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. According to Hidenori Maezawa, music composer for Parodius ～Tako wa Chikyū o Sukū～, the use of public domain classical music in the original Parodius was the result of having only a one month deadline to complete the entire soundtrack. 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.
Read more about Parodius Music: Official Original Soundtrack CDs, Parodius ～Tako Wa Chikyū O Sukū～, Parodius Da! －Shinwa Kara Owarai E－, Gokujō Parodius!, Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius, Sexy Parodius
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