©1990 Hudson Soft
Serial : HCD-0011
Original price : ¥6500 (sold with Urusei Yatsura)
Single Disc
Disc Content:
1. Fighting Street (vs Retsu)
2. Fighting Street (vs Joe)
3. Fighting Street (Bonus Stage)
4. Cobra (Opening)
5. Cobra (Ending)
6. Tengai Makyō (Opening)
7. Tengai Makyō (Intermission)
8. Tengai Makyō (Ending)
9. Monster Lair (Meikyū no Men)
10. Monster Lair (Nēmu Tōroku)
11. Monster Lair (Ending)
12. Ys I & II (Sound Catalogue)
13. Ys III (Sound Catalogue)
14. Mitsubachi Gakuen (Taikō Sharyō No Deito)
15. Gambler Jiko Chūshin Ha (Opening)
16. Gambler Jiko Chūshin Ha (Gyuwan Jiko Ondo)
17. J.B. Harold Murder Club (Opening)
18. J.B. Harold Murder Club (Sōsa Kyūkei)
19. J.B. Harold Murder Club (Ending)
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2:16
2:17
2:12
1:31
4:37
1:33
1:22
3:16
4:00
2:55
3:45
10:11
7:31
3:25
1:57
3:10
4:12
3:25
4:21
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Here is the first CDRom Game Music collection by Hudson Soft.
It was originally included with the CDRom² game Lamu Urusei Yatsura which
was only released in Japan in 1990 (a print without the music CD exists though).
This collection is little known for that very
reason and it was never released on its own. The music CD opens up
with three average tracks from Capcom's Fighting Street. They all
consist of simple beats and repetitive melodies. They are followed by two tracks
from Cobra which, despite their obvious 'electronic quality', sound quite
atmospheric and unique. Then come the first true gems this CD has to offer. Three
music tracks from Tengai Makyō which cleverly balance traditional Japanese
instruments (despite being synthesized) and more modern sounds - the end result is
surprisingly rich and full of energy. Then things fall down a notch (or two) with
the music tracks from Monster Lair. They interestingly mix samba-like and
funky themes but fail on the quality side. The two tracks that follow are basically
long arrangement feats of Ys I & II and Ys III arranged by
Ryō Yonemitsu and based on musics originally composed by
Falcom's JDK Band (they are pure synth though). They consist of
long medleys of some of the best scores and short dramas
borrowed from both games. They are fast but are sadly flat to listen to,
especially as they quickly jump from one music theme to the next. Track 14 is
the opening Japanese-pop song from Mitsubachi Gakuen, one of the first
CDRom game released by Hudson Soft. Tracks 15 and 16 are two slightly
unmemorable tracks from the Mahjong game Gambler Jiko Chushin Ha that
you can take or leave. Then the collection ends on three jazzy pieces from
the adventure game J.B. Harold Murder Club by, I believe, Japanese
pianist and composer Masahiro Sayama. All in all, this collection is
a bit weak and doesn't really have any must-hear works...
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