What's your favorite Shmup OST?

HeLGeN-X · Post by **HeLGeN-X** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 2:01 am

I'm sorry, but playing shmups since Famicom, I have to say Mushihimesama.

The music is sooooooooo good, that I'm not even some type of game/anime geek, but I play it on my headphones and they're loud as hell because I also produce music, so like when I'm on the train, I try to make other people hear it in NYC LOL, I love it that much.

I also love Giga Wings, but only for the game, I don't want the OST, but I think the mushi OST is off the hook!I especially like the last stages song, that's my absolutely favorite game song right now.

zinger · Post by **zinger** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 2:33 am

Metal Black
Battle Garegga
GG Aleste II
Border Down
Armed Police Batrider
Thunder Force IV

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 2:43 am

1. Senko No Ronde (best game OST I have ever heard)
2. Rayforce
3. Battle Garegga
4. Dodonpachi Daioujou
5. Gradius III

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 2:49 am

I like Darius gaiden, Ibara, and Psyvariar 2.

The Star Soldier remake also has a nice old-school feel to it.

Ikaruga is great but really shines when you see how it synchs to the action on screen.

FatCobra · Post by **FatCobra** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:18 am

I like the music in Battle Bakraid.

tekneekz · Post by **tekneekz** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:27 am

thunder force v
hyper duel
mushihimesama stage 4

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:39 am

Mushi's soundtrack is one of my favorites too...I'd probably put Radiant Silvergun and Battle Garegga in the same league as far as the music goes. There are other games whose music I like, though the 3 I mentioned are probably my favorites overall.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:29 am

Gradius II Gofer no Yabou
Pop'n Twinbee
Apidya
Gokujou Parodius
Super Aleste

Honorable mentions: Gradius III, Axelay, Salamander, Salamander 2, Xevious Arrangement, Detana!! Twinbee, Twinbee Yahho-!, Dragon Saber

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:37 am

The DoDonPachi soundtrack gets me sooo damn pumped. I put it on my PSP to listen to in the car. The first/fourth stage track has such an odd melody but it works amazingly. Who cares they didn't do a track per stage, not like these aren't the best three songs ever!

The Radiant Silvergun soundtrack is also important because it's enjoyable even for someone who hasn't played the game.

it290 · Post by **it290** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:30 am

Imperishable Night. I don't know why, that cheesy ass synth stuff just gets to me. It's like the epitome of game music, only all wacked out on pixie stix.

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:35 am

I'd have to say Thunder Force IV, Thunder Force III, Darius, Elemental Master and Lords of Thunder (Sega CD) are among my favorites.

bVork · Post by **bVork** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:50 am

Apidya!

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:42 am

Life Force

futurebiblehero · Post by **futurebiblehero** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:21 am

Psyvariar 2. That style of techno generally isn't my thing, but it's a huge guilty pleasure of mine.

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:02 am

1. Jets'n'Guns
2. Apidya
3. Mushihime-Sama

Radiant · Post by **Radiant** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:23 am

ESPgaluda

KBZ · Post by **KBZ** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:57 am

chaos field

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 1:54 pm

R-Type Delta ranks pretty high.

others:

Axelay
Layer Section
GV
RSG
Border Down
Space Megaforce
Thunderforce 3 and 5

EDIT:

Must Add SOUKY !

ave · Post by **ave** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 2:59 pm

No order:

Dodonpachi Daioujou
Ketsui
ESPGaluda (especially the Arrange Mode-OST)
Guwange
Super Star Soldier
Gradius Arcade + NES individually
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius
Batsugun (pure goodness begins middle/stg 4)
Soukyuugurentai
Ikaruga
Radiant Silvergun
Chaos Field
Edens Edge (freeware)
Yalkina STG (freeware)
Chorensha 68k
Rude Breaker (PC-98)
Gun.Smoke

and many more

javel · Post by **javel** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 2:59 pm

Border Down
Radiant Silvergun
Ray Storm/Ray Crisis
Axelay

agony · Post by **agony** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:31 pm

Pink sweets
mushihimesama
espgaluda
dodonpachi doj arrange
ibara

zinger · Post by **zinger** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:57 pm

CIT wrote:1. Senko No Ronde (best game OST I have ever heard)

Great soundtrack, never thought of it as a shooter though.
Forgot about Tamayo Kawamoto's works also, Raystorm has a fantastic score.

angrycoder · Post by **angrycoder** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:01 pm

1. Radiant Silvergun
2. Ikaruga
3. Gradius V
4. Espgaluda
5. Shikigami no Shiro 2

Aquas · Post by **Aquas** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:02 pm

U.N. Squadron: Yay, SNES guitar. I'm more fond of the SNES soundtrack over the Arcade, however. 's got some rockin' and fairly memorable tunes.

Gradius III

It's a fun one.

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:41 pm

Generally, shmups have horrible music, so I really notice when it's something special. Esprade has a great main theme, and Ikaruga has a fantastic soundtrack. But i'd never buy the OST for either, since you hear the music so much while playing.

At the moment, the soundtrack I despise/love the most is Shikgami no Shiro 2. The first track 'Flying' sounds like a crude remix of the Men Behaving Badly theme tune, but the level 3-2 boss theme rocks.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:02 pm

bVork wrote:Apidya!

same here.

memorable game music really fucking died with the 16bit generation..

Klatrymadon · Post by **Klatrymadon** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:17 pm

X-Multiply
Gradius Gaiden / II / III
R-Type Delta
Armed Police Batrider
Axelay
Under Defeat

Painfully obvious stuff, I'll grant ya, and some seriously guilty pleasures.

landshark · Post by **landshark** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:34 pm

Ketsui
DDP:DOJ
The single arranged track from Strikers 1999

LSU · Post by **LSU** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:40 pm

My absolute favourite is Thunder Force V, but a lot of other Technosoft music is awesome, I love the Best of Thunderforce remix disc that comes with the TFV Special Pack.

As for other stuff, most of the Zuntata shmup OSTs are great, but especially the Ray series. And any shmups with music by Hitoshi Sakimoto (e.g. Radiant Silvergun, Soukyugurentai).

Pretty much all obvious choices though.

sideshow · Post by **sideshow** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:06 pm

Lords of Thunder! Although I dont think theres an official soundtrack. Just pop the redbook audio in your cd player and your ready.