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: 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: A room to live with cats. | Music by Keiki Kobayashi
2: Let me cook for you.2 | Music by Keiki Kobayashi
3: A Warm Life with Talking Cats | Music by Keiki Kobayashi
4: Let's go on the Patrol. | Music by Keiki Kobayashi
5: The Family Kizuna | Music by Keiki Kobayashi
1: Paint The Town | Music by ??? (Namco Sounds member)
2: Neon Game Center | Music by ??? (Namco Sounds member)
3: Menu | Music by ??? (Namco Sounds member)
4: Point Battle | Music by ??? (Namco Sounds member)
1: Balmy Dunes | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
2: Sacred Flamebeast | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
3: Shelltop Sanctuary | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
4: Blustery Basin (Speed Golf) | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
5: Score | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
1: Ending | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masaki Takeuchi)
2: Alert ??? (Personal guess: Masaki Takeuchi)
3: Duel ??? (Personal guess: Masaki Takeuchi)
4: Normal BGM ??? (Personal guess: Masaki Takeuchi)
1: Burning Point | Music by Koichi Namiki
2: Thunder Blade | Music by Koichi Namiki
3: Type II | Music by Koichi Namiki
4: Take Off | Music by Tohru Nakabayashi
5: In Conclusion | Music by Tohru Nakabayashi
1: Market | Music by ??? (uncredited)
2: Spy | Music by ??? (uncredited)
3: Sneak, Spotted | Music by ??? (uncredited)
4: Win | Music by ??? (uncredited)
5: Boss | Music by ??? (uncredited)
1: K-City | Music by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
2: Shuffle Cannon | Music by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
3: Hyper Hopper | Music by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
4: Burn Out | Music by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
5: Funky Bomb | Music by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
6: Lunar Ground | Music by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
7: One more Time | Music by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
8: Ending | Music by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
9: What's your Name? | Music by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
10: Opening | Music by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
1: Hopeful for Today | Music by Cédric Menendez
2: Sleep | Music by Empurple
3: Ecdysis | Music by Yponeko
4: Stay | Music by Araignée Du Soir
5: Disorder | Music by Your Wife, Last Night
6: Let Me Go | Music by Hector Bonte
7: Telling Stories | Music by Alexandre Inglebert
1: Title Screen | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Bob & Barn)
2: Ingame | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Bob & Barn)
3: High Score | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Bob & Barn)
4: The Golden Maze | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Bob & Barn)
5: Continue | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Bob & Barn)
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: Blue Flight | Music by Shinji Hosoe
2: Engage in Single Combat | Music by Shinji Hosoe
3: Prologue To STARBLADE | Music by Shinji Hosoe
4: The Theme of STARBLADE | Music by Shinji Hosoe
1: ENDING | Music by Shinji Hosoe
2: STAGE A | Music by Kazuo Noguchi
3: NAME ENTRY 2 | Music by Kazuo Noguchi
4: STAGE D | Music by Shinji Hosoe
5: STAGE B | Music by Shinji Hosoe
6: LIFT UP | Music by Kazuo Noguchi
7: NAME ENTRY 1 | Music by Kazuo Noguchi
8: STAGE C | Music by Shinji Hosoe
9: LIFT DOWN | Music by Kazuo Noguchi
10: OPENING | Music by Shinji Hosoe
1: Neverland | Music by Hiroyoshi Kato
2: Neptune | Music by Hiroyoshi Kato
3: Calling your name | Music by Hiroyoshi Kato
4: Now i feel U | Music by Hiroyoshi Kato
5: About us | Music by Yasuhiro Kawagoe
6: Overloud | Music by Hiroyoshi Kato
7: Satellite | Music by Hiroyoshi Kato
8: Flashback | Music by Hiroyoshi Kato
9: I miss you baby | Music by Hiroyoshi Kato
10: Reflection | Music by Hiroyoshi Kato
1: Long Albatross Cliff Reef | Music by Shirou Ioroi
2: North Crimson Wall | Music by Shirou Ioroi
3: Great Crimson Wall | Music by Shirou Ioroi
4: Staff Roll | Music by Shirou Ioroi
5: Albatross Cliff Reef | Music by Shirou Ioroi
6: Demo Race | Music by Shirou Ioroi
7: Long New Dwells | Music by Shirou Ioroi
8: New Dwells | Music by Shirou Ioroi
Substitute for mobile game Eliminator Tribute (remake of C64 Eliminator)
1: Lie and Bicycle | Music by Rikei Hirashima
2: Time Trial & Interval | Music by Rikei Hirashima
3: SAE-Chan's Staccato | Music by Rikei Hirashima
4: Stride Seeming to Tangle | Music by Narucho
5: Stand Up! Girls | Music by Rikei Hirashima
1: Pikachu Park | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masaharu Iwata)
2: Title Screen | Music by Azusa Chiba
3: Great Paradise | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masaharu Iwata)
4: Main Menu | Music by Kimihiro Abe
5: Emolga's Tall Forest | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Azusa Chiba)
1: Sakura-Mankai [Theme of Hokuto] | Music by Shinji Hosoe
2: Spinning Bird | Music by Shinji Hosoe
3: Light Guardian [Theme of Ken] | Music by Ayako Saso
4: Amusementive Crime [Theme of Skullomania] | Music by Takayuki Aihara
5: Rising Dragoon [Theme of Ryu] | Music by Takayuki Aihara
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: Joint Assault | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Inon Zur)
2: Riding on Hope | Music by Go Shiina
3: VS Varcolac Squadron 1 | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Kanako Kakino)
4: Sanctify Tunnel | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Go Shiina)
5: Sound Embrace | Music by Go Shiina
6: Reprisal | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Inon Zur)
7: Cyclops Slayer | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Kanako Kakino)
8: Ambush | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Inon Zur)
9: Skies Over the Promenade | Music by Go Shiina
10: Spiridus Retreat | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Go Shiina)
1: Bedroom | Music by Fabio "Guga" Guggeri
2: Hall | Music by Fabio "Guga" Guggeri
3: Credits | Music by Fabio "Guga" Guggeri
4: Title | Music by Fabio "Guga" Guggeri
5: Stable | Music by Fabio "Guga" Guggeri
1: Evil Quake | Music by Shunsuke Suzuki
2: Wind on Fire | Music by Shunsuke Suzuki
3: Devil's Own | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Toshiharu Umesaki)
4: Logic of the Power | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Toshiharu Umesaki)
5: Space Gate | Music by Shunsuke Suzuki
6: Star Shop | Music by Shunsuke Suzuki
7: Mother Earth | Music by Toshiyuki Kishi
8: Perfect Force | Music by Shunsuke Suzuki
9: Jungle Forest | Music by Shunsuke Suzuki
10: Now Way Out | Music by ??? (Personal guess: ats-)
1: Process of Elimination | Music by Blue Wolfie
2: Hustle and Bustle | Music by Breezee
3: Stardust | Music by Ultra Kitsune
4: Unpredictable Youth | Music by Breezee
5: Melancholy: Heavy | Music by Breezee
1: Congratulations | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Akito Nakatsuka)
2: Title Screen | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Akito Nakatsuka)
3: Super Mario Bros. 3 Ad | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Akito Nakatsuka)
4: Chance Machine | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Akito Nakatsuka)
5: Intro A | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Akito Nakatsuka)
6: Intro B | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Akito Nakatsuka)
7: Announcement | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Akito Nakatsuka)
1: Title | Music by Koji Kondo
2: WVBA Entry | Music by Koji Kondo
1: Stage 1 | Music by Reo Uratani
2: Boss 3 | Music by Reo Uratani
3: Stage 4 | Music by Reo Uratani
4: Stage 7 | Music by Reo Uratani
5: Stage 3 | Music by Reo Uratani
1: Wandy's Garden | Music by Bob & Barn
2: Title Screen | Music by Bob & Barn
3: Snowy Mountain | Music by Bob & Barn
4: The Mines | Music by Bob & Barn
5: The Laboratory | Music by Bob & Barn
1: Containers [Mission 2] | Music by Andras Kover
2: The War Is Over [Epilogue] | Music by Andras Kover
3: Title | Music by Andras Kover
4: Checkpoints [Mission 1] | Music by Andras Kover
5: Defend the Island [Mission 3] | Music by Andras Kover
6: Oil Rigs / Yamato [Mission 4, 9] | Music by Andras Kover
7: Patrol / Spy Game [Mission 5, 10] | Music by Andras Kover
1: Jewel of the Isolated Southern Seas | Music by Hideyuki Fukasawa
2: Petals Falling in Disarray | Music by Hideyuki Fukasawa
3: Practicing G | Music by Hideyuki Fukasawa
4: Gigantic Castle of Vicious Sand | Music by Hideyuki Fukasawa
5: Breath of the Life | Music by Hideyuki Fukasawa
1: Amusement | Music by Chris Hendricks
2: LOL | Music by Chris Hendricks
3: Hard Work | Music by Chris Hendricks
4: Wacky Hijinxs | Music by Chris Hendricks
5: Relax | Music by Chris Hendricks
6: Peaceful Times | Music by Chris Hendricks
7: Race | Music by Chris Hendricks
8: Main Theme | Music by Chris Hendricks
9: Melodrama | Music by Chris Hendricks
10: Sad Memories | Music by Chris Hendricks
1: Hawaii Course | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Akito Nakatsuka)
2: Title Screen (Japan) | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Shinobu Amayake)
3: France Course | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Akito Nakatsuka)
4: U.K. Course (Japan) | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Shinobu Amayake)
5: Cutscene | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
1: Title Screen
2: Encounter! (Grand Oak)
3: Main Menu
4: Trade
1: Title Screen | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
2: Mimi Pro: Circus | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
3: Mimi Pro: Contest | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
4: Home Menu | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
5: Mimi Pro: Success | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
1: Main Theme | Music by Daisuke Shiiba
2: Staff Roll | Music by Daisuke Shiiba

Nikki's Travel Quiz (not on BL):

1: Title Screen | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
2: Main Menu | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
3: Travel Quiz | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
4: Costumes | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
5: Free Quiz | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
6: Ending | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
7: Quiz Time | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
8: Staff Roll | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
9: Picture Diary | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
1: Birthday | Music by TECHNOuchi
2: Cooperation | Music by TECHNOuchi
3: Look Around Today | Music by TECHNOuchi
4: Fishing | Music by TECHNOuchi
5: Exploration: Beach Edition | Music by TECHNOuchi
1: Main BGM | Music by ???
2: Staff Roll | Music by ???
3: Bonus Round | Music by ???
4: Title | Music by ???
1: Donut Island | Music by bLiNd
2: Murky Water | Music by Makou
3: Expressive Air 06 | Music by Yousuke Yasui
4: Peach Fuzz | Music by Ayako Saso
5: Nodding Hawk | Music by M2U
6: H.O.W.ling | Music by M2U
7: Select, Start | Music by bLiNd
1: Veggie Guardin': Stage 4 | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Tomoya Tomita)
2: Veggie Guardin': Stage 3 | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Tomoya Tomita)
3: Staff Roll | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Matsuoka)
4: Title | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Toshiyuki Sudo)
5: Jump Park | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Toshiyuki Sudo)
6: Spooky Search: Boss | Music by ??? (Personal guess: CHAMY.Ishi)
7: Wind Runner | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Sanoppi)
8: Wind Runner: Results | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masanori Adachi)
9: Veggie Guardin': Stage 5 | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Tomoya Tomita)
10: Spooky Search | Music by ??? (Personal guess: CHAMY.Ishi)
DS music

1: Nintendo DSi Shop
2: DSi Camera Album
3: Take Photos
4: Game & Watch: Theme
5: Whistle
1: Story 06 | Music by Shuichi Kobori
2: Shop | Music by Shuichi Kobori
3: Stage 2 | Music by Shuichi Kobori
4: Stage 8 | Music by Shuichi Kobori
5: Story 03 | Music by Shuichi Kobori
1: Team GR Normal Duel | Music by Ichiro Shimakura
2: GR Lightning & Psychic Forteress | Music by Ichiro Shimakura
3: GR Fort Leader | Music by Ichiro Shimakura
4: GR Castle | Music by Ichiro Shimakura
5: GR Challenge Cup | Music by Ichiro Shimakura
1: Moon Fight | Music by Keizo Nakamura
2: The Tower of Dolls | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Keizo Nakamura)
3: You Goddamned Bathead | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Keizo Nakamura)
4: Creatures in the Depth | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Devi Kobayashi)
5: LOAD | Music by Keizo Nakamura
1: Fourth Chapter ~Neighboring Village~ | Music by Koji Kondo
2: First Chapter ~Inside the House~ | Music by Koji Kondo
3: Sixth Chapter ~Sparrow's House~ | Music by Koji Kondo
4: First Chapter ~On the Path to the Mountain~ | Music by Koji Kondo
5: Seventh Chapter ~Sinohara~ | Music by Koji Kondo
1: Stalker | Music by Satoe Terashima
2: Heart of Fire | Music by Kinuyo Yamashita
2: Wicked Child | Music by Kinuyo Yamashita
3: Walking on the Edge | Music by Kinuyo Yamashita
5: Nothing to Lose | Music by Kinuyo Yamashita
1: OPENING | Music by Shinji Hosoe
2: ENDING | Music by Shinji Hosoe
3: NAME ENTRY | Music by Shinji Hosoe
4: BONUS | Music by Shinji Hosoe
1: Menu | Music by Elmobo
2: Planets | Music by Elmobo
3: Deep Space | Music by Elmobo
4: Main Theme | Music by Elmobo
5: Outro | Music by Elmobo
1: Army Girl [Cammy Stage] | Music by Dave Lowe
2: Combat and Service [Guile Stage] | Music by Dave Lowe
3: New Mexican Thunderbird [Ryu Stage] | Music by Dave Lowe
4: Sexy Trunks [Balrog Stage] | Music by Dave Lowe
5: Reaching for Nirudha [Dhalsim Stage] | Music by Dave Lowe
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
1: Hole in the Wall | Music by AJURIKA
2: PaPaPa Love | Music by AJURIKA
3: We're Like a Muscle! | Music by Yoshihito Yano
4: Awake!! | Music by Yoshihito Yano
5: Underdog Returns! | Music by AJURIKA
1: Round 3 | Music by Shinji Hosoe
2: Round 4 | Music by Shinji Hosoe
3: Round 2 | Music by Shinji Hosoe
4: Round 5 | Music by Shinji Hosoe
5: Boss 1 | Music by Shinji Hosoe
1: La Festa | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masayuki Adaniya)
2: A Hero Visits! | Music by ??? (Personal guess: JUN2)
3: Dance for Setting Sail | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Yoh Ohyama)
4: Battle of Destiny | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Toshimichi Isoe)
5: The Men's Weapon Shop | Music by ??? (Personal guess: JUN2)
6: A Cocktail with You | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Yo'ichiro Tanaka)
7: Whispers of Love | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Yoshihiro Kawagoe)
8: Seaside Townscape | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Yoh Ohyama)
9: The Gentle Breeze of Elkrone | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Toshimichi Isoe)
10: Compounding Race | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Yosuke Kurokawa)

Air

1: Bug Walk | Music by Magome Togoshi
2: Field Path | Music by Shinji Orito
3: Prism | Music by Magome Togoshi
4: The Way So Far | Music by Shinji Orito
5: Dissidents | Music by Shinji Orito
6: Altair and Vega | Music by Magome Togoshi
7: Splash | Music by Shinji Orito
8: Thin Clothes | Music by Magome Togoshi
9: Stratus | Music by Shinji Orito
10: Puddle | Music by Shinji Orito
1: Round 4-6 Battle | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Toru Minegishi)
2: Game Demo | Music by Masafumi Kawamura
3: Round 1-3 Battle | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masafumi Kawamura)
4: Mini Game | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Kenta Nagata)
5: Battle Won | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masafumi Kawamura)
1: I'm shopping at the store. | Music by Takahiro Eguchi
2: I love fashion. | Music by Takahiro Eguchi
3: It's a journey through time and space. | Music by Takahiro Eguchi
4: Stay at home | Music by Takahiro Eguchi
5: Best Friend Note | Music by Takahiro Eguchi
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: After Burner | Music by Haruhiko Noda
2: Final Take Off | Music by Haruhiko Noda
3: Super Stripe | Music by Norio Hanzawa
4: K-City | Music by Hiroshi Matsui
5: Track 6 | Music by Hiroshi Matsui

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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