Destroy Them All

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Destroy Them All
Composer Miki Higashino
Released 1986-??-??

Destroy Them All is a song from the Life Force / Salamander games. It was composed by Miki Higashino and first heard in the original arcade release of the game. The title comes from the Salamander ~Again~ album.

Games

  • Note: This song is not included in the ZX Spectrum port. The Amstrad CPC port has not been verified.

Life Force (ARC)

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Life Force Deluxe (ARC)
Arranger Unknown
Released 1987-??-??
Format UNK

The original arcade game features Miki Higashino's composition rendered on the YM2151, VLM5030, and K007232 audio chips. Destroy Them All plays in stage 6. It is not known who arranged Higashino's music for the game.


Life Force (NES)

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Life Force (NES)
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Arranger Shinya Sakamoto, Satoe Terashima, Hidenori Maezawa, Atsushi Fujio
Programmer Atsushi Fujio
Released 1987-09-25
Length 0:41
Format NSF

Destroy Them All was arranged by Shinya Sakamoto, Satoe Terashima, and Hidenori Maezawa. Atsushi Fujio most likely wrote the sound code for the port. Like the arcade game, the NES port plays the music in stage 6.

Salamander (MSX)

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Salamander (MSX)
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Arranger Unknown
Released 1987-??-??
Format UNK

The MSX port has a very different stage 6, but the music is the same, just rearranged for the MSX audio chips. The arranger is Unknown.

Salamander (X68)

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Salamander (X68)
Arranger Unknown
Released 1988-??-??
Format UNK

The music for the Sharp X68000 port was rearranged for the YM2151 and the OKI MSM6258V. It plays in stage 6, just like the arcade game. The arranger is Unknown.

Salamander (TG16)

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Salamander (TG16)
Arranger H. Muraoka
Released 1991-12-06
Format HES

The rearrangement of Destroy Them All to the HuC6280 chip in the TG-16 was made by H. Muraoka. It also plays in stage 6.

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