Shmups with good music?

[Pulsar_t]

We all know that in a genre(s) lacking in narrative as shoot 'em ups no game is worth its salt without solid action-assorting music. I'm collecting/ripping a special library for shmup games, and taking the liberty of including on-rails, light-gun, topdown/isometric and run-n-guns (and exclusing TPS), so far I have music for the following:

Aero Blasters
After Burner II+III+Climax+SST Band
Air Zonk
Alien Hominid
Apidya
BangaiO+Spirits
Cannon Fodder
Cannon Spike
Confidential Mission
Contra 4
Cotton 2
Devastator
Eco Fighters
Einhänder
Ether Vapor
Everyday Shooter
Firehawk Thexder
Geometry Wars: Galaxies
Giga Wing 2
Gunbird 2
Gunblade NY
Gunbuster
House of the Dead 1+2+3
Hurrican
Ikargua+Radiant Silvergun
Keio Flying Squadron
Ketsui Death Label
Loaded
Lords/Gate of Thunder
Macross M3
Macross VF-X 2
Mars Matrix
Metal Slug 7
Metal Slug X
Panzer Dragoon+Zwei+Orta
Philosoma
R-Type Leo
Project Raiden
Project X
Raptor: Call of the Shadows
Rez
Robo Aleste
Sega Tunes Vectorman
Sexy Parodius
Shienryu
Shock Troopers 2nd Squad
Silent Scope
Silpheed+The Lost Planet
Sky Target
Sol-Feace
Soldat
Soulstar
Space Harrier
Starblade
Super Darius II
Super Stardust
Tactical Fighters
Tempest 2000
The Terminator
Thunder Force I+II+III+IV+V+VI
Trigger Heart Exelica
Turrican I+II+III
Tyrian 2000
Under Defeat
Vectorman Remixed
Viewpoint
Virtua Cop 1+2
Xenon 2
Zero Gunner 2

I would consider most of the music found in such game 'listenable'.. But I've not scratched the surface of arrange albums or the topsy-turvy Darius/Gdarius/Parodius games. If you have suggestions feel free to share!

[Flak Beard]

I highly recommend the Raiden IV soundtrack. It comes with the game, but can be found easily online.

http://flakbeard.blogspot.com/2009/11/m ... en-iv.html

[Pulsar_t]

Thanks for mentioning Raiden IV. Tried ripping the music from its predecessor with no luck. It's a shame no PC port pf IV was made because playing on LCD monitors can be terrific if you have the swivel mount. Then again I have a HDMI->DVI cable so there's no excuse for me not to get the game

[masteroftheclaw]

Well, I can't really offer any suggestions because I don't play many shmups but this website USED to be a good place for listening to a wide variety of songs from those games: http://www.counterstrike-source-skins.i ... index.html
It seems now that the radio function is offline... but if that comes back up this is a fantastic way to introduce yourself to songs you've never heard before.

[Hobie-wan]

A few that come to mind.

Zanac X Zanac
Super Aleste (Space Megaforce)
Recca
Axelay
Delta (C64 - the in game music is epic)
Commando (C64)
Sanxion (C64)
Gate of Thunder

[elvis]

I love the 80's metal feel to the DoDonPachi riffs.

[wip3outguy7]

Soukyugurentai
Night Striker
Layer Section/Galactic Attack/Rayforce (all the same game)

Not really a shmup but Senko no Ronde has a great sound track.

[GSZX1337]

Jets 'n' Guns soundtrack. Free download.

[Anapan]

I love the arrange albums Konami Shooting Battle 1&2

[Ivo]

Jets 'n' Guns soundtrack. Free download.

I finished this game recently and was about to suggest it.

Ivo.