Video Games Music of the Day #381 :
Title : Paranoid
Game : Rock n' Roll Racing (Silicon & Synapse, 1993)
Composer : Tim Follin
Cover from : Black Sabbath
Tim Follin made great music covers in the past and this one might be one, if not the best work on this type of music he created.
Video Games Music of the Day #380 :
Title : Transparent Obstacles
Game : Gauntlet IV (M2 / Tengen, 1993)
Composer(s) : Hitoshi Sakimoto (崎元 仁) and Masaharu Iwata (岩田 匡治)
One of the greatest, most impressive piece of music who came out of a Sega Megadrive / Genesis. Freaking impressive and nice.
Video Games Music of the Day #379 :
Title : Sweden Stage
Game : Aero Fighters / Sonic Wings (Video System, 1993)
Composer : Naoki Itamura (板村 直樹)
A rare example where i find the music of the adaptation of an arcade game far better than the original
The start of what became Psikyo, V.HARD SHMUPs!
Video Games Music of the Day #378 :
Title : New Generation
Game : Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6 (Namco, 2018)
Composer : Yuzo Koshiro (古代 祐三)
When in doubt...
Also, the number 6 will be the last one used, since the new game, releasing "this year", will be named "Wangan Midnight: Speed Ignition.
Video Games Music of the Day #377 :
Title : Earth ~ Sukarabe Fight BGM 1 / Your Army Turn (Part 01)
Game : The Hybrid Front (Sega / Oniro / H.I.C., 1994)
Composer : Naofumi Hataya (幡谷 尚史)
I was not familiar of this wargame hidden gem, but this soundtrack is something really great. Mark my words
Video Games Music of the Day #376 :
Title : Fighting In The Street
Game : Streets of Rage (Sega AM7, 1991)
Composer : Yuzo Koshiro (古代 祐三)
While i think the game kind of badly aged because of his framerate, you can't say that about this soundtrack.
It's still f'ing fabulous and legendary.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmoQ...
Video Games Music of the Day #375
Title : Bonus
Game : The Terminator (Probe Software / Virgin, 1992)
Composer : Matt Furniss
"Iraq Says 19 people died"
Iraq Says - Boards of Canada - Old Tunes Vol. 2
Video Games Music of the Day #374
Title : Nightride
Game : Ridge Racer V/5 (Namco, 2000)
Composer : Mijk Van Dijk
While i've already posted this game on here, this one needs to be unlocked by driving an amount of miles / kms depending of the version of the game you have (765 for me for JP / PAL).
Video Games Music of the Day #373
Title : Redial
Game : Bomberman Hero (Hudson Soft / AI, 1998)
Composer : Jun Chikuma (竹間 淳)
A well loved multiplayer franchise and here, a long time composer of the game series who goes on the Drum'n'Bass and it sounds freaking awesome.
Video Games Music of the Day #372
Title : Shivery Beat (Stage 5)
Game : Contra ReBirth (M2 / Konami, 2009)
"Composer" / Arranger : Manabu Namiki (並木 学)
One of many versions of Contra and when Namiki san is making the beat, it's always a treat !
Video Games Music of the Day #371
Title : Stage Basements 01 / Room Theme
Game : Mission: Impossible (Konami, 1990)
Composer : Jun Funahashi (船橋 淳) and Yoshiyuki Hagiwara (萩原 善之)
A cool game with a cool soundtrack, but without Tom Cruise, FOR SURE.
Video Games Music of the Day #370
Title : Sailor Chibi Moon's Theme
Game : Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Jougai Rantou!? Shuyaku Soudatsusen (Angel, 1994)
Composer : Takanori Arisawa (有澤 孝紀)
Have you ever heard of a famous fighting games maker named Arc System Works ? Well, that's their first.
Video Games Music of the Day #369
Title : Introduction
Game : Kamaitachi no Yoru / Banshee's Last Cry (Chunsoft, 1994)
Composer : Kouta Kato (加藤 恒太)
If you like visual novel games with hidden endings and a lot of weird things, this one is for you.
Also, i'm back !
Video Games Music of the Day #368
Title : Sea Shanty2
Game : RuneScape "2" (Jagex, 2004)
Composer : Ian Taylor
Wait, this account still exist ? Shi.....
Happy new year !
Video Games Music of the Day #367
Title : Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower
Game : Bloodborne The Old Hunters (From Software, 2015)
Composer : Yuka Kitamura (北村 友香)
Still no remake / remaster or PC version.... that's pretty fucking sad.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-9E...
Video Games Music of the Day #366 :
Title : Title Theme
Game : Orbital / Orbient (Skip Ltd., 2006)
Composer : Hiromichi Fujiwara (藤原 寛倫)
From a simple and stylist series of games named "bit Generations", first released on GBA, this track is sampled by JPEGMAFIA on "WHAT KINDA RAPPIN' IS THIS?"
Video Games Music of the Day #365 :
Title : Time Station
Game : Ape Escape (Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, 1999)
Composer : Soichi Terada (寺田 創一)
The first game who required the DualShock controller to be played. A good game with a very cool composer (listen to Sumo Jungle, it's great !)
Video Games Music of the Day #364 :
Title : Dance, Dance, Dance
Game : Fantavision (PAL / EU) (Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, 2000)
Composer : Jim Croft
A nearly PS2 launch title, the OST is unique to each regions : NA, Japan (by the great Soichi Terada) and EU / PAL (here). Fireworks anyone ?
Video Games Music of the Day #363
Title : Firestone Lake
Game : Link: The Faces of Evil (Animation Magic / Philips, 1993)
Composer : Tony Trippi
The music is quite nice.
The game : (www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QxI...)
Video Games Music of the Day #362 :
Title : Main Theme
Game : Buck Bumble (Argonaut Software / Ubi Soft, 1998)
Composer : Justin Scharvona
I can understand this feel weird on a video game, but that's really good !
Not worst to be rated as one of the worsts....
Video Games Music of the Day #361 :
Title : Wednesday morning Bonk it's 9am
Game : Megabonk (vedinad, 2025)
Composer : Miguel "miguelangell960" Angel
BONK... and probably by the maker of "Crab Game".
A very, very addictive game.
Video Games Music of the Day #360 :
Title : Malenia, Blade of Miquella
Game : Elden Ring (From Software, 2022)
Composer : Yuka Kitamura (北村 友香)
« I am Malenia. Blade of Miquella. And I have never known defeat. » until my Marais build :)
Video Games Music of the Day #359
Title : VR (The Fourth Dimension)
Game : Zone of the Enders (Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, 2001)
Composer : Akihiro Honda (本田 晃弘)
Not the most popular game Hideo Kojima produced nort the best mecha games out there, but it's still worth playing / mentioning
Video Games Music of the Day #358
Title : Glass Ocean
Game : Neon White (Angel Matrix / Annapurna Interactive, 2022)
Composer : Matt "Machine Girl" Stephenson
When a guy like him (even if it's a trio now) fits so much the vibe of a really good "speedrun" FPS, it's getting really cool in the end.
Video Games Music of the Day #357
Title : THE JUDGMENT DAY ~Stage Greece~
Game : Street Fighter III: New Generation (Capcom, 1997)
Composer : Hideki Okugawa (奥河 英樹)
For me, this one was kind of a ballsy addition of the greatest fighting games series ever created and it culminated in a masterpiece.
Video Games Music of the Day #356
Title : Concentration
Game : Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (Polyphony Digital, 2001)
Composer : Isamu Ohira ( 大平 勇)
The licence test music... i know i have already posted this game, but still... that's damn good.
Replacement : www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoxQ...
Video Games Music of the Day #355 :
Title : By Your Side.
Game : OMORI (OMOCAT, LLC., 2020)
Composer : Pedro Silva
A game not for the weakest of hearts i would say.... :)