In 2007, actraiser became available on the wiis virtual. Actraiser is a game where you control a divine being attempting to liberate a world and restore peoples belief. In 2004, a medley of music from the game arranged by the original composer was performed live at the second annual symphonic game music concert in leipzig, germany. While inspired by other orchestral arranged albums, the result was almost universally praised in its own right for its colourful orchestrations, daring choices, and use of medleys. The scheme yuzo koshiro ost the scheme yuzo koshiro ost 2nd edition actraiser ost actraiser symphonic suite super adventure island ost misty blue yuzo koshiro ost wangan midnight ost. He is often regarded as one of the most influential innovators in chiptune and video game music, producing music in a number of genres, including various electronic genres such as breakbeat, electro, hardcore. Composed yuzo koshiro arranged by yuzo koshiro, kaoru wada 0. I was using it to find obscure, outofprint anime and videogame soundtracks you know, like actraiser symphonic suite.
Music originally composed by yuzo koshiro and these tunes are made by yuzo koshiro as well. I have other albums in mind to upload, but if anyone has requests, ill see what i can do. Download peaceful world ending mp3 actraiser symphonic. A suite is basically an ordered set of music for concert. Nintendo switch download soft compilation album na composer, arranger. Yuzo koshiro composer 17 games, 51 remixes, 14 albums. When doing an arranged album, it helps immensely if the original material is of a good standard. First, the idea of the symphonic suite, a moniker found in many an arranged game music album. Among many things, the game is recognized for its score, which was composed by yuzo koshiro. He has entertained listeners and influenced musicians with the melodic chiptunes of ys and etrian odyssey, the rich orchestrations of actraiser and beyond oasis, and the electronic stylings of streets. Symphonic suite from actraiser snes 21 sep 1991 alca182. Actraiser with compositions by yuzo koshiro performed by.
Original soundtrack 610 21 jan 1998 fsca10028 actraiser. As par for him, koshiro s work on the actraiser soundtrack is quite good. Russell cox, resident finaleuser and maestro of the symphonic mix action gives us a more conventional, classical take on yuzos tunage, incorporating additional themes as well into a wellroasted blend that is certainly closer to the originals in tone. Actraiser fillmore by yuzo koshiro chords, melody, and. As par for him, koshiros work on the actraiser soundtrack is quite good. Many of the compositions were already of an orchestral nature, so the transference to a live symphonic performance went quite well. Here you can buy and download music mp3 yuzo koshiro. A shorter arranged soundtrack titled symphonic suite from actraiser was released on september 21, 1991. A religious allegory game, where the angel has to rebuild 6 civilization cities, while the master is fighting demons and monsters, in this side scrolling platform game, as they work to defeat tanzra and his demons from death helm. Nov 11, 2010 actraiser symphonic suite fillmore yuzo koshiro november 11, 2010 the actraiser symphonic suite remains one of the best game music albums, and so is worth revisiting here, particularly the piece filmoa. This actraiser cd is done with a full orchestra so everything sounds full and bright.
A full orchestra interpretation of the greatest video game score of alltime. Commercial cd published by alfa records on sep 21, 1991 containing arrangement from actraiser. Thankfully, the score of the rather difficult game actraiser was quite good and yuzo koshiro has showed how splendid the soundtrack really is. With these new three disc set from five records, we hear what koshiro brought to some of the earliest rpgish titles note that best collection vol. Actraiser symphonic suitefull album video dailymotion. You can buy album streets of rage 4 2020 yuzo koshiro. Actraiser with compositions by yuzo koshiro performed by shinsei nihon symphony orchestra. I first discovered this album back in the late 90s and have listened to it off and on for over ten years. Its great that youve now done an actraiser episode, as i had the great pleasure of meeting yuzo koshiro this past magfest.
Actraiser symphonic suite fillmore yuzo koshiro video. Streets of rage 4 2020 game yuzo koshiro download game. A sequel, actraiser 2, was released for the super nes in 1993. Yuzo koshiro symphonic suite from actraiser 1991, cd discogs.
Original game music from yuzo koshiro game music base. The game soundtrack that im hooked on today is yuzo koshiro best collection, volume 1. The songs themselves are a brilliant creation from yuzo koshiro ranging from soft and soothing to fast and powerful. With the help of kaoru wada, yuzo koshiro, composer of the original actraiser soundtrack, offers a much more adventurous and colourful orchestration than the preceding suites and improves on the already strong actraiser soundtrack. Square enix music online symphonic suite from actraiser. Many of the compositions were already of an orchestral nature, so the transference to a live. Original soundtrack 25 jan 1991 alca105 symphonic suite from actraiser 21 sep 1991 alca182. The subsequent year, arranger koshiro and orchestrator kaoru wada recorded the symphonic suite from actraiser with the shinsei nihon symphony orchestra. Now, i have noticed videos of a couple of the tracks, but some are missing. He is often regarded as one of the most influential innovators in chiptune and video game music, producing music in a number of genres, including various. Download peaceful world ending mp3 actraiser symphonic suite of various artists. Recording of the new japan bgm philharmonic orchestras ancient festival concert, which was full of yuzo koshiro goodness from the scheme to streets of rage and etrian odyssey, and as a main piece, actraiser symphonic suite 2018.
Yuzo koshiro original game music from yuzo koshiro. The soundtrack is an orchestral remix of the super nes classic, actraiser 1991, composed by yuzo koshiro, who also arranged the symphonic suite. Actraiser symphonic suite vgmo video game music online. This is the symphonic suite from actraiser 1991, one of the best vgm albums of all time. But chris, you say, you already wrote this up when you bought it in tokyo. Sadly you wont be able to play actraiser on snes classic, but any list of the best soundtracks of the era would be remiss not to include yuzo koshiros astonishing score for this peculiar platform gamecity simulation hybrid. Innovator in game music and sound design yuzo koshiro is one of the greatest innovators in game music and sound design. Original soundtrack 25 jan 1991 alca105 symphonic suite from actraiser 21 sep 1991 alca182 actraiser 2. It was pretty amazing to have him sign my actraiser snes cart he was really fascinated by it, im guessing its not often a composer sees the north american version of a snes game hes composed for. However, koshirosans career has been so much more than just music for key sega games. Opening sky palace blood pool casandora yes, ive decided this is my next album upload. Vgmo video game music online actraiser symphonic suite. Buy mp3 music online yuzo koshiro streets of rage 4.
The best soundtracks of the snes classic era turtle beach. Yuzo koshiro symphonic suite from actraiser 1991, cd. Game music freaks collection a list of all the game soundtracks in game music freaks collection. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Composed by yuzo koshiro conducted by kaoru wada performed by the shinsei nihon symphony.
Yuzo koshiro, koshiro yuzo, born december 12, 1967 in hino, tokyo is a japanese video game musician programmer, and president of the game development company ancient. Of note are the highquality trombones and trumpets difficult to do these in solo or. Shinobi ii the silent fury music building two 08 the g. The actraiser symphonic suite remains one of the best game music albums, and so is worth revisiting here, particularly the piece filmoa. The most stylistically different piece from the original game music. Peaceful world ending the final track of this album. Now, i have noticed videos of a couple of the tracks, but some are missing, and there was no set playlist of any. The live orchestral version of actraiser was one of the industrys first of its kind. Though dragon quest and final fantasy had both received symphonic treatment earlier, neither took a lot of chances in transmitting the material from the game to the concert hall. I place it at the same level of final fantasy symphonic suite. When doing an arranged album, it helps immensely if the original material is of a good standard, as no amount of arranging can salvage dodgy themes. Many have learned the name yuzo koshiro and everything that comes with it. Jul 26, 2015 composed yuzo koshiro arranged by yuzo koshiro, kaoru wada 0.
Filmore yes, ive decided this is my next album upload. However, koshiro sans career has been so much more than just music for key sega games. Chords, melody, and music theory analysis of actraiser fillmore by yuzo koshiro. Fortunately, i managed to download the tracks via napster, back in the days before lars ulrich ruined it for everyone im a devoted music purchaser, and i wasnt using napster to download mainstream music. Genre retrostylegamemusic comment by garketmardener. A live performance of this music could be heard in 2004 at the second symphonic. For coming as early into the sness life as it did, the music did a lot with the systems sound hardware. A disc soundtrack for the game was released on january 25, 1991 in japan. Though actraisers symphonic suite is not the first of its kind it is, in my mind, the greatest of the early video game suites released. Download actraiser symphonic suite soundtracks to your pc in mp3 format.
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