Parodius music
Parodius music is one of the more distinctive features AbOUT the Parodius series. The games contain an extensive use of classical music and other well known music, in what could be termed as wacky remixes. There are also a number of rehashes of in game music from Gradius and other Konami games -- very little of the series' music was newly composed. There are even rearrangements of some popular music.
Official Original Soundtrack CDs
The Parodius series' soundtrack has been released in Japan on compact discs. These are The All of the Parodius music CDs known, and their catalogue numbers:
KHY 1032 - Original Sound of Parodius (MSX)
KICA 1011 - Parodius Da!
KICA 1032 - Parodius Da! Perfect Selection
KICA 7641 - Gokujou Parodius
KICA 7689 - Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius (SUPER Famicom)
KICA 7730 - Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius ~Forever With me~
KICA 7703 - Sexy Parodius
KICA 7759 - Kyuukyoku Parodius (Drama CD)
Parodius ～Tako wa Chikyū o Sukū～
In-Game Music |
Original Soundtrack Name |
Arrangement of |
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1st Planet: "Uru-Sei" |
Crime of Century |
"Concerto for Piano No. 1" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
2nd Planet: "Shoubu-Sei" |
Right of Octopus |
Sonata No. 14 (Moonlight), Opus 27 No. 2, 3rd Movement by Ludwig van Beethoven |
3rd Planet: "Meiwaku-Sei" |
Illusion of Octopus |
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, 4th Movement, Hall of The Mountain King by Edvard Grieg Fantaisie-Impromptu Op. 66 by Frédéric Chopin |
4th Planet: "Meika-Sei" |
Crazy World |
9th Symphony, "New World Symphony" 4th Movement by Antonín Leopold Dvořák |
5th Planet: "You-Sei (Japanese Ghost Planet)" |
The Walts of Octopus |
"Swan Lake Suite" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
6th Planet: "You-Sei (Fortress Planet)" |
Fate of Octopus |
Ride of The Valkyries by Wilhelm Richard Wagner 5th Symphony, 1st Movement by Ludwig van Beethoven |
Extra Stage |
Sweet Emotion |
March of The Toreadors (from Carmen Suite No.1, Fantasia della Carmen) by Georges Bizet Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Franz Liszt |
Crisis |
Crisis 4th Movement |
Symphony No.9, 4th Movement, Presto; "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!" part Finale by Ludwig van Beethoven |
Boss |
Boss BGM |
Flight of The Bumble Bee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
Parodius Da! －Shinwa kara Owarai e－
In-Game Music |
Original Soundtrack Name |
Arrangement of |
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 (Penguin Pirate's Cove) |
Island of Pirates |
"Thunder and Lightning Polka" by Johann Strauss Jr. |
Mid-Boss (Stage 1, Stage 9) |
Crisis 4th Movement |
Symphony No.9 in D- 'Choral', Op.125, 4th Movement "Presto - Ode to Joy" by Ludwig van Beethoven |
Boss (Stage 1, Random Stage, Stage 7, Stage 8) |
Boss! It's Parodius! |
"Flight of the Bumblebee" by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
Stage 2 (Circus) |
Even the Patience of a Pierrot Has Limits |
"Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, op.23" by Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky "Dance of the Reed Pipes" from "The Nutcracker Suite" by Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky |
Stage 2 Midboss (Las Vegas Showgirl) |
Theme of Chichibinta Rika |
Stage 8-3, Gradius II (Vulcan Venture), "The Final Enemy" |
Stage 2 Boss (American Eagle) |
Theme of Eagle Satake |
Boss Theme from Gradius II (Vulcan Venture), "Take Care!" |
Stage 3 |
Labyrinth |
"Trepak" from "The Nutcracker Suite" by Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky Finale from "William Tell Overture" by Gioacchino Rossini |
Stage 3 Boss (Hot Lips) |
Theme of Hot Lips |
"Can-can" from "Orpheus in the Underworld" by Jacques Offenbach |
Stage 4 |
Oh! Japanism! |
"The Sabre Dance" by Aram Khachaturian |
Random Stage (Space Battleship Moai) |
The Space Battleship Moai |
"L'Arlesienne Suite No 2, Farandole" by Georges Bizet "The Old Stone Age", Gradius II |
Stage 6 |
Let's Get Fever with the Gunkan March |
Gunkan March, March of the Japanese Navy, by Tokichi Setoguchi |
Stage 6 Boss (Pinball Machine) |
Theme of Electric Spectaculared Core |
Boss Theme from the original Gradius, "Aircraft Carrier" |
Stage 7 (BeautyFull Gals) |
BeautyFull Gals |
"Waltz of the Flowers" from "The Nutcracker Suite" by Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky |
Stage 8 |
Mottomo Kita-no Kunikara '90 |
"Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64" by Felix Mendelssohn "Under the Double Eagle March" by Josef Franz Wagner |
Stage 9 (Graveyard) |
Night of the Living Dead |
"In the Hall of the Mountain King" from "Peer Gynt Suite" by Edvard Hagerup Grieg "Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' in Eb, Op. 55, 2nd Movement (Marcia funebre: Adagio assai Funeral March)" by Ludwig van Beethoven "Scene 1" from "Swan Lake, Op. 20" by Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky |
Stage 9 Boss (Feudal Japan Warlord Ghost) |
Theme of Yoshiwara Dayuu |
"The Storm" excerpt from "William Tell Overture" by Gioacchino Rossini |
Super Famicom-only stage (Bath House) |
(unknown) |
"Hungarian Dance No. 5" by Johannes Brahms |
Final Stage |
Theme of the Octopus Fortress |
Final Stage (Zeos Fortress) from the original Gradius |
Final Boss (Octopus) |
Theme of Golgado Tako |
Boss Theme from the original Gradius, "Aircraft Carrier" |
OMAKE! Challenge Stage (Super Famicom version only) |
(unknown) |
Maim Maim / Israeli Folksong |
Gokujō Parodius!
In-Game Music |
Official Soundtrack Song Name |
Arrangement of |
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Opening Theme |
Good Ol' Days |
Gradius III Opening Theme, "Prelude of Legend" |
Player Select Theme |
Let's Go Together! |
"Sleeping Beauty Waltz" by Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky |
Stage 1 (Giant Crane Game) |
In the Crane Game |
"In the Mood" by Joe Garland |
Stage 1 Boss (Giant Panda Ballerina) |
Dancing Panda |
Prelude to "Carmen" by Georges Bizet |
Stage 2 (Cat Battleship Revisited) |
Cat Battleship Forever |
"Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa |
Stage 3 (Realm of Sweets) |
Athletics Cry for the Candies |
"Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka" (Chit-Chat Polka) by Johann Strauss Jr. |
Stage 3 Boss (Icing Gun Thingy) |
Cooking Mambo |
"Mambo No. 5" by Damaso Perez Prado |
Special Stage (Space Battleship Moai Revisited) |
The Brothers' Ships Move Again |
"Ride of the Valkyries" by Wilhelm Richard Wagner "The Old Stone Age", Gradius II |
Special Stage Boss (Moai Headmistress Revisited) |
Yoshiko's and Yoshio's Love |
Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs), Op.20 by Pablo de Sarasate "Symphony No. 25 in G minor, Movement 1, Allegro con brio" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Stage 4 (Highway) |
Run! Run! Run! |
Finale from "William Tell Overture" by Gioacchino Rossini |
Stage 4 Boss (Traffic Light Machine) |
Kiss My Feet |
Boss Theme from the original Gradius, "Aircraft Carrier" |
Bonus Stage (Space Parade) |
Space Hit Parade |
Medley of several kids songs:
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Bonus Stage Boss (Power-Up Capsule) |
Capsule Monster Cappuccino |
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, 3rd Movement, "Rondo alla Turca" (Turkish March) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Stage 5 (Japanese Rabbits) |
What Do You See When You Are Jumping? |
Medley of several Japanese folk songs:
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Stage 5 Boss (Geisha Rabbit-Woman) |
Oh, Kaguya Princess! |
Japanese folk tune "Zui-Zui-Zukkorobashi" |
Final Stage (Dance Hall) |
Paro-Paro Dancing |
9th Symphony, "New World Symphony" 4th Movement by Antonin Dvorak |
Final Stage Mid-Boss (Las Vegas Showgirl Revisited) |
Rika, On the Beat |
Stage 8-3, Gradius II (Vulcan Venture), "The Final Enemy" |
Final Stage Boss (Female Octopus) |
Kiss My Feet |
Boss Theme from the original Gradius, "Aircraft Carrier" |
Special Stage |
Shooting Memories |
Medley of music from several Konami shooters:
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Special Stage Boss |
Pentarou-X's Theme |
"Flight of the Bumblebee" by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
Ending Theme |
Loving Farewell |
Ending Theme from Gradius II (Vulcan Venture), "Farewell" |
Ranking Theme |
Premium Ranking! |
"Nutcracker March" from "The Nutcracker Suite" by Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky |
Unused Track |
Never Used |
Habanera from "Carmen" by Georges Bizet |
Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius
In-Game Music |
Soundtrack Name |
Arrangement of |
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 (Disco Hall) |
I Remember That! |
"That's the Way (I Like It)" from the 1975 eponymous album by K.C. and the Sunshine Band "Brilliant2U" from Dance Dance Revolution by Naoki Maeda (Sony PSP re-release) |
Stage 1 Boss (Giant Disco Ball) |
Mirror Ball Forever |
(unknown) |
Stage 1 Boss (Giant Ballerina Panda Revisited) |
Judy, My Love |
"Love is Calling Me" by Judy Ongg |
Stage 2 (High School) |
The Tokimeki's People Dance |
Westminster Quarters Prince Igor Theme, Alexandre Borodine String Quartet No. 5, OP. 64 in D "The Lark", Allegro Moderato by Franz Josef Haydn Yuko's Theme, Tokimeki Memorial Shiori's Theme, Tokimeki Memorial |
Stage 2 Boss (Giant Hikaru and Akane) |
Huge! |
"Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" by Franz Liszt Hikaru and Akane Reprise |
Stage 3 (Twinbee's World) |
Cherish the Blue Skies Given to Us |
"Minuet in G" by Johann Sebastian Bach Various Twinbee music (songs needed) |
Stage 3 Boss (Big Busty Spaceship) |
Come On, Sexy, Busty Bee |
Twinbee Yahoo! |
Stage 4 (Feudal Japan) |
Let's Go, Goemon is on His Way |
Goemon, Stage 4 |
Stage 4 Boss (Goemon Compact) |
It's Goemon Compact! |
Goemon 2 Boss Theme |
Stage 5 (Xexex parody stage) |
The Biscuit Waltz |
"Arabesque" by Claude Debussy and Je Te Veux by Erik Satie |
Stage 5 Boss (Icing Gun Boss Revisited) |
Please Kiss Me Macchan |
Boss Theme from Gradius II (Vulcan Venture), "Take Care!" |
Stage 6 (Lethal Enforcers) |
Hyper Patrol Man |
Lethal Enforcers |
Stage 6 Boss (Puzzle Master) |
Onjiro's Garden |
(unknown) |
Boss Rush Stage - (Prelude, First Boss: Core Warship Mk II) |
Super Service! |
Boss Theme from the original Gradius, "Aircraft Carrier" |
Boss Rush Stage - (Boss 2 - Horo Temple Ghost) |
Let's Play with the Shogun! |
Ganbare Goemon (Legend of the Mystical Ninja - USA) - Boss Battle Theme |
Boss Rush Stage - (Boss 3 - Evil Bee Revisited) |
The Fighting Penclaw! |
Pop'n Twinbee Boss Theme 1 |
Stage 7 - Prelude |
Let's Go to the Last Air Combat! |
Gradius III - Dog Fight #2, "Try To Star" |
Stage 7 (Final Base) |
It's Fiesta Time! |
Parodius Da! - Opening Title, "Parodius Dance" Gradius III, "Mechanical Base", Stage 10-1 |
Stage 7 (Fish Cannon Wall) |
Swim, Mr. Goldfish! Swish! Swish! |
"The Old Stone Age", Gradius II (unknown) |
Stage 7 (Final Gauntlet) |
Summertime Tension |
Gradius III - Shadowdancer Area, "Final Shot" |
Stage 7 (Final Boss Prelude) |
Dance, for We Are All Stupid! |
Stage 8-3, Gradius II (Vulcan Venture), "The Final Enemy" |
Stage 7 (Final Boss) |
Over the Octopus |
Boss Theme from the original Gradius, "Aircraft Carrier" |
Sexy Parodius
In-Game Music |
Official Soundtrack Song Name |
Arrangement of |
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Character Select |
Twinkle Assort |
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" AKA "Variation No. 5 on 'Ah Vous Dirais-Je, Maman' ", K.265/300e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
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Stage 1 (North Farm) |
Pastoral March |
"Hokkaido wa Dokoni Aru?" / Gonchichi "American Patrol" by Frank W. Meacham "My Old Kentucky Home" / Stephen C. Foster |
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Stage 1 Boss (Corn Chiwa) |
Corn Chiwa's Insane Poem |
"Summ, Summ, Summ, Bienchen" by Hoffmann V. Fallersleben |
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Stage 2 (Bath House) |
Sonic Speed Bath |
"Csikos Post" by Hermann Necke |
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Stage 2 Boss (Toilet-Hat Penguin) |
Toilet Seat and the Penguin |
Bienchen Summ Herum! / Bohemian Folksong Famous Circus theme "Thunder and Blazes" from "Entry of the Gladiators" by Julius Fucik |
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Stage 3A (Mice-infested Mansion) |
Chu Chu Polka |
"Vampire Killer", Stage 1, original CastleVania Polish folk song, "Clarinet Polka" |
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Stage 3A Boss (Medusa) |
Welcome, Kid |
"Poison Mind", Boss Theme, original CastleVania "Hungarian Dance No. 5" by Johannes Brahms |
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Stage 3B (Geisha Palace) |
Yie Ar Kung-Fu Goes to the Dragon Palace |
Theme from Yie Ar Kung-Fu (at the beginning) |
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Stage 3B Boss (Otohime) |
Lovely Otohime |
Maim Maim / Israeli Folksong |
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Stage 4A (Mines) |
The Moon Appeared |
"Tankoubushi" Japanese Folksong "Hokkai Bon'uta" Japanese Bon Festival Song |
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Stage 4A Boss (Psychokinetic Giant Raccoon) |
Tanuko's Destiny |
Symphony No. 5 in C-minor, Op. 67, 1st Movement by Ludwig van Beethoven Serenade No. 13 in G for strings, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, 1st movement by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Genkotsuyama no Tanukisan" Japanese Children's Song |
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Stage 4B (Girl Warehouse) |
Please, Help Me! |
"El Bimbo" by Claude Ciari |
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Stage 4B Boss (Foreman Crane Machine) |
The Crowded Dance |
Habanera aria from "Carmen" by Georges Bizet |
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Stage 5 (Sky Treasure) |
Let's Sing! |
American Civil War song "Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Julia Ward Howe "J'ai perdu le do de ma clarinette" French Folksong |
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Stage 5 Boss (Candy Core) |
Destroy the Candy! |
Boss Theme from the original Gradius, "Aircraft Carrier" |
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Boss Rush Stage - (Boss 1: Capsule Monster) |
Capsule Monster Cappuccino |
Piano Sonata in A, 3rd Movement, "Rondo Alla Turca" (Turkish March) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
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Boss Rush Stage - (Boss 2: Penguin Pirate) |
Boss! It's Parodius! |
"Flight of the Bumblebee" by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
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Boss Rush Stage - (Boss 3: American Eagle) |
Theme of Eagle Satake |
Boss Theme from Gradius II (Vulcan Venture), "Take Care!" |
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Boss Rush Stage - (Boss 4: Hot Lips) |
Theme of Hot Lips |
"Can-Can" from "Orpheus from the Underworld" by Jacques Offenbach |
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Boss Rush Stage - (Boss 5: Lady in a Clam Shell) |
Yuko is Your Enemy |
"Preludes Op.28 #7" by Frederic Chopin "Scene 1" from "Swan Lake, Op. 20" by Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky |
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Stage 6 (Taj Mahal) |
Hallelujah, At Last! |
Hallelujah Chorus from "The Messiah" by George Frideric Handel "Hornpipe from Water Music" by George Frideric Handel |
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Stage 6 Boss (Giant Sexy [...] Woman) |
I am Kaori |
Normal Boss theme from Gradius III, "Dark Force" |
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Special Stage |
Maniac Shooting |
Remix of music from several Konami shooters:
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Special Stage Boss |
Am I Sexy? |
Bagatelle No.25 in A- "Fur Elise," WoO.59 by Ludwig van Beethoven |
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