Genesis: Thunder Force IV Soundtrack 

I’m 41 years old & ‘Beat Thunder Force IV on Manic difficulty’ is still the first thing you’ll see on my Resume.

I love how the devs were so proud of their sound engine that they made 10 tunes that exist only to be listened to in the sound test

Sonic 2, Streets of Rage 2 and Thunder Force 4 all came out the same year

This game had one of the best soundtracks ever.

All this in a 1 megabyte cartridge. Plus a game. Impressive.

I remember playing this game as a kid and being amazed at the graphics and music, but none of my friends understood what the big deal was. It's great that the Internet lets all these classics finally get their due AND puts people in touch with other like-minded fans, no matter how obscure their passions are.

35:53

Literally can hear this entire OST front to back like an old CD album, with ease. It's a masterpiece.

Gather 'round, children, and let me show you what triple-A looked like back in 1992...

当時サンダーフォースⅣは、曲を聴くためにプレイしていたんじゃないかというくらい とにかく曲がカッコよくてね。

7:58 blows me away every time.

0:00:01 / Lightning Strikes Again - Opening 0:00:32 / Don't Go Off - Stage Select 0:01:42 / Fighting Back - Stage 1-A 0:07:16 / What!? - Stage 1-B 0:07:58 / Evil Destroyer - Stage 1-Boss 0:10:24 / Space Walk - Stage 2-A 0:13:27 / Danger!! Danger!! - Stage 2-B 0:13:58 / Attack Sharply - Stage 2-Boss 0:15:00 / The Sky Line - Stage 3-A 0:17:37 / Air Raid - Stage 3-B 0:19:18 / Simmer Down - Stage 3-Boss 0:20:51 / Sand Hell - Stage 4-A 0:22:56 / Where!? - Stage 4-B 0:23:43 / Strike Out - Stage 4-Boss 0:24:56 / Battle Ship - Stage 5-A 0:27:23 / Stranger - Stage 5-Boss 0:28:38 / Neo Weapon - Docking (Thunder Sword) 0:29:17 / Great Sea Power - Stage 6 0:31:37 / The Breaker - Stage 6-Boss 0:32:56 / Sea Of Flame - Stage 7 0:35:05 / Rancor - Stage 7-Boss 0:35:53 / Metal Squad - Stage 8 0:40:37 / Phantom - Stage 8-Boss 0:41:22 / Down Right Attack - Stage 9 0:45:14 / Recalcitrance - Stage 9-Boss 0:46:25 / The Danger Zone - Stage 10 0:48:20 / War Like Requiem - Stage 10-Boss 0:49:58 / Shooting Stars - Easy Mode Ending 0:51:13 / Silvery Light Of The Moon - Normal Mode Ending 0:53:24 / Light Of Silence - Hard Mode Ending 0:56:12 / Love Dream - Maniac Mode Ending 0:57:22 / Stand Up Against Myself - Staff Roll 1:00:25 / Dead End - Game Over 1:00:31 / Count Down - Continue 1:01:23 / Tan Tan Ta Ta Ta Tan - Configuration 1:02:15 / Because You're The Number One - Ranking 1st 1:03:31 / Remember Of ＜Knight Of Legend＞ - Ranking 2～10th 1:04:46 / The Stars - Ranking Demo 1:05:29 / Omake 1 1:06:21 / Omake 2 1:09:24 / Omake 3 1:15:18 / Omake 4 1:17:46 / Omake 5 1:19:58 / Omake 6 1:21:44 / Omake 7 1:25:00 / Omake 8 1:27:14 / Omake 9 1:29:32 / Omake 10 1:32:15 / SFX

This whole OST is effing amazing, my top 10: 0:57:22 / Stand Up Against Myself - Staff Roll 0:51:13 / Silvery Light Of The Moon - Normal Mode Ending 0:41:22 / Down Right Attack - Stage 9 0:35:53 / Metal Squad - Stage 8 0:32:56 / Sea Of Flame - Stage 7 0:29:17 / Great Sea Power - Stage 6 0:27:23 / Stranger - Stage 5-Boss 0:23:43 / Strike Out - Stage 4-Boss 0:13:58 / Attack Sharply - Stage 2-Boss 0:00:01 / Lightning Strikes Again - Opening And these are only IMO the best, the rest is really good too... crazy

One of the most beautiful and amazing soundtracks ever not only in the Genesis but also the whole 16 bit era.

Man, this soundtrack sends shivers down my spine over and over... I just can't get enough of it! I recall playing this game the first time around back in the 90's, when it was released. I had the pleasure of playing it on my original Sega Genesis, listening to the game's awesome tunes through the earphone. I could barely believe what I was listening to!

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you...The greatest Genesis soundtrack ever made.

Don't Go Off - Stage Select was enough for me; I can't stop replaying it! It sounds AMAZING!! This is probably some of the best Genesis music I've ever heard.

うおおおおっ！ 曲の頭出しだけでなく、各ステージ毎のプレイ動画まで・・・凄い作り込みですね。 "愛"がなければここまでできませんよね。 今度時間あるときに、全部通して見させていただきます！

Before, I had never heard of this game. Now I want currently own this game.

Timeless classic! The YM2612 can be such an earworm!

23:43 Best boss theme for anything EVER

Just the music wants you to play the game over and over.

Cracked open a beer. Put on some headphones. Loaded up - Stand Up Against Myself. Life is good on this side of the universe.

This is not a game. It's a piece of art

Brief reviews: 0:01 - That's how you introduce a sidescrolling shooter! 0:32 - Sick nasty elevator beats 1:42 - Very "Green Hill Zone" feel, peppy and vibrant 7:16 - "...what have I gotten myself into" 7:58 - DragonForce made a boss theme and it kicks ass 10:24 - Great use of syncopation, very chill 13:27 - Short and spicy 13:58 - We're only 14 minutes in, and it's already this good?! 15:00 - A song to vibe to 17:37 - Writing essays at the last minute be like 19:18 - Like "Evil Destroyer", but more punchy, more focus on drums 20:51 - I can honestly almost see this as a Cowboy Bebop background song 22:56 - Synth Jaws 23:43 - Badass boss fight (machine-gun drums) 24:56 - The Pokémon battle theme you didn't know you needed 27:23 - Best melody and drum use of any the boss fights 28:38 - Good intermission 29:17 - Tense, but still a water level theme through and through 31:37 - Great buildups, but never drops like you want it to 32:56 - The Pokémon legendary theme you didn't know you needed 35:05 - Unique boss theme + spook = happy ears 35:53 - This one explicitly has "metal" in the name, I don't know what else you could expect 40:37 - Industrial plus sci-fi equals this I guess 41:22 - ...Luigi's Mansion, is that you? (42:14) I guess not, just sick drops here. 45:14 - Most intimidating boss music 46:25 - "You do not belong here" 48:20 - There's a reason this is the final boss theme. Simply masterful. 49:58 - Bittersweet, but more sweet than bitter 51:13 - The feeling of going to bed after a really good day 53:24 - Bittersweet, but more bitter than sweet 56:12 - You earned the happy ending, champ 57:22 - [WIP] 1:29:32 - Funky, I really like this. Shame it couldn't be in the game proper. Feel free to give me any feedback on this!

I am 15 and my dad gave me this game to play, truly have the best dad frikin ever cause this is literally the best game ever.

People Always Say That Genesis HAD A CRAPPY SOUND CHIP.........its not in the sound chip.....ITS IN THE DEVELOPER.......Remember "Sega Does , What Nintendont"

Tecnosoft, Hitoshi Sakimoto and Yuzo Koshiro are the kings of Meg Drive / Genesis. Anyone who claims that MD/Genesis music is bad in comparison to SNES i always recomend those guys.

That FM guitar instrument makes me way to happy for it to be healthy

35:53 wow, honestly one of the best soundtracks of all time. I still can't believe they got this sound on a Sega.

i get shivers when i listen to this soundtrack and thats very rare for me. this soundtrack is godlike.

Whoever programmed all these guitar instruments is *TRULY FREAKING GENIUS!!*

The Omake tracks by themselves are basically an albums worth of music and they were unused. Its just staggering how good this soundtrack truly is. The composer needs an award by gamers for this. I'm serious, he should be honored somehow.

0:10:24

MD/Genesis sound hardware is not too easy to get great results out of but when that FM synth and PSG noise generator come together in just the right way in the skilled hands of Technosoft, Yuzo Koshiro or Hitoshi Sakimoto, it's a thing of beauty, producing some of the best chip tunes of all time. This game, SoR2 and Gauntlet IV are all incredible soundtracks when it comes to both the composition and the technical aspects of pushing the available hardware.

I really love the way you shows the whole list with the time each track starts and the in-game video clips the tracks play in, really love your work!

Still in shock that this monumental game with one of the BEST soundtracks on the Genesis is on the Sega Genesis Mini 2. Other games that got recognized that are REALLY GOOD is Alien Soldier, Crusader of Centy, Ranger X, Ristar, Sonic 3d Blast, BOTH Ecco the Dolphin and its sequel (which use the Sega CD versions), Night Striker (really rare arcade game), and the remaster of one of the system's first titles, Space Harrier 2, with the music sounding like the original arcade game.

I love how the video and music are so perfectly in sync. Kudos to the channel's creator. :)

oh man who ever made this music was channeling some great 80 metal, i hear Megadeath, Judas Priest, Dokken. TFIII, and IV are on my top 10 gens games for sure.

Thx for this vid my friend... almost shed a tear to the memories of hours of gaming on this beautiful title !

That Genesis synth chip SLAPS!

I just listened to this entire soundtrack for the first time. It is one of the best 16bit soundtracks I have ever heard.

I love how the main stage themes are sorta this funky up-beat techno while the boss battle tracks go full-on ham with that grimy thrash metal sound, such a killer soundtrack on all fronts

0:35:53 / Metal Squad 0:57:22 / Stand Up Against Myself Now you can call yourself a gamer !!! TF4 in my heart forever

One of the greatest game osts on Genesis, if not the greatest. One of the greatest game osts of the 16bit era. One of the greatest game osts of ALL TIME. The GREATEST game ost in the genre, period.

サンダーフォースは『III』から始めたけど、『II』の後にこのⅣをやった思い出がある。そしてメガドラシューティング最高峰だった事を知った。 IIやIIIをやりこんでいたからか、1日でクリアしちゃったけど、それでも内容といい、BGMといい、シリーズ最高だったと思える（でも、『Ⅴ』はラスボスが超卑怯だし、『Ⅵ』はなあ････････）。

メガドライブのＦＭ音源をここまで使いこなしたゲームは後にも先にもこのゲームだけな気がする！

1:15:19 Even the unused tracks are incredible.

is it legal to have music this good

This game is available on Nintendo switch now. In the u.s.a it’s sold under ‘sega ages litening Force’ for like 5-7 bucks. On the Nintendo e-shop, relive the memories.

This whole soundtrack is awesome! Thanks for the upload brother.

曲を聞かせるがために敵を倒さずに引き伸ばし続けるの、この手のBGM集で手が抜かれがちなプレイ内容にここまでこだわってるのは見たことなくてマジで感動しているｗ

I’ll always remember the soundtrack to this game. Spent hours playing it as a kid

Best game soundtracke ver

My favorites: 07:58 - Evil Destroyer 35:53 - Metal Squad 57:22 - Stand up Against Myself

I remember having stupuid debates with my friends over the sound quality of the Mega Drive and Super Nintendo. I had both but I was adamant that the Mega Drive had great sound and I would just pop this game on when a friend came over to let them hear it. It was also a very good game!

This soundtrack is fucking ridiculous.

Yeah, Stand Up Against Myself is definitely my fave.

Awesome! Not only all music, but timestamps AND gameplay AND Sound Effects! 10/10

Best Genesis soundtrack

The best part about playing this game is when your alliance ships shows up to support you in one stage... and they got all shot down...

I missed out on this one growing up. Looks like a great game. Soundtrack is too killer; one of the best I've heard off the genesis.

Your Soundtrack videos are so well laid out, it's like a dream come true!

One can see you have put a lot of work, love for detail, and perfectionism in this video. ありがとうございました。

メタルスクアッドとダライアスboss 7の曲は多分自分にとっての伝説だ 爺になっても聴いているだろう

I've never heard of this game before, but I must say that both the music and the graphics are wonderful. It's very impressive.

This is great! I love seeing the music in context like this!

Sand Hell might be one of the best things I’ve heard. It’s so gorgeous and heavy

これが実機で音楽が鳴っちやうってわかる人には感動もんすな。ゲーム自体もメガドラだと異常レベル！

Space walk is sooo damn good. The soundtrack is one of the best ever. What a game!!

素晴らしい！

The music guy is Naosuke Arai, credited as Yunker Matai. This is peak Yunker Matai.

how have i not heard this godly music before? thank you silvagunner

This game pretty much sums up my childhood. I'm truly blessed to be raised up with this soundtrack in the background. :D

イース２からかなり影響を受けているように聴こえますね。かっこいいです。

Easily one of the best computer game scores ever made. And a thumper of a game too! Many tanx for uploading. 😉

My absolute favorite level select music of all time

The composition throughout this soundtrack is excellent

Megadrive jack port has revolutionized my gamer's life! The Megadrive is THE game system which have to be played with headphones!

fighting backは一生聴いてられるなぁ

Id like to thank "booby master" and "no remorse" in graphics for this gem

2021 Still my favorite playlist. WHO'S WITH ME?!

Wow . This soundtrack is absolutely ridiculous - ly AWESOME . They really ram packed that little cartridge for all the space it had !

Always appreciate gameplay alongside it

Nobody can deny this epic soundtrack.

Good god. That intro theme is too awesome.

かれこれ29年前、はじめてステージ8に到達して、Metal Squadを聴いた時はとにかく感動したっけ。熱い！

今こうして観てると、TF4って、ほんまスゲーMDソフトだったんだな…と、改めて気付かされる…

All hail Technosoft. They knew how to please the senses. This game was hard as hell.

The Sky Line is my absolute favorite track from this game.

Outstanding graphic work! I wish all the OST dedicated videos were like this one. :D

Rented this bad boy as Lightning Force in the USA and it blew me away. Probably the coolest game I played on Genesis at the time, and that is saying alot with titles like Shinobi 3 and Streets of Rage 2 in the mix.

I was 4 years old when this game was released, and still played it. Good times.

Ah,1992 that was a good year to be playing games like this.

Amazing work!!!

I remember considering this game for a purchase when I was 13 years old, the decision process took about half a year. Then my parents gave me the money after I lobbied for further three months. Then I finally bought it. I spend genuine moments playing it on my mega drive, manifesting the 90s experience. I realized already back then this game was a true gem. Today I am 40 and I am in the decision process to buy a 50 k vintage sports car. A major part of this decision process is that I listen to this soundtrack and imagine in which car this sound would kick most. The music actually leads me to the car... So great! A 70s car with a 90s fusion transformed into 2021. Lets rock!

This is simply amazing

I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE THE OMAKES!! Omake 4, sounds awesome, but Omake 8 & 9 go hand in hand, and I can't decide which one of those two I like most. This is too awesome. I gotta remix these.

Played this game last night. Rocked my socks off.

a soundtrack of mythic proportions. Humbled when I got to listen to this gold