Top Game Music Composers & Arrangers: 1980s
Based mostly on the top tier OSTs from each sound chip list (note that several of those games still have unknown composers). For games with multiple composers/arrangers who also did other games, the game has been listed once per person involved.
Rob Hubbard
Playlist
Selected Works: Monty on the Run (C64), The Last V8 (C64), Rasputin (C64), Chimera (C64), Commando (C64, Remix), The Human Race (C64), International Karate (C64), Spellbound (C64), Thrust (Atari ST & C64), Knuckle Buster/Knuckle Busters (C64), Warhawk (C64), Zoids (C64), Jet Set Willy (Atari 8-bit, different), Nemesis the Warlock (C64), BMX Kidz (C64) w/ Jori Olkkonen, Delta (C64), Bangkok Knights (C64), Ace 2 (C64), Light Force (C64), Skate or Die! (A2GS, Tandy 1000) w/ Kyle Granger, Budokan: The Martial Spirit (PC), Mega Apocalypse (C64) w/ Simon Nicol, Thing on a Spring (C64), One Man and His Droid (C64)
Playlist
Selected Works: Monty on the Run (C64), The Last V8 (C64), Rasputin (C64), Chimera (C64), Commando (C64, Remix), The Human Race (C64), International Karate (C64), Spellbound (C64), Thrust (Atari ST & C64), Knuckle Buster/Knuckle Busters (C64), Warhawk (C64), Zoids (C64), Jet Set Willy (Atari 8-bit, different), Nemesis the Warlock (C64), BMX Kidz (C64) w/ Jori Olkkonen, Delta (C64), Bangkok Knights (C64), Ace 2 (C64), Light Force (C64), Skate or Die! (A2GS, Tandy 1000) w/ Kyle Granger, Budokan: The Martial Spirit (PC), Mega Apocalypse (C64) w/ Simon Nicol, Thing on a Spring (C64), One Man and His Droid (C64)
David Whittaker
Playlist
Selected Works: Lazy Jones (C64, includes Nena - 99 Luftballons & Visage - Fade to Grey), Elite (? Arrangement), Storm (Atari 8-bit), BMX Simulator (Atari 8-bit)(Jean Michel Jarre cover/remix), Armageddon Man (C64), Red Max (Atari 8-bit), Bubble Bobble (AMI
Arrangement), Obliterator (AMI), Shadow of the Beast (AMI), Speedball (C64), The Real Ghostbusters (C64), Panther (C64), StarRay (ST), Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper (Spectrum), Stormbringer (Spectrum AY-3), Magicland Dizzy (Spectrum AY-3), BraveStarr (C64), Dogs of War (AMI), Platoon (AMI arrangement), Xenon (ST, Atari XL)
Playlist
Selected Works: Lazy Jones (C64, includes Nena - 99 Luftballons & Visage - Fade to Grey), Elite (? Arrangement), Storm (Atari 8-bit), BMX Simulator (Atari 8-bit)(Jean Michel Jarre cover/remix), Armageddon Man (C64), Red Max (Atari 8-bit), Bubble Bobble (AMI
Arrangement), Obliterator (AMI), Shadow of the Beast (AMI), Speedball (C64), The Real Ghostbusters (C64), Panther (C64), StarRay (ST), Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper (Spectrum), Stormbringer (Spectrum AY-3), Magicland Dizzy (Spectrum AY-3), BraveStarr (C64), Dogs of War (AMI), Platoon (AMI arrangement), Xenon (ST, Atari XL)
Yuzo Koshiro
Playlist
Selected Works: Romancia (PC-98), Ys: Vanished Omen (PC-88), Sorcerian (PC-88 & X1), Legacy of the Wizard/Dragon Slayer IV (NES & MSX), Bosconian (X68K, YM2151), The Scheme (PC-98) w/ "GOD", Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished Final Chapter (PC-88), Sorcerian Scenario Vol. 5, Revenge of Shinobi (MD), Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (PC-88)
Playlist
Selected Works: Romancia (PC-98), Ys: Vanished Omen (PC-88), Sorcerian (PC-88 & X1), Legacy of the Wizard/Dragon Slayer IV (NES & MSX), Bosconian (X68K, YM2151), The Scheme (PC-98) w/ "GOD", Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished Final Chapter (PC-88), Sorcerian Scenario Vol. 5, Revenge of Shinobi (MD), Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (PC-88)
Martin Galway
Playlist
Selected Works: Yie Ar Kung-Fu (C64)(Jean Michel Jarre cover), Ocean Loader 1-2 (C64), Comic Bakery (C64), Rambo: First Blood Part II (C64), Miami Vice (C64)(based on Jan Hammer - Evan), Terra Cresta (C64)(different to JP ver.), Parallax (C64), Green Beret (C64), Wizball (C64), Short Circuit (C64), Arkanoid (C64), Athena (C64)
Playlist
Selected Works: Yie Ar Kung-Fu (C64)(Jean Michel Jarre cover), Ocean Loader 1-2 (C64), Comic Bakery (C64), Rambo: First Blood Part II (C64), Miami Vice (C64)(based on Jan Hammer - Evan), Terra Cresta (C64)(different to JP ver.), Parallax (C64), Green Beret (C64), Wizball (C64), Short Circuit (C64), Arkanoid (C64), Athena (C64)
Jeroen Tel (Wave)
Playlist
Selected Works: Cybernoid 2 (C64), Cybernoid (C64), Savage (C64), Hawkeye (C64), Eliminator (C64), Turbo Outrun (C64, different), Nighthunter (C64, unreleased), Myth: History in the Making (C64), Stormlord (C64) w/ Johannes Bjerregaard
Playlist
Selected Works: Cybernoid 2 (C64), Cybernoid (C64), Savage (C64), Hawkeye (C64), Eliminator (C64), Turbo Outrun (C64, different), Nighthunter (C64, unreleased), Myth: History in the Making (C64), Stormlord (C64) w/ Johannes Bjerregaard
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Playlist
Selected Works: Space Harrier (ARC), Hang-On (ARC), Out Run/OutRun (ARC), Fantasy Zone (ARC), Enduro Racer (ARC), After Burner II (ARC), Power Drift (ARC), Turbo Out Run/Outrun (ARC), Sword of Vermillion (MD)
Playlist
Selected Works: Space Harrier (ARC), Hang-On (ARC), Out Run/OutRun (ARC), Fantasy Zone (ARC), Enduro Racer (ARC), After Burner II (ARC), Power Drift (ARC), Turbo Out Run/Outrun (ARC), Sword of Vermillion (MD)
Tim Follin
Playlist
Selected Works: Agent X (Spectrum), Chronos (Spectrum), L.E.D. Storm/LED Storm (AMI), Bionic Commando (C64), Ghouls 'n Ghosts (AMI & C64), Sly Spy (AMI)
Playlist
Selected Works: Agent X (Spectrum), Chronos (Spectrum), L.E.D. Storm/LED Storm (AMI), Bionic Commando (C64), Ghouls 'n Ghosts (AMI & C64), Sly Spy (AMI)
Mieko Ishikawa
Playlist
Selected Works: Ys: Vanished Omen (PC-88), Sorcerian (PC-88 & X1), Legacy of the Wizard/Dragon Slayer IV (NES & MSX), Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished Final Chapter (PC-88), Sorcerian Scenario Vol. 5, Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (PC-88), Xanadu: Scenario II (PC-88), Xanadu: Dragon Slayer II (MSX), Sengoku Sorcerian (PC-88VA), Pyramid Sorcerian (PC-88VA), Star Trader (PC-88 & PC-98), Asteka II: Templo del Sol (PC-88)
Playlist
Selected Works: Ys: Vanished Omen (PC-88), Sorcerian (PC-88 & X1), Legacy of the Wizard/Dragon Slayer IV (NES & MSX), Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished Final Chapter (PC-88), Sorcerian Scenario Vol. 5, Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (PC-88), Xanadu: Scenario II (PC-88), Xanadu: Dragon Slayer II (MSX), Sengoku Sorcerian (PC-88VA), Pyramid Sorcerian (PC-88VA), Star Trader (PC-88 & PC-98), Asteka II: Templo del Sol (PC-88)
Koji Kondo (Konchan)
Playlist
Selected Works: Super Mario Bros. (NES), Mysterious Muramase Castle (FDS), Doki Doki Panic/SMB2 US (FDS/NES), Super Mario Bros. 2/SMB: Lost Levels (FDS), Super Mario Bros. 3/SMB3 (NES)
Playlist
Selected Works: Super Mario Bros. (NES), Mysterious Muramase Castle (FDS), Doki Doki Panic/SMB2 US (FDS/NES), Super Mario Bros. 2/SMB: Lost Levels (FDS), Super Mario Bros. 3/SMB3 (NES)
Chris Hülsbeck/Huelsbeck
Playlist
Selected Works: Great Giana Sisters (C64), Bad Cat (C64) & PC ver. w/ Olaf Rappe, R-Type (C64, different overall - Title & Scrambled Crossroad) w/ Ramiro Vaca (the rest), Hollywood Poker Pro (C64)
Kinuyo Yamashita (Charming Yamako)
Playlist
Selected Works: Arumana no Kiseki/Miracle of Almana (FDS) w/ Kouji Murata, Castlevania (NES), Esper Dream (FDS), Nemesis III (MSX SCC), The Treasure of Usas (MSX), King Kong 2: Ikari no Megaton Punch (NES)
Katsuhiro Hayashi (Wooper Katsu)
Playlist
Selected Works: Girl's Garden (SG-1000), Quartet (ARC), Secret Command/Rambo: First Blood Pt. 2 (SMS), Super Hang-On (ARC), SDI: Strategic Defense Initiative (ARC), Galaxy Force II (ARC),
Naoki Kodaka
Playlist
Selected Works: Dead Zone (FDS) w/ Akito Takeuchi (Sound Program), Blaster Master (NES), Batman (NES), Platoon (NES Arrangement), Fester's Quest (NES),
Motoaki Furukawa
Playlist
Selected Works: Nemesis 2 (MSX SCC), F1 Spirit (MSX SCC), Metal Gear (MSX), Nemesis III (MSX SCC), Gradius II (ARC), Contra (NES), Crazy Cop (ARC), M.I.A./Missing In Action (ARC)?, Ajax (ARC), Super Contra (ARC)
Satoe Terashima
Playlist
Selected Works: Salamander/Life Force (NES Arrangement), Meikyuu Jiin Dababa (FDS)?, Castlevania (NES), Castlevania II (NES & FDS), The Goonies II (NES, includes Cyndi Lauper cover), Rush 'n Attack (NES)
Shinji Hosoe
Playlist
Selected Works: Dragon Spirit (ARC), Metal Hawk (ARC), Final Lap (ARC), Ordyne (ARC), Dirt Fox (ARC),
Seiichi Fukami
Playlist
Selected Works: Gradius II (ARC), M.I.A./Missing In Action (ARC)?, S.P.Y.: Special Project Y (ARC) w/ Hideaki Shikama, Crazy Cop (ARC)? (S. Fukami), Thunder Cross (ARC),
Hirokazu Tanaka (Hip Tanaka)
Playlist
Selected Works: Metroid (NES & FDS), Kid Icarus (NES & FDS), Donkey Kong (NES) w/ Yukio Kaneoka (Arrangement?), Balloon Fight (ARC & NES), Gyromite (NES),
Ben Daglish
Playlist
Selected Works: Cobra (C64), Future Knight (C64), The Last Ninja (C64), Bulldog (C64), Return of the Mutant Camels (C64),
Hideya Nagata
Playlist
Selected Works: Sorcerian (PC-88), Bosconian (X68K), Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished Final Chapter (PC-88), Starship Rendezvous (X68K)
Matt Gray - Driller (C64), Bangkok Knights (C64)(Loading track), Last Ninja 2 (C64),
Tohru Nakabayashi (Master) - Girl's Garden (SG-1000), Thunder Blade (ARC), Bullet (ARC), Alien Syndrome (ARC & X68K)
Yuriko Keino - Dig Dug (ARC), Pac-Land (ARC), Dragon Buster (ARC), Grobda (ARC), Baraduke (ARC)
Takahito Abe - Romancia (PC-98), Ys: Vanished Omen (PC-88), Sorcerian (PC-88 & X1), Sorcerian Scenario Vol. 5,
Hidenori Maezawa - Salamander/Life Force (NES Arrangement), Bayou Billy (NES), Contra (NES), Castlevania III (NES),
Miki Higashino - Gradius (ARC), Salamander (ARC), Nemesis/Gradius (MSX SCC+) w/ Unknown
Masahiro Ikariko - Nemesis 2/Gradius 2 (MSX SCC), Gradius II (ARC), Haunted Castle (ARC),
Kazuki Muraoka - Metal Gear (NES), Contra (NES), Gradius III (ARC), Contra (MSX SCC) w/ Unknown,
Nobuo Uematsu - Suishou no Ryuu/Suishou no Dragon (FDS), Final Fantasy (NES), Final Fantasy (MSX)
Tadahiro Nitta - Final Fantasy (MSX Arrangement), Xak: The Art of Visual Stage (MSX FM)
Masakuni Mitsuhashi - Fire Hawk: Thexder the Second Contact (MSX, incl. Beethoven track), Zeliard (PC-88, Silpheed (PC),
Mecano Associates - Fire Hawk: Thexder the Second Contact (MSX, incl. Beethoven track), Zeliard (PC-88, Silpheed (PC),
Ken Arnold - Ultima III (PCs), Ultima IV (PCs)
Gary Gilbertson - The Tail of Beta Lyrae (Atari), Alternate Reality: The City (Atari)
Tokuhiko Uwabo (Bo) - Black Onyx (SG-1000 Arrangement), Phantasy Star (SMS), Zillion (SMS),
Yoshinori Kawamoto - Dragon Spirit (PCE Arrangement), Splatterhouse (ARC) w/ Katsurou Tajima, Burning Force (ARC),
Fred Gray - Shadowfire (C64), Enigma Force (C64), Mutants (C64),
Christopher L. Stone (Chris Stone) - Dragon's Lair (ARC)
Masahiro Inoue - Gyruss (ARC)(Remix, original by Johann Sebastian Bach)
Geoff Follin - L.E.D. Storm/LED Storm (AMI), Sly Spy (AMI)
Koichi Namiki (Pretty K.N./Mickey)- Super Hang-On (ARC), Thunder Blade (ARC), Galaxy Force II (ARC),
Jonathan Dunn - Platoon (C64), Ocean Loader 4-5 (C64), Robocop (C64 & GB?), Target Renegade (C64), Operation Wolf (C64)
Shinya Sakamoto - Salamander/Life Force (NES Arrangement), Falsion (FDS), Meikyuu Jiin Dababa (FDS)?,
Tommy V. Dunbar - Archon & Archon II (C64)
Nobuyuki Ohnogi - Mappy (ARC), Libble Rabble (ARC)
Journey - Journey (ARC)
Roy Glover - M.U.L.E. (C64)
Kenji Yoshida - Galivan: Cosmo Police/Cosmo Police Galivan (ARC), Terra Cresta (ARC), Dangar: Ufo Robo (ARC), Soldier Girl Amazon (ARC),
Paul Norman - Aztec Challenge (C64), Forbidden Forest (C64), Super Huey (C64)
Satoshi Fujishima - Gulkave (SG-1000)
Brad Fuller - Marble Madness (ARC), Road Blasters (ARC),
Ayako Mori - Ghosts 'n Goblins (ARC),
Tamayo Kawamoto - Section Z (ARC),
Hisayoshi Ogura - Legend of Kage (ARC), The Ninja Warriors (ARC)
Masatomo Miyamoto - Golvellius (MSX) w/ Takeshi Santou (Take Shant) & Takayuki Hirono (Music Program), Blazing Lazers (PCE),
Jim Butler - Turtles (Odyssey 2),
Yoshio Imamura - Elevator Action (ARC), Time Gal (ARC)
Hal Canon - Gauntlet (ARC), Marble Madness (ARC)
Shigeru Fukutake - TwinBee (MSX SCC+), Castlevania: The Adventure (GB) w/ Norio Hanzawa & Hidehiro Funauchi
Hidenori Tao, Masa? - Cobra Command (ARC)
Arti Haroutunian - Slalom (C64)
Mark Seibert - Police Quest 2 (PC, 1989?), Code Name: Iceman (PC), Quest For Glory (PC),
Neil Brennan - Way of the Exploding Fist (C64),
Keiji Yamagishi - Star Force (NES), Ninja Gaiden (NES)
Kazuhiko Uehara - F1 Spirit (MSX SCC), Nemesis III (MSX SCC), Gradius III (ARC),
Yoshinori Sasaki - F1 Spirit (MSX SCC), Castlevania III (NES), TwinBee (MSX SCC+)
Atsushi Fujio (Mt. Fujio) - Falsion (FDS), Exciting Basket (FDS), Bayou Billy (NES),
Ryoichi Yamada - Mag Max (ARC),
Brian Besterman, Doug Besterman, Martin Erskine - Thayer's Quest (ARC)
Tsukasa Masuko - Bomb Jack (ARC, includes Beatles - Lady Madonna arrangement), Dungeon Explorer (PCE)
Shigehiro Takenouchi - Metal Gear (NES?), Falsion (FDS),
Kiyohiro Sada - Meikyuu Jiin Dababa (FDS)?, Bayou Billy (NES),
Jun Funahashi - Bayou Billy (NES), Castlevania III (NES),
Tsutomu Ogura (New Cuple Ogura) - Bayou Billy (NES),
Yuji Takenouchi - Space Manbow (MSX SCC)
Tsuyoshi Sekito - Space Manbow (MSX SCC), Motocross Maniacs (GB)
Kenichi Matsubara - Castlevania II (FDS & NES), Gradius II (ARC), Haunted Castle (ARC),
Takeaki Kunimoto - Victory Run (PCE), Robo Warrior/Bomber King (NES), JJ & Jeff (PCE),
Richard Joseph - Sacred Armour of Antiriad (C64), Barbarian (C64),
Masaya Hashimoto - Ys: Vanished Omen (PC-88),
Earl Vickers - Gauntlet (ARC),
Nick Scarim, Hiroyuki Masuno - Spy vs. Spy (C64 & NES)
Mike Alsop - Wizardry (C64), the isometric game)
Hiroshi Suzuki - Tetris (PC-88 & NES, BPS)
Kyohei Tsutsumi - Bomb Jack (ARC, includes Beatles - Lady Madonna arrangement)
Yoshiaki Hatano - Salamander (MSX SCC Arrangement), Ai Senshi Nicol (FDS)
Karsten Obarski - Amegas (AMI), Crystal Hammer (AMI)
David Crane - Pitfall II (Atari 2600)
Azusa Hara - Breywood/Brey Wood/Shackled (ARC),
Aran Lee, Toshikazu Tanaka - Victory Road/Ikari Warriors II (ARC),
Shinobu Ogawa, Nobuhito Koise - Shinra Bansho (PC-88VA),
George Neophytou - Jet Set Willy (Arrangement, original by Beethoven)
David Dunn - Flight Path 737 (C64), Elite (C64 Arrangement),
Aidan Bell, Johann Strauss - Elite (ver.?)
Kevin P. Pickell - Gemstone Warrior (C64)?
Bob Landwehr, Scott Emmons - Break Street (C64)
Shigeru Ohwada - Super Hang-On (ARC),
Bill Mauchly - Aerobics (Atari 8-bit)
I. Takagi - Tube Panic (ARC)
Dean Lock - Black Hawk (C64)(cover of Wagner - Valkyrie)
Paul Clansey - Alien (C64)
Richard Munns - Rebound (Atari 8-bit, HB),
Toshiya Yamanaka - Star Cruiser (PC-88 & X68K), Knight Arms (X68K),
T's Music - Flicky (ARC), Haunted Castle (ARC)? ("T"),
Hiroyuki Kawada - Shadowland (ARC), Winning Run (ARC), Valkyrie no Densetsu (ARC),
Tomomi Outani/Ootani/Otani - Thunder Force II (X68K & MD), Herzog Zwei/Duke Two (MD) w/ Naosuke Arai,
Steve Hales - Dimension X (Atari 8-bit)?
Bill Williams - Alley Cat (PCjr)
Hironobu Mohre, Masa Yoshihara (Sound Programmers), Michael K. Nakamura (Sound Director) - Road Avenger/Road Blaster (ARC)
John A. Fitzpatrick - Bruce Lee (C64), The Goonies (C64)
Dave Lowe - Starglider (ST)?, IK+ (AMI),
Fumihito Kasatani, Hibiki Godai, Nobuyuki Aoshima - Zeliard (PC-88, Silpheed (PC),
Masahiko Yoshimura - Fire Hawk: Thexder the Second Contact (MSX, incl. Beethoven track)
Tadashi Kimijima - Bubble Bobble (ARC & NES), FairyLand Story (ARC),
Shinji Tasaka - Gradius II (ARC), Crazy Cop (ARC), M.I.A./Missing In Action (ARC)?,
Iku Mizutani - Metal Gear (NES?),
Kazuo Noguchi - Metal Hawk (ARC), Dragon Spirit (PCE, Arrangement only?),
Roger Fenton - Wizball (PC)
Shinichi Sakamoto - Wonder Boy in Monster Land (ARC)
Toshimitsu Kawano - Dragon Spirit (X68K Arrangement?)
Peter Clarke - Ocean Loader 3 (C64)
Nobuyuki Hara - Batman (NES),
J.T.S, Keiji Takeuchi, Masanobu Tsukamoto, Ozono, Sydon Inoue - Blazing Lazers (PCE),
Michel Winogradoff - Mach 3 (PC), Space Racer (PC), Turbo Cup (PC)
Tsugutoshi Gotou - Ultima III (NES, different),
Yasuhiro Kawakami - Shinobi (ARC)
K. Komiyama - Space Harrier (X1 Arrangement)
Akito Nakatsuka - Ice Climber (NES)
Tamayo Kawamoto - Commando (ARC)
Wally Beben (Hagar) - Dark Side (C64)
Lionel Tournier or Eric Caen? - Crazy Cars (PC)
Hiroshi Taguchi - Twin Eagle (ARC)(Performed by), Cal.50/Caliber Fifty (ARC),
Masato Ishizaki - R-Type (ARC & PCE),
Goblin Sound (Music Direction); Hisashi Yotsumoto (as ZERO Yotsumoto), Takayuki Suzuki (as T.Suzuki), Conrad T. Kozawa (Music Composed By); Takayuki Suzuki (as T.Suzuki), Hisashi Yotsumoto (as ZERO Yotsumoto), Hiroshi Taguchi (as COKE Taguchi), T. Tanno (as T.Tanno), S. Tsutsui (as S.Tsutsui) (Music Performed by) - Twin Eagle (ARC),
William Goldstein - King's Quest IV (PC), King's Quest IV (A2GS) w/ Music Development System by Stuart Goldstein,
Charles Deenen - Zamzara (C64)
Stéphane Picq - Purple Saturn Day (PC, 1989?)
Konami Kukeiha Club - Snatcher (PC-88, MSX SCC), Chequered Flag (ARC),
Jean-Michel Jarre - Captain Blood (AMI & A2GS),
Hideto Inoue - Gradius II (ARC),
Yukie Morimoto - Nemesis III (MSX SCC), Gradius III (ARC, YM2151), Castlevania III (NES)
Ryuichi Nitta - Ninja Gaiden (NES),
Michiru Yamane - Nemesis III (MSX SCC), Space Manbow (MSX SCC)
Al Lowe - Leisure Suit Larry 2 (PC, MT-32) w/ Music Development System by Stuart Goldstein
Masahiko Ishida - Ninja Spirit (ARC),
Manami Matsumae, Takashi Tateishi & Yoshihiro Sakaguchi - Mega Man 2 (NES)
Haruhiko Tsuda, Hirohumi Banba, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Psycho Sonic, Taihei Nishimura, Yoh Ohyama - Digan no Maseki (PC-88),
Yasuhiro Takagi - Turbo Out Run/Outrun (ARC), Sword of Vermillion (MD),
Martin Walker - Armalyte (C64),
Tom Lewandowski, Dianne Lewandowski - King's Quest II (A2GS)
Dave Warhol (Arranger/Coder) - Neuromancer (C64)(Devo - Some Things Never Change)
Margaret Lowe - King's Quest III (A2GS),
Shigemasa Matsuo - Crazy Cop (ARC), M.I.A./Missing In Action (ARC)?,
David Warhol - Bard's Tale 2 (A2GS)
Etsuo Ishii, Toshi Kobasan - Dragon Spirit (PCE Arrangement)
Koichi Sugiyama, Yasuhiro Taguchi - Angelus: Akuma no Fukuin (PC-88),
Miki Higashino - TMNT/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (ARC), Nemesis/Gradius (MSX SCC+) w/ Unknown,
Adam Gilmore - Draconus (Atari 8-bit)
Jochen Hippel - Wings of Death (AMI), Stormlord (ST)
Harumi Uekou - Gradius III (ARC, YM2151),
Hikoshi Hashimoto - Racing Hero (ARC, YM2151),
Matt Furniss - Laser Squad (AMI),
Bob Siebenberg - Space Quest III (PC),
Mutsuhiko Izumi - TMNT/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (ARC),
Kozo Nakamura - TMNT (ARC & NES) w/ Yasuhiko Manno,
Saitou Manabu, Someya Kunihiro - 38 Man Kilo no Kokuu (X68K),
Norio Nakagata (Nakagattan) - Motos (X68K)
Krisjan Hatlelid - Test Drive II: The Duel (A2GS)?
Elie Daniel - Fire! (PC)
Hideki Suzuki - Genocide (X68K)
Steve Witzel - Mean Streets (PC)(RealSound by)
Paul van der Valk - Hybris (AMI)
"GOBLIN" (Goblin Sound?) - Shubibinman (PCE) w/ Kouji Hayama?
Ron Klaren - Battle Squadron (AMI)
Ken Allen - Colonel's Bequest/Laura Bow (PC)
Kris Hatlelid - Grand Prix Circuit (A2GS)
Tomotsune Maeno - Battle Ace (PCE),
Ryuji Sasai - Xak: The Art of Visual Stage (MSX FM) w/ Ryuji Sasai,
Atsuhiro Motoyama - Ganbare! Golf Boys (PCE),
Manabu Saito - Providence (PC-88, OPNA),
Brian Greenstone - Xenocide (A2GS),
Antony Crowther - Phobia (C64),
Barry Leitch - Airborne Ranger (AMI)
Mike Dana - Leisure Suit Larry 3 (PC),
...and you! - Moondust (C64)(User Generated), Otokki/Otocky (NES)(Partially User Generated)
Playlist
Selected Works: Great Giana Sisters (C64), Bad Cat (C64) & PC ver. w/ Olaf Rappe, R-Type (C64, different overall - Title & Scrambled Crossroad) w/ Ramiro Vaca (the rest), Hollywood Poker Pro (C64)
Kinuyo Yamashita (Charming Yamako)
Playlist
Selected Works: Arumana no Kiseki/Miracle of Almana (FDS) w/ Kouji Murata, Castlevania (NES), Esper Dream (FDS), Nemesis III (MSX SCC), The Treasure of Usas (MSX), King Kong 2: Ikari no Megaton Punch (NES)
Katsuhiro Hayashi (Wooper Katsu)
Playlist
Selected Works: Girl's Garden (SG-1000), Quartet (ARC), Secret Command/Rambo: First Blood Pt. 2 (SMS), Super Hang-On (ARC), SDI: Strategic Defense Initiative (ARC), Galaxy Force II (ARC),
Naoki Kodaka
Playlist
Selected Works: Dead Zone (FDS) w/ Akito Takeuchi (Sound Program), Blaster Master (NES), Batman (NES), Platoon (NES Arrangement), Fester's Quest (NES),
Motoaki Furukawa
Playlist
Selected Works: Nemesis 2 (MSX SCC), F1 Spirit (MSX SCC), Metal Gear (MSX), Nemesis III (MSX SCC), Gradius II (ARC), Contra (NES), Crazy Cop (ARC), M.I.A./Missing In Action (ARC)?, Ajax (ARC), Super Contra (ARC)
Satoe Terashima
Playlist
Selected Works: Salamander/Life Force (NES Arrangement), Meikyuu Jiin Dababa (FDS)?, Castlevania (NES), Castlevania II (NES & FDS), The Goonies II (NES, includes Cyndi Lauper cover), Rush 'n Attack (NES)
Shinji Hosoe
Playlist
Selected Works: Dragon Spirit (ARC), Metal Hawk (ARC), Final Lap (ARC), Ordyne (ARC), Dirt Fox (ARC),
Seiichi Fukami
Playlist
Selected Works: Gradius II (ARC), M.I.A./Missing In Action (ARC)?, S.P.Y.: Special Project Y (ARC) w/ Hideaki Shikama, Crazy Cop (ARC)? (S. Fukami), Thunder Cross (ARC),
Hirokazu Tanaka (Hip Tanaka)
Playlist
Selected Works: Metroid (NES & FDS), Kid Icarus (NES & FDS), Donkey Kong (NES) w/ Yukio Kaneoka (Arrangement?), Balloon Fight (ARC & NES), Gyromite (NES),
Ben Daglish
Playlist
Selected Works: Cobra (C64), Future Knight (C64), The Last Ninja (C64), Bulldog (C64), Return of the Mutant Camels (C64),
Hideya Nagata
Playlist
Selected Works: Sorcerian (PC-88), Bosconian (X68K), Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished Final Chapter (PC-88), Starship Rendezvous (X68K)
Matt Gray - Driller (C64), Bangkok Knights (C64)(Loading track), Last Ninja 2 (C64),
Tohru Nakabayashi (Master) - Girl's Garden (SG-1000), Thunder Blade (ARC), Bullet (ARC), Alien Syndrome (ARC & X68K)
Yuriko Keino - Dig Dug (ARC), Pac-Land (ARC), Dragon Buster (ARC), Grobda (ARC), Baraduke (ARC)
Takahito Abe - Romancia (PC-98), Ys: Vanished Omen (PC-88), Sorcerian (PC-88 & X1), Sorcerian Scenario Vol. 5,
Hidenori Maezawa - Salamander/Life Force (NES Arrangement), Bayou Billy (NES), Contra (NES), Castlevania III (NES),
Miki Higashino - Gradius (ARC), Salamander (ARC), Nemesis/Gradius (MSX SCC+) w/ Unknown
Masahiro Ikariko - Nemesis 2/Gradius 2 (MSX SCC), Gradius II (ARC), Haunted Castle (ARC),
Kazuki Muraoka - Metal Gear (NES), Contra (NES), Gradius III (ARC), Contra (MSX SCC) w/ Unknown,
Nobuo Uematsu - Suishou no Ryuu/Suishou no Dragon (FDS), Final Fantasy (NES), Final Fantasy (MSX)
Tadahiro Nitta - Final Fantasy (MSX Arrangement), Xak: The Art of Visual Stage (MSX FM)
Masakuni Mitsuhashi - Fire Hawk: Thexder the Second Contact (MSX, incl. Beethoven track), Zeliard (PC-88, Silpheed (PC),
Mecano Associates - Fire Hawk: Thexder the Second Contact (MSX, incl. Beethoven track), Zeliard (PC-88, Silpheed (PC),
Ken Arnold - Ultima III (PCs), Ultima IV (PCs)
Gary Gilbertson - The Tail of Beta Lyrae (Atari), Alternate Reality: The City (Atari)
Tokuhiko Uwabo (Bo) - Black Onyx (SG-1000 Arrangement), Phantasy Star (SMS), Zillion (SMS),
Yoshinori Kawamoto - Dragon Spirit (PCE Arrangement), Splatterhouse (ARC) w/ Katsurou Tajima, Burning Force (ARC),
Fred Gray - Shadowfire (C64), Enigma Force (C64), Mutants (C64),
Christopher L. Stone (Chris Stone) - Dragon's Lair (ARC)
Masahiro Inoue - Gyruss (ARC)(Remix, original by Johann Sebastian Bach)
Geoff Follin - L.E.D. Storm/LED Storm (AMI), Sly Spy (AMI)
Koichi Namiki (Pretty K.N./Mickey)- Super Hang-On (ARC), Thunder Blade (ARC), Galaxy Force II (ARC),
Jonathan Dunn - Platoon (C64), Ocean Loader 4-5 (C64), Robocop (C64 & GB?), Target Renegade (C64), Operation Wolf (C64)
Shinya Sakamoto - Salamander/Life Force (NES Arrangement), Falsion (FDS), Meikyuu Jiin Dababa (FDS)?,
Tommy V. Dunbar - Archon & Archon II (C64)
Nobuyuki Ohnogi - Mappy (ARC), Libble Rabble (ARC)
Journey - Journey (ARC)
Roy Glover - M.U.L.E. (C64)
Kenji Yoshida - Galivan: Cosmo Police/Cosmo Police Galivan (ARC), Terra Cresta (ARC), Dangar: Ufo Robo (ARC), Soldier Girl Amazon (ARC),
Paul Norman - Aztec Challenge (C64), Forbidden Forest (C64), Super Huey (C64)
Satoshi Fujishima - Gulkave (SG-1000)
Brad Fuller - Marble Madness (ARC), Road Blasters (ARC),
Ayako Mori - Ghosts 'n Goblins (ARC),
Tamayo Kawamoto - Section Z (ARC),
Hisayoshi Ogura - Legend of Kage (ARC), The Ninja Warriors (ARC)
Masatomo Miyamoto - Golvellius (MSX) w/ Takeshi Santou (Take Shant) & Takayuki Hirono (Music Program), Blazing Lazers (PCE),
Jim Butler - Turtles (Odyssey 2),
Yoshio Imamura - Elevator Action (ARC), Time Gal (ARC)
Hal Canon - Gauntlet (ARC), Marble Madness (ARC)
Shigeru Fukutake - TwinBee (MSX SCC+), Castlevania: The Adventure (GB) w/ Norio Hanzawa & Hidehiro Funauchi
Hidenori Tao, Masa? - Cobra Command (ARC)
Arti Haroutunian - Slalom (C64)
Mark Seibert - Police Quest 2 (PC, 1989?), Code Name: Iceman (PC), Quest For Glory (PC),
Neil Brennan - Way of the Exploding Fist (C64),
Keiji Yamagishi - Star Force (NES), Ninja Gaiden (NES)
Kazuhiko Uehara - F1 Spirit (MSX SCC), Nemesis III (MSX SCC), Gradius III (ARC),
Yoshinori Sasaki - F1 Spirit (MSX SCC), Castlevania III (NES), TwinBee (MSX SCC+)
Atsushi Fujio (Mt. Fujio) - Falsion (FDS), Exciting Basket (FDS), Bayou Billy (NES),
Ryoichi Yamada - Mag Max (ARC),
Brian Besterman, Doug Besterman, Martin Erskine - Thayer's Quest (ARC)
Tsukasa Masuko - Bomb Jack (ARC, includes Beatles - Lady Madonna arrangement), Dungeon Explorer (PCE)
Shigehiro Takenouchi - Metal Gear (NES?), Falsion (FDS),
Kiyohiro Sada - Meikyuu Jiin Dababa (FDS)?, Bayou Billy (NES),
Jun Funahashi - Bayou Billy (NES), Castlevania III (NES),
Tsutomu Ogura (New Cuple Ogura) - Bayou Billy (NES),
Yuji Takenouchi - Space Manbow (MSX SCC)
Tsuyoshi Sekito - Space Manbow (MSX SCC), Motocross Maniacs (GB)
Kenichi Matsubara - Castlevania II (FDS & NES), Gradius II (ARC), Haunted Castle (ARC),
Takeaki Kunimoto - Victory Run (PCE), Robo Warrior/Bomber King (NES), JJ & Jeff (PCE),
Richard Joseph - Sacred Armour of Antiriad (C64), Barbarian (C64),
Masaya Hashimoto - Ys: Vanished Omen (PC-88),
Earl Vickers - Gauntlet (ARC),
Nick Scarim, Hiroyuki Masuno - Spy vs. Spy (C64 & NES)
Mike Alsop - Wizardry (C64), the isometric game)
Hiroshi Suzuki - Tetris (PC-88 & NES, BPS)
Kyohei Tsutsumi - Bomb Jack (ARC, includes Beatles - Lady Madonna arrangement)
Yoshiaki Hatano - Salamander (MSX SCC Arrangement), Ai Senshi Nicol (FDS)
Karsten Obarski - Amegas (AMI), Crystal Hammer (AMI)
David Crane - Pitfall II (Atari 2600)
Azusa Hara - Breywood/Brey Wood/Shackled (ARC),
Aran Lee, Toshikazu Tanaka - Victory Road/Ikari Warriors II (ARC),
Shinobu Ogawa, Nobuhito Koise - Shinra Bansho (PC-88VA),
George Neophytou - Jet Set Willy (Arrangement, original by Beethoven)
David Dunn - Flight Path 737 (C64), Elite (C64 Arrangement),
Aidan Bell, Johann Strauss - Elite (ver.?)
Kevin P. Pickell - Gemstone Warrior (C64)?
Bob Landwehr, Scott Emmons - Break Street (C64)
Shigeru Ohwada - Super Hang-On (ARC),
Bill Mauchly - Aerobics (Atari 8-bit)
I. Takagi - Tube Panic (ARC)
Dean Lock - Black Hawk (C64)(cover of Wagner - Valkyrie)
Paul Clansey - Alien (C64)
Richard Munns - Rebound (Atari 8-bit, HB),
Toshiya Yamanaka - Star Cruiser (PC-88 & X68K), Knight Arms (X68K),
T's Music - Flicky (ARC), Haunted Castle (ARC)? ("T"),
Hiroyuki Kawada - Shadowland (ARC), Winning Run (ARC), Valkyrie no Densetsu (ARC),
Tomomi Outani/Ootani/Otani - Thunder Force II (X68K & MD), Herzog Zwei/Duke Two (MD) w/ Naosuke Arai,
Steve Hales - Dimension X (Atari 8-bit)?
Bill Williams - Alley Cat (PCjr)
Hironobu Mohre, Masa Yoshihara (Sound Programmers), Michael K. Nakamura (Sound Director) - Road Avenger/Road Blaster (ARC)
John A. Fitzpatrick - Bruce Lee (C64), The Goonies (C64)
Dave Lowe - Starglider (ST)?, IK+ (AMI),
Fumihito Kasatani, Hibiki Godai, Nobuyuki Aoshima - Zeliard (PC-88, Silpheed (PC),
Masahiko Yoshimura - Fire Hawk: Thexder the Second Contact (MSX, incl. Beethoven track)
Tadashi Kimijima - Bubble Bobble (ARC & NES), FairyLand Story (ARC),
Shinji Tasaka - Gradius II (ARC), Crazy Cop (ARC), M.I.A./Missing In Action (ARC)?,
Iku Mizutani - Metal Gear (NES?),
Kazuo Noguchi - Metal Hawk (ARC), Dragon Spirit (PCE, Arrangement only?),
Roger Fenton - Wizball (PC)
Shinichi Sakamoto - Wonder Boy in Monster Land (ARC)
Toshimitsu Kawano - Dragon Spirit (X68K Arrangement?)
Peter Clarke - Ocean Loader 3 (C64)
Nobuyuki Hara - Batman (NES),
J.T.S, Keiji Takeuchi, Masanobu Tsukamoto, Ozono, Sydon Inoue - Blazing Lazers (PCE),
Michel Winogradoff - Mach 3 (PC), Space Racer (PC), Turbo Cup (PC)
Tsugutoshi Gotou - Ultima III (NES, different),
Yasuhiro Kawakami - Shinobi (ARC)
K. Komiyama - Space Harrier (X1 Arrangement)
Akito Nakatsuka - Ice Climber (NES)
Tamayo Kawamoto - Commando (ARC)
Wally Beben (Hagar) - Dark Side (C64)
Lionel Tournier or Eric Caen? - Crazy Cars (PC)
Hiroshi Taguchi - Twin Eagle (ARC)(Performed by), Cal.50/Caliber Fifty (ARC),
Masato Ishizaki - R-Type (ARC & PCE),
Goblin Sound (Music Direction); Hisashi Yotsumoto (as ZERO Yotsumoto), Takayuki Suzuki (as T.Suzuki), Conrad T. Kozawa (Music Composed By); Takayuki Suzuki (as T.Suzuki), Hisashi Yotsumoto (as ZERO Yotsumoto), Hiroshi Taguchi (as COKE Taguchi), T. Tanno (as T.Tanno), S. Tsutsui (as S.Tsutsui) (Music Performed by) - Twin Eagle (ARC),
William Goldstein - King's Quest IV (PC), King's Quest IV (A2GS) w/ Music Development System by Stuart Goldstein,
Charles Deenen - Zamzara (C64)
Stéphane Picq - Purple Saturn Day (PC, 1989?)
Konami Kukeiha Club - Snatcher (PC-88, MSX SCC), Chequered Flag (ARC),
Jean-Michel Jarre - Captain Blood (AMI & A2GS),
Hideto Inoue - Gradius II (ARC),
Yukie Morimoto - Nemesis III (MSX SCC), Gradius III (ARC, YM2151), Castlevania III (NES)
Ryuichi Nitta - Ninja Gaiden (NES),
Michiru Yamane - Nemesis III (MSX SCC), Space Manbow (MSX SCC)
Al Lowe - Leisure Suit Larry 2 (PC, MT-32) w/ Music Development System by Stuart Goldstein
Masahiko Ishida - Ninja Spirit (ARC),
Manami Matsumae, Takashi Tateishi & Yoshihiro Sakaguchi - Mega Man 2 (NES)
Haruhiko Tsuda, Hirohumi Banba, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Psycho Sonic, Taihei Nishimura, Yoh Ohyama - Digan no Maseki (PC-88),
Yasuhiro Takagi - Turbo Out Run/Outrun (ARC), Sword of Vermillion (MD),
Martin Walker - Armalyte (C64),
Tom Lewandowski, Dianne Lewandowski - King's Quest II (A2GS)
Dave Warhol (Arranger/Coder) - Neuromancer (C64)(Devo - Some Things Never Change)
Margaret Lowe - King's Quest III (A2GS),
Shigemasa Matsuo - Crazy Cop (ARC), M.I.A./Missing In Action (ARC)?,
David Warhol - Bard's Tale 2 (A2GS)
Etsuo Ishii, Toshi Kobasan - Dragon Spirit (PCE Arrangement)
Koichi Sugiyama, Yasuhiro Taguchi - Angelus: Akuma no Fukuin (PC-88),
Miki Higashino - TMNT/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (ARC), Nemesis/Gradius (MSX SCC+) w/ Unknown,
Adam Gilmore - Draconus (Atari 8-bit)
Jochen Hippel - Wings of Death (AMI), Stormlord (ST)
Harumi Uekou - Gradius III (ARC, YM2151),
Hikoshi Hashimoto - Racing Hero (ARC, YM2151),
Matt Furniss - Laser Squad (AMI),
Bob Siebenberg - Space Quest III (PC),
Mutsuhiko Izumi - TMNT/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (ARC),
Kozo Nakamura - TMNT (ARC & NES) w/ Yasuhiko Manno,
Saitou Manabu, Someya Kunihiro - 38 Man Kilo no Kokuu (X68K),
Norio Nakagata (Nakagattan) - Motos (X68K)
Krisjan Hatlelid - Test Drive II: The Duel (A2GS)?
Elie Daniel - Fire! (PC)
Hideki Suzuki - Genocide (X68K)
Steve Witzel - Mean Streets (PC)(RealSound by)
Paul van der Valk - Hybris (AMI)
"GOBLIN" (Goblin Sound?) - Shubibinman (PCE) w/ Kouji Hayama?
Ron Klaren - Battle Squadron (AMI)
Ken Allen - Colonel's Bequest/Laura Bow (PC)
Kris Hatlelid - Grand Prix Circuit (A2GS)
Tomotsune Maeno - Battle Ace (PCE),
Ryuji Sasai - Xak: The Art of Visual Stage (MSX FM) w/ Ryuji Sasai,
Atsuhiro Motoyama - Ganbare! Golf Boys (PCE),
Manabu Saito - Providence (PC-88, OPNA),
Brian Greenstone - Xenocide (A2GS),
Antony Crowther - Phobia (C64),
Barry Leitch - Airborne Ranger (AMI)
Mike Dana - Leisure Suit Larry 3 (PC),
...and you! - Moondust (C64)(User Generated), Otokki/Otocky (NES)(Partially User Generated)
