Listening to the entire collection over the past few days, I’m smitten with how well these songs stand up, and how well they work as an album completely divorced from the games they were created for. The original Ninja Gaiden soundtrack - composed by Keiji Yamagishi and Ryuichi Nitta - features complex tracks that include not only fast-paced action tunes, but also more solemn songs that make the most the NES’s limited sound palette. Image: Brave Wave “Even 30 years later, it’s still something that’s quite special to me.” Keiji Yamagishi on composing the original Ninja Gaiden
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