History AwesomeMusic / TouhouPC98Era

* Yumemi's assistant Chiyuri has a pretty cool theme of her own, and it's called "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJucbV0BSfA Sailor of Time]]". Cue the [[SailorMoon Pluto/Setsuna]] jokes.

* Another CutSong, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtjrcQMLgC4 Starbow Dream]]".
** And if one listens closely one can hear parts of both "Sleeping Terror" and "Cute Devil~Innocence".

** Few people have noticed that the credits theme for Imperishable Night, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEo0KHeg9gQ Eternal Dream ~ Mystic Maple]], is a remix of Maple Dream.

* The staff roll theme, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW5Dm97Jn70 Maple Dream...]]".

** ''Gensou Shoujou Taisen'' (a ''SuperRobotWars'' based fangame) gives us [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_RLrydScnI this remix]].

** For those who prefer ZUN's modern style, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzisBTt8FoY here's the remastered version]] of ''Magic Mirror''.

** The [[http://www.akaipro.com/ewi4000s Akai EWI]] (Electronic Wind Instrument, aka ''Power Flute'') [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZvgb-XeKJo remix.]]

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE9YWucTiq4 Here's a ZUN-inspired remix]] of ''Civilization of Magic''
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PC5jquXoKQ Alstroemeria Records]] does their techno/vocal thing with ''Civilization of Magic''.
** Now we have here [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VX9M7TXJ1Y a remix of Now, Until the Moment You Die]] that makes it sound like a church mass music.

* The stage 4 music, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5BimnggJQs Himorogi, Burn in Violet]]". An epic tune... which everyone refuses to acknowledge because it's obviously ripoff of ''FinalFantasyVI'''s boss theme. Because, you know, the first few bars have a vaguely similar melody.

* This game has a option of using the external MIDI (assuming you had the necessary hardware) instead of PC-98's soundcard. Besides the already mentioned ''World of Empty Dreams'' and ''Extra Love'', here's "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVSKKtShoLY End of Daylight]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyxdWhGWJUQ Himorogi, Burn in Violet]]" and "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGAmyzIeolg The Tank Girl's Dream]]". Unfortunately, there is no FM versions of unused themes.
* While the ''Story of Eastern Wind'' is less of direct remake and more of ''Story of Eastern Wonderland'' with Windows characters replacing the old ones, it has some nice remixes of ''[=SoEW=]'', like the ones of "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKkPLjSAa5k Sunfall]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrLBPINhnVk Himorogi, Burn in Violet]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T6ccejOk4Q Love-Coloured Magic]]" and "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_x8oGbumqo Complete Darkness]]".

** Silver Forest's "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBDhpC-Z_B8 Holy My Reincarnation]]" turns ''Reincarnation'' into something NanaMizuki might bust out for ''LyricalNanoha''.

** Arranges for ''Maniacal Princess'' are quite rare, but there's [[http://youtu.be/bCEBqEfHzGk this funky techno number]] and [[http://youtu.be/_y27Q6bWlAc this lively Windows-game-style cover]].

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbjMJm2dGLE Kana Anaberal's]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuAXwRcg-fU haunting]] "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7kVi_WCB2w Vanishing Dream ~ Lost Dream]]"! Her [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccYC1ea2pHc theme]] is very spooky and sad, and shows off ZUN's ability to awaken emotions within his fans. [[note]]There were some flame wars that ''Akyu's'' version is different from the ingame version. ''Akyu Untouched Score'' does use the game version, it is just that it was recorded at the highest settings (FM(86)), while those who complained heard the lower setting version (FM(26) and 11/22KHz) with fewer channels, which arguably makes some themes better, ''Vanishing Dream ~ Lost Dream'' being the prime example.[[/note]]

* Kurumi's theme, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdvYffA9BdY Scarlet Symphony ~ Scarlet Phoneme]]", is dreadfully simple (a single 14-second motif repeated over and over in different keys), but [[EarWorm catchy as hell]]. ''Time Limit ~ Momentary'' has a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJD2wv-VEK0 nice jazzy combination]] of it with the aforementioned ''Decoration Battle''.

** The remixers at NicoNicoDouga did a ''lot'' of ''Bad Apple!!'' remixes. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3i40X04Cg This]] one is done in ''a capella''. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex64t8YWhTo As for this one]], if you didn't know it was a nico production, you might mistake it for an ''official'' ZUN arrange!
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl6nkH1C9q0 Here]] is an ''awesome'' remix of the Alstromeria Records remix of ''Bad Apple!!'' uploaded by Something Unreal.

* Reimu's best-known theme, ''Maiden's Capriccio'', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r_826wNorw got its catchy start in PC-98]].
** Marisa's "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kaXK4ab95M Vessel of Stars ~ Casket of Star]]" is the counterpart to the original ''Maiden's Capriccio''.
*** And [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDvDhZxZUKk here's an exquisite orchestrated update by kiyoma.]]

** The fierce and hopeless sounding "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-5lSz9r0H8 Faint Dream ~ Inanimate Dream]]" (Stage 6 Boss theme)....
** ....and "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf1pHbFUkEE Lotus Love]]" (Stage 5 theme)....
** .... and "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeFT6TafSW8 Dream Land]]" (Stage 6 theme). Yes, Yuuka has four themes in ''Lotus Land Story''. Four and a half if you count the latter parts of Gengetsu's theme. Bump it up to five if you count the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wraYbJHSbQI first version]] of ''Faint Dream'' that remained unused in the final game and sports an even more sinister melody.
*** O-Life Japan tried their hand at [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F93Vr6jvVY ''Faint Dream'']], too.

*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_FVXXAJ7kc A wonderful piano version of]] ''Faint Dream''.
*** ''Inanimate Dream'' translates awful well as a memorable opening, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ3tmbSpooc Yu-mu]],'' for Kinema Kan 2nd Curtain through Kishida Kyoudan & the Akeboshi Rockets.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EDL1L67NpA This]] arrangement of the unused version of ''Faint Dream'' rather nicely captures the aggressiveness of the battle.

** ''Concealed the Conclusion'' gives us an epic arrangement of it named "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJfgabEWibI Dream Express ~ Red and White]]", mixing it with ''Witching Dream'' and ''Dichromatic Lotus Butterfly ~ Red and White''.

** Speaking of which, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_b4JrVU4fo FlanGoY's flute solo of Alice in Wonderland]] does the original justice, and almost sounds as though ''Alice herself'' was playing it.
** An awesome remix of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNDqjVTVKMo ''The Grimoire of Alice'']] done for a fan-game called ''Mystic Chain''.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS2OybGInw8 TAMusic]] takes their violin to ''Alice in Wonderland'', and weaves glorious emotion into it.

** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXLBH65TXhg Hisoutensoku]]"[='=]s remix of ''The Grimoire of Alice'' is pretty awesome.
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1SU4bJ4WS8 Artificial Children]]" by IOSYS is a very haunting remix of ''Romantic Children''.

** Rei of Oriens delivers the awesome with "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awNf71_qKhE Alice in Wonderland]]" and "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EiytPPsxkI Sealed Sword]]", the latter being an epic orchestral arrange of ''The Grimoire of Alice''.

** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-5lSz9r0H8 Faint Dream ~ Inanimate Dream]]" (Stage 6 Boss theme). And "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf1pHbFUkEE Lotus Love]]" (Stage 5 theme). And "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeFT6TafSW8 Dream Land]]" (Stage 6 theme). Yes, Yuuka has four themes in ''Lotus Land Story''. Four and a half if you count the latter parts of Gengetsu's theme. Bump it up to five if you count the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wraYbJHSbQI first version]] of ''Faint Dream'' that remained unused in the final game and sports an even more sinister melody.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbjMJm2dGLE Kana Anaberal's]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuAXwRcg-fU haunting]] "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7kVi_WCB2w Vanishing Dream ~ Lost Dream]]"! Her [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccYC1ea2pHc theme]] is very spooky and sad, and shows off ZUN's ability to awaken emotions within his his fans. [[note]]There were some flame wars that ''Akyu's'' version is different from the ingame version. ''Akyu Untouched Score'' does use the game version, it is just that it was recorded at the highest settings (FM(86)), while those who complained heard the lower setting version (FM(26) and 11/22KHz) with fewer channels, which arguably makes some themes better, ''Vanished Dream ~ Lost Dream'' being the prime example.[[/note]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbjMJm2dGLE Kana Anaberal's]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuAXwRcg-fU haunting]] "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7kVi_WCB2w Vanishing Dream ~ Lost Dream]]"! Her [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccYC1ea2pHc theme]] is very spooky and sad, and shows off ZUN's ability to awaken emotions within his his fans. [[hottip:* :There were some flame wars that ''Akyu's'' version is different from the ingame version. ''Akyu Untouched Score'' does use the game version, it is just that it was recorded at the highest settings (FM(86)), while those who complained heard the lower setting version (FM(26) and 11/22KHz) with fewer channels, which arguably makes some themes better, ''Vanished Dream ~ Lost Dream'' being the prime example.]]

** C-CLAYS also [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5cY0zxN2DY give it a go]].

* The very first ''Touhou'' game might've been [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness lacking]] in [[BulletHell danmaku]], but it wasn't devoid of awesome music. Check out ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlp7WLGJZ9E Strange Oriental Discourse]]'' and ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x21zqGC4mOc Magic]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_LJcQfaOD0 Mirror]]''.

* Going back a little, we have ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5QfOOtp31I A Sacred Lot]]'', the main menu theme and the very first touhou music in the series (from the players' perspective).
* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzOUqOCRXOs Eternal Shrine Maiden]]'', the very first stage music, shows how ZUN was a master from the very beginning.

* Shingyoku's ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=572oLBUdaXE The Positive and Negative]]'', the first boss theme in the series.

* The first set of Makai stages has ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keg90dxeJBQ Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'' and its probably one of the few tracks where [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC5M_hgAOsQ Akyuu's/TH 05 music test version]] is genuinely better.
* Yuugen Magan's and Mima's shared boss theme ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6QMRKjnFVw Angel's Legend]]''.

* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCR46xe-98M Oriental Magician]]'', Elis' stage (well, set of stages) theme.

* The second set of Hell stages has ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_6OzOV_AX4 Blade of Banishment]]''.
* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeMrru0Ghoc The Legend of KAGE]]'', the theme of the final Makai stages.

* Hell route final boss Konngara's theme, the ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esoCtl_Yga8 Swordsman of a Distant Star]]''.

* Still, nothing from the first game quite beats [[OneWingedAngel Sariel]]'s two themes, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzt87vI6YT0 Now, Until the Moment You Die]]'' and ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZaFmz8XvrM Civilization of Magic]]''. You get the feeling that she... he... whatever was intended to be the absolute final boss of the game.
** Here is a fan's remastered version of ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ngBIlwcRhU Now, until the moment you die]]''.

* What's better than PC-98 Touhou music? Updated remixes of it by ZUN himself, of course. Check out ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX-evH2Aj2c Oriental Bizarre Tale]]'' and ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1NIAdwL7lk Eternal Shrine Maiden]]''.

* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omovtwa9xtY Hakurei - Eastern Wind]]'' is good, but usually ignored in favor of unused track below.

* Rika's theme, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfBwznnUVHs She's in Temper!]]''.

* Another gem from ''Story of an Eastern Wonderland'' would be the Stage 2 theme ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQgffFQwwSs End of Daylight]]''.

* Meira's theme, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiQjJvI0jcM Power of Darkness]]''.
* Here is ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJt8Ngw0sZQ World of Empty Dreams]]'', the feel of which you can guess from its title. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWMVuZlV6r0 Here's]] an alternate in-game MIDI version.

* The stage 4 music, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5BimnggJQs Himorogi, Burn in Violet]]''. An epic tune... which everyone refuses to acknowledge because it's obviously ripoff of ''FinalFantasyVI'''s boss theme. Because, you know, the first few bars have a vaguely similar melody.

* One of Marisa's original themes, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pax6R6We9VQ Love-Coloured Magic]]''. It's so good, her current {{leitmotif}} ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ssmxWJftyo Love-coloured Master Spark]]'' is a ''remix'' of it.
* The Stage 5 (Final stage in this game) theme, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZE-nRW3nhg Recorded Sealing of an Oriental Demon ~ A Phantom's Boisterous Dance]]''.
* Mima's boss theme from ''Story of Eastern Wonderland'', ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFmL_6xVpdY Complete Darkness]]'', is very dramatic and suited to her epic fight with Reimu.

* The Extra stage theme, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RBiCUj-1YY Extra Love]]'', does a good job of conveying a raid on a mechanical fortress. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_O6Xtx2Okk ZUN's MIDI remix]] of the same song is also good.
* The Extra boss theme, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGAmyzIeolg The Tank Girl's Dream]]'', reuses the same short motif over and over again in different keys for most of the song, but the intro is unique and well-done.
* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVVdCuHr2U8 Hakurei Shrine Grounds]]'', the awesome, but unfortunately unused, stage 1 theme.

* This game has a option of using the external MIDI (assuming you had the necessary hardware) instead of PC-98's soundcard. Besides the already mentioned ''World of Empty Dreams'' and ''Extra Love'', here's ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVSKKtShoLY End of Daylight]]'', ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyxdWhGWJUQ Himorogi, Burn in Violet]]'' and ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGAmyzIeolg The Tank Girl's Dream]]''. Unfortunately, there is no FM versions of unused themes.
* While the ''Story of Eastern Wind'' is less of direct remake and more of ''Story of Eastern Wonderland'' with Windows characters replacing the old ones, it has some nice remixes of ''[=SoEW=]'', like the ones of ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKkPLjSAa5k Sunfall]]'', ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrLBPINhnVk Himorogi, Burn in Violet]]'', ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T6ccejOk4Q Love-Coloured Magic]]'' and ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_x8oGbumqo Complete Darkness]]''.

* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbDazHqhNkU A Dream Transcending Space-Time]]'', the nice menu theme.

* Reimu's classic theme ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SytVxfhN2bU Mystic Oriental Love Consultation]]'' from ''Phantasmagoria of Dim Dream''. Both fighting games [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbk1j_IptSY have it]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nBmH70LVk4 remixed]] and they still come out awesome. The ''Hisoutensoku'' version rocks out by only playing when the one-shot kill [[FistOfTheNorthStar Musou Tensei]] comes out in the last round. As they say, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE6yNmTQT7I you are already dead.]]
* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj7IC6ZjGrc Reincarnation]]'', [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome Mima]]'s theme.
** Unlucky Morpheus does a really rocking vocal rendition of Reincarnation with ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyH9AAwAMYA No Grudge Any More]]''.

** Silver Forest's ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBDhpC-Z_B8 Holy My Reincarnation]]'' turns ''Reincarnation'' into something NanaMizuki might bust out for ''LyricalNanoha''.

** Someone mixed it with ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-UQqtFKK4E Love-Coloured Master Spark]]''.

* Marisa's theme ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXN_Fld0gYE Dim.Dream]]''.

* Ellen's theme ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9ArMcZ_i_k Tabula Rasa ~ The Empty Girl]]''.
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6MOBkWvVNY Crying for the Moon]]'' has a very jazzy and mature feel to it, sort-of-fitting to the never-aging child-witch.

* Kotohime's theme ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2eoPfTG3xQ Maniacal Princess]]''.

* Remixes for Rikako Asakura's theme ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itsWMDO8-Ss Visionary Game ~ Dream War]]'' are even rarer.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbjMJm2dGLE Kana Anaberal's]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuAXwRcg-fU haunting]] ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7kVi_WCB2w Vanishing Dream ~ Lost Dream]]''! Her [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccYC1ea2pHc theme]] is very spooky and sad, and shows off ZUN's ability to awaken emotions within his his fans. [[hottip:* :There were some flame wars that ''Akyu's'' version is different from the ingame version. ''Akyu Untouched Score'' does use the game version, it is just that it was recorded at the highest settings (FM(86)), while those who complained heard the lower setting version (FM(26) and 11/22KHz) with fewer channels, which arguably makes some themes better, ''Vanished Dream ~ Lost Dream'' being the prime example.]]

* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Y3-pJUvGw Decisive Magic Battle! ~ Fight it out!]]'', the theme for the decision match, before moving on to meeting the penultimate boss.
* Yumemi's assistant Chiyuri has a pretty cool theme of her own, and it's called ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJucbV0BSfA Sailor of Time]]''. Cue the [[SailorMoon Pluto/Setsuna]] jokes.

* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-KX2Ki0LN8 Love of Magical Chimes]]'' may be short, but it gets you geared up for the big boss dual

* ''Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream'' also brings us Yumemi's theme, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LDAJLiuXBY Strawberry Crisis!!]]'', and Dream's Museum's [[http://www.geocities.jp/chacha_yhk1219/music.html equally rockin' version]] (downloadable from the page). Even [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT8Pa-Nff5o O-Life Japan]] tries their hand at it!

* The nighttime ending music, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhKQcqykybo Eternal Full Moon]]''. The ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXQ1ztK4Z8A Concealed the Conclusion]]'' remix shows why the old scores will never die.
* The staff roll theme, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW5Dm97Jn70 Maple Dream...]]''.
* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9uq7v8O8Bs Winds of Time]]'', an unused theme which didn't fit anyone in the game.

* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMhCsPqsmR0 Gensokyo ~ Lotus Land Story]]'', the menu theme that sounds like it was lifted from the final stage.
* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmIUeByDYHE Witching Dream]]'' and ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4tTdu01z5U Selene's Light]]'', the Stage 1 themes for Reimu and Marisa respectively.
* Orange's ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78_I6sGfNCQ Decoration Battle]]'' is proof that even an ordinary youkai can have extraordinary music.

* The Stage 2 theme for the Lake of Blood, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxjV8k0P9aY Break the Sabbath]]''.
* Kurumi's theme, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdvYffA9BdY Scarlet Symphony ~ Scarlet Phoneme]]'', is dreadfully simple (a single 14-second motif repeated over and over in different keys), but [[EarWorm catchy as hell]]. ''Time Limit ~ Momentary'' has a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJD2wv-VEK0 nice jazzy combination]] of it with the aforementioned ''Decoration Battle''.

* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Su8UOs0SFA Bad Apple!!]]'', Elly's Stage 3 theme from ''Lotus Land Story'', and Alstroemeria Records's collaborative [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD3GHYuMJwM vocal arrange]] featuring nomico. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkgK8eUdpAo And this version is a must watch for Touhou fans]]. And a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e7l2vjuOVA three-for-one]] version.

* Elly's boss theme, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR63JPBeWzQ Spirit Battle ~ Perdition Crisis]]'' gets no love, being [[OvershadowedByAwesome overshadowed by Bad Apple]].

** Marisa's ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kaXK4ab95M Vessel of Stars ~ Casket of Star]]'' is the counterpart to the original ''Maiden's Capriccio''.

* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K_OOnViIt4 Alice Maestra]]'' (which has ''nothing'' to do with Alice at all) plays in the stage 4 (and where Reimu and Marisa fight it out), and when someone wanted to hear how it would sound in one of the newer games, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guQYfLocXPI this]] was the result.

* Yuuka's original theme, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnyH-V6PuYs Sleeping Terror]]'', the Stage 5 Boss theme. Sinister and majestic, very appropriate.

** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-5lSz9r0H8 Faint Dream ~ Inanimate Dream]]'' (Stage 6 Boss theme). And ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf1pHbFUkEE Lotus Love]]'' (Stage 5 theme). And ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeFT6TafSW8 Dream Land]]'' (Stage 6 theme). Yes, Yuuka has four themes in ''Lotus Land Story''. Four and a half if you count the latter parts of Gengetsu's theme. Bump it up to five if you count the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wraYbJHSbQI first version]] of ''Faint Dream'' that remained unused in the final game and sports an even more sinister melody.

*** ''Inanimate Dream'' translates awful well as a memorable opening, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ3tmbSpooc Yu-mu]],'' for Kinema Kan 2nd Curtain through Kishida Kyoudan & the Akeboshi Rockets.

* The Extra Stage theme ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OKt9K23I1g The Inevitable Forbidden Game]]'' just swells with being a light hearted silly trek through untold barrages of bullets.
** Here's what it would sound like remixed for one of the fighting games: ''[[http://dizzy.pestermom.com/music.php?file=RNL-Dreamworld.mp3 The Inevitably Forbidden Game ~ Icemilk Magic and Innocence]]'', from ''Webcomic/TouhouNekokayou''.
* Mugetsu's theme ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTDE3Y2n-pI Illusion of a Maid ~ Icemilk Magic]]''.

* And for those who can't deal with Gengetsu Rape Time, here's ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HymHWSc--sY Cute Devil ~ Innocence]]''.

* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BfJrr_O4p4 Dreamy Pilot]]'', the unused stage 4 theme. Here are the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOqOcGcdLe8 Remastered]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPtgiCrtMgg versions]], a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmtDGQ88q0k Remix]] and another one from ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe44ubaLAbI Alstroemeria Records]]''.
* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkL8UKsMFWY Magical Shop of Raspberry]]'', an unused Extra Stage tune from ''Lotus Land Story'', gets a rockin' makeover from {{IOSYS}} for ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdVZ_xCAm7A Futatsu no Tsubasa]]''. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePGH352-R3w Another group, known as kimino-museum, has also acknowledged]] this [[DummiedOut lost track's]] greatness.

* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5OE0Q5wYiI Arcadian Dream]]'', the staff roll theme.
** The unused staff roll theme, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrW4twqERqQ Crescent Dream]]'', is not bad either.
* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4n9pYstX8s Border Land]]'', the unused stage 6 theme, is catchy as just about every other theme here.

* The Menu theme, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLYx8XBm6Jo Wondrous Romance ~ Mystic Square]]'', which sets the tone for the rest of the game.

* The Stage 1 theme, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qq6JSOhddo Dream Express]]''.

** ''Concealed the Conclusion'' gives us an epic arrangement of it named ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJfgabEWibI Dream Express ~ Red and White]]'', mixing it with ''Witching Dream'' and ''Dichromatic Lotus Butterfly ~ Red and White''.
* Sara's theme ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZC8RWe-Uig Magic Formation ~ Magic Square]]''.

* The Stage 2 theme, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9-UdiZI-zY Dimension of Reverie]]''.

* Luize's theme ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoV5PMxw3Uo Spiritual Heaven]]''.

* All of Alice's awesome themes: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMaqhhrZkvc Romantic Children]]'' (Stage 3), ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijituRe039w Plastic Mind]]'' (Stage 3 Boss), ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0jbvJjTXPw Alice in Wonderland]]'' of course (Extra Stage), and ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B9umDBE-78 The Grimoire of Alice]]'' (Extra Stage Boss theme).

** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEf6txUBMIw Le Cirque de Sept Couleurs]]'', as done by Unlucky Morpheus, is ''amazing''.
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXLBH65TXhg Hisoutensoku]]''[='=]s remix of ''The Grimoire of Alice'' is pretty awesome.
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1SU4bJ4WS8 Artificial Children]]'' by IOSYS is a very haunting remix of ''Romantic Children''.
** Have some piano versions of both ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXavfDiOgcU Romantic Children]]'' and ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSpxN1v81l0 Alice in Wonderland]]''.
** Rei of Oriens delivers the awesome with ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awNf71_qKhE Alice in Wonderland]]'' and ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EiytPPsxkI Sealed Sword]]'', the latter being an epic orchestral arrange of ''The Grimoire of Alice''.

* The Stage 4 theme, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec3C9yovlDs Maple Wise]]''.

* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKYOw7F0AQA Forbidden Magic]]'', the shared boss theme of Yuki and Mai.

* Angry Yuki's theme, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsj7QloW5Zo Crimson Maiden ~ Crimson Dead!!]]''.

* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-xX4q8Lu2Q Treacherous Maiden ~ Judas Kiss]]'', Mai's insanely catchy theme.
** Alstroemeria Records does it again with a vocal remix of Mai's theme, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGfDTsXQdPQ Real Intension]]'', portraying Mai's feelings for her counterpart, Yuki. [[http://kafkafuura.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/real-intension/ Judge for yourself]].

* Stage 5 theme, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=macGxMXKjI8 The Last Judgment]]''.

* Yumeko has a great theme in ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCDLJFdDSjs Doll of Misery]]'', which also comes in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27DRGPD_-60 Classical]] flavour.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jl6oNX2HBA This]] remix of ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lt3xlTwT3U World's End]]'' by Pizuya's Cell and [=MyonMyon=] is epic.

** The excellent ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpgAsJe1tqA Dream Bottom]]'' from Syrufit.

* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjqVDoL15g8 Legendary Illusion ~ Infinite Being]]'', Shinki's theme from ''Mystic Square''. It takes about 24 seconds for the epic to kick in.

* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMp4KCO6kBw Mystic Dream]]'', the Staff roll theme.

* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-dvBAhcJ3I]]'', the Extra stage's ending theme (and therefore, some of the very last songs of [=PC98=]), is absolutely beautiful. Likewise for this [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV-Gn1kt2Vw remastering]].

* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_RMF6IbJnA Peaceful Romancer]]'', the Extra stage's ending theme (and therefore, some of the very last songs of [=PC98=]), is absolutely beautiful.

** Silver Forest's ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yayX7ZVpY8Q Holy My Reincarnation]]'' turns ''Reincarnation'' into something NanaMizuki might bust out for ''LyricalNanoha''.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbjMJm2dGLE Kana Anaberal's]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuAXwRcg-fU haunting]] ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7kVi_WCB2w Vanishing Dream ~ Lost Dream]]''! Her [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccYC1ea2pHc theme]] is very haunting and sad, and shows off ZUN's ability to awaken emotions within his his fans. [[hottip:* :There were some flame wars that ''Akyu's'' version is different from the ingame version. ''Akyu Untouched Score'' does use the game version, it is just that it was recorded at the highest settings (FM(86)), while those who complained heard the lower setting version (FM(26) and 11/22KHz) with fewer channels, which arguably makes some themes better, ''Vanished Dream ~ Lost Dream'' being the prime example.]]

** Somebody did a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFRWTnZ9UKU&feature=related mashup]].

* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-KX2Ki0LN8&feature=related Love of Magical Chimes]]'' may be short, but it gets you geared up for the big boss dual
** It gets a lot of techno remixes. Here's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRp03ClmD2c&feature=related one]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB2WCBGyYsY&feature=related ZUN's updated version]].

** Like Elly, Gensou Shoujou Taisen gives us [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYl_r69D4jA&feature=share&list=PLC4Prj1bGjk0RxS-E3rj5GhQovw6kkRf Scarlet Symphony ~ Scarlet Phoneme ~ Break the Sabbath]]

** Or do you maybe like it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx76YPgZviE&feature=player_embedded more traditional?]]

*** And [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDvDhZxZUKk&fmt=18 here's an exquisite orchestrated update by kiyoma.]]

** A very appropriate [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ5mYOlXqYc&feature=related remix]] that captures the song's air perfectly.

** ''Concealed the Conclusion'' gives us an epic arrangement of it named ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJfgabEWibI&feature=related Dream Express ~ Red and White]]'', mixing it with ''Witching Dream'' and ''Dichromatic Lotus Butterfly ~ Red and White''.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XQzqB7G910 These]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7bAQC-epjA remastered]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO6Db2H6ioQ&feature=related versions]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HxfKj7IXXw&feature=related of]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAr2wrwpyYs&feature=related the]] 3rd Stage's Romantic Children.

* The Stage 4 theme, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmXcZiV6tZU Maple Wise]]''.

* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLYx8XBm6Jo Mystic Dream]]'', the Staff roll theme.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKCG75JGBF4 This remix]] by O-Life Japan brings the [[HolyShitQuotient HSQ]] to a whole new level.
-->'''Youtube commenter''': Oh dear. My face appears to have melted.

* Remixes for Rikako Asakura's theme ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itsWMDO8-Ss Visionary Game ~ Dream War]]'' are [[NeedsMoreLove even rarer]].

** And because IOSYS apparently just couldn't pass up the opportunity for AWorldwidePunomenon, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QPjyU69aw0 Bad Apple & Good Orange]]".

* Still, nothing from the first game quite beats [[OneWingedAngel Sariel]]'s two themes, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzt87vI6YT0 Now die, for the debt you have accumulated]]'' and ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZaFmz8XvrM Civilization of Magic]]''. You get the feeling that she... he... whatever was intended to be the absolute final boss of the game.

** And because IOSYS apparently just couldn't pass up the opportunity for an IncrediblyLamePun, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QPjyU69aw0 Bad Apple & Good Orange]]".