This week, the crew pays homage to the late Tomonobu Itagaki.

So join us in remembering and understanding the unique stylistic directions for the Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden franchises - in music form.

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist in our YouTube channel: Music Arcade 91

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Music credits (in order of discussion)

Ninja Gaiden (2004) - "Stand in the Way" and "Lord of the Greater Fiends" by Wakana Hara, and "Revival of the Dead" by Ryo Koike

Ninja Gaiden (NES) - "The Amazing Ryu" by Keiji Yamagishi, and Warriors Orochi 3 - "Ryu's Determination -DW SW MIX- –Ryu Hayabusa–" by Keiji Yamagishi (arr. by Masato Koike)

Ninja Gaiden II - "Battle 6" (unofficial title) by an unconfirmed composer (full composing team: Hiroyuki Akiyama, Ryo Koike, and Takumi Saito)

Ninja Gaiden 3 - "A Hero Unmasked" by an unconfirmed composer (full composing team: Takumi Saito, Ryo Koike, Hiroaki Takahashi, and Riichiro Kuwabara)

Ninja Gaiden 4 - "D.D.O. Proto-Goliath" and "Ryu" (unconfirmed titles) by unknown composers

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound - "Ragebound" by Keiji Yamagichi, and "Super Express to Hell" by Sergio de Prado

Dead or Alive - "Show Down (Character Select BGM)" by Hideyuki Suzuki

Dead or Alive Ultimate - "Hitohira - reminiscent of ketsui no toki -" by Hideyuki Suzuki, and Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate - "Hitohira -DW SW MIX- –Kasumi–" by Hideyuki Suzuki (arr. by Ayako Toyoda)

Dead or Alive 2 - "YES or YES", and "Blazed up Melpomene " by unconfirmed composers (full composing team: Shigekiyo Okuda and Makoto Hosoi)

Dead or Alive 4 - "Vigaku Remix" and "Zany Zapper" by Makoto Hosoi, Takafumi Inamaori, Ryo Koike, Hiroyuki Akiyama, and Takumi Saito

Dead or Alive 5 - "Knock You Down" and "Tiger's Family" by unconfirmed composers (full composing team: Yojiro Yoshimatsu, Ayako Toyoda, Masako Otsuka, and Hiroaki Takahashi)

Dead or Alive 6 - "Headliners" and "with the Goddess" by unconfirmed composers (full composing team: Hiromu Akaba and Yosuke Kinoshita)

Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball - "How Craze Are You?" by Meja, and "Brazilian Sugar" by George Duke

Dead or Alive: Venus Vacation - "Let's Get Addicted" by Hiroaki Takahashi

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander