Parodius ~Tako wa Chikyū o Sukū~

In-Game MusicOriginal Soundtrack NameArrangement of
1st Planet: "Uru-Sei"Crime of Century"Concerto for Piano No. 1" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
2nd Planet: "Shoubu-Sei"Right of OctopusSonata No. 14 (Moonlight), Opus 27 No. 2, 3rd Movement by Ludwig van Beethoven
3rd Planet: "Meiwaku-Sei"Illusion of OctopusPeer 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 World9th Symphony, "New World Symphony" 4th Movement by Antonín Leopold Dvořák

"The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" by Leon Jessel

5th Planet: "You-Sei (Japanese Ghost Planet)"The Walts[sic] of Octopus"Swan Lake Suite" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
6th Planet: "You-Sei (Fortress Planet)"Fate of OctopusRide of The Valkyries by Wilhelm Richard Wagner

5th Symphony, 1st Movement by Ludwig van Beethoven

Extra StageSweet EmotionMarch of The Toreadors (from Carmen Suite No.1, Fantasia della Carmen) by Georges Bizet

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Franz Liszt

CrisisCrisis 4th MovementSymphony No.9, 4th Movement, Presto; "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!" part Finale by Ludwig van Beethoven
BossBoss BGMFlight of The Bumble Bee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov


Parodius Da! -Shinwa kara Owarai e-

In-Game MusicOriginal Soundtrack NameArrangement of
Opening ThemeFrom the Myth into ComedyGradius II - Title Demo, "Title Demo"
Dog Fight (Vic Viper)Vic Viper's ThemeGradius - Dog Fight, "Beginning of History" Re-Arrangement [2]
Dog Fight (Twinbee)Twinbee's ThemeTwinbee - Level Start Jingle BGM
Dog Fight (Pentarou)Pentarou's ThemeAntarctic Adventure - Start-Up BGM (At The Beginning) [2]
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 MovementSymphony No.9 in D- 'Choral', Op.125, 4th Movement Presto; "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!" part Finale 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 RikaStage 8-3, Gradius II (Vulcan Venture), "The Final Enemy"
Stage 2 Midboss (NES) (Miss Mishitarina)(?)Stage 8-3, Gradius II (Vulcan Venture), "The Final Enemy"
Stage 2 Boss (American Eagle)Theme of Eagle SatakeBoss Theme from Gradius II (Vulcan Venture), "Take Care!"
Stage 3Labyrinth"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 3 (NES) (Amusement Park)(?)"Annen Polka, Op. 117" by "Johann Strauss II"
Stage 3 Boss (NES) (Duck Robot Toy)Boss! It's Parodius!"Flight of the Bumblebee" by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Stage 3 (Game Boy) (Ice Land)(?)Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, 4th Movement, Hall of The Mountain King by Edvard Grieg

Fantaisie-Impromptu Op. 66 by Frédéric Chopin

Stage 3 Boss (Game Boy) (Ice Brain)(?)(?)
Stage 4Oh! Japanism!"The Sabre Dance" by Aram Khachaturian

(PSP version) "Hungarian Dance No. 5" by Johannes Brahms

(Boss Stage) "Yagibushi"

Random Stage (Space Battleship Moai)The Space Battleship Moai"L'Arlesienne Suite No 2, Farandole" by Georges Bizet

"The Old Stone Age", Gradius II

(Hidden Stage: Into the Battleship - NES version only) "Yagibushi"

Stage 6Let's Get Fever with the Gunkan MarchGunkan March, March of the Japanese Navy, by Tokichi Setoguchi
Stage 6 Boss (Viva Core)Theme of Electric Spectaculared CoreContra (NES) Stage 3 - Waterfalls (At Beginning) [3][4], Boss Theme from the original Gradius, "Aircraft Carrier"
Stage 7 (BeautyFull Gals)BeautyFull[sic] Gals"Waltz of the Flowers" from "The Nutcracker Suite" by Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
Stage 8Mottomo 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)Hit the Showers!"Hungarian Dance No. 5" by Johannes Brahms

(Boss Stage) "Pictures at an Exhibition" by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky[citation needed]

Final StageTheme of the Octopus FortressFinal Stage (Zeos Fortress) from the original Gradius
Final Boss (Octopus)Theme of Golgoda the octopusBoss Theme from the original Gradius, "Aircraft Carrier"
OMAKE! "Lollipop" Challenge StageTheme of Butashio(Super Famicom version only) Mayim Mayim / Israeli Folksong
(PC Engine version only)(?)"Méditation" from "Thaïs" by Jules Massenet
PC Engine Secret Track 1UnknownUnknown
PC Engine Secret Track 2Unknown"Gallop the Clown" by "Dmitry Kabalevsky"[citation needed]
PC Engine Secret Track 3Unknown"Hungarian Dance No. 5" by Johannes Brahms
Secret Train Stage (PS1/Sega Saturn version only)Thunderforce StageStage 4 "Great Battleship" from Thunder Cross
Balance Test (x68000 version only)(?)(?)
Bonus Stage (Game Boy version only)[citation needed](?)Finale from "William Tell Overture" by Gioacchino Rossini
Bonus Stage (Mobile Phones version only)[citation needed](?)(?)


Gokujō Parodius!

In-Game MusicOfficial Soundtrack Song NameArrangement of
Opening ThemeGood Ol' DaysGradius III Opening Theme, "Prelude of Legend"
Player Select ThemeLet's Go Together!"Sleeping Beauty Waltz" by Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
Dog Fight (Kid Dracula) (SNES)Dracula-kun's ThemeKid Dracula Stage 1 BGM - Go Go At The Great Castle / Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Stage 1 BGM - Beginning[5]
Dog Fight (Goemon & Ebisumaru) (SNES)Goemon's ThemeGanbare Goemon 2 (Family Computer) Stage 1 BGM - Journey Beginning
Dog Fight (Upa) (SNES)Upa's ThemeBio Miracle Bokutte Upa Overworld BGM - Rattle Samba
Stage 1 (Giant Crane Game)In the Crane Game"In the Mood" by Joe Garland

Replaced by "Turkey in the Straw" / American folk song (Sony PSP and Mobile Phones[citation needed] re-release only)

Stage 1 Boss (Giant Panda Ballerina)Dancing PandaPrelude to "Carmen" by Georges Bizet
Stage 2 (Cat Battleship Revisited)Cat Battleship Forever"Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa
Stage 2 Boss (Giant Mermaid)I Am ElizaOriginal Konami song
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

(PSP and Mobile Phone[citation needed] version) "The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" by Leon Jessel

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 LoveZigeunerweisen (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 FeetBoss Theme from the original Gradius, "Aircraft Carrier"
Stage 5 (Space Parade)Space Hit ParadeMedley of several kids songs:
"Yankee Doodle" 
Czech folk song "Ej Lucka, Lucka"
"Mary Had a Little Lamb"
Circus song "Chopsticks" (Japanese "Neko Funjatta")
"London Bridge is Falling Down"
"Picnic"
Stage 5 boss (Power-Up Capsule)Capsule Monster CappuccinoPiano Sonata No. 11 in A major, 3rd Movement, "Rondo alla Turca" (Turkish March) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Stage 6 (Japanese Rabbits)What Do You See When You Are Jumping?Medley of several Japanese folk songs:
"Jyuugoya Otsuki-san" by Nagayo Motoori 
"Kagome-kagome"
"Sakura Sakura" (Cherry Blossom)
"O-Edo Nihonbashi"
"Toryanse"
"Hanayome-Ningyou" by Haseo Sugiyama
Stage 6 Boss (Geisha Rabbit-Woman)Oh, Kaguya Princess!Japanese folk tune "Zui-Zui-Zukkoro bashi"
Final Stage (Dance Hall)Paro-Paro Dancing9th Symphony, "New World Symphony" 4th Movement by Antonín Dvořák
Final Stage Mid-Boss (Las Vegas Showgirl Revisited)Rika, On the BeatStage 8-3, Gradius II (Vulcan Venture), "The Final Enemy"
Final Stage Boss (Female Octopus)Kiss My FeetBoss Theme from the original Gradius, "Aircraft Carrier"
Special StageShooting MemoriesMedley of music from several Konami shooters:
A. Gradius, Stage 1, "Challenger 1985"
B. Twinbee, Fantastic Powers, Bell Power Up BGM
C. Salamander (Life Force), Stage 1, "Power of Anger"
D. A-Jax, Stage 1, "Command 770"
E. Gradius III, Stage 2, "Aqua Illusion"
F. Thunder Cross, Stage 2, "Sky Walker"
G. Gradius II, Stage 1 (Fire Stage), "Burning Heat"
Special Stage BossPentarou-X's Theme"Flight of the Bumblebee" by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Ending ThemeLoving FarewellEnding Theme from Gradius II (Vulcan Venture), "Farewell"
Ranking ThemePremium Ranking!"Nutcracker March" from "The Nutcracker Suite" by Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
Unused TrackNever UsedHabanera from "Carmen" by Georges Bizet
Unused TrackNever Used"Je Te Veux" by Erik Satie

"Blue Danube Waltz" by Johann Strauss Jr.

Play Again ThemePlease Play Again, Ok!"Game Over" from Gradius II



Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius

In-Game MusicSoundtrack NameArrangement of
Dog Fight (Vic Viper)Vic Viper & Lord British's ThemeGradius - Challenger 1985 - Stage 1, Stage 4[citation needed]
Dog Fight (Kid Dracula) (PSX/Saturn)Dracula-kun's ThemeAkumajō Special: Boku Dracula-kun:

Stage 2 BGM (Sky) - Hop and Step! Above the Clouds [6]

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

Replaced by "Brilliant2U" from Dance Dance Revolution by Naoki Maeda (Sony PSPre-release only)

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 People's Dance (Super Famicom Version)

Days Of The Dream's Colors (Vocal Version of "The Tokimeki People's Dance") (PlayStation Version)

Westminster Quarters

Yuko's Theme, Tokimeki Memorial

Polovtsian Dances (Prince Igor's Theme) Alexandre Borodine

Shiori's Theme, Tokimeki Memorial

Stage 2 Boss (Giant Hikaru and Akane)Huge!Hikaru and Akane Reprise

"Csikos Post" by Hermann Necke

Stage 3 (Twinbee's World)Cherish the Blue Skies Given to Us

"Minuet in G" by Johann Sebastian Bach

Various Twinbee Music:

- Gift Of The Wind - Stage 1 BGM (Detana!! Twinbee)

- Laputa: Fortress In The Sky - Stage 3 BGM (Detana!! Twinbee)

Stage 3 Boss

(Dr. Mardock's Flagship) (Snes)

(Dr. Warumon's Battleship) (PSX & Saturn)

The Megami Ramei(?)
Stage 3 Boss (Lady Jiggly Boingbee)Come On, Sexy, Busty Bee"Kiss My Parasol" by TwinBee Yahho!'s Boss BGM 1
Stage 4 (Feudal Japan)Let's Go, Goemon is on His Way"Diamond Head" by The Ventures

Ganbare Goemon (NES) Stage 1 - Castle

Stage 4 Boss (Goemon Compact)It's Goemon Compact!Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu - 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 MacchanBoss Theme from Gradius II (Vulcan Venture), "Take Care!"
Stage 6 (Lethal Enforcers)Hyper Patrol ManDesperate To Survive (The Hijack - Stage 3-1 BGM) (Lethal Enforcers)
Stage 6 Boss (SFC) (Puzzle Master)Let's Play With The Master"More Than A Victory" - Shogun's Theme (Last Boss) from Taisen Puzzle Dama (Arcade)
Stage 6 Boss 1 (PS1) (Train Cat)Choo Choo Cat Train(?)
Stage 6 Boss 2 (PS1) (Train Cat)Boss! It's Parodius!Flight of The Bumble Bee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Boss Rush Stage - (Prelude, First Boss: Core Warship Mk II)The Pachinko Payout Comes Fast and FuriousBoss Theme from the original Gradius, "Aircraft Carrier"
Boss Rush Stage - (Boss 2: Horo Temple Ghost)A Monster Appears...What!Ganbare Goemon (Legend of the Mystical Ninja - USA) - Boss Battle Theme
Boss Rush Stage - (Boss 3: Zakobee Revisited)Famous Music! Buttobe Gun Rascal!Pop'n Twinbee Boss Theme 1
Taisen Puzzle Dama Boss Rush Stage (PS1) (Boss 1: John Wan Jiro )Wan Jiro's Garden

Dorenii - Mode Select Theme from Taisen Puzzle Dama (Arcade) (At The Beginning)

Suru Nou - Character Select Theme from Taisen Puzzle Dama (Arcade)

Taisen Puzzle Dama Boss Rush Stage (PS1) (Boss 2: Penkuro)The Fighting Penclaw!?"Hop, Step, Chance!" - Winning Chance Theme From Taisen Puzzle Dama (Arcade)
Taisen Puzzle Dama Boss Rush Stage (PS1) (Boss 3: "Shogun" The Puzzle Master)Let's Play With The Master!"More Than A Victory" - Shogun's Theme (Last Boss) from Taisen Puzzle Dama (Arcade)
Stage 7 - PreludeLet'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!Original Konami song
Stage 7 (Final Gauntlet)Summertime TensionGradius 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 OctopusBoss Theme from the original Gradius, "Aircraft Carrier"
OMAKE 1Dinner's Next Door... Charge!!Serenade No. 13 in G for strings, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik", 1st movement byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
OMAKE 2Paruth - (P.1 Grand Prix)"TRUTH" by T-Square



Sexy Parodius

In-Game MusicOfficial Soundtrack Song NameArrangement of
Character SelectTwinkle Assort"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" AKA "Variation No. 5 on 'Ah Vous Dirais-Je, Maman' ", K.265/300e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dog Fight (Option)Option & Multiple's Theme(?)
Dog Fight (Shooting Star)Shooting Star's Theme"Twin Flight" by Twinbee Yahho!
Dog Fight (Black Viper)Departure for SexyGradius III - Dog Fight #1, "Departure for Space" Re-Arrangement
Stage 1 (North Farm)Pastoral March"Hokkaido ha dokoniaru? Kokoniaru!"(intro) / Gontiti

"American Patrol" by Frank W. Meacham

"My Old Kentucky Home" / Stephen C. Foster

Stage 1 Boss (Corn Chiwa)Corn Chiwa's Insane Poem"Fuchs, du hast die Gans gestohlen" by Ernst Anschütz
Stage 2 (Bath House)Sonic Speed Bath"Csikos Post" by Hermann Necke
Stage 2 Boss (Toilet-Hat Penguin)Toilet Seat and the Penguin"Summ, Summ, Summ, Bienchen" by Hoffmann V. Fallersleben, Bohemian Folksong

Famous Circus theme "Thunder and Blazes" from "Entry of the Gladiators" by Julius Fučík

Stage 3A (Geisha Palace)Yie Ar Kung-Fu Goes to the Dragon PalaceStart-Up Jingle - Yie Ar Kung-Fu (NES)

1 -5 Battles BGM - Yie Ar Kung-Fu (Arcade)

5 - 11 Battles BGM - Yie Ar Kung-Fu (Arcade)

Stage 3A Boss (Otohime)Lovely OtohimeMayim Mayim / Israeli Folksong

(PSP version) Russian folk song "Korobushka"

Stage 3B (Mice-infested Mansion)Chu Chu Polka"Vampire Killer", Stage 1, original CastleVania

Polish folk song, "Clarinet Polka"

Stage 3B Boss (Medusa)Welcome, Kid"Poison Mind", Boss Theme, original CastleVania

"Hungarian Dance No. 5" by Johannes Brahms

Stage 4A (Girl Warehouse)Please, Help Me!"El Bimbo" by Claude Ciari

(overseas edition) "Symphony No.40" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart[citation needed]

Stage 4A Boss (Foreman Crane Machine)The Crowded DanceHabanera aria from "Carmen" by Georges Bizet
Stage 4B (Mines)The Moon Appeared"Tankoubushi" Japanese Folksong

"Hokkai Bon'uta" Japanese Bon Festival Song

Stage 4B Boss (Psychokinetic Giant Raccoon)Tanuko's DestinySymphony 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

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

Stage 5 Boss (Candy Core)Destroy the Candy!Boss Theme from the original Gradius, "Aircraft Carrier"
Boss Rush Stage - (Boss 1: Capsule Monster)Capsule Monster CappuccinoPiano Sonata in A, 3rd Movement, "Rondo Alla Turca" (Turkish March) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Boss Rush Stage - (Boss 2: Penguin Pirate)Boss! It's Parodius!"Flight of the Bumblebee" by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Boss Rush Stage - (Boss 3: American Eagle)Theme of Eagle SatakeBoss Theme from Gradius II (Vulcan Venture), "Take Care!"
Boss Rush Stage - (Boss 4: Hot Lips)Theme of Hot Lips"Can-Can" from "Orpheus from the Underworld" by Jacques Offenbach
Boss Rush Stage - (Boss 5: Lady in a Clam Shell)Yūko is Your Enemy"Preludes Op.28 #7" by Frederic Chopin

"Scene 1" from "Swan Lake, Op. 20" by Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky

Stage 6 (Taj Mahal)Hallelujah, At Last!Hallelujah Chorus from "The Messiah" by George Frideric Handel

"Hornpipe from Water Music" by George Frideric Handel

Stage 6 Boss (Giant Sexy Naked Woman)I am KaoriNormal Boss theme from Gradius III, "Dark Force"
Special StageManiac ShootingRemix of music from several Konami shooters:
"Challenger 1985", Gradius, Stage 1
"Air Battle", Thunder Cross II
"Counter Attack", Flak Attack
"Crystal World", Gradius II, Stage 3
"Sturdy Wings", Lightning Fighters
"Mechanical Base", Gradius III, Stage 10-1
Special Stage BossAm I Sexy?Bagatelle No.25 in A- "Fur Elise," WoO.59 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Play Again ThemeCome Play Again, Ok"Crystal Forever" from Salamander (Life Force)

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