 
GARGOYLE'S QUEST 2
(NES)
Composer: Sato
The soundtrack for Gargoyle's Quest 2 is comprised of typically-good Capcom style NES songs. They range the gamut from spooky to energetic and melodic.
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NES & SNES Midi Conversions
"Breager's Palace"
Time: 0:45
Size: 718 KB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: The final area theme.
"Ending Theme"
Time: 1:37
Size: 1.49 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This one's really good! Happy celebration march!
"Hecate's Cave"
Time: 1:40
Size: 1.54 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: The cave with that character that warps around the room as you talk to her. Nice upbeat song.
"Hinom Woods"
Time: 1:10
Size: 1.08 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: My favorite level in the game and also my favorite song from the game, too.
"House Theme"
Time: 0:55
Size: 870 KB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: A nice little archaic house melody.
"Lethe's Castle of Mirrors"
Time: 0:57
Size: 898 KB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: The twinkling bell-like instrumentation of this one works really appropriately for a house of mirrors.
"Sunken Desert Temple"
Time: 1:07
Size: 1.02 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: I don't quite remember where this was used in the game so I'm taking my best guess.
 
GOLDENEYE
(Nintendo 64)
Composers: Grant Kirkhope & Graeme Norgate
I wouldn't claim that Goldeneye, despite being a great game, has a great soundtrack, and much of it is comprised of remixes of the familiar James Bond theme from the movies, but I kind of like the music for the first two levels, so here they are.
"Dam"
Time: 4:35
Size: 6.31 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: A great opening level deserves a great opening number, and this rock remix of the James Bond theme fits the bill perfectly.
"Facility"
Time: 4:07
Size: 5.66 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This is one of my favorite levels to play on multiplayer and thus I used to hear this music a lot and get it stuck in my head.
 
GRADIUS 3
(Super NES)
Composers: Kazuki Muraoka, Kazuhiko Uehara, Harumi Ueko & Yukie Morimoto
Ever since I first played Gradius 3, I had desperately wanted to get a soundtrack recording of its music. This was nearly impossible back in the days of its original release because even if it had an OST, there would have been no way for me to import it. The game also had no sound test and no means of turning off sound effects, so recording it by hand wasn't an option either. One of the biggest thrills of getting on the internet was the ability to finally be able to hear this music anytime I wanted.
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"Cosmo Plant"
Time: 2:12
Size: 2.02 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This is from the level that's overgrown with plants. One of my all-time favorite Gradius 3 songs, the "whistling" part of this tune always makes me feel happy.
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"Dead End Cell"
Time: 1:30
Size: 1.38 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: The final level song. Great techno-vibe goin' on here.
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"Fire Scramble"
Time: 1:40
Size: 2.31 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: The Prominence stage. Added by request. If you like the rest of what's here for this game, you'll probably like this one, too.
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"Good Luck!"
Time: 1:25
Size: 1.30 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: The ending credits song that made my original Top 50. This one makes me want to salute.
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"Mechanical Base"
Time: 1:27
Size: 1.33 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This is what I believe to be the best song in Gradius 3's soundtrack. I have a feeling someone at Konami might agree with me, because it's been featured in other games, like Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius.
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THE GUARDIAN LEGEND
(NES)
Composer: Miyamo Shant
The Guardian Legend has an excellent soundtrack composed by Compile's legendary Miyamo Shant (who also did Zanac's score). I've compiled (heh) my favorite songs from this hybrid adventure/shooter game for your enjoyment.
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NES & SNES Midi Conversions
"Alien Sector Corridor"
Time: 1:25
Size: 1.95 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: An excellent highly-charged energetic song that is one of my favorites in this game's soundtrack.
"Crystal Sector Corridor"
Time: 1:34
Size: 2.17 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This is my personal pick for favorite song in this game. I love the melancholy feel of the middle portion.
"Ending Theme"
Time: 1:51
Size: 2.56 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: A slow, somewhat minimalist, yet very effective ending song. This not only made my original Top 50 favorite endings, but it was also one of the most popular downloads from that article.
"Forest Sector Corridor"
Time: 1:09
Size: 1.60 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This jazzy flute song is short, but I still like it a lot. I used to think this was my favorite song from this game, but I've since come to appreciate the crystal and alien sector themes more.
"Forest Sector Overworld"
Time: 1:29
Size: 2.06 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: I'm generally not as fond of the overworld themes in this game as much as I am the corridor music, but this one is allright.
"Ocean Sector Corridor"
Time: 1:04
Size: 1.48 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This one's a little more simplistic than the others. Memorable and catchy, but since this is from an early stage, the best was yet to come.
"Ocean Sector Overworld"
Time: 1:01
Size: 1.41 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This one's a little strange and different with its spread out melody.
"Title Theme"
Time: 2:23
Size: 3.27 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: The title theme uses a more epic-style approach then the jazz and rock music that the corridors and overworlds lean towards. (Those rocket thrusts are part of the song since I recorded this directly from the sound test.)
GUN.SMOKE
(NES)
Composer: Junko Tamiya
"Commanche Village" - The best song in this game, imo. The NES version of Gun.Smoke actually has a much better and more appropriate soundtrack than the original arcade version. It actually sounds "western".
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