Good SNES Music: Rudra no Hihou ルドラの秘宝 (Treasure of the Rudras) [Complete Soundtrack]

Treasure of the Rudras was an innovative RPG a little different from the usual Squaresoft fare that came out late in the life of the Super Famicom. For example, the game uses a magic system used by actually spelling out the letters used for the name of each spell. An English fan translation that finally enabled players to use this system was released by ??? in 2006. The game was finally released on the Japanese Virtual Console in 2011.

The relatively unknown Ryuji Sasai composes an awesome soundtrack for this underrated game. Many of the standard RPG soundtrack ideas are here, but in a musical style different from Uematsu or one of the usual composers. The music measures well over an hour when looped once, and there are a lot of varying genres of music represented. You'll notice that each character (Sion, Surlent, Riza, and Dune) each has their own day and night overworld theme, as well as a battle theme, that uses the same melody arranged in different ways. Without a doubt, this is one of the best soundtracks for the Super Famicom.

Some of sasai's work might be familiar to Western gamers, as he has also composed the soundtrack for Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, FF Legend III, and Bushido Blade 2 while working for Square.

[00:01] The Quest for Rudra's Mines
[01:42] Beginning for the End
[04:13] The Mysterious Stone
[05:47] Rudra
[06:51] Sword of the Valiant
[08:19] Sword of the Valiant (night)
[09:20] Between Two Worlds
[10:48] Between Two Worlds (night)
[12:01] Crime of the Heart
[13:44] Crime of the Heart (night)
[14:39] Take the Gold and Run!
[16:13] Take the Gold and Run! (night)
[17:05] Amazing Express
[17:54] Ride on the Breeze
[19:22] Under World
[20:06] Earth Bound
[21:23] Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
[22:43] The Ultimate Warrior
[23:46] Holiday in the Village
[25:15] Night Shift
[26:00] Parade
[26:53] Waiting for the Moon
[27:57] Whistle Down the Wind (x2)
[28:55] Place in the Sun
[30:01] Underwater City
[31:02] Dance with the Zombie
[31:58] The Nightbreed
[33:35] Downfall
[34:55] Battle for the Fields
[35:52] Evil Eyes
[36:46] Strange Encounter
[37:35] The Spirit Chaser
[38:47] The Flame and the Arrow (x2)
[39:56] Blazing Impact
[40:51] Winners Take All
[41:39] Mystics in Babel (x2)
[42:09] The Tower of God
[43:08] Clockwork Steeple
[44:27] Shadows of Illusion
[45:34] Prophecy
[46:52] Sanctuary
[47:53] Storm over the Place
[49:21] Bio Hazard (x2)
[49:56] Night Gallery
[50:53] Evil in the Deep
[52:05] King of the Mountain
[52:53] The Inhuman Condition
[53:59] The Aquarians
[55:21] The Invisible Dead
[57:09] Edge of Darkness
[58:50] Ko-So-Do-Ro
[59:48] Run for it!
[60:34] Creatures from the Silent Sea
[61:23] Purgation
[62:04] Land of Doom
[63:56] Battle of the Last Enemy ~ In the Mirror
[65:44] Battle of the Last Enemy ~ Damned
[66:59] Battle of the Last Enemy ~ Evolution
[68:18] Battle of the Last Enemy ~ Final Conflict
[70:06] Change of Mind
[71:47] Beyond the Rising Moon (part 1)
[74:31] Beyond the Rising Moon (part 2)
[77:12] Echoes
[79:44] Echoes (short variation)
[80:36] *The Eclipse
[81:23] *Sunlight (x2)

*not featured in the official soundtrack

Game: Rudora no Hihou [Treasure of the Rudras] (SNES - 1996)
Composer: Ryuji Sasai