(P)1990 FUN HOUSE INC.
Serial : FHCF-1072
Original price : ¥1800
Single Disc
Disc Content:
1. Over Again (Demo Title)
2. The Battle
Into the Super Battle/ The Front Line/ Dislapidated Zone/
Overcome Difficulties/ Menacing Beat/ Space Byway
3. Returned Soldier's Rest
4. Boss
Homicide (Boss#1)/ Drop Dead (Boss#2)/ Machine Voice(Boss#3)/
Strike To Death(Boss Last)/ Lunge At You(Midboss)
5. Super Soldier Caravan
Star Soldier/Hector '87
6. Final (Brillant Record)
7. Over Again (Demo Title)
8. Into The Super Battle (Stage 1 BGM)
9. Homicide (Boss BGM 1)
10. The Front Line (Stage 2 BGM)
11. Drop Dead (Boss BGM 2)
12. Dislapidated Zone (Stage 3 BGM)
13. Space Byway (Stage 4 BGM)
14. Crystal Road (Stage 5 BGM)
15. Machine Voice (Boss BGM 3)
16. Overcome Difficulties (Stage 6 BGM)
17. Menacing Beat (Stage 7 BGM)
18. Lunge At You (Middle Boss BGM)
19. Escape from Battle Ship (Escape)
20. Trounce Parade (Stage 8 BGM)
21. Strike To Death (Final Boss BGM)
22. Stage Clear ! (Stage Clear BGM)
23. Returned Soldier's Rest (Ending BGM)
24. Star Soldier (Caravan 5min. BGM)
25. Hector'87 (Caravan 2mn. BGM)
26. Fall in war (Game Over)
27. Brillant Record (Score Display)
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3:14
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4:23
3:39
3:18
1:47
2:18
0:55
1:23
0:35
1:11
1:20
1:20
0:41
1:13
1:07
0:25
0:30
1:33
0:36
0:06
2:38
1:26
2:08
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Here is probably one of the most sought after PC Engine game soundtrack.
Only the thought of listening to arranged versions of some of the most famous
Super Star Soldier music tracks can easily get any fan of Hudson Soft's
shooter to overheat.
This game soundtrack was released by Fun House in 1990.
The first six tracks are remixed and arranged tunes from the game. They all are
synthesized (except for the third track) and definitively bring a breath of fresh
air to those old tunes, like seeing an old friend after a long time. They obviously sound much
better than the original score which 'simply' used the PC Engine onboard sound synthesiser
(despite its outstanding quality). But do not expect a huge quality improvement though,
they do not exceed what Hudson Soft produced in later CDRom games such as Star Parodia.
However, they have lost a lot of their punch in the process. The fast drum beats from the
original music tracks have been replaced here by more traditional (and slower) rock and
pop percussions, and I can't help but feeling that some of the intense rythm was sadly
lost this way. This is especially true for the forth track which remixes most of the boss
encounters musics, it has sadly lost a tremendous energy.
The third track, a remix of the
ending theme, is probably my favourite. It has a nice orchestral feel to it. It is also the only
track to use real instruments and its quality is substantially better than the rest of the
album.
The fifth track is a remixed score from
Star Soldier and Hector'87 released much earlier for Nintendo's Famicom
system and part of Hudson Soft's caravan contests. Those tunes can also be heard in
Super Star Soldier during the two score attack caravan modes.
Then the seventh
track forward are all the original musics from the game. Nothing uncommon here, video game
soundtracks usually followed the same format.
All in all this soundtrack is an interesting
piece of PC Engine history and I recommend it to any fan of Star Soldier,
otherwise it's questionable. It is also hard to locate and can fetch high prices,
even in Japan.
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