Thunder Force IV - Stage 1-4 Inner Boss Medley (Cover)

Composers: Toshiharu Yamanishi, Takeshi Yoshida, Naosuke Arai

Well then, this medley was prompted by a request from certain @zfunk007 on Twitter who wanted a cover of the intro theme. He also has a Youtube channel which has some very interesting videos and feats centered around Shmups,
   / theshmupmaster  

I was certainly ready for this cover though. I fuckin' love the Thunder Force 4 soundtrack or Lightening Force as it's called in America. I would've eventually covered something on my own had he not requested sooner heh. The soundtrack was obviously made with metal in mind. I think the more subdued electronic tracks like the Stage select and Ruin stuff were also some of my favorites as well. I probably will cover the rest of the Boss themes in the future. I consider this one the "Inner Boss Medley" since these are the four you can choose at the start of the game. I felt doing all of boss themes would have taken a good few months for arranging and then recording. Consider this a two parter of sorts. The sequel will come after several more covers are done..

Song order:
Evil Destroyer: Strike Boss
Simmer Down: Raid Boss
Strike Out: Daser Boss
Attack Sharply: Ruin Boss
Lightning Strikes Again: Intro/Title Screen