Beginning Of The History (Gradius) (0:50)
Challenger 1985 (Stage 1 BGM) (0:51)
Beat Back (Stage 2 BGM) (0:53)
Blank Mask (Stage 3 BGM) (0:48)
Free Flyer (Stage 4 BGM) (0:48)
Mazed Music (Stage 5 BGM) (0:43)
Mechanical Globule (Stage 6 BGM) (1:16)
Final Attack (Stage 7 BGM) (0:49)
Aircraft Carrier (Boss) (0:28)
All Pattern Carrier (Ending) (0:37)
Power Of Anger (Stage 1 BGM - Salamander) (1:01)
Starfield (Stage 2 BGM) (1:15)
Planet RATIS (Stage 3 BGM) (1:04)
Burn The Wind (Stage 4 BGM) (1:26)
Thunderbolt (Stage 5 BGM) (0:26)
Aircraft Carrier (Stage 6 BGM) (1:21)
Destroy Them All (Boss BGM) (1:14)
Peace Again (Ending) (0:17)
Crystal Forever (Game Over) (0:18)
Equipment (Select - Gradius II) (0:48)
Burning Heart (Stage 1 BGM) (0:51)
The Final Enemy (Boss) (1:02)
Fortress (Stage 2 BGM) (1:12)
Heavy Bow (Stage 3 BGM 1) (1:29)
Dead End (Stage 3 BGM 2) (1:05)
The Old Stone Age (Stage 4 BGM) (0:55)
Gradius 1 Boss Theme (Stage 5 BGM 1) (0:33)
Salamander Boss Theme (Stage 5 BGM 2) (1:16)
Over Heat (Stage 6 BGM) (1:24)
Something Ghostly (Stage 7 BGM) (0:53)
Take Care! (Last Boss) (0:56)
Opening (Opening demo BGM - Cosmic Wars) (0:58)
Sentaku (Select BGM) (0:37)
BGM1A (1P Side BGM) (0:48)
BGM2A (2P Side BGM) (0:39)
Review: There's niche, then there's niche. Universal Japan dive into the latter with a huge celebration of nostalgic sounds - a good chunk of the scores created for Konami's early video game catalogue. The definition of chip music, the album initially presents itself as the kind of release you'd discover and appreciate after spending some time exploring the many contemporary tracks which take inspiration from, but don't totally emulate, classic arcade and console titles. Remarkably, it quickly becomes clear the opposite might be true. Yes, there's something utterly naive and rather basic, compressed and unpolished about what's here. But then it's hard not to find yourself rapidly getting involved with 'Blank Mask (Stage 3 BGM)''s oddly hypnotic bleeped hook, becoming lost in the endless spirals of melody on 'Aircraft Carrier (Stage 6 BGM)', or feeling real joy at the celebratory 'Seisan'.
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