Magical Sound Shower

Magical Sound Shower

Composer Hiroshi Kawaguchi Released 1986-09-20 Title Origin Official Loops Yes

Magical Sound Shower (マジカルサウンドシャワー Majikaru Saundo Shawa) is one of the three primary driving tunes you get to choose from on your car's radio in the racing game OutRun. Each of the three songs are composed by Hiroshi Kawaguchi and appear in the majority of the game's ports. Like the other two song, Magical Sound Shower is a rocking and jazzy instrumental track, and the official title can be read directly in the game.

Games

OutRun (ARC)

OutRun (ARC)

Arranger Hiroshi Kawaguchi Released 1986-09-20 Length 5:58.32 Format VGM

The original arcade game renders Magical Sound Shower on the cabinet's YM2151 audio chip.

The song's internal number is 85.

OutRun (SM3)

OutRun (SM3)

Arranger Yuji Naka Released 1987-06-30

OutRun (SMS)

OutRun (SMS)

Arranger Tokuhiko Uwabo Released 1987-06-30

OutRun (C64)

OutRun (C64)

Arranger Jason Brooke Programmer Jason Brooke Released 1987-1?-?? BPM 125 Format SID Loops Yes

OutRun (ZXS)

OutRun (ZXS)

Arranger Unknown Released 1987-??-?? Length 3:11.41 Format AY

Players using the Spectrum 128 will hear Magical Sound Shower played as the starting road music, and then after every other checkpoint. Earlier Spectrum models don't feature music, but the Spectrum 128 renders the song on the its AY-3-8912 audio chip.

OutRun (AMI)

OutRun (AMI)

Arranger Jason Brooke Released 1988-??-?? Format UNK

OutRun (AST)

OutRun (AST)

Arranger David Whittaker Released 1988-??-?? Format SNDH

OutRun (MSX2)

OutRun (MSX2)

Arranger Unknown Released 1988-??-?? Length 4:12 Format KSS

Like the arcade game, Magical Sound Shower is one of the three songs that can be chosen on the radio at the start of the race. The song is rendered on the YM2149.

OutRun (DOS)

OutRun (DOS)

Arranger Kris Hatlelid, Mike Sokyrka Released 1989-??-?? Format UNK

The DOS port plays Magical Sound Shower through the PC Speaker.

OutRun (TG16)

OutRun (TG16)

Arranger Shigeharu Isoda Released 1990-12-21 Format HES

OutRun (GEN)

OutRun (GEN)

Arranger Shinichiro Sato Released 1991-08-09 Length 4:55.88 Format VGM

Magical Sound Shower on the Genesis is essentially the same song, but it has been rearranged to play on the YM2612, a weaker sound chip which yields lower fidelity music.

OutRun (GG)

OutRun (GG)

Arranger Yoko Wada Released 1991-08-09 Format UNK

OutRun (SAT)

OutRun (SAT)

Arranger Hiroshi Kawaguchi Released 1996-09-20 Format UNK

Albums

Different versions of Magical Sound Shower can be heard on the following albums:

Released	Album	Version	Track
1986-12-12	Sega Game Music Vol.1	Arranged	1
1990-10-31	S.S.T. Band Live! -G.S.M. SEGA-	Live	6
1990-11-21	S.S.T. Band: Live	Live	3
1991-02-21	OutRun (Soundtrack)	Rhythm Retake Remix Arcade	1 4
2001-10-24	Segacon: The Best of Sega Game Music, Vol.1	?	2:1
2003-11-19	Back In the S.S.T. Band!! ~The Very Best~	Rhythm Retake Remix	1
2004-01-21	OutRun2 Sound Tracks	OutRun2 Version Arcade	2 16
2004-??-??	OutRun2: Music Through the Ages	OutRun 2 Version Euro Remix	1 4
2005-01-07	OutRun2 Sound Tracks -Side B-	Euro Remix 1996 Arranged Version	2 11
2006-09-20	S.S.T. Band: Live History	Live	14
2007-02-07	OutRun Sound Tracks -Complement-	? Rhythm Retake Remix Live	1 6 11
2007-02-08	OutRun 20th: Anniversary Box	Arcade 1993 Arranged OutRun2 Mark III FM Towns Master System 1 Master System 2 Turbo Grafx-16 Game Gear Genesis 1993 Arranged Sega Saturn Dreamcast i-mode Game Boy Advance Arranged Euro Remix Genesis Jingle Dreamcast Jingle Arcade Jingle Saturn Jingle Virtua Striker 4 Supporters Song Crackin' DJ	1:1 2:5 3:3 4:1 4:5 5:1 5:6 5:11 5:15 6:1 7:8 8:1 8:5 8:9 8:12 9:1 9:5 11:1 11:3 11:4 11:7 11:12 11:13

Links

• youtube.com/watch?v=StfJKKTLOqc - Performed live by S.S.T.
• youtube.com/watch?v=r23EzETOs9g - A different live version by S.S.T.
• youtube.com/watch?v=GQvK1x0A9tQ - A third live version by S.S.T.
• youtube.com/watch?v=o02DbIF9yQo - 2006 Coast to Coast version.
• youtube.com/watch?v=EJwWHOMoHcY - Played on keyboard by Pippo Noviello.
• deepsid.com/?file=/MUSICIANS/B/Brooke_Jason/Out_Run.sid&subtune=1&tab=visuals&sundry=osc - Visualization of Brooke's C64 arrangement.