The Scheme: 21st Century Revival, by Yuzo Koshiro

The Scheme: 21st Century Revival

by Yuzo Koshiro

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1.	Into the Lair 00:56	buy track
2.	Death World 01:33	buy track
3.	I'll Save You All My Justice 03:17	buy track
4.	Coward! 01:23	buy track
5.	Ha! Ha! 02:30	buy track
6.	Perpetual Dark! 02:58	buy track
7.	Shout Down 02:06	buy track
8.	Thousand Eyes 01:59	buy track
9.	Nuclear Power 01:28	buy track
10.	Master of the Shooting 01:39	buy track
11.	Angry Fist 01:42	buy track
12.	The Force Rotted Away 01:49	buy track
13.	The Emperor was Steeped in Vice 01:23	buy track
14.	Hardy is the Strongest 02:37	buy track
15.	Challenging Tomorrow 03:08	buy track
16.	Game Over 00:19	buy track
17.	Hassin Com. 01:32	buy track
18.	Outcast One 01:29	buy track
19.	Majestic Fire 01:56	buy track

about

Yuzo Koshiro, one of the most influential chiptune game composers of all time, is teaming up with Limited Run Games to create a new arranged soundtrack for The Scheme, a 2D side-scrolling action game originally released for the PC-88 in Japan in 1988 and one of the earliest games Koshiro composed for.

Long regarded as one of his most respected hidden gems, Koshiro revisits The Scheme for the first time in over three decades, applying the latest compositional techniques and technology while staying true to the iconic, punchy sound the original game is known for. Koshiro revisits all 19 tracks, mixing authentic PC-88 audio with modern synths to produce a 21st-century revival.

For the album cover art, Koshiro and Limited Run have teamed up with renowned Japanese illustrator Ken Sugimori, known for his work on the Pokémon franchise, to create a new and vibrant visual piece that captures the game’s dark, cavernous worlds.

©℗ 2023 Ancient corp. Published digitally by Brave Wave Productions on behalf of Ancient corp. and Limited Run Games.

credits

released November 23, 2023

COMPOSER
Yuzo Koshiro

MASTERING ENGINEER
Dan Suter (Echochamber)

COVER DESIGN
Illustrator: Ken Sugimori
Logo: Takafumi Okubo

LINER NOTES
Akira Yamashita
Jeremy Parish
Yuzo Koshiro

PRODUCER
Alexander Aniel

SPECIAL THANKS
Daisuke Miyazaki
Hydden
Masanobu Kumata
onitama
Shinobu Hayashi
DJ SHIN
WING☆
Ayano Koshiro
Makoto Wada
D4 Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Brave Wave Productions
SUPERDELUXE GAMES
8-4, Ltd.
Mohammed Taher