Death - Hillsfar (PC98)

Death

Composer Yasuhiro Kawasaki Released 1991-11-21 Length 0:12 BPM 99

Death plays in the PC-9801 version of Hillsfar when the player loses all their hit points and dies.

The song was written by Yasuhiro Kawasaki on the YM2203 OPN chip provided by the PC-9801, most likely in Music Macro Language. Yasuhiro should be contacted for an official title.

Composition

Death plays at approximately 99 beats per minute, and is in the key of A minor. The song starts out with an A minor chord, a G, F, an E, and then ends back on A minor.

Games

Hillsfar (PC98)

Hillsfar (PC98)

Arranger Yasuhiro Kawasaki Released 1991-11-21 Length 0:12 BPM 99 Format VGZ Loops No

Hillsfar (NES)

Hillsfar (NES)

Arranger Yoshio Kobayashi Programmer Kazuhisa Mitani Released 1991-03-21 Length 0:09 BPM 112.5 Format NSF Loops No

The NES version of Hillsfar uses the song for the same purpose as the PC-9801 version. The song plays somewhat faster than the PC-9801 original.

The song was arranged to the NES by Yoshio Kobayashi, who sequenced the music on a PC-8001 mkII computer. It was programmed into sound code by the game's programmer, Kazuhisa Mitani.