Tenchu Music - Execute the Corrupt Minister

[@javierr999]

This was my brother's favourite level. Mine was Reclaim the Castle. We used to play this game a lot. RIP, big bro.

[@Kimmy-Shortvids]

I'm sorry to hear that

[@jmsytbe]

Whenever I'm out walking through nature in the winter, and snow is falling, I hear this song playing in my head. It's been 25 years since this game released, and I didn't even own it, just played it a friend's place. Still every note sticks. I believe I will remember it until I die.

[@Azammaza]

This!

[@TypeR1013]

Wow so I'm not the only one. This song actually is magical

[@Molliwoper]

I’m with you…they don’t make games like this anymore

[@drcnuter]

this forgotten gem-of-a-game's ridiculously underrated ST is probably the best video game ST OF ALL TIME. incredible full orchestral beats... they just don't make them like this anymore AND WHY DAPHUK WON'T THEY BRING BACK THIS GAME SERIES ALREADY

[@DadoSimicStudiostriver]

I`m with you there, amazing tune!

[@Kasakee2]

Man they don't make music like this anymore, Tenchu was incredible

[@Guyver-971]

I swear it

[@glenngriffon8032]

The PS1 era was the start of a golden age for video games. Games being as art pieces to tell fantastic stories. Nowadays it's all about the profits. They say they have passion but the games produce often feel like soulless husks.

[@HouseMusicNinja]

Still is incredible. The music was gorgeous. Games that do music for the setting and timeline I always have a soft spot for.

[@doscuramenos]

@@glenngriffon8032 - i agree mostly, but i would complete you that the PS1 era was the start of one more Golden age for videogames... I believe nowadays there are still good soundtracks and games, but fewer than before...

[@Zeithri]

A lot of this music was directly inspired by Rurouni Kenshin, or if it was the other way around. I do not remember. Point is, yes it is.

[@theghostofalsimmons5737]

It’s December 1998 Christmas break from school is underway, I’m in my room with all the lights off, it’s dark outside and snowing. I’m in front of my TV playing this level. The feeling of nostalgia I get hearing this song all these years later is nothing short of amazing.

[@chrisford6684]

Those of us who got to really experience the 90's had it made.

[@CraigMcfly1985]

​@@chrisford6684facts.

[@retepoteil]

💯💯💯 every time it starts to snow this theme always plays in my head

[@brandonmotley9986]

Stealth assassins had the best soundtrack of all Tenchu.

[@topfiezunzeen194]

I think so.

[@michaeloscar7225]

top 10 video game soundtracks of all time

[@REsidentVille]

"Mr. Krabs Sure Like his money"

[@WILLYGAMESTV]

🤣

[@pkkingcrimsonrequiem1332]

"Execute the corrupt crustacean"

[@utm1157]

...... Stapppp. Uhm, order for another fresh Krabby Patty to go? 😅🍔

[@raketokavaliro8271]

👍

[@oldboyhowboutit]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@CERap22]

" Minista Takaoka...sure likes'is maah-nee." "Wot eez dis, Bizenya? Dere's mouh heuh den oosuall."

[@jaydavidson4592]

Beat me to it😂

[@DeafByMuzik]

Hahahahaha... Bravo 👏

[@spamsamwabam]

WEEE COULD NAHT DU BUSINESS WITHOUT YOU, heheh

[@NightWanderer31415]

*LEAVEITTOME*

[@michaelneilvalencia2205]

But remember what happened to Echigoya. Thread carefully 😂

[@Ghost_Fenrir]

This song lives rent free in my head.

[@FellowHuman137]

I pay rent to this song for the headspace.

[@CraigMcfly1985]

​@@FellowHuman137my mom too.

[@viawilderness]

Tenchu's genius was how well the gameplay and music complimented each other. Easily in the top 10 PS1 games

[@NumberD2000]

Tenchu is and will always be the greatest video game ever released. Been playing for over 20 years now and it never gets old.

[@viawilderness]

Wow. It's definitely in my top 10. This one and Medal of Honor from DreamWorks are incredibly nostalgic and have good replay value

[@maxiusdark7244]

neither did the corrupt minister

[@FellowHuman137]

You picked the wrong party to crathh Step aside Goo tired goo wants to sleep My moneey myyy moneyyyy

[@ChileanUtahFish]

Leave it to me, but remember what happened to Echigoya, tread carefully.

[@romanking1202]

I can hear the cries of the dying guards as this music plays in my head... the memories.... thank you tenchu for the Fun times.

[@MrCulo]

"You!!"

[@romanking1202]

@@MrCulo "where are you!"

[@tilleisbaer3560]

I don't know why but every time snow falls, I have to turn on this track or at least I have to think about it. Definetly one of my most favorite music in this game :3

[@evanhockett696]

Not a blizzard though..😂

[@pretentioushipster8295]

Probably my favorite level in the game just for how comfy it is.

[@viking-norge115]

Without a doubt !

[@OrphenKryScion]

This is the best song in the ost by far, the feeling of stealth oozes from this track...exactly what the game needed everything combined to just imerse you in the setting and lend to the feeling of a predator stalking in the shadows...

[@NSLM]

Minister Kataoka and his bodyguard dislike this.

[@TheNakedRamen]

I remember when I was a kid, I always played this song while it snowed. One of my favorite moments with it was during the snowstorm we had in 02. This song just brought back the feeling of enjoying life for what it was back then. Oh man, it's amazing what games and the music along with it could bring back. This will forever be one of my favorites back on the Playstation 1.

[@Krist_Mal008]

what a memories :( born 1988, used to remember playing this while i was 10 :"( the pure music is just reminds you of Japanese old culture and traditions and customs but in the same time what was going beyond the scene from corruptions and bribes, i love you Rikimaru

[@redparadox2765]

all the ninja games to come out since this game and still none of them can match tenchu music

[@BlissParadigm]

Back to traditional old Japan

[@SHlNOBl3]

The mon-E IS MEARLY A TOKEN of our APPRE-SEE-ASHUN!!

[@Nill830]

LMFAO

[@ollie2244]

mai moooney (blood everywhere)

[@gc9655]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 nailed it

[@hmnanda]

AHH LIEYK DA WEY U T'INKK

[@CraigStCyrPlus]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@wolk6129]

its amazing how none of the other Tenchu games had a OST like the original,,i believe i missed some games but i still heard all of the OST's and the other games are just miles away from the oginal,these songs are of such high quality that to this day,21 years after the release of this game the songs are just as memorable,just as good sounding and amazing like they were back at that time,few PS1 games did the same and fewer are the ones who maintained such quality like Tenchu,its one of those OST's that are frozen in time,a beauty to hear,a reminder of how important these songs are for games in general and most important of all,a memory of one of the best games out there

[@МаксБакланов]

Целый оркестр трудился, были привлечены традиционные инструменты и исполнители. Жаль, мало кто это ценит.

[@viking-norge115]

A amazing soundtrack for a amazing game !... back to the past ,so many , many years ago ... thanks to Noriyuki Asakura .....

[@punkermansky]

Extraordinary music ,,its a privilege to play this game

[@GungeonLover]

I used to listen to this track for long periods of time when I played this game back in the day. Now I remember why...this track is truly an incredible piece of work. The whole soundtrack to this game is amazing!

[@LolaTurlututu]

sometimes after killing everybody... even the women and the weak guys I just like to walk around with ayame and just look at how beautiful the house is under the snow and the interior design.. before going on to kill the boss

[@MassimoVr75]

me too ... and not only this! hours hours and hours running around the rooms or on the street using codes / cheats gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/198911-tenchu-stealth-assassins/cheats

[@shawnsargent5271]

absolutely...and it felt personal because there was no multiplayer...just you...that peculiar world and that music you wouldn't ever hear unless you came back

[@rickydo6572]

But *Never kill the innocent*

[@glenngriffon8032]

​@@shawnsargent5271 This feeling, this quiet, personal, intimate feeling is why i will not play multiplayer games sure you play on a MP server long enough you get to know the map inside and out but on a single player game you can really take your time and savour the areas. Get to know them, look at each tiny detail and appreciate everything. You can kill all the enemies and leave the level totally bare and empty and then wander around pretending it's real, that you're really there, walking through the snow, looking in the rooms, that you're sleeping on that pile of pillows, or laying on that rooftop watching the sky. (though i personally always liked using the debug code and just deleting the enemies to leave it clear and empty) I dunno, games these days just don't seem to have that. Or maybe I've grown too old to play make believe in game worlds.....nah.

[@supportactionrojava8320]

@@glenngriffon8032 ive felt this on a deep level

[@MatheusDias-oi5wy]

2024 and I’m still here waiting for a new tenchu game…

[@kovulion7777]

Perfect for Sekiro snow stages

[@deanoal933]

forever my childhood

[@TucoRamires]

That was a bloody night. Many brave men died.

[@jackandthecrack]

auch nach so vielen jahren flasht mich tenchu immer noch. der soundtrack ist der hammer

[@Sa7raoui93]

Remake Tenchu for god sake!!!

[@MisterTwit]

Leave the music alone tho

[@glenngriffon8032]

leave it the hell alone! The games industry is falling apart as the companies scrabble desperately to find ways to hold on to whatever audience they can get and their games are little more than "product". If Tenchu were remade it would be awful. We'd have the two ninjas leaping around like they're in naruto or something. What made Tenchu so special is that the ninja were shown to be like regular people who were just well trained at stealth and infiltration, like real ninja. There was magical stuff sure but it didn't come right away. It was a slow burn that steadily increased to a final confrontation with the lord of hell itself. If made today it would lack all the heart and soul of this game. And they're fuck up the gorgeous music.

[@Yuna5422]

@@glenngriffon8032 Very well said, I couldn`t agree more~

[@DrowningInTea]

Sadly this is unlikely, since From Software and Activision own the IP now.

[@19HajimeSaitou91]

Music would be destroyed for sure There's no TENCHU without Noriyuki Asakura

[@shawnsargent5271]

this music is so perfect... and for a video game? even on a loop it feels impassable and complex

[@aztechnology7996]

Used to take my time finishing this level just to enjoy the music

[@oscarvaldes3891]

"I like the way you thing" "What can i do for you today"

[@jaydavidson4592]

...just randomly remembered this tune at work. Seems like so long ago. The layering and build of this soundtrack is amazing

[@louthegiantcookie]

Fair play to the Minister. He took the honorable way out when he realised how badly he'd screwed up.

[@icy3-1]

Quite interesting that you actually have to fight him as Ayame while he just commits seppuku with Rikimaru aiding him

[@louthegiantcookie]

@@icy3-1 Good point! I think because it was a different time, the minister didn't treat Ayame with the same respect as she's a woman. Different values, you know? Plus, Ayama insulted him, but Rikimaru appealed to his sense of honour and encouraged him to do the decent thing. They both approach the man very differently.

[@emalexeii]

2018 still listening

[@rikthechef]

2019... lol

[@minzy421]

@@rikthechef www.change.org/p/eric-hirshberg-make-tenchu-wrath-of-heaven-remastered-for-ps4

[@Ashley-sk9dr]

2020...😄

[@plytzkaia1094]

2021 everybody!!!

[@DadoSimicStudiostriver]

My favorite track on whole game. I got goosebumps every time i see the snow and starting of level on Execute the Corrupt Minister.

[@DeclanSharkey]

I'm not crying, I swear.

[@hpdpco6634]

Yes you are.

[@ryantheafroraptor1403]

This was by and large my favorite song on this OST

[@peace1290]

• Find the body guard first. • Beware of hidden archers. • Never harm the innocent.

[@kid--presentable]

Your on the ball

[@romanking1202]

My favorite stage and musical score as I sliced my way through the snowy thickets of grass painting them crimson red as I fade into shadow....

[@OrisOsiris1]

hearing this music makes me feel the chill of snowy weather, just like in the game

[@blakebraswell9095]

I was 9 when I heard this masterpiece. I had it recorded on a cassette player 🤣

[@SB-hy9iq]

Hard to believe I had this liked all the way from 14yrs ago… still great music.

[@iou0]

It was a dark and stormy night.... And minister Kataoka sure like his money....

[@trevormarshall8553]

This song goes great with the falling snow on this level

[@BloodfelX]

It's a shame that so many tracks are not included in the OST CD *and* iTunes - this and Cross the Checkpoint are the two missing level themes and they are both fantastic.

[@thegrinch7989]

Cross the Checkpoint and Execute the Corrupt Minister were not in the original version of the game. Those two levels were added for the "western" release.

[@eluard9238]

@@thegrinch7989 But the japanese version had an expansion later so these two stages included too.

[@qualikage9934]

With the recent success of Sekiro made by From Software, I was surprised that they didn't make a new one or remake.

[@gjtrue]

Give it time...

[@IndeedBeni]

I remember just sitting perfectly still on a rooftop, looking down at a courtyard while the snow was falling and listening to this. It could not get much more atmospheric than that back in the PS1 era.

[@SaifulArifin17]

So much soul in this game, feel like i'm the real ninja. And this soundtrack is my fav

[@norevarmoonstar8070]

Legendary track, Tenchu, the spirit of Shinobi

[@triumph_cv]

My favorite stage from this masterpiece of a game. This song certainly takes me back to long hours sitting in the dark Grandmastering every stage.

[@SaifulArifin17]

I can feel cold snow in my feet, running on the roof....

[@TKUltra971]

From a darling time when game designs had no boundaries, sony could do no wrong and the music made from professionals were added to our pixelated funtime games. Never to be had again.

[@kingofbel6499]

From Software biggest mistake was letting this series die. i still cant believe it tbh.

[@ChileanUtahFish]

Minister Kataoka sure likes his money!

[@JAYCorleone-yg8ln]

😂 good

[@manelmanelful]

Pas une de toutes ces merveilleuses et inoubliables musiques qui ne te mettent un gros coup de nostalgie dans le bide, bordel.

[@konamisatellite]

It's all about the acoustic at 3:20

[@bearxbunny1835]

for sure!!! thats my favorite part of this track, absolutely beautiful!!!

[@Ajimaru64]

Nostalgia ...

[@3012Chanstar]

Favorite song on game soundtrack till this day!!! IT BRINGS ME GREAT PRIDE AND HONOR TO BE SHONOBI!!!

[@gc9655]

This is my absolute favorite. I get goosebumps.

[@mayrainotherworlds]

the best song of tenchu

[@krad2520]

Absolutely criminal that this was cut from the Tenchu Original Soundtrack CD

[@juliano_m]

depois que joguei este jogo fiquei fascinado por toda as histórias,lendas e etc que abordam essa arte milenar

[@bow-nemesis-nfs6426]

Me encanta, no sólo el juego, si no la música es toda una obra de arte!

[@EdOscuro]

one person didn't think bizenya brought more than usual

[@Shirai_Ryu1989]

Everytime I play this level it remind way back as a kid I remember playing.... on this stage while the power went off we had a Major Christmas Ice Storm back in 1998

[@Onionman77]

I remember this track! This brings back such good memories.

[@tombombadilofficial]

This is my favorite among all the stage music

[@Beer_Baron_]

my favorite track of one of my all time favorite games. So wonderful.

[@BlissParadigm]

I really feel like I am turned back into time in old/medieval/1800s Japan

[@MegaGoalkeeper13]

the funny thing for me is that im so relaxed at this level cause of the song and then i do something stupid or walk around a corner and meet a soldier and nearly jump out of my pants but other wise one of my favourite games of all time and most favourite series of all time.:P

[@Matichuu]

"The Ma-ma-master is out! he, he should be back soon!" *buagh*

[@pabloclarke77]

Amazing game soundtrack

[@jaydekunkel6064]

great sound

[@NSLM]

lol the way he says "You shall die by arrows" - it's funny because he says it in such a pleasant tone.

[@xEnigmaFlamex]

rurouni kenshin anyone? sounds exactly like the music on that show

[@jayy_93]

Thats because the composer did the music for this and Rurouni Kenshin

[@seanburley8522]

One of the best pieces from any game OST’s ever made.

[@きばし板]

Truly an amazing theme. One of my favorites if not THE favorite. I can see it now, if they remake this game, everything will be unlocked through microtransactions. Stealth Kills, Items, Cosmetics, Stages, etc.

[@liampitts4614]

These games are screaming reboot me for ps5!

[@RazuX5]

liam pitts As much as I would love to get one I rather not because of our corrupted generation trying to make everything geared towards stupid political agendas or racism/sexism etc.

[@gjtrue]

@@RazuX5 Nearly 2021 as of this comment and still the same... 😔

[@skyline6075]

My childhood 😢

[@viawilderness]

...I know right 🤧. Not to mention the nostalgia of how incredibly enjoyable PS1 was...no online play, just you and the game

[@gjtrue]

If FromSoftware does resurrect Tenchu, which funny enough "Sekiro" was early in its development, would they follow up where Shadow Assassins left off or do some sort of (soft?) reboot or outright remake the first two games from the ground up? The first game really needs it and it's tone and atmosphere is damn-near perfection. And the prequel second Tenchu game's story is surprisingly well-told, voiced acted, and choreographed for a PS1 game not unlike MGS1. Before Sekiro released and was named, MANY thought it was a new installment and I'm sure that didn't go unnoticed by the company. They brought back *Armored Core* recently despite it being dormant for so long, so why not Tenchu which is arguably just as popular despite it being just as dormant. And clearly the ninja series are at least still on their minds given the Sekiro stuff mentioned above and the references & inspiration that game took from it, so I pretty confident well see a Rikimaru and Ayame return before long. 🥳🥳

[@boomerbr1904]

"But remember..."

[@BoricuaSincero]

This is sooo BEAUTIFUL!!! My fav track in the game... And I can't find it on iTunes... F U Apple!!

[@shawnsargent5271]

nobody should find it unless they were there

[@leximac2501]

2022 and I’m still here 😍

[@erikthegamer8727]

2019... STILL GOOD and AMAZING TO HEAR. Who's the artist?

[@Panupanplaydrums]

Noriyuki Asakura

[@devilsbizz1806]

mr.Nooriyuki asakura

[@erikthegamer8727]

@@Panupanplaydrums thank you!

[@erikthegamer8727]

@@devilsbizz1806 thank you very much!!

[@joacalele123]

2022 here

[@erikthegamer8727]

...this song... struck my head for like 30 years... and finally find it But the title was hilarious lol

[@BenjamminClark]

One of the greatest games ever created

[@Xxxxxx2x]

“YOU!”

[@Azammaza]

Between the snow, strings, horns, and jingling bells, I always thought of this level as "A Very Tenchu Christmas." Of course, Kataoka had coal in his stockings and Rikkimaru came down the chimney instead of Santa

[@bearxbunny1835]

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

[@rafaelsanada1593]

Melhor trilha sonora pra mim desse tenchu. Adoro essa música!

[@renofheavens2]

SHOW YOURSELF!

[@emils7749]

This music is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! Close your eyes and you will be sorrounded by feudal Japan! FANTASTIC!

[@emptycup5409]

Tenchu music bring the romance from the old times of Japan

[@leandro22780]

NOSTALGIA

[@kid--presentable]

Let me guess , you are 35 , loved this game and the metal gear solid series and shenmue ??

[@leandro22780]

@@kid--presentable HAHAHAHAHA no ... I'm actually 28 years old

[@GHOSTUSER00]

it was truly beautiful.

[@turtlesage28]

2019?

[@redgrey758]

Onikage would be a good guilty gear character.

[@sjcobra84]

If your Rikimaru, Kataoka commits seppku. If your Ayame, his goads you with sexist dialogue and attacks your with his weak and twisted arrows. Rikimaru game : " Please tell lord Gohda about the way I died" Ayame game: " I admit that I have made mistakes in the past. But I will not allow myself to be scalded by a woman. You will die by my arrows"

[@sjcobra84]

Thoughtful statement lol

[@sjcobra84]

I don't like being lectured by anyone. Man or woman.

[@danielramsey6141]

+LamonicBomb Well he still Died Like a Bitch!

[@Reaver34567]

+Sherbet_Bomb Oh man, this guy is so mad. He has comments on almost every video in this playlist, talking about the same thing.

[@HonestFarmerLigue1Fan]

it is pure sexism, go play other "classical samurai theme" game. such as Ronin Blade. Stereotypically women in that settings are tender, graceful, stay at home and all those craps (unless you are kunoichi or geisha). Women could't really take action other than "go into the kitchen".

[@dwightphillips2797]

This track was the best overall!