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: 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: Magnus' Theme | Music by Yuzo Koshiro
2: Chapter 8: In the Space-Pirate Ship | Music by Noriyuki Iwadare
3: Chapter 9: Underworld Gatekeeper | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
4: Boss Fight 1 | Music by Yasunori Mitsuda
5: Chapter 20: Palutena's Temple | Music by Masafumi Takada
1: Sky Palace | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Ryoue Takagi)
2: Sky World Tower | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Ryoue Takagi)
3: Fortress | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Ryoue Takagi)
4: Overworld | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Ryoue Takagi)
5: Underworld Tower | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Ryoue Takagi)
1: Angel Land | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
2: Underworld | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
3: Sky Palace | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
4: Title | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
5: Sky World | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
1: Go, Go at the Great Castle! | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Shinji Tasaka)
2: Goodbye, Dra-Chan! | Music by Satoko Minami
3: Hop and Step Above the Clouds | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Shinji Tasaka)
4: Sucharaka Pyramid | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Shinji Tasaka)
5: Disappearing at Tiffany's | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Satoko Minami)
1: Go, Go at the Great Castle! | Music by Akiko Ito
2: Lively Samba | Music by Akiko Ito
3: Tan Tan Tango | Music by Akiko Ito
4: Picnic in the Sky | Music by Akiko Ito
5: Bye-Bye Dracki | Music by Akiko Ito
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: Open the Drone League | Music by 83key
2: Welcome to VR World | Music by Saori Yoshida
3: It's Show Time!! | Music by Saori Yoshida
4: Encounter・Keihin Gang | Music by Jin Senbonmatsu
5: RTH | Music by 83key
6: Special Record Vol. 2 | Music by Hyd Lunch
7: Λ | Music by 83key
8: Darkness | Music by Yuri Fukuda
9: Kamurocho Funny | Music by Jin Senbonmatsu
10: Destination | Music by Yuri Fukuda
1: Intermission: Jr. Meets Yum-Yum
2: Intermission: They Escape | Music by Chris Rode
3: Intermission: The Gift | Music by Chris Rode
1: Snake Hole | Music by Keisuke Oku
2: Shakugan Cavern (Deep Levels) | Music by Keisuke Oku
3: Tokofuyu Cave (Deep Levels) | Music by Keisuke Oku
4: Zekuu Path (Deep Levels) | Music by Keisuke Oku
5: Singularity (Shallow Levels) | Music by Keisuke Oku
1: Amakusa Cave | Music by Keisuke Oku
2: The Journey Is Your Companions | Music by Keisuke Oku
3: With My Important One | Music by Keisuke Oku
4: Suirei Town | Music by Keisuke Oku
5: Let's Walk Together | Music by Keisuke Oku
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: Crescendo (Phase 1) | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Kumi Tanioka)
2: Ramp across the Battlefield ~ Apex (Phase 2) | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Kumi Tanioka)
3: The Knight Who Seals the Darkness (Phase 1) | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Kumi Tanioka)
4: The Battle for Kakariko Village | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Kumi Tanioka)
5: Terrako's Theme | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Haruki Yamada)
1: Solidus Crystal Cave | Music by Masato Koike
2: Sequence of Drops | Music by Masato Koike
3: Psychostorm | Music by Masato Koike
4: Hammer of Stones | Music by Masato Koike
5: Skyloft: Skyward Sword | Music by Masato Koike
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: Over the Sea | Music by Miki Obata
2: Picnic | Music by Miki Obata
3: Gone fishing | Music by Miki Obata
4: Yours ever | Music by Miki Obata
5: Who's that pokémon? | Music by Miki Obata
1: Treasured Yellow Scarf | Music by Trass
2: Underwater Militia | Music by Trass
3: Filed Under: Sci-Fi Horror | Music by Trass
4: Peppy No More, Man | Music by Trass
5 Red-Eyed Hazard | Music by Trass
6: One-Two Champion! | Music by Trass
7: A Writhing Mess | Music by Trass
8: Year of the Bat | Music by Trass
9: A Father's Resolve | Music by Trass
10: Mountain Minotaur, City Bull | Music by Trass
1: Clock Tower Fear | Music by Kenichi Matsubara
2: Crucifix Held Close | Music by Kenichi Matsubara
3: Basement Melody | Music by Kenichi Matsubara
4: Lullaby of the Devils | Music by Masahiro Ikariko
5: A Lullaby Sent to the Devils | Music by Kenichi Matsubara
1: The Windmill Peak | Music by Plasma3Music
2: You Are Now Legally a Bird | Music by Plasma3Music
3: Scootin' Through Clocktowers Beneath the Sea | Music by Plasma3Music
4: Dead Bird Studio | Music by Plasma3Music
5: Mafia Town Is Asleep | Music by Plasma3Music
6: So, What's the Plan? | Music by Plasma3Music
7: The Battle of Award 42 | Music by Plasma3Music
8: Picture Perfect | Music by Plasma3Music
9: Mafia of Cooks Time Rift | Music by Plasma3Music
10: Mafia HQ | Music by Plasma3Music
1: Game Over | Music by Katsuhiro Hayashi
2: Name Entry | Music by Katsuhiro Hayashi
3: Hidden Track | Music by Katsuhiro Hayashi
4: Title | Music by Katsuhiro Hayashi
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
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: Game A | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
2: Game B | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
3: Hurry Up | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
1: Ghost
2: Laberinto
3: Lift
4: Amber
5: Grow
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)
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
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
DS:

Home console:
In-game tracks:

Demos:
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: 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
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: Name Entry | Music by Nobuyuki Ohnogi
2: Stage Intro | Music by Nobuyuki Ohnogi
3: High Score | Music by Nobuyuki Ohnogi
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: 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: 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: 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: Main BGM | Music by ???
2: Staff Roll | Music by ???
3: Bonus Round | Music by ???
4: Title | Music by ???
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: 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

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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