arrangers:
- link: artist/1447
  names:
    en: Kenichi Mitsuda
    ja: 光田健一
barcode: '4988003159054'
catalog: KICA-7641
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Original Soundtrack, Arrangement, Drama, Original Work
composers:
- link: artist/162
  names:
    en: Motoaki Furukawa
    ja: 古川もとあき
- link: artist/1513
  names:
    en: Maron Nagatsuki
    ja: ながつきまろん
- link: artist/7450
  names:
    en: Gioachino Rossini
- link: artist/174
  names:
    en: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- link: artist/6264
  names:
    en: Wilhelm Richard Wagner
- link: artist/6866
  names:
    en: John Philip Sousa
- link: artist/7462
  names:
    en: Pablo de Sarasate
- link: artist/3147
  names:
    en: Antonín Dvořák
- link: artist/4336
  names:
    en: Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
    ja: Николай Андреевич Римский-Корсаков
- link: artist/1307
  names:
    en: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    ja: Пётр Ильич Чайковский
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discs:
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  name: ''
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: HOOKED ON GOKU-PARO
      Japanese: HOOKED ON GOKU-PARO
    track_length: '6:01'
  - names:
      English: '"Once Upon a Time It Was Good..." (Opening BGM) ~from Gradius III~'
      Japanese: None
    track_length: 0:24
  - names:
      English: Showtime in the Parodius (Title BGM)
      Japanese: None
    track_length: '1:05'
  - names:
      English: Hey, Let's Go Together (Select BGM) ~from Tchaikovsky "Sleeping Beauty"
        Waltz~
      Japanese: None
    track_length: 0:52
  - names:
      English: Vic Viper & Lord British's Theme (Vic Viper & Lord British Dog Fight
        BGM)
      Japanese: None
    track_length: 0:50
  - names:
      English: In the Crane Game (Stage 1 BGM) ~from J.Garland "In the Mood"~
      Japanese: None
    track_length: '1:52'
  - names:
      English: Panda the Dancing (Stage 1 Boss BGM) ~from Bizet "Carmen" March of
        the Toréadors~
      Japanese: None
    track_length: '1:39'
  - names:
      English: Takosuke & Belial's Theme (Takosuke & Belial Dog Fight BGM)
      Japanese: None
    track_length: 0:54
  - names:
      English: Cat Battleship Forever (Stage 2 BGM) ~from Sousa "The Stars and Stripes
        Forever"~
      Japanese: 「むかしは、よかった‥‥」～グラディウスIIIより～
    track_length: '2:45'
  - names:
      English: I'm Eliza (Stage 2 Boss BGM)
      Japanese: ショータイム・イン・ザ・パロディウス
    track_length: 0:55
  - names:
      English: Twinbee & Winbee's Theme (Twinbee & Winbee Dog Fight BGM)
      Japanese: ねぇ、いっしょに行こうよ－～チャイコフスキー「眠りの森の美女」ワルツより～
    track_length: 0:55
  - names:
      English: Candy Field Day (Stage 3 BGM) ~from Johann Strauss "Tritsch Tratsch
        Polka"~
      Japanese: ビック・バイパー＆ロード・ブリティッシュのテーマ
    track_length: '1:22'
  - names:
      English: Cooking Mambo (Stage 3 Boss BGM) ~from D.P.Prado "Mambo No.5"~
      Japanese: イン・ザ・クレーンゲーム～J.ガーランド「イン・ザ・ムード」より～
    track_length: '1:35'
  - names:
      English: Pentarou & Ohana-chan's Theme (Pentarou & Ohana-chan Dog Fight BGM)
      Japanese: パンダ・ザ・ダンシング～ビゼー「カルメン」闘牛士の行進より」～
    track_length: 0:48
  - names:
      English: Run! Run! Run! (Stage 4 BGM) ~from Rossini "William Tell Overture"~
      Japanese: タコスケ&ベリアルのテーマ
    track_length: '1:38'
  - names:
      English: Hikaru-chan & Akane-chan's Theme (Hikaru-chan & Akane-chan Dog Fight
        BGM)
      Japanese: ネコ戦艦よ永遠なれ～スーザ「星条旗よ永遠なれ」より」～
    track_length: 0:49
  - names:
      English: Space Hit Parade (Stage 5 BGM) ~from American Tune "Yankee Doodle",
        Czechoslovakian Tune "Ej Lucka, Lucka, Lucka Zelena", American Tune "Mary
        Had A Little Lamb", Japanese Tune "Neko Funjatta", English Tune "London Bridge
        Is Falling Down", English Tune "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain"
      Japanese: わたしはイライザ
    track_length: '2:42'
  - names:
      English: Capsule Monster "Cappuccino" (Stage 5 Boss BGM) ~from Mozart "Piano
        Sonata No.11" 3rd Movement Turkish March~
      Japanese: ツインビー&ウィンビーのテーマ
    track_length: '1:31'
  - names:
      English: Mambo & Samba's Theme (Mambo & Samba Dog Fight BGM)
      Japanese: お菓子の運動会～ヨハン・シュトラウス「トリッチ・トラッチ・ポルカ」より～
    track_length: 0:52
  - names:
      English: Once Again, Here Comes the Ship of Brothers (Moai Battleship Stage
        BGM) ~from Wagner "The Ride of the Valkyries" and Gradius II~
      Japanese: クッキングマンボ～D.P.プラド「マンボNO.5」より～
    track_length: '1:17'
  - names:
      English: Yoshiko and Yoshio's Love... (Moai Boss BGM) ~from Sarasate "Zigeunerweisen"
        and Mozart "Symphony No.25" 1st Movement~
      Japanese: ペン太郎&お花ちゃんのテーマ
    track_length: '1:16'
  - names:
      English: Archangel Michael & Archangel Gabriel's Theme (Archangel Michael &
        Archangel Gabriel Dog Fight BGM)
      Japanese: 走れ!走れ!それ走れ!～ロッシーニ「ウィリアム・テル序曲」より～
    track_length: 0:48
  - names:
      English: What Are You Watching When You Hop? (Stage 6 BGM) ~from Nagayo Motoori
        "Jugoya Otsukisan", Children's Songs "Kagome Kagome", "Sakura Sakura", Folk
        Song "Oedo Nihonbashi", Children's Song "Touryanse", Haseo Sugiyama "Hanayome
        Ningyou"
      Japanese: ひかるちゃん&あかねちゃんのテーマ
    track_length: '2:49'
  - names:
      English: Ah, The Moon Princess (Stage 6 Boss BGM) ~from Children's Song "Zuizuizukkorobashi~
      Japanese: スペースヒットパレード～アメリカ曲「アルプス一万尺」、チェコスロバキア曲「おお牧場は緑」、アメリカ曲「メリーさんの羊」、「猫ふんじゃった」、イギリス曲「ロ
        ンドン橋落ちた」、イギリス曲「ピクニック」より～
    track_length: '1:13'
  - names:
      English: I Don't Get It!! (Punch Line BGM)
      Japanese: カプセル怪獣「カプチーノ」～モーツァルト「ピアノソナタ」第3楽章トルコ行進曲より～
    track_length: 0:06
  - names:
      English: Koitsu & Aitsu's Theme (Koitsu & Aitsu Dog Fight BGM)
      Japanese: マンボウ&サンバのテーマ
    track_length: 0:52
  - names:
      English: Paroparo Dancing! (Stage 7 BGM) ~from Dvorak "Symphony No.9 ~ From
        the New World" 4th Movement~
      Japanese: またまた、兄弟船は行く～ワーグナー「ワルキューレの騎行」、グラディウスIIより～
    track_length: '2:18'
  - names:
      English: Rika on the Beat (Chichibinta Rika BGM) ~from Gradius II~
      Japanese: よし子とよし夫の愛の‥‥～サラサーテ「チゴイネルワイゼン」、モーツァルト「交響曲第25番」第1楽章より～
    track_length: '1:22'
  - names:
      English: Kiss My Feet! (Final and Stage 4 Boss BGM) ~from Gradius I~
      Japanese: 大天使ミカエル&大天使ガブリエルのテーマ
    track_length: 0:40
  - names:
      English: Hello! Glory Boy of the Past (End Demo BGM)
      Japanese: なにみてはねる?～本居長世「十五夜お月さん」、わらべうた「かごめかごめ」、「さくらさくら」、民謡「お江戸日本橋」、わらべうた「とうりゃんせ」、杉山長谷夫「花嫁人形」より～
    track_length: 0:13
  - names:
      English: Farewell Love (Ending BGM) ~from Gradius II~
      Japanese: ああっ、かぐや姫～わらべうた「ずいずいずっころばし」より～
    track_length: '2:01'
  - names:
      English: Memory of Shooting (Special Stage BGM) ~from Konami Shooting Medley~
      Japanese: 「わっかりましぇーん!!」
    track_length: '5:28'
  - names:
      English: Theme of Pentarou X (Special Stage Boss BGM) ~from Rimsky-Korsakov
        "The Flight of the Bumble-Bee"~
      Japanese: こいつ&あいつのテーマ
    track_length: 0:59
  - names:
      English: It's the Ultimate Continue! (Continue BGM)
      Japanese: パロパロダンシング!～ドボルザーク「交響曲第9番 新世界より」第4楽章より～
    track_length: 0:57
  - names:
      English: It's the Ultimate Game Over! (Game Over BGM)
      Japanese: リカ・オン・ザ・ビート～グラディウスIIより～
    track_length: 0:09
  - names:
      English: It's the Ultimate Ranking! (Ranking BGM) ~from Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker"
        March~
      Japanese: わたしの足をおなめ!～グラディウスIより～
    track_length: 0:56
  - names:
      English: Please Play Again, Ok! (Game Over Demo BGM) ~from Gradius II~
      Japanese: ハロー!過去の栄光君
    track_length: 0:15
  - names:
      English: Mini Drama "Hikaru and Akane..."
      Japanese: 愛のフェアウエル～グラディウスIIより～
    track_length: '1:34'
  - names:
      English: '"Purely Surely Lovely"'
      Japanese: メモリー・オブ・シューティング～コナミシューティングメドレー～
    track_length: '4:10'
  - names:
      English: Mini Drama "Dreaming of Broadway"
      Japanese: ペンタロウXのテーマ～リムスキー・コルサコフ「くまんばちの飛行」より～
    track_length: '2:51'
  - names:
      English: '"Curiosity"'
      Japanese: 極上コンティニューだ!
    track_length: '4:32'
  - names:
      English: Mini Drama "Bunny at Heart"
      Japanese: 極上ゲームオーバーだ!
    track_length: '2:19'
  - names:
      English: '"Love Kini²"'
      Japanese: 極上ランキングだ!～チャイコフスキー「くるみ割人形」行進曲より～
    track_length: '4:32'
  - names:
      Japanese: また、遊んでね!～グラディウスIIより～
    track_length: 0:15
  - names:
      Japanese: ミニドラマ「ひかるとあかねは‥‥」
    track_length: '1:34'
  - names:
      Japanese: 清く正しく美しく
    track_length: '4:10'
  - names:
      Japanese: ミニドラマ「ブロードウェイを夢みて」
    track_length: '2:51'
  - names:
      Japanese: 好奇心
    track_length: '4:32'
  - names:
      Japanese: ミニドラマ「根っからのバニー」
    track_length: '2:19'
  - names:
      Japanese: 恋はKini²
    track_length: '4:32'
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/1045
lyricists:
- link: artist/6296
  names:
    en: Sayurin
    ja: さゆ鈴
- link: artist/1513
  names:
    en: Maron Nagatsuki
    ja: ながつきまろん
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2006-08-08T23:05
  edited_date: 2022-09-14T11:08
  fetched_date: 2026-06-05T11:05
  freedb: 48
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 19688
name: Gokujou Parodius
names:
  en: Gokujou Parodius
  ja: 極上パロディウス
  ja-latn: Gokujou Parodius
notes: 'Music: Konami Kukeiha Club

  M01: arrange version

    Music: Konami Kukeiha Club

    Arrangement, performance: Kenichi Mitsuda

  M02~37: original game soundtrack

    Music: Konami Kukeiha Club

      Prophet Fukami (8 air fight songs, world and japan''s children songs, Konami
  Medley)

      Sitar Senoo

      Muchimuchipurin Satoko

  (composer info from the liner notes)

  M38~43: image songs & mini drama featuring Hikaru-chan and Akane-chan:

  M38 Mini Drama "Hikaru and Akane..."

    Performance: Yuko Nagashima & Mariko Onodera

    Scenario: Yasunori Ide

  M39

    Vocals: Yuko Nagashima

    Lyrics: Sayurin

    Arrangement: Kenichi Mitsuda

    Composition: Motoaki Furukawa

  M40

    Performance: Yuko Nagashima & Mariko Onodera

    Scenario: Yasunori Ide

  M41

    Vocals: Mariko Onodera

    Lyrics: Sayurin

    Composition: Motoaki Furukawa

    Arrangement: Kenichi Mitsuda

  M42

    Performance: Yuko Nagashima & Mariko Onodera

    Scenario: Yasunori Ide

  M43

    Vocals: Yuko Nagashima & Mariko Onodera

    Lyrics/Composition: Maron Nagatsuki

    Arrangement: Kenichi Mitsuda

  Producer: Shigeru Fukutake [福武茂] (Konami Co., Ltd.)

  Director: Michael Maezawa (Konami Co., Ltd.), Prophet "USA" Fukami (Konami Co.,
  Ltd.), Jun Otsuki [大槻淳] (King Record Co., Ltd.)

  Engineer: Haruhiko Shimokawa, Shigeru Yamamoto (Studio YOU), MA今井ちゃん (Konami Co.,
  Ltd.)

  Assistant Engineer: Seiki Ochiai (Video Sunmall), Katsunori Owa (Studio YOU)

  Mastering Engineer: Seiji Kaneko (King Record Co., Ltd.)

  Recording ST: Video Sunmall, Studio YOU

  Edit ST: studio-573

  Mastering ST: King Records

  Scenario: Yasunori Ide

  Guitar: Takashi Yofu

  Chorus: Kenichi Mitsuda & Kumiko Saito [斉藤久美子]

  Co-ordinate: Akiko Kitazawa [北沢章子] (AONI PRO)'
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:
- link: artist/161
  names:
    en: Konami Kukeiha Club
    ja: コナミ矩形波倶楽部
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platforms:
- Arcade
products:
- link: product/8082
  names:
    en: 'Gokujo Parodius: Kako no Eiko wo Motomete'
    ja: 極上パロディウス 〜過去の栄光を求めて〜
    ja-latn: 'Gokujo Parodius: Kako no Eiko wo Motomete'
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related:
- catalog: KICA-7759
  date: '1997-05-03'
  link: album/8192
  names:
    en: KYUKOKU PARODIUS
    ja: 究極パロディウス
    ja-latn: KYUKOKU PARODIUS
  type: game
release_date: '1994-07-02'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 2800.0
reprints: []
stores: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/1045?perpage=99999
vocals:
- link: artist/3253
  names:
    en: Yuko Nagashima
    ja: 永島由子
- link: artist/6295
  names:
    en: Mariko Onodera
    ja: 小野寺麻理子
votes: 0
websites:
  Reference:
  - link: http://yukko.iiyudana.net/gokuparocd.htm
    name: Liner notes transcription
