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Ninja Gaiden The Definitive Soundtrack Vol. 2

Catalog Number	GS-004
Release Date	May 01, 2017
Publish Format	Commercial
Release Price	15.00 USD
Media Format	CD
Classification	Original Soundtrack
Label	Generation Series / Generation Series / Generation Series
Publisher	Brave Wave Productions / ブレイブウェーブ / Brave Wave Productions

Credits

Composition / Composition	Keiji Yamagishi / 山岸継司, Mikio Saito / 斎藤幹雄, Ryuichi Nitta / 新田竜一, Mayuko Okamura / 岡村麻由子, Kaori Nakabai / 半井香織, Rika Shigeno / 茂野理香
Arrangement / Arrangement	Keiji Yamagishi / 山岸継司, Mikio Saito / 斎藤幹雄, Ryuichi Nitta / 新田竜一, Mayuko Okamura / 岡村麻由子, Kaori Nakabai / 半井香織, Rika Shigeno / 茂野理香
Original Game Staff / Original Game Staff	Hideo Yoshizawa (Producer and Director), Masato Kato / 加藤正人 (Graphic Design, Art Director, Game Stage Director), Takashi Yamashita (Cinema Display Programmer)
Executive Producer / Executive Producer	Keiji Yamagishi / 山岸継司
Creative Director / Creative Director	Mohammed Taher
Assistant Director / Assistant Director	Lauren Guardia-Lucas
Editor / Editor	Lauren Guardia-Lucas
Recording Engineer / Recording Engineer	Marco Guardia (for NES), Haruhisa "hally" Tanaka / 田中"hally"治久 (for Arcade)
Mastering Engineer / Mastering Engineer	Dan Suter
Project Manager / Project Manager	Alexander Aniel
Essayist / Essayist	Ray Barnholt
Designer / Designer	Ben Sifel
Label Designer / Label Designer	Cory Schmitz
Composer Photography / Composer Photography	Daniel Tang
Special Thanks / Special Thanks	KOEI TECMO GAMES ALL STAFF, Yosuke Hayashi (Executive Producer), Koji Harao (KOEI TECMO GAMES), Rira Oi (IP Promotion and Management)
Liner Notes / Liner Notes	Hideo Yoshizawa, Masato Kato / 加藤正人, Takashi Yamashita, Keiji Yamagishi / 山岸継司, Ryuichi Nitta / 新田竜一, Kaori Nakabai / 半井香織

Tracklist

English

Disc 1

01	Chaosium Sword	1:36
02	Twist of Fate II	0:06
03	Going Gets Tough	1:07
04	Battlefield	1:22
05	Robert the Army	0:43
06	It's Too Late	0:05
07	Dehumanize	0:44
08	Interlude II	0:13
09	Thunderstorm	1:08
10	Overdrive	1:33
11	No End Darkness	1:27
12	Tower Lahja	0:26
13	World Enslaved	1:30
14	The Parasprinter	1:22
15	Irene Captured	0:57
16	The Dark Emperor	1:07
17	Hideous Relics	1:05
18	Interlude I	0:09
19	Fire Cavern	1:16
20	Shadow Diabolica	1:06
21	To the Rescue	0:07
22	Unlimited Moment	1:30
23	Castle Demonic	0:29
24	Ryu Fights Back	0:30
25	Lord of Night	1:32
26	Irene & Ryu	1:32
27	A Long Way To Go	2:08
28	Defeated	0:05
29	All Gone	0:07
30	Introduction I	0:25
31	Introduction II	0:38
32	Introduction III	1:15
33	Twist of Fate	0:06
34	Stage 1-1 / 5-1	1:07
35	Battlefield	1:22
36	Cinema Display I	0:41
37	Cinema Display II	1:34
38	Stage 2-1 / 7-2	1:10
39	Cinema Display III	0:07
40	Cinema Display IV	0:28
41	Stage 2-2 / 5-2	1:07
42	Cinema Display V	1:10
43	Cinema Display VI	1:01
44	Stage 3-1 / 6-2	1:10
45	Cinema Display VII	0:29
46	Cinema Display VIII	0:07
47	Stage 3-2 / 6-1	1:07
48	Cinema Display IX	1:16
49	Stage 4-1 / 7-1	2:03
50	Cinema Display X	1:01
51	Stage 4-2 / 7-3	1:33
52	Cinema Display XI	0:51
53	Cinema Display XII	0:21
54	Cinema Display XIII	0:15
55	Stage 7-5 / 7-6	0:47
56	Epilogue [NGIII]	1:43
57	Credits	1:56
58	Game Over	0:07
59	Twist of Fate (Reprise)	0:05

Disc length 54:04

Notes

Digital version released April 13, 2017 for 12.00 USD

"Ninja Gaiden, of the most iconic and beloved 2D action game series ever created, was first released in the arcades in 1988, while making its console debut on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) later in the same year. At the time of the console release, Ninja Gaiden was renowned not only for its deep storytelling beautifully visualized by TECMO’s unique “cinema scenes,” but also through its legendary chiptune soundtrack, whose unique rock-’n’-roll sound and drum beat instantly became a formative musical experience for players who were only just getting into video games.

Ninja Gaiden: The Definitive Soundtrack is divided into volumes. The follow-up, Ninja Gaiden Vol. 2, features the music of both Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos and Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom. These legendary soundtracks have been digitally restored under the supervision of Ryuichi Nitta and Kaori Nakabai, two of the original composers. The booklet includes a comprehensive roundtable discussion among several members of the original development team, including the director, producers, artist and composers; an essay by game historian Ray Barnholt; and original archival artworks."

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NINJA GAIDEN SERIES MUSIC COMPOSITION AND ARRANGEMENT
NINJA GAIDEN ORIGINAL STAFF (TECMO LTD.)
Keiji Yamagishi (Ninja Gaiden III)
Ryuichi Nitta (Ninja Gaiden II)
Mayuko Okamura (Ninja Gaiden II)
Kaori Nakabai (Ninja Gaiden III)
Rika Shigeno (Ninja Gaiden III)

NINJA GAIDEN SERIES DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION
NINJA GAIDEN NES VERSION ORIGINAL STAFF
Hideo Yoshizawa (Producer and Director)
Masato Kato (Graphic Design, Art Director, Game Stage Director)
Takashi Yamashita (Cinema Display Programmer)

ALBUM PLANNING/DESIGN/COMPOSITION/EDITING
BRAVE WAVE PRODUCTIONS
Keiji Yamagishi (Executive Producer)
Mohammed Taher (Creative Director)
Lauren Guardia-Lucas (Assistant Director, Editor)
Marco Guardia (NES: Recording, Restoration, Mastering; Arcade: Mixing, Restoration)
Haruhisa "hally" Tanaka (Recording Engineer for Arcade)
Dan Suter (Mastering Engineer)
Alexander Aniel (Project Manager)
Ray Barnholt (Essayist)
Ben Sifel (Designer)
Cory Schmitz (Generation Series Designer)
Daniel Tang (Composer Photography)

SPECIAL THANKS
KOEI TECMO GAMES ALL STAFF
Yosuke Hayashi (Team NINJA Producer)
Koji Harao (Executive Producer)
Rira Oi (IP Promotion and Management)

NINJA GAIDEN and NINJA RYUKENDEN are trademarks of Koei Tecmo Games. ⓒKOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. All rights reserved. Koei Tecmo Games Co., Ltd. owns the rights to all NINJA GAIDEN and NINJA RYUKENDEN products. Licensed for use by BRAVE WAVE PRODUCTIONS.

Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos were originally released in Europe and other PAL territories under the titles Shadow Warriors and Shadow Warriors II: Ninja Gaiden II, respectively.

Disclaimer: The included music was created when each music supervisor was affiliated with TECMO LTD. and the music was composed as work for hire.

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Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (01~29)
  Ryuichi Nitta (01, 06, 07, 09, 10, 13, 14, 22, 25, 27, 28)
  Keiji Yamagishi (02, 04, 29)
  Mayuko Okamura (03, 05, 11, 12, 15~21, 23, 24, 26)
  Mikio Saito (08)

Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (30~59)
  Rika Shigeno (30, 31, 38~41, 43~45, 47, 49, 52, 54)
  Kaori Nakabai (32, 34, 36, 37, 42, 46, 48, 50, 51, 53, 55~57)
  Keiji Yamagishi (33, 35, 58, 59)