The Music of Video Games [216] Gradius

Entry 216 in an on-going video series that offers a selection of musical tracks from various titles throughout gaming's history.

Gradius
Nemesis (eu)
グラディウス (jp)

Year: 1986
Platform: NES
Developer: Konami Industry Co. Ltd.
Publisher: Konami Inc.
Video source: Nesguide.com

For more info on the game, follow these links:
http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/gradius
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/home/587317.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gradius

Watch this video with 44 KHz stereo sound:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=YYpntuUYNVc&fmt=18
Using this link may affect video quality.

Music composed by Miki Higashino.

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[redteamla]

My friend used to go crazy and dance all over the room every time that volcano music would come on. He couldn't help it!

[Ivaria]

2:00 is so damn epic!

[Shogeji]

Why didn't he back up into the rock in the middle?

[daddytoeface]

the first bgm is called beginning of the history!!

[Jagged85]

It's worth noting that this game's soundtrack was composed by Miki Higashino when she was only 16-17 years old.

Also, the original arcade version of this game was released a year before in 1985.

[DragonAurora]

2:00 is where the EPIC #FTW song starts...

[MajorLeaguerAnubius]

@truthquest No... MLB Power Pros IS!!! But, if you mean OLD SKOOL NINTENDO, then, yeah. And SNES would be BMFM (Biker Mice from Mars).

[MajorLeaguerAnubius]

@shouhuoyuan It's NOT a cheat code. It's a NORMAL code. CHEAT codes give INFINITE energy, lives, continues, etc. Like the Game Genie. I ONLY beat 3 games w/ that thing... Cobra Triangle (TOUGH AS F*** w/o cheats), Smash T.V. (SNES Edition) and TMNTIV:TiT (Turtles in Time, SNES Edition). Other than THOSE, I BEAT EVERY OTHER w/o GG's help!!

[DragonAurora]

Gradius, level 1 music = EPIC WIN...

[GialloHorror]

One of my favorite games of all time right here! Another game that was incredibly challenging.

Music kicks ass, game kicks ass! Reminds me of the summer of 1987. Used to go swimming all day, and play this all night lol!

Being a kid was fun

[spike007980]

@shouhuoyuan Actually Gradius was the first game to implement that.

[Camwi]

The music definitely added to the intensity of the game itself.