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Old Sep 6, 2008, 10:30 AM
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So, I always wondered where the name "Alfh Lyra wa Lyra" (and its subsequent reductions) came from. Then I saw that in Soulcalibur IV, Scheherazade's weapon is called Alf Layla Wa Layla. Too close to be a coincidence.

Turns out that it's Arabic for "One Thiousand and One Nights", as in Aladdin, Ali Baba, etc....

Neat.

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Old Sep 6, 2008, 12:02 PM
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That's right. "アルフ ライラ ワ ライラ" is the original Arabic title for 'One Thousand and One Nights' basically romanized and then written in katakana. Up until the time when the sound team dropped the "wa Lyra" part (late '90, early '91) the Arabic would generally be written together with the katakana on the front covers of their cd releases, as shown in the image below.

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Old Sep 6, 2008, 12:30 PM
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OMG. I've had GSM Capcom 2 forver and never noticed the Arabic text. I must have thought it was just part of the multi-national Strider world... very cool.
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Old Sep 6, 2008, 12:45 PM
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Yeah, the text is rather tiny and easy to miss, too. I always wondered why they choose this name. Perhaps someone at Capcom was a big fan or something =D
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Old Sep 7, 2008, 07:44 AM
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Interesting! I never noticed the Arabic text writing of Alph Lyra either, thanks for the information.
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Old Nov 26, 2008, 10:10 AM
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There's a really good view of the Arabic writing on the bottom of the cover to Capcom Game Music Vol.3
http://vgmdb.net/db/covers.php?do=view&cover=5240

Man, it's weird how I never thought about that writing at all until after reading this thread.

I made a Montage Logo Image with the 4 different versions of the Logo I saw, let me know if anyone spots another version so I can add it in.

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Old Jul 21, 2010, 04:32 AM
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Space reserved for staff roll researchs.

Spoiler:

http://web.archive.org/web/200301011.../txt/work.html
http://twitter.com/ippo_yamada/status/25941407848
http://twitter.com/whoiscapcom


http://vgmdb.net/album/3814
- Makaimura (Ghost n' Goblins)
None

- 1942
None

- Tatakai No Banka (Trojan)

- Gun.Smoke
None

- Makaijima (Higemaru)

- Makaijima (Higemaru) [MSX] *
Sound compose: Yuukichan's papa
Music compose: Debara Tarumi

- Senjou No Ookami (Commando)
None?

- Exed Exes (Savage Bees)
None

- Section Z
None?

- Son Son
None

http://vgmdb.net/album/3867
- Street Fighter
SOUND AND MUSIC: YUUKICHYANS PAPA

- Top Secret (Bionic Commando)
None?

- Rush and Crush

- Side Arms
SOUND: TADANOMI SURUZOO
MUSIC: KINCHAKU AYA
> from the liner notes, Sound: Yoshihiro.S

http://vgmdb.net/album/3871
- Tiger Road

- 1943
SOUND & MUSIC: Jungle Kumi

- Black Dragon


http://vgmdb.net/album/1780
- Ghouls'n Ghosts (Daimakaimura)
None

- Rockman 2 (Mega Man 2)

- Lost Worlds (Forgotten Worlds)

- 1943 Kai
SOUND & MUSIC: Jungle Kumi

http://vgmdb.net/album/732
- Strider Hiryu (Strider) *
(no sound credits)

- Tenchi wo Kurau (Dynasty Wars)
SOUND MUSIC: M GOTO

http://vgmdb.net/album/630
- Final Fight
MUSIC SOUND: Youki chan's papa

- 1941
SOUND COMPOSER: HIFUMI

- Senjou no Ookami II (Mercs) *
SOUND: M.GOTOH
SOUND PROGRAMMER: Y.SAKAGUCHI

- Capcom World

- Hatena? no Daibouken *
MUSIC: Y・SAKAGUCHI, M・GOTOH, J・TAMIYA, O・MORITA, Y・SHIMOMURA, H・TAKAOKA

http://vgmdb.net/album/178
U.S. Navy (Carrier Air Wing)

- Magic Sword *
SOUND: M. GOTOH

- Street Fighter II
SOUND: SHIMOP-P., OYAJI-OYAJI [no rounds lost]

- Mega Twins (Chiki Chiki Boys)


http://vgmdb.net/album/179
- Captain Commando
SOUND: T YOMAGE
& SOUND SUB: SYUN

- The King of Dragons
GAME MASTERS: ..., SHIMOPI, ...

- Wonder 3


http://vgmdb.net/album/733
- Varth
SOUND: T YOMAGE, P, BULL

- Knights of the Round
MUSIC SOUND: OYAJI

- Street Fighter II'
SOUND: SHIMOP-P., OYAJI-OYAJI [no rounds lost]


http://vgmdb.net/album/180
- Tenchi wo Kurau II *
SOUND: T'YOMAGE, BULL
SOUND PROGRAM: OYABUN, INU

- Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
COMPOSE: PIRO2 OYAJI, SYUN, KIYO
SOUND DES.: TOSHI BULL, NOBU

- The Punisher *
SOUND DESIGN: "Pi" SHIMOMURA, ISAO ABE, TOSHIO KAJINO, SYUN NISHIGAKI, NOBU.OOUCHI

==

89 Mad Gear
SOUND: OGERETSUKUN

- Quiz Capcom World 2 *
-MUSIC・SOUND-: SYUN



19XX
- MUSIC COMPOSER
SYUN "KOBEKKO" Nishigaki
ZUZUKI Tatsuro

- SOUND DESIGNER
Hiroaki "Mach-2" Kondo

- ALL SOUND PRODUCE
Arcade Sound Team

Street Fighter Alpha
- MUSIC COMPOSER
ABE "Oyaji" ISAO
SYUN "KOBEKKO" NISHIGAKI
YAMAMOTO "purple" SETSUO
KADOTA "pop'n" YUKO
kuru-kuru chance IWAMI
MIZUTA "groovy" Naoshi

- SOUND DESIGN
Hiroaki "X68K" Kondo
Ryoji

- VOICE ACTOR
Nishimura Tomomichi
Morikawa Toshiyuki
Takagi Wataru
Iwanaga Tetsuya
Miyamura Yuko
Miki Shinichiro

Street Fighter Alpha 2
- SOUND & VOICE DESIGN
Hiroaki "X68K" Kondo

- MUSIC COMPOSE & ARRANGE
SYUN Nishigaki
SETSUO Yamamoto
Tatsuro-

- VOICE ACTOR
Ishizuka Katashi
Iwanaga Tetsuya
Sasamoto Yuko
Takagi Wataru
Nishimura Tomomichi
Hosoi Osamu
Miki Shin'ichiro
Miyamura Yuko
Morikawa Toshiyuki
Yamada Yoshiharu
Yamanoi Jin

- ALL SOUND PRODUCE
ARCADE SOUND TEAM


Vampire
- SOUND DESIGN
TOSHIO KAJINO (1970.2.25) B
Tomoyuki"T.K,NY"Kawakami (1971.8.31) A
- MUSIC COMPOSE
"ANACHEY"TAKAPON (1969.11.19) A
HIDEKI.OK (1970.3.28) A

Vampire Hunter
- SOUND DESIGNER
T.Kawakami "T.K,NY"
Kajino Toshio
- MUSIC COMPOSER
ANACHEY "TAKAPON"
Hideki O.K
Akari.K -Lemon-

Vampire Hunter 2, Vampire Savior 2
- MAIN MUSIC COMPOSER
ANARCHY TAKAPON (TAKAYUKI IWAI)
- SUB MUSIC COMPOSER
CYBER-T (TETSUYA SHIBATA)
- SOUND EFFECT & VOICE EDIT
MOE·T(CYPHER)
- SOUND DRIVER
YASUSHI IKEDA"A!OHANA"
- SOUND TOOL
TOMOHIRO MASUDA(Q~CVE)
- SOUND"Q_64M"HARDWARE
IDA~~~~~~~N

Vampire Savior (arcade)
- MAIN MUSIC COMPOSER
ANARCHY TAKAPON (TAKAYUKI IWAI)
- SUB MUSIC COMPOSER
MASATO KOUDA(CYPHER)
- SOUND EFFECT & VOICE EDIT
MOE·T(CYPHER)
- SOUND DRIVER
YASUSHI IKEDA"A!OHANA"
- SOUND TOOL
TOMOHIRO MASUDA(Q~CVE)
- SOUND"Q_64M"HARDWARE
IDA~~~~~~~N

War-Zard
- MUSIC COMPOSER
ANARCHY TAKAPON
- SOUND DESIGN
RYOJI
HACHI BEE
- SOUND ENGINEER
YOSHIHIRO IDA
- SOUND PROGRAMMER
YASUSHI IKEDA
TOMOHIRO MASUDA




Nothing to see here, move along.

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Old Jun 1, 2021, 09:17 PM
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Is https://vgmdb.net/artist/39743 really an "alias" of this? I see that on some albums, this Alph Lyla is being used "(as Capcom Sound Team)", but on other albums, https://vgmdb.net/artist/39743 is being used directly instead.

Then there's https://vgmdb.net/album/110377 which only shows up on this Alph Lyla page, and not the Sound Team page.
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