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: Baljhet Mountains | Music by Michiru Yamane
2: The Cave of Jigramunt | Music by Michiru Yamane
3: A Town Called Cordova | Music by Michiru Yamane
4: Mortvia Aqueduct | Music by Michiru Yamane
5: Eneomaos Machine Tower | Music by Michiru Yamane
1: Dracula's Tears | Music by Masahiko Kimura
2: Pitch-Black Intrusion | Music by Masahiko Kimura
3: After Confession | Music by Masahiko Kimura
4: Platinum Moonlight | Music by Masahiko Kimura
5: Demon Castle Pinnacle | Music by Michiru Yamane
1: Ghost Ship Painting | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Jimmy Weckl)
2: Opus 13 | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Jimmy Weckl)
3: Cemetery | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masahiko Kimura)
4: Divine Bloodlines | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masahiko Kimura)
5: Den | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Jimmy Weckl)
1: PHANTOM OF FEAR | Music by Tomoaki Hirono
2: Tanz mit einem Clown | Music by Yasuhiro Ichihashi
3: CRIMSON BLOOD | Music by Tomoaki Hirono
4: Purple Eyes | Music by Tomoaki Hirono
5: Tractus | Music by Yasuhiro Ichihashi
ARRANGEMENTS
1: Ebony Wings | Music by Atsushi Sato
2: Lost Portrait | Music by Yasushi Asada
3: Slash | Music by Yasushi Asada
4: Go! Getsu Fuma | Music by Yasushi Asada
5: Heart of Fire | Music by Yasushi Asada
1: Tower of Causality | Music by Soshiro Hokkai
2: Decisive Battle | Music by Soshiro Hokkai
3: Chapel Sky | Music by Soshiro Hokkai
4: My-Pace Peddler | Music by Soshiro Hokkai
5: Night Head | Music by Michiru Yamane
1: Castle#1 | Music by Hidehiro Funauchi
2: New Messiah | Music by Hidehiro Funauchi
3: Road of Enemy#1 | Music by Hidehiro Funauchi
4: Ripe Seeds | Music by Hidehiro Funauchi
5: Praying Hands | Music by Hidehiro Funauchi
6: The End of the Day | Music by Hidehiro Funauchi
1: Clock Work | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Yukie Morimoto)
2: Beginning | Music by Jun Funahashi
3: Mad Forest | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Hidenori Maezawa)
4: RIDDLE | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Jun Funahashi)
5: Dead Beat | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Hidenori Maezawa)
6: Stream | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Jun Funahashi)
7: Aquarius | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Jun Funahashi)
8: Rising | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Jun Funahashi)
9: Big Battle | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Jun Funahashi)
10: Anxiety | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Hidenori Maezawa)
1: Monster Dance | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Satoe Terashima
2: Bloody Tears | Music by Kenichi Matsubara
3: Dwelling of Doom | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Satoe Terashima
4: The Silence of the Daylight | Music by Kenichi Matsubara
5: A Requiem | Music by Kenichi Matsubara
1: The Wolf Revealed | Music by Yasushi Asada
2: Light or Night | Music by Yasushi Asada
3: Accessories | Music by Yasushi Asada
4: Crucial Moment | Music by Yasushi Asada
5: Gallery | Music by Yasushi Asada
ARRANGEMENTS
1: Beginning | Music by Yasushi Asada
2: Mad Forest | Music by Yasushi Asada
3: Slash | Music by Yasushi Asada
4: Iron-Blue Intention | Music by Yasushi Asada
5: Dance of Illusions | Music by Yasushi Asada
1: Theme of Leon Belmont | Music by Michiru Yamane
2: Stone King Golem | Music by Michiru Yamane
3: Anti-Soul Mysteries Lab | Music by Michiru Yamane
4: Statues Born of Darkness | Music by Michiru Yamane
5: Dark Night Toccata | Music by Michiru Yamane
1: Tower of Ruin | Music by Masahiko Kimura
2: Outer Wall Area | Music by Masahiko Kimura
3: Forest of Silence | Music by Masahiko Kimura
4: Security Crystal | Music by Masahiko Kimura
5: Bonfire-Recollection | Music by Masahiko Kimura
1: Dracula Castle Cathedral | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Yoichi Iwata)
2: Gears and Chains | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Kaoru Okada)
3: Sonia Fights Count Dracula | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Yoichi Iwata)
4: Castle Entrance | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Kaoru Okada)
5: Gatekeeper | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Yoichi Iwata)
1: Jaws of a Scorched Earth | Music by Michiru Yamane
2: Ebony Wings | Music by Yasuhiro Ichihashi
3: Welcome to Legend | Music by Yasuhiro Ichihashi
4: Twilight Stigmata | Music by Yasuhiro Ichihashi
5: Fumigation Refuge | Music by Michiru Yamane
1: Invitation of a Crazed Moon | Music by Yuzo Koshiro
2: Jail of Jewel | Music by Michiru Yamane
3: Hail from the Past | Music by Michiru Yamane
4: Chaotic Play Ground | Music by Michiru Yamane
5: Nest of Evil | Music by Michiru Yamane
6: Piercing Silence | Music by Michiru Yamane
1: Opus 13 | Music by Keizo Nakamura
2: Divine Bloodlines | Music by Akiropito
3: Ghost Ship Painting | Music by Keizo Nakamura
4: Cross a Fear| Music by Keizo Nakamura
5: Dance of Illusions | Music by Sanoppi
1: Wandering Souls | Music by Michiru Yamane
2: Lost Painting | Music by Michiru Yamane
3: Rainbow Cemetery | Music by Michiru Yamane
4: Marble Corridor | Music by Michiru Yamane
5: The Master Librarian | Music by Michiru Yamane
6: Pitiful Scion | Music by Michiru Yamane
1: Darkness | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Norio Hanzawa)
2: Kill! Kill! Kill | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Shigeru Fukutake)
3: Death Fair | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Hidehiro Funauchi)
4: Battle of the Holy | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Hidehiro Funauchi)
5: Gate to Hell | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Hidehiro Funauchi)
1: Gauntlet | Music by Manabu Namiki
2: The Last Fight | Music by Manabu Namiki
3: Reincarnated Soul | Music by Manabu Namiki
4: A Lullaby Sent to the Devils | Music by Manabu Namiki
5: Aquarius | Music by Manabu Namiki
1: Black Night ~LAST BOSS#2~ | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masayuki Maruyama)
2: Simon's Theme ~STAGE5~ | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masayuki Maruyama)
3: Illusionary Dance Music ~LAST BOSS#1 | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masayuki Maruyama)
4: Beginning ~STAGE3 BOSS~ | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masayuki Maruyama)
5: Wicked Child ~STAGE4~ | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masayuki Maruyama)
1: LOADING | Music by Yasuhiro Ichihashi
2: Opus 13 | Music by Michiru Yamane
3: Slash | Music by Masanori Akita
4: Vampire Killer (Neo ver.) | Music by Yuichi Tsuchiya
5: Ghost Ship Painting | Music by Yuichi Tsuchiya
1: Quest 3 | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Shinji Tasaka)
2: Quest 2 | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Shinji Tasaka)
3: Menu / Results | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Shinji Tasaka)
4: Staff Roll | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Shinji Tasaka)
5: Quest 1 | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Shinji Tasaka)
1: Cassettappella | Music by Lena Raine
2: Next Steps | Music by Lena Raine
3: Inner Goth | Music by Lena Raine
4: Fragments of the Mountain | Music by Lena Raine
1: Pleasure Trip | Music by Loser Kashiwagi
2: Infinity... | Music by Loser Kashiwagi
3: Sunshine | Music by Loser Kashiwagi
4: Planet the E.A.R.T.H. | Music by Loser Kashiwagi
5: Justice of Galaxy | Music by Loser Kashiwagi
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: Trouble Brewing II | Music by Yoshito Sekigawa
2: Deadly Dance II | Music by Yoshito Sekigawa
3: Deadly Dance III | Music by Yoshito Sekigawa
4: He Who Laughs Last III | Music by Yoshito Sekigawa
5: Steam, Steel, Strangers II | Music by Yoshito Sekigawa
1: Memory of the Lost | Music by Go Shiina
2: Tears of Passion | Music by Go Shiina
3: Main Theme | Music by Go Shiina
4: Return of the Knight | Music by Go Shiina
5: King of the Shingai | Music by Go Shiina
6: Towards the Eternal Glory | Music by Go Shiina
7: Extremum Belli | Music by Go Shiina
8: Heir of the Shingai | Music by Go Shiina
9: Colossus | Music by Go Shiina
10: Blue-blooded Vein -Loss- | Music by Go Shiina
1: Loading Tune | Music by Martin Galway
2: BGM #2 | Music by Martin Galway
3: BGM #1 | Music by Martin Galway
1: Sunshine Forever | Music by Kazuhide Nakagami
2: Princess Time | Music by CHEMOOL
3: Comic Party | Music by Kazuhide Nakagami
4: Noisy Q | Music by Kazuhide Nakagami
5: The Wind is Always the First Storm of Spring | Music by Naoya Shimokawa
6: 99% Excluded Girl | Music by Kazuhide Nakagami
7: Main Theme | Music by Shin-ya Ishikawa
1: Maze Fortress | Music by Kazuki Muraoka
2: Battle in the Dense Forest | Music by Kazuki Muraoka
3: Ranking | Music by Kazuki Muraoka
4: 3D Boss | Music by Kazuki Muraoka
5: Fortress of Flame | Music by Kazuki Muraoka
1: Battle in the Dense Forest | Music by Hidenori Maezawa
2: Maze Fortress | Music by Hidenori Maezawa
3: SANDINISTA | Music by Hidenori Maezawa
4: Fortress of Flame | Music by Hidenori Maezawa
5: 3D Boss | Music by Hidenori Maezawa
1: Rafflesia | Music by Hiroto Sasaki
2: Metal Serpent | Music by LindaAI-CUE
3: Continue | Music by Shinji Hosoe
4: NIGHT MARE | Music by Shinji Hosoe
5: East City | Music by Shinji Hosoe
1: Sand Light | Music by Shinji Hosoe
2: Be Warped Time | Music by Shinji Hosoe
3: Last Game | Music by Shinji Hosoe
4: Unvoidable | Music by Shinji Hosoe
5: Find Out | Music by Shinji Hosoe
Danganronpa 1:

Pachinko Danganronpa (no entries):
1: Gaping Dragon | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
2: Iron Golem | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
3: Gwyn, Lord of Cinder | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
4: Bell Gargoyle | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
5: Chaos Witch Quelaag | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
1: Ruin Sentinel | Music by Yuka Kitamura
2: Old Dragonslayer | Music by Yuka Kitamura
3: Queen of Drangleic | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
4: Ancient Dragon | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
5: Burnt Ivory King | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
1: Old Demon King | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
2: Vordt of the Boreal Valley | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
3: Nameless King | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
4: High Lord Wolnir | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
5: Darkeater Midir | Music by Yuka Kitamura
1: Mall Music 3 | Music by Hideki Okugawa
2: Mall Music 4 | Music by Hideki Okugawa
3: Kent | Music by Hideki Okugawa
4: Kick The Pedal | Music by Hideki Okugawa
5: Mall Music 2 | Music by Hideki Okugawa
6: Adam | Music by Hideki Okugawa
1: Secret Bonus Stage C-R-O-W-N-E-D Ver.2 | Music by Hirokazu Ando
2: Stage 1: Floral Fields | Music by Hirokazu Ando
3: Staff Credits (Secret) | Music by Hirokazu Ando
4: Stage 5: City | Music by Hirokazu Ando
5: Stage 4: Bouncing Boss Battle | Music by Hirokazu Ando
1: One Who Craves Souls | Music by Bill Hemstapat
2: Flamelurker | Music by Bill Hemstapat
3: Old King Allant | Music by Bill Hemstapat
4: Demon's Souls | Music by Bill Hemstapat
5: Leechmonger | Music by Bill Hemstapat
1: Souls of Mist | Music by TECHNOuchi
2: One Who Craves Souls | Music by Shunsuke Kida
3: Tower Knight | Music by Shunsuke Kida
4: Maiden Astraea | Music by Shunsuke Kida
5: Leechmonger | Music by Shunsuke Kida
6: Penetrator | Music by Shunsuke Kida
1: Viking Spirits | Music by ??? (SNK Sound Team member)
2: Autumnal Sky | Music by ??? (SNK Sound Team member)
3: Krypton | Music by ??? (SNK Sound Team member)
4: Revolt | Music by ??? (SNK Sound Team member)
5: Accretion Disk | Music by ??? (SNK Sound Team member)
1: Chapter 4: Cappucci Island 01 | Music by Takuto Kitsuta
2: Chapter 5: GNN 01 | Music by Takuto Kitsuta
3: Tahnti Park | Music by Takuto Kitsuta
4: Chapter 9: Pokémon Carnival | Music by Takuto Kitsuta
5: Ryme Wharf | Music by Takuto Kitsuta
1: Title | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
2: Bonus Stage | Music by Koji Kondo
3: Game Play | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
1: Pirate Lagoon | Music by David Wise
2: Darkmoon Caverns | Music by David Wise
3: Walrus Cove | Music by David Wise
4: Lobby Tune | Music by David Wise
5: T.T's Theme | Music by David Wise
6: Boss Challenge | Music by David Wise
7: Spacedust Alley | Music by David Wise
8: Crescent Island | Music by David Wise
9: Wizpig Race | Music by David Wise
10: Frosty Village | Music by David Wise
1: Ship of Souls | Music by Takashi Kouga
2: Contraption Cave | Music by Takashi Kouga
3: Banana Bungalow | Music by Takashi Kouga
4: Bonus Stage | Music by Takashi Kouga
5: Necky's Canyon | Music by Takashi Kouga
1: Billy and Jimmy Lee's Theme | Music by Lasalu Yamne
2: Main Title | Music by Lasalu Yamne
3: Adobo's Theme | Music by Lasalu Yamne
4: Roper's Theme | Music by Lasalu Yamne
5: Chin's Theme | Music by Lasalu Yamne
1: Power Scale | Music by Toshiyuki Kishi
2: After the Fire | Music by Toshiyuki Kishi
3: The Meteor | Music by Toshiyuki Kishi
4: Wild Rush | Music by Toshiyuki Kishi
5: Burnin' Up | Music by Toshiyuki Kishi
1: Fungal Land | Music by Shinji Hosoe
2: Ice Cave | Music by Shinji Hosoe
3: Submerged City | Music by Shinji Hosoe
4: Canyon | Music by Shinji Hosoe
5: Boss A | Music by Shinji Hosoe
1: The Paleozoic Era | Music by Shinji Hosoe
2: Cave Road | Music by Shinji Hosoe
3: Grave Yard | Music by Shinji Hosoe
4: Deep Sea | Music by Shinji Hosoe
5: The Jungle | Music by Shinji Hosoe
1: The Paleozoic Era | Music by Masakatsu Maekawa
2: Zawell | Music by Masakatsu Maekawa
3: Boss B | Music by Masakatsu Maekawa
4: Omake | Music by Masakatsu Maekawa
5: Glacier Land | Music by Masakatsu Maekawa

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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