Ninja Gaiden OST Arranged for SC-55

Now here's a game with a slightly overlooked soundtrack. I was definitely going for late 80s anime vibes here, incorporating some traditional Japanese instruments for the "ninja" feel, of course. I took some inspiration here and there from an official soundtrack album released at the time which added an extra sound channel or two to many songs. Oftentimes, you'll hear the additional instrumentation incorporated after the loop. I took slight inspiration from the Super Nintendo version too I think, but not much because that port is pretty lame and so is its music. Think of this as a soundtrack for a hypothetical Sega CD/TurboGrafx-CD port.

0:00 Moonlight Duel (Intro I)
0:22 Father's Letter (Intro II)
1:10 Eyecatch / Next Act
1:14 The Ninja Dragon (Stage 1)
2:28 Offense and Defense ~To the Hideout of Death~ (Boss)
3:35 Game Over
3:40 Mysterious Woman
4:06 Shock!
4:10 The Demon's Curse (Stage 4-3)
5:02 Heroism ~The Approaching Evil~ (Stage 2-1)
6:33 Ambush ~Pursuit of a Nightmare~ (Stage 2-2)
8:02 Like a Hurricane (Stage 3-1)
8:28 Reflection (Stage 5-3)
9:30 After Him, Ryu!
9:36 Assault ~Stealthy Devil~ (Stage 3-2)
10:49 Tragic Fate
11:31 CIA
13:01 Jaquio's Temple
13:22 Ryu's Determination (Stage 4-2 / Credits)
15:06 Danger
15:54 Jaquio's Threat
16:48 Dilemma (Stage 5-1)
17:37 Malth ~The Crimson Terror~
18:12 The Hidden Truth
19:08 Safety
19:22 Requiem (Ending I)
20:08 To the End of Combat (Ending II)
21:12 Irene ~Prelude to Dawn~ (Ending III)

Project originally completed October 7 2022.
Original composers Keiji Yamagishi and Ryuichi Nitta. These versions by me.