZK1NClP_uztDXotk/edit?usp=sharing)

(Also some games don't have 5 tracks lmao don't matter get ranked. ps i also decided to change the title to reflect how much i struggle to just like 5 tracks everytime and eventually gave up, it'll be 10 tracks from now on. Older series like Mario that I started ranking first may only have 5 to 9 tracks but i'll work on that maybe)

1: Course Select | Music by Hideki Kanazashi
2: Course | Music by Hideki Kanazashi
3: Title | Music by Hideki Kanazashi
1: Game A | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
2: Game B | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
3: Hurry Up | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
1: BINGO | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
2: Title | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
3: TEST | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
4: DIRECT | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
5: Hurry Up! | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
1: Name Entry | Music by Yoji Ishii
2: Main Theme | Music by Hiroshi Kawaguchi
3: Goal | Music by Yoji Ishii
4: Title | Music by Hiroshi Kawaguchi
1: Stage 1 | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
2: Bonus Stage | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
3: Stage 2 | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
1: Bonus Stage | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
2: Main Stage | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
3: Stage Clear | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
4: Game Start | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
1: Balloon Trip | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
2: Game Over | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
3: Game Start | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
4: Parachutes Away | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
1: Loading Tune | Music by Martin Galway
2: BGM #2 | Music by Martin Galway
3: BGM #1 | Music by Martin Galway
1: Main BGM | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Tokuhiko "Bo" Uwabo)
2: Name Entry | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Tokuhiko "Bo" Uwabo)
3: Bonus Round | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Tokuhiko "Bo" Uwabo)
1: STARTING TRACK SELECTION | Music by Soyo Oka
2: Nomination | Music by Soyo Oka
3: Bonus Stage | Music by Soyo Oka
4: Final Selection | Music by Soyo Oka
5: VS. EDIT Mode | Music by Soyo Oka
1: Bonus Stage | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
2: Stage | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
3: Hurry Up! | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
4: Game Start | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
5: BGM A | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
1: Victory Stand | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
2: Title | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
3: Start | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
1: Title Screen | Music by Hideki Kanazashi
2: Game Over | Music by Hideki Kanazashi
1: Title | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
2: Bonus Stage | Music by Koji Kondo
3: Game Play | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
1: Name Entry | Music by Yuriko Keino
2: Outward | Music by Yuriko Keino
3: Monster's Mansion | Music by Yuriko Keino
4: Homeward | Music by Yuriko Keino
1: Title | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
2: Game Over | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
3: (SUPER) SHARP SHOOTER! | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
4: Demo | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
5: Scene Change | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
1: Main Theme (Player 2 / CPU) | Music by Koji Kondo
2: Main Theme (Player 1) | Music by Koji Kondo
3: Spring Song | Music by Koji Kondo
1: Game C | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
2: Game A & B | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
2: Title | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
Arcade:

1: Name Entry | Music by Junko Ozawa
2: Reverse Shooting Star | Music by Junko Ozawa
3: High Score | Music by Junko Ozawa
4: Game Start | Music by Junko Ozawa
5: Game Over | Music by Junko Ozawa
6: In-Game Ambience | Music by Junko Ozawa

Commodore 64:
1: Title | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
2: Duel Start | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
3: YOU LOST | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
1: Title | Music by Koji Kondo
2: WVBA Entry | Music by Koji Kondo
1: Intermission: Jr. Meets Yum-Yum
2: Intermission: They Escape | Music by Chris Rode
3: Intermission: The Gift | Music by Chris Rode
1: Main BGM | Music by Yuriko Keino
2: Name Entry (1st Place) | Music by Yuriko Keino
3: Rest Time | Music by Yuriko Keino
4: Name Entry (2nd To 5th Place) | Music by Yuriko Keino
1: Title BGM | Music by Yukio Kaneoka
2: Game Over | Music by Yukio Kaneoka
3: Game Start A | Music by Yukio Kaneoka
4: Game Start B | Music by Yukio Kaneoka
5: Bonus Stage | Music by Yukio Kaneoka
1: Bonus Round | Music by Nobuyuki Ohnogi
2: In-Game Music | Music by Nobuyuki Ohnogi
3: Name Entry | Music by Nobuyuki Ohnogi
4: Bonus Point | Music by Nobuyuki Ohnogi
5: Game Over | Music by Nobuyuki Ohnogi
1: Game Start | Music by Yuriko Keino
2: Pac-Man Show | Music by Yuriko Keino
3: Name Entry | Music by Yuriko Keino
1: Game Start | Music by Chris Rode
2: Intermission: The Chase | Music by Chris Rode
3: Intermission: They Meet | Music by Chris Rode
4: Intermission: Junior | Music by Chris Rode
1: Name Entry | Music by Nobuyuki Ohnogi
2: Stage Intro | Music by Nobuyuki Ohnogi
3: High Score | Music by Nobuyuki Ohnogi
1: In-Game Music | Music by Nobuyuki Ohnogi
2: Challenging Stage | Music by Nobuyuki Ohnogi
3: High Score | Music by Nobuyuki Ohnogi
1: In-Game Music | Music by Toshio Kai
2: High Score | Music by Nobuyuki Ohnogi
1: Intermission | Music by Toshio Kai
2: Intro | Music by Toshio Kai
Based on the NES version (not on Backloggd yet).

1: Easter Egg #1 | Music by Hal Udagawa
2: Easter Egg #2 | Music by Hal Udagawa
3: Easter Egg #5 | Music by Hal Udagawa
4: Easter Egg #4 | Music by Hal Udagawa
5: Easter Egg #3 | Music by Hal Udagawa

1 and 2 are nice, but the rest sounds like dogshit what.

3 Comments


9 months ago

Where the fuck is Cho Ren Sha 68k?

9 months ago

@Nilichi Cho Ren Sha ? average shmup title (maybe it means something tho). Composer goes by "Loser". If you vouch for it there must be some merit....

9 months ago

@PitSolitayrh Absolutely. The game is carried by its soundtrack. I wouldn't call it average either after developing a reputation as being one of the best doujin shooters ever produced.


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