If I had to choose a favorite arcade game soundtrack from the 1980s, I wouldn't hesitate for a moment. It would be "Magical Sound Shower" from Sega's classic 1986 Out Run driving game.
Composed by Hiroshi Kawaguchi using FM synth tech, it's such an uplifting tune. I love it, and it brings back childhood memories of spending more cash than I should have in order to race around in a Ferrari with a blonde bombshell sitting next to me. 😎
@metin for me it would be the SID version of Splash Wave. But I have a hard time picking a favourite. Commando, Space Harrier, and basically everything Chris Hülsbeck comes to mind immediately :)
@ooRay_creation When it comes to computer music in general, my top picks would be:
● Monty on the Run, Commodore 64 (Rob Hubbard)
● Magical Sound Shower, Out Run, arcade
● Ghouls 'n' Ghosts, arcade and C64 / Amiga (arranged by Tim Follin).
● Rambo intro / title screen, C64 (Martin Galway).
● Streets of Rage, Megadrive.
● This #Amiga tune by our own game music composer Ramon Braumuller:
@metin@ooRay_creation I had a tape of M.U.L.E. I made set on loop, just something about it - I don't know what it was about that music but it was something, and I still get joy from it when I hear it.
I don't remember playing Monty on the Run until recently - but you are right the music is iconic, I know the music without having played.
Out Run arcade was one that always had a line at the arcade - another classic iconic game.
In the lower sections of https://linksta.cc/@seven , you can find a range of links related to retro-computing, including C64 tunes as MP3 downloads, and much more.
@metin lol, I completely overread the Arcade part of your original post!😂 But some great general picks! It's mind-blowing what guys like Rob Hubbard could do with the limitations back then.
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