This 90s Sega Game Soundtrack Is CRAZY 

Please do a video on the soundtrack for "Ghost of Tsushima." The music is absolutely beautiful.

I played Streets of Rage with my brothers. That was so awesome bonding time and teamwork.

I can sugest Velours from Anomaly to react to. Its such a groovy track for Keys

A full jazz rendition of the streets of rage OST is needed for sure

You need to listen Plok's soundrack! It is a snes game

THANK YOU!

It only got forgotten about because Sega completely neglected the IP for nearly 3 decades and even then it took another company making SOR 4 for them to do anything with the franchise.

Absolutely, we all had it on our Megadrives in the UK. The original was really well received and everyone was chomping at the bit for the sequel, which had Final Fight-style bigger sprites (as that had come out on the SNES as a near arcade perfect conversion). Also needs to have props to the OG boss music - amazing song, up there with Sonic 2's Chemical Plant Zone as some of the greatest game soundtracks ever.

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@@tomnisbett5788 It's good that a new generation is playing SOR4 and seeing the old versions too. I think Sega felt they couldn't do anything with the Game in 3D, that's why they gave up. All the 3D prototypes sucked.

Insane I didn't know about that thanks for sharing

Ahh, that's pure mad genius. I was thinking not ONLY is the music fantastically creative but the actual 16 bit audio sounds incredible compared to other stuff. It's definitely got it's own quality, I guess having those bespoke drivers makes it stand out more so you can really hear it.

Ohh I didn't know that his sister was involved.... Damn I've been a drum n bass n electric Break beats guy ever since.

Insanely talented family! He designed his on audio drivers? Wouldn’t even know where to start..

wrote his own modtracker too iirc @@HiGlowie

Same 💪🏻

Count me in too. Planning on beating it with my non gaming wife this year

Only once? lol. It was such a good game and I’m itching to play it now. There was a new one that came out not too long ago I believe.

So stay tuned, because Yuzo Koshiro is developing a new game for the Mega Drive called Earthion, it's a shmup full of cool effects. It'll probably also be released for current platforms, but the focus is on Mega Drive.

Random and off topic. But how do ya'll feel about SoR4? While 2 is my favorite I feel 4 was not bad and the music was banger.

do you do this for a job now?

@@bluebellbeatnik4945 I work for a company called MonRiverGames. I make music for artists and also for video games.

Not only that butt Yuzo clearly was trying to push the YM3812 chip to it's dynamic limits on the SEGA. He really didn't have to go as hard as did. He basically used Deadpool style "maximum effort" on this sound track.

There's a channel that has been around for a while called 8-bit Music Theory. It's what you're looking for

@@TheCuddlyKnife I am a Patreon of Papa 8-Bit and have been for years. He has never covered Yuzo Koshiro. However, I love his channel.

Same here. What a nice surprise to see this vid popping up!

Facts!

One of the best video game soundtrack of all time!

Sames man. This honestly soundtracked my whole teen years

Did you buy it on vinyl? You really should. It sounds amazing.

He is still alive btw

Same. He’s still alive.

Don't forget about Etrian Odyssey

would love to hear it for the first time again like this.

I must be getting old. I'm 35 and played this and even did a rap song to the music back in the day. To see people making videos like this like they just now hearing the music or playing the game is crazy to me. It's a classic and SOR series huge popularity. Lived under a cave?

Ridge racer type 4

Bro said “not as popular” like, ask someone from that time this was HELLA popular! Mario was for the lil kids. Streets of rage was for the big kids! 💯😐🤷🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

@@lyriktehuti u ain't lying. Streets of rage is a mainstream hugely popular series. What an idiot. It was even on the 6in1 Sega Genesis cartridge with Tetris golden axe etc. I can't with this guy

Gonna have to fire this up soon for a run through, booming it on surround sound

SOR2 is not just the best game on Megadrive, it's the best soundtrack. Smashes SNES (hello 90's console rivalry!) and frankly it's one of the best game OST's of all time. You can't help but move along to the tracks.

@@LeeONardodid you ever heard about Gungstar Heroes?

​@@LeeONardogonna say, Koshiro was known for pushing the soundchips of both consoles to their limits. Trust me, on the SNES he was no slouch either. Play Actraiser 1 and 2, he pushed that soundchip to its absolute limits like how he did the Genny.

Gunstar Heroes was great. Holds up too. Lots of Treasure games do. @@yozhic

Best way to put it!

I was born in 1968 and saw the whole computer/console wars take off, now that's old.

@@-Steven- I played some MAME and amazing Amiga OS games, but I guess you're talking about "a warrior defeating the dragon" game, and the dragon was a triangle!

Right?? Anyone who played Sega in the 90s knew this game. I have a soft spot for the SoR3 soundtrack too but it's not nearly as universally loved

Dude...

I was born 93, but the megadrive was my first console. This was my childhood

Saturday morning and afternoon was gaming prime time in the 90s haha. Legit same here - but absolutely have to add Sonic 3 and Street Fighter 2 to that list. Some of the greatest soundtracks of all time span these games. I’d say Street Fighter 2 in particular helped to change gaming in a massive way

Such a fun 2p game, I used to play this at my friends house and it was one of those games we would almost always play the whole way through.

You only got to play once a week?

Im also 1984, cheers!!!!! Me too 😮

Dreamer and Alien Power were def my fav 2 tracks 😁

Inner circle - good life He sampled or took tunes from other tracks. That's normal for a dj. The opening track for SOR1 was inspired by Technotronic's pump up the jam, which itself borrows elements rom Marshall Jefferson's Move your body Edit, sorry I was mentioning Go straight, but you are correct about the breakbeat influence

Which was inspired by UK acid house from the late 80s, which was inspired by Chicago and Detroit acid house, which evolved from original Chicago house music through the addition of the Roland 303

It’s so good

Yep it's literally textbook Japanese music production paired with the Detroit underground dance. I know it sounds like I'm reducing it, and I don't want to. But this isn't the first time I heard this, moreover it influenced a lot of the things I've enjoyed in the later years. For example UFO Enemy Unknown (of all the things) that was released in 1994 A calm atmosphere filled with eerily dissonant strikes accompanied by saw synths and minimalistic bass lines. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aiwyKU836Ko.html Really good and underappreciated imo. And it employs the cheap production concept of pitch-shifting a sampled material to an extent, which is what also makes Yuzo's work so unique. This kind of technique was mostly there because of the hardware constraints (and is exactly what made the early dance scene so authentic). Here's a notable example from a game I remember from Amiga, it had this epic space opera vibe with choral singing that obviously looped when pitch-shifted, but it was all part of the experience. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wU7dkVhxPk4.html

yeah when he said “i’ve never heard anything like this” it’s like … ok you never heard real detroit techno or uh “electronica, house, things like that”

​@@vahidfoziAgain this soundtrack predates ALL OF THAT it's like the composer was a time traveller

@@ninab.4540the music we’re talking about, detroit techno and chicago house, starts in the mid 80s and continues until today. this is around the same time, but this definitely doesn’t predate it. like the ppl above are saying, this guy is a video game musician who was hip to the current underground dance music of the time

Came here to say this also. It was a pretty big deal when this came out. And that soundtrack is still an absolute banger. Took the game to another level.

I was about to say the same thing this game was huge

Good old times.

It was huge amongst the cool kids that had a SEGA Gensis rather than a SNES. SNES kids never got to experience it back in the day.

I spent so many hours playing this game in the day. So, so good for co-op.

If I'm not mistaken he's done a lot of the music for the Etrian Odyssey series, which has a ton of great songs too. Had no idea he's been making great songs for so long.

@@zDakJ Yes, I been into computers, etc. ever since the good ol' Apple ][e (1978), still is my favorite computer to this day. Games back then, is what inspired or influenced many games today, if it wasn't for the games back then, no way you will see games as they are now. Yuzo Koshiro is most defin't in my favorites, Nobou Uematsu, (Final Fantasy games) Koichi Sugiyama, (Dragon Quest games) Naoki kodaka, (Nes batman, blaster master and much more) David Wise, (Donkey Kong Country games) Tommy Tallarico, (Skeleton Warriors) to name a few, oh, and also, never forget the Follin brothers (Tim & Geoff Follin), these 2 brothers can literally make any sound chip talk, they were known back in the nes/snes days. There is much more then this but, just given an example. Oh, if your into electronic music, Yuzo Koshiro did some excellent tunes on: Wangan midnight maximum tune.

Damn right he did! I will admit, I had SNES, so I was spoiled with a sample based console that had a lot more variety in music and sounds. As such I could spot a sega title from a mile away by how it sounded. Almost every Sega Genesis title sounded the same, used the exact same waveform instruments etc. This game had me stumped. It actually sounds more like a SNES game, but with the clarity of a NeoGeo game. That says a lot.

Agreed

​@@My2Cents1la verdad ningún juego de génesis sonaría como snes más aún con esa diferencia de sintetizadores que tiene sega, y eso que hay aún más juegos que explotan ese chip, pero los japoneses lo hicieron más en sus juegos y algunas personas de occidente

yep, honestly i don't see myself getting nostalgic for many post-synth game tracks. all these orchestral sound tracks are completely forgettable to me (except halo because they did it first)

@@GraveUypoplus Halo used actual choirs and actual medieval harmony for the choral part - going full deep into the aesthetic rather than just loosely-applying it.

Exactly! The sound chip on the Genesis wasn't great but what these composers did manage to do is just incredible! This game is the epitome of that.

Totally... I think that's why dark themed titles did so well on the amiga... Leander and Shadow of the Beast etc

The Super Mario Theme is probably the most well known song of all time.

I agree

He’s actually still doing this kind of work. He is currently working on a new game called Earthion that will release for the Sega Genesis sometime next year. So he’s definitely going back to his roots.

I haven’t played this since I was a little tyke and I can’t believe I didn’t remember how awesome the music is. Just watching the joy it’s bringing this man is a thing of beauty. Heck, it’s bringing me joy too. Awesome video.

They brought him back to dfo a few pieces on Streets or Rage 4 a year or two back.

​@@fossil-bit8439 they are still making games for the Genesis?

I hear really awesome things about the Sega scene in brazil that's so cool!

We have to thank you from Argentina, since most of the stuff that got here back in the day was brought in through Brazil. Thank you.

Sega dominated Brazil in the 90's and even well into the 00's and Nintendo was nowhere to be seen. The history of the Brazilian games industry is really interesting.

⁠@@faristhewanderer6571we had TecToy - a company licensed to produce and localize games for the master system and mega drive , as well as sell localised versions of game consoles as well. I believe they still sell the mega drive IV , which is just normal console with games in the onboard memory. I remember playing phantasy star I in Portuguese, that was so awesome.

Streets 1&2 were huge in UK, huge in my school, an obsession for me and my brothers - this was our jam. I think the soundtracks were partly why I got so into a lot of left field electronic stuff. Perhaps Wipeout too.

I'm from Russia and 90s there was just a wild West (It's no better now if you ask me). So as we were just kids these games were not only games for us but a kind of way to escape from that reality, but we played it only in 1998 or around that, because of the money question. So yeah Yuzo Koshiro's (we didn't know his name at that time of course) music is now one of the best soundtracks that defined that decade for many of my generation

I can still hear all the games sound effects listening to this, especially the characters when they yell.

​@@denschrodingermy parents, from England, lived in Moscow in 1997-98! They said it was very friendly and pretty crazy ...in a good way!

When I was growing up, I thought the 90s sucked. now I'd do just about anything to go back in time and play all those great games with my old buds again. 😄

Agreed

I did EXACTLY the same thing back in the day 😂. Also the revenge of Shinobi soundtrack too

Wow.. U guys were really that much into it.. amazing.

Wow I did this too!! Also recorded the OST for TMNT Turtles in Time and Contra 3!

Hell yeah me too! I did that for SoR2 as well as Shadow Dancer. Amazing game soundtracks 😮

I did that too! I have final fantasy 6 and chrono trigger too!

I need to check more of this ost out immediately.

He was an absolute prodigy, having worked on the scores early on for the Falcom sound team, one of gaming's first dedicated sound teams and one with a legacy of a frankly disgusting amount of talent throughout its history, all the way back when he was a teenager. His work with Mieko Ishikawa on the Ys I+II soundtracks made for arguably the first true great RPG soundtracks, a genre which for many is defined by their OSTs.

It was around the time he was composing for Streets of Rage that Koshiro-san had gotten into house music which is reflected in the game having a distinct house music sound to it. Streets of Rage 3 went for a heavy techno sound, which is great if you're into that. If you weren't into hardcore techno you can be forgiven for disliking that soundtrack.

@@RU-vid.Commen-tater A lot of people either don't know or haven't played it but he also did the soundtrack to Super Adventure Island on Snes. That also has some playful tunes but some House bangers too. As far as Streets Of Rage 3, to me it's not as good as 2 or 1 music wise but I do enjoy a lot of songs from that project like the boss theme, the factory, and the battle with the Yamato warriors. I think on that game too Motohiro worked on it with Yuzo and had more songs contributed than Yuzo.

I didn't know he had studied under Hisaishi! It makes complete sense now.

I always thought this game had amazing music. I just didn’t know many kids who shared the same sentiment. Kids are in it for gameplay, but I always liked the jams that came out during the genesis and SNES era.

I got the original Streets of Rage with Sonic 1, Columns, and Golden Axe on a complication cartridge, which sounds wild to me in hindsight. The SEGA era was iconic, bro. Shout-out to Vectorman and Comix Zone. 🔥🔥🔥

same but mine was a CD that came with my sega cd.@@synchronizedelbow5702

Yea…when I saw the thumbnail, I got so hyped. The music in that game is soooo good.

💯

Same here 🎉 although we have so much of retort good music like street of rage

I don't like this math.

It's not as big as sonic, i think that's why people don't recognize it as often

He was probably comparing it to Street Fighter, and the NeoGeo beat em ups, and they were more famous. Not gonna lie tho, SoR2 was every bit as good. I just thinknits following small and confined to Genesis console player. Wait… was there an arcade version??

@@lighthousemaccabee8133 Sonic 1 shifted 15 million units. This is because it was hardcoded into the Genesis 2. Sonic 2 shifted 6 million units and is therefore the proper top selling game of the Genesis era. Aladdin shifted 4 million and Streets of Rage 2 shifted 3.6 million. So no, it wasn't as big as Sonic. But it's still the third biggest game on the console. Everyone at the time knew about it.

@@thedirectorschair1054 everyone that's in the gaming world...

Yeah this game was the foundation representing genesis when they compared snes.

Yes this

Agreed. Check the opening theme for Solstice on the NES. Magical mixed with sorcery my man.

Thank you so much for pointing out those songs. I have studied and enjoyed koshiro's works for decades and this is the first I'm hearing of these.

Fantastic analysis. As a gamer and a dancer who grew up in the 90's, this is very spot on.

I've DJ sets where I rock a remastered version of "Go Straight" to the acapella of "Good Life", it works absolutely flawlessly.

@@jankybit just look up streets of rage soundtrack influences, you'll find that a lot of that soundtrack is, ahem, inspired by 80s & 90s western dance music

I have always wondered if the composer was listening to the UK hardcore scene, as there are many parallels in that 1992 UK rave sound. Sy-kick - Upside Rhythm Section - perfect love Nebula 2 - Atheama remix Ellis Dee - Dance Factor DJ Seduction - Hardcore Heaven NRG - The music makers

I practically just said the same thing. He makes me want to take music COURSES, MULTIPLE!

It’s like watching someone taste all their favorite foods at a buffet. 😂❤

@@alexiswilliamsinc And each time, it's the new best thing ever. Love it.

bro my 8yo brain was blown away. i literally listen to this on spotify just bc the music itself is so good by itself.

@@beans301same! I’m big on ps2/dreamcast jungle beats also

Haha yes indeed

Now...? It's been recognised for years. Look for any list of best game soundtracks. You can get a copy of it on vinyl.

​@@haveanotherpinacoladawhere?

SAME HERE!

Same !!!!

classic

It was huge in N. America, too. He’s just young.

I have bought it on 5 different consoles and currently have it available on my XBoX series

Yup

I still play it to this day in my self phone

@@alexanderdelarosahidalgo3092 awesome - I have a rom on a rasp pi and play it w/ classic snes controller I have

I used to play this with my cousin all the time

One of the best 2 player game experiences of all time. The funniest thing is when you accidentally hit your friend, he retaliates and then it turns into a battle to the death and the winner gets to continue the game lol

@diplamatikjuan3595 When I used to play with my brother or cousin there would always be a rule of player 1 goes on top of the screen, player 2 goes on bottom. That and a lot of communication not to grapple/punch each other. I don’t think we ever fought to the death apart from in SOR1 when one player selects Yes to join the syndicate and one selects no.

My favourite arcade of the 90s to spend my hard earned quarters on!

I can't tell you how many times I've played this one through. I have it on Steam and still regularly boot it up just to give another run. Easily my favorite game of last century and in my top 10 of all time. And yeah, top notch OST. The opening theme song is easily one of my favorite songs from a game ever, and that includes a whole lot of Final Fantasy games.

Same. I hadn't thought about this OST, at least since Streets of Rage 4 was released a few years back. But could sing almost everything from it as soon as the vid started. I now want a remaster album.

I am also 41 and you said it all for me!

Hell yeah me too! Welcome to 40 btw lol.

Yes, the boss theme is so good. Sounds like looming terror you can dance to lol. Surprised it wasn't featured in the video.

Team 40!

Facts I'm born in 84

Same turned 40 in july.. 😖

Yeah, as good as the soundtrack was, it is VERY much early 90s House. Deee-lite kind of made House mainstream by 90-91, so playing this as a kid didn't really seem all that mind blowing. It just kept us playing.

Good Life has to be one of my favourite songs of all time.

Oh snap. I totally forgot about these groups. My sister used to play a house music mix tape at least once a day. Good Life was my jam.

It's not just techno, tho. The brilliance of this soundtrack is how Koshiro is blending in some really slick jazz techniques to make tracks with a lot more musical complexity than most house. This is an already-strong composer discovering some new toys (techno) and going wild with them.

@@jasonblalock4429 one of the great influences of the mid 80's techno artists (Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May, Juan Atkins) was the Japanese band Yellow Magic Orchestra, who was led by the great late Ryuichi Sakamoto, that also, naturally, influenced a lot of Japanese video games composers from that time. My favorite work from Yuzo is still Revenge of Shinobi an SOR3, and although he didn't wrote it, every fan of him should also check Shinobi III soundtrack, probably my favorite Genesis soundtrack, not as funky/techno/house/groovy as Yuzo work, but if you like more traditional Japanese music, you're going to love it.

Might have been a question of what kinds of music those gaming consoles could successfully produce.

Beat me to it. Late 80’s to mid 90’s house music loved playing in the minors like that. Start in Chicago and NYC house tracks. Good catch!!

92 was amazing for audio music. But other music… eh…

you're totally right! Yuzo has been a dance music composer and fan since day one and it can be shown in its compositions. Even months ago, various Twitter followers (including me) asked him about Street of Rage saga soundtrack music references and he answered us with some examples such as: Enigma, Soul II Soul, Technotronic, etc ... I think he took dance music harmony and put it up to a master level.

LOL !! Pfft, you know what I meant, silly. *dies* @@Link-ji7kx

Honestly I'm excited because he's that excited!

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Ditto as a fellow software engineer!

Ayo ​@@inAllllllSeriousness

my homie is the same

Castlevania SOTN has entered the chat

Sor2 sotn Pilot wings and top gear are all video game art soundtracks

Add shinobi to the list.

Red Dead Redemption 1

They’re both iconic! Bloody Tears!

I see you brother👊🤝

I’m 42 bro! Vividly remember that 1st stages of Streets of Rage 2 and Streets of Rage in general. Staple of a 80’s baby’s childhood ! Never forgot the “ Grand upper ! “ uppercut from Axel 😂

Thanks for making me feel old (39)😂

@@RedMachineR9 no problem 🤣 Don’t forget to apply that icy-hot to your lower back before bed!

@@badnewsbronson1563 it is most definitely a core memory for 80s-90s kids! 😎

Omg, trying to beat that elevator level on the hardest difficulty....til this day is one the toughest things in video games

SOR3 music is more challenging to the ears, but is also genius

I too

It's a truly legendary one, but IMO it's more of an album rather than a score, if that makes sense. Nothing WRONG with that, especially considering the genre it was written for (and the time) but IMHO the true GOATs are a little more cinematic. That's just my taste, though.

@@SamuraiFoochselaborate your comment confused me

@@ritzkola2302 I thought it was pretty self-explanatory, tbh. I think the classic RPG soundtracks of the time are way more impressive as works of art because they factor in things like storytelling VIA the music, leitmotifs, etc. This soundtrack is basically just an (extremely excellent, mind you) dance album that happened to be made with the Genesis sound chip.

I was about to comment that, it is even more mind boggling that he managed to do that with the limiations of the YM2612. It was a decent sound chip for the time but still very limited.

This ^

Yoooo i might get it just to scratch the nostalgia itch ( which is why i watch this vid at least every other day now lol )

​@@MrBeauChatdo it, man! The soundtrack is amazing.

The boat ride level has my favorite song in the whole SOR4 game but definitely SOR2 has my fav game soundtrack

I love SoR4, and it's OST definitely has some good moments, but it lacks drive, punch, energy, excitement. It has too much of a French house sound and not enough of a harder driving UK Rave/Eurodance one. Confusingly Yuzo's track is one it's weakest.

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@@scrumptious_guy Just a few news stands, and I found a long pipe behind a trash can I busted up.

@@khalifahshabazz5495hahaha perfect

It's definitely one of my faves and the soundtrack is so underrated.

same bro same.

Da heck, me too

Dont have to, i remember it was badass

I love the game had a music player of the game's soundtrack and I would spend time in there jamming to the sick beats as a kid 😂

I wasn’t ready in the best way possible. I was like that guy in the old “ Maxell - Blown Away “ tv ads 🔊🎶💨💨🧎‍♂️🍃

It was cool. Sega games in general had their own musical vibe. I could tell you a Super NES game from a Genesis game just from hearing the soundtrack.

Are you some young kid?

Same! I was even hearing all the sound effects when the clips were playing!

As if that happens on a regular basis 😅

Of COURSE the same guy did Shinobi, played the hell out of that one too, even without going back to listen I can tell

Facts. Very well placed tracks all the way to the final boss.

Same here my friend

So relaxing 😌 Great 👍 music. MD good 👍

Hell yeah

"Go straight" and "dream" are my favorite songs ever

Me and my cousin have been playing SoR2 for over 20 years, specifically for the soundtrack.

the amiga has a massive amount of rave music