Yūzō Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima the masterminds behind the original Streets of Rage soundtrack will be contributing towards the new tracks of Street of Rage 4 soundtrack.
Streets of Rage 4 is an upcoming side-scroll beat ’em up video game and is a continuation of Sega’s Street of Rage series originally released in 1990 for Sega Genesis. This will be a fourth installment in the series after 25 years. According to the Brave Wave production, the original soundtrack compositors Yūzō Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima will be contributing to the tracks of SoR 4 soundtrack.
Streets of Rage 4 Soundtrack Lineup Revealed
We’re proud to announce our involvement with @Dotemu’s STREETS OF RAGE 4! Our Japanese ensemble includes:
• @YuzoKoshiro
• Motohiro Kawashima (SOR2&3)
• @midiplex Yoko Shimomura (Street Fighter 2)
• @MoreYamasan Keiji Yamagishi (Ninja Gaiden)
• @Hideki_Naganuma (JSR) pic.twitter.com/p1Cn85m1Mj— Brave Wave Productions (@BraveWaveMusic) July 17, 2019
The List
Brave Wave productions is an award-winning record label which brings the works of Japanese video game musicians to a worldwide audience. Streets of Rage 4 will feature the original music from:
- Yūzō Koshiro (Streets of Rage 1, 2 & 3, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Revenge Shinobi, Shenmue I & II,…)
- Motohiro Kawashima (Streets of Rage 2 & 3, Shinobi II, Batman Returns,…)
- Yoko Shimomura (Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, Kingdom Hearts I, II & III, Legend of Mana, Parasite Eve,…)
- Hideki Naganuma (Jet Set Radio & Future, Super Monkey Ball, Sega Rally 2,…) – Keiji Yamagishi (Ninja Gaiden, Tecmo Bowl,…)
This is pretty sweet news for the game fan considering Dotemu, Lizardcube and Guard Crush Games able to bring the original talent which made the epic soundtrack of an epic game. You can check out the line up reveal in the video down below
According to Dotemu, more details regarding the soundtrack will be revealed in the future. So, what do you think of this news? Are you hyped for SoR 4?! Let us know down in the comments below.