Best shmup soundtrack?

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:06 am

I have to admit, I love opera and music of class. My age aside, I appreciate such talent from composers as Arjen Lucassen and Tarja Turunen. I'm voting for Ikaruga simply because of the music's class and priority.

I believe I've covered most shmups.

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:11 am

I pronounce this thread pretty lame. You're missing all the great 16 and 32-bit shmups which had nice music (Radiant Silvergun, Hyper Duel, Metal Black, etc), as well as many arcade and DC shmups (Borderdown, Zero Gunner 2, etc), and recent games like Gradius V, Mushihime-sama, etc.

Groove · Post by **Groove** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:12 am

hey where's the love for Einhander??!

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:15 am

twe wrote:I pronounce this thread pretty lame. You're missing all the great 16 and 32-bit shmups which had nice music (Radiant Silvergun, Hyper Duel, Metal Black, etc), as well as many arcade and DC shmups (Borderdown, Zero Gunner 2, etc), and recent games like Gradius V, Mushihime-sama, etc.

Brainless, if you've ever tried to create a poll without failing you'd realize there's a limit on how many options you can have.

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:17 am

Elixir wrote:
twe wrote:I pronounce this thread pretty lame. You're missing all the great 16 and 32-bit shmups which had nice music (Radiant Silvergun, Hyper Duel, Metal Black, etc), as well as many arcade and DC shmups (Borderdown, Zero Gunner 2, etc), and recent games like Gradius V, Mushihime-sama, etc.
Brainless, if you've ever tried to create a poll without failing you'd realize there's a limit on how many options you can have.

That doesn't negate the lameness of this thread. Now go get a 1CC in a shmup and post your score, we're all waiting to see.

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:22 am

actually, none of the above.

Zanac Neo, R-Type Delta and Viewpoint wins.

Anyway, out of the selection you presented, I chose R-Type.

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:34 am

Ikaruga made me jizz my pants the first time I booted her up, either that or soil them. mebbe both.

And it was definitely thanks to the music.

Iky and Gradius V are real, real close...top two right there. I'd have to say Gradius V if I had to choose only one

And of course, Darius Gaiden and Rayforce are flabbergastingly nice.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:38 am

twe wrote:
Elixir wrote:
twe wrote:I pronounce this thread pretty lame. You're missing all the great 16 and 32-bit shmups which had nice music (Radiant Silvergun, Hyper Duel, Metal Black, etc), as well as many arcade and DC shmups (Borderdown, Zero Gunner 2, etc), and recent games like Gradius V, Mushihime-sama, etc.
Brainless, if you've ever tried to create a poll without failing you'd realize there's a limit on how many options you can have.
That doesn't negate the lameness of this thread. Now go get a 1CC in a shmup and post your score, we're all waiting to see.

No "we're" not. You're basically saying that this thread is "lame" because "you" decide it is. Sorry, I don't think so.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:39 am

Never has the need for moderators been so apparent.

freddiebamboo · Post by **freddiebamboo** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:44 am

It's a better thread than a few we've had recently IMO

Personally, I like Guwange's soundtrack even though it's not on the list. It has atmosphere and adds to the setting rather than generic electro dross that most games come out with.

Kiel · Post by **Kiel** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:51 am

freddiebamboo wrote:It's a better thread than a few we've had recently IMO

Personally, I like Guwange's soundtrack even though it's not on the list. It has atmosphere and adds to the setting rather than generic electro dross that most games come out with.

I agree with Guwange and I also like Musha Aleste.

jp · Post by jp » Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:15 am

Its called "Other". And nothing you listed even competes with Hyper Duel, Blast Wind, Border Down, etc.

superhitachi4 · Post by **superhitachi4** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:31 am

Groove wrote:hey where's the love for Einhander??!

Yeah, Einhander deserves honorable mention at least.

dessgeega · Post by **dessgeega** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:51 am

darius gaiden has the best soundtrack ever.

Post by **system11** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 4:16 am

dessgeega wrote:darius gaiden has the best soundtrack ever.

Agreed, or at least so close that I can't think of a better one offhand. Quick mention to Guardian Force for amusingly having the Pulp Fiction title tune in it (I forget the actual name of the tune).

The poll part of this is pointless really - you can never hope to have enough options to cover even the mix of styles let alone individual games. I believe we had a soundtracks thread only a little while ago.

Elixir - could you learn to deal with peoples opinions without starting with the insults? It's getting extremely tired.

gameoverDude · Post by **gameoverDude** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 4:23 am

My vote among the choices listed goes to DOJ. Now for some others-

Metal Black's ST gets progressively darker in tone the further you go in the game. It's as good as Border Down in my book- just different.

Darius Gaiden is an absolute classic, especially the Titanic Lance theme which is also used for some other bosses. The first tune "Visionnerz" is memorable especially for "Close your eyes... close your head" and the opera section that kicks in as you're reaching the 2nd zone.

Ketsui's BGM is fittingly described by the Sheep as "floating and spherical" and gets quite catchy in stage 3. Ketsui also has some of the best boss themes, especially "No Remorse" (Doom's).

bVork · Post by **bVork** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 4:32 am

No euroshmup love? No respect for Nanostray, Iridion 2, Katakis, or Z-Out?

I think Apidya has the best shmup soundtrack ever. One of my favourite game music CDs. It has such a wide variety of tunes, ranging from classical to Amiga synth to techno that wouldn't sound out of place in Tempest 2000. Also, are there any other shooter soundtracks that have been performed by an orchestra (at the Symphonic Game Music concert in Germany a few years back?

tehkao · Post by **tehkao** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 4:36 am

No MUSHA, so I just voted for Raiden DX.

16bit music forever.

RoninBuddha · Post by **RoninBuddha** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 4:42 am

No love for Raizing i see..

i loved the Garegga, Batrider and Dimahoo music, such great stuff...

well, others i like is BorderDown, ESP Ra.De, Ikaruga, REZ (ok, it's a rail shooter)....

but my ultimate favorite would be Guwange, too bad there was no offical OST released

howmuchkeefe · Post by **howmuchkeefe** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:10 am

I voted for Ikaruga, but I love the music in Gradius V even more... particularly the reworked Lifeforce boss theme which plays during G5's stage 2 boss rush and the classic Gradius boss music featured during the first half of the stage 6 boss rush. I'm a sucker for nostalgia.

How I wish Gradius V was released on DVD.

PlasmaBlooD · Post by **PlasmaBlooD** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:15 am

Where is Gate of Thunder?

SAM · Post by **SAM** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:21 am

I like the music of ZUN's Toho series...opps it is not included in the polls.

kingmobster · Post by **kingmobster** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:26 am

I voted for Ikaruga, but recently I have also found myself humming along to the stage 3 music from Mushihimesama.

Actually, most shoot em up music makes me want to kill myself. You have to take the good with the bad or whatever.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:37 am

bloodflowers wrote:Elixir - could you learn to deal with peoples opinions without starting with the insults? It's getting extremely tired.

Sorry. It's hard not to insult people who make threads like "zOMG credit feed GET!! score+++++millions let's having bragging rights kekekeke 1cc is lame hi" and "I believe PCB does a good job in comparison to MAME."

dessgeega · Post by **dessgeega** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:41 am

you know. the star soldier remake has some very solid music.

also: do i have to mention rez, or does it go without saying?

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:45 am

dessgeega wrote:also: do i have to mention rez, or does it go without saying?

It goes without saying.

This thread would have been much better without a poll, just having people mention their fave soundtracks in shmups and discussing them. But alas, instead we have a useless poll and people naming their fave shmup soundtracks NOT on the poll (virtually all of them). Quite humorous really.

howmuchkeefe · Post by **howmuchkeefe** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 6:35 am

I like the music of ZUN's Toho series

Seconded. I've liked what I've heard in PCB so far, and I have yet to play IN yet. What I've seen and heard makes me wonder what would happen if someone gave ZUN a few million dollars and a development team.

UnscathedFlyingObject · Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:16 am

This reminds me of a story a friend told me about a form he was filing for a job at a school. Everything was nice and fine until he got to the point asking about his ethnicity. There were two lil' boxes one was for "Hispanic" the other one for "Other." I couldn't stop laughing at the stupidity of such a thing (this was a school in NY's Chinatown.) This poll is similar, but it doesn't offer an other Option. Blah.

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:22 am

Apidya.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:48 am

Thunder Force III and IV have some rocking music. I also like the music in Nemesis, Gradius, Iridion II, Project S-11, Gradius Gaiden, Twinbee, Stinger, Pop 'n Twinbee, Detana Twinbee, Whip Rush, Twinbee Yahoo, Fire Shark, and Truxton a quite a bit.

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