Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Let's launch an attack on the Bydo Empire, aboard the R-Type, to protect the earth from its invasion. Will our piano music notes be able to keep the invader at bay?
Music from the game R-Type, developed by Irem and released in Arcade in 1987 then adapted on different platforms.

Track Title: Start ~ Battle Theme
Composer: Masato Ishizaki
Piano & arrangement: Gabriel Abbrugiati
Video recorded on November 17, 2024.

This arrangement is mainly based on the Game Boy, Arcade and PC-Engine versions of the game.
Background videos taken from the game R-Type Dimension (Nintendo Switch version).


📃 Sheet music available at these addresses:
- Start ~ Battle Theme (1st Stage): drive.google.com/file/d/1XCIknIlO_oM38Ztssvdi4tPqB927k_Me/view?usp=sharing
- Start ~ Battle Theme (1st Stage) (simplified): drive.google.com/file/d/1TPtMgh2XgC4P6GkbFytJUSTaJ06hiAaI/view?usp=sharing
- Start ~ Battle Theme (1st Stage) (very simplified): drive.google.com/file/d/1qqL5m1ci4pc6e-keSz7n7d-ciktNT24y/view?usp=sharing
🎹 Midi files here:
- Start ~ Battle Theme (1st Stage): drive.google.com/file/d/1WuV3US4u4Y6NdtN5GKAs5aGGQ_sZ3dge/view?usp=sharing
- Start ~ Battle Theme (1st Stage) (simplified): drive.google.com/file/d/1WHZZyicf3cyFhszf0hMgjIMJtlcqoyQX/view?usp=sharing
- Start ~ Battle Theme (1st Stage) (very simplified): drive.google.com/file/d/1uv_9PveN5espC1ffHEWl1gRHSEmz9EDl/view?usp=sharing