arrangers: []
barcode: '4988003125943'
catalog: KICA-7604
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Original Soundtrack, Arrangement
composers:
- link: artist/161
  names:
    en: Konami Kukeiha Club
    ja: コナミ矩形波倶楽部
- link: artist/45855
  names:
    en: MIKI-CHANG
- link: artist/36243
  names:
    en: TAPPY
- link: artist/3021
  names:
    en: ADA
- link: artist/3229
  names:
    en: Hidenori Maezawa
    ja: 前澤ヒデノリ
- link: artist/10818
  names:
    en: Hidehiro Funauchi
    ja: 船内秀浩
- link: artist/4767
  names:
    en: Kazuki Muraoka
    ja: 村岡一樹
- link: artist/162
  names:
    en: Motoaki Furukawa
    ja: 古川もとあき
- link: artist/413
  names:
    en: Aki Hata
    ja: 畑亜貴
- link: artist/187
  names:
    en: Manami Matsumae
    ja: 松前真奈美
covers:
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  medium: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/69/696/696-1270996844.jpg
  name: Front
  thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/69/696/696-1270996844.jpg
- full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/69/696/696-1270996814.jpg
  medium: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/69/696/696-1270996814.jpg
  name: Back
  thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/69/696/696-1270996814.jpg
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  medium: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/69/696/696-1270996659.jpg
  name: Booklet Front & Back
  thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/69/696/696-1270996659.jpg
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  medium: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/69/696/696-1270996827.jpg
  name: Disc
  thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/69/696/696-1270996827.jpg
discs:
- disc_length: '66:58'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: ALIEN WARS BEGIN (Title Demo BGM)
      Japanese: ALIEN WARS BEGIN(タイトルデモBGM)
    track_length: 0:48
  - names:
      English: IT'S TIME FOR REVENGE (1st BGM)
      Japanese: IT’S TIME FOR REVENGE(1st BGM)
    track_length: '2:34'
  - names:
      English: BLOODY STORM (Boss BGM)
      Japanese: BLOODY STORM(ボスBGM)
    track_length: '2:04'
  - names:
      English: PATTERN CLEAR (Pattern Clear BGM)
      Japanese: PATTERN CLEAR(パターンクリアBGM)
    track_length: 0:06
  - names:
      English: SELECT THE LANDING POINT (Drop Point Select BGM)
      Japanese: SELECT THE LANDING POINT (降下地点セレクトBGM)
    track_length: 0:55
  - names:
      English: MEGALOPOLIS (2st BGM)
      Japanese: MEGALOPOLIS(2st BGM)
    track_length: '2:51'
  - names:
      English: BATTLE RUNNER (3st BGM)
      Japanese: BATTLE RUNNER(3st BGM)
    track_length: '3:51'
  - names:
      English: DAREDEVIL (4st BGM)
      Japanese: DAREDEVIL(4st BGM)
    track_length: '2:45'
  - names:
      English: HELL MESSENGER (5st BGM)
      Japanese: HELL MESSENGER(5st BGM)
    track_length: '2:24'
  - names:
      English: GO FOWARD UNDER FIRE (6st BGM)
      Japanese: GO FOWARD UNDER FIRE(6st BGM)
    track_length: '2:48'
  - names:
      English: THE SHOWDOWN (Last Boss BGM)
      Japanese: THE SHOWDOWN(最終ボスBGM)
    track_length: '4:21'
  - names:
      English: RETURN IN GLORY (End Credit)
      Japanese: RETURN IN GLORY(エンドクレジット)
    track_length: '2:40'
  - names:
      English: NO HOPE NO LIFE (Game Over)
      Japanese: NO HOPE NO LIFE(ゲームオーバー)
    track_length: 0:11
  - names:
      English: CONTRA (AC)
      Japanese: 魂斗羅(AC)
    track_length: '5:05'
  - names:
      English: SUPER CONTRA (AC)
      Japanese: スーパー魂斗羅(AC)
    track_length: '4:41'
  - names:
      English: CONTRA (FC)
      Japanese: 魂斗羅(FC)
    track_length: '2:26'
  - names:
      English: CONTRA (MSX 2)
      Japanese: 魂斗羅(MSX 2)
    track_length: '4:40'
  - names:
      English: SUPER CONTRA (FC)
      Japanese: スーパー魂斗羅(FC)
    track_length: '3:01'
  - names:
      English: CONTRA (GB)
      Japanese: コントラ(GB)
    track_length: '4:48'
  - names:
      English: IT'S TIME FOR REVENGE (1st BGM)
      Japanese: IT’S TIME FOR REVENGE(1st BGM)
    track_length: '2:26'
  - names:
      English: MEGALOPOLIS (2st BGM)
      Japanese: MEGALOPOLIS(2st BGM)
    track_length: '3:01'
  - names:
      English: DAREDEVIL (4st BGM)
      Japanese: DAREDEVIL(4st BGM)
    track_length: '2:57'
  - names:
      English: THE SHOWDOWN (Last Boss BGM)
      Japanese: THE SHOWDOWN(最終ボスBGM)
    track_length: '2:39'
  - names:
      English: RETURN IN GLORY (End Credit)
      Japanese: RETURN IN GLORY(エンド クレジット)
    track_length: '2:56'
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/696
lyricists: []
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2006-08-05T22:32
  edited_date: 2025-08-11T15:31
  fetched_date: 2026-01-05T03:36
  freedb: 32
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 19254
name: CONTRA SPIRITS
names:
  en: CONTRA SPIRITS
  ja: 魂斗羅スピリッツ
  ja-latn: CONTRA SPIRITS
notes: 'OST and MIDI Arrange Versions of Contra Spirits (Contra III: The Alien Wars),
  with additional medleys from past games in the series.

  01~13: Contra III: The Alien Wars (SNES)

  - composition: MIKI-CHAN, TAPPY, ADA, Aki Hata, Manami Matsumae

  Known credits:

      MIKI-CHANG: 1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 12 (first half)

      TAPPY: 12 (second half)

      ADA: BGM assistance

      Aki Hata: two tracks (from her website), 6 & 9 (according to Miki Higashino)

      Manami Matsumae: one track (from her works list in OK, LET''S HEAR THE GAME
  MUSIC!), 3 & 7 & 8 (according to Miki Higashino)

  14: Contra (Arcade)

  - composition: Kazuki Muraoka

  15: Super Contra (Arcade)

  - composition: Kazuki Muraoka, Motoaki Furukawa

  16: Contra (NES)

  - composition: Hidenori Maezawa

  17: Contra (MSX2)

  - composition: unknown

  18: Super C (NES)

  - composition: Hidenori Maezawa

  19: Operation C (GB)

  - composition: Hidehiro Funauchi

  20~24: Contra III: The Alien Wars (SNES) (MIDI Arrangement)

  - arrangement: unknown

  Recording Staff

  Producer:  Shigeru Fukutake (Konami)

  Art directed and Sound Produce : Konami Kukeiha Club

  Director : MIKI-CHANG (Konami)

                Jun Otsuki (King Records)

  Recording Studio :  Studio You (Osaka, Suita)

  Engineer :  Shigeru Yamamoto (Studio You)

  Mastering Engineer :  Seiji Kaneko (King Records)

  Designer :  Yoshinobu Yamaguchi (works D)

                   Yasuhito Ikeda (works D)

  Special Thanks to :  SOUND M''S

                               Manami Matsumae, Aki Hata

                               鈴木 利雄, MIKI-CHANG

  Liner Notes: Sukenomiya Fujio (pg. 2, 3, 4), MIKI-CHANG (pg. 3, 4), 神田川すしのり (pg.
  3), TAPPY (pg. 4), ADA (pg. 4), All Konami Label Staff [コナミレーベルスタッフ一同] (pg. 6, 7)

  - Info from the liner notes

  MIKI-CHANG: Contra Spirits BGM

  DJ "Playback” ADA: BGM help

  TAPPY: Ending BGM help

  Sukenomiya Fujio: SE and sound program

  神田川すしのり (Sushinori Kandakawa?): SE support

  - Contra III staff Roll:

  SOUND DESIGNERS

  PROGRAM AND EFFECT

  ATSUSHI FUJIO

  SOUND EFFECT

  MASANORI OOUCHI

  HIROSHI KOBAYASHI

  HIROFUMI TANIGUCHI

  MUSIC COMPOSE

  MIKI YANAGISAWA

  MASANORI ADACHI

  TAPPI IWASE

  In-game credits:

  Contra Spirits (Contra III: The Alien Wars) (SNES/SFC)

  - Music Composers: Miki Yanagisawa, Masanori Adachi, Tappi Iwase

  Contra (AC)

  - Sound Editor: Kazuki Muraoka

  Super Contra (AC)

  - Music Editor: Kazuki Muraoka, Motoaki Furukawa

  Contra (NES/FC)

  - Sound Creators: Hidenori Maezawa, Kyouhei Sada

  Contra (MSX2)

  - Unknown

  Super Contra (Super C) (NES/FC)

  - Sound Design: Hidenori Maezawa

  Operation C (Contra) (GB)

  - Sound: Hidehiro Funauchi'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/2246
  names:
    en: KONAMI
    ja: KONAMI
    ja-latn: KONAMI
  role: label
- link: org/72
  names:
    en: Konami Co., Ltd.
    ja: コナミ株式会社
    ja-latn: Konami Co., Ltd.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers: []
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picture_thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/69/696/696-1270996844.jpg
platforms:
- Arcade
- MSX2
- NES (Famicom)
- Nintendo Game Boy
- SNES (Super Famicom)
products:
- link: product/2093
  names:
    en: Contra
    ja: 魂斗羅
    ja-latn: Contra
- link: product/2094
  names:
    en: Super Contra
    ja: スーパー魂斗羅 エイリアンの逆襲
    ja-latn: 'Super Contra: Alien no Gyakushuu'
- link: product/2096
  names:
    en: Operation C
    ja: コントラ
    ja-latn: Contra
- link: product/2095
  names:
    en: 'Contra III: The Alien Wars'
    ja: 魂斗羅スピリッツ
    ja-latn: Contra Spirits
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related: []
release_date: '1992-08-21'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 2800.0
reprints: []
stores: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/696?perpage=99999
votes: 0
websites:
  Reference:
  - link: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hzk/kommander/concmt.html
    name: Liner notes transcription
