Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Playlist with all my other Golden Sun restored tracks: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmKzt4avW8iLpm1sXSsT7OKnohNo5V6cg
Lossless FLAC files can be downloaded here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Q2MWzb_uSvXp0Z3vWthvErnzM3xyL6Em
~~ Inside the Great Gabomba ~~
Here is my humble attempt at restoring some of the music tracks from Golden Sun: The Lost Age, which is one of my favorite games of all times!
While it is now common knowledge that Motoi Sakuraba primarily used a Roland SC-88 Pro to compose the soundtrack, most people don't know that on The Lost Age he also used a Roland JV-1080 and an extension card, the SR-JV80-05 World.
I extracted the MIDI sequences from the game using GBA Mus Riper (massive thanks to Bregalad, the sappy engine wizard!), in parallel I did some research to find the instruments that Sakuraba sampled. The VGM Sound Sources google sheet was a huge help but it is incomplete! It took me a bit of time to locate the Bonang, Gender and Balaphone from the World card.
The MIDI sequences are heavily modified so they can be played smoothly on the SC-88 and JV-1080. That includes Bank/instrument changes, pitch/octave correction, effects, mixing, etc. I took the liberty to add extra reverb here and there, to make the tracks more interesting.
Please note that some instruments sound very different from the GBA version that you know, this is because there was only ONE sample per instrument on the GBA, but here we have access to the full range of samples on the original machines, on highest possible quality!
~~ Thanks ~~
Mega thanks to Bregalad (GBA Mus Ripper) and ipatix (agbplay). I would never have been able to do those versions without their incredible work.
Massive thanks to the VGM Instrument Sources community, and especially FreeJusticeHere for his invaluable advice and help!
Special thanks to Coaltergeist and Cyanne for inspiring me!
Original song composed by Motoi Sakuraba. #GoldenSun #RestoredOST
Playlist with all my other Golden Sun restored tracks: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmKzt4avW8iLpm1sXSsT7OKnohNo5V6cg
Lossless FLAC files can be downloaded here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Q2MWzb_uSvXp0Z3vWthvErnzM3xyL6Em
~~ Inside the Great Gabomba ~~
Here is my humble attempt at restoring some of the music tracks from Golden Sun: The Lost Age, which is one of my favorite games of all times!
While it is now common knowledge that Motoi Sakuraba primarily used a Roland SC-88 Pro to compose the soundtrack, most people don't know that on The Lost Age he also used a Roland JV-1080 and an extension card, the SR-JV80-05 World.
I extracted the MIDI sequences from the game using GBA Mus Riper (massive thanks to Bregalad, the sappy engine wizard!), in parallel I did some research to find the instruments that Sakuraba sampled. The VGM Sound Sources google sheet was a huge help but it is incomplete! It took me a bit of time to locate the Bonang, Gender and Balaphone from the World card.
The MIDI sequences are heavily modified so they can be played smoothly on the SC-88 and JV-1080. That includes Bank/instrument changes, pitch/octave correction, effects, mixing, etc. I took the liberty to add extra reverb here and there, to make the tracks more interesting.
Please note that some instruments sound very different from the GBA version that you know, this is because there was only ONE sample per instrument on the GBA, but here we have access to the full range of samples on the original machines, on highest possible quality!
~~ Thanks ~~
Mega thanks to Bregalad (GBA Mus Ripper) and ipatix (agbplay). I would never have been able to do those versions without their incredible work.
Massive thanks to the VGM Instrument Sources community, and especially FreeJusticeHere for his invaluable advice and help!
Special thanks to Coaltergeist and Cyanne for inspiring me!
Original song composed by Motoi Sakuraba. #GoldenSun #RestoredOST
