The Legendary Axe / Makyō Densetsu

vgmrips · Post by **vgmrips** » 2014-12-18, 22:07:39

Title	The Legendary Axe / Makyō Densetsu
Composer	Jun Chikuma, Toshiaki Takimoto
System	TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine
Tracks	14
Playing time	17:42
Pack author	sherpa
Pack version	1.00
Last Update	2015-01-13

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TurboGrafx/The_Legendary_Axe_(TG-16).zip (224 980 bytes)

Pack author's comment
One of the more memorable games for the Tg-16. Great Music. One of the composers had a short stint composing music for games, then went to study and play the ney flute in Turkey. She's still there.

Kaminari · Post by **Kaminari** » 2014-12-19, 2:46:37

Welcome and nice pack :)

Jun Chikuma composed VGMs at Hudson for a dozen years, not exactly a short stint!

sherpa · Post by **sherpa** » 2014-12-23, 2:32:05

Hey Kaminari,

You're right! I was not familiar with her at all. But this is one of my favorite legacy soundtracks. It sounds so different from lots of other music I've heard through the years, and definitely stood out at the time. Lots of sources seem to differentiate between her and her aliases. Interesting, I could not find her on vgmdb.net. So I looked elsewhere.

I read she left in 1992 to study, and other sources said she did not produce for long, whcih I thought a shame. Though it seems she's enjoyed her musical career. I see she still releases vgm works until recently.

You titled several of the soundtrack sets I like. Thank you. Where do you look up your info?

Kaminari · Post by **Kaminari** » 2014-12-23, 3:07:50

In case of PCE games, which I'm most familiar with, I usually rely on end credits or even game manuals.

For further details, I often consult the following resources: Game Music Composer Memo, Project Egg Music, Game Developer Research Institute and of course VGMdb if original soundtracks are available. The M1 playlists can also be informative in case of arcade conversions.

2ch-H is much more knowledgeable than me, and I sometimes modify my HES playlists with new information taken from his VGM packs

sherpa · Post by **sherpa** » 2014-12-27, 3:34:54

Thanks for the info! Good stuff.

kokujin · Post by **kokujin** » 2015-01-16, 7:59:37

Didn't know she did this soundtrack, thanks for the rip.