Axelay - Unkai

This was released in 1992 by Konami, and composed by Taro Kudou (credited here as simply "Taro"), who is typically a game designer, often for off-beat Nintendo titles such as the first Mario & Luigi, Tingle's Rupeeland, and Super Mario RPG. His only other musical composition credit, also with Konami, is for the excellent Super CastleVania IV soundtrack (credited there as Souji Taro), which he composed with Masanori Adachi. I think one can certainly see the similarities in the music.

Unkai is Axelay's first stage theme, and has a very epic feeling to it. The music in Axelay is all pretty spectacular, but what is particularly interesing is that some of the boss themes, this stage included, are variations on the theme of the level they appear in. For a game to have different music for every boss is pretty amazing, but to tackle it like that is just plain cool.
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[JarlStaubhold]

WOW!!

Flashbakc to my childhood!

Thanks for the upload!!

[bart78170]

i was 2 when i started to play this awesome game.

IT WAS FUCKING HARD XD

[momihog]

Unkai (雲海) means "Cloud sea"

[MaskedNaco]

STILL AWAIT AXELAY 2!!

[AKOthePERSIANkiller]

WOOOOOW  MY CHILDHOOD OH MY GOD ;-)

[vikingfortiesfaeroes]

That weird offbeat bass note in the buildup always throws me off

[Anrhok]

Thanks for the Informations and Details of the Composer and the Gamemusic! it sounds interessting and...who could know that? Not everybody!

And yes, the First stage Music is amazing. Like the Finalstage music!

[dumbasspauldentonkin]

This game has the best soundtrack on the SNES.

Not just because it's expertly composed and fully utilises the SNES sound chip - a lot of games do that.

But where other games lack in comparison to Axelay is that Axelay's soundtrack EVOLVES over time in accordance to your position in the stage and the game as a whole. It perfectly fits what is happening on the screen, creating a harmony between the gameplay and music, which is fucking amazing. Never have I seen any other game do this.

[Jazzfusion1980]

cant post the link here, the song Musicatto by Kansas sounds like this the first minute or so!! check it out!!!

[Jazzfusion1980]

I love this game ,great music! listen to this from Kansas its kind of similar, Axelay has the best music along with Contra 3 !! check out the link

[vipe1987]

1st of all: These kind of games they dont make any more. The normal level of this game is already fairly hard. I have this game for 12 years and I still cant complete the game. Which makes this game epic considering most games out there you can complete easily on normal difficulty. This one is very challenging. 2nd: the music is just good, no lame rappers or Avrils to hear when you play. Its got a great tune. Konami rocks!

[figment1988]

@samhain81 better yet, re-release Axelay as a 3D Classic for the 3DS. i'm sure it would take the effects beyond their limits.