arrangers:
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  names:
    en: Miki Higashino
    ja: 東野美紀
- link: artist/162
  names:
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    ja: 古川もとあき
- names:
    en: (KONAMI)
- link: artist/1545
  names:
    en: F/N
- link: artist/669
  names:
    en: Nazo² Project
    ja: Nazo²プロジェクト
- link: artist/744
  names:
    en: Sota Fujimori
- names:
    en: (KONAMI TYO)
- link: artist/12899
  names:
    en: caolin
- names:
    en: (Mobile21)
- link: artist/50215
  names:
    en: sano
- names:
    en: (Mobile21)
- link: artist/2487
  names:
    en: DJ SHARPNEL
barcode: '4524334001794'
catalog: KMCA-155~6
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Original Soundtrack, Arrangement, Remix
composers:
- link: artist/161
  names:
    en: Konami Kukeiha Club
    ja: コナミ矩形波倶楽部
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  name: Disc 1 [KMCA-155]
  tracks:
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      Japanese: モーニングミュージック
    track_length: '1:11'
  - names:
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      Japanese: COIN
    track_length: 0:04
  - names:
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      Japanese: 空中戦
    track_length: 0:33
  - names:
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      Japanese: 第1ステージ
    track_length: 0:59
  - names:
      English: 2nd Stage
      Japanese: 第2ステージ
    track_length: 0:57
  - names:
      English: 3rd Stage
      Japanese: 第3ステージ
    track_length: 0:55
  - names:
      English: 4th Stage
      Japanese: 第4ステージ
    track_length: 0:58
  - names:
      English: 5th Stage
      Japanese: 第5ステージ
    track_length: 0:48
  - names:
      English: 6th Stage
      Japanese: 第6ステージ
    track_length: '1:20'
  - names:
      English: 7th Stage
      Japanese: 第7ステージ
    track_length: 0:59
  - names:
      English: BOSS
      Japanese: BOSS
    track_length: 0:32
  - names:
      English: GAME OVER
      Japanese: GAME OVER
    track_length: 0:08
  - names:
      English: RANKING BGM
      Japanese: RANKING BGM
    track_length: 0:35
  - names:
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      Japanese: Title Demo （タイトルデモ）
    track_length: 0:34
  - names:
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      Japanese: COIN （コイン音）
    track_length: 0:04
  - names:
      English: Equipment (Select)
      Japanese: Equipment （セレクト）
    track_length: 0:44
  - names:
      English: TABIDACHI (Sky Battle 1)
      Japanese: TABIDACHI （空中戦 1）
    track_length: 0:55
  - names:
      English: A Shooting Star (Sky Battle 2)
      Japanese: A Shooting Star （空中戦 2）
    track_length: 0:53
  - names:
      English: Burning Heat (1st Stage BGM)
      Japanese: Burning Heat （第1ステージBGM）
    track_length: '1:00'
  - names:
      English: Synthetic Life (2nd Stage BGM)
      Japanese: Synthetic Life （第2ステージBGM）
    track_length: '1:34'
  - names:
      English: Crystal World (3rd Stage BGM)
      Japanese: Crystal World （第3ステージBGM）
    track_length: '1:35'
  - names:
      English: A Way Out of The Difficulty (4th Stage BGM)
      Japanese: A Way Out of The Difficulty （第4ステージBGM）
    track_length: 0:51
  - names:
      English: The Old Stone Age1.2 (5th Stage BGM)
      Japanese: The Old Stone Age1.2 （第5ステージBGM）
    track_length: '1:29'
  - names:
      English: Maximum Speed (6th Stage BGM)
      Japanese: Maximum Speed （第6ステージBGM）
    track_length: 0:51
  - names:
      English: Gradius1 BOSS Theme (7th Stage BGM 1)
      Japanese: Gradius1 BOSS Theme （第7ステージBGM 1）
    track_length: 0:29
  - names:
      English: SALAMANDER BOSS Theme (7th Stage BGM 2)
      Japanese: SALAMANDER BOSS Theme（第7ステージBGM 2）
    track_length: '1:18'
  - names:
      English: Fire Dragon (7th Stage BGM 3)
      Japanese: Fire Dragon （第7ステージBGM 3）
    track_length: 0:40
  - names:
      English: Into Hostile Ship (8th Stage BGM 1)
      Japanese: Into Hostile Ship （第8ステージBGM 1）
    track_length: '1:24'
  - names:
      English: Shoot and Shoot (8th Stage BGM 2)
      Japanese: Shoot and Shoot （第8ステージBGM 2）
    track_length: 0:46
  - names:
      English: The Final Enemy (8th Stage BGM 3)
      Japanese: The Final Enemy （第8ステージBGM 3）
    track_length: '1:01'
  - names:
      English: Take Care! (Each Boss BGM)
      Japanese: Take Care! （各ボスBGM）
    track_length: 0:30
  - names:
      English: Game Over (Game Over)
      Japanese: Game Over （ゲームオーバー）
    track_length: 0:10
  - names:
      English: RANKING BGM (Ranking)
      Japanese: RANKING BGM （ランキング）
    track_length: 0:38
  - names:
      English: Farewell (Ending)
      Japanese: Farewell （エンディング）
    track_length: 0:44
  - names:
      English: DEMO MOVIE
      Japanese: DEMO MOVIE
    track_length: '1:55'
  - names:
      English: SELECT
      Japanese: SELECT
    track_length: 0:57
  - names:
      English: ENDING
      Japanese: ENDING
    track_length: '2:02'
  - names:
      English: Hope & Joy Peace & Love (GRADIUS)
      Japanese: Hope & Joy Peace & Love （GRADIUS）
    track_length: '4:25'
  - names:
      English: Farewell (GRADIUS II)
      Japanese: Farewell （GRADIUS II）
    track_length: '5:21'
  - names:
      English: Maximum Speed (GRADIUS II)
      Japanese: Maximum Speed （GRADIUS II）
    track_length: '4:51'
  - names:
      English: Gradius Medley (GRADIUS)
      Japanese: Gradius Medley （GRADIUS）
    track_length: '7:18'
  - names:
      English: Medley (GRADIUS GENERATION)
      Japanese: Medley （GRADIUS GENERATION）
    track_length: '4:19'
  - names:
      English: 1st Stage (GRADIUS)
      Japanese: 第1ステージ （GRADIUS）
    track_length: '3:24'
  - names:
      English: Dead End Cell (GRADIUS III)
      Japanese: Dead End Cell （GRADIUS III）
    track_length: '4:27'
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  name: Disc 2 [KMCA-156]
  tracks:
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      English: COIN (Coin Sound)
      Japanese: COIN （コイン音）
    track_length: 0:04
  - names:
      English: Prelude of Legend (Title BGM)
      Japanese: Prelude of Legend （Title BGM）
    track_length: '1:03'
  - names:
      English: Invitation (Select BGM)
      Japanese: Invitation （Select BGM）
    track_length: '1:13'
  - names:
      English: Departure for Space (Sky Battle 1)
      Japanese: Departure for Space （空中戦 1）
    track_length: '1:14'
  - names:
      English: Try to Star (Sky Battle 2)
      Japanese: Try to Star （空中戦 2）
    track_length: 0:56
  - names:
      English: Sand Storm (1st Stage BGM)
      Japanese: Sand Storm （第1ステージBGM）
    track_length: '1:42'
  - names:
      English: Aqua Illusion (2nd Stage BGM)
      Japanese: Aqua Illusion （第2ステージBGM）
    track_length: '1:25'
  - names:
      English: In The Wind (3rd Stage BGM 1)
      Japanese: In The Wind （第3ステージBGM 1）
    track_length: '1:51'
  - names:
      English: Underground (3rd Stage BGM 2)
      Japanese: Underground （第3ステージBGM 2）
    track_length: '1:36'
  - names:
      English: High Speed Demension (4th Stage BGM)
      Japanese: High Speed Demension （第4ステージBGM）
    track_length: '1:30'
  - names:
      English: Easter Stone (5th Stage BGM)
      Japanese: Easter Stone （第5ステージBGM）
    track_length: '2:00'
  - names:
      English: Dead End Cell (6th Stage BGM)
      Japanese: Dead End Cell （第6ステージBGM）
    track_length: '1:58'
  - names:
      English: Fire Scramble (7th Stage BGM)
      Japanese: Fire Scramble （第7ステージBGM）
    track_length: '1:38'
  - names:
      English: Cosmo Plant (8th Stage BGM)
      Japanese: Cosmo Plant （第8ステージBGM）
    track_length: '2:03'
  - names:
      English: Crystal Labylinth (9th Stage BGM)
      Japanese: Crystal Labylinth （第9ステージBGM）
    track_length: '2:19'
  - names:
      English: Mechanical Base (10th Stage BGM 1)
      Japanese: Mechanical Base （第10ステージBGM 1）
    track_length: '1:20'
  - names:
      English: Final Shot (10th Stage BGM 2)
      Japanese: Final Shot （第10ステージBGM 2）
    track_length: '1:26'
  - names:
      English: Escape to The Freedom (High Speed Escape)
      Japanese: Escape to The Freedom （高速脱出）
    track_length: 0:36
  - names:
      English: BOSS (Boss On Parade)
      Japanese: BOSS （ボスオンパレード）
    track_length: '2:42'
  - names:
      English: Dark Force (Boss BGM)
      Japanese: Dark Force （ボスBGM）
    track_length: 0:33
  - names:
      English: Game Over (Game Over BGM)
      Japanese: Game Over （ゲームオーバーBGM）
    track_length: 0:11
  - names:
      English: King of Kings (Ranking)
      Japanese: King of Kings （ランキング）
    track_length: '1:03'
  - names:
      English: Congratulations (Beginner Ending)
      Japanese: Congratulations （ビギナーエンディング）
    track_length: 0:16
  - names:
      English: Return to The Star (Ending)
      Japanese: Return to The Star （エンディング）
    track_length: '1:21'
  - names:
      English: A Long Time Ago (Hidden BGM)
      Japanese: A Long Time Ago （隠しBGM）
    track_length: '1:49'
  - names:
      English: GRADIUS-SALAMANDER (EXTRA Stage)
      Japanese: GRADIUS・SALAMANDER （EXTRAステージ）
    track_length: '3:35'
  - names:
      English: COIN (Coin Sound)
      Japanese: COIN （コイン音）
    track_length: 0:04
  - names:
      English: DEMO BGM (Demo)
      Japanese: DEMO BGM （デモ）
    track_length: 0:17
  - names:
      English: SELECT BGM (Select)
      Japanese: SELECT BGM （セレクト）
    track_length: 0:34
  - names:
      English: APOLLON (Sky Battle 1)
      Japanese: APOLLON （空中戦 1）
    track_length: '1:25'
  - names:
      English: FEITON (Sky Battle 2)
      Japanese: FEITON （空中戦 2）
    track_length: 0:48
  - names:
      English: HYDRA (1st Stage BGM)
      Japanese: HYDRA （第1ステージBGM）
    track_length: '1:40'
  - names:
      English: DEMETER (2nd Stage BGM)
      Japanese: DEMETER （第2ステージBGM）
    track_length: '1:16'
  - names:
      English: OCEANUS (3rd Stage BGM)
      Japanese: OCEANUS （第3ステージBGM）
    track_length: '1:35'
  - names:
      English: CRONOS (4th Stage BGM)
      Japanese: CRONOS （第4ステージBGM）
    track_length: '1:23'
  - names:
      English: HADES (5th Stage BGM)
      Japanese: HADES （第4ステージBGM）
    track_length: '1:23'
  - names:
      English: URANUS (6th Stage BGM)
      Japanese: URANUS （第5ステージBGM）
    track_length: '1:38'
  - names:
      English: HERA (7th Stage BGM)
      Japanese: HERA （第6ステージBGM）
    track_length: '1:40'
  - names:
      English: DUPON (8th Stage BGM)
      Japanese: DUPON （第7ステージBGM）
    track_length: 0:44
  - names:
      English: BOSS BGM 1 (Boss Rush Stage 1)
      Japanese: BOSS BGM 1 （ボスラッシュステージ 1）
    track_length: 0:41
  - names:
      English: BOSS BGM 2 (Boss Rush Stage 2)
      Japanese: BOSS BGM 2 （ボスラッシュステージ 2）
    track_length: 0:33
  - names:
      English: PROMETHEUS (9th Stage BGM)
      Japanese: PROMETHEUS （9ステージBGM）
    track_length: '1:22'
  - names:
      English: ATHENA (9th Stage BGM)
      Japanese: ATHENA （第9ステージBGM）
    track_length: '1:49'
  - names:
      English: TITANS (Boss BGM)
      Japanese: TITANS （ボスBGM）
    track_length: '1:09'
  - names:
      English: GAME OVER (Game Over)
      Japanese: GAME OVER （ゲームオーバー）
    track_length: 0:11
  - names:
      English: RANKING BGM (Ranking)
      Japanese: RANKING BGM （ランキング）
    track_length: 0:40
  - names:
      English: GAIA (Ending)
      Japanese: GAIA （エンディング）
    track_length: '1:07'
  - names:
      English: DEMO MOVIE 1
      Japanese: DEMO MOVIE 1
    track_length: '2:10'
  - names:
      English: DEMO MOVIE 2
      Japanese: DEMO MOVIE 2
    track_length: '2:51'
  - names:
      English: SELECT
      Japanese: SELECT
    track_length: '3:50'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/1251
  names:
    en: King Record Co., Ltd.
    ja: キングレコード株式会社
    ja-latn: King Record Co., Ltd.
  role: distributor
link: album/276
lyricists: []
media_format: 2 CD
meta:
  added_date: 2006-08-03T18:54
  edited_date: 2022-09-14T10:53
  fetched_date: 2026-01-04T17:17
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 18738
name: GRADIUS ARCADE SOUNDTRACK
names:
  en: GRADIUS ARCADE SOUNDTRACK
  ja: グラディウス　アーケードサウンドトラック
  ja-latn: GRADIUS ARCADE SOUNDTRACK
notes: 'Disc 1

  01~13: Gradius (Arcade)

  14~34: Gradius II ~GOFER no Yabou~ (Arcade)

  35~37: Gradius DELUXE PACK (PSX/SS)

  38~44: Arrange Version

  Arrangers:

  Miki Higashino (38)

  Motoaki Furukawa (39)

  F/N (40)

  Sota Fujimori (41)

  caolin & sano (42)

  DJ Sharpnel (43)

  Nazo² Project (44)

  Disc 2

  01~26: Gradius III ~Shinwa kara Densetsue~ (Arcade)

  27~47: Gradius IV ~Fukkatsu~ (Arcade)

  48~50: Gradius III & IV ~Fukkatsu no Shinwa~ (PS2)

  Credits from in-game and from other releases (i.e. KICA-7947):

  Gradius [ARC]

  -Composed by Miki Higashino

  -Morning Music composed by ひとりN

  Gradius II [ARC]

  -Sound by Seiichi Fukami, Motoaki Furukawa, Ken-ichi Matsubara, Shinji Tasaka

  Gradius Deluxe Pack [PSX/SS]

  -New music composed by Motoaki Furukawa ("DEMO MOVIE," "SELECT"), Miki Higashino
  ("ENDING")

  Gradius III [ARC]

  -Sound by Junichiro Kaneda, Seiichi Fukami, Miki Higashino, Kozo Nakamura, Mutsuhiko
  Izumi

  Gradius IV ''Resurrection'' [ARC]

  -Composed by Atsuki Watanabe

  Gradius III & IV [PS2]

  -New music composed by Akira Yamaoka

  Gradius Generation (Gradius Galaxies) [GBA]

  -Composed by caolin (Kaori Takazoe) ["Opening," "Title"], sigemitu (Shigemitsu Goto)
  ["Stage 1"], sano (Hirofumi Sano / 佐野博文) ["Stage 8"]

  STAFF

  Executive Producer: Akihiko Nagata

                                Takaharu Ikeda

  Producer: Shigenori Iwase

  Director: Masaki Takeuchi

  Assistant: Takeshi Yamagami

  Original Sound Composer: KONAMI KUKEIHA CLUB

  Arrange Sound Composer: Miki Higashino

                                         Motoaki Furukawa (KONAMI)

                                         Kouichi Namiki

                                         Nazo² Project <Guitar: Nazo² Suzuki, Synthesizer:
  Q-mex>

                                         Sota Fujimori (KONAMI TYO)

                                         caolin & sano (Mobile21)

                                         DJSharpnel

  Art Director: Hiroshi Banno, IKE-JUN

  Design: TAKA-CHANG

  Visual Coordinator: Shigeru Sasaka (KING RECORDS)

  Production Management: Mamiko Takeuchi, Ari Hanada

  A&R: Akio Mishima (KING RECORDS)

  Promoter: Takayuki Ogura, Misako Yoshii, Mitsuyoshi Taguchi, Tetsuro Kaneko (KING
  RECORDS)

  Sales Promoter: Mitsuhiro Nakajima (KING RECORDS)

  Recording Engineer: NICK JAMES (Sounds Voodoo) *DISC1 M38

                                Masatoshi Sakimoto *DISC1 M44

  Recording Studio: Sounds Voodoo Studio *DISC1 M38

                             Little Bach Aoyama *DISC1 M44

  Sound Coordinator: Akira Uchibori (A-TRIBE Co.,Ltd./GUHROOVY)  *DISC1 M43

  Mastering Engineer: Yukio Kobashi

  Mastering Studio: HEARTBEAT Recording Studio

  Special Thanks: Noritada Matsukawa (Konami TYO)

                          Nobuhiko Matsufuji (Konami TYO)

                          Akira Yamaoka (Konami TYO)

                          Shunsaku Shimizu (Mobile21)

                          Akira Goshima (KONAMI)

                          Hideaki Shikama (KONAMI)

                          YOKO JK (Sounds Voodoo)

                          S.P.S Co.,Ltd.

                          Genshichi Yasui

                          ... and ALL GRADIUS DEVELOPMENT STAFFS& FANS'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/59
  names:
    en: Konami Music Entertainment, Inc.
    ja: 株式会社コナミミュージックエンタテインメント
    ja-latn: Konami Music Entertainment, Inc.
  role: publisher
- *id001
performers: []
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platforms:
- Arcade
- Nintendo Game Boy Advance
- Sega Saturn
- Sony PlayStation
- Sony PlayStation 2
products:
- link: product/435
  names:
    en: Gradius
    ja: グラディウス
    ja-latn: Gradius
- link: product/436
  names:
    en: 'Gradius II: GOFER no Yabou'
    ja: グラディウスII GOFERの野望
    ja-latn: 'Gradius II: GOFER no Yabou'
- link: product/437
  names:
    en: Gradius III
    ja: グラディウスIII -伝説から神話へ-
    ja-latn: Gradius III Densetsu kara Shinwa e
- link: product/438
  names:
    en: Gradius IV
    ja: グラディウスIV -復活-
    ja-latn: 'Gradius IV: Fukkatsu'
- link: product/9240
  names:
    en: Gradius Galaxies
    ja: グラディウスジェネレーション
    ja-latn: Gradius Generation
- link: product/9244
  names:
    en: Gradius Deluxe Pack
    ja: グラディウス デラックスパック
    ja-latn: Gradius Deluxe Pack
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related: []
release_date: '2002-04-24'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 3800.0
reprints: []
stores: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/276?perpage=99999
votes: 0
websites:
  Review:
  - link: http://www.squareenixmusic.com/reviews/chris/gradiusarcade.shtml
    name: SEMO's Review
