{ "arrangers": [ { "link": "artist/58037", "names": { "en": "xoc" } } ], "catalog": "CCN008/GE001", "categories": [ "Game" ], "category": "Game", "classification": "Arrangement", "composers": [], "covers": [ { "full": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/14/10141/10141-1221052588.jpg", "medium": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/14/10141/10141-1221052588.jpg", "name": "Booklet Front", "thumb": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/14/10141/10141-1221052588.jpg" }, { "full": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/14/10141/10141-1221052587.jpg", "medium": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/14/10141/10141-1221052587.jpg", "name": "Booklet Back", "thumb": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/14/10141/10141-1221052587.jpg" }, { "full": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/14/10141/10141-1221052584.jpg", "medium": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/14/10141/10141-1221052584.jpg", "name": "Booklet Interior", "thumb": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/14/10141/10141-1221052584.jpg" }, { "full": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/14/10141/10141-1221052585.jpg", "medium": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/14/10141/10141-1221052585.jpg", "name": "Disc", "thumb": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/14/10141/10141-1221052585.jpg" }, { "full": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/14/10141/10141-1221052586.jpg", "medium": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/14/10141/10141-1221052586.jpg", "name": "Insert", "thumb": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/14/10141/10141-1221052586.jpg" } ], "discs": [ { "disc_length": "18:22", "name": "", "tracks": [ { "names": { "English": "The Beginning of the End" }, "track_length": "18:22" } ] } ], "link": "album/10141", "lyricists": [], "media_format": "CD", "meta": { "added_date": "2008-08-19T05:38", "edited_date": "2022-05-02T23:59", "fetched_date": "2026-05-28T10:34", "freedb": 2, "ttl": 86400, "visitors": 3734 }, "name": "The Beginning of the End", "names": { "en": "The Beginning of the End", "ja": "The Beginning of the End", "ja-latn": "The Beginning of the End" }, "notes": "Print run of 100 copies.\nxoc has participated in other Concatenation compilations, but this is his first solo release for the label (and for Good-Evil Records), and it's quite the endeavor.  xoc has spent the last three and a half years working on a medley that consists of 100 short themes from video games which spans 18 minutes and 22 seconds.\nSince the length is under 24 minutes, xoc decided to have this release printed up on 3\" CDs.\nCONTRA (TITLE SCREEN)\ndrums, bass, guitars, keyboards, SK-1\nPOLE POSITION (PREPARE TO QUALIFY)\ndrums, bass, guitars [with pIENESS on vocal]\nCASTLEVANIA ADVENTURE (GAME START)\ndrums, bass, guitars\nFROGGER\ndrums, accordion, toy piano\nLOCK 'N' CHASE (GAME START / MAIN MUSIC / DEATH JINGLE)\ndrums, bass, guitars, vocal\nBIONIC COMMANDO (STORY PT. 1)\ndrums, bass, guitars, keyboards\nKID NIKI (NINJA SCHOOL)\ndrums, bass, guitars\nXENOPHOBE\ndrums, bass, guitars, acoustic guitar, portable organ, Saxxy\nGRADIUS (MINIBOSS)\ndrums, bass, guitars\nBUBBLE BOBBLE (TITLE SCREEN)\ntoy piano, banjo\nTRON (DEATH JINGLE)\ndrums, keyboards, acoustic guitars\nALTERED BEAST (INTERMISSION)\nbass, guitars, keyboards\nMILITARY MADNESS (OPERATIONS MAP)\ndrums, basses, toy piano\nDONKEY KONG COUNTRY (RARE LOGO FANFARE)\nvocals\n10 YARD FIGHT (CHEERLEADERS)\ndrums, bass, guitars, keyboards, SK-1\nTRON (GAME OVER)\ndrums, bass, guitars, keyboards\nSUPER METROID (ITEM FANFARE)\nbass, guitars\nCLOAK 'N' DAGGER (LEVEL START)\ndrums, bass, organ\nGHOSTS 'N' GOBLINS (INTRO)\nbass, guitars, toy piano, vocals\nSUPER PAC MAN\ncabasa, bass, guitars, claps\nBLASTER MASTER (BOSS DEFEAT AKA ITEM FANFARE)\nbass, guitars\nSONIC THE HEDGEHOG (CONTINUE? / GAME OVER)\ndrums, bass, guitars, banjo, gooseneck mic stand, tambourine, cowbell, woodblock\nSILVER SURFER (GET READY)\ndrums, bass, guitars, vocals\n● THUNDER CASTLE (FOREST POWER-UP)\nexcerpt from Night on Bald Mountain (Mussorgsky)\ndrums, bass, guitars\nBAD DUDES (STAGE CLEAR)\ndrums, bass, banjo\nMARIO BROS. (LEVEL START)\ndrums, bass, guitars\nCONKER'S BAD FUR DAY (SWEET CORN)\ndrums, bass, guitars, keyboards\nLIFE FORCE (GAME OVER)\nbass, guitars, acoustic guitar, toy piano\nBLASTER MASTER (GAME OVER)\ndrums, Saxxy [with Vegeroth on bass and guitars]\nCASTLEVANIA ADVENTURE (GAME OVER)\ndrums, bass, guitars, acoustic guitars\nTOOBIN' (WARP)\nkeyboards, acoustic guitar\nYOSHI'S ISLAND (KAMEK)\ndrums, bass, guitars, keyboards\nPAC MAN\ndrums, bass, guitars\nCOMMANDO (GAME OVER)\ndrums, bass, guitars\nBUBBLE BOBBLE JR. (GAME OVER)\ndrums, accordion, Saxxy\nSUPER MARIO 64 (STAR CATCH FANFARE)\ndrums, bass, guitars, banjo\nDUCK HUNT (DUCKS)\ndrums, bass, guitars, cuatro, banjo\nMR. DO'S CASTLE (EXTRA MAN)\ndrums, bass, guitars, acoustic guitar, toy piano\nMR. DO (EXTRA MAN)\ndrums, bass, guitars\nTHE 3-D BATTLES OF WORLD RUNNER (BOSS DEFEAT)\ndrums, bass, keyboards, accordion\nBEETLEJUICE (ENDING)\ndrums, bass, guitars\nA NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (FALLING ASLEEP / BOOM BOX)\ndrums, bass, guitars\nKARATE CHAMP\nbass, guitars, acoustic guitars, morse code\nTHE ADVENTURES OF BAYOU BILLY (GAME OVER)\ndrums, bass, guitars, accordion\nBURGERTIME (MAIN THEME / DEATH JINGLE / LEVEL COMPLETE)\ndrums, bass, guitars\nSONIC THE HEDGEHOG (SONIC PASSED)\ndrums, bass, guitars, toy piano\nAPB\ndrums, keyboards, organ, trombone\nHANG-ON (ATTRACT MODE)\ndrums, bass, guitars, agogo bells, shakers, tambourine, woodblock, bongos\nSTREETS OF RAGE (LEVEL CLEAR)\ndrums, bass, guitars, acoustic guitar, accordions, toy piano\nSPIDERMAN\ndrums, bass\nR.C. PRO-AM (GET READY)\ndrums, bass, guitars, keyboards\nRAMPAGE (DATELINE PEORIA)\ndrums, guitars\nT & C SURF DESIGNS (DEATH JINGLE)\ndrums, bass, guitars\nCONKER'S BAD FUR DAY (UGA BUGA IDOL FANFARE)\ndrums, bass, guitars, keyboards, trombone\nGRADIUS (PRESS START)\nbass, guitars\nBASES LOADED (TITLE SCREEN)\ndrums, bass, guitars, keyboards\nYIE AR KUNG-FU (NEXT OPPONENT / MOUNTAINS LEVEL)\ndrums, bass, guitars\nCONGO BONGO (DEATH JINGLE)\nbass, guitars\nDOUBLE DRIBBLE (SETUP)\ndrums, bass, guitars, keyboards, accordion, electric tambourine\nJR. PAC MAN (READY)\ndrums, guitars, organ\nROBOCOP (ATTRACT MODE)\ndrums, bass, guitars\nCASTLEVANIA (FINAL BATTLE)\ndrums, bass, guitars, cuatro, keyboards\nR.C. PRO-AM (RACE FINISH / TROPHY ROOM)\ndrums, bass, guitars\nJAWS (HARBOR)\ndrums, bass, guitars\nDONKEY KONG JR. MATH (TITLE SCREEN)\ndrums, bass, guitars, SK-1\nPOPEYE (OLIVE'S SONG / SHIP LEVEL)\ndrums, bass, guitars, tambourine, keyboards, toy piano\nTMNT3 (STORY)\ndrums, bass, organ, shaker [with Streifig on guitars and melodica]\nSUPER SPRINT\ndrums, bass, guitars\nMETROID FUSION (SECTOR 3 EMERGENCY / SAMUS FANFARE)\ndrums, bass, guitars\nTHUNDER CASTLE (TITLE SCREEN)\n\"Variations on a Theme by Purcell\"\ndrums, bass, guitars, acoustic guitars\nCHILLER (HALLWAY LEVEL)\ndrums, guitars, accordion\nHARD DRIVIN' (INSTANT REPLAY)\ndrums, bass, guitars, trumpets\nCRYSTAL CASTLES (MEDLEY)\n  a) GAME START\n  b) THEY GOT THE LAST GEM\n  c) TRAVEL MUSIC\n  d) THE BEES PART 1\n  e) BERTHILDA'S HAT\n  f) DEATH JINGLE\n  g) TENSION / THE BEES PART 2\n  h) YOU GOT THE LAST GEM\ndrums, bass, guitars, keyboards, cuatro, groovebox, organ, theremin, vocals\nINDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (SANKARA STONE)\ndrums, bass, guitars, keyboards, toy piano\nDOUBLE DRAGON (ENDING)\nguitars, acoustic guitar, accordion\nCONGO BONGO (INTRO)\nguitars, keyboard\nADVENTURE ISLAND (EGGPLANT)\ndrums, bass, accordions, cuatro, acoustic guitar, vocals\nDUCK HUNT (CLAY SHOOTING)\ndrums, bass, guitars, keyboards\nICE CLIMBER\ndrums, bass, guitars, SK-1\nBEAUTY AND THE BEAST (TITLE SCREEN)\nsnare drums, bass, guitar\nBAGMAN (SCREEN 3)\n\"She'll Be Comin' 'round the Mountain\"\ndrums, bass, keyboards, vocoder\nTHUNDER CASTLE (CASTLE POWER-UP)\nDvorak's 8th Symphony (Movement IV)\ndrums, bass, guitars\nTRON (LEVEL COMPLETE)\ndrums, guitars, SK-1\nBALLOON FIGHT (NEXT LIFE)\ndrums, guitars, keyboards\nJUNGLE HUNT\ndrums, bass, guitars, acoustic guitar, vocal, organ\nBATMAN (CUTSCENE)\ndrums, bass, guitars, keyboards\nT & C SURF DESIGNS (GAME OVER)\ndrums, bass, guitars\nYOSHI'S ISLAND (SCOREBOARD)\ndrums, bass, acoustic guitar, accordion, keyboard, toy piano\nBALLOON FIGHT (START)\ndrums, bass, guitars, keyboards\nJAWS (GAME OVER)\ndrums, bass, guitars, keyboards\nTHE ADVENTURES OF BAYOU BILLY (DEATH JINGLE)\ndrums [with Streifig on guitars]\nGOLDENEYE (DEATH JINGLE)\nbass, guitars, keyboards, accordion, SK-1\nCASTLEVANIA II (GAME OVER)\ndrums, bass, guitars\nCONTRA (LEVEL COMPLETE)\ndrums, bass, guitars, keyboards\nKARNOV (DEATH JINGLE)\nbass, guitars, acoustic guitar\nBLADES OF STEEL (GAME OVER)\ndrums, bass, guitars\nCASTLEVANIA (GAME OVER)\ndrums, bass, guitars, vocals\nHERETIC\ndrums, bass, guitars, keyboards, tambourine\nDUCK HUNT (TITLE SCREEN)\ndrums, guitars, cuatro, banjo, accordion\nCASTLEVANIA (DEATH JINGLE)\ndrums, bass, keyboards, portable organ", "organizations": [ { "link": "org/115", "names": { "en": "Concatenation Records", "ja": "Concatenation Records", "ja-latn": "Concatenation Records" }, "role": "publisher" } ], "performers": [ { "link": "artist/58037", "names": { "en": "xoc" } }, { "names": { "en": "pIENESS" } }, { "names": { "en": "Vegeroth" } }, { "link": "artist/59427", "names": { "en": "Streifig" } } ], "picture_full": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/14/10141/10141-1221052588.jpg", "picture_small": "https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/14/10141/10141-1221052588.jpg", "picture_thumb": "https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/14/10141/10141-1221052588.jpg", "publish_format": "Doujin/Indie", "publisher": { "link": "org/115", "names": { "en": "Concatenation Records", "ja": "Concatenation Records", "ja-latn": "Concatenation Records" }, "role": "publisher" }, "related": [], "release_date": "2008-08-19", "release_events": [], "release_price": { "currency": "USD", "price": 6.0 }, "reprints": [], "stores": [ { "link": "http://www.jasonvincion.com/ccnrec/ccn008.html", "name": "Concatenation Records: The Beginning of the End" } ], "vgmdb_link": "https://vgmdb.net/album/10141?perpage=99999", "votes": 0, "websites": { "Reference": [ { "link": "http://good-evil.net/good-evil-records/xoc-the-beginning-of-the-end", "name": "Good-Evil.net » Xoc - The Beginning of the End" } ] } }