39: Super Adventure Island in 30 Minutes

Streets of Rage and the Ys series most likely top most VGM fans’ lists of the best-composed Yuzo Koshiro games, but they'd likely be leaving out his unlikely turn in Super Adventure Island, where he lent the Hudson Soft platforming series a higher level of cool than it deserved, with a soundtrack that combines reggae, calypso and hip hop influences.

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Streets of Rage and the Ys series most likely top most VGM fans’ lists of the best-composed Yuzo Koshiro games, but they'd likely be leaving out his unlikely turn in Super Adventure Island, where he lent the Hudson Soft platforming series a higher level of cool than it deserved, with a soundtrack that combines reggae, calypso and hip hop influences. Track listing: 0:09: Round 1 / Adventure Island / Jun Chikuma 2:21: Round 2 / Adventure Island / Jun Chikuma 4:59: Blue Blue Moon a.k.a. Essential Vitamins (Stage 3 Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island 7:54: The Island of Everlasting Summer (Stage 2 Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island 10:47: Cool Jam (Stage 6 Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island 13:38: Jungle Chase (Stage 4 Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island 16:31: Hop Step and Jazzy Beats (Bonus Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island 17:53: Ice Groove (Stage 7 Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island 20:41: Hot Reception (Boss Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island 21:48: Drop Into a Walk (Stage 5 Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island 24:38: Darkside Visitor (Stage 8 Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island 27:29: Big Zen (Final Battle Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island 30:23: Hawaiian (Ending Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island 33:36: Theme Song / Bug-tte the Honey / Toshiyuki Takahashi Drew on Twitter: twitter.com/drewgmackie Singing Mountain on Twitter: twitter.com/singmopod On Facebook: www.facebook.com/singingmountainpod/ On iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/singi…ain/id1252832457 On Google Play: play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/…bs27wb6cqr24dlgl4 On Instagram: https://instagram.com/singingmountainpod/ On SoundCloud: @singingmountain On YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC9f9iAcO1ZMTYVH91c2Jsyw Official website: https://singingmountainpod.com

Track listing:

0:09: Round 1 / Adventure Island / Jun Chikuma
2:21: Round 2 / Adventure Island / Jun Chikuma
4:59: Blue Blue Moon a.k.a. Essential Vitamins (Stage 3 Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island
7:54: The Island of Everlasting Summer (Stage 2 Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island
10:47: Cool Jam (Stage 6 Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island
13:38: Jungle Chase (Stage 4 Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island
16:31: Hop Step and Jazzy Beats (Bonus Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island
17:53: Ice Groove (Stage 7 Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island
20:41: Hot Reception (Boss Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island
21:48: Drop Into a Walk (Stage 5 Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island
24:38: Darkside Visitor (Stage 8 Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island
27:29: Big Zen (Final Battle Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island
30:23: Hawaiian (Ending Theme) / Yuzo Koshiro / Super Adventure Island
33:36: Theme Song / Bug-tte the Honey / Toshiyuki Takahashi

 
 
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Drew Mackie