SEGA Forever meets... Yuzo Koshiro

[@JustinWhangYt]

This video made me go listen to the Game Gear versions for the first time

[@Yuzoboy]

I always wondered why he went on a mini hiatus after Streets of Rage 3, now we know. Great Interview!

[@ichabodcrane6198]

Yo, your music is cash money.

[@youforget1000thingsaday]

Does this man realize how many childhoods he forged?

[@MartellThaCool]

My childhood inspirational guy here. Thanks for creating the soundtrack of my life as a kid 😀😁😎

[@edwardgaines6561]

Yuzo definitely gave latchkey kids something to come home too.

[@ichabodcrane6198]

Streets of Rage I, II, III, and The Revenge of Shinobi are so iconic and legendary. Yuzo, you're the man. I hope you go onto work on new projects with SEGA. We all would love to hear your music again. You defined the early to mid 90s synth sound and pioneered the early adoption of digital music. You're legacy is immeasurable. Thank you for everything.

[@edwardgaines6561]

You're making me tear up. 😭

[@allexteles5678]

He is a legend!

[@darktetsuya]

Streets of Rage II is definitely one of my all-time favorite Genesis soundtracks! So it was pretty awesome to see where he got his inspirations and his history on videogames!

[@voutespancar]

Yuzo seems like a very humble man, and I got the impression that the Japanese don't appreciate him as much as the rest of the world.

[@ericjp2000]

The fact that Yuzo made music for Smash Ultimate makes me immensly happy :D

[@zh1ck887]

Really?

[@ericjp2000]

@@zh1ck887 Yeah, he remixed "Now or Never" from Splatoon, and even Guile's theme from SF2, and I think a few others.

[@MartellThaCool]

That's dope..I didn't know he worked on music in Super Smash Bros Ultimate 😀😁😆😎

[@miasuke]

Once the Sonic franchise don't received any new track in Smash Ultimate, I would just love if he could create remixes of some Sonic games, including a remix of the Jungle Zone theme from 8-bit Sonic 1, once his studio created this game, and Koshiro-san created all the original musics.

[@DJZeeJay]

He's composed music for previous Smash Titles as well. Not just Ultimate.

[@2chickenbone]

its so cool to know that he created his own drivers & sound system when composing music, the man is a genius of his craft. Loved how he handled Sonic on the master system, would love him to do a 16-bit renditon of those tracks. SoR2 and Revenge of Shinobi will always be my personal favourites of his.

[@AfroRyan]

He's one of my favorite composers, and it's a great bonus that he's such a nice guy. He often cross-tweets in many languages to fans who reach out, and that makes following him that much more endearing. Yuzo-san is world-class classy.

[@neat3468]

3:57 It's interesting for Yuzo to not refer to it to Bare Knuckle, even though that's what the game is technically called when he worked on it.

[@Ryuujin1078]

Somewhere out there, YuzoBoy is geeking out to this

[@cireza_]

Definitely one of the greatest composers ever. Story of Thor 2 is actually my favorite OST from Yuzo Koshiro, but honestly, all of his works are fantastic. His ability to change styles is very impressive. He can compose a Zelda theme, then go full techno/transe in Wangan games, then pure classic in Story of Thor, then compose in the style of Michiru Yamane in Castlevania etc... There is no limit to his talent. You don't see such diversity from a composer often. Also, picking Space Harrier as favorite game is another example of good taste.

[@danzig3764]

Streets of rage 2 has the best soundtrack of any game past, present, and future.

[@edwardgaines6561]

*100!* 👊

[@pjomayo]

He did the Actraiser score aswell,which was equally epic,but more in a classical music style.

[@akmunchkin]

For me Streets of rage 1 had the best music. I used to go in the options menu and listen to the tracks all the time on full volume. Thanks Yuzo Koshiro. Much love from Pakistan.

[@neil2905]

There he is! The Man! The Legend!

[@segadreamer]

Awesome... This guy will live forever in my ears and heart

[@TheGhostMall]

OMG, this was incredible, thank you! I especially loved his response to the question about what styles he might explore if he were to do a modern Streets of Rage game. I'd LOVE to hear him do a synthesis of Future Bass and City Pop, as he suggested! Wow, thanks again for this.

[@DarkKnightMare]

Really cool! and thanks for subbing rather then dubbing

[@ronmower]

One of my top favorite video game composers of all time, along side Takashi Tateishi (credited as Ogeretsu Kun). The music in SOR 1 and 2 is epic. Thank you Mr. Koshiro.

[@theobscurestash6537]

Fascinating interview and insight into this legendary producer and very talented man who's done so much for the gaming world. He's clearly very passionate about techno and very knowledgeable of all it's sub-genres, and it's good to see his music is still being appreciated. Didn't know he was such a talented programmer who made his own music programs though! Streets of rage 3 partially used randomly generated music?! Gee...couldn't tell...actually I love the SOR 3 OSt, but it does sound like a chaotic mess and that explains a lot.

[@Real_The_Goof]

I hope he's doing the music for Streets of Rage 4

[@solarflare9078]

He is!

[@emilyapricot1313]

SEGA ! Thanks so much for doing interviews like this. These were so brilliant in the SEGA GC for PS2 and PSP, but are rare for modern collections.

[@joseabreu1991]

I will always love the track "My Lover" " Terrible Beat" " Like a Wind" " Chinatown " and "The Shinobi" From Revenge of Shinobi. That game.has some of the most incredible music ive ever heard in a video game. It is arguably. His most greatest work.as for Streets of Rage, part 2 will always remain my favorite beat em up of all time. Under Logic still.kicks ass,as well as going straight and Never Return Alive Boss Music...Yuzo Koshiro is a musical genius and he made my childhood all that special...i will always miss the late 80s early-mid 90s.

[@scottcollins5240]

Koshiro-san made the soundtrack for my childhood. Much love and respect.

[@edwardgaines6561]

Kenji Inafune, Shigeru Miyamoto, *Yuzo Koshiro.* Who knew the Japanese would provide us all with awesome childhoods. 🇺🇸 Thank you!!! 🇯🇵

[@Aran_MD]

Always my favorite video game music composer. Always. Sega! Bring this man aboard now! Make him your music director for your projects asap! What are you waiting?

[@MercyShot83]

A Great and Interesting Interview. Thanks a lot!

[@IronLordsPodcastRoundtable]

Thank you for THIS! So well done and homage to one of the LEGENDS of my Sega childhood Yuzo! #SegaForever

[@junyroman]

Esse cara é uma lenda, por conta dele me apaixonei por musicas de video-games... Mas com o trabalho que ele fez, como não ficar apaixonado pela carreira de ost nos games dele.

[@dontknowausername6898]

Streets of rage 4

[@dontknowausername6898]

Thanks for the likes!

[@NettoJMS]

@@dontknowausername6898 You're welcome

[@dontknowausername6898]

@@assassindelasaucisse.4039 not the same games and sor4 is modernized

[@dontknowausername6898]

@@assassindelasaucisse.4039 i think u mean streets not street and where is it on?

[@dontknowausername6898]

@@assassindelasaucisse.4039 i already heard of that game plus sor4 is going to be much better

[@devilmaycry383]

Revenge of Shinobi, Shinobi 3 and Streets of Rage 1,2,3 all had great music Yuzo Koshiro what a legendary composer.

[@michaelromeo9567]

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[@emilyapricot1313]

I really dig the professional editing, and the SOR 2 music backdrop was a great choice ! It only might have been better with tracks from more games and a larger subtitles.

[@d11ita]

Cool music. I like Enigma too.

[@fattymacfat803]

Enigma is awesome... That's where he got the insperation from to make the sor main themes.... For those who don't know.... Enigma sadness is the name of the tune...

[@davidramos__]

@@fattymacfat803 Yeah, SOR 2 music is a perfect mix between Enigma and Technotron.

[@PersonaSama]

Great work putting this video together! Bless Sega Forever

[@Turom]

Thank you for the interview, very interesting topics! Koshiro-San you're a legend!

[@ArthurC7]

Please, make the music for SoR4!

[@corvettez06usa]

That's a pretty interesting take. Someone asked him what he missed most about the old days of gaming, and his answer was the excitement of technological advancement. He misses that every few years we had drastically improved tech. And it's kind of crazy to me I never thought about that before.

[@CCoyle-fs3ym]

This was really interesting. What a great composer. I'd love to see him perform live

[@carolinacodyaldaz1218]

I wish more mini-documentaries like this one were made about the musicians that contribute to make videogames as they are. Love Koshiro's work for Streets of Rage ;)

[@feiwong3634]

The man, the legend. I was blown away when i first played SoR 1 and 2 back in the day. Such awesome music! And yeah, i do play SoR with my sons!

[@ZenithMusicNet]

Very interesting interview, well done!

[@ningsong3911]

This man’s music is amazing.I love them so much.

[@skar8009]

What a legend. I'm listening Jungle Base for him.

[@sakurakos88]

Story of thor 2 what a game! I still listen to the ost today it's a work of art!

[@79franz]

Merci Monsieur KOSHIRO! こしろさんありがとう Koshiro-san arigatō

[@kevinlau6372]

His recent work, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune series is my most favorite.

[@SERCON78]

Temazo de Yuzo Koshiro y gran videojuego grande Sega

[@jons9239]

I love Sega so much! They were the most innovative company ever and were not afraid to take risk. They also have great taste in music which is a big part of my life. Thanks for the great times Sega. Hiroshi Kawaguchi (Iconic Yamaha Synth Sound!) and Yuzo Koshiro don't even know how much their music has kept me going. Glad to hear that me and Yuzo have the same favorite game from the 80's. The music for that was also produced by Hiroshi Kawaguchi, who was heavily influenced by Jazz bands like Casiopea. Check out the song Space Road from Casiopea, it has Space Harrier written all over it. Great Sega music influences that have changed my life worth listening to: Haruomi Hosono Ryuchi Sakamoto YMO Casiopea Soul 2 Soul Green Velvet Enigma Carl Craig Aphex Twin Autechure Thanks for everything!

[@HoodedEdge]

THAT'S WHY HE'S THE GOAT!!! THE GOAT!!!!

[@miasuke]

Holy God!! I just love Koshiro-san works. I would loved ask about other non-Sega games he worked, to ask more informations about the 8-bit Sonic, and if he would like to create an arranged version of one of his original musics for this Sonic game for Smash Bros., once Sonic don't received any new arrangement for Ultimate (I would just love if he could pick Jungle Zone to create a arrange version by himself).

[@upwaveflash8429]

Hello my legendary hero Yuzo Koshiro Sega hero from the past

[@vjplayer]

thanks guys loved to hear him

[@xXFOYXxQ8]

The man, the legend!

[@dontknowausername6898]

Are u working on the music for sor 4?

[@dontknowausername6898]

Pls say yes

[@ginjox2]

i wish that too :D

[@Real_The_Goof]

It would not make any sense for him to not to..

[@iahnawwna_]

YES HE IS.

[@KingJaeTV]

He is a legenddddd!!!!

[@wildbers]

AMAZING!

[@BakiX]

This was fantastic, guy is a Legend and I always look forward to his work :). Thank you for the video

[@ZacharyDietze]

Still waiting for Sonic 3 & Knuckles to be remastered on mobile...

[@seanbyrne5313]

It can't be for complex music licensing issues. I own the whole SEGA forever collection and would love to get that too, but some games just require emulation due to the mess that is our copyright situation. If you own a physical copy in the United States you are licenced for one legal backup copy on your phone.

[@ZacharyDietze]

Sean Byrne Yeah well it was already licensed on the game to begin with so there should be no issues with it. Literally the only thing that's technically in their way right now is one small and abusive composer who helped make parts of the soundtrack, but even then that's not a very good reason to prevent releasing it since they could easily either prove their case in court after like a week, or if all else goes wrong and is somehow actually illegal by now for whatever reason, then they could just offer to buy the soundtrack right off of him instead, which shouldn't be that big of a deal for a big company like SEGA and a big franchise title such as Sonic 3, which by the way is often regarded as the best in that series with CD as a close second. It's like not being able to release Crazy Taxi because one band in question refuses to comply with their soundtrack attached to it even though it already has years ago. If it was a different title or sequel then that's one thing, but it's a straight up port of an already approved of game. So that's not really a good excuse no matter which way you look at it.

[@thehumbleone1983]

👍👍👍👍 great video I really enjoyed it hearing Yuzo music is bringing back childhood memories of playing my Sega Mega drive thanks mate

[@aaronjohnson914]

For all Yuzo fans be sure to check out the Maximum Tune series, he makes some brilliant trance

[@Mercuriusfm]

Yuzo is a living legend. And Space Harrier is a great choice!

[@heilong79]

That would have been when he was young and free enough to enjoy gaming, it is amazing how a professional working life can destroy the magic of gaming but yeah Space Harrier was great.

[@tonyd6385]

I think Yuzoboy are going to this video

[@hamidnayeripoor7092]

yuzo koshiro is great man for make moments of the my members of teenager🙏❤

[@danyv1826]

Why this hasn't more views?!?! Also, how can this guy be so young? Did he started create music for SOR when he was 8?!?!

[@xuxilves]

Yuzo koshiro sou teu fã me mata pfv

[@eltortu6743]

Que gran creativo que gran leyenda!!!

[@eltortu6743]

Genio gracias x la musica de Street of Rage !!!

[@akiyamamio1586]

Envidia sana de conocer a semejante genio de los videojuegos

[@ProfGlaucio]

This guy is 51 years old!!!

[@TheDarkYoshi64]

Here’s hoping he composes for the upcoming Streets of Rage 4! It wouldn’t be the same without him...

[@witheredmedia]

I was so excited when I got SOR3 as a kid, the music was weird to me at first but I thought it was because there were more robot characters in the game compared to SoR2 and that's the kind of music they liked, lol. I listen to the soundtrack sometimes still as an adult.

[@lovelycars1]

He still looks young. Wonder how old he was when he made the streets of rage music.

[@bugsbunny47]

*THANK* *YOU!*

[@djjuno106]

a massive hero of mine

[@dononeeye9912]

This guy is incredible

[@TheDarkSilence888]

Streets of Rage 4 needs his music it is an integral part of the series.

[@Black77901]

Y pensar que el estaba poco inspirado a la hora de crear la banda sonora del primer juego no me quiero imaginar que obra de arte hubiera creado inspirado ya que de por si la banda sonora del primer street of rage es brutal aun con lo poco inspirado que estaba cuando la creo grande muy grande yuzo pd si con street of rage me dejaste mi boca abierta con el super adventure island me dejaste sin mandibula

[@fightingforce8498]

GRAND UPPPAAAAAH!

[@RetroGamePlayers]

What a legend!

[@corytucker6668]

Sega fanboy for life lol my Genesis, Saturn, and Dreamcast will always be my favorite consoles. 💙

[@fattymacfat803]

A real legend

[@SirDaShadow]

That's odd that he says "Streets of Rage" instead of "Bare Knuckle"

[@IronsaintEntertainment]

I feel like it has to do with the recognizability of the name mixed with acknowledging he's doing an English interview. Or he just personally prefers it over Bare Knuckle.

[@carlosaugusto9821]

Nothing strange. That is just being considerate to the other person. Just like i've seen japanese people in official interviews with westerners using "Megaman" or "Castlevania", or using the western name convention of the Street Fighter 2 bosses: M.Bison Balrog. Balrog Vega. Vega M. Bison.

[@ClbnaVGM]

Thank you

[@erdemozer973]

gerçekten bir oyun için fazlasıyla güzel müzikler yapmışsın

[@andresleon4833]

You are awesome.

[@PandaMoniumReviews]

Is that Enigma on a Genesis soundboard? Hell yeah if so.

[@inphanta]

Does he still do these club nights playing SoR music? If so, where? I'd like to go. :)

[@feps9555]

The legend !!

[@diegoferreira1303]

LEGEND!!!!!

[@mvoproject]

Super! Excellent interview. I say wow - master Koshiro-san uses Win PC instead of Mac =)) Especially me like hi said "nothing to beat the games of the `80" IM TOTALLY AGREE! I very like the OSTs for the SOR I-II, Shinobi, Actrizer, also Algarna (esp. title theme). Yuzo Koshiro is true genius! SEGA MEGA DRIVE/GENESIS FOREVER!

[@ferbobian]

Legend!!!

[@ManCalledMif]

Legend

[@pk2702pk]

Fucking living LEGEND!!!

[@mubarizsalim]

Sega Genesis mini should have SegaForever dlc too

[@segabriellopez4341]

No new games por the Sega forever game list?

[@Jdub14000]

This man is a techno legend.