arrangers: []
catalog: N/A
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Original Soundtrack
composers:
- link: artist/3688
  names:
    en: Keiji Yamagishi
    ja: 山岸継司
- link: artist/2800
  names:
    en: Ryuichi Nitta
    ja: 新田竜一
- link: artist/1557
  names:
    en: Mikio Saito
    ja: 斎藤幹雄
- link: artist/6635
  names:
    en: Mayuko Okamura
    ja: 岡村麻由子
- link: artist/26284
  names:
    en: Rika Shigeno
    ja: 茂野理香
- link: artist/15528
  names:
    en: Kaori Nakabai
    ja: 半井香織
covers: []
discs:
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  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
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    track_length: 0:20
  - names:
      English: 'Determination: Father''s Message (NES)'
    track_length: 0:47
  - names:
      English: The Dragon Ninja (NES)
    track_length: '1:26'
  - names:
      English: Mysterious Woman (NES)
    track_length: 0:25
  - names:
      English: 'Bravery: On the Clutches (NES)'
    track_length: '1:28'
  - names:
      English: Reminiscence (NES)
    track_length: '1:21'
  - names:
      English: A Sudden Development (NES)
    track_length: 0:04
  - names:
      English: Like a Howling Gale (NES)
    track_length: 0:31
  - names:
      English: 'In Hiding: Pursuing the Nightmare (NES)'
    track_length: '1:33'
  - names:
      English: Eyecatch (NES)
    track_length: 0:03
  - names:
      English: The CIA (NES)
    track_length: '1:30'
  - names:
      English: The Sanctuary of Shadows (NES)
    track_length: 0:21
  - names:
      English: The Amazing Ryu (NES)
    track_length: '1:35'
  - names:
      English: Crisis (NES)
    track_length: 0:47
  - names:
      English: 'Surprise Attack: The Wicked God''s Secret Maneuvers (NES)'
    track_length: '1:15'
  - names:
      English: Malth the Crimson Terror (NES)
    track_length: 0:47
  - names:
      English: The Truth Concealed (NES)
    track_length: 0:56
  - names:
      English: Melancholy Destiny (NES)
    track_length: 0:47
  - names:
      English: Requiem (NES)
    track_length: 0:44
  - names:
      English: The Truth Concealed (Reprise) [NES]
    track_length: 0:13
  - names:
      English: The Menace of Jaquio (NES)
    track_length: 0:55
  - names:
      English: 'Showdown: At the Portal of Death (Battlefield) [NES]'
    track_length: '1:19'
  - names:
      English: The Demon's Incantation (NES)
    track_length: 0:53
  - names:
      English: 'In A Pinch: The Ordeal of Battle (NES)'
    track_length: '1:07'
  - names:
      English: At The End of the Battle (NES)
    track_length: '1:08'
  - names:
      English: 'Irene: Overture of Dawn (Prelude) [NES]'
    track_length: 0:54
  - names:
      English: Credits (NES)
    track_length: '1:44'
  - names:
      English: Game Over (NES)
    track_length: 0:05
  - names:
      English: Cinema Display Sound Attack 1 (NES)
    track_length: 0:02
  - names:
      English: Cinema Display Sound Attack 2 (NES)
    track_length: 0:04
  - names:
      English: Sound Effects (NES)
    track_length: '1:39'
  - names:
      English: Insert Coin (AC)
    track_length: 0:05
  - names:
      English: Game Start (AC)
    track_length: 0:08
  - names:
      English: LA Stage (AC)
    track_length: '3:07'
  - names:
      English: LA Stage / Grand Canyon Stage Boss (AC)
    track_length: '3:06'
  - names:
      English: Round Clear 1 (AC)
    track_length: 0:07
  - names:
      English: NY Stage (AC)
    track_length: '2:24'
  - names:
      English: NY Stage / Transcontinental Railroad Stage Boss (AC)
    track_length: '1:49'
  - names:
      English: Round Clear 2 (AC)
    track_length: 0:07
  - names:
      English: Las Vegas Stage (AC)
    track_length: '3:07'
  - names:
      English: Las Vegas Stage Boss (AC)
    track_length: '2:14'
  - names:
      English: Round Clear 3 (AC)
    track_length: 0:08
  - names:
      English: Grand Canyon Stage (Japan) [AC]
    track_length: '3:11'
  - names:
      English: Grand Canyon Stage (USA) [AC]
    track_length: 0:09
  - names:
      English: Round Clear 4 (AC)
    track_length: '2:48'
  - names:
      English: Transcontinental Railroad Stage (AC)
    track_length: 0:09
  - names:
      English: Round Clear 5 (AC)
    track_length: '2:59'
  - names:
      English: Final Stage (AC)
    track_length: '3:36'
  - names:
      English: Final Stage Boss (AC)
    track_length: 0:07
  - names:
      English: Time's Up (AC)
    track_length: 0:05
  - names:
      English: Game Over (AC)
    track_length: '1:48'
  - names:
      English: Credits (AC)
    track_length: '1:22'
  - names:
      English: High Score Screen (AC)
    track_length: 0:06
  - names:
      English: Round Clear 1 (USA) [AC]
    track_length: 0:05
  - names:
      English: Round Clear 2 (USA) [AC]
    track_length: 0:05
  - names:
      English: Round Clear 3 (USA) [AC]
    track_length: 0:06
  - names:
      English: Round Clear 4 (USA) [AC]
    track_length: 0:05
  - names:
      English: Round Clear 5 (USA) [AC]
    track_length: 0:05
  - names:
      English: Game Over (USA) [AC]
    track_length: '2:05'
  - names:
      English: Chaosium Sword (NGII)
    track_length: '1:34'
  - names:
      English: Twist of Fate II (NGII)
    track_length: 0:03
  - names:
      English: Going Gets Tough (NGII)
    track_length: '1:04'
  - names:
      English: Battlefield (NGII)
    track_length: '1:19'
  - names:
      English: Robert the Army (NGII)
    track_length: 0:41
  - names:
      English: It's Too Late (NGII)
    track_length: 0:03
  - names:
      English: Dehumanize (NGII)
    track_length: 0:42
  - names:
      English: Interlude II (NGII)
    track_length: 0:11
  - names:
      English: Thunderstorm (NGII)
    track_length: '1:06'
  - names:
      English: Overdrive (NGII)
    track_length: '1:30'
  - names:
      English: No End Darkness (NGII)
    track_length: '1:25'
  - names:
      English: Tower Lahja (NGII)
    track_length: 0:24
  - names:
      English: World Enslaved (NGII)
    track_length: '1:28'
  - names:
      English: The Parasprinter (NGII)
    track_length: '1:20'
  - names:
      English: Irene Captured (NGII)
    track_length: 0:55
  - names:
      English: The Dark Emperor (NGII)
    track_length: '1:04'
  - names:
      English: Hideous Relics (NGII)
    track_length: '1:03'
  - names:
      English: Interlude I (NGII)
    track_length: 0:07
  - names:
      English: Fire Cavern (NGII)
    track_length: '1:13'
  - names:
      English: Shadow Diabolica (NGII)
    track_length: '1:03'
  - names:
      English: To the Rescue (NGII)
    track_length: 0:05
  - names:
      English: Unlimited Moment (NGII)
    track_length: '1:28'
  - names:
      English: Castle Demonic (NGII)
    track_length: 0:26
  - names:
      English: Ryu Fights Back (NGII)
    track_length: 0:28
  - names:
      English: Lord of Night (NGII)
    track_length: '1:30'
  - names:
      English: Irene & Ryu (NGII)
    track_length: '1:29'
  - names:
      English: A Long Way To Go (NGII)
    track_length: '2:06'
  - names:
      English: Defeated (NGII)
    track_length: 0:03
  - names:
      English: All Gone (NGII)
    track_length: 0:04
  - names:
      English: Introduction I (NGIII)
    track_length: 0:23
  - names:
      English: Introduction II (NGIII)
    track_length: 0:35
  - names:
      English: Introduction III (NGIII)
    track_length: '1:13'
  - names:
      English: Twist of Fate (NGIII)
    track_length: 0:03
  - names:
      English: Stage 1-1 / 5-1 (NGIII)
    track_length: '1:05'
  - names:
      English: Battlefield (NGIII)
    track_length: '1:19'
  - names:
      English: Cinema Display I (NGIII)
    track_length: 0:39
  - names:
      English: Cinema Display II (NGIII)
    track_length: '1:31'
  - names:
      English: Stage 2-1 / 7-2 (NGIII)
    track_length: '1:08'
  - names:
      English: Cinema Display III (NGIII)
    track_length: 0:05
  - names:
      English: Cinema Display IV (NGIII)
    track_length: 0:25
  - names:
      English: Stage 2-2 / 5-2 (NGIII)
    track_length: '1:05'
  - names:
      English: Cinema Display V (NGIII)
    track_length: '1:08'
  - names:
      English: Cinema Display VI (NGIII)
    track_length: 0:58
  - names:
      English: Stage 3-1 / 6-2 (NGIII)
    track_length: '1:08'
  - names:
      English: Cinema Display VII (NGIII)
    track_length: 0:27
  - names:
      English: Cinema Display VIII (NGIII)
    track_length: 0:04
  - names:
      English: Stage 3-2 / 6-1 (NGIII)
    track_length: '1:05'
  - names:
      English: Cinema Display IX (NGIII)
    track_length: '1:14'
  - names:
      English: Stage 4-1 / 7-1 (NGIII)
    track_length: '2:00'
  - names:
      English: Cinema Display X (NGIII)
    track_length: 0:59
  - names:
      English: Stage 4-2 / 7-3 (NGIII)
    track_length: '1:30'
  - names:
      English: Cinema Display XI (NGIII)
    track_length: 0:48
  - names:
      English: Cinema Display XII (NGIII)
    track_length: 0:19
  - names:
      English: Cinema Display XIII (NGIII)
    track_length: 0:13
  - names:
      English: Stage 7-5 / 7-6 (NGIII)
    track_length: 0:45
  - names:
      English: Epilogue (NGIII)
    track_length: '1:41'
  - names:
      English: Credits (NGIII)
    track_length: '1:54'
  - names:
      English: Game Over (NGIII)
    track_length: 0:04
  - names:
      English: Twist of Fate (Reprise) [NGIII]
    track_length: 0:03
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lyricists: []
media_format: Digital
meta:
  added_date: 2017-04-11T02:38
  edited_date: 2022-05-03T12:24
  fetched_date: 2026-01-15T00:31
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 5053
name: Ninja Gaiden The Definitive Soundtrack Vol. 1 + 2
names:
  en: Ninja Gaiden The Definitive Soundtrack Vol. 1 + 2
  ja: Ninja Gaiden The Definitive Soundtrack Vol. 1 + 2
  ja-latn: Ninja Gaiden The Definitive Soundtrack Vol. 1 + 2
notes: '"Ninja Gaiden, of the most iconic and beloved 2D action game series ever created,
  was first released in the arcades in 1988, while making its console debut on the
  Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) later in the same year. At the time of the console
  release, Ninja Gaiden was renowned not only for its deep storytelling beautifully
  visualized by TECMO’s unique “cinema scenes,” but also through its legendary chiptune
  soundtrack, whose unique rock-’n’-roll sound and drum beat instantly became a formative
  musical experience for players who were only just getting into video games.

  Ninja Gaiden: The Definitive Soundtrack is divided into volumes. The first, Ninja
  Gaiden Vol. 1, features the music of both the NES title and the Arcade game, both
  titled Ninja Gaiden. The follow-up, Ninja Gaiden Vol. 2, features the music of both
  Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos and Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship
  of Doom. This bundle includes BOTH Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 at a special price. These legendary
  soundtracks have been digitally restored under the supervision of Keiji Yamagishi,
  one of the original series composers. The booklet includes a comprehensive roundtable
  discussion among several members of the original development team, including the
  director, producers, artist and composers; an essay by game historian Ray Barnholt;
  and original archival artworks."

  ---

  NINJA GAIDEN SERIES MUSIC COMPOSITION AND ARRANGEMENT

  NINJA GAIDEN ORIGINAL STAFF (TECMO LTD.)

  Keiji Yamagishi (Ninja Gaiden III)

  Ryuichi Nitta (Ninja Gaiden II)

  Mayuko Okamura (Ninja Gaiden II)

  Kaori Nakabai (Ninja Gaiden III)

  Rika Shigeno (Ninja Gaiden III)

  NINJA GAIDEN SERIES DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION

  NINJA GAIDEN NES VERSION ORIGINAL STAFF

  Hideo Yoshizawa (Producer and Director)

  Masato Kato (Graphic Design, Art Director, Game Stage Director)

  Takashi Yamashita (Cinema Display Programmer)

  ALBUM PLANNING/DESIGN/COMPOSITION/EDITING

  BRAVE WAVE PRODUCTIONS

  Keiji Yamagishi (Executive Producer)

  Mohammed Taher (Creative Director)

  Lauren Guardia-Lucas (Assistant Director, Editor)

  Marco Guardia (Recording Engineer for NES)

  Haruhisa "hally" Tanaka (Recording Engineer for Arcade)

  Dan Suter (Mastering Engineer)

  Alexander Aniel (Project Manager)

  Ray Barnholt (Essayist)

  Ben Sifel (Designer)

  Cory Schmitz (Generation Series Designer)

  Daniel Tang (Composer Photography)

  SPECIAL THANKS

  KOEI TECMO GAMES ALL STAFF

  Yosuke Hayashi (Team NINJA Producer)

  Koji Harao (Executive Producer)

  Rira Oi (IP Promotion and Management)

  NINJA GAIDEN and NINJA RYUKENDEN are trademarks of Koei Tecmo Games. ⓒKOEI TECMO
  GAMES CO., LTD. All rights reserved. Koei Tecmo Games Co., Ltd. owns the rights
  to all NINJA GAIDEN and NINJA RYUKENDEN products. Licensed for use by BRAVE WAVE
  PRODUCTIONS.

  Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos were originally released
  in Europe and other PAL territories under the titles Shadow Warriors and Shadow
  Warriors II: Ninja Gaiden II, respectively.

  Disclaimer: The included music was created when each music supervisor was affiliated
  with TECMO LTD. and the music was composed as work for hire.

  ---

  [VOLUME 1]

  Ninja Gaiden [NES] (01~31)

    Keiji Yamagishi (01, 02, 04, 06~08, 10, 12~31)

    Ryuichi Nitta (03, 05, 09, 11)

  Ninja Gaiden [Arcade] (32~59)

    Mikio Saito (32~35, 37, 38, 40, 41, 43, 48, 49)

    Ryuichi Nitta (36, 39, 42, 44~47, 50~59)

  [VOLUME 2]

  Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (60~88)

    Ryuichi Nitta (60, 65, 66, 68, 69, 72, 73, 81, 84, 86, 87)

    Keiji Yamagishi (61, 63, 88)

    Mayuko Okamura (62, 64, 70, 71, 74~80, 82, 83, 85)

    Mikio Saito (67)

  Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (89~118)

    Rika Shigeno (89, 90, 97~100, 102~104, 106, 108, 111, 113)

    Kaori Nakabai (91, 93, 95, 96, 101, 105, 107, 109, 110, 112, 114~116)

    Keiji Yamagishi (92, 94, 117, 118)'
organizations:
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  names:
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    ja: Generation Series
    ja-latn: Generation Series
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- link: org/1464
  names:
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    ja: ブレイブウェーブ
    ja-latn: Brave Wave Productions
  role: publisher
performers: []
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platforms:
- Arcade
- NES (Famicom)
products:
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  names:
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    ja: 忍者龍剣伝 (NES)
    ja-latn: Ninja Ryuukenden (NES)
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  names:
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    ja: 忍者龍剣伝 (ARC)
    ja-latn: Ninja Ryuukenden (ARC)
- link: product/5038
  names:
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    ja: 忍者龍剣伝II 暗黒の邪神剣
    ja-latn: 'Ninja Ryuukenden II: Ankoku no Jashin Ken'
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  names:
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    ja: 忍者龍剣伝III 黄泉の方船
    ja-latn: 'Ninja Ryuukenden III: Yomi no Hakobune'
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id001
related:
- catalog: BWGS-03~4
  date: '2017-06-26'
  link: album/69952
  names:
    en: Ninja Ryukenden Original Soundtrack Complete Co...
    ja: 忍者龍剣伝 オリジナルサウンドトラック コンプリ...
    ja-latn: Ninja Ryukenden Original Soundtrack Complete Co...
  type: game
- catalog: GS-003~4
  date: 2017-07
  link: album/67265
  names:
    en: Ninja Gaiden The Definitive Soundtrack
    ja: Ninja Gaiden The Definitive Soundtrack
    ja-latn: Ninja Gaiden The Definitive Soundtrack
  type: game
release_date: '2017-04-13'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: USD
  price: 20.0
reprints: []
stores:
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votes: 0
