Keys of the City

Keys of the City

Local	キー・オブ・ザ・シティ
Released	1990-10-25
Publisher	Koei
Country	Japan
Catalog	KECH-1006
Games	Leading Company (FMT) Leading Company (PC98) Leading Company (SFC) Leading Company (X68)

Keys of the City (stylized as Keys of the city) is the official soundtrack CD to Koei's business-themed strategy game Leading Company, only released in Japan for the Super Famicom and various home computers. It is a part of Koei's Soundware series.

The game features live performances of most songs from the game. The performances were done by several professional American jazz musicians; Mark Soskin (arrangements, piano), Zev Katz (bass), Susan Evans (drums, percussion), Steve Slagle (winds, alto sax), Chuck Loeb (guitar), Lincoln Gaines (bass), Bruce Williamson (alto sax, soloist), Jhon Gordon (alto sax), Gary Smulyan (baritone sax).

A bulk of the game's music was composed by Japanese composer and saxophonist Yoshihisa Tomabechi. However, Soskin composed two songs and Kazumasa Mitsui composed one song.

While the CD received only a Japanese release, all of the song titles are in English. In the booklet, Japanese romanizations are also listed.

Tracks

#	Title	Game	Composer	Arranger	Length
1	Ta-Ta-Ta (ＴＡ‐ＴＡ‐ＴＡ)	Leading Company	Yoshihisa Tomabechi	Mark Soskin	3:35
2	Excavation (エクスカヴェーション)	Leading Company	Mark Soskin	Mark Soskin	3:24
3	Last Train Home (ラスト・トレイン・ホーム)	Leading Company	Yoshihisa Tomabechi	Mark Soskin	3:54
4	Toma's Bossa (トマズ・ボサ)	Leading Company	Yoshihisa Tomabechi	Mark Soskin	4:08
5	Floater (フローター)	Leading Company	Kazumasa Mitsui	Mark Soskin	4:24
6	Lights Across the Bay (ライツ・アクロス・ザ・ベイ)	Leading Company	Yoshihisa Tomabechi	Mark Soskin	4:08
7	Luis (ルイス)	Leading Company	Yoshihisa Tomabechi	Mark Soskin	3:24
8	Tie of the Dancer (タイ・オブ・ザ・ダンサー)	Leading Company	Yoshihisa Tomabechi	Mark Soskin	4:01
9	Pink Statue (ピンク・スタチュー)	Leading Company	Yoshihisa Tomabechi	Mark Soskin	3:09
10	The Diver (ザ・ダイヴァー)	Leading Company	Yoshihisa Tomabechi	Mark Soskin	4:44
11	The Door to September (ザ・ドア・トゥ・セプテンバー)	Leading Company	Mark Soskin	Mark Soskin	4:54
12	Keys of the City (キー・オブ・ザ・シティ)	Leading Company	Yoshihisa Tomabechi	Mark Soskin	4:36

Credits

Mark Soskin/Arrangement, Piano
Zev Katz/Bass
Susan Evans/Drums, Perc.
Steve Slagle/Winds
Chuck Loeb/Guitar
Lincoln Gaines/Bass
Saxophone Quartet
- Bruce Williamson/Alto Sax, soloist
- Jhon Gordon/Alto Sax
- Steve Slagle/Tenor Sax
- Gary Smulyan/Bariton Sax [sic]
Composer: Yoshihisa Tomabechi, Mark Soskin (2, 11), Kazumasa Mitsui (5)
Recorded April 1990, at The Studio, N.Y.C.
Engineer: David Baker
Directed by Koei Soundware Division
Produced by Yoshiaki Masuo, Tony Ariga - JazzCity Productions
Executive Producer: Kou Shibusawa