Like Fighting in a Jazz Club... || Arashi No Saxophone: King of Fighters '96 OST

[@MarcoMeatball]

"I don't think so.. I uh..Am gonna kick your ass" -Arashi No Saxophone 2

[@thatonecaster6501]

As you can probably guess yes this game came out in 1996

[@Solobuddy]

Why did I read this comment as he said it. What a coincidence 😂

[@therm0alfred448]

"Time to whoop your ass with style"

[@alsada307]

Im a OST guy but i admit that the Arranged version took my mind even since i played it on Sega Saturn and PS1 and heard it on Neo Geo CD back then i was 17-18 good memories still my TOP5 favorite SNK THEMES ❤️👍🏼

[@franciscogonzalezramirez5033]

The OST can't really do the sax as smooth and neat as a cd version. I'm mostly an AST guy, but I do prefer some OST versions of the songs like the ryuuko no ken 94

[@kjd.visuals]

I'm a simple man, I see Arashi no Saxophone, I click like

[@MarcoMeatball]

🙏

[@helsiclife]

OMG is so cool that you noticed the 'fight' between the sax and the guitar since the guitar is the instrument of Kyo (in all his themes, he is the main character of the game) and the Sax is the predominant instrument in Iori's themes. Iori is Kyo's rival and when you listen to their themes, there are elements of their personalities present in every composition, and somehow it goes well together.

[@franciscogonzalezramirez5033]

Wow, it's so thoughtful of you to notice that.... 30 years listening to kof's soundtracks and I never noticed that.

[@franciscogonzalezramirez5033]

Hmmm .. después de pensar un rato en ello, creo que solo las de kof 96 . Saludos desde México! Yo también viví en China (visité tu canal) y me casé allá en 重庆！

[@derfslind8534]

This theme song is made for a character named Iori Yagami, who is the most iconic character in KOF series. He fights in style and laughs in style.

[@zephyr4494]

Ah yes, the character I used to simp for as a 12 y/o :))

[@eddynelsondeugueumomani8024]

lool. Iori doesn't laugh in style 😂

[@IoriYagamiBR]

@@eddynelsondeugueumomani8024, yes, i laugh in style.

[@Noire_.]

@@eddynelsondeugueumomani8024 yes, yes he does

[@heardofrvb]

Yet, his personality is the complete opposite.

[@jinshootingstar]

The SNK band produced the best OST in FG history

[@isaiahhellems7901]

Straight facts

[@crashingblow3753]

Whoever created the character Iori Yagami is a genius. Whoever composed his theme is a musical genius.

[@carlton_dynamo]

- Masahiro Sakurai

[@Seraphil1]

The duet duel between the sax and guitar is easily my favorite part of this arrangement of the song

[@josevitorcalfa2]

I am amazed how many people are rediscovering these hidden masterpieces. SNK 92 to 2000 ASTs are among the best soundtracks in games history, but almost no one remembers it anymore.

[@ReeceHoward06]

I share this opinion! I've said for years that SNK had the best music in the industry for a solid decade. You can tell they took the music side of their games very seriously.

[@IoriYagamiBR]

I approve this video.

[@OlgaZuccati]

sabadão

[@wikygaming]

Funny thing, Iori is pretty much a quiet character with a soft side, but he has an attitude that "if you don't fight with all of you got, I'll murder you. And you just don't have that skill nor strength"

[@らは-l9o]

恐らく、違和感を感じたのは、この音源がアレンジCDだからです(ゲーム内では聞けない。店でCDを入手する必要がある)。 ゲーム(OST)の方は、NEOGEO基板によるIC音源で、チープですがバトルに適しています。 アレンジCDは、スタジオ録音による、曲の完成度を高めるのが目的だと思います。 そのため、バトルの盛り上げより、チームの個性を表現した内容になっています。

[@ニノンべアール-t2u]

セガサターン版ならこのアレンジ音源のショート版で遊べますね。 それゆえにサターン版96は私にとっては神。

[@FelipeDayz]

KOF 96, la banda de SNK en versión arrenged llevaron a otro nivel la música dentro de un videojuego, creo que nunca escuché una canción tan buena peleando en 2D.

[@zeroXshinobi]

Even after 25 years I get goosebumps everytime I listen to this theme

[@adityalokapratama8495]

One of the best masterpieces videogame music has to offer. I got goosebumps listening to this 26 years ago i got goosebumps listening to this now.

[@bookyboogy8942]

Saxophone duel with guitar. My man guessed the main KOF storyline in this song.

[@Sonichitman02]

The Duet “battle” between the Sax and Guitar is a grea representation of the Rivalry between the two main fighters. The Other main fighter, his theme is heavy Guitar focused while this fighter focused more on the Sax. You should Listen to “Esaka?” Which is the other fighters theme. Love the video

[@drgunnut]

As a massive KoF enjoyer makes me happy to see this

[@KnightsDisillusion]

So happy to see you react to some fighting game music! Also yes "Cool" is the perfect way to describe Iori Yagami.

[@zephyr4494]

Just wait until the guy starts going Orochi :)

[@RinoaDestiny]

@@zephyr4494 Control Crisis from the '97 AST would be an awesome follow-up. That track rocks so hard.

[@zephyr4494]

@@RinoaDestiny yupppp Seriously tho, I just cant get over how menacing Iori is

[@RinoaDestiny]

@@zephyr4494 He's my favorite character. :) Menacing and cool. First time I saw him go Orochi in that '97 sub-boss battle, I freaked out and lost, haha. He also has some of the best songs/tracks in the series.

[@zephyr4494]

@@RinoaDestiny yup, also Purple flames. Very cool Second favourite after Ash

[@gabinomosso80]

I'm so happy KOF is getting attention

[@Yamazaki44]

❤ SICK !!! Bro I’ve had this for years now trust me it’s awesome KOF 96, 98, 99, 2000, 2002 and many more are out there

[@tetraspirit13]

The way you made the connection between two players fighting each other in this tournament and the saxophone and guitar battling each other at the end was genius! Lovvvvvvveeee! ❤

[@MarkerInTheSand]

Hey Marco, fun fact: Akira Jimbo and Tetsuo Sakurai from legendary jazz fusion band Casiopea played bass and drums on the album this song is from! (the KOF 96 AST)

[@MarcoMeatball]

Woah!!!

[@ManyAGiggle]

Interesting. Did the ASTs often get guest musicians in? Or is it normally the SNK crew?

[@therm0alfred448]

​@@ManyAGiggleThey usually hired professional musicians to do their AST. Also Tetsuo Sakurai and Akira Jimbo mostly perform various Art of Fighting 3 Arranged Soundtrack (which is worth listening) and KOF 96 being their last time to record for SNK AST.

[@daskl]

こんにちわ、マルコさんは色々なジャンルの曲を大変楽しみながら聞いて下さるので観ているこちらも楽しくなります。 20年以上前の曲なのにいまだに色褪せない名曲を取り上げて下さって有難うございます。

[@MarcoMeatball]

親切なコメントありがとうございます。Google 翻訳が私の回答を台無しにしていないことを願っています。!

[@daskl]

@@MarcoMeatball お返事ありがとうございます、こちらこそ英語で読み書きすべきなのですが、申し訳ない。 しかしながらマルコ氏の表情や仕草（と、自分の微妙なリスニング能力）で楽しさが伝わっていると感じています。 他に挙げられている動画にもコメントなり高評価なりしたいのですが、マルコ氏が評されている楽曲が幅広すぎて、自分が聴いたことの無い、若しくは馴染みの無い曲については、原曲を知ったうえで動画を評価をすべきと考えていますので、敢えて高評価やコメントは控えさせて頂いております。これからも楽しい動画をお送りください。 追記　翻訳は良い感じですよ。

[@MarcoMeatball]

@@daskl 大丈夫です - とにかくここにいてくれてうれしいです！

[@ZayRoo_Cl]

Happy to see some KOF representation and with such a banger. SNK is on the top with their characters/teams songs across the KOF series. Good video Marco :)

[@marianogabriel8139]

Maybe top 5 best soundtracks in anything history. This, Esaka, Seoul Road, Kamikirimushi, Fairy, Big Shot, Rumble in the City...

[@ReeceHoward06]

KoF 96 is just god tier album all around. Possibly my all time favorite VG soundtrack ever.

[@zephyr4494]

Alright, I'll say this once Iori can just turn you into dust with a few moves, as well. The purple flames. This person is a bit more chaotic than you might think

[@IoriYagamiBR]

Hmpf! I can beat anyone with just a few moves, but i'm not chaotic.

[@zephyr4494]

@@IoriYagamiBR Do you have amnesia from your blood boiling, Yagami?

[@RdX.369]

Iori hates violence, but because of the blood of orochi and activates the riot of the blood he lost his rationality

[@vermiliontusk6090]

Lorewise iori isnt a violent person, he is rude with kyo cuz the link between the kusanagi and yasakani blood and when he become erratic is always by orochi's influent

[@zephyr4494]

@@vermiliontusk6090 Indeed he isnt but consider that he's still cold and all given his anxiety towards harming other because of his other side

[@elcio1982]

I've been a fan of this game since KOF94, the 90's arcade fighting game that was very successful, I've always admired the soundtrack, the settings and the characters, these arrangements are wonderful to hear, lots of technique and creativity, greetings from Brazil , I liked your channel, hugs!!!

[@sumgamesonmyphone9203]

Oh yeah, that is Iori's team music. His nemesis, Kyo, has another super awesome theme. In fact, the whole OST is awesome, I specially like the 98' version and the 2002. Also the one other theme with amazing saxophone is called 176th Street There are arranged versions in youtube for the whole OST of the different years, which are beautiful. You can look up "176th Street Arranged"

[@jpgarcia7892]

Wow! You really hit me with the nostalgia! Very interesting breakdown. Looking forward to more content. Really makes me wanna listen to it again alongside Precious Heart from the Street Fighter EX 2 Soundtrack.

[@kurotsuki2827]

this song give me chills glad that you reacted to it thank you

[@MarcoMeatball]

❤️❤️

[@OsBalangoso]

Can someone help me? Where can I find the #KOF and Killer Instinct sheet music to play on my mouth #harmonica? Obrigado 👏🏼🇧🇷

[@nikolaivladski9905]

Ooooh, FG and SNK music reaction? I want more of these! My recommendation would be the infamous Soysauce for Geese, either the Fatal Fury 2, KoF 96, KoF14, or the Tekken remix version

[@ryanschulte3742]

Definitely a mood booster song

[@shadowsquid1351]

wow I like how you're covering KoF now! I love the composers work for SNK in general. Awesome video & great choice!

[@renas9024]

Used to play that game when I was a kid... surely brings back memories. Also, this just sounds 90's from the first bar, very funny sensation.

[@CanonetGIIIQL17]

I'm so glad to hear Arashi no Saxaphone 2 getting love. Having played the game since 96, and the characters whose stage this is for... it FITS SO WELL! Their stances and everything. Once of the characters has her primary stance just with her arms to her side, staring down her foe predatorily. SNK's sound team did such an amazing job on this one.

[@Sekainoowaride]

One of my fav songs

[@Shinigami_Lobo]

God tier theme. ⚡⚡⚡🎷🎷🎷🎶🎶🎶🌃🌃🌃

[@tnuhenaj3752]

You don't even need to react to it but basically every one of this character's (iori yagami) themes, easily recognizable since they are almost all named arashi no saxophone or stormy saxophone with a number next to it has the same awesome jazz. Those and other iconic tracks from the kof ost make great casual listening having them on in the background while you do other things. The character himself plays bass guitar so im not sure why his theme all has a sax as the prominent instrument but im not complaining. This is actually an arranged version of original kof 96 arashi no saxophone 2. The original was still pretty progressive when it came out but is a bit more inline with what you'd expect a song in a video game from 1996 to sound like. Make sure you listen to the arranged version of every kof soundtrack for the older games just because they're better. The new games don't have arranged versions because they are all done using real instrumentation or modern synthesizers. One of the characters in kof: athena is a descendant of the MC of another game made by the same company also called athena. She is the first ever playable female character in a video game. and that same game also featured the first ever vocal track used in a video game. so its 2 huge firsts in one game. That song is called psycho soldier theme and made it into smash. bros ultimate. And kof did a ton to shape the landscape of game osts and fighting games in the current day. So even though they got left in the past a bit and haven't seen any mainstream success (the newest kof XV that came out this year has an amazing soundtrack but doesn't seem to be too popular) i still think they're a pretty iconic games company. Anyway no need to make another video but i strongly recommend checking out the soundtracks for the games. maybe take a listen to the most popular ones from them.

[@maesedelta072]

Nice! From the Kof '96 Arranged Soundtrack. This time it's a band playing all the themes.

[@Evilriku13]

I was wondering why it feels off to what I used to know.

[@SaviorGabriel]

The music of the KOF series is my favorite in all of fighting games. KOF '96 in particular may be the best soundtrack in the series.

[@alexmurcer1107]

The best song ever

[@TeeRells711]

Covering the Good songs in a wide gaming range .. very nice

[@MarcoMeatball]

:)

[@MVLLION]

I really hope you make another video about KoF, the series has so many amazing tracks its unreal

[@IvoryMadness.]

Yeah, that's one of the best songs int kof 96!

[@IoriYagamiBR]

Indeed.

[@xxRoboabogadosxx]

I wish I could give you 10 thousand likes, but I only can give you one 😄 Thank you soooo much for recting to one of my favorite tracks of my favorite childhood game!

[@SuperLlama42]

The best part is this theme (and other themes like it) are tied to the ultimate edgelord in fighting games. He's obsessed with beating the shit out of and killing the protag and he literally mauls his opponent like a wild animal in the ring and is just a generally unpleasant person to be around, and then you find out his themes are usually catchy jazz themes because he's actually a jazz musician outside the ring, and it just adds to this 90's-as-fuck bad boy style he's drenched in.

[@camelCaseName]

SNK osts are masterpieces

[@talfin]

Amazing anything from the SNK Band is fantastic.

[@marcusmeins1839]

SONO MAMA SHINE

[@arielcordoba6603]

muy buena reacción, ojala hagas mas reacciones de la música de la saga KOF, ya que son muy variados y hermosos, saludos !

[@DaVaiXIII]

Prohibido jugar con Rugal

[@DontLookTheShoe1]

This gonna be a good day. 👍👍💖

[@elite4championjosh]

Im a SNK king of fighters die hard just because of this song Have this guy listen to the arranged version of 174th street terry's theme from 99

[@relejacion7777]

Ufff, Totally a Classic!! xD

[@AegisKHAOS]

Woah, woah, woah, KOF96? Arashi no Saxaphone no less? I am shocked to see this, but as a fan especially of the old KOF games, I am happy to see this reaction. The KOF series in general have great soundtracks, and you chose Iori Yagami's theme to start, aka. the violent fighter who hates violence. :p Now I really can't wait to see what else you react to. Someone in your Patreon needs to recommend way more fighting game music. KOF, Street Fighter, Tekken, Guilty Gear, whatever.

[@Fedorchik1536]

Okay, some (maybe poorly remembered) facts from the top of my head. This song is one of many renditions of Iori Yagami theme song. His story is that he basically was completely uninvolved jazz musician (IIRC specifically sax player) until his family's cursed blood powers awoke in him. He became a violent psycho driven mostly by the desire to kill his rival family current heir Kyo Kusanagi. Iori's theme are always heavily focused on saxophone and Kyo's themes always have a lot of guitar (both acoustic and electric). His new awoken powers are also an ancient curse that is going to kill him in few years. And also he and his rival are both instrumental to fight an ancient evil that threatens to kill all humans. He got better later in the story, but he is still pretty violent and rude (at least when around his rival) and it is unclear if he has or ever will be able to return to his former self. Also, he has a whole rival team of characters, who's story is that he has upstaged them once (he stole their gig) and now they are up for his blood. While I'm still here. Why don't you also check some KoF boss music? They are all very different, here's the list: Trash Head (KoF'96), Origin of Mind (KoF'97), Dear Fallen Angel (KoF'99), Last Dance (KoF'2002), Styx (KoF'2003), An Improvised Concierto (KoF XI), The One Who Rules Time (KoF XIII), Diabolosis (KoF XIII), Independence From An Aggregate (KoF XIV).

[@Fedorchik1536]

Correction: he is actually a bass player. Saxophone in track name led me in the wrong direction.

[@Spyduck]

Personally I like the fifth rendition of Stormy Saxophone from KOF 13 - the saxophone and electric guitar is just so .... ummmph!

[@Jandro-08]

Funny how you said it's like the guitar and saxophone are fighting because his nemesis (the protagonist) uses mostly guitars in his music while Iori uses the saxophone in all of his 👌

[@dumbsterdives]

Another KOF track i highly recommend is Bloody, theme for team CYS, who coincidentally actually have beef with Iori, the character this track is the theme of, because his jazz band stole their band's spot at a show years ago. They're also secretly the reincqrnations of the servants of an evil god with dark powers bubbling under the surface, but hey nobodys perfect

[@AegisKHAOS]

Since you mentioned CYS, their Orochi themes in 97 and 98 are also amazing. Rhythmic Hallucination, Mad Fantasy, or Fanatic Waltz, all of them great.

[@seraphlai9664]

This track is "Arashi No Saxophone 2" ("Arashi No Saxophone 1" is in KOF 95), a perfect track for Cruising among the metropolis after a romance date.

[@夜蘭-o2m]

Very soothing music，But its character is crazy

[@IoriYagamiBR]

Grrrrrrrrrraaaaawwwww! I'M NOT CRAZY!

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

If you want to hear another duel between a guitar and a saxophone, check out the Big Blue theme from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. (EDIT: proper capitalization as speech-to-text is bad at that)

[@vincentebaez2574]

Golden age indeed. ✊

[@yabbadabbindude]

My World is a better place because of the existence of arashi no saxophone 2 😅

[@M0narch1024]

w h o o p s I am very behind WE DO LOVE THE SAX We need more Sax in gaming please make it happen also Day sixty-seven of recommending Stay Gold from the Arknights OST

[@Chalepastel]

for the first time I hear the clear T-square (amazing Japanese jazz fusion band) influence

[@gabinomosso80]

Athena's theme from KOF and the Super Smash Bros version is very catchy

[@StarDragonJP]

The songs Fairy & Esaka?, from the same game, are also just as good.

[@Jack_Horner_is_a_hero]

Should do "Tears" from KOF '99 next. The composition of that song is pretty wild and almost no one talks about it anymore

[@meswil]

Esaka

[@stephanenguyen8786]

Funny, we have a different feeling about this one :) I feel the composer added touches of sultry womanliness in his saxo, because of the presence of Yagami's two new partners Vice & Mature. So to me, it was more like "you won't even get past my two special lady friends, how do you dare challenge me ? XD" .

[@TakiyaTalon]

I'd recommend you try listening to mad fantasy and zhe prime, two of my personal favourite soundtracks from the kof franchise

[@mustahsanalikhan2221]

I am amazed how well he interpreted it without knowing the character because thats exactly like iori.....Doshita?

[@maximmhm]

If you want to listen to some other fighting game jams you should try listening to some Guilty Gear music! The director of the game is super into classic rock and metal so most of the songs are inspired after such. The main character of his game is also literally just a Freddy Mercury reference! I recommend "Let Me Carve Your Way" from Guilty Gear Strive! All the songs in Strive give a glimpse into how the character is or how they have changed and evolved from their previous iterations!

[@zodiark93]

Totally an hyping melody °w° If I can give you a tip for a future video, I think you can appreciate Hymn of the Faith, from Final Fantasy X. I would suggest you the 4 minutes and 48 seconds version, from Distant Worlds concerts, that you can find here on youtube.

[@MarcoMeatball]

Marco im doing the 20 minute version covering every one eventually

[@zodiark93]

@@MarcoMeatball Uh, nice °w° I'm really happy. I suggested only one version because the song itself, even inside a single version, is a bit repetitive. So I though that it would be a bit bad to listen to it for a long period of time, at least for a video. Instead, that song it's perfect to sleep. Soo quiet and relaxing. Unfortunatelly I suffer from ear tinnitus, since about 5-6 years ago (probably caused by university stress), so I'm always using quiet music to try to cover the whistle in my ear. I always use Alexa with that song in loop for an hour, to sleep. Or also with Aerith's Theme, from FF7, or with "From Past to Present", from Skyrim (usually this last one, cause it's the quietest one I have °w°).

[@ryanschulte3742]

Day 4 of asking for riven of a thousand voices theme

[@tacocatzero3541]

While I do enjoy that theme, I think Oryx's theme is Destiny's best theme next to The Witch Queen theme. Still Riven of a thousand voices theme is still good.

[@Robtornadoo]

Delicinha de abacaxi ❤❤❤❤

[@drillmachine7]

Arashi 2 is the mist famous Iori's theme, but there's no doubt the best version is the original one from kof 95, in OST and AST (same with "cool jam").

[@WandererRPG]

Namelles theme kof 2002 reactiom um, please

[@DoujinDude]

If I had to suggest any other Fighting Game music, personally I'd love to see you react to the OST for Guilty Gear Strive. Particularly "Drift" which is the theme for Happy Chaos (Yes that is his name) or "Let Me Carve Your Way" for Zato=1 (Again, Guilty Gear names are weird)

[@tacocatzero3541]

You should really check out Vode An from Star Wars Republic Commando. It's the opening theme. To me it feels much different than the rest of the star wars music.

[@jorgerobles5117]

Please react to the King of Fighters 99 themes. The music from that year in King of Fighters is great!

[@cyberdragoon1432]

For another fighting game theme, I’d probably say try Guilty Gear Strive themes, for instance Find Your One Way, Sol Badguy’s theme, Drift, Happy Chaos’s, or Mirror of the World, Baiken’s.

[@RenatoSilva-rw4vw]

O cara ou mulher gastou no Saxofone.

[@Gravits_vs]

React kof 96 chizuru theme please🙏

[@wajih5068]

Day1 of asking for enkanomia battle music

[@ErisEvil]

U need to react more fighting games gems songs s2,all the time i follow u cause of the genshin music and only now i found this lol

[@Starscream.84]

Love this song ❤