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  names:
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catalog: N/A
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Arrangement
composers:
- names:
    en: Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka
- names:
    en: Ryoji Yoshitomi
- names:
    en: Kenji Yamamoto
- names:
    en: Minako Hamano
- names:
    en: Akira Fujiwara
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  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: And So It Begins...
    track_length: '2:59'
  - names:
      English: Brinstar
    track_length: '2:22'
  - names:
      English: Norfair
    track_length: '1:56'
  - names:
      English: Kraid's Lair
    track_length: '3:04'
  - names:
      English: Ridley's Domain
    track_length: '3:04'
  - names:
      English: Prelude To Mother Brain
    track_length: '1:21'
  - names:
      English: Mother
    track_length: '1:40'
  - names:
      English: Escape
    track_length: '3:47'
  - names:
      English: First Mission Complete!
    track_length: '2:43'
  - names:
      English: 'Destination: SR388'
    track_length: '3:47'
  - names:
      English: The Caves of SR388
    track_length: '5:05'
  - names:
      English: Metroid Encounter!
    track_length: 0:51
  - names:
      English: The Dome
    track_length: '3:58'
  - names:
      English: Forbidden SR388
    track_length: '1:41'
  - names:
      English: The Queen's Lair
    track_length: '4:20'
  - names:
      English: The Queen
    track_length: '1:39'
  - names:
      English: The Last Metroid
    track_length: '1:23'
  - names:
      English: Second Mission Complete!
    track_length: '2:22'
  - names:
      English: Ceres Station
    track_length: '1:17'
  - names:
      English: The Story So Far
    track_length: '3:50'
  - names:
      English: Arrival
    track_length: '2:43'
  - names:
      English: Crateria Underground
    track_length: '1:49'
  - names:
      English: Brinstar Overgrown
    track_length: '2:04'
  - names:
      English: Red Soil
    track_length: '4:16'
  - names:
      English: Upper Norfair
    track_length: '2:59'
  - names:
      English: The Galactic Warrior
    track_length: '4:11'
  - names:
      English: Maridia Underwater
    track_length: '3:15'
  - names:
      English: Drifting Sands
    track_length: '2:16'
  - names:
      English: Ancient Ruins of Norfair
    track_length: '2:42'
  - names:
      English: Boss Prelude
    track_length: '1:35'
  - names:
      English: Minor Boss
    track_length: '2:56'
  - names:
      English: Moderate Boss
    track_length: '1:19'
  - names:
      English: Major Boss
    track_length: '1:29'
  - names:
      English: Mother's Revenge
    track_length: '3:21'
  - names:
      English: Third Mission Complete!
    track_length: '2:57'
  - names:
      English: Fusion
    track_length: '2:27'
  - names:
      English: Infection
    track_length: '3:26'
  - names:
      English: Discovery
    track_length: '1:36'
  - names:
      English: Navigation
    track_length: '2:03'
  - names:
      English: Target
    track_length: '1:31'
  - names:
      English: Vegetation
    track_length: '2:58'
  - names:
      English: Mystery
    track_length: '1:40'
  - names:
      English: Another Mystery
    track_length: '1:40'
  - names:
      English: Yet Another Mystery
    track_length: '1:42'
  - names:
      English: Frozen
    track_length: '2:04'
  - names:
      English: Final Prelude
    track_length: 0:59
  - names:
      English: Battle!
    track_length: '1:38'
  - names:
      English: Boss Battle!
    track_length: '1:01'
  - names:
      English: Plant
    track_length: '1:22'
  - names:
      English: Nightmare
    track_length: '2:36'
  - names:
      English: Serris
    track_length: '3:14'
  - names:
      English: B.O.X.
    track_length: '2:08'
  - names:
      English: Enter SA-X
    track_length: '1:23'
  - names:
      English: SA-X Encounter
    track_length: 0:42
  - names:
      English: SA-X Battle!
    track_length: '1:49'
  - names:
      English: X-Fused Ridley
    track_length: '1:37'
  - names:
      English: Final Mission Complete!
    track_length: '2:22'
  - names:
      English: Zero Prologue
    track_length: '1:02'
  - names:
      English: A New Beginning
    track_length: '4:22'
  - names:
      English: Brinstar Zero
    track_length: '4:03'
  - names:
      English: Chozo
    track_length: '1:56'
  - names:
      English: Norfair Zero
    track_length: '3:54'
  - names:
      English: Kraid's Lair Revisited
    track_length: '4:28'
  - names:
      English: Tourian Zero
    track_length: '2:02'
  - names:
      English: Space Ridley
    track_length: '1:26'
  - names:
      English: Kiru Giru (Part 1)
    track_length: '1:24'
  - names:
      English: Kiru Giru (Part 2)
    track_length: '2:07'
  - names:
      English: Zero Escape
    track_length: '1:22'
  - names:
      English: Galactic Peace
    track_length: '2:54'
  - names:
      English: Reflections of The Past
    track_length: '2:21'
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lyricists: []
media_format: Digital
meta:
  added_date: 2017-09-15T12:17
  edited_date: 2017-09-15T12:17
  fetched_date: 2026-01-11T05:27
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 2232
name: 'Metroid Legacy: The Samus Aran Chronicles'
names:
  en: 'Metroid Legacy: The Samus Aran Chronicles'
  ja: 'Metroid Legacy: The Samus Aran Chronicles'
  ja-latn: 'Metroid Legacy: The Samus Aran Chronicles'
notes: '""What would ''Metroid'' sound like if performed by Vangelis?" was the simple
  question that went of in my mind early 2016, a question that came about when I was
  wondering how to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Nintendo''s fantastic science
  fiction adventures. The original "Metroid" was released in Japan back on August
  6, 1986 for the Famicom Disk System. It had a strangely compelling, ear-worm friendly
  soundtrack by legendary composer Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka. At the time I had a ZX Spectrum
  and was oblivious to what was going on in Japan, so my first game of the series
  was actually years later, the Game Boy outing "Metroid II: Return of Samus" (the
  very same game being rebooted and released on the 3DS today!).  I have been a huge
  fan of the series ever since, with some of my fondest memories playing the incredible
  "Super Metroid" on the Super Nintendo, one of my all time, all system favourite
  video games I ever played. Truly, I had to make something special to honour such
  distinguished series, one where the music is a huge part of the experience.

  What I was not expecting was to release this album over an year after I began working
  on it. Some health issues last year caught me by surprise, and then I began working
  for fun on "Castlevania: Chiptunes of the Night" (which was released earlier this
  year). Plus I wanted to keep it simple, so I was only meant to rearrange the music
  from the very first game using Vangelis iconic sounds. The end results was very
  much what I had envisioned and so I wanted to keep trying more. A second disc soon
  followed with the soundtrack of "Metroid II: Return of Samus", with equally satisfying
  results. At this point, I could not stop here because disc three would soon follow,
  with the superb soundtrack of "Super Metroid" by Kenji Yamamoto and Minako Hamano
  getting the same treatment. When that was done, I had chills down my spine while
  listening to some of those tracks. I could have called it quits here and release
  the album as it was... but my perfectionist and curiosity bug just didn''t let me...
  and thus, disc four and five followed with the same "Vangelisation" applied to the
  soundtracks of "Metroid Fusion" and "Metroid Zero Mission".

  The end result is standing in front of you: 70 tracks, nearly three hours of rearranged
  "Metroid" soundtracks and a very, very late 30th anniversary celebration album of
  one of my favourite Nintendo franchises ever (along with "F-Zero" and "Star Fox"
  in case you''re wondering). I hope you enjoy the final results and if you are one
  of the people who bought this from my Bandcamp page, I am forever grateful for your
  help paying the bills and to continue this obsessive hobby of mine.

  I would like to dedicate this album to Nintendo and all the composers of these "Metroid"
  soundtracks: Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka, Ryoji Yoshitomi, Kenji Yamamoto, Minako Hamano
  and Akira Fujiwara. To my family and friends who after decades of this still don''t
  understand why I spend so much time in front of the computer fiddling with music
  notes and virtual synthesizers. Speaking of those virtual synthesizers, to Krakli
  Plugs for their incredible inspiring work on the Arminator VSTi. Last but not least
  to each and everyone out there transcribing retro game music to cue sheets and midi
  files, namely the folks who run and contribute to www.vgmusic.com ... and to you
  for reading this far. Thanks!

  Now, the long wait for "Metroid Prime 4" on Switch continues... " - Shiryu'
organizations:
- &id001
  names:
    en: Shiryu Music
  role: publisher
performers:
- link: artist/11059
  names:
    en: Shiryu
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platforms:
- NES (Famicom)
- Nintendo Famicom Disk System
- Nintendo Game Boy
- Nintendo Game Boy Advance
- SNES (Super Famicom)
products:
- link: product/58
  names:
    en: Metroid
    ja: メトロイド
    ja-latn: Metroid
- link: product/2145
  names:
    en: 'Metroid II: Return of Samus'
    ja: メトロイドII RETURN OF SAMUS
    ja-latn: 'Metroid II: Return of Samus'
- link: product/268
  names:
    en: Super Metroid
    ja: スーパーメトロイド
    ja-latn: Super Metroid
- link: product/356
  names:
    en: Metroid Fusion
    ja: メトロイドフュージョン
    ja-latn: Metroid Fusion
- link: product/8572
  names:
    en: 'Metroid: Zero Mission'
    ja: メトロイド ゼロミッション
    ja-latn: 'Metroid: Zero Mission'
publish_format: Doujin/Indie
publisher: *id001
related: []
release_date: '2017-09-15'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: EUR
  price: 10.0
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://shiryu.bandcamp.com/album/metroid-legacy-the-samus-aran-chronicles
  name: Shiryu @ Bandcamp
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/71522?perpage=99999
votes: 0
websites:
  Official:
  - link: https://shiryu.bandcamp.com/
    name: Shiryu @ Bandcamp
