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@Sciguy95

6 ай бұрын

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

@Hinatachan360

6 ай бұрын

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

@benjaminoschlies1229

6 ай бұрын

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

@deebznutz100

6 ай бұрын

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

@SebaBuenoHaceMusiquitaJijiji

6 ай бұрын

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.

@SouthernInvasion

6 ай бұрын

THANK YOU!

@tomnisbett5788

6 ай бұрын

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.

@videokid5102

6 ай бұрын

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.

@ChefSiraajJackson

6 ай бұрын

Facts

@alexojideagu

6 ай бұрын

@@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.

@wallyhood6167

5 ай бұрын

Insane I didn't know about that thanks for sharing

@JimboDoomface

5 ай бұрын

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.

@jerocaldon429

5 ай бұрын

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.

@HiGlowie

5 ай бұрын

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

@talesofgore9424

5 ай бұрын

wrote his own modtracker too iirc @@HiGlowie

One of my all time favorites. I'm 40 and still play this game once a year

@ESCAPETheGreatOutdoors

19 күн бұрын

Same 💪🏻

@duanescott878

19 күн бұрын

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

@hackster7707

16 күн бұрын

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.

@Luke-gu2tw

8 күн бұрын

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.

@TheBreadedCatt

7 күн бұрын

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.

Yuzo Koshiro has been crushing soundtracks for like 40 years. Legacy of the Wizard, ActRaiser, Streets of Rage, Ys, Revenge of Shinobi... he's still going strong.

@silverthecatastrophic5270

11 күн бұрын

Don't forget about Etrian Odyssey

@bunmeat4018

4 күн бұрын

​@@silverthecatastrophic5270 and Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune

@0Synergy

3 күн бұрын

Maxi music is he best work all of it.

@scottyawesomesauce467

Күн бұрын

I have played games because of his soundtrack.

@Faraz_khan0

Күн бұрын

Bro Shinobi III (3) has the best tracks I've ever heard not just in game but in general. Every now and then I watch playthrough just to listen to the legendary tracks!

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

@bluebellbeatnik4945

6 ай бұрын

do you do this for a job now?

@jarrellbrackett4104

6 ай бұрын

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

@IntertemporalTraveler

6 ай бұрын

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.

@TheCuddlyKnife

6 ай бұрын

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

@jarrellbrackett4104

6 ай бұрын

@@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.

"Guys, I just discovered this!". Thanks for making me feel old.

@-Steven-

2 ай бұрын

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

@thesecret111

2 ай бұрын

@@-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!

@jimx117

Ай бұрын

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

@DeGoose84

Ай бұрын

Dude...

@StonerWeeb

Ай бұрын

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

The bassline in "Go Straight" is one of my favorite things ever.

This is one of the soundtracks that comes with a free game

@AnAdorableWombat1

29 күн бұрын

Best way to put it!

Glad to see people discovering this 32 years later. Streets of Rage is and always has been the greatest OST since its release.

@_TheElMan

6 ай бұрын

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

@justinlittke5791

6 ай бұрын

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?

@tonyzizou84

6 ай бұрын

Ridge racer type 4

@lyriktehuti

6 ай бұрын

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! 💯😐🤷🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

@justinlittke5791

6 ай бұрын

@@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

31 years later...this soundtrack still slaps. It is truly a masterpiece.

@TheHerrMan

6 ай бұрын

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

@LeeONardo

6 ай бұрын

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.

@yozhic

6 ай бұрын

@@LeeONardodid you ever heard about Gungstar Heroes?

@DesertRainReads

6 ай бұрын

​@@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.

@talesofgore9424

5 ай бұрын

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

Played this growing up! It was awesome! Awesome music! I’m 46 yrs old now. Tons of great tracks.

Dude, I played this game endlessly. I’m glad there was an in depth reason that you brought out as to why I did. The music is incredible.

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.

@Ceejay8887

6 ай бұрын

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

@Ock_mantis

6 ай бұрын

Facts!

@pierreo33

6 ай бұрын

One of the best video game soundtrack of all time!

@petecomber4737

6 ай бұрын

Sames man. This honestly soundtracked my whole teen years

@danxepha4535

6 ай бұрын

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

...People in 2023 discovering why we think most of the last 20 years sounds like shit.

@Sedyon

Ай бұрын

Not in video games! 😋

@al-Bass

Ай бұрын

lol yup. so much good stuff before auto tune. '95-'96

@Sedyon

Ай бұрын

@@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)

@al-Bass

Ай бұрын

@@Sedyon its a comparison of the last generations music

@NinjaxWizardGoVroom

Ай бұрын

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

This was one of the rare games you came back for the music almost more than the action

The playback of this soundtrack unleashed so many memories i got chills.

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.

@wowbagel42

6 ай бұрын

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.

@huwcoles1489

6 ай бұрын

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

@danilolabbate

6 ай бұрын

Good old times.

@kaiserxion

6 ай бұрын

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.

@ThunderChunky101

6 ай бұрын

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

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 😍

@marvaff6878

6 ай бұрын

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

@c9chord

6 ай бұрын

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.

@MainSequence1

6 ай бұрын

You only got to play once a week?

@mattneufeld9642

6 ай бұрын

Im also 1984, cheers!!!!! Me too 😮

@UncommonS3nse

6 ай бұрын

Dreamer and Alien Power were def my fav 2 tracks 😁

I always said to my friends that all three SOR soundtracks were ahead of its time for Sega Genesis

You know a videogame OST is brutal when you can perform an entire concert with it

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.

@zDakJ

4 ай бұрын

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.

@flashbacks7892

4 ай бұрын

@@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.

@My2Cents1

3 ай бұрын

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.

@wild2cherrie

3 ай бұрын

Agreed

@eljugadordelaviejaescuela8765

3 ай бұрын

​@@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

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

@faristhewanderer6571

6 ай бұрын

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

@Karanthaneos

6 ай бұрын

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.

@Noobsaibot21

6 ай бұрын

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.

@marcoslongo

6 ай бұрын

⁠@@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.

@bulkheadisbehindyou

6 ай бұрын

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 got this game along with my Sega Genesis like 30 years ago. It was and still is one of my all time favorites. I always loved the music, too. Thanks for covering it!

Charles, you should look into the limitations of the console's audio capabilities and what Yuzo had to work with and even design just so he could apply his majestic compositions. truly enormous! Always loved this game, and realized as a young adult how influential this was for me, musically. So much beauty and creativity!! Lovely surprise finding your video this morning. ❤🙏🏽

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

@Rokkman3

6 ай бұрын

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.

@synchronizedelbow5702

6 ай бұрын

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. 🔥🔥🔥

@talesofgore9424

5 ай бұрын

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

@ImABadTeammate

2 күн бұрын

​​​@@synchronizedelbow5702It might've been the 6-pac I had. It had those games plus a racing game. Forgot the other two. Oh, nostalgia.

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.

@dnlbellfield

6 ай бұрын

It’s so good

@milanstevic8424

6 ай бұрын

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. kzread.info/dash/bejne/k52r262OaJace9I.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. kzread.info/dash/bejne/qYlrxs2PmNu2m5c.html

@vahidfozi

6 ай бұрын

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”

@falconeshield

6 ай бұрын

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

@vahidfozi

6 ай бұрын

@@falconeshieldthe 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

Don’t mess with 90’s video game soundtracks! They’re masterpieces 💪🏻

1:57 : choose note: play chord go down 5 semitones: play chord go up 3 semitones: play chord go down 5 semitones: play chord go down 5 semitones, repeat the roots follow pentatonic major with minor chords voiced from them

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.

@GraveUypo

6 ай бұрын

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)

@kaitlyn__L

6 ай бұрын

@@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.

@bigdaddyjh2002

6 ай бұрын

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.

@bibby5000

6 ай бұрын

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

@Dzztzt

6 ай бұрын

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

Man I hope Yuzo Koshiro sees this video and remembers fond memories composing this score. What a genius this guy is.

@unleadedherbz1376

6 ай бұрын

I agree

@fossil-bit8439

6 ай бұрын

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.

@jjones9822

6 ай бұрын

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.

@haveanotherpinacolada

6 ай бұрын

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

@bucketspree4952

6 ай бұрын

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

That simulated Rhodes sound and the little variations in note velocity... just WOW. Blowing my mind since I was 6 years old

I still play Streets of Rage 2 too this day, the music just hits my nostalgia high and makes me INSTANTLY happy when life was much simpler as a child.

Even as kids we knew this soundtrack was something special as we played the game, nice to see it recognised now

@unleadedherbz1376

6 ай бұрын

Haha yes indeed

@haveanotherpinacolada

6 ай бұрын

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

@bagzhansadvakassov1093

5 ай бұрын

​@@haveanotherpinacoladawhere?

It's awesome seeing someone discover and appreciate this soundtrack that I've enjoyed for nearly 30 years

@Dionesus

6 ай бұрын

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

@beenblack90

6 ай бұрын

💯

@mightyhats

6 ай бұрын

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

@Antheraws

6 ай бұрын

I don't like this math.

One of my favorite games from my childhood. Played so much of this with my brother, as well as the sequels. Thanks for bringing back those memories!

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!

So happy I grew up with the Streets of Rage games. Even 30 yrs later those tracks still give me goosebumps ❤

@denschrodinger

5 ай бұрын

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

@RyuZ3

5 ай бұрын

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

@oblongtom

5 ай бұрын

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

@lobotalonco6196

5 ай бұрын

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. 😄

@Kcalien

5 ай бұрын

Agreed

this game was literally my childhood, and this is definitely one of my favorite ost's of all time

@RaizenDarchlight

6 ай бұрын

I used to play this with my cousin all the time

@diplamatikjuan3595

6 ай бұрын

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

@sammylpt9076

6 ай бұрын

@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.

@diga4696

6 ай бұрын

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

@jeremyc7825

6 ай бұрын

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 my head I was inserting the yelling sounds “khaaaaaa”

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

Some musical scores in video games need no explanation: it is simply magical.

@unleadedherbz1376

6 ай бұрын

Yes this

@keithlangevin6149

6 ай бұрын

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

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.

@SHINIGAMIGHOST84CIAO

6 ай бұрын

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

@alexiswilliamsinc

6 ай бұрын

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

@shaunmaness5391

6 ай бұрын

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

This whole soundtrack goes so hard. Every level of the game has a banger. ❤

This game was my absolute favorite growing up

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. 😎

@seansachs6105

6 ай бұрын

I need to check more of this ost out immediately.

@bmac4

6 ай бұрын

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.

@Youtube.Commen-tater

6 ай бұрын

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.

@thedrunkmonkshow

6 ай бұрын

@@KZread.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.

@NickOleksiakMusic

6 ай бұрын

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

Man, these tracks would get us SO hyped when playing through this game back in '92.

@beans301

6 ай бұрын

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

@ThePoisonMist

6 ай бұрын

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

I love your enthusiasm and your knowledge while hearing one of my favorite game OSTs!

i grew up playing this and i absolutely have this soundtrack on vinyl. peace from the bronx, 1992!!! it gets me so hype to see you play this on piano, im like finally someone who understands meeeee!!! lmaooo

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.

@ynotwalk7391

6 ай бұрын

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

@jonedark2012

6 ай бұрын

I too

@SamuraiFoochs

6 ай бұрын

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.

@ritzkola2302

6 ай бұрын

@@SamuraiFoochselaborate your comment confused me

@SamuraiFoochs

6 ай бұрын

@@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.

Imagine what it was like to be a little kid in '94 hearing this soundtrack

@Smokey1419

6 ай бұрын

Dont have to, i remember it was badass

@TrainerAQ

6 ай бұрын

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 😂

@Belouknow25

6 ай бұрын

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

@Davivd2

6 ай бұрын

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.

@brucef310

6 ай бұрын

Are you some young kid?

I was excited because you can feel all the vibration that Yuzo can capture. A visionary being! Congratulations on the video. Hugs from Brazil.

I have been waiting for you to cover this game. Like legit good music

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

@charlesharrisiii6356

6 ай бұрын

SAME HERE!

@bennytejeda

5 ай бұрын

Same !!!!

@gumdeo

5 ай бұрын

classic

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

@inAllllllSeriousness

5 ай бұрын

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

@islamisthetruewaytogod6812

5 ай бұрын

Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. Thank you very much for your time. Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them). Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI). Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy. Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI). Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad). Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning! Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures. Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement. It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them. (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).. God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.” (2:136 / Translated by Community) Salam (Peace) -----------------------------------

@xOmniCloudx

5 ай бұрын

Ditto as a fellow software engineer!

@notch7751

4 ай бұрын

Ayo ​@@inAllllllSeriousness

@magmoodjacobs1430

4 ай бұрын

my homie is the same

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 love the way you have broken this down. Awesome!

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.

@RWTWM

6 ай бұрын

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.

@easttennstudent

5 ай бұрын

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

I was born in 83. I even today find these tracks on KZread 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.

@devinlwoods

6 ай бұрын

Hell yeah me too! Welcome to 40 btw lol.

@d0m2288

6 ай бұрын

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

@GamingWithFlashX

6 ай бұрын

Team 40!

@BlackGoku6484

6 ай бұрын

Facts I'm born in 84

@thatcarguy6190

6 ай бұрын

Same turned 40 in july.. 😖

The background instruments and sounds make the music even greater ! I hear every single tune and sound

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!

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.

@paulcleary8088

6 ай бұрын

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.

@SianaGearz

6 ай бұрын

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

@TheSaxcat

6 ай бұрын

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.

@jasonblalock4429

6 ай бұрын

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.

@rubendacostaesilva8442

6 ай бұрын

@@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.

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.

@gymleaderrob7192

6 ай бұрын

This ^

@MrBeauChat

6 ай бұрын

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 )

@silvergle

6 ай бұрын

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

@JRomeo310

6 ай бұрын

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

@ralfvanbogaert3451

6 ай бұрын

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.

We grew up on this, i used to record it off the game and I still listen to the OST every so often. That’s how good it was.

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.

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.

I ripped this to a cassette tape back then, and walked around with headphones everyday. The best track ever.😊

@JaxMaen

5 ай бұрын

Did you beat up anyone?

@nerdstudent8852

5 ай бұрын

Did you beat up anyone?

@scrumptious_guy

5 ай бұрын

Did you beat up anyone?

@khalifahshabazz5495

5 ай бұрын

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

@williamrgrant

5 ай бұрын

@@khalifahshabazz5495hahaha perfect

How hype you get over games I grew up with makes me so happy haha

Jesus Man. You are making me wanna go and play it again...

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. ❤❤❤

@Leto2ndAtreides

6 ай бұрын

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

@drak3y

6 ай бұрын

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!!

@Link-ji7kx

6 ай бұрын

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

@angel_cortinas

6 ай бұрын

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.

@RenStarMoon

6 ай бұрын

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

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.

@barclayjerrard5314

6 ай бұрын

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

@Jartisann

6 ай бұрын

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

@matttipton6009

6 ай бұрын

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

@MizzahTee

6 ай бұрын

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

@lourdesjorg.3096

6 ай бұрын

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

I played all in this series as a kid. Loved the music 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.

@hesh8367

6 ай бұрын

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

@djerk6278

6 ай бұрын

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

@hughesadam87

6 ай бұрын

Yup

@alexanderdelarosahidalgo3092

6 ай бұрын

I still play it to this day in my self phone

@hughesadam87

6 ай бұрын

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

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

@Raptor3388

6 ай бұрын

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.

Used to love going up the road to play this on my friends console when i was in primary school. Great times.

Loved this game as a kid. Probably why i like some edm today

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!

@daniel09dailey

6 ай бұрын

I see you brother👊🤝

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.

@lighthousemaccabee8133

3 ай бұрын

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

@My2Cents1

3 ай бұрын

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??

@thedirectorschair1054

3 ай бұрын

@@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.

@lighthousemaccabee8133

3 ай бұрын

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

@chocopieninja

2 ай бұрын

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

The bar music is PEAK!!!

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.

Being 41yrs old that sound was from dance music from the 90’s I still remember being a kid and loving it.

It’s always great to see this soundtrack get the recognition that it deserves. Almost every song is a certified banger!

@jonathanmellqvist2

6 ай бұрын

As if that happens on a regular basis 😅

I played the absolute SH*T out of this as a kid. Only beat it once 🤣 Haven’t listened to this in 30 years, what a trip! Bangers!!! I totally remember them too!

I literally just got done playing streets of rage 2 on a model 1 high definition graphics Genesis with retro bit wireless controller. This is my favorite game with the nostalgia backing this up. The sound track is amazing with the gameplay. Love the video and your creative input on SOR. This is sega at their finest and peak. Pure 90's gold !

Yuzo was way ahead of its time. Streets of Rage 2 was a banger game too.

@cheap_clips

6 ай бұрын

Still ahead and will ever be

@Takato2527

6 ай бұрын

what are you talking about? The whole series is a certified banger.

@plasmaastronaut

6 ай бұрын

music can't be ahead of its time; You are confounding it with technology.

@Takato2527

6 ай бұрын

@@plasmaastronaut it doesn't have to be technology to be way ahead of its time.

@plasmaastronaut

6 ай бұрын

​@@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.

‘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.

@jankybit

6 ай бұрын

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.

@kynriv101

6 ай бұрын

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

@BunnychanFarabee

6 ай бұрын

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

@Gr1Gr2Gr3

6 ай бұрын

@@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

@JB9000x

6 ай бұрын

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

One of my top 10 favorite games of all time. This sound track is damn near perfect. Brings back great memories of the 90s.

Your enthusiasm is awesome

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!

@badnewsbronson1563

6 ай бұрын

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 😂

@RedMachineR9

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for making me feel old (39)😂

@FA45ACP

6 ай бұрын

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

@FA45ACP

6 ай бұрын

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

@krystal7916

6 ай бұрын

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

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?"

@Leonardoferraz

6 ай бұрын

Same here my friend

@KaliU-ix2kf

6 ай бұрын

So relaxing 😌 Great 👍 music. MD good 👍

@curleysimon3183

6 ай бұрын

Hell yeah

@lostgemini2000

6 ай бұрын

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

@xafefyusha

6 ай бұрын

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

I played this game (and its predecessor and sequel) up and down as a kid, with my dad, my friends, alone. I bought the soundtrack as soon as it was available digitally and I play it 5-10 times a year.

i love watching you explore the music of the videos games that loved playing when i was a kid

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.

@Matthias129

6 ай бұрын

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

When I first heard this music as a 9 year old at the time, I was blown away by the music. I still return to this soundtrack once in a while as a 40 year old now. Yuzo's tracks from the 90s are timeless. Thank you for covering this :)

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This is my favorite video game of all time. Besides the music sounding cool I had no idea it was special. I don't know much about music so thank you so much for sharing this. Can't wait to get home and play it now.

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

@nilesart7

6 ай бұрын

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

@greddy63t

5 ай бұрын

same bro same.

@Hellgazer

5 ай бұрын

Da heck, me too

The sound track isn't just an incredible music arrangement but a perfect compliment to the game play itself. Each track fits the level theme, design, and atmosphere in a meaningful and purposeful way. Go Straight being an upbeat heavy hitting track, fits perfectly with the frantic pace of the game play and which amazingly doubles as an incredible rhythm to play to. Every track after this one just fits so incredibly well with each level it accompanies.

@ruffianrigatoni1150

6 ай бұрын

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

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.

Absolute banger game and one of the iconic soundtracks. I still visit these tracks.