Space Harrier is a Soundtrack & Scores album by Hiroshi Kawaguchi, originally released in 2018. On Gatefold: 3 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Soundtrack & Scores
- Video Game OST
- brittle
- playful
- spacey
About
Space Harrier is perhaps most memorable for its lengthy and melodic opening theme, in which SEGA’s renowned in-house composer, Hiroshi “Hiro” Kawaguchi (OutRun, After Burner), armed with a Yamaha DX-7 and the most minimal of resources, sought to recreate the sound of a full band. In doing so, he defied the technological constraints of the time and inspired a generation of game composers, including Yuzo Koshiro (Streets of Rage), who has since cited Space Harrier as a defining early influence. Looking beyond its iconic main theme however, Space Harrier also shows Hiro playing with a range of sounds and styles, .
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Tracklist
- 1Main Theme4:12
- 2Squilla1:21
- 3Ida1:23
- 4Godarni1:39
- 5Wiwi Jumbo1:22
- 6Battlefield1:21
- 7Syura1:16
- 8Valda1:00
- 9Stanray1:06
- 10Lakeside Memory1:04
- 11White Summer0:37
Credits
Performers
- S.S.T. Band
- Shingo KomoriBASS
- Takehiko TanabeDRUMS
- Iijima JoujiGUITAR
- Koichi NamikiGUITAR
- Hiroshi KawaguchiKEYBOARDS
- Kimitaka MatsumaeKEYBOARDS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 3 pressings tracked on Gatefold