This 90s Sega Game Soundtrack Is CRAZY
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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
It was a HUGE game when it came out, it did not just become a cult classic. It topped all sales charts for months in the US, Europe and Worldwide. Many vote it the best Genesis/Megadrive game of all time. People still love it today because of how good it was and the music back in the day.
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.
Facts
@@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.
He wrote his own audio drivers for this game, his sister did the artwork for the characters. Massive respect to that family.
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
"Guys, I just discovered this!". Thanks for making me feel old.
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
...People in 2023 discovering why we think most of the last 20 years sounds like shit.
Not in video games! 😋
lol yup. so much good stuff before auto tune. '95-'96
@@al-Bass in the 90s popular music was already bad, not gonna lie (I don't include everyone tho). Also, vocoder existed in this period (but it was less used)
@@Sedyon its a comparison of the last generations music
I’d say after about 2006ish music kind of went down hill minus a few exceptions here and there. I have no idea why and maybe it’s just personal preference but I’m noticing my nieces and nephews are all listening to music from my generation because the music today is either drake or Taylor swift knockoffs…. I actually feel bad for them every generation needs their own music that defines it but sadly this newer one has rejected their sound for the preconceived
Yuzo is the reason I became a composer at all, but you are the only person to cover anything of his like this. Thank you. This whole game is one of the reasons I ever wanted to be a video game composer or make music. Your video is so appreciated. Thank you for covering Yuzo Koshiro. :D
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.
Glad to see people discovering this 32 years later. Streets of Rage is and always has been the greatest OST since its release.
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
No one can beat yuzo kishiro’s music production, he’s an absolute genius when it comes to composing best soundtrack
The intro of SoR 2 is the stuff of legends
To be fair, it's just a remix of the bad ending music from SoR 1.
SoR1 had some pretty sick music in it's own right and kinda laid the foundations for the sequel. I prefer the intro music on that game.
But yeah, Koshiro was unrivalled in that time, I loved the music in Revenge of Shinobi before that.
Facts
I have been obsessed with this game's soundtrack my ENTIRE EFFING LIFE.
It makes me so happy whenever I see someone recognize the glory.
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.
This game was actually hugely popular in the 90s. Basically one of the go-to games to play with friends on the weekend sleep overs. Every kid knew about it and was into it, it was just a different kind of game play experience compared to single player ones.
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.
The bassline in "Go Straight" is one of my favorite things ever.
One of my all time favorites. I'm 40 and still play this game once a year
31 years later...this soundtrack still slaps. It is truly a masterpiece.
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
Yuzo Koshiro showed the world what the Sega Sound Chip could do, and this was one of those games that was absolute perfection all around.
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
Yuzo was a genius, I still have the SOR soundtrack in my playlists today
I played this game with my dad growing up, lots of good times and memories from my childhood. As a young kid, I didn't appreciate the soundtrack as much until later when we found it again and started playing.
Man I hope Yuzo Koshiro sees this video and remembers fond memories composing this score. What a genius this guy is.
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?
SoR1 was HUGE here in Brazil, then came SoR2 and every boy from every rental game station at every city played it to the exhaustion. A masterpiece
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.
Not to mention Tectoy, a sort of Sega subsidiary company that produced Sega licensed games and hardware in Brazil.
Heard this tune in the grocery store this morning and thought I was going nuts. Was jamming out to the streets of rage at 10 am.
This was one of the rare games you came back for the music almost more than the action
I was born in 1984. I used to beat this game literally every effing Saturday morning for like 4 or 5 years. It's the best beat'em up in history, and together with Sonic 1 and 2 the game I've replayed the most times in my life.
Its soundtrack is truly a gem, my favourite track being Dreamer 😍
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 😁
It's awesome seeing someone discover and appreciate this soundtrack that I've enjoyed for nearly 30 years
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.
I was excited because you can feel all the vibration that Yuzo can capture. A visionary being! Congratulations on the video. Hugs from Brazil.
That first tune with those chord sequences was indeed inspired by 90s electronic music but very specifically old skool breakbeat rave of the time in the UK I believe. Love the enthusiasm in this video.
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
Streets of Rage 2 was a HUGE part of not just my childhood, but my life as a whole! The music has always been iconic, and I love seeing someone react to it for the first time, but that also understands the sheer complexity of it, but knowing that the complexity doesn’t diminish the musicality
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
It's so adorable seeing newer generations discover classic house and techno for the first time. Yuzo Koshiro was an apt student of the early Chicago and Detroit underground dance scenes, and conveyed that energy perfectly in the SoR soundtracks.
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.
ruclips.net/video/aiwyKU836Ko/видео.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.
ruclips.net/video/wU7dkVhxPk4/видео.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
Great information in this video, thanks for creating it!! Played the heck out of that game growing up but never thought about the music more than liking that exact track you're going over in this video. The live listening, facial expressions and reactions really make this a great video too.
Hey Ghlarles, thanks for putting in the effort to make these great videos, but mostly, thanks for showering us with your enthusiasm. You've got a burst of sunlight and excitement that makes me feel like a little kid discovering music for the first time!
Even as kids we knew this soundtrack was something special as we played the game, nice to see it recognised now
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?
So happy I grew up with the Streets of Rage games.
Even 30 yrs later those tracks still give me goosebumps ❤
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
This guy's reaction to the SOR2 sound track is exactly mine when I heard it. So into it and delving deep into the individual chords and mixtures
Yessss this game is amongst the classics played in my childhood. I loved that you covered this. I hope you'll cover more retro game tracks!!!
Imagine what it was like to be a little kid in '94 hearing this soundtrack
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?
Watching the pure, unadulterated joy this man is experiencing with one of my all-time favorite game soundtracks is so unbelievably wholesome. I wish I had a fraction of the musical knowledge he does to articulate WHY this music resonates.
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.
Literally watched this video again. As soon as you reacted to the first section I was hooked and had to watch the whole thing again. I think if I could pick up and play chords so easily I would do almost nothing else. I love it. My goal is to learn some piano/keyboard basics by the end of summer.
Streets of Rage 2 is how I got into Sega games, the SOR series have always been pretty popular. Streets of Rage 2 is a top ten game for me.
Some musical scores in video games need no explanation: it is simply magical.
Yes this
Agreed. Check the opening theme for Solstice on the NES. Magical mixed with sorcery my man.
It’s music like this - particularly early video game music, in my opinion - that lends such weight to the phrase “limitation breeds creativity.” What early VG composers did with such tight restrictions never ceases to amaze me.
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.
It's cool seeing a musician enjoying Koshiro's masterpiece in Streets of Rage from a technical approach. It certainly has a massive impact on how great this game is and your video showed me why it's that wonderful!
I loved its soundtrack since I ever played it... I've been (re)playing it since I was 10... Now I'm 43 and have just started introducing the game to my daughters, playing it along with them and having so much fun together. ❤
This dudes passion for music is so genuine. Its hard to find people who get so much joy out of a simple phrase but i can relate. Everyone LIKES music but to simply LOVE it is something most people will never feel. I dont envy many things in life but as a musician a perfect ear is at the top of the list. Great work man.
I'm a software engineer, not a musician, but dude let me tell you: it's immensely satisfying to see someone dissect and enjoy music as much as you do :) Kudos good sir
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
I played this game INCESSANTLY as a kid, I had no idea how superb the soundtrack was. I just knew I loved everything about the experience
SAME HERE!
Same !!!!
classic
Ahhhh hearing you talk about this is amazing. I’ve grown up with this game and I still listen to it to this day. Glad to see you enjoy the soundtrack
I love your enthusiasm and your knowledge while hearing one of my favorite game OSTs!
this game was literally my childhood, and this is definitely one of my favorite ost's of all time
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.
I was born in 83. I even today find these tracks on RUclips to listen and bring myself back for a second. Easily one of the best soundtracks ever. The boss theme was one of my favorites. So iconic and you knew something bad was about to happen.
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.
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Facts I'm born in 84
Same turned 40 in july.. 😖
I love this game, Streets of Rage 3 was even more crazy (perhaphs too crazy). I cannot believe you haven't played it, Retro Games have a lot of really cool music. I am glad you got to experience the music in this game.
Watching your excitement hits home. I bought this game when it was released and called my buddies all over immediately after playing it for the first time. This game blew our feeble minds away and we played the hell out of this game for YEARS! lol.....the days of 16 bit. Don't forget to check out Thunder Force 4 which also has a most excellent sound track.
Man, these tracks would get us SO hyped when playing through this game back in '92.
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
I turn 41 in January, grew up playing Streets of Rage 1 & 2, and even just seeing the thumbnail for this vid, some of the music started playing in my head. It's absolutely full of timeless electro BANGERS.
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!
One of the most memorable games I played in the 90s because of the soundtrack. It goes hard but fits the game perfectly. You totally nailed the chords, loved hearing this broken down!
You just made me travel back to childhood!! This game, as well as soundtrack, was fantastic!
I am an older millennial. Just turned 38, and YES, my younger brother and I played this extensively in the early-mid 90s.
One year, I remember my brother and I played this EVERY DAY after school until we got good enough to make it to the end without dying. Back in those days, there was no internet, you couldn’t just download another game if you got bored. So we got good instead!
As a matter of fact, back then we had tape recorders, and like you, I had an interest in breaking down music for the joy of understanding it. Though I wasn’t nearly as musically talented. I actually recorded the soundtrack from Streets of Rage Level 1 on a cassette and listened to it for fun!
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
This soundtrack, and SOR1, are Yuzo Koshiro’s magnum opus. The heavy influences from groups such as Black Box, Technotronic and Inner City are in full display here. The way he takes tracks such as Good Life from Inner City and transforms it into Go Straight is nothing short of genius. Truly a testament to the popularity of techno and house music of the early ‘90s.
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.
Used to love going up the road to play this on my friends console when i was in primary school. Great times.
Charles, your reactions match my reactions to music when I hear it and try to pick it apart to recreate it. I am so glad that there are more people like me out there and that I am not the only one.
I ripped this to a cassette tape back then, and walked around with headphones everyday. The best track ever.😊
Did you beat up anyone?
Did you beat up anyone?
Did you beat up anyone?
@@scrumptious_guy Just a few news stands, and I found a long pipe behind a trash can I busted up.
@@khalifahshabazz5495hahaha perfect
Yuzo Koshiro is not just one of the greatest video game composers but overall one of the best composers out there. From what I understand his mother is a pianist who taught him since an early age classical and by age 8 he also studied with a Japanese conductor and pianist Joe Hisaishi for 3 years. After that he ventured into other genres like jazz and also began creating video game music for Falcom as a teenager before he went freelance. By the time he got to creating music for Streets Of Rage 1 he already had a strong foundation and you can find clever phrasing and techniques in that soundtrack as well. But we cannot forget Motohiro Kawashima who also co-created the soundtrack with him and introduced a heavier techno sound with upbeat so it was a brilliant marriage of house with jazz chords everywhere. I was hoping you would get to cover Spin On The Bridge but I'm still happy you got introduced to this and like it. I've loved this soundtrack for over 30 years now. Don't just stop here and please venture out into his other works like Actraiser 1 and 2. 😎
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.
@@RUclips.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.
This sound track was AMAZING!!! The "end theme" is my most favorite piece of video game music.
The background instruments and sounds make the music even greater ! I hear every single tune and sound
I'm thrilled to see people discovering Yuzo Koshiro 30 years later. With Streets of Rage 2, he did the greatest video game OST of all time, I'll considered it as it is till the day I die.
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.
These types of chords and movements were really popular in 90's dance music. You don't hear the type played anymore these days, its as if it disappeared except for video games.
Generally, 1992 was a great year for all audio music. ❤❤❤
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
How hype you get over games I grew up with makes me so happy haha
Thank you bro. I was just listening to the music and saw your video coming by.
Absolute classic. I actually taped on my old tape cassette walkman (with a tiny microphone) the BGM test in options and listened to it while I went to sleep as a 9 year old kid.
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!
SoR2 isn't a 'cult classic'... it's one of the greatest games ever made. Hugely popular in Europe/South America (where Sega dominated the early 90s). You should check out the original SoR soundtrack too. Equally great.
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
It was my favorite game on the Sega system. Also LOVED the soundtrack. You’re reaction is basically mine every time I hear this game😂
I was obsessed with this game. I had no idea the sound track was so amazing!
Yes. The Music was so important that when Dotemu recently made the next chapter (4) of this videogame, they prioritized the soundtrack too where Yuzo also participated. The music leader for this release was Oliver Deriviere, and what he did there, paying tribute to the classic, was out of this world too. Please check it out.
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.
Streets Of Rage was gigantic when it cam out. A lot more popular than a cult classic. It was absolutely adored as well. One of the pillars of Sega. It was the first game I ever played.
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.
This is one of those games that was a staple in my childhood. My brother and I played it with our friends all the time. We loved the music and combined with the sound effects it was a game you had to play til the end. Skate was my guy. So glad I came across this video.
Thanks for helping me relive the joy of this sound track!
I'm 46 , this game is one my favourites in my childhood and I even play it now by emulators. And the music in this series had been reproduced and remixed by fans for many many times. Fans even produced the game sequel themself and eventually the company released the officials Street of Rage 4 few years ago. Very glad to hear you commend on this game music!
I see you brother👊🤝
Still a joy to see the SOR OST living "rent free in my head for 3 decades" wasn't just a personal love but was seemingly shared by everyone all over the world.
Remember, this was before the internet - and there was no media trend of this soundtrack so it wasn't like we were following the latest fashion. Just a world full of unconnected kids playing a video game.
So heres to the lovely childhood memories of "Am I a weirdo because switched this game on just to listen to the soundtrack in the Options menu?"
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.
i could watch a 3h video of you going over every track from this game
Honestly, I'd had never thought that I could find somebody so outstanding like you talking so brilliantly about games and music. I'm speechless❤ thank u👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
This is a core game from my childhood and this soundtrack is nothing but bangers. Even him playing the segments short, my brain just started to autocomplete the loop. Glad to still see it holds up.
Same! I was even hearing all the sound effects when the clips were playing!
Being 41yrs old that sound was from dance music from the 90’s I still remember being a kid and loving it.
I loved the game and its soundtrack so much as a kid. Thank you so much for bringing back the fondly memorable nostalgia.😊
Yup. Played that game on my friend's Mega Drive back in the day. That was next level after Double Dragon 2, that I owned on the NES. If you were into "Beat'em All" genre in the early 90's, there's no way you missed this one. But, the way you deep dive into the soundtrack is a revelation to me. I went back and listened to all the tunes with a new ear. Thanks a lot.
I think one of the most amazing facts about games from the 16bit era, is the tiny tiny amount of audio channels they had available to them. It has six FM synthesis channels (or five FM channels plus one PCM channel), three square wave channels, and a noise channel. The ability to make this music with such restrictions is nothing short of sensational
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 game deserves the love. I played this game regularly in my childhood and I play it through once every few years to reminisce. I’m a software engineer by trade and I used to code to this soundtrack. I always knew this soundtrack was amazing, glad to see it continue to get the love and attention it deserves
It's definitely one of my faves and the soundtrack is so underrated.
same bro same.
Da heck, me too
I haven't smiled this much in a while. This music is awesome and watching someone appreciate it the same way i am is awesome
I love everything about this game! Especially the special attack where a cop just comes out and bazookas the whole screen. Like what did the chief of police say? "Why did you find it necessary to Bazooka 4 teenagers?" And the cop is all like "because they were fighting!"
Yuzo was way ahead of its time. Streets of Rage 2 was a banger game too.
Still ahead and will ever be
what are you talking about? The whole series is a certified banger.
music can't be ahead of its time; You are confounding it with technology.
@@plasmaastronaut it doesn't have to be technology to be way ahead of its time.
@@Takato2527 correct, can be science and maths too. The house / jazz / trance tracks in SoR2 plagurized most of their themes/riffs/rhythms from existing popular music at the time that had been around for years; some were effectively megadrive interpretations of existing songs. That's why its taken 31 years to resurface and sound novel & fresh, because at the time it sounded exactly like the music of its day.
Just as the origin of DooM's music has been researched and shown to be plagued from metal music of its day, someone should do a similar research proejct on SoR2's music; because in this vid its wrongly slightly portrayed as orginal and brilliant rather than good 16bit rehashes of songs, rifts, melodies popular in 1992.
It’s always great to see this soundtrack get the recognition that it deserves. Almost every song is a certified banger!
As if that happens on a regular basis 😅
One of my top 10 favorite games of all time. This sound track is damn near perfect. Brings back great memories of the 90s.
That intro just never, ever gets old. Ever.
‘Go Straight’ was heavily inspired by Inner City - Good Life by Kevin Saunderson, Magoria - Mutoid Waste and Bass Value - Do You Wanna Party with the latter following the same arrangement. Why you’re not familiar with its music theory is because in dance music it’s not uncommon to sample a chord stab and play it in a relative minor scale. In good life the chord stab was lifted from Nitro Deluxe - Brutal House, where Koshiro borrowed the same approach to make the soundtrack have a UK/US dance feel.
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 love this era of video game soundtracks, when the technology opened the palette enormously but there was still enough limitation to not take things for granted.
You said it. Golden era of gaming I'd unfortunately over
I used to play - and love - this game for hours back in the 90's. Awesome game!
As someone with 0 music background but a Streets of Rage fan since as long as I can remember, it's so cool to see someone *with* that musical background pick apart exactly what makes SOF's music so damn special.
Makes me so happy to see someone who gets music experience this for the first time and appreciate it for what it is - an absolute masterpiece.
BRO YOU WON ME OVER WITH THIS ME AND MY LITTLE BROTHER USED TO PLAY THIS GAME ALL THE TIME AND IT ACTUALLY INSPIRED US BOTH WITH OUR MUSIC PRODUCTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COVERING THIS!!!
Same with my bro & me. 🤘
@@MD-jf1mlshut up
Same with me and my little brother 💯💪🏾
VG music composers of the 80s and 90s made amazing unforgettable tunes. New classics . I fear they’re not been given proper recognition.
Great video btw.
Played this who knows how many times! One of best games all time, soundtracks all time! I even made my first email address out of my favorite character Axel and worked out all the time to look like that guy. Thank you for covering it!
To think they put this greatness into a 4MB cartrige, is beyond legendary. Props to Yuzo Koshiro and all those that worked in this great game. I played this gem at the time, and it was a blast.
They didn't. The music is played by synth chip (Yamaha ym2612). They programmed the notes that should be played by this chip. Like midi files (though it was much more complicated than outputting midi files).
@@sirmiluch6856I think the easiest way for the new generation to figure the amount of genius required is watching a C64 cracktro. I better not say how many bytes you have to get SID play that tune.
It was the first 16MB cartridge released on the Mega Drive...
I believe it was 2MB making it the first 16Mbit cart?
I grew up with the Megadrive in the UK, Streets of Rage was a huge part of my gaming life and still is today. As a heavy listener of mostly electronic/dance music with The Prodigy and the Rave music scene back then, the music in this game will always be a timeless classic. The first game had the best music for me personally. Very nice to see you break this down.
Exactly the same as you here! 😊
Fellow brit here this game got me into house and dance music
Same here but from Portugal 🇵🇹
I gotta throw in The Shamen in there aswell! I think, and I believe theres a video of it on YT, that the track "Under Logic" sounds like Shamen's "Move any Mountain". That early 90s club, house music vibe. Absolute timeless soundtrack. My early teens in my room with friends being blown away by this game. SOR 1 has an excellent soundtrack aswell. The third game I think, is very underrated! Harder, edgier and grittier. So too, was the soundtrack. Heavy , abrasive techno and wierd blips and beeps sounded like Axl Stone himself Grand Uppering you in the face!
I still blast the stage 5 Beatnik on the Ship every now and then coz it's so, damn, good!
There's a bunch of remastered/remixed versions of the first game soundtrack that sound amazing. Just youtube up the '(enhanced)' ones here, they're really good, and authentic to the originals.
Wow! You just opened my eyes to the actual gems 💎 we were listening to, I appreciate it more hearing you play it on a piano.