arrangers:
- link: artist/23495
  names:
    en: darmock
- names:
    en: meldecision
- link: artist/57522
  names:
    en: Carrie Wood
- names:
    en: Czyszy
- link: artist/18555
  names:
    en: Ian Martyn
- link: artist/46466
  names:
    en: Ronin Op F
barcode: '199999548881'
catalog: GGC-13
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Arrangement
composers: []
covers:
- full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/00/156800/156800-488d8079b8aa.png
  medium: https://media.vgm.io/albums/00/156800/156800-488d8079b8aa.png
  name: Front
  thumb: https://media.vgm.io/albums/00/156800/156800-488d8079b8aa.png
discs:
- disc_length: '35:29'
  name: ''
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Good Morning
    track_length: '1:54'
  - names:
      English: Sophia
    track_length: '3:37'
  - names:
      English: Beautiful Weather
    track_length: '3:43'
  - names:
      English: No Limits!
    track_length: '1:14'
  - names:
      English: Identity Believer
    track_length: '3:31'
  - names:
      English: Strange Memories of Death
    track_length: '2:09'
  - names:
      English: Slow Illusion
    track_length: '1:49'
  - names:
      English: Aporia
    track_length: '3:15'
  - names:
      English: Yumetaro and the Factory (Lion Heart)
    track_length: '3:02'
  - names:
      English: Happy Birthday
    track_length: '2:10'
  - names:
      English: Paradigm
    track_length: '2:53'
  - names:
      English: Innocent
    track_length: '2:20'
  - names:
      English: Good Night, Kage-san
    track_length: '3:52'
link: album/156800
lyricists: []
media_format: Digital
meta:
  added_date: 2026-01-29T10:16
  edited_date: 2026-01-29T17:35
  fetched_date: 2026-06-07T07:18
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 271
name: 'Lion Heart: A Tribute to Masashi Kageyama'
names:
  en: 'Lion Heart: A Tribute to Masashi Kageyama'
  ja: 'Lion Heart: A Tribute to Masashi Kageyama'
  ja-latn: 'Lion Heart: A Tribute to Masashi Kageyama'
notes: 'In September 2025, Gimmick! composer Masashi Kageyama passed away at the age
  of 62 following a battle with stomach cancer. Kageyama-san was a visible supporter
  of the VGM cover community, and had formed friendships with many musicians over
  the years, even performing with acts at MAGFest 2025.

  In November, during Gastric Cancer Awareness Month, the GameGrooves community came
  together for a week to create this album in honor of Kageyama-san.

  The Gimmick! soundtrack has long been considered a standout of the NES/Famicom,
  with influences from jazz fusion, pop and hard rock coming together to create a
  memorable soundscape. With "Lion Heart," we pay tribute to the impact this soundtrack
  had on video game music at large, and to the incredible musician responsible for
  it.

  Proceeds from this album will go to the Gastric Cancer Foundation, an organization
  focused on accelerating research into various gastric cancers to provide better
  treatments and more positive outcomes for patients and their families.

  Original Composer: Masashi Kageyama

  Album Art by Carrie Wood

  Album Mastered by Drew Gibson / Lowlander

  Album Producer: Carrie Wood

  -Track 1-

  darmock - arrangement, electric bass, acoustic guitar, mandolin

  Ian Martyn - Irish tenor banjo, mixing

  Ronin Op F - fiddle

  Karl Kim - acoustic guitar

  -Track 2-

  Ian Cowell - guitar, synths

  B / I / R / T / H / D / A / Y - band

  B / I / R / T / H / D / A / Y is:

  Ian Cowell - guitar, synths

  Delicious Nick - keyboards

  Ronin Op F - violin

  -Track 3-

  meldecision - arranging, mixing

  Brik - trumpet

  Woodsier Texas - tenor trombone

  Jon Levitt - conga

  DeLuxDolemite - marimba, timbales and cowbell, bongos, cajon

  JohnStacy - trumpet

  Carrie Wood - bass

  Nathan Froehlich - euphonium

  Veronica Tyler Christie - bass trombone

  -Track 4-

  Catonator - Tracker programming, Synthesizers, Electric guitar

  -Track 5-

  Delicious Nick - Keyboard

  B / I / R / T / H / D / A / Y - band

  Woodsier Texas - Horns

  B / I / R / T / H / D / A / Y is:

  Delicious Nick - Keyboard

  Ian Cowell - Guitar

  Ronin Op F - Violin

  -Track 6-

  Czyszy - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, MIDI programming, flexatone
  fx, background alto sax, glockenspiel, mix, arrangement, instrument recording

  -Track 7-

  Gimmick! Video Game Rock Band - band

  Gimmick! Video Game Rock Band is:

  Chris Taylor - Guitar

  Justin Olejnik - Drums

  Kenny Reichelderfer - Guitar

  Mike Villalobos - Bass

  Kevin Spencer - Guitar

  -Track 8-

  Carrie Wood - Guitar, Bass, Arranging & sequencing

  Jon Levitt - Drums

  -Track 9-

  Metatron - all instruments

  -Track 10-

  DeBisco - Synthesizers, Programming

  -Track 11-

  Ian Martyn - arrangement, electric guitar, piano, electric piano, clavinet, alto
  vocals, tenor vocals, baritone vocals

  RnJi - additional arrangement, EDM production, mixing

  V-Ron Media - vibraphone, congas

  darmock - electric bass

  Darby Cupit - baritone vocals

  ACappellaVGM - alto vocals, tenor vocals, baritone vocals

  Nathan Froehlich - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet,
  trombone, hand claps

  Simon Shirley - tenor vocals, baritone vocals, hand claps

  ThankYouSasquatch - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, tenor vocals

  Karl Kim - tenor vocals, baritone vocals, trombone

  iCrescendo - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone

  zdmajor7 - alto vocals

  Ursa Starsong - alto vocals, tenor vocals, baritone vocals

  Xander Plute - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone

  Woodsier Texas - trombone

  Leo Martyn - baritone vocals

  Dionté George - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone

  Brik - trumpet

  Veronica Tyler Christie - trombone

  -Track 12-

  Ronin Op F - Violin, Mixing, Arrangement

  Carrie Wood - Bass

  Ian Cowell - Guitar

  jmr - Synthesizers, Programming

  -Track 13-

  Marshall Art - band

  Marshall Art is:

  Jeff Roberts  - YM2612, 2A03, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, shaker, mixing engineer

  Mikhail Ivanov - electric guitar

  Cory Johnson  - electric guitar

  Eder Bastos - bass guitar

  Ronin Op F - violin

  Jer Roque - electric piano

  Kev Ragone - drums, tambourine

  Lauren the Flute - vocals, flute

  Nathan Froehlich - trumpet, tenor sax'
organizations:
- &id001
  link: org/3076
  names:
    en: GameGrooves
    ja: GameGrooves
    ja-latn: GameGrooves
  role: publisher
performers: []
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/00/156800/156800-488d8079b8aa.png
picture_small: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/00/156800/156800-488d8079b8aa.png
picture_thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/00/156800/156800-488d8079b8aa.png
platforms:
- NES (Famicom)
products:
- link: product/10282
  names:
    en: Gimmick!
    ja: ギミック!
    ja-latn: Gimmick!
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id001
related:
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/23718
  names:
    en: Philly Chip Volume 1
    ja: Philly Chip Volume 1
    ja-latn: Philly Chip Volume 1
  type: doujin
- catalog: 8BIT-CD001
  link: album/96612
  names:
    en: Gimmick!
    ja: Gimmick!
    ja-latn: Gimmick!
  type: game
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/118102
  names:
    en: Gimmick! 30th Anniversary OST (He Edition)
    ja: Gimmick! 30th Anniversary OST (He Edition)
    ja-latn: Gimmick! 30th Anniversary OST (He Edition)
  type: doujin
- catalog: STS-100
  link: album/123220
  names:
    en: GIMMICK! ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACK
    ja: GIMMICK! ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACK
    ja-latn: GIMMICK! ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACK
  type: game
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/130331
  names:
    en: Gimmick! Special Edition Original Soundtrack
    ja: Gimmick! Special Edition Original Soundtrack
    ja-latn: Gimmick! Special Edition Original Soundtrack
  type: game
- catalog: SDX-005
  link: album/134421
  names:
    en: Gimmick! Special Edition Original Soundtrack
    ja: ギミック！スペシャルエディション オリジナルサウ...
    ja-latn: Gimmick! Special Edition Original Soundtrack
  type: bonus
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/129579
  names:
    en: Mr. Gimmick Original Soundtrack
    ja: Mr. Gimmick Original Soundtrack
    ja-latn: Mr. Gimmick Original Soundtrack
  type: bonus
- catalog: LRCD-154
  link: album/156609
  names:
    en: Gimmick! USA Edition Soundtrack
    ja: Gimmick! USA Edition Soundtrack
    ja-latn: Gimmick! USA Edition Soundtrack
  type: bonus
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/146266
  names:
    en: Gimmick! Official Arranged Soundtrack
    ja: Gimmick! Official Arranged Soundtrack
    ja-latn: Gimmick! Official Arranged Soundtrack
  type: game
- catalog: GGC-14
  link: album/156826
  names:
    en: Sophia // Long Tomorrow
    ja: Sophia // Long Tomorrow
    ja-latn: Sophia // Long Tomorrow
  type: game
release_date: '2026-01-31'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: USD
  price: 12.0
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://gamegroovescharity.bandcamp.com/album/lion-heart-a-tribute-to-masashi-kageyama
  name: Bandcamp
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/156800?perpage=99999
vocals:
- link: artist/15165
  names:
    en: Lauren the Flute
votes: 0
websites:
  Official:
  - link: https://lnk.to/lion-heart
    name: Linkfire
