This news is music to my little gamer heart: in February 2019, Capcom put practically all of its game soundtracks on Spotify, with no announcement or fanfare. Everything appears under the artist profile “Capcom Sound Design”, which you can find by searching for that name or by clicking here.
The list is huge, and quite lovely: it has Monster Hunter, Devil May Cry, Mega Man, Ace Attorney, Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Sengoku Basara and much more. You can go from a suspenseful Resident Evil track to Mega Man’s cheerful themes in two clicks, on the free or the paid plan, without ads.
And there is a nice story behind this music. Capcom, based in Osaka, grew out of the company Kenzo Tsujimoto founded on May 30, 1979, and took the name Capcom Co. on June 11, 1983. From early on, it had a remarkable sound team. Yoko Shimomura, for example, joined the company in 1988, right after graduating from the Osaka College of Music, and composed for Final Fight and Street Fighter II before moving to Square in 1993, where she would become famous for the Kingdom Hearts music. Manami Matsumae wrote the soundtrack of the first Mega Man, including the “Game Start” jingle that so many people can hum, and left Capcom in 1990 to work as a freelancer.
Having all of this gathered in one place is a gift for anyone who loves game music, whether for studying, working or just missing a favorite stage. What a sweet gesture, Capcom!
Source: Eurogamer.
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