![]() ![]() Unsurprisingly, Data Discs' mastering on this record set more than does justice to Koshiro's compositions. Deftly weaving together limited samples and layers of rhythm, Koshiro put together a dense, danceable, and diverse set of music unified by a commitment to catchy beats and the spacey electronic sound that had become the Genesis' FM synthesis trademark. The YM2612 provided composers with six sound channels, at least one of which needed to held over for sound effects yet listening to Streets II, you'd swear you were hearing far more than that at any given time. It's not just that the music was great or cutting-edge for the medium - though it certainly was all that - but rather the way it squeezed performance out of the Genesis' Yamaha YM2612 audio chip that frankly should have been impossible. Yet I can't help but think everything they've published over the past year has been a warm-up for the label's newest release: A double LP soundtrack for Streets of Rage II.Ĭomposed primarily by Yuzo Koshiro (with some contributions by Motohiro Kawashima, who would take a much larger role in Streets of Rage 3), Streets II remains a high-water mark for game music. ![]() I've had nothing but good to say about the results of games-on-vinyl music label Data Discs and their collaboration with SEGA to create definitive LP editions of classic arcade, Genesis, and Dreamcast soundtracks. ![]()
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