Randorama wrote:Ironically, Rolling Thunder 2 is by Sasou Ayako, Hosoe's wife (lol!), who also worked on the Eurobeat-ish Racer stuff. This couple, with other Namco guys, produces a lot of dance-ish compilations for their label (too lazy to google, now). Must be stuff that sell, I guess!
Haha, that explains a lot re: Ayako Sasou and Hosoe's names always popping up on the same soundtracks! I always wondered if there were any "power couples" in game music.
Rolling Thunder 2's OST is great. I wish there'd been a port of the arcade version for PS1 (there should've really been a seventh Namco Museum, if not an eighth...) Considering picking up the MD one at some point.
My favourite arrangement from that game has to be the utterly show-stopping, bass-slapping, guitar-screaming, more-cowbelling
MOON FIGHT. A shame you don't get to hear the whole thing unless you stop and wait. "Etude for the Killer" got an awesome update too, pure evil.
I got a kick out of this song being added to Dracula X Chronicles' remake version, in place of "Den" on the last stage. Someone out there loves it too!