Shadow of the Beast soundtrack | PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 Music

Complete soundtrack from the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 game Shadow of the Beast, released by Victor Musical Industries in 1992.
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[@derlindwurm]

0:01 - Main Theme 5:11 - Intro (Title Screen) 9:21 - Beyond Mind and Reality 16:05 - In the Dark Passages 23:00 - Aarbron's Revenge 29:41 - Inside the Tree 36:38 - Welcome/To the Castle

[@DeanH92]

Thank you for your service.

[@teammasterdreamz3953]

Superb Score

[@alienspacebat5218]

So either this port didn't have the boss or ending themes, or sunteam didn't include them?

[@Carina_d3a]

saved the best for last

[@Istoeumapemba]

36:38 Shadow of the Beast in Macchu Picchu xD

[@windwalkerrangerdm]

You know what, I really like the originals and I am sure nothing can hold a candle to the absolute heavenly sounds poured out by the amiga system... But this rendition of the piece is also absolutely amazing, and delivers a new taste to my earbuds that itch with nostalgia.

[@ImperatorGrausam]

David Whittaker is a legend in video game composition. Up there with Rob Hubbard, Tim Follin, Martin Galway, Yuzo Koshiro and others.

[@JemyM]

I lived up with SotB on the Amiga and I yield. The PC Engine versions are the best Amiga remasters I ever heard, and the fact it was made for a port of the game is awesome. This was done by someone who genuinely understood the originals and used professional equipment to create the exact same songs for a CD track.

[@handsomebrick]

You can tell the composers weren't afraid to challenge the original, this soundtrack really is a beast. I don't know about the track at 23:00 though, that seems excessive.

[@ImperatorGrausam]

I frankly disagree; the version of that track here is more atmospheric and I'd say interesting.

[@aceventura999]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2qlnaeJq7CAorM&ab_channel=AL82RetrogamingLongplays this is the original and this is more than 1. 1/2 tone off maybe by copyright .but the bass here is very nice.

[@baldpipesmoker1]

This is one of the greatest video game soundtracks of all time!

[@giuseppecoluccia7230]

5:10 Masterpiece!

[@Kn3rd5oftheRoundTable]

Fantastic soundtrack and beautifully done on the PC Engine CD-ROM version.

[@Jayce_Alexander]

5:10 Chills. In retropect, I don't even think Beast was a good game. But it created an amazing atmosphere, and I have a shit ton of fond memories playing it on the Amiga with my older brother, who sadly passed away in 2013 at age 37. He would've loved this.

[@TheThreeCow]

Yo that Bass starting around 23:07 is juicy. What a great rendition of this amazing OST

[@Larry]

5:10 awesome!!!

[@adelmograziano2506]

Hey, Stinky Larry. I knew I'd find you here.

[@nicoterron3729]

i have never watched one of your vids but i probably will now

[@mkmot530]

@@nicoterron3729 he is awesome

[@6581punk]

I wish there was as much love for the PC Engine soundchip as there is for SID and Paula, it's a great chip. Mind you this the CD version that's just CD audio produced on the Korg M1.

[@Kn3rd5oftheRoundTable]

One of my favorite pieces in any version of the game.

[@alexh3609]

Badass! best version of S.O.T.B. I've heard yet! Very good synthesizer! Gotta get the sheets to this so I can play this at home!!!! If anyone finds some please post It be a dream to play this!!

[@RaphaelPaspont-Rafdows]

And yes, there is Genesis version and you may use tracker DefleMask to heard and watch in an almost same way has I said just before, but this time I thing all music will have the same format and so readable if I may says so...

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Such a radical soundtrack. Never played the game though.

[@laughingmyheinyoff4501]

+Micah Buzan The game was difficult as fuck, lmao. Superb soundtrack and just wicked cool overall.

[@bloodflowersandhurricanes9463]

Laughing My Heiny Off Why did you write LMAO and not LMHO?

[@laughingmyheinyoff4501]

Because I am spontaneous :P :P :P

[@kwizzeh]

This version was on PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 Super CD-ROM^2. The FM Towns Marty version features a similar arrangement but playback on Ricoh RF5c68 and Yamaha YM2612 sound chips. Check that version out if you find the PCE-TG16 CD ROM version too clean.

[@WoodRatGirl]

Loved this game as a kid back in the early 90s, playing on an Amiga Commodore 64.

[@giuseppecoluccia7230]

5.10 The Best!

[@learrus]

A bit different from Amiga's version; but very enjoyable still; I like the heavier instruments feel to this one.

[@herrflantier3739]

29:41 - Inside the Tree This is on par with the original amiga version. I dare say even better.

[@EpsilonEagleScrub]

This is beyond awesomeness

[@ArgusArray]

Best version of the soundtrack, hands down. They took a lot of liberties and all for the best.

[@DontWalkMonsters]

Great music! Thanks for uploading all of this!

[@yakovhadash]

Get that bassist a raise!! 23:00

[@finalnuts6595]

Thank you.

[@BluBoulzor]

holy shit... This music is better than Ys I and II on the Pc engine. Incredible.

[@Dark_Warrior99]

16:05 - In the Dark Passages Best

[@raphaelbovey5676]

It lacks the darkness of the original soundtrack. Also the instrumentations is a bit weird sometimes. Interesting rendition though. I think the opener is the most faithful in spirit to the amiga one.

[@HayTatsuko]

Danny Elfman vs. David Whittaker? I still love it, though considering the storyline, the music should be nowhere near this upbeat. :P

[@VirajKathwadia]

Well, you have the original Amiga version, but the Megadrive version is pretty eeirie.

[@Volombe]

Aarbron's revenge is insane

[@VMUboy]

10:34 best part

[@randypeppercorn1865]

Best version of "Intro" by far

[@colinphizacklea9828]

Top music pc engine style

[@clerwer]

5:11 This is how really the Turbografx sounds? WTF?

[@joeyabuki5959]

This is the CD version, it's probably red book audio.

[@ImperatorGrausam]

5:10 I already hear a bit of Storm, which was of course, composed by David Whittaker. Weird.

[@chunkybeats79]

I know this version has more atmospheric channels than the Amiga version, but its sounds very MIDI and synthesized, the Amiga had more organic instruments which suits it. Also the Amiga version captures that dark side as previously mentioned. Sorry but the Amiga still has the best soundtrack.

[@chunkybeats79]

+chunkybeats79 Also Inside the tree sounds like elevator music!!!

[@youwish1135]

Could not agree more, this sounds way to orchestral and clean. Whilst lovely, its lost damn near all the dark moody soul the amiga brings. Not a fan at all

[@Mcatarto]

what? this was on CD while amy version was on 3.5 floppy, from a technical/instrumental pow the pce version is 10 years ahead.

[@brednemesis1525]

this sounds good in places, bizzare mixture of slap bass and pan pipes...not sure about some of it.

[@ericf.597]

I sounds like Jean-Michel Jarre had composed the Shadow of the Beast's soundtrack! Especially around 28:00

[@teawapunihadfield5775]

it was David Whittaker who composed the music for shadow of the beast this one

[@enkidux88]

36:38 is my favorite

[@mikekoflan4811]

yes!!!!

[@spain1983carlos]

thanks, great game and great music. my imagination flyes :-)

[@eckartschramm4050]

I am a Bass player and i am here for the goosebumps (^__^)

[@-ireuploadyourdeletedvideos]

nice longer than the actual tracks

[@alexh3609]

22:59 4EvER!!!!

[@VasCorpBetMani]

We need wav or flac links for all rips, for posterity.

[@mirkoklasnja8379]

Clean sound. Unfortunately not even close to original tune, just a resemblance. Would say: Shadow of the Shadow of the Beast!

[@baldpipesmoker1]

Does anyone know where I can download this soundtrack?!

[@parallaxcraze958]

This soundtrack first appeared with the FM Towns version and was later reused for this PC Engine CD version. Some reinterpretations of the original Amiga music are fantastic but some others not that much, they sound a bit off.

[@jeh6921]

this all sountrack is same soundtrack console is fm towns(maybe?)

[@sunteam]

Yes it's the same.

[@EvilMaxWar]

Actually there are some subtle differences if you listen closely. Mostly changes in the mix. I prefer the Fm town version.

[@capNsgt]

This sounds like it might be MIDI

[@fatihtasdemir7812]

each single's names what?

[@cassunde2008]

9:21 minha preferida

[@stynov83]

This is very good, but still doesn't deliver like the original amiga soundtrack. Just my hairy opinion of course, and I said this is still very good :D

[@teammasterdreamz3953]

I prefer this one it has CD quality than the grittiness of the Amiga chips

[@danmakuman]

@@teammasterdreamz3953 and I prefer the grittiness of the Amiga sound chip

[@SeafoamSmiles]

Anyone know if David Whittaker also made these arrangements, or were the PC Engine versions arranged by someone else?

[@sunteam]

The music was by D.C. Productions Ltd. (Chris Howlett & Ian Henderson). It's the same arrangement as on the FM Towns version.

[@SeafoamSmiles]

@@sunteam Ahh, thank you.

[@Jaytheone2476]

Too much Pop in this version, for me.

[@user-gq5cn4eu3k]

I swear Indians helped them make this music

[@duvaldragon]

did the indians give permission to make this these flutes dope as fuck!!!

[@herrflantier3739]

Shadow of the Beast: Shit gameplay, but everything else is great.

[@NeuralFrights]

I love all the versions of this soundtrack, but even this one does not come close to the genesis version for me. I know the Amiga is the original, but the Genesis version is so much catchier, specially the plains are insanely hypnotic and atmospheric. For me the order is: 1-Genesis, 2-PC Engine, 3 Amiga.

[@finalnuts6595]

I must hear the Genesis version. Thanks for the information.

[@changofett77]

too much bass on this one, i prefer the Amiga version, has a deeper feeling on it.

[@FarnhamTheDrunk1]

too much bass???? pfffhahaha there is no such thing

[@RETROGameGuide80]

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[@cherrystarscollide]

240p :( lol

[@AD-fz6ov]

Yeah, I really hate when my music isn't AT LEAST 1080p. It really has an impact on the sound when the display resolution is so low. Thankfully someone invented HDTVs so we can hear 30 year old music the way it was originally intended.

[@cherrystarscollide]

Hahah, well... the audio quality is reduced with 240p uploads. The original soundtrack is in CD quality. When you upload a file as 240p, its quality is reduced to 64 kbps.

[@AD-fz6ov]

Well, if you're coming to KZbin uploads for audiophile quality audio, you came to the wrong place. I think you'll find the difference is really pretty negligible. At least, that's what I find when playing the actual CD / Game through an expensive stereo compared to this.

[@cherrystarscollide]

Well I have good ears, so to me it's not negligible :) I prefer my audio without the crunch of high compression. ;)

[@AD-fz6ov]

It's not that you have "good" ears. It's that you have picky ears when listening to free music on KZbin. Like I said, if you're going to pull the audiophile bit, go get the CD and use proper equipment. I find it hard to believe this KZbin upload's audio quality is raining on your parade when you probably use it for background music while doing something else. I also find it hard to believe you remember the audio quality difference after you've moved onto something else.

[@teammasterdreamz3953]

36:38