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: Metal City | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Go Ichinose)
2: Drill Missile | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Go Ichinose)
3: Clink's Prison | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Go Ichinose)
4: Sunken Kuru Ruins | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Go Ichinose)
5: Red Dozers' Training Course | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Go Ichinose)
1: Chill | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
2: Title | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
3: Fever | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
4: Select | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
5: Vs. Game Over | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
1: Multiplayer Lobby | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masaru Tajima)
2: Fever | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masaru Tajima)
3: Chill | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masaru Tajima)
4: Splash | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masaru Tajima)
5: Event Stage | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masaru Tajima)
1: Game C | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
2: Game A & B | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
2: Title | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
Substitute for mobile game Eliminator Tribute (remake of C64 Eliminator)
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)
1: Victory Stand | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
2: Title | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
3: Start | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
1: Ending | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Kazumi Totaka)
2: Podium: First Place | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Ryoji Yoshitomi)
3: Race Results | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Kazumi Totaka)
4: Group Select | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Kazumi Totaka)
5: Race 1 | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Ryoji Yoshitomi)
6: Name Entry | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Ryoji Yoshitomi)
7: Race 3 | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Ryoji Yoshitomi)
8: Race 2 | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Ryoji Yoshitomi)
9: Menu | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Ryoji Yoshitomi)
10: Title | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Ryoji Yoshitomi)
1: Title Screen | Music by Hideki Kanazashi
2: Game Over | Music by Hideki Kanazashi
1: Face Collection | Music by Shogo Sakai
2: Stage 3 | Music by Shogo Sakai
3: Main Menu | Music by Shogo Sakai
4: Tutorial Stage | Music by Shogo Sakai
5: Title Screen | Music by Shogo Sakai
6: Final Boss: Phase 2 | Music by Shogo Sakai
7: Level Clear | Music by Shogo Sakai
8: Total Score | Music by Shogo Sakai
9: Tutorial Boss | Music by Shogo Sakai
10: Final Boss: Phase 1 | Music by Shogo Sakai
1: Course 2 | Music by Hideki Kanazashi
2: Course 3 | Music by Hideki Kanazashi
3: Course 1 | Music by Hideki Kanazashi
4: Time Trial | Music by Hideki Kanazashi
5: Menu | Music by Hideki Kanazashi
6: Race Menu | Music by Hideki Kanazashi
7: Course 4 | Music by Hideki Kanazashi
1: Monster Dance | Music by Soyo Oka
2: Fireball | Music by Hideki Kanazashi
3: Opening | Music by Hideki Kanazashi
4: Just Start | Music by Hideki Kanazashi
5: Wind Commander | Music by Hideki Kanazashi
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: GO WEST! | Music by Soyo Oka
2: Name Entry | Music by Soyo Oka
3: Ox Demon King Clear | Music by Soyo Oka
4: Main BGM | Music by Soyo Oka
5: Epilogue | Music by Soyo Oka
1: Menu | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Akito Nakatsuka)
2: Title | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Yumiko Kanki)
3: Golf Field | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Yumiko Kanki)
4: Player Data | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Akito Nakatsuka)
5: Event | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Akito Nakatsuka)
1: Title | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Yumiko Kanki)
2: Name Data | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Akito Nakatsuka)
3: Service Data | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Akito Nakatsuka)
4: Golf Field | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Yumiko Kanki)
1: Dead Ringer | Music by Thomas Bärtschi
2: Tetanus Shot | Music by Thomas Bärtschi
3: Confrontation in the Dark | Music by Thomas Bärtschi
4: Beat It | Music by Thomas Bärtschi
5: Hey You In That Shirt | Music by Thomas Bärtschi
1: Don't touch U | Music by Takayuki Aihara
2: Take Drastic | Music by Shinji Hosoe
3: ø1991 | Music by Shinji Hosoe
4: Give me trip | Music by Shinji Hosoe
5: RAVE WAR | Music by Shinji Hosoe
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: Main BGM | Music by ???
2: Staff Roll | Music by ???
3: Bonus Round | Music by ???
4: Title | Music by ???
1: A Little Bit of Hope | Music by Oliver Good
2: Ring-a-Ding-Ding | Music by Shotaro Seo
3: The Down Low | Music by Keita Inoue
4: All That Glitters | Music by Kuniyuki Takahashi
5: A Small Wonder | Music by Keita Inoue
6: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | Music by Kuniyuki Takahashi
7: Sweet | Music by Oliver Good
8: Vitamin U | Music by Shotaro Seo
9: Sparkle | Music by Kuniyuki Takahashi
10: Ironclad D | Music by Keita Inoue
1: Port Town | Music by Yumiko Kanki
2: Sand Ocean | Music by Yumiko Kanki
3: Silence | Music by Yumiko Kanki
4: Ending | Music by Naoto Ishida
5: Big Blue | Music by Naoto Ishida
6: Red Canyon | Music by Yumiko Kanki
7: Mute City | Music by Yumiko Kanki
8: Fire Field | Music by Yumiko Kanki
9: Select Time | Music by Yumiko Kanki
10: White Land | Music by Yumiko Kanki
1: Race Complete | Music by ??? (Personal guess: James Phillipsen)
2: Lucky Bumper | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Eric Pansulla)
3: Menu | Music by ??? (Personal guess: James Phillipsen)
4: Opening | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Eric Pansulla)
1: Ending Credits | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masaru Tajima)
2: Title Screen | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masaru Tajima)
3: Cloud Carpet | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masaru Tajima)
4: Results | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masaru Tajima)
5: Tenth Zone East | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masaru Tajima)
1: Name Entry | Music by Nobuyuki Ohnogi
2: Stage Intro | Music by Nobuyuki Ohnogi
3: High Score | Music by Nobuyuki Ohnogi
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.
1: Defeat | Music by Katsuhiro Hayashi
2: Take Back | Music by Katsuhiro Hayashi
3: Beyond the Galaxy | Music by Koichi Namiki
4: Alone Fighter | Music by Katsuhiro Hayashi
5: Name Entry | Music by Koichi Namiki

Amiga:

1: Try-Z | Music by Dave Lowe
2: Beyond the Galaxy | Music by Dave Lowe
3: Take Back | Music by Dave Lowe
4: Defeat | Music by Dave Lowe
5: Name Entry | Music by Dave Lowe

Atari ST:

1: Try-Z | Music by Dave Lowe
2; Defeat | Music by Dave Lowe
3: Alone Fighter | Music by Dave Lowe
4: Beyond the Galaxy | Music by Dave Lowe
5: Name Entry | Music by Dave Lowe

FM TOWNS:

1: Take Back | Music by Hiroshi Matsui
2: Alone Fighter | Music by Hiroshi Matsui
3: Name Entry | Music by Hiroshi Matsui
4: Try-Z | Music by Hiroshi Matsui
5: Beyond the Galaxy | Music by Hiroshi Matsui
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:
In-game tracks:

Demos:
DS:

Home console:
ARCADE
1: BGM A | Music by Hiroshi Kawaguchi
2: Name Entry | Music by Hiroshi Kawaguchi
3: BGM C | Music by Yasuhiro Takagi
4: Earth Frame G | Music by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
5: Continue | Music by Yasuhiro Takagi
GENESIS
1: Stage 3B | Music by Matt Furniss
2: Stage 1 | Music by Matt Furniss
3: Title | Music by Matt Furniss
4: Stage 3A | Music by Matt Furniss
5: Stage 4B | Music by Matt Furniss
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: Hole Out | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Ryoji Yoshitomi)
2: 2 Players Field | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Kenji Yamamoto)
3: Name Registration | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Ryoji Yoshitomi)
4: Bunker | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Kenji Yamamoto)
5: On the Green | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Kenji Yamamoto)

3 Comments


8 months ago

Where the fuck is Cho Ren Sha 68k?

8 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....

8 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.


Last updated: