OutRun (Remastered) by Hiro

Originally released in 1986, OutRun remains one of the most recognisable arcade games ever made. The music, composed by renowned SEGA Sound Team member Hiroshi “Hiro” Kawaguchi, was a triumph of imagination and creativity, showcasing a fusion of styles and influences, all ingeniously and inexplicably condensed into the confines of an eighties arcade board. The music was so integral to the game itself, that it is now difficult to imagine OutRun – or, indeed, the history of arcade music – without the enduring charm of Hiro’s soundtrack.

This album was originally released in 2016 as a vinyl-only edition and has been newly remastered in 2022 for digital. It features the complete 1986 arcade score, along with 3 bonus tracks taken from the Mega Drive and Nintendo 3DS versions of the game (exclusive to Bandcamp).

Tracklist

1.	Magical Sound Shower (Arcade)	6:03

2.	Passing Breeze (Arcade)	6:07

3.	Splash Wave (Arcade)	5:55

4.	Last Wave (Arcade)	1:27

5.	Step on Beat (Mega Drive)	4:29

6.	Cruising Line (Nintendo 3DS)	5:58

7.	Camino A Mi Amor (Nintendo 3DS)	4:40

Credits

released April 1, 2022

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Tracks 1-4 are from the original arcade game (1986), composed by Hiroshi "Hiro" Kawaguchi. Track 5 is from the Mega Drive Version (1991), composed by Masayoshi Ishi. Tracks 6 and 7 are from the Nintendo 3DS version (2014), composed by Manabu Namiki (6) and Jane-Evelyn Nisperos (7).

Remastered for digital by Shaun Crook at Lockdown Studios, London, January 2022.

Audio sourced directly from the original arcade machine (deluxe model), a Japanese Model 1 Mega Drive with VA1 motherboard and a Nintendo 3DS. Arcade soundboard captured in 24bit/48kHz by Shigeharu Isoda; all other audio captured in 24bit/96kHz by Shaun Crook.

Produced under license from SEGA. ©SEGA

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