Haruomi Hosono - The Best Of Video Game Music
| Genre: | Electronic |
| Singer: | Haruomi Hosono |
| Title: | The Best Of Video Game Music |
| Short-info: | Label:
Alfa – 32XA-66,
Namco – 32XA-66
Type: CD, Compilation Country: Japan Date of released: 25 Apr 1986 Category: Electronic Style: Abstract, Electro |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1863 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1591 mb |
| Digital formats: | MP3 FLAC DMF VOC MP1 MPC VOX WAV MMF |
- 1863 downloads at 53 mb/s
RAR archive MP3 format
- 1591 downloads at 43 mb/s
RAR archive FLAC format
Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | –Keino Yuriko | XeviousArranged By – Haruomi HosonoComposed By – Keino Yuriko |
6:16 |
| 2 | –Nobuyuki Ohnogi | BosconianArranged By – Haruomi HosonoComposed By – Nobuyuki Ohnogi |
0:15 |
| 3 | –Kai Toshifu | Pac-ManArranged By – Haruomi HosonoComposed By – Kai Toshifu |
2:57 |
| 4 | –Keino Yuriko | PhozonArranged By – Haruomi HosonoComposed By – Keino Yuriko |
2:12 |
| 5 | –Nobuyuki Ohnogi | MappyArranged By – Haruomi HosonoComposed By – Nobuyuki Ohnogi |
3:36 |
| 6 | –Nobuyuki Ohnogi | Libble RabbleArranged By – Haruomi HosonoComposed By – Nobuyuki Ohnogi |
3:36 |
| 7 | –Nobuyuki Ohnogi | Pole PositionArranged By – Haruomi HosonoComposed By – Nobuyuki Ohnogi |
2:43 |
| 8 | –Nobuyuki Ohnogi | New Rally-XArranged By – Haruomi HosonoComposed By – Nobuyuki Ohnogi |
3:12 |
| 9 | –Keino Yuriko | Dig DugArranged By – Haruomi HosonoComposed By – Keino Yuriko |
1:30 |
| 10 | –Nobuyuki Ohnogi | GalagaArranged By – Haruomi HosonoComposed By – Nobuyuki Ohnogi |
4:23 |
| 11 | –Nobuyuki Ohnogi | Fanfare From Pole Position IIArranged By – Koji UenoComposed By – Nobuyuki Ohnogi |
0:08 |
| 12 | –Keino Yuriko | GrobdaArranged By – Keino YurikoComposed By – Keino Yuriko |
0:59 |
| 13 | –Keino Yuriko | Dig Dug IIArranged By – Junko Ozawa, Keino YurikoComposed By – Junko Ozawa, Keino Yuriko |
2:01 |
| 14 | –Keino Yuriko | Dragon BusterArranged By – Keino YurikoComposed By – Keino Yuriko |
3:35 |
| 15 | –Nobuyuki Ohnogi | Metro Cross (Part I)Arranged By – Nobuyuki OhnogiComposed By – Nobuyuki Ohnogi |
4:00 |
| 16 | –Junko Ozawa | GaplusArranged By – Junko OzawaComposed By – Junko Ozawa |
2:03 |
| 17 | –Junko Ozawa | The Tower Of DruagaArranged By – Junko Ozawa, Koji UenoComposed By – Junko Ozawa |
3:09 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Alfa Records, Inc
- Distributed By – Alfa Records, Inc
Credits
- Producer – Haruomi Hosono (tracks: 1-10)
Notes
1984 project by Hosono. At that time, Hosono used to spend some time in video game arcades and he had the idea of releasing a whole album of video game music. The original first album (tracks 1 to 10) was entirely arranged and supervised by him. The second one wasn't but a few tracks were arranged by Koji Ueno (a Yen label artist and leader of Guernica). Even though it might seem as if the tracks were just like random music right out of the game, each track was layered and edited precisely by Hosono. Of course, this is a lot more evident in tracks 1 and 10 (multitracking and reverb is apparent). But Hosono is credited as arranger for tracks 1 to 10, on the vinyl. A leaflet is included in the vinyl, where two writers explain a few of Hosono's ideas that led him to this album ('sound-organisation' / 'digital BGM' / 'random noize generating' / etc). For Hosono, video game music was the young japanese generation's "bubble gum music", interfacing with their everyday life in a very normal manner. The future showed that he was right…Original album released in 1984. Tracks 11-17 were from a second volume entitled "Return Of Video Game Music". Both were remastered and re-released separately in 1999.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 4988024000342
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YLR-20003 | Haruomi Hosono | Video Game Music (LP) | Yen Records | YLR-20003 | Japan | 1984 |
| SCDC-00003 | Haruomi Hosono | Video Game Music / Namco (CD) | Scitron Digital Content | SCDC-00003 | Japan | 2001 |
| YLR-20003 | Haruomi Hosono | Video Game Music (LP, Promo) | Yen Records | YLR-20003 | Japan | 1984 |
| YLC-20003 | Haruomi Hosono | Video Game Music (Cass, Album) | Yen Records | YLC-20003 | Japan | 1984 |
| LPU 0005 | Haruomi Hosono | Video Game Music (LP) | Pick Up Records | LPU 0005 | Netherlands | 1984 |
