PixelTunes Radio VGM Podcast - Episode 97: Ys Retrospective Part 1
14Nihon Falcom's Ys series follows the adventures of Adol Christin as he battles the forces of evil across countless lands. As fantastic as the games are, the music (in typical Falcom fashion) is famous across the world for it's amazing music. Meiko Ishikawa and Yuzo Koshiro joined forces when the series was young to delight the ears of gamers everywhere, and the soundtrack quality hasn't faltered since. Join the PTR guys as they pick some prime examples of Ys music from the first four games in the series, from a vast variety of consoles and soundchips!
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Special thanks to Dan Kelly for the Nick Carney musical jingle!!
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The Tracklist:
Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished (1987)
Composed by Yuzo Koshiro, Mieko Ishikawa, Masaya Hashimoto, and Takahito Abe
TG-CD Arrangement: Ryo Yonemitsu
1 - “The Morning Grow” - (PC-88, 1987)
2 - “Tower of the Shadow of Death” - (TG-CD, 1990)
3 - “First Step Towards Wars” - (SMS, 1988)
Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter (1988)
Composed by Yuzo Koshiro, Mieko Ishikawa, and Hideya Nagata
TG-CD Arrangement: Ryo Yonemitsu
4 - ”To Make The End of Battle” (FC, 1988)
5 - “Moat of Burnedbless” (TG-CD, 1990)
6 - “Palace of Solomon” (TG-CD, 1990)
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (1989)
Composed by Mieko Ishikawa
TG-CD Arrangement: Ryo Yonemitsu and Keita Hoshi
SNES Arrangement: Michiharu Hasuya, Masaaki Harada, and Osamu Kasai
Genesis/ MD Arrangement: Yoshiaki Kubotera and Noriyuki Iwadare
7 - “Trading Town of Redmont” (TGCD, 1991)
8 - “Welcome!” - (SNES,1992)
9 - “Ruins of Ilverns” (Genesis, 1991)
Ys IV: Dawn of Ys (1993)
Composed by Atsushi Shirakawa, Naoki Kaneda, Takahiro Tsunashima, and Masaru Nakajima
10 - “A Great Ordeal”- (PC Engine CD, 1993)
Ys IV: Mask of the Sun (1993)
Composed by Yoshiaki Kubodera, Masanori Hikichi, Miyoko Takaoka, Naoyuki Ito, Tomohiro Endo, and Hiroo Tengenji
11 - “Minea Port” (SFC, 1993)
12 - “Field” - (SFC, 1993)