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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Inclined Repose of Souls | Music by Hiroshi Mitsuoka
2: Proof of Blood | Music by Sotaro Tojima
3: Awake | Music by Sotaro Tojima
4: Inversion | Music by Hiroshi Mitsuoka
5: Fate to Despair | Music by Sotaro Tojima
1: Thrashard in the Cave | Music by Sota Fujimori
2: Moon Fight | Music by Sota Fujimori
3: You Goddamned Bathead | Music by Sota Fujimori
4: The Tower of Dolls | Music by Sota Fujimori
5: Creatures in the Depth | Music by Sota Fujimori
1: Iron-Blue Intention | Music by Michiru Yamane
2: Reincarnated Soul | Music by Michiru Yamane
3: The SInking Old Sanctuary | Music by Michiru Yamane
4: Messenger from the Devil | Music by Michiru Yamane
5: The Vampire's Stomach | Music by Michiru Yamane
1: Ruined Castle Corridor | Music by Michiru Yamane
2: Holy Cross Obsessed by the Moon | Music by Michiru Yamane
3: Premonition | Music by Soshiro Hokkai
4: Phantom Palace | Music by Michiru Yamane
5: You're Not Alone | Music by Soshiro Hokkai
1: Annex "Quiet MADNESS" | Music by Masahiko Kimura
2: Shudder | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masahiko Kimura)
3: Planetarium | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masahiko Kimura)
4: Rosa | Music by Mariko Egawa
5: Tower of Sorcery | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Mariko Egawa)
1: Out of Time | Music by Satoe Terashima
2: Walking on the Edge | Music by Kinuyo Yamashita
3: Vampire Killer | Music by Satoe Terashima
4: Wicked Child | Music by Kinuyo Yamashita
5: Black Knight | Music by Kinuyo Yamashita
1: Draggadon's Disastrous Detriment | Music by Naoto Kubo
2: Briny Bowl Beach | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Mahito Yokota)
3: Plucky Pass Beginnings | Music by Naoto Kubo
4: Orientoad | Music by Naoto Kubo
5: Pinball Paradise | Music by Naoto Kubo
1: Landscape | Music by Yuko Miyata
2: None | Music by Knxwledge
3: Game Bomb!!! | Music by Yuko Miyata
4: Time Travel | Music by Yuko Miyata
5: Driving | Music by Yuko Miyata
1: A Brand New Day | Music by Zac Zinger
2: Teenage Blues | Music by Akio Dobashi
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: Depot Attack | Music by Justin Scharvona
2: Zeppelin 2 | Music by Justin Scharvona
3: Radar Run | Music by Justin Scharvona
4: Title | Music by Justin Scharvona
5: Short Fuse | Music by Justin Scharvona
1: GET ENUF | Music by Hideki Naganuma
2: Feel The Funk (Computer Love) | Music by Sebastian Knight
3: JACK DA FUNK | Music by Hideki Naganuma
4: Condensed Milk | Music by CYBERMILK
5: Plume | Music by LEGOVE
1: Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower | Music by Yuka Kitamura
2: Laurence, the First Vicar | Music by Tsukasa Saitoh
3: Cleric Beast | Music by Tsukasa Saitoh
4: Darkbeast | Music by Tsukasa Saitoh
5: Amygdala | Music by Cris Velasco
1: Everwinter | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Mariko Nanba)
2: Déjà Vu Canals | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Naofumi Hataya)
3: Forge of Hours | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Mariko Nanba)
4: Forgotten City | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Keiichi Sugiyama)
5: Collection View | Music by Mariko Nanba
1: Mystery Zone | Music by Kazuhiro Nishida
2: Pearl Harbor | Music by Kazuhiro Nishida
3: Earth | Music by Kazuhiro Nishida
4: Bermuda | Music by Kazuhiro Nishida
5: Loss | Music by Kazuhiro Nishida
1: I Can Do it Myself! | Music by Ayana Tsujita
2: Decisive Battle! How to Slay a Dragon | Music by Rei Kondoh
3: Discovering the Courage Within | Music by Ayana Tsujita
4: Decisive Battle! Puca, King of the Faeries | Music by Rei Kondoh
5: Reach for the Moon | Music by Aoba Nakanishi
1: Bonus Round | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Grant Kirkhope)
2: Terrarium Trickery | Music by Robin Beanland
3: LogBox Lunacy | Music by Robin Beanland
4: Test-O-Track | Music by Dave Clynick
5: Nutty Acres Action | Music by Grant Kirkhope
1: Spiller's Harbor | Music by Jamie Hughes
2: N. Kreditz | Music by Jamie Hughes
3: Mumbo's Pad | Music by Jamie Hughes
4: Grunty Industries | Music by Jamie Hughes
5: Mini Game | Music by Jamie Hughes
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: World of Forest | Music by Aran Lee
2: Theme of Hamadrias, Godem, Neptune (Boss 1) | Music by Aran Lee
3: Beyond the Journey | Music by Aran Lee
4: World of Sea | Music by Aran Lee
5: World of Sky | Music by Aran Lee
1: Climbing Ash | Music by Kosuke Mizukami
2: Evening Shower | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
3: Ordinary Days | Music by Asami Mitake
4: Southern White Wind | Music by Hayato Asano
5: Where Dreams Gather | Music by Asami Mitake
6: Grain Rain, Wheat Wind | Music by Hayato Asano
7: Clear Silver Sound | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
8: Days of Ocean Colors | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
9: Gathering? Vacation? | Music by Asami Mitake
10: Red Leaves and Bird Songs | Music by Asami Mitake
1: Now! Let’s Begin☆ | Music by Miyoko Takaoka
2: Afternoon Tea Time | Music by Eri Arikawa
3: A Get-Rich-Quick Scheme! | Music by Eri Arikawa
4: Princess Is an Alchemist | Music by Eri Arikawa
5: A Strong Bond | Music by Eri Arikawa
6: Today's Criticism Party | Music by Eri Arikawa
7: Catnap Library | Music by Eri Arikawa
8: Window Cutter | Music by Eri Arikawa
9: Knife Edge | Music by Eri Arikawa
10: Pop Shuffle | Music by Eri Arikawa
1: Exploring the Beach | Music by Ken Nakagawa
2: Good Weather | Music by Ken Nakagawa
3: Dancing Kodama | Music by Ken Nakagawa
4: Town of Oasis | Music by Ken Nakagawa
5: Carmine | Music by Daisuke Achiwa
6: Sacred Power | Music by Ken Nakagawa
7: Hidden Treasure | Music by Ken Nakagawa
8: Water Road | Music by Ken Nakagawa
9: Danger Zone | Music by Ken Nakagawa
10: Ocean! | Music by Ken Nakagawa
1: Light Lost in the Trees | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
2: Bustling Along the Water | Music by Tatsuya Yano
3: Let's Build a Statue! | Music by Tatsuya Yano
4: Scrimmage | Music by Tatsuya Yano
5: Bright Girl | Music by Daisuke Achiwa
6: Quiet Snow | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
7: Into the Endless World | Music by Tatsuya Yano
8: City of Dreams | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
9: Pororoca | Music by Tatsuya Yano
10: Go! | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
11: Snack in the Shade | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
1: Hazy Woman | Music by Daisuke Achiwa
2: Glasses Overflowing | Music by Daisuke Achiwa
3: Kitchen Dance | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
4: Updraft | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
5: All Under One Sky | Music by Yu Shimoda
6: Simulacra | Music by Hiroki Kikuta
7: Would You Like an Apple? | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
8: Maneuver | Music by Daisuke Achiwa
9: Howl | Music by Daisuke Achiwa
10: Germinação | Music by Yu Shimoda
1: Story of a Seagull That Can't Fly | Music by Akira Tsuchiya
2: Lunch at Papau Beach | Music by Akira Tsuchiya
3: Welcome to Spatial Distortion | Music by Akira Tsuchiya
4: Irregular Song Gallery | Music by Akira Tsuchiya
5: Summer I Cut the Watermelons | Music by Akira Tsuchiya
6: To Catch Hold of Tomorrow's Wind | Music by Akira Tsuchiya
7: Heaven and Earth | Music by Akira Tsuchiya
8: The Small Child's Baile | Music by Akira Tsuchiya
9: Villainous Alliance! | Music by Toshiharu Yamanishi
10: While Reading Alcott | Music by Akira Tsuchiya
1: Alluring Flower: Summer | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
2: Rain in the Dried Up Valley | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
3: Alluring Flower: Autumn | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
4: Yesterday’s Enemy Is Today’s Ingredient | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
5: Dream Weaving House | Music by Daisuke Achiwa
6: Close to the Edge | Music by Yu Shimoda
7: Seeking Treasures | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
8: Floating Islands | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
9: Sparkles | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
10: Flower-Scented Forest | Music by Daisuke Achiwa
11: Sagittarius | Music by Daisuke Achiwa
1: Excentric Lollipop | Music by Daisuke Achiwa
2: Hammock Whistle | Music by Daisuke Achiwa
3: Cloud Buster | Music by Daisuke Achiwa
4: Shine, Me | Music by Daisuke Achiwa
5: Sunshine Street | Music by Daisuke Achiwa
6: Rosa Rossa | Music by Daisuke Achiwa
7: Cobaca-Bana | Music by Daisuke Achiwa
8: Masquerade | Music by Daisuke Achiwa
9: Accursed Seal | Music by Daisuke Achiwa
10: Citrus | Music by Daisuke Achiwa
1: Chimera Takedown | Music by ??? (Personal guess: MuryokuP)
2: Hermit Training | Music by ??? (Personal guess: MuryokuP)
3: Noah Core | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Naofumi Harada)
4: Zone 09: Daytime [Combat Phase] | Music by ??? (Personal guess: MuryokuP)
5: Case Trial | Music by ??? (Personal guess: MuryokuP)
6: Yoseph Calvert | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Masahiro "Godspeed" Aoki)
7: Legion Assault | Music by ??? (Personal guess: MuryokuP)
8: Task Force Computer | Music by ??? (Personal guess: MuryokuP)
9: Astral Plane [Combat Phase] | Music by ??? (Personal guess: MuryokuP)
10: Neuron HQ | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Naofumi Harada)
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: MOJO | Music by ??? (Personal guess: PEARL SHIBAKICHI)
2: MOJO [MOJO RAMBLE] | Music by ??? (Personal guess: PEARL SHIBAKICHI)
3: GET HIGH | Music by ??? (Personal guess: YAMAPY-1)
4: GET HIGH [RARE GROOVE Mix] | Music by PAPAYA
5: MOJO [MOJO BOOGIE] | Music by PEARL SHIBAKICHI
6: GET HIGH [B-Mix] | Music by ??? (Personal guess: YAMAPY-1)
7: GET HIGH PRELUDE | Music by ??? (Personal guess: YAMAPY-1)
8: PLAYER SELECT | Music by ??? (Personal guess: PAPAYA)
9: STONE IN SANTANA | Music by YAMAPY-1
10: MIZUKA JUNGLE | Music by PAPAYA
1: Prelude to Glory | Music by ??? (Personal guess: MARIKO)
2: Diet | Music by MARIKO
3: The Way of the Shinobi | Music by JoJouha-Kitapy
4: Mustang Man | Music by ??? (Personal guess: JoJouha-Kitapy)
5: Foghorn | Music by JoJouha-Kitapy
6: Pumpkin and Clown | Music by JoJouha-Kitapy
7: The Horse and Me | Music by YAMAPY-1
8: Gang | Music by Yassun
9: SWING THE HOUSE | Music by YAMAPY-1
10: Excessively Long | Music by YAMAPY-1

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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