This week we listen to game music used typically in desert stages, often to create the atmosphere of Arabic architecture and landscapes. Stereotypes aside, there are some fantastic melodies and rhythms to be found in these games. So take off your shoes and dive in with us!
Track list:
- Sandopolis Act 1 – Sonic and Knuckles – Genesis – Sachio Ogawa, Tatsuyuki Maeda, Jun Senoue, Howard Drossin
- Aquaria – The Legend of Oasis – Saturn- Yuzo Koshiro
- Desert Camp – Asterix and Obelix – Super Nintendo – Alberto Jose Gonzalez
- Arabesque (Theme of Pullum Purna) – Street Fighter Ex Plus Alpha – Playstation – Takayuki Aihara, Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso
- Shingeki – Arabian Magic – Arcade – Norihiro Furukawa
- Underground – Super Mario 2 – NES – Koji Kondo
- Rashid’s Theme Acoustic Cover – Setnomessej
- Here and Now (The Magic of Shahrazad) – DJ Axis
- Desert – Smart Ball – Super Nintendo – Hirohiko Fukuda, Manabu Saito, Akira Yamaoka
Rhythm and Pixels 