Bionic Commando Theme

Bionic Commando Theme

Composer Junko Tamiya Released 1988/07/20

The Bionic Commando Theme is a common song among the Bionic Commando series. It was composed by Junko Tamiya for the NES port, and has been reused in a couple other games. The track remained untitled until Simon Wiklund released the soundtrack and gave the song a title.

Games

Released	Game	Arranger	Length	Format	Listen
1988/07/20	Bionic Commando (NES)	Junko Tamiya, Unknown	1:04	NSF
1992/07/24	Bionic Commando (GB)	Unknown	1:11	GBS
2008/08/13	Bionic Commando: Rearmed (W32)	Simon Wiklund

Bionic Commando (NES)

The Bionic Commando Theme is the background music of areas 1, 3, 4, and 7. It has a wonderful military march sound with snare drums all throughout the track.

In the liner notes for the official soundtrack, Dean Tersigni writes:

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There were many war games for the NES, but none of them have a more military sounding track than the "Bionic Commando Theme". The beat of the snares and the pulsing bass are the perfect backdrop for the powerful lead. Obviously inspired by a military march, this iconic song gives the game its notable character.

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Bionic Commando (GB)

The Game Boy rearrangement is very similar to the NES version, only with a slower tempo and lower fidelity. The bulk of the song is intact, but it is missing the bridge. It plays only in area 13.

Bionic Commando: Rearmed (W32)

Bionic Commando: Rearmed features a remix version of the song. A preview of the remix can be heard on the 8-bit album, and the full remix can be heard in Bionic Commando: Rearmed (W32).