Passing Breeze

Passing Breeze

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

Passing Breeze (パッシングプリーズ Passhingu Purizu) 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 songs, Passing Breeze is a jazzy instrumental track which is slightly more mellow than the others. The official title can be read directly in the game.

Games

OutRun (ARC)

OutRun (ARC)

Arranger Hiroshi Kawaguchi Released 1986-09-20 Length 5:19.69 Format VGM

The original arcade game renders Passing Breeze on the cabinet's YM2151 audio chip.

The song's internal number is 81.

OutRun (SM3)

OutRun (SM3)

Arranger Yuji Naka Released 1987-06-30

OutRun (SMS)

OutRun (SMS)

Arranger Tokuhiko Uwabo Released 1987-06-30

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 4:40 Format KSS

Like the arcade game, Passing Breeze 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 Passing Breeze 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 5:05.75 Format VGM

Passing Breeze 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 Passing Breeze can be heard on the following albums:

Released	Album	Version	Track
1986-12-12	Sega Game Music Vol.1	Arranged	2
1991-02-21	OutRun (Soundtrack)	Arcade	3
2001-10-24	Segacon: The Best of Sega Game Music, Vol.1	?	2:3
2004-01-21	OutRun2 Sound Tracks	OutRun2 Version Arcade	3 17
2004-??-??	OutRun2: Music Through the Ages	OutRun 2 Version Euro Remix	2 5
2005-01-07	OutRun2 Sound Tracks -Side B-	Euro Remix 1996 Arranged Version	3 12
2005-01-07	Sega Piano Nocturne	Piano Version Arcade	4 12
2007-02-07	OutRun Sound Tracks -Complement-	? 1993 Arranged	3 7
2007-02-08	OutRun 20th: Anniversary Box	Arcade 1993 Arranged OutRun2 Mark III FM Towns Turbo Grafx-16 Game Gear Genesis 1993 Arranged Sega Saturn Dreamcast i-mode Game Boy Advance Arranged Euro Remix H Arranged Version Sega Piano Nocturne	1:2 2:6 3:4 4:2 4:6 5:12 5:16 6:2 7:9 8:2 8:6 8:10 8:13 9:2 9:6 10:7 11:14

Links

• youtube.com/watch?v=zyoX0KxBtXk - Performed live by S.S.B.
• youtube.com/watch?v=E6kFIXo7Z9I - Euro Remix.
• youtube.com/watch?v=S6PVwbHcScI - 2006 Coast to Coast version.
• youtube.com/watch?v=1IKqt947zUY - Played on electric guitar by vintagenesis.
• youtube.com/watch?v=5dSvn1HGGW8 - Iceferno's Arcade Sun Remix.
• youtube.com/watch?v=mDiX8wAyCoo - Latin Jazz Samba 2010 Edition by DJ-AKX.
• youtube.com/watch?v=RJCbGrU56nI - Arranged for the OPL3 by fedepede04.