Contra rebirth ost download

It'd really be cool to see him actually compose a game soundtrack someday. Yes, completely awesome. As a long time friend of Jake's, I'm really happy for him, as this is a project come true for him. We actually published a news item announcing him as the composer with a quote from him which was quite nice:. He's done a lot of other stuff, including Scurge: Hive, which had great music, and Juka and the Monophonic Menace. Should definitely check those out, as there is a Scurge: Hive rip out there.

Funny enough, I ran into Jake just last weekend, as his band, Smash Bros. There should be a writeup of the show coming soon, but yeah, loved the game's music at E For All, and am looking forward to hearing it in the game if I can ever beat the first level. I'm just beginning to get into the game, but the music definitely sounds great in both composition and quality, really great to hear such good stuff coming out of DS. Loud, rocking and developed, I think it'll take some time to really dig into these tracks.

Even cooler still, I grabbed the attention of WayForward's Matt Bozon, and he graciously sent me virt's audition track. It's a high-powered arrangement of the original Jungle that isn't featured in the game, though a condensed version of it is used for the official Contra 4 website.

Matt got the OK from Konami and gave me permission to share it:. As for the new stuff, it's very solid. New, and yet unmistakably Contra-esque. Ah, nostalgia! If they release the OST, I'll definitely pick it up. This is the first time I've heard of Jake Kaufman and he's no slouch of a composer - awesome remixes!

My favorite is Heart Battle. Just couple moments ago, I listened to it and caught a part that definitely was a remix of a tune in the original Contra. Took me a while to think of it but when I figured it out, I was grinning. The remix of the final Alien Lair in the first game was a most pleasant surprise. Thanks a bunch Getting now, will spend a good portion of tomorrow listening. The music for Level 4 is really useful in maintaining my sanity It rocks.

Now I get to sample the other five levels I'm starting to think I'll never get to. Thanks Angela! I'm hoping that Virt stayed relatively close to the feel of the source material. Megaman X? Right at '34 and onward for a bit it sounds so damn familiar.

I should know what that sounds like, and I'm sure it's not previous Contra games Ugh, what is it? Is anyone else getting this feeling? I want to say it's an action game series, but I guess it could be an action RPG or something No, too much obvious guitar Man, like I said, this is great.

I have no real ties with any Contra music other than that of Contra III, and this entire score makes me feel nostalgic. I had more fun reading the Korean; it was interesting to see how they wrote 'download'. It would have to be pronounced 'taullodeu'. A lot of that music did sound familiar, though. I'm on board I picked it up today, very good. I suppose it's the retro aspect The soundtrack hits at the very heart of primo Kukeiha Club chip tunes.

How did a non-Japanese Yankee do that?!?! He obviously is a huge fan, and definitely did his homework. I love the odd meter Boss 1 battle music. Waterfall is another favorite. This is what game music should be. My only real gripe with the soundtrack is the quality of the samples used, they seem to be generally lower quality than other DS cames For example Castlevania. It wouldn't surprise me however, if it was completely intentional.

Do we have a mouse fart's chance of getting an arranged CD from a Japanese group? American composed, and Japanese arranged..

Once again, Manabu Namiki was put in charge of bringing more retro-styled music to these new releases. How does this new release stand up? Let's find out. First of all, an important fact one should know about this album is that, just like in Gradius ReBirth , it is comprised mostly of arrangements of several classic themes from both series and unlike the Gradius ReBirth Original Soundtrack , the original source tracks have been omitted, most probably due to space limitations.

This could be a major hold back to some people, but don't just leave yet. As for the arrangements, I think Namiki did an impressive job arranging the tracks. With stunning synth work, he manages to achieve that same Konami arcade sound from the early 90s, making for a quite fun and enjoyable listen. It would have been good to hear Namiki's personal take on the music and give the soundtracks an even more distinctive feel.

That said, quite a few of the original tracks actually benefit a lot from the upgrade. This is especially in the case of tracks from older games, such as "A Lullaby Sent to the Devil", "Contra Area 2 BGM", "Jungle Base" and others, so the album still remains quite fresh for veterans of the series.

It's also worth noting there are some exceptions to the straightforward approach like "Last Springsteen" which has a different order , "New Messiah" which is a bit shorter , and "A Lullaby Sent to the Devils" which is actually longer. Amnother positive trait is that Namiki decided to have a quite varied selection of tracks, instead of referring to all of the classic themes from both series that have been arranged to death with two mandatory exceptions, "Vampire Killer" and "Jungle Battle".

In the first track, Namiki manages to produce an upbeat action theme which would fit perfectly with any of the more classic Castlevania titles for the NES. On the second, Namiki goes for a very Gradius-like first section, and then on to reprise the "Jungle Battle" theme in a slower and march-like pace; short but sweet and with an epic tone, it does the job perfectly.

Lastly, there are the bonus medleys, which I personally think are among the album's highlights. Here, Namiki picks up other tracks not used in the ReBirth games, and arranges them in the same style. Both unexpected but very welcome selections. My only complaint would be that, compared to the Gradius ReBirth album, there's nowhere near as much bonus content here and just one bonus medley for each game; a bit disappointing considering there was plenty of space left on the disc for some more.

It is true that this album may not offer much new to fans of the series, both in terms of new music and novel arrangements. However, it still sounds quite fresh and is a really well done take on the music, which any FM enthusiast should enjoy.

The enjoyment is enhanced by the track selection — featuring quite a few obscure themes, along with some unusual ones and two bonus medleys, all for a rather reasonable price.