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GRADIUS III

グラディウス III
Catalog Number KICA-1001
Barcode 4988003077600
Release Date Feb 21, 1990
Publish Format Commercial
Release Price 3000 JPY
Media Format CD
Classification Original Soundtrack, Arrangement, Drama
LabelCGM Series / / , KONAMI / /
ManufacturerKing Record Co., Ltd. / /
DistributorKing Record Co., Ltd. / /
Phonographic CopyrightKing Record Co., Ltd. / /

Credits

Composer / Konami Kukeiha Club /
Arranger / Konami Kukeiha Club /
Produced by / Fujio Sakai /
Art Directed by / Konami Kukeiha Club /
Sound Produced by / Konami Kukeiha Club /
Directed by / Jun Otsuki /
Assistant Director / Takuo Uchida /
Recorded at / Avic Studio (Tokyo), Studio You / (Osaka), King Record Studio
Mixed at / Avic Studio (Tokyo), Studio You / (Osaka), King Record Studio
Engineered by / Masashi Hashimoto / (AVIC), Shigeru Yamamoto / (You), Takao Suga /
Assistant Engineers / Junichi Saito, Yoshihiro Kawamitsu, Yoshimasa Sakaguchi /
Mastered by / Akira Ando /
Narrated by / Kenichi Ono / , Yuichi Nagashima / , Takumi Yamazaki / , Junko Asami /
Designed by / Konami Co.,Ltd., Kazuya Suzui /
Special Thanks / LED Music Co., Production Bao-Babu, All Staff's Families, Many Konami Fans

Tracklist

Disc 1

01 In The Wind 4:30
02 Hit and Away 5:45
03 Legend 6:48
04 Development Secrets "On the Dawn of Midsummer the New Year Was Seen" 9:48
05 "Prologue": 2:43
  01  Prelude of Legend (Title BGM...Prelude of the Legend)
  02  Invitation (Select BGM...invitation to space)
06 "The First Offensive" 10:01
  01  Departure for Space (Dog Fight 1...Departure for Space)
  02  Sand Storm (1st. BGM...Cloud of Sand)
  03  Aqua Illusion (2st. BGM...Illusions of Water)
  04  In The Wind (3st. BGM1...In the Wind)
  05  Underground (3st. BGM2...The Base At the Depths of the Earth)
  06  Congratulations (Beginner Ending...Blessing)
  07  Game Over (Game Over)
07 "Fierce Fighting! Sub-space" 7:27
  01  High Speed Demension (4st. BGM...High Speed Dimension)
  02  Try to Star (Dog Fight 2...Challenge the Star)
  03  Easter Stone (5st. BGM...Easter Stone)
  04  Dead End Cell (6st. BGM...Cell)
08 "Distant Starfield" 8:35
  01  Fire Scramble (7st. BGM...Battle of Flame)
  02  Cosmo Plant (8st. BGM...Space Vegetation)
  03  Crystal Labylinth (9st. BGM...Crystal Labyrinth)
  04  King of Kings (Ranking BGM...King of Kings)
09 "Final Base... Desperate Struggle" 5:58
  01  Boss On Parade (Gradius, Salamander, Gradius II Every Boss BGM)
  02  Mechanical Base (10st. BGM 1...Machine Stronghold)
  03  Final Shot (10st. BGM 2...Final Battle)
10 "Transcending Time" 3:32
  01  From Original Gradius I
  02  From Original Salamander
11 "Dark Force ~ And to the Myth" 5:08
  01  Dark Force (Boss BGM...Dark Force)
  02  Escape to The Freedom (High Speed Escape...Escape)
  03  Return to The Star (Ending...Return)
  04  A Long Time Ago (Medley BGM...Reminiscence)
12 Sound à la carte 3:18
Disc length 73:33

 

Notes

Full Tracklist (English)

from legend into myth (arrange version)

1. In The Wind
2. Hit and Away
3. Legend

sound theater

4. secret development story [on the dawn of midsummer the new year was seen]

original game soundtrack

5. [prologue] Prelude of Legend (title BGM...prelude of the legend)
                    Invitation (select BGM...invitation to space)

6. [the first offensive] Departure for Space (dog fight 1...departure for space)
                                Sand Storm (1st. BGM...cloud of sand)
                                Aqua Illusion (2st. BGM...illusions of water)
                                In The Wind (3st. BGM1...in the wind)
                                Underground (3st. BGM2...the base at the depths of the earth)
                                Congratulations (beginner ending...blessing)
                                Game Over (game over)

7. [fierce fighting! sub space] High Speed Demension (4st. BGM...high speed dimension)
                                           Try to Star (dog fight 2...challenge the star)
                                           Easter Stone (5st. BGM...easter stone)
                                           Dead End Cell (6st. BGM...cell)

8. [distant starfield] Fire Scramble (7st. BGM...battle of flame)
                             Cosmo Plant (8st. BGM...space vegetation)
                             Crystal Labylinth (9st. BGM...crystal labyrinth)
                             King of Kings (ranking BGM...king of kings)

9. [final base...struggle to the death] boss on parade (gradius, salamander, gradius II  every boss BGM)
                                                      Mechanical Base (10st. BGM 1...machine stronghold)
                                                      Final Shot (10st. BGM 2...final battle)

10. [transcending time] original gradius I music
                                   original salamander music

11. [dark force ~ and to the myth] Dark Force (boss BGM...dark force)
                                                   Escape to The Freedom (high speed escape...escape)
                                                   Return to The Star (ending...repatriation)
                                                   A Long Time Ago (medley BGM...reminiscence)

sound effects feature

12. sound a la carte


Full Tracklist (Original Japanese)

伝説から神話へ (アレンジ・バージョン)

1. 風の中で
2. 一撃離脱
3. 伝説

サウンドシアター

4. 開発秘話 「真夏の夜明けに正月を見た」

オリジナル・ゲーム・サントラ

5. 「序 章」 Prelude of Legend (タイトルBGM…伝説の序曲)
             Invitation (セレクトBGM…宇宙への誘い)

6. 「第一次攻撃」 Departure for Space (空中戦1…宇宙への出発(たびだち))
                     Sand Storm(1st. BGM…砂塵)
                     Aqua Illusion (2st. BGM…水の幻想)
                     In The Wind (3st. BGM1…風の中で)
                     Underground (3st. BGM2…地底基地)
                     Congratulations (ビギナーエンディング…祝福)
                     Game Over (ゲーム・オーバー)

7. 「激闘!亜空間」 High Speed Demension (4st. BGM…高速次元)
                         Try to Star (空中戦2…星に挑め!)
                         Easter Stone (5st. BGM…イースター・ストーン)
                         Dead End Cell (6st. BGM…細胞)

8. 「遥かなる星域」 Fire Scramble (7st. BGM…炎の戦い)
                        Cosmo Plant (8st. BGM…宇宙植物)
                        Crystal Labylinth (9st. BGM…クリスタルの迷宮)
                        King of Kings (ランキングBGM…キング・オブ・キングス)

9. 「最終基地…死闘」 ボス・オンパレード (グラディウス、沙羅曼蛇、グラディウスⅡ 各ボスBGM)
                          Mechanical Base (10st. BGM1…機械要塞)
                          Final Shot (10st. BGM2…最終戦闘)

10. 「時を越えて」 オリジナル・グラディウスⅠより
                      オリジナル・沙羅曼蛇より

11. 「ダーク・フォース~そして神話へ」 Dark Force (ボスBGM…ダーク・フォース)
                                              Escape to The Freedom (高速脱出…エスケープ)
                                              Return to The Star (エンディング…帰還)
                                              A Long Time Ago (メドレーBGM…追想)

効果音特集

12. サウンド・アラカルト

[note: first-print bonus is a very nice cardboard box.]


Produced by Fujio Sakai
Art Directed & Sound Produced by Konami Kukeiha Club
Directed by Jun Otsuki
Assistant Director: Takuo Uchida
Recorded & Mixed at Avic Studio (Tokyo), Studio You (Osaka) & King Record Studio
Engineered by Masashi Hashimoto (AVIC), Shigeru Yamamoto (You) & Takao Suga
Assistant Engineers: Junichi Saito, Yoshihiro Kawamitsu & Yoshimasa Sakaguchi
Mastered by Akira Ando
Narrated by Kenichi Ono, Yuichi Nagashima, Takumi Yamazaki & Junko Asami
Designed by Konami Co.,Ltd. & Kazuya Suzui
Special Thanks to LED Music Co., Production Bao-Babu, All Staff's Families & Many Konami Fans

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