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)

Unrated

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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)

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1: Game C | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
2: Game A & B | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
2: Title | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex

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Substitute for mobile game Eliminator Tribute (remake of C64 Eliminator)

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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)

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1: Victory Stand | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
2: Title | Music by Akito Nakatsuka
3: Start | Music by Akito Nakatsuka

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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)

Unrated

1: Title Screen | Music by Hideki Kanazashi
2: Game Over | Music by Hideki Kanazashi

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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

Unrated

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

Unrated

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

Unrated

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

Unrated

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)

Unrated

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)

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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

Unrated

1: Main BGM | Music by ???
2: Staff Roll | Music by ???
3: Bonus Round | Music by ???
4: Title | Music by ???

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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

Unrated

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

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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)

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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:

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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

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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)

Unrated

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

Unrated

1: Ghost
2: Laberinto
3: Lift
4: Amber
5: Grow

Unrated

1: Game A | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
2: Game B | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex
3: Hurry Up | Music by Hirokazu Tanaka. ex

Unrated

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

Unrated

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

Unrated

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

Unrated

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

Unrated

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

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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

Unrated

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

Unrated

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)

Unrated

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

Unrated

1: Intermission: Jr. Meets Yum-Yum
2: Intermission: They Escape | Music by Chris Rode
3: Intermission: The Gift | Music by Chris Rode

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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)

Unrated

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)

Unrated

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

Unrated

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

Unrated

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)

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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