Wolf Team/Motoi Sakuraba SEGA Genesis Music Compilation (Real Hardware)

Here's a compilation of soundtracks by Wolf Team on the SEGA Genesis. All tracks were recorded from a real SEGA Genesis model 1 for the best audio quality. We have also uploaded all of these soundtracks in full on our channel and they can be downloaded from our MEGA folder.

Most Wolf Team games were ports of their titles on the Sharp X68000, with the exception of El Viento and Earnest Evans which were developed solely for the Genesis. If you listen to the soundtracks chronologically, you can hear how the sound technology advanced over the years. The first games released, Final Zone and Zan: Yasha Enbukyoku, used a very basic version of the Wolf Team sound driver. For some reason, they chose not to have sampled percussion and instead used the PSG chip to create it. I can't think of any other games that did this, and it makes the soundtracks sound a lot less full compared to the Sharp versions. Granada was also released in this time period, and used the Cube driver. This was the first appearance of the clap sample. The next game was Dino Land, which still used the Cube Driver but also used the samples that would become the standard for future games. After this, every other Wolf Team game used the custom Wolf Team driver with improved instruments and samples.

Another thing worth mentioning is that many Wolf Team games had audio glitches that impacted how the music sounds in game. For example, Arcus Odyssey is completely missing the high tom sample, which is instead replace by a static pop, and Earnest Evans is missing some instruments entirely (this was fixed by a VGM patch that I used to record the soundtrack).

Motoi Sakuraba worked on all of these soundtracks except Dino Land, and is easily recognizable by his bass lines and infamous usage of claps through out his songs. If you want a full list of composers, check out the uploads for each game.

Timestamps
0:00:00 - Opening (Zan: Yasha Enbukyoku)
0:02:58 - Main Theme (El Viento)
0:04:28 - The Wicked Flame (Arcus Odyssey)
0:07:50 - Caution (Final Zone)
0:10:02 - Enemy Cruise Ship (Sol-Deace)
0:13:06 - Smashing Street (Granada)
0:16:08 - Stage 3 (Earnest Evans)
0:18:23 - The Shrine (Arcus Odyssey)
0:21:32 - Main Table Ending (Dino Land)
0:27:25 - Cosmic Illusion (Sol-Deace)
0:30:15 - Mount Rushmore (El Viento)
0:33:03 - Heavy Line (Granada)
0:35:46 - Pray for Victory (Arcus Odyssey)
0:39:04 - Sky Table Ending (Dino Land)
0:41:49 - Ending 3 (Zan: Yasha Enbukyoku)
0:46:02 - Password (Arcus Odyssey)
0:48:49 - Opening Theme (Earnest Evans)
0:51:35 - Danger Zone (Final Zone)
0:54:29 - Mafia Ship (El Viento)
0:57:06 - Act 1 Boss (Arcus Odyssey)
0:59:39 - Player Phase (Zan: Yasha Enbukyoku)
1:02:54 - Windy Avenue (Granada)
1:06:33 - Artificial Sun (Sol-Deace)
1:09:11 - Reservoir (Arcus Odyssey)
1:12:05 - Take a Chance (Granada)
1:14:20 - Character Select (Arcus Odyssey)
1:16:37 - Detroit Car Factory (El Viento)
1:19:22 - Main Table (Dino Land)
1:23:03 - Stage 9 (Earnest Evans)
1:25:16 - Bumpy Road (Granada)
1:28:09 - Castomira Defeated (Arcus Odyssey)
1:31:21 - Staff Roll (Sol-Deace)
1:36:22 - Map (Arcus Odyssey)
1:37:50 - Strategy Phase 2 (Zan: Yasha Enbukyoku)
1:42:02 - Prison (Arcus Odyssey)
1:45:19 - Sea Table Ending (Dino Land)
1:47:22 - Opening Theme (El Viento)
1:49:18 - Ending Theme (Arcus Odyssey)
1:53:24 - After the War (Final Zone)
1:57:52 - Ending Theme (Earnest Evans)
2:01:06 - Staff Roll (El Viento)
2:03:30 - Joyous Beat (Sol-Deace)
2:05:39 - Nature Trail (Granada)
2:09:47 - Shrine Grounds (Arcus Odyssey)
2:12:28 - Strategy Phase 1 (Zan: Yasha Enbukyoku)
2:15:19 - New York City (El Viento)
2:17:15 - Act 3, 5, 6 Boss (Arcus Odyssey)
2:19:23 - Pluto Base (Sol-Deace)
2:22:11 - Army's Song (Final Zone)
2:24:40 - Stage 5 (Earnest Evans)
2:27:34 - Opening Theme (Arcus Odyssey)
2:31:48 - Strategy Phase 4 (Zan: Yasha Enbukyoku)
2:34:47 - Grand Canyon Temples (El Viento)
2:37:36 - Tomb (Arcus Odyssey)
2:39:58 - Next War (Final Zone)
2:42:33 - Sky Table (Dino Land)
2:45:34 - Enemy's Arsenal (Sol-Deace)
2:48:27 - A Fight with an Ally (Arcus Odyssey)
2:52:16 - Clap (Granada)
2:53:41 - Boss 1 (El Viento)
2:55:49 - Boss 1 (Sol-Deace)
2:59:06 - Sky High (El Viento)
3:01:45 - Stage 1 (Earnest Evans)
3:03:46 - Enemy's Last Stand (Sol-Deace)
3:05:57 - City Gate (Final Zone)
3:08:35 - Marching Way (Granada)
3:11:35 - The Full Moon (Arcus Odyssey)
3:14:56 - Final Boss (El Viento)
3:17:48 - Strategy Phase 5 (Zan: Yasha Enbukyoku)
3:20:26 - Castomira - Sorceress (Arcus Odyssey)
3:23:27 - Beat (Granada)
3:25:03 - I'm Down (Final Zone)
3:26:44 - Ending Theme (Sol-Deace)
3:30:01 - Good-bye "Granada" (Granada)

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