Music of the Streets of Rage series

Composer Yuzo Koshiro

The music of the Streets of Rage series of beat 'em up games, released in the early 1990s, was primarily produced by Yuzo Koshiro.

The soundtracks mainly consist of electronic dance music[1] encompassing genres such as electro, house,[2] techno, hardcore, jungle,[1] ambient,[3] breakbeat,[4] gabber,[5] noise,[6] and trance.[2][4][7] The music was produced using the Yamaha FM-synth sound chips of the Sega Mega Drive video game console (YM2612) and NEC PC-88 computer (YM2608),[8][9] along with Koshiro's own audio programming language "Music Love," a modified version of the PC-88's Music Macro Language (MML).[9]

The soundtracks have been cited as being ahead of their time and as some of the best in video games.[2][3][10] The soundtracks have influenced a range of chiptune, electronica, grime and dubstep musicians through to the present day, including artists such as Ikonika,[11][12][13] BT,[3] Labrinth,[13] Martyn, Joker, Darkstar,[12] Childish Gambino,[14] and Danger.[15]

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  8. ^ Barnholt, Ray (June 2012). "The Magic of FM Synth". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
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  11. ^ Lawrence, Eddy (11 January 2011). "Ikonika interview: Producer and DJ, Ikonika had an incredible 2010". Time Out. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  12. ^ a b "Recording Under the Influence: Ikonika". Self-Titled Magazine. April 21, 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  13. ^ a b Lawrence, Eddy (18 January 2011). "Ikonika interview: Dubstep has taken the world by storm over the past 12 months". Time Out. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  14. ^ "Yuzo Koshiro". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
  15. ^ Danger (7) – 09/17 2007 at Discogs