[SEGA Genesis Music] Streets of Rage 3 - Full Original Soundtrack OST

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

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[@evakuator8118]

hey

[@davidlilley2736]

I was pretty sure I've heard the unused one used before but could be mistaken its been years since I played a SOR game

[@cherrystarscollide]

This is the most insane game soundtrack I have ever heard. I fucking love it.

[@texasranger9599]

Try The Adventures of Batman and Robin on the genesis.

[@sergiomendoza5165]

@@texasranger9599 ufff that soundtrack is amazing.

[@Necrospunk]

LISA: The Painful has a pretty god damn good soundtrack.

[@vgf64-27]

Contra Hard Corps is another one that goes hard.

[@sergiomendoza5165]

@@vgf64-27 agreed

[@clss3257]

Yuzo Koshiro is a great musician. This game's OST is from 1994, and of course the quality sounds as such from a game in 1994. For this OST, he tapped into some early hardcore, jumpstyle, jungle, industrial techno, electronic, etc , even a little jazz; and if you are not into those genres of music then you definitely won't appreciate this the same (besides as game play BGM). He played some of these tunes in clubs a few years back and it sounded great. My fave tracks from this OST are Spinning Machine, Dub Slash, Random Cross, Happy Paradise, and The Poets I. I have been playing these beat em up games since 1997, no kidding 😅The music was surely a big influence on keeping my interest.

[@andylabardy242]

Couldn't have worded it better than U did. Great 1994 game soundtrack indeed: both Yuzo Koshiro & Motohiro Kawashima(as well as all others involved of course) deserve much respect & praise for such a way-before-its-time beat em up ost masterpiece (yeah, bring on the pitchforks & torches ;))!! Lol

[@ChoobChoob]

Every track sounds like a boss theme.

[@standardprejudice9188]

Agreed.

[@solarflare9078]

That's how amazing this underrated soundtrack is

[@renrezcrypto6155]

@@standardprejudice9188 Oh no! communist!

[@standardprejudice9188]

@@renrezcrypto6155 Communism is the right way

[@renrezcrypto6155]

@@standardprejudice9188 Really? Go to Cuba!

[@ChoobChoob]

Yuzo Koshiro went all Post-Modern with this one.

[@houstonhelicoptertours1006]

lol it's literally Detroit techno.

[@ChoobChoob]

@@houstonhelicoptertours1006 Yes. You're right. That's for 1 & 2; but the post-modern part is where he "... composed using his own "Automated Composing System," used to produce heavily randomized sequences.[3]" [Streets of Rage Wikipedia Page]

[@razjml]

@@ChoobChoob you know it's legit when the composer is on record saying this was so long ago that he doesn't remember how he programmed these loops and could never do it again

[@andylabardy242]

Motohiro Kawashima did dis, as well as most o' da tracks in dis game.

[@GhostPurple69]

This is one of the only game soundtracks that I can think of that's far enough ahead of its time, and focused enough on its own musical integrity to the exclusion of all else that it just works as a discrete album in its own right, never mind the game. Silent Hill is another. Can't think of too many in this line.

[@duel2k7]

Aderack Online the last of us soundtrack is up there for me. Maybe Max Payne 3 too

[@porto2099]

LOK: Soul Reaver

[@vladimirstojanovic4710]

Killer7

[@andylabardy242]

U got it, Ghost Purple! I really wish people would STOP comparing this soundtrack to that of BK/SOR 1&2(greats ost's btw!) respectively! BK3/SOR3 is its own unique beast & should always be respected as such!

[@jc30081983]

The music is so hard in this game, really intense. There is no time to recover at all

[@audi1982]

Hearing this in the 90's coming from the Mega Drive was pretty amazing. There was nothing like it at the time. Coming from the smooth beats of SOR2 i can see why people wouldn't immediately take to it. It's not a crowd pleaser. I loved it the instant i heard it. It feels so grim and gritty and it fits SOR3's gritty atmosphere.

[@danmakuman]

One of the most technically impresive soundtracks ever in any console.

[@danmakuman]

One of my favs too

[@alexpilafian362]

definitely. SOR2 was more danceable though, and I think for that we love it more

[@danmakuman]

SOR2 is more melodic and easy to listen and is fantastic, I'll love it 'till I die XD, but SOR 3 is much more experimental, more raw, is all about to surprise the listener with every song and note. Doesn't want you to follow a melody but instead a secuence, an evolution of each song. every damn note counts. The best example is Inga Rasen, they really wanted you to listen the whole thing to get the feeling both composers tried to accomplish. Still, is always a matter of tastes

[@AColonelPanic]

I was thinking more like Steve Reich... but with electronic sounds rather than acoustic ones

[@johnnyoneill1676]

Terrible box art though.

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

It definitely resembles some of today's EDM / dubstep sound, but it also resembles the IDM of the late 90s--still ahead of its time. It is for sure the only soundtrack like it on the MD

[@valeriecomplex9685]

+DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL no, dubstep resembles this. this is so hype im going to play this at a party and no one will know the difference!

[@3anaurv2]

makes me think to the new pet shop boys track, inner sanctum.

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

***** Kinda like Atari Teenage Riot, right? Reminds me of that + later 90s/early 2000s Autechre, stuff that can't be quite categorized as noise or glitch as it is still too "musical" but is filtered through those ideas. SOR 1 and 2 sound like the FM is being made to simulate analog stuff, particularly the almost 808 machine sounds of the drums and the analog-ish "pads" in SOR 1. SOR 3 sounds like the music was made "for" the MD as an instrument unto itself. A lot like Skeleton Krew (which I also have uploaded). I can't confirm that is what they were thinking of course, but it feels like the SOR3 style removes the "artificial limitations" Koshiro & co imposed on themselves, taking the MD sound on its own terms.

[@RickyCespedes]

its basically the totality of what EDM is today. also look for the game play of The adventures of batman and robin for sega. its a 90s game with alot of the same music influence in it. both games where ahead of there time.

[@Wavejumper]

It has nothing to do with EDM/Dubstep. Yuzo Koshiro's work on the Street of Rage series is inspired by the House & Techno movement born in Chicago & Detroit in the mid 80's, who will become popular in europe fall 80's early 90's. Yuzo said in a interview that he often go to clubs in Japan at that time, and he was obviously influenced by this genre of music.

[@ShhhHhhhz]

This was inspired by Minimal Techno at that time (1993-1995) pure industrial mechanical rage!! Check out Surgeon - Magneze / Millsart - Inner Self and you know what im talking about.

[@TheZmusicGroup]

The more you play SOR3 / BK3, the more you get used to this experimental techno music. If you're already a techno music enthusiast, chances are that you'll like this soundtrack. it's completely different from the house and club music found in SOR1&2

[@f3rns]

I agree with your comment, that’s why I like better the previous entries of SORG.

[@Gurtrock12Grillion]

Unfortunately the songs just aren't even close to being as catchy as the first 2 games.

[@christianhjelmstrom224]

These frenetic beats in Fuze make me want smash the buttons everytimi I play the game. It's amaizing how it match with the gameplay rythm.

[@iuriiusgt]

Angry confused melodies!Man,i did cover for fuze,check this out

[@Formula_Zero_EX]

I love how dystopian and industrial SoR3's soundtrack is-- I bet this music would fit in a setting like the one in Alien Soldier! This soundtrack is fire! 🔥🔥

[@Tybis]

I blasted Dub Slash in the Arby's drive through and my doors fell off.

[@hehehe7303]

Cycle I is an absolute banger.

[@andylabardy242]

Yuzo Koshiro & Motohiro Kawashima were both geniuses.

[@christianna3561]

One of my FAVORITE Sega Genesis OST! Thanks for posting!

[@iuriiusgt]

I think its the best part from sor series.I covered some sor3 stuff as fuze ,dub slash and other,check this out!

[@daneedwards2644]

One of my favorite games of all time. Loved the streets of rage series.

[@worldfallmusic]

Most people don’t realize how ahead of its time this ost was/is. Yuzo truly knew how to get the best out the megadrive/Genesis.

[@infinitemillennium3821]

That's true but don't forget about Motohiro Kawashima.

[@retrostyle7962]

12:51 song is very impressive of the Genesis hardware.

[@HabAnagarek]

Great boss fight, and lighting effects, too. All around masterful.

[@JorginhoFreiva]

Love this song s2 =) Awesome quality and wonderful stereo effects O_O

[@SxSxG666]

The chip still holds up. Awesome instrument!

[@AveMcree]

That first track was so damn fire🔥🔥🔥 easy ahead of its time.

[@andylabardy242]

A true tone setter for da rest o dis way-ahead-of-its-time soundtrack, for real ;).

[@mistertitanic]

A lot of people hate this game's soundtrack. I love it.

[@ExoParadigmGamer]

Tis purty good

[@Chadius]

***** It's different from SOR2, and I think that threw a lot of people off. SOR3's technically impressive on its own, and I do like the harsh tone of SOR3.

[@zanegandini5350]

***** Partly due to emulation and SEGA putting lesser-quality soundchips in their later systems. Play this on a non-Mega Amp-modded Model 2, model 3, or an emulator and it will sound crackly and awful.

[@mistertitanic]

Gender Neutral Chibi Thing I thought that Model 1 Genesis systems (That said High Def Graphics on top) had the best sound. That's what I always play my Genesis games on. I never bother with the model 2 or 3.

[@zanegandini5350]

***** Good, keep it that way. But unfortunately, not everyone has a model 1.

[@retrostyle7962]

Very underrated ost

[@benjaminzuniga5750]

Totally!!

[@DIYD]

psych!

[@johnnorfolk]

Motohiro Kawashima on this soundtrack (from the Red Bull Music Academy interview, worth reading): " Koshiro-san found that working with me was okay while doing Bare Knuckle II, so he decided to have us each take on half of the next game. A bit of the ways into Bare Knuckle III he came to me one day really excited about some bit of programming. It was an automatic composition apparatus that could take the numbers you programmed in and convert them, that he had made with one of the languages they were using at the time. He wanted me to use it, too. I used it for “Fuze” on the Bare Knuckle III soundtrack, but I didn’t use the automatic composition apparatus for all of my tracks. For example, “Poet,” I programmed that one the normal way. I think I used the automatic composition apparatus less than him. You can tell it when you hear it. It’s got this random effect sound to it. With Bare Knuckle III we got rid of even more of the human element (in the music). We were really trying to crank up the meter with what we were making for that game. I think that’s what Koshiro-san had in mind when he came up with (the automatic composition apparatus). He wanted us to give III a more decadent feel, I think."

[@SpiralPegasus]

You can absolutelly tell. Poets is the best track on the OST. No wonder, it was actually _composed!_

[@fershred]

no wonder I don't like this ost at all, I thought it was because I've only played streets of rage 1 since I was a kid

[@sergiomendoza5165]

@@SpiralPegasus and The Poets III is the obsecure theme.

[@InkBleedsDeeper]

@@SpiralPegasus It is all composed. If you can't understand the logic of it, it's fine. Poets is definitely snoring. Poets 2 is okay I guess. Some people like drone music. Some people like didgeridoos and tam-tams. Some people like 100%bitrate aggro electro. Some people like ear grinding trash death metal. What you say is like "McD's is best burger" no you prefer it, fine. So clearly this OST was about making some engaging electro music to reflect the gameplay and it's quite perfect. People not knowing math and not understanding what automation is all about smh. Don't start DJing please! xD

[@aloksubbarao2906]

Anyone else feel like Expander is the most SOR3-ish song from SOR2

[@gc3k]

Spin on the Bridge

[@AVEX]

Early 90's underground rave music. I didn't appreciate it then, but I appreciate it now. I get Hackers Movie vibes. It's an accquired taste. It gets better with age. So glad I bought the CD back in in 1995 :)

[@macfrankist]

Badass hardcore old skool techno! Kinda trancy.

[@StriderVM]

This game is now being credited as doing Trance before Trance became a thing.

[@t.kahraba763]

@@StriderVM this came out in 1994 well after trance and techno were a thing.

[@StriderVM]

@@t.kahraba763 Actually you're right! Very few knew about it though. And almost everyone hated the music back then due to it sounding "dirty' and "random".

[@t.kahraba763]

@@StriderVM yeah surely it was during the dawn of electronic dance music but I believe it was already trending in Europe by that time

[@moopbread5582]

Aw hell yeah! This game has to be my favorite in the series! This is going straight to my favorite soundtracks playlist! Keep 'em comin' Dustin! This is amazing!

[@anthonysanchez5820]

I read somewhere that the composer deviated tremendously from the last two Streets of Rage/Bare Knuckle soundtracks with this installment. Apparently, he created a musical device which generated random notes and sounds. I'm wondering if the music for the "Bad Ending" is 12-Tone Serialism, like Arnold Schoenberg or Anton Webern. It sure sounds like it to me.

[@stephenwyatt88]

I dig how avant-garde this soundtrack is.

[@andylabardy242]

Yuzo Koshiro & Motohiro Kawashima both did a great job on dis here soundtrack ;)!!

[@DauntlessDamian]

The whole series has great music. Thank you!

[@set1237]

Excellent and underrated soundtrack. Sidenote: the US Box Art for this is absolute jank.

[@absolutely0bsolete330]

It's better than the pal box art

[@jamiewilliamson9829]

@@absolutely0bsolete330 You're right about that. I mean, where's Axel on the EU box art.

[@Ambatukamaaaaaa]

I so like Cycle I, Crazy train(but remake), Fuze, Boss, and cycle II

[@skulls7252]

00:00 Spinning Machine 01:00 Fuze 03:50 Cycle I 07:09 KAMADECOCO 08:16 Dub Slash 12:02 Disco 12:50 Boss 15:34 Percussion 18:17 Bulldozer 20:48 Random Cross 23:27 Happy Paradise 26:36 BGM I (Underground) 27:24 Shinobi Reverse 30:59 Beat Ambience 37:28 Moon 41:35 Crazy Train 46:00 The Poets I 49:18 The Poets II 54:28 Cycle II 57:46 Inga Rasen 1:05:37 Fateful Meeting 1:07:29 BGM II (Mr. X) 1:08:17 BGM III (Bad Ending) 1:10:14 Good Ending 1:16:10 Round Clear 1:16:20 Game Over 1:16:28 BGM35 (Unused)

[@andylabardy242]

U deserve way more than just likes, indeed! Thanks alot, champ!

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

KAMADECOCO doesn't play, unless you're playing the Japanese version. They took out a "camp gay" character encounter over fears it might be offensive to westerners. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aICUkIhtbL-krLc

[@moopbread5582]

Well then... That's... interesting... to say the least...

[@Chadius]

DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL Ash's slap destroys bosses though... Instead we got the superfast Donovan.

[@РомаНескажу-в5я]

best game in the sega. Спасибо, что выложил, лайк!

[@DenisExgardian]

I love the Shinobi Reverse song, and this boss is unique: 3 forms, 3 attack patterns and lots of spin jumps

[@jchapman3049]

This, along with Puggsy, Fantastic Dizzy, etc, exemplifies the reasons for loving the Megadrive

[@bilbobagginz2794]

I cannot get enough Poets I !!! It’s so good!!

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

are you joking

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

okay the bass is decent

[@johnathangodbolt]

I have to admit, when this gem of a game first was released I was kind of disappointed with the soundtrack (I was expecting something more akin to SoR 2's style, which is still my fav of the series). But the more I played it, the more I experienced how perfectly fitting it was. Absolutely love this OST on it's own and for what it is nowadays, though. Koshiro is a master of his craft. Thanks for uploading this!

[@officialFredDurstfanclub]

This is so far ahead of its time, it’s ridiculous

[@JBthree24]

Better than 99% of the shit today

[@TheDumontShow]

of course because video games don't have soundtracks anymore. everything is composed movie type scores. nobody really makes game soundtracks like this anymore. that's why games (even the retro style games) of today don't compare because the soundtrack was a huge part of the gameplay. games were something you would constantly replay so that music better had be good or it was a dealbreaker

[@MasterLinkuei]

@​ Good Ending I remember the first time that i hear this good ending playing my Japanese version... BEST ENDING FROM THE BEST Beatemup TRILOGY EVERRR!!!

[@R7R7P7]

Has anyone ever noticed that apparently Yuzo took huge inspiration from "soon" by my bloody valentine for composing The Poets I?

[@RedFire257]

12:02 man i remember this soundtrack omg. Nostalgic

[@jxckson_jean9590]

Same.

[@Rylai_xiv]

And TIL there are people who not only think this isn't amazing, but say that it "sucks". Consider my mind blown.

[@pmendes99]

Spinning Machine, Dub Slash, Disco, Happy Paradise, Shinobi Reverse, Moon, Poets

[@Kaiserete]

I love that Yuzo experimented beyond modern stuff, its awesome,

[@andylabardy242]

Motohiro Kawashima deserves credit on dis soundtrack as well.

[@MsVinyl666]

Reminds me Aphex Twin style.))

[@drzazgi666]

All the good tracks are composed by Kawashima. No disrespect to Koshiro, but it's Motohiro who should have his name placed on the title screen.

[@camulodunon]

Spinning Machine, Random Cross, Shinobi Reverse, Beat Ambiance, parts of Inga Rasen, Good Ending...

[@NoahNCopeland]

15:34 "Percussion" is straight up the peter gunn theme

[@zaytoony]

thank you! hardly anyone notices

[@DigiEggz]

I completely forgot how technical and incredible this OST is. It's great for speed programming! Thanks for the upload.

[@rbdriftin]

This is amazing. Absolutely insane. This deserves to put on the same pedestal that Aphex Twin, Autechre, Venetian Snares, Squarepusher etc are on.

[@cius2112]

I think its amusing that there are people who are legit angry that people are coming back to this soundtrack and recognizing its greatness.😂

[@rubenel7993]

Big shout out to the musicians who worked on Streets of Rage Remake V5 specially BGM1401. He dissected SoR3's soundtrack and pieced it together with such masterclass in that remake that I finally understood how ahead of its time that soundtrack was.

[@matthewmiguel8108]

The street of rage 3 soundtracks are more powerful than its predecessor. Love the atonally tho!

[@macmammoth]

The bulldozer track is a straight up BANGER!!! I hope they release the SOR3 soundtrack as DLC for SOR4.

[@wgchannelperm]

Fuze is my most favorite track in BKIII. It transmit kind a very serious danger

[@Timi_S]

Me too(+Cycle I,Bulldozer,the poets II and of course good ending.)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tsangpogorge]

masterpiece, my favorite track in the entire SoR saga!

[@ivanboyko1119]

Yeah! It is so! Most memorisable track for me!!!

[@ivanboyko1119]

''Cycle'' track is god damn awesome!

[@fightingforce8498]

of course, it was use in that gas stage.....

[@zulushanx7959]

27:24 Yamamoto baby !!!!!😊

[@therealtgvenom]

Not only the music was different in this game compared to the other Streets of Rage games. It also was the most intense, roughest, hardest difficulty wise, craziest, and the darkest game out of the series. Which is why I feel the music fits this game's general atmosphere.

[@vetar3372]

The only complain i have for this soundtrack is that every song sounds like a boss fight

[@HabAnagarek]

I'll never forget popping this in my Model 1 Genesis, then the character select with that hard, distorted techno. "Aw, F**K YEAH!" I thought. I love this aspect to it, and that it sounds like nothing else! I guess I can understand why people don't like it, it's rather experimental, but there's so much cool stuff here. Boss, Beat Ambience, etc.

[@ivey77426]

i think this soundtrack suits game extremely well. Very organic.

[@iuriiusgt]

Like it as i played character select on guitar,check it out

[@avideogamemaster]

Whoever says this ost sucks, they dont know anything about music and the mega-drive's soundchip

[@the-NightStar]

This OST sucks. And I know a lot about music AND the mega-drive's soundchip. It is you who is wrong.

[@LordDeBahs]

@@the-NightStar thats subjective opinion. this ost doesnt give a fuck about you

[@truearea53]

RudJohns' gaming channel I wouldn’t say that it sucks. For all the streets of rage soundtracks are top notch. But streets of rage 2 is in first place 🥇

[@manschadow]

@@LordDeBahs Well said. It is indeed he who is wrong and you're quite right. The OST doesn't give a damn about him. He probably is mad why he didn't think of such an awesome track :)

[@sexshit1107]

This does suck.You cannot compare these seriously bad tracks with sor or sor2. Don't think it s about knowing music or a sound chip but about what's pleasing to the ear.This is not pleasing.

[@TheGreatGarfield]

love this soundtrack. Its so unique.

[@andylabardy242]

Hey Garfield, where's Jon & Odie?? Lol ;) Honestly though, credit to Yuzo Koshiro & Motohiro Kawashima for tryin sumptin different & ultimately giving us all an awesomely unique & timeless game ost!!

[@CarlJohnsonOficial]

Best song in 12:49

[@GIJOE24306]

"We now have you're morning traffic report... with audio only!" 18:15

[@demgreens]

The Good Ending theme starts off with the first part of the SoR1 and 2 opening theme, which was ripped from Enigma's Sadeness. The bridge that was added to this version at the end is strangely reminiscent of their other famous song, Return to Innocence. I almost want to play indigenous chanting over it.

[@gabrielsylvestre3708]

I've heard a lot of music throughout my life,...ranging all scopes, all countries, all nations, all style types, but, Dub Slash, Happy Paradise, and Boss of Streets of Rage 3 are "the" MOST, BADASS songs I've ever heard out of anything. Its just straight kickass. I been listening to Yuzo's music since the first Shinobi Sega Arcade. Only other thing I found to match it (and still couldn't compare) was its counterpart paradox rival Contra Hard Corps. from Konami on the Sega Genesis as well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6fInYmDqJypp68

[@Anthony-gc7el]

I have no idea why people hated this soundtrack, granted I understand it is a completely style from the first two games but maybe that's why I like it. It's random, the bass is pretty sick and is pretty unique. My favorite tracks have to be Random Cross, Moon and The Poets II. Try listening to that with a sub woofer turned all the way up. Only track that I think sounds like ass is Bulldozer.

[@angelboyxx]

i think it gets so much hate because it was very different from what was going on at the time. Also consider that generally people like streets if rage 2 soundtrack better. I'll admit that one was better overall but i still prefer SoR3 over it. So the Sor3 soundtrack had a tough act to follow. I agree with what you said about the bass line I love it! My favorite tracks are Happy paradise,fuze,cycle 1,boss,random cross, and ingra rasen.

[@hoopsgaming3268]

Wow,Bulldozer is one of my favorite tracks in the game.

[@SSPspaz]

I think people judge this soundtrack more harshly because SoR3 wasn't nearly as popular of a game as the first two. Therefore the soundtracks from SoR and SoR2 get way more nostalgia points because fewer people bought/played SoR3 while the first two are burned into their childhood memories.

[@avideogamemaster]

Bulldozer is awesome

[@DoomBunnyKiller00]

I didn't play SoR3 until recently so when i first heard the OST i thought it was so odd...but it quickly grew on me and now i love it. So i do agree with you. Also as most people know in the American version the gameplay is edited pretty bad. I'm sure that had something to do with the game not being as popular once people found out about that later on.

[@Laenthal]

The only time a game OST managed to convey an unbridled badassery after this one happened in 2016. Guess which game that was.

[@rubenel7993]

Rip and Tear until It is done.

[@proofy25]

Streets of Rage 2 soundtrack is heroin. Streets of Rage 3 soundtrack is Fentanyl.

[@Alianger]

Composer credits from vgmdb: 01 Fuze 2:49 - Motohiro 02 Spinning Machine 0:58 - Yuzo 03 Boss 2:42 - Motohiro 04 Beat Ambience 3:26 - Yuzo 05 Cycle II 3:26 - Motohiro 06 KAMADECOCO 1:03 - Yuzo 07 The Poets I 3:47 - Motohiro 08 Sinobi Reverse 1:58 - Yuzo 09 Percussion 1:30 - Motohiro 10 Moon 2:10 - Motohiro 11 Happy Paradise 3:00 - Yuzo 12 The Poets II 2:43 - Motohiro 13 Random Cross 2:29 - Yuzo 14 Dub Slash 1:58 - Motohiro 15 Inga Rasen 3:56 - Yuzo 16 Bulldozer 2:26 - Motohiro 17 Crazy Train 2:09 - Yuzo 18 Cycle I 3:24 - Motohiro

[@TheLegendofRenegade]

The only song that Yuzo composed for this game that I like is Shinobi Reverse. Motohiro owned him on this soundtrack..

[@solarflare9078]

I actually think all but Kamadecoco are good tracks.

[@hypnodrive8473]

@@TheLegendofRenegade Beat Ambience is pretty cool, imo Cycle II may seem kinda weird, but it's pretty much a kickass japanese techno, i really enjoy it it seems to me that motohiro was much more techno oriented, Yuzo shines on more soulful ones like Good Ending But I agree that Motohiro owned him, he composed the best here.

[@squesh2059]

I wonder how amazing those songs would be in 32 bits or higher

[@TheTourist33]

Check the street of rage remake ost.

[@user-nq2bm1sg5m]

The Good Ending track is U-N-B-E-L-I-E-V-A-B-L-E

[@pelaaa98]

18:17, 27:24, 54:28 and 57:46 are anxiety in music form.

[@jerodrivera5515]

Kangaroos fuckin up Ninjas right here

[@grainygamingor4452]

Start to love this more and more with every listen. Used to hate it, now at times its becoming one of my favourite game osts ever. The game is as fucking hard as the tracks on here, but it keeps getting better. What a series.

[@Wavejumper]

90's Techno, Electro and IDM stuff, go check Underground Resistance, Takkyu Ishino, Orbital, Jeff Mills, Drexciya, Aphex Twin, Ken Ishii, Fumiya Tanaka.... the list goes on.

[@rendyhartanto8383]

the best soundtrack, the third series is the terrific one, love it

[@VenusHeadTrap2]

I like how (yesterday) after Comix Zone you said you would post a more technically impressive soundtrack... And then you go ahead and post one of my all time favorites by Yuzo Koshiro (Though I think Kawashima contributed equally here). You got me man, I'm pretty happy to see you put this here :)

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

Griffin Tremaine Well, it was already on the way, I just happened to finally get my butt in gear and finish it up. Glad you enjoy it

[@nathongreen6140]

DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL i this is my fave game I love a ravary thing about it fave person alex

[@antoshabrain]

definitely 46:00

[@rubenel7993]

- "How deep can the bass frequency go on the Sega Genesis Mr. Kawashima?" Kawashima: "Lets see..." 12:50

[@kelvinmoran3817]

7:09 US: WTF IS THAT JP:ASH thats ASH

[@silverman824]

00:00 when you and your cousin fight over who will be Skate lmao

[@kamengtaivNEW]

People actually play Skate?????

[@timechimp1142]

"The Poets II" sounds like an Orbital track

[@Kwash]

I still remember the day my first Girlfriends family just bought this and I was forcibly called home to eat dinner. I've never lost more than I've ever lost that day in a single day. this album is a masterpiece.

[@vladimirstojanovic4710]

And they included soundtrack from sor 1 and 2 in sor 4 but not the soundtrack from sor 3... wtf really?

[@thabluntroller9637]

dumb as hell

[@in4mus85]

Not as memorable

[@vladimirstojanovic4710]

@@in4mus85 What? In sor 2 there are like 2 or 3 that are memorable. In sor 3 every ost is f-in memorable lol, music from that game some say started trance genre.

[@vladimirstojanovic4710]

@Q17 Another possible antecedent is Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima's electronic soundtracks for the Streets of Rage series of video games from 1991 to 1994.[16][17][18] It was promoted by the well-known UK club-night "Megatripolis" (London, at Heaven on Thursdays) whose scene catapulted it to international fame.[19] Straight from wikipedia. Tell us who started trance then genius, enlighten us with your insight please.

[@vladimirstojanovic4710]

@Q17 and I never stated that as a fact, I specifically said "some say", so learn to read first. But here you go.

[@HabAnagarek]

Recorded from a real Genesis, that's awesome. I've never heard of the MegaAmp mod, interesting.

[@CH0MSKYH0NK]

Moon

[@Sticksandstones32]

I feel like Streets 2 had more focus on musical aptitude, while Streets 3's music showcased sheer sound technicality. Because of this, Streets 3's compositions caught a bit more flak from those who overlooked the kind of work that went into its creation, and how it was done. I think I'm a bigger fan of Kawashima's compositions on this soundtrack than Koshiro's, although if it weren't for Koshiro's brilliant setup, Kawashima's compositions would have sounded much less good. #BringBackIn-GameMusicSynthesis

[@Sticksandstones32]

Even in some of the most bland tracks, some interesting noises can be heard. Bulldozer is quite an underrated track, you spend enough time bashing at the walls to hear half of it all while the sounds of bashing and bulldozer crunching mutes the music's sounds, but it's pretty cool to hear on its own. Death Egg from Sonic 2 also suffers from this type of under-exposure. :P

[@solarflare9078]

Well, you did get one video game that uses a lot of synths and is actually good. It's called Mega Man 11

[@violentkim]

spining machine is the best select character bmg of beat em ups i have heard in my life!!

[@lennonblack]

27:24 How can anyone hate this soundtrack with a fucking song like this?

[@greenhillmaniac]

Finally, a version of Cycle 1 where the cymbals don't sound wrong! The whole OST is surprisingly less harsh than what the emulation counterpart leads to believe (but it's still pretty hard to listen).

[@Sextus70]

Call me crazy, but I actually prefer this OST over SoR4's (which is pretty decent, but honestly was not as memorable and inspired as those of the original SoR trilogy from Megadrive/Genesis IMO).

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

You're crazy! (I for the most part agree with you)

[@BennyHarassi]

sor4's soundtrack is definitely tame.. I can only think of 2 good tracks, stage 1 which is just a remix of sor2's stage 1, and art gallery.. what's crazy is they didn't even use any sor3 tracks in their retro soundtrack but picked terrible tracks from sor's sega game gear version.

[@Sextus70]

@@BennyHarassi Yeah, it is not bad and a few themes like those you mention are pretty nice (personally, I think the final stage theme is quite dope too), but most of the OST is pretty generic IMO. My biggest disappointment with the game are the final bosses: they are as bland as their themes (like seriously, couldn't they come up with a better main antagonist than those two brats?). Actually, I thought a walkthrough with the retro soundtrack was going to be a better experience, but it turned out to be an even further letdown. I also found most of the selected tracks so terrible and unfitting for the stages that they made me miss the new OST.

[@cius2112]

Totally agree.

[@WalkingJellyfish]

I didn’t even know that someone hate this music.

[@Yuzoboy]

Koshiro wanted a harder style to the soundtrack and Kawashima was the perfect person to enforce that. However, the automated composing system they used was pretty innovative for a Sega Genesis game and therefore some tracks feel too rough due to the hardware limitations.

[@Despatche]

Nothing in here "feels rough due to the hardware". The hardware isn't all that limited either; there is better FM, but there's still a ton of variety possible with the 2612. Source: the whole fucking Mega Drive library.

[@jaekoff5050]

Speak for yourself.

[@davidm8391]

It's definitely something else, I'm impressed. Really nothing else like it in gaming for at least a couple of years.

[@zanegandini5350]

Normally, emulators do a good enough job, in this case I'd say no emulator on Earth comes close to the original soundchip. I used to legitimately think this track was garbage, well I still don't like it as much as 1 or 2, but it's still catchy as hell.

[@MrDerOutsider]

Gender Neutral Chibi Thing regen has the best sound emulation i think.

[@zanegandini5350]

***** That's what I use, it's better than Fusion for sure, but for games like this it's still not the same.

[@MrDerOutsider]

Gender Neutral Chibi Thing thats true. i dont think we will ever get "perfect" sound emulation for the genesis :/

[@zanegandini5350]

***** I'm not saying perfect, in all honesty it's hard for my ears to tell the difference between Regen and actual hardware, but for oddball game tracks like this they always seem noticably off.

[@Chadius]

Gender Neutral Chibi Thing Yeah, no emulators have really captured the original Genesis/Mega Drive sound from SOR3.

[@pchopgoogle2565]

Anyone else feel like this soundtrack just gets the anxiety of the game's actual premise? Like the fact its about trying to get through the city while surviving by just relying on using your fists. I felt like the jazziness of the last two soundtracks sedated the game's main premise for me and felt like it didnt add much tension. This ^ album was unbearable for me when i was ten and it just used to make my heart race hard. AAs an adult I can fully appreciate that this and the 3rd Shinobi games' soundtracks are both works of art.

[@biggiemoments7262]

AAhhhh great memories

[@dorbei]

Koshiro's best work by far. The fact that many people don't get it to this day shows how far ahead of his time he was. Compare this soundtrack to SOR1 and you can hear how far he had come in less than 2 years from the simplistic club beats and melodies of the first game to the maze-like rhythms and abrasive effects that would have a huge influence far beyond the video game music realm.

[@andylabardy242]

U could argue dat Motohiro Kawashima worked more on dis soundtrack than Yuzo Koshiro did. Regardless, U are correct: they both(& whoever else also helped) deserve credit; they really pushed da boundaries on dis one!