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🔥🔥🔥NOTE: This is the FINAL CRASH edition of the soundtrack, with fully remastered tracks optimized for F-Games' STREETS OF RAGE X fan game - (Nov 23/2023) 🔥🔥🔥

Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima pulled double duty for the "Streets of Rage 3" soundtrack, and it shows. This extremely divisive soundtrack hit unprepared gamers and SOR fans like a 2x4 when it first released, but over the years, it has grown its appreciative fan base.

When I first began expanding and enhancing the "Streets of Rage" soundtracks, I was not particularly enthusiastic about tackling the third game. However, after biting the bullet, I came to enjoy the project immensely, and it's the one I'm most proud of. The sheer chaos of the soundtrack gave me room to either capitalize, or deviate from the source material in a way that, in my humble opinion, just works. 

My signature expansions are new additions to the songs in order to make them longer, and broader in scope. This is my take on what Koshiro and Kawashima would have done with more time, better hardware, and higher storage capacity. As always, EVERY song in the soundtrack has been painstakingly recreated from the ground up, note-for-note. NO sampling, NO rips, NO stems.

STREETS OF RAGE 3 (Expanded & Enhanced)

🔥FINAL CRASH UPDATE / Nov. 23/23🔥 - The FINAL CRASH edition of my Streets of Rage soundtracks is now complete, culminating with the third game in the franchise. This frantic, chaotic and psychotic mix of breakbeat, techno and hardcore originally came courtesy of sonic geniuses Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima. My job was to rewrite every song from scratch, note-for-note, and expand on the original songs, fleshing them out with entirely new sections. When I originally began this project years ago, I thought SOR3 would be my least-favorite soundtrack to work on. As it turns out, it was the most challenging, the most rewarding, and the one I'm most proud of. Please enjoy.

NOTE: This is the "Final Crash" edition of the song, in reference to the last time I will be touching the original SOR soundtracks. I now consider them totally complete.

Streets Of Rage 3 (Expanded & Enhanced)

Spinning Machine (Expanded & Enhanced) - STREETS OF RAGE 3

🔥FINAL CRASH UPDATE / Nov. 23/23🔥 - "Fuze" was the first song in SOR3 that signified a dramatic departure from the first two games. This soundtrack would be hardcore, and Motohiro Kawashima brought the goods. For this song, I wanted to build an expansion onto it that felt completely natural and logical, and I wanted the listener to miss the transition entirely. The objective? To create a sense that this is the definitive fleshed out version of the song. It's my take, and I hope Kawashima-san enjoys it, if he ever listens to it. 

NOTE: This is the "Final Crash" edition of the song, in reference to the last time I will be touching the original SOR soundtracks. I now consider them totally complete.

Fuze (Expanded & Enhanced) - STREETS OF RAGE 3

🔥FINAL CRASH UPDATE / Nov. 23/23🔥 - When developing the music for Streets of Rage 3, a technique was used to artificially create randomized sequences that could not otherwise be dreamt up by the human mind.  Cycle I is a perfect example of the chaotic heavy industrial techno approach the game took, and it was a challenge to flesh this one out. Less turned out to be more, as any significant deviation would have ruined the track altogether. Great job by Motohiro Kawashima on the original composition.

NOTE: This is the "Final Crash" edition of the song, in reference to the last time I will be touching the original SOR soundtracks. I now consider them totally complete.

Cycle I (Expanded & Enhanced) - STREETS OF RAGE 3

🔥FINAL CRASH UPDATE / Nov. 23/23🔥 - This is one of the more accessible and traditional tracks in the Streets of Rage 3 soundtrack, but it's still a gritty number that required a "less is more" approach.  I've written a brand new middle section with a more kinetic pace, and a few surprises designed to maintain the authenticity of this song, without changing too much. Happy with how it turned out.

NOTE: This is the "Final Crash" edition of the song, in reference to the last time I will be touching the original SOR soundtracks. I now consider them totally complete.

The Poets II (Expanded & Enhanced) - STREETS OF RAGE 3

🔥FINAL CRASH UPDATE / Nov. 23/23🔥 - Dub Slash is a menacing track with a lot of abstract notes and alarming twists, so this expanded version is meant to build on that, while bringing a brief period of cohesion to the song, before it all "falls apart" again.  This was a fun track to do, and I'm happy to have cleaned it up more for the last edition.

NOTE: This is the "Final Crash" edition of the song, in reference to the last time I will be touching the original SOR soundtracks. I now consider them totally complete.

Dub Slash (Expanded & Enhanced) - STREETS OF RAGE 3

🔥FINAL CRASH UPDATE / Nov. 23/23🔥 - "Bulldozer" is one of Streets of Rage 3's most abstract and polarizing tracks. To some, it's incredibly annoying. To others, it's a whirlwind of sonic textures and hardcore techno-infused hooks. I wanted to bridge the gap between the two by expanding on it almost like the sun breaking briefly between the clouds of a massive thunderstorm flying across the skyline at breakneck speeds, to the point where the flesh on your face is ready to peel off. Did I succeed? You be the judge. 

NOTE: This is the "Final Crash" edition of the song, in reference to the last time I will be touching the original SOR soundtracks. I now consider them totally complete.

Bulldozer (Expanded & Enhanced)- STREETS OF RAGE 3

🔥FINAL CRASH UPDATE / Nov. 23/23🔥 - The original version of "Shinobi Reverse" was catchy, but far too repetitive. It should have been stretched out and sprinkled with some variety, which is why I was happy to tackle the tune. My Expanded & Enhanced version plays up the fusion of Japanese culture with a classic Shakuhachi flute sample, and a brand new section done with a traditional Japanese harp. It's got a much more authentic feel to it now - mixture of old history, and new electronica.

NOTE: This is the "Final Crash" edition of the song, in reference to the last time I will be touching the original SOR soundtracks. I now consider them totally complete.

Shinobi Reverse (Expanded & Enhanced) - STREETS OF RAGE 3

The official theme song for street fighter 6 (slighty edited though)

Street Fighter 6 Official Theme Song: Not on the sidelines

Michael Wyckoff, Kalya Ramu & Nathan Ford - Don't Fence Me In (Bonelab OST)

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You're My Obsession (ft. Nate Dogg & Animotion)

Street Fighter Alpha 2 ADON Stage

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Volume 1

The Way Home

Dirty Detroit (Old School Detroit Techno/Ghetto Tech Set)- mixtape #28

I did not create or own this song, you should buy Hotline Miami 2 now! 

Hotline Miami 2- Wrong Number Soundtrack - NARC (By Mega Drive)

UNDER FIRE (Maverick Hunter HQ Remix - Megaman X3)

"Ben and I have been talking about collabing forever, and agreed that when we did it had to be the perfect representation of G-House, in its highest form. A couple months ago Ben came to me with the idea of working with the vocals from "Hello", and I knew immediately that this was the perfect concept for our collab. I'm so happy with how the track turned out, it's been destroying in my sets lately and think we accomplished exactly we set out to do... hopefully we get some fuckin' thanks for it." - Dr. Fresch

"This collab with Tony has been a long time coming, and we both agreed when the right idea came along we had to execute it precisely. Both with a west coast influence in music we knew the Hello Vocals would settle nicely into a proper G-House track. I couldn't be happier with the final outcome of this record as its my proudest final cut to date." - Bijou

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DR. FRESCH X BIJOU - HELLO

Soundtrack from Bare Knuckle 2 AKA Streets Of Rage 2. For listening purposes only.

Streets of Rage 2

Go Straight

DATA014: STREETS OF RAGE 3

One of the most unique, ambitious and experimental game soundtracks ever made. Now on vinyl for the very first time.

Similar to the task of condensing Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima’s abundance of ideas into a Mega Drive cartridge in 1994, it feels impossible to convey the influences, technical achievements and sheer ambition of their masterpiece into a single paragraph today. By combining automatic composition methods, custom programming languages and a complete sense of artistic freedom, Koshiro and Kawashima transcended their medium and created something so incomparable that it’s hard to believe it came from any games console, let alone a 16bit one. Streets of Rage 3 is urgent, demanding and a complete rejection of the notion that video game music is either pedestrian or predictable. We are honoured to be releasing it.

Streets of Rage 3 is presented as a double 180g LP in a heavyweight single pocket sleeve, with accompanying lithographic print featuring artwork from the SEGA archives in Japan. The audio was sourced from original hardware and carefully remastered in collaboration with Yuzo Koshiro, who also supplied exclusive liner notes for this release.

In addition, to celebrate the completion of our trilogy of Streets of Rage releases, initial orders placed through the Data Discs site will also include a set of three matt-laminated postcards, based on the original artwork used on the Japanese “Bare Knuckle” cartridges (while stocks last).

This release is available in the following editions:

- 2 x 180g Translucent Orange w/ Black Smoke (Limited Edition)
- 2 x 180g Translucent Orange
- 2 x 180g Classic Black

AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER FROM SATURDAY 16TH DECEMBER (www.data-discs.com)

Streets of Rage 3

Streets of Rage 3 - Fuze (Remastered)

This is my favorite Hip-Hop track right now - the second I first heard it I knew I had to remix it. Because the track is 136 BPM I thought taking a bassline approach was the move, I slowed it down to 133 BPM and it worked perfectly. I hope my fans enjoying listening and playing this one out!

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Famous Dex x A$AP Rocky - Pick !t Up (Dr. Fresch Remix)

Disco D @ Nouveau Casino Paris 112203

Colonel Kurtz

DHB 006: Anakim - Poseidon's Revenge EP

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Poseidon's Revenge EP

Anakim - Poseidon's Revenge [Desert Hearts Black]

Sloan's Assault

My name is MaestroDraven, and I recreate the classic video game songs of old, NOTE-FOR-NOTE, and then build entirely new sections designed to flesh them out and expand on the originals. This is a labor of love, and my way of paying tribute to the great composers of old. 

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