Tracklist

Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos / Ninja Ryukenden II: Ankoku no Jashin Ken (NES / Famicom)
1	–Ryuichi Nitta	Chaosium Sword	1:34
2	–Keiji Yamagishi	Twist Of Fate II	0:04
3	–Mayuko Okamura	Going Gets Tough	1:05
4	–Keiji Yamagishi	Battlefield	1:20
5	–Mayuko Okamura	Robert The Army	0:41
6	–Ryuichi Nitta	It's Too Late	0:03
7	–Ryuichi Nitta	Dehumanize	0:42
8	–Mikio Saito	Interlude II	0:11
9	–Ryuichi Nitta	Thunderstorm	1:06
10	–Ryuichi Nitta	Overdrive	1:31
11	–Mayuko Okamura	No End Darkness	1:25
12	–Mayuko Okamura	Tower Lahja	0:24
13	–Ryuichi Nitta	World Enslaved	1:28
14	–Ryuichi Nitta	The Parasprinter	1:20
15	–Mayuko Okamura	Irene Captured	0:55
16	–Mayuko Okamura	The Dark Emperor	1:05
17	–Mayuko Okamura	Hideous Relics	1:03
18	–Mayuko Okamura	Interlude I	0:07
19	–Mayuko Okamura	Fire Cavern	1:14
20	–Mayuko Okamura	Shadow Diabolica	1:04
21	–Mayuko Okamura	To The Rescue	0:05
22	–Ryuichi Nitta	Unlimited Moment	1:28
23	–Mayuko Okamura	Castle Demonic	0:27
24	–Mayuko Okamura	Ryu Fights Back	0:28
25	–Ryuichi Nitta	Lord Of Night	1:30
26	–Mayuko Okamura	Irene & Ryu	1:30
27	–Ryuichi Nitta	A Long Way To Go	2:06
28	–Ryuichi Nitta	Defeated	0:03
29	–Keiji Yamagishi	All Gone	0:05
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship Of Doom / Ninja Ryuukenden III: Yomi no Hakobune (NES / Famicom)
30	–Rika Shigeno	Introduction I	0:23
31	–Rika Shigeno	Introduction II	0:36
32	–Kaori Nakabai	Introduction III	1:13
33	–Keiji Yamagishi	Twist Of Fate	0:04
34	–Kaori Nakabai	Stage 1-1 / 5-1	1:05
35	–Keiji Yamagishi	Battlefield	1:20
36	–Kaori Nakabai	Cinema Display I	0:39
37	–Kaori Nakabai	Cinema Display II	1:32
38	–Rika Shigeno	Stage 2-1 / 7-2	1:08
39	–Rika Shigeno	Cinema Display III	0:05
40	–Rika Shigeno	Cinema Display IV	0:26
41	–Rika Shigeno	Stage 2-2 / 5-2	1:05
42	–Kaori Nakabai	Cinema Display V	1:08
43	–Rika Shigeno	Cinema Display VI	0:59
44	–Rika Shigeno	Stage 3-1 / 6-2	1:08
45	–Rika Shigeno	Cinema Display VII	0:27
46	–Kaori Nakabai	Cinema Display VIII	0:05
47	–Rika Shigeno	Stage 3-2 / 6-1	1:05
48	–Kaori Nakabai	Cinema Display IX	1:14
49	–Rika Shigeno	Stage 4-1 / 7-1	2:01
50	–Kaori Nakabai	Cinema Display X	0:59
51	–Kaori Nakabai	Stage 4-2 / 7-3	1:31
52	–Rika Shigeno	Cinema Display XI	0:49
53	–Kaori Nakabai	Cinema Display XII	0:19
54	–Rika Shigeno	Cinema Display XIII	0:13
55	–Kaori Nakabai	Stage 7-5 / 7-6	0:45
56	–Kaori Nakabai	Epilogue	1:41
57	–Kaori Nakabai	Credits	1:54
58	–Keiji Yamagishi	Game Over	0:05
59	–Keiji Yamagishi	Twist Of Fate (Reprise)	0:04

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Koei Tecmo Games Co., Ltd.
• Licensed To – Brave Wave Productions

Credits

• Composed By, Arranged By – Kaori Nakabai (tracks: 30 to 59), Keiji Yamagishi (tracks: 30 to 59), Mayuko Okamura (tracks: 1 to 29), Rika Shigeno (tracks: 30 to 59), Ryuichi Nitta (tracks: 1 to 29)
• Concept By [Concept Planning] – Brett Elston
• Creative Director – Mohammed Taher
• Creative Director [Assistant], Editor – Lauren Guardia-Lucas
• Design – Ben Sifel
• Design [Generation Series Designer] – Cory Schmitz
• Executive-Producer – Keiji Yamagishi
• Management [Project Manager] – Alexander Aniel
• Mastered By [Mastering Engineer] – Dan Suter
• Photography By [Composer Photography] – Daniel Tang
• Recorded By, Transferred By [Restoration], Mastered By – Marco Guardia

Notes

Released through Brave Wave's Bandcamp.

Contains the soundtrack to Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (NES/Famicom) (tracks 1 to 29) and Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (NES/Famicom) (tracks 30 to 59).

Comes with a PDF digital booklet containing a round-table discussion with composers and other associates about the production of the music and game.

Keiji Yamagishi is not listed on the artwork cover for the release, only in the file tags, credits on Bandcamp, and the included PDF file. Mikio Saito is only present on track 8 as found in the file tags, and mentioned in the PDF for the arcade version, which is not on this release.

Note on the release page:
"Ninja Gaiden, of the most iconic and beloved 2D action game series ever created, was first released in the arcades in 1988, while making its console debut on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) later in the same year. At the time of the console release, Ninja Gaiden was renowned not only for its deep storytelling beautifully visualized by TECMO’s unique “cinema scenes,” but also through its legendary chiptune soundtrack, whose unique rock-’n’-roll sound and drum beat instantly became a formative musical experience for players who were only just getting into video games.

Ninja Gaiden: The Definitive Soundtrack is divided into volumes. The follow-up, Ninja Gaiden Vol. 2, features the music of both Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos and Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom. These legendary soundtracks have been digitally restored under the supervision of Ryuichi Nitta and Kaori Nakabai, two of the original composers. The booklet includes a comprehensive roundtable discussion among several members of the original development team, including the director, producers, artist and composers; an essay by game historian Ray Barnholt; and original archival artworks.

NINJA GAIDEN SERIES DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION
NINJA GAIDEN NES VERSION ORIGINAL STAFF
Hideo Yoshizawa (Producer and Director)
Masato Kato (Graphic Design, Art Director, Game Stage Director)
Takashi Yamashita (Cinema Display Programmer)

SPECIAL THANKS
KOEI TECMO GAMES ALL STAFF
Yosuke Hayashi (Team NINJA Producer)
Koji Harao (Executive Producer)
Rira Oi (IP Promotion and Management)

NINJA GAIDEN and NINJA RYUKENDEN are trademarks of Koei Tecmo Games. ⓒKOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. All rights reserved. Koei Tecmo Games Co., Ltd. owns the rights to all NINJA GAIDEN and NINJA RYUKENDEN products. Licensed for use by BRAVE WAVE PRODUCTIONS.

Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos were originally released in Europe and other PAL territories under the titles Shadow Warriors and Shadow Warriors II: Ninja Gaiden II, respectively.

Disclaimer: The included music was created when each music supervisor was affiliated with TECMO LTD. and the music was composed as work for hire."

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
GS-004	Ryuichi Nitta, Keiji Yamagishi, Mayuko Okamura, Mikio Saito, Rika Shigeno, Kaori Nakabai	Ryuichi Nitta, Keiji Yamagishi, Mayuko Okamura, Mikio Saito, Rika Shigeno, Kaori Nakabai - Ninja Gaiden The Definitive Soundtrack Vol. 2 ‎(CD, Album, Mono)	Brave Wave	GS-004	2017
GS-004	Ryuichi Nitta, Keiji Yamagishi, Mayuko Okamura, Mikio Saito, Rika Shigeno, Kaori Nakabai	Ryuichi Nitta, Keiji Yamagishi, Mayuko Okamura, Mikio Saito, Rika Shigeno, Kaori Nakabai - Ninja Gaiden The Definitive Soundtrack Vol. 2 ‎(LP, Blu + LP, Yel + Comp, Ltd)	Brave Wave	GS-004	2017

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