ZUNTATA. That is a name I want you new readers/listeners to get used to hearing. ZUNTATA is the name of Taito's in house music division. Decades ago, it was quite common for game soundtracks to release with the composers credited as a single band name. Capcom had Alfy Lyra, Konami went under Konami Kukiha Club and Taito used ZUNTATA. These days, game soundtracks seldom release with a band name as a composer credit. Perhaps it was due to the out of this world compositions of ZUNTATA music, but the name ZUNTATA has endured and is still used on Taito soundtracks even if only one individual worked on writing the score for a game. That leads us to today's soundtrack, Darius II, scored by Hisayoshi Ogura. Despite releasing in 1989, the music of Darius II is phenomenal and just might be my favorite Darius soundtrack. Considering the outstanding efforts of Darius Gaiden and G. Darius, that is no small feat.
Darius II (Spotify)
Darius II (YouTube)
VG Soundtrack of the Day Database
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