Gradius Arcade Soundtrack

Gradius Arcade Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	April 24, 2002 (Japan)
Genre	Video game music
Length	134:34
Label	Konami Music Entertainment Inc.

The Gradius Arcade Soundtrack is a 2-disc compilation of BGM and arrangements from Konami's Gradius video game series, primarily composed by Konami Kukeiha Club with arrangements by prominent video game composers such as Sōta Fujimori and Miki Higashino. It was released exclusively in Japan on April 24, 2002.

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Morning Music" – 1:10
2. "COIN" – 0:04
3. "Beginning of the History" – 0:33
4. "Challenger 1985" – 0:58
5. "Beat Back" – 0:57
6. "Blank Mask" – 0:55
7. "Free Flyer" – 0:57
8. "Mazed Music" – 0:48
9. "Mechanical Globule" – 1:19
10. "Final Attack – 0:59
11. "BOSS" – 0:31 (Note: Called "Aircraft Carrier" in some instances.)
12. "GAME OVER" – 0:08
13. "RANKING BGM" – 0:35
14. "Title Demo" – 0:34
15. "COIN" – 0:04
16. "Equipment" – 0:44
17. "TABIDACHI" – 0:55
18. "A Shooting Star" – 0:53
19. "Burning Heat" – 0:59
20. "Synthetic Life" – 1:34
21. "Crystal World" – 1:35
22. "A Way Out of The Difficulty" – 0:51
23. "The Old Stone Age 1.2" – 1:28
24. "Maximum Speed" – 0:50
25. "Gradius BOSS Theme" – 0:28
26. "Salamander BOSS Theme" – 1:17
27. "Fire Dragon" – 0:40
28. "Into Hostile Ship" – 1:24
29. "Shoot and Shoot" – 0:46
30. "The Final Enemy" – 1:00
31. "Take Care!" – 0:30
32. "GAME OVER" – 0:10
33. "RANKING BGM" – 0:38
34. "Farewell" – 0:43
35. "DEMO MOVIE" – 1:54
36. "SELECT" – 0:56
37. "ENDING" – 2:02
38. "Hope & Joy Peace & Love (Gradius)" (Miki Higashino) – 4:25
39. "Farewell (Gradius II)" (Motoaki Furukawa) – 5:21
40. "Maximum Speed (Gradius II)" (Kouichi Namiki) – 4:51
41. "Gradius Medley (Gradius)" (Sōta Fujimori) – 7:17
42. "Medley (Gradius Generation)" (caolin & sano) – 4:18
43. "Challenger 1985 (Gradius)" (DJ Sharpnel) – 3:23
44. "Dead End Cell (Gradius III)" (Nazo² Project) – 4:27

Disc two

1. "COIN" – 0:04
2. "Prelude of Legend (Title BGM)" – 1:02
3. "Invitation (Select BGM)" – 1:12
4. "Departure for Space" – 1:14
5. "Try to Star" – 0:55
6. "Sand Storm" – 1:42
7. "Aqua Illusion" – 1:24
8. "In The Wind" – 1:50
9. "Underground" – 1:36
10. "High Speed Dimension" – 1:29
11. "Easter Stone" – 1:59
12. "Dead End Cell" – 1:58
13. "Fire Scramble" – 1:38
14. "Cosmo Plant" – 2:03
15. "Crystal Labyrinth" – 2:19
16. "Mechanical Base" – 1:19
17. "Final Shot" – 1:25
18. "Escape to The Freedom" – 0:35
19. "BOSS" – 2:42
20. "Dark Force" – 0:32
21. "GAME OVER" – 0:10
22. "King of Kings" – 1:02
23. "Congratulations" – 0:15
24. "Return to The Star" – 1:21
25. "A Long Time Ago" – 1:48
26. "GRADIUS・SALAMANDER" – 3:34
27. "COIN" – 0:04
28. "DEMO BGM" – 0:16
29. "SELECT BGM" – 0:34
30. "APOLLON" – 1:24
31. "FEITON" – 0:47
32. "HYDRA" – 1:39
33. "DEMETER" – 1:16
34. "OCEANUS" – 1:34
35. "CHRONOS" – 1:23
36. "HADES" – 1:22
37. "URANUS" – 1:38
38. "HERA" – 1:39
39. "DUPON" – 0:44
40. "BOSS BGM 1" – 0:41
41. "BOSS BGM 2" – 0:32
42. "PROMETHEUS" – 1:22
43. "ATHENA" – 1:48
44. "TITANS" – 1:08
45. "GAME OVER" – 0:10
46. "RANKING BGM" – 0:40
47. "GAIA" – 1:06
48. "DEMO MOVIE 1" – 2:09
49. "DEMO MOVIE 2" – 2:50
50. "SELECT" – 3:49

Credits

• EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Akihiko Nagata, Takaharu Ikeda
• PRODUCER: Shigenori Iwase
• DIRECTOR: Masaki Takeuchi
• ASSISTANT: Takeshi Yamagami
• ORIGINAL SOUND COMPOSER: コナミ矩形波倶楽部
• ARRANGE SOUND COMPOSER: 東野美紀、古川元亮、Nazo2 Project、並木晃一、藤森崇多, caolin & sano, DJ Sharpnel
• ART DIRECTOR: Hiroshi Banno, IKE-JUN
• DESIGN: TAKA-CHING
• VISUAL COORDINATOR: Shigeru Sasaka (KING RECORDS)
• PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT: Mamiko Takeuchi, Ari Hanada
• A&R: Akio Mishima (KING RECORDS)
• PROMOTER: Takayuki Ogura, Misako Yoshii, Mitsuyoshi Taguchi, Tetsuro Kaneko (KING RECORDS)
  • SALES PROMOTER: Mitsuhiro Nakajima (KING RECORDS)
• RECORDING ENGINEER: NICK JAMES (Sounds Voodoo / DISC1 #38), Masatoshi Sakimoto (DISC1 #44)
  • RECORDING STUDIO: Sounds Voodoo Studio (DISC1 #38), Little Bach Aoyama (DISC1 #44)
• SOUND COODINATOR: Akira Uchibori (A-TRIBE Co.,Ltd./GUHROOVY) (DISC1 #43)
• MASTERING ENGINEER: Yukio Kobashi
  • MASTERING STUDIO: HEARTBEAT Recording Studio
• SPECIAL THANKS
• Noritada Matsukawa (Konami TYO)
  • Nobuhiko Matsufuji (Konami TYO)
  • Akira Yamaoka (Konami TYO)
  • Shunsaku Shimizu (Mobile21)
  • Akira Goshima (KONAMI)
  • YOKO JK (Sounds Voodoo)
  • S.P.S Co.,Ltd.
  • Genshichi Yasui
  • ... and ALL GRADIUS DEVELOPMENT STAFFS& FANS

External links

• KMCA-155~6 | GRADIUS ARCADE SOUNDTRACK - VGMdb
• GRADIUS ARCADE SOUNDTRACK - Discogs
• GRADIUS ARCADE SOUNDTRACK - Konami