When most of us think of Sega CD music, we immediately think about the epic soundtracks from games like Sonic CD, Ecco the Dolphin, or Final Fight CD; that is to say games with CD-quality audio in the standard Redbook format. Quite a few games in the library deviated from that, however, and utilized the Sega Genesis soundchip in concert with the powerful sample-based technology in the CD unit. On today’s VGMbassy, Ed digs out some of the more obscure examples of chip-based music for the platform! You’ll hear cheesy fun tunes from games like The Adventures of Willy Beamish, solid FM Jams from well-known Japanese composers like Mieko Ishikawa and Noriyuki Iwadare, and even a full-blown anime theme-song! Let us know what some of your favorite Sega CD soundtracks are!
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The Tracklist:
1 – “Volcanic Zone (Exploration)” and “Volcanic Zone (Battle)” from Popful Mail (Sega CD, 1994) Composed by Atsushi Shirakawa, Hirofumi Matsuoka, Masaru Nakajima, Mieko Ishikawa, Naoki Kaneda, and Takahiro Tsunashima
2 – “Temple” from Death Bringer: Himerata Monshou (Mega CD, 1992) Composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Shinobu Ogawa, and Minoru Yuasa
3 – “BGM1A” from Pro Yakyuu Super League CD (Mega CD, 1992) Composed by Sakaino Amayan
4 – “BGM1A” from Egawa Suguru no Super League CD (Mega CD, 1993) Composed by an Unknown Artist
5 – “Park” from Urusei Yatsura: Dear My Friends (Mega CD, 1994) Composed by Kenichi Okuma, Noriyuki Iwadare, Masaki Tanimoto, Reiko Okabayashi, and Kenichi Kunishima
6 – “Shop” from Shin Megami Tensei (Mega CD, 1994) Composed by Tsukasa Masuko, Keisuke Nishino, and Masamitsu Shindoh
7 – “Level 1” from Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine (Sega CD, 1994) Composed by Dean Menta
8 – “Upstairs (Day 1)” from The Adventures of Willy Beamish (Sega CD, 1993) Composed by Christopher Stevens and Jan Paul Moorhead
9 – “Nagayoshi Miyoshi Unified the County” from Capcom no Quiz Tonosama no Yabou (Mega CD, 1992) Composed by Gips Papa, Hikoshi Hashimoto, and Manami Matsumae
10 – “Triple Z Arms” from Shadowrun CD (Mega CD, 1996) Composed by Einosuke Nagao and Tsuyoshi Matsushima
11- “Juice” from Slam City with Scottie Pippin (Sega CD, 1994) Composed by John Baker
12 – “Opening” from Cosmic Fantasy Stories (Mega CD, 1992) Composed by Hisao Inoue, Michiko Naruke, Tenpei Sato, Jun Hasebe, Shingo Murakami, and Masayasu Yamamoto
13 – “Battle” from Dark Wizard (Sega CD, 1994) Composed by Jun Senoue, Keisuke Tsukahara, Masaru Setsumaru, Sachio Ogawa, Izuho Numata, Yoshimi Hishida,and Shouko Ogawa
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