arrangers: []
catalog: STS-180
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Original Soundtrack
composers:
- link: artist/161
  names:
    en: Konami Kukeiha Club
    ja: コナミ矩形波倶楽部
covers:
- full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/02/133520/133520-a1e096fe7fd3.webp
  medium: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/02/133520/133520-a1e096fe7fd3.webp
  name: Front
  thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/02/133520/133520-a1e096fe7fd3.webp
- full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/02/133520/133520-220e15d0f7da.webp
  medium: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/02/133520/133520-220e15d0f7da.webp
  name: Back
  thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/02/133520/133520-220e15d0f7da.webp
discs:
- disc_length: Unknown
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Locked and Loaded
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Charshoe X
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: The Hard Corps
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: A SPIRIT OF BUSHI
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Stage Clear
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: You no Nikusyokujyu
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: R.A.V.E.
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Zephyr
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Gekokujoh Norakura
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Contra Overdrive
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: JB303
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: AC Violence
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Format X
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Something Wonderful
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: GTR Attack!
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: What a Painful World
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Game Over
    track_length: Unknown
- disc_length: Unknown
  name: Disc 2
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: The Fogge Cave in the Darkness
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: The Dawn
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Alien's Den
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Guillotine
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Contra the Blue Gale
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Moonlit Army
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Last Springsteen
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: The Hard Corps Blues
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: All Stage Clear
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Jurassic Dope
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Simon 1994RD
    track_length: Unknown
link: album/133520
lyricists: []
media_format: 2 Vinyl (12" 33&frac13; rpm)
meta:
  added_date: 2023-10-17T11:28
  edited_date: 2024-01-03T06:12
  fetched_date: 2026-01-16T17:11
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 1229
name: 'CONTRA: HARD CORPS (Original Video Game Soundtrack)'
names:
  en: 'CONTRA: HARD CORPS (Original Video Game Soundtrack)'
  ja: 'CONTRA: HARD CORPS (Original Video Game Soundtrack)'
  ja-latn: 'CONTRA: HARD CORPS (Original Video Game Soundtrack)'
notes: 'Available in three vinyl color variants:

  - Orange with red splatter (Ship to Shore exclusive)

  - Red and yellow swirl (Ship to Shore exclusive)

  - Yellow translucent

  COMPOSED AND PERFORMED BY KONAMI KUKEIHA CLUB

  REISSUE COORDINATED BY Aaron Hamel & Justin Martell

  MASTERING BY Dietrich Schoenemann, Complete Mastering

  AUDIO ENGINEERING BY Jeff Roberts

  ALBUM ART BY Johnny Dombrowski

  SHIP TO SHORE PHONOCO. TEAM: John Burgin, Mark Finch, Aimee Kuge, Joe Schack, Mike
  Soto'
organizations:
- &id001
  link: org/1574
  names:
    en: Ship to Shore PhonoCo.
    ja: Ship to Shore PhonoCo.
    ja-latn: Ship to Shore PhonoCo.
  role: publisher
performers:
- link: artist/161
  names:
    en: Konami Kukeiha Club
    ja: コナミ矩形波倶楽部
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/02/133520/133520-a1e096fe7fd3.webp
picture_small: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/02/133520/133520-a1e096fe7fd3.webp
picture_thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/02/133520/133520-a1e096fe7fd3.webp
platforms:
- Sega Mega Drive (Genesis)
products:
- link: product/2098
  names:
    en: 'Contra: Hard Corps'
    ja: 魂斗羅 ザ・ハードコア
    ja-latn: 'Contra: The Hard Corps'
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id001
related:
- catalog: RSKO-35
  date: '2018-12-26'
  link: album/99038
  names:
    en: 'Contra: The Hard Corps Soundtrack (MD Version)'
    ja: 魂斗羅ザ・ハードコア サウンドトラック (MD版)
    ja-latn: 'Contra: The Hard Corps Soundtrack (MD Version)'
  type: game
release_date: 2023-10
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: USD
  price: 40.0
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://blackscreenrecords.com/products/contra-hard-corps
  name: Black Screen Records
- link: http://www.vinylguru.co.uk/collections/chipfreq/products/sts-180
  name: Chipfreq
- link: http://limitedrungames.com/products/contra-hard-corps-2-lp-soundtrack-lrg-exclusive-varaiant
  name: Limited Run Games (OOP)
- link: http://shiptoshoremedia.com/products/contra-hard-corps-original-video-game-soundtrack
  name: Ship to Shore PhonoCo. (OOP)
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/133520?perpage=99999
votes: 0
websites:
  Review:
  - link: https://www.greatestgamemusic.com/the-best-sega-genesis-music/#contra-hard-corps
    name: The Greatest Game Music
