WM-0654~6: MEGA DRIVE LAST ACTION HEROES

[Kewing]

Comix Zone, Virtua Racing, Ristar, PULSEMAN


WAVE MASTER, I FREAKING LOVE YOU

Now, come on Wave Master, you're getting closer and closer as June 2011 draws near; and there's one little speedy blue guy that is begging for your attention desperately. Make the ultimate dream of us Sonic music fans come true.

Silliness aside, I'm so glad a new bunch of games finally got an official release; some of these were LONG overdue. Besides, this release is quite well put together, with a clear visible homage to what was (and still is) one of the best gaming consoles ever released. It also features composer commentaries for each game, with even Howard Drossin saying a few words. And oh yes, complete credits. What more can you ask for?
I hope Wave Master won't ever stop and keep gracing us with more unreleased music.

By the way, I uploaded a new tracklist because the previous one was missing a track on the Pulseman disc.

[Nisto]

Originally Posted by Kewing

Make the ultimate dream of us Sonic music fans come true.

YES! Make it happen!

[kyubihanyou]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzQpdd1NUiY&NR=1#t=3m28s

Well that definitely makes Masashi Ogata the same person as Masafumi Ogata, then.

[Reg]

Wow this album really is a surprise. I downloaded Pulseman on my Virtual Console months ago and played through that game. Loved it and the music. Ristar also has a boss soundtrack. Gotta give props to Wave Master for pimping these under appreciated classics.

[Blitz Lunar]

i had no idea Hataya and Ogata worked on Ristar!

[Raizen1984]

I'm not familiar with the music for Virtua Racing, so does anyone know if all of the music in this release is just ported from the arcade? I ask because, according to the game credits, Tohru Nakabayashi and Tomoyuki Kawamura worked on the Genesis version. Mitsuyoshi is only given a special thanks, so I don't think he ported the music himself. Either way, Nakabayashi and Kawamura should be added as arrangers.

[drdevilfx]

Added Nakabayashi and Kawamura as the composers for a few Virtua Racing tracks, because those are not present in the arcade version. Sadly we don't know exactly who did what though. Takagi has also been added for one track, as he is credited for sound effects in the arcade version.

(honestly wish this site had edit summaries)

[dissident93]

It does, but it's so well hidden you would think it's an easter egg and not a feature. You can get to it by clicking on the arrow where it says "Edited by" in the box on the right.

[drdevilfx]

I'm aware of that. By "edit summary" I meant a little note where you justify/explain your edit, like on wikis, as that would be useful for edits that involve stuff like adding credits not present in an album's booklet.

[Nicolaas Hamman]

Of course, as we now have comments required for edits, I don't need to say this in the discussion, but I think it's appropriate. (actually, none of these details are specific enough that I feel comfortable making an edit, so I kinda have to put it in the discussion to at least give people a bit more accessible clarity)

Takenobu Mitsuyoshi makes clear in the commentary that he worked on music for the MEGA DRIVE port, though I don't think he explicitly says he composed music. There's some more stuff (like a story involving the song Stream off the B-univ album), but I don't wanna present it inaccurately.

Oh, and without names he mentions a veteran (Tohru Nakabayashi) and basically a newcomer (Tomoyuki Kawamura) who worked mainly on sound programming and sound effects respectively. I think I understand that perfectly, but I could have overconfidence.