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Since 2005 I’ve participated on some amazing video game soundtracks. I also enjoy gaming myself if you’d ilke to add me on your favorite platform.

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Special thanks to The Sinned Knight and Futeki Live for your continuous support.
DMC3 Promo pic (2004)
photo by John Taylor
Select your game below or scroll down in chronological order.

Devil May Cry 3 | CAPCOM | PS2/PS3/PS4/PC (2005)
In 2004, I was fortunate to be sought out by Eric Gorfain and Tetsuya Shibata to sing some demos for a potential gig. Come 2005, I was on one of the most successful video game franchises to date as lyricist and vocalist of the soundtrack for Devil May Cry 3. Later released as Greatest Hits, Special Edition, and then in HD for the PS3 and PS4. I am forever grateful for the life-changing opportunity to have this “gig” and to the fans that still write me 15+ years after it’s release. Thank you so much!

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Eric Gorfain, Shootie, and Frank Scarpelli
at Quiet Street Studios (LA)
Photo by John Taylor

Devil May Cry 3 Soundtracks

DMC3 OST

Devil May Cry 3 Original Soundtrack
March 31, 2005

Shootie Tracks: Mission Start, Battle-1 (“Taste the Blood”), Cerberus Battle (“Suffer”), Beowulf Battle (“Suffer” alternate mix), Battle-2 (“Divine Hate”), Devils Never Cry, Super Play (“Divine Hate” remix), Loop Demo Movie (“Divine Hate” and Devils Never Cry mash-up), Motion Capture Movie (Devils Never Cry remix)

DMC3 DVD Sound Book

Devil May Cry 3 Sound DVD Book: Raising the Devil
February 28, 2006

Shootie Tracks: Out of My Way (Regular Battle 1), Roar of Anger (Cerberus Battle), Gigantic Guardian (Beowulf Battle), Wild-Eyed Evil (Regular Battle 2), Devils Never Cry (Staff Roll), DNC (Dark Half Mix), Vergil (Special Edition Track)

Monster Hunter

Monster Hunter Hunting Music Collection ~ 3rd Anniversary Commemorative Best Track
March 14, 2007

Shootie Tracks: Airou May Cry
-Never really played Monster Hunter before and, even though there’s only one verse with my voice, I think this is hilarious. A mash-up of Monster Hunter and Devil May Cry. It may work better than you’d think.

Dead Rising | CAPCOM | XBOX360/PC (2006)
In 2006, my original metal band, Hostile Groove, took on soundtrack duties for two boss fights in the first game of the successful series Dead Rising. You can hear their most popular track, “Fly Routine,” during the Steve boss fight, and their thrash song, “On A Mission,” during the Butcher boss fight.

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Hostile Groove (2003)
Photo by Francisco Cevallos

Dead Rising Soundtrack

Dead Rising OST

Dead Rising Original Soundtrack
March 30, 2007 (initial, limited release with T-shirt); June 20, 2007 (non-limited release)

Hostile Groove Tracks: Fly Routine (Case 2-3: Medicine Run), On A Mission (Case 8-4: The Butcher)

Eye Of Judgement | SONY | PS3 (2007)
A heavy soundtrack composed by Nittoku Inoue, with screaming vocals provided by Shootie HG and Leah Collery (Hell Hath No Fury).

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Devil May Cry 4 | CAPCOM | PS3/XBOX360/PC (2008)

In DMC4, I was the lyricist and vocalist for the Berial boss fight song, entitled “Sword Through Swords,” As well as the second half of the game’s fight music, entitled “Blackened Angel.” A special edition was later released.

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Shootie & Tetsuya Shibata

Devil May Cry 4 Soundtracks

DMC4 OST

Devil May Cry 4 Original Soundtrack
February 27, 2008

Shootie Tracks: Blackened Angel (Dante Battle 1), Sworn Through Swords (Berial Battle), Forza del Destino (Dante Battle 2), Lock and Load -Blackened Angel mix- (Dante’s Battle Theme)

DMC4 Special OST

Devil May Cry 4 Special Soundtrack
December 19. 2007

Shootie Tracks: Sword Through Swords, Lock and Load (Blackened Angel mix)

DMC4 Premium OST

Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition Premium Music Selection
January 18, 2015

Shootie Tracks: Sworn Through Swords (Berial Battle), Forza del Destino (Dante Battle 2), Lock and Load -Blackened Angel mix- (Dante’s Battle Theme)

 

Final Fantasy XIII-2 | SQUARE ENIX | PS3/XBOX360 (2012)
Lyricist/vocalist for “Limit Break!” boss battle theme. Vocalist/lyricist and arranger of all instrumments of the legendary chocobo theme, entitled “Crazy Chocobo.” A collector’s edition of the game was also released that included the four-disc soundtrack.

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Soundtracks

FFXIII-2 OST

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Original Soundtrack
December 14, 2011

Shootie Tracks: Limit Break!, Crazy Chocobo

FF XIII-2 Limited OST

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Limited Edition 4CD+DVD Soundtrack
December 14th, 2011

Shootie Tracks: Limit Break!, Crazy Chocobo

Came with an E3 trailer for the game, as well as a music video involving some of the soundtrack.

FFXIII-2 OST Plus

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Original Soundtrack PLUS
May 30, 2012

Shootie Tracks: BOSSBATTLE_v2-09_31aug11 (alternate version of “Limit Break!”), Crazy Chocobo_UstreamEdit (alternate version of “Crazy Chocobo”)

Demons’ Score | SQUARE ENIX | IOS/Andriod (2012)
Lyricist/vocalist on the title track. There was additional download content which contained my favorite song entitled Satan.

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Devil May Cry 5 | CAPCOM | PS4/PC (2020)
The DMC history video contains a new remix of “Devils Never Cry.” Additional downloadable content allows some of the DMC3 OST to be played via the jukebox and in battle.

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Devil May Cry 5 Soundtrack

DMC5 OST

Devil May Cry 5 Original Soundtrack
March 20, 2019

Shootie Tracks: History of DMC (Devils Never Cry remix)

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade | Square Enix | PS5 (2021)

I was fortunate to be on the Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Soundtrack. The game came out on June 10th for Playstation 5 and the soundtrack was released June 23rd, 2021. I have two new tracks during gameplay that can be heard near the Abandoned Talagger Factory and Municipal Storage Area of the game. Extremely grateful to Jedi Master Mitsuto Suzuki, the sweetest soul, Nozomi Toki, and, of course Square Enix for the opportunity.

This being a collaborative effort, my respect, love, and thanks goes out to all who participated. You have my gratitude for life. The credits are below:

Written/Produced/Performed by Shootie HG except…
Lyrics Written by Motomu Toriyama
Guitar Solo for “The Happy Turtle Fight Song” by Mitsuto Suzuki
I also borrowed a guitar riff from Mitsuto Suzuki for the chorus of “Give Into The Riptide”
Backing Vocals and Party Voices by:
June Park
Elizabeth Wicander
Lam Nguyen
Anthony Marceau aka the Sinned Knight
Hisham Al-Kubeyyer aka Futeki Live
Ted Kistner

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Photo by Bobby Turner
Photo edit by
Wicked Depiction Photography
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Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade OST

FFVII Remake Intergrade OST

FFVII Remake Intergrade OST 2021

Shootie Tracks:
The Happy Turtle Battle song
Give Into The Riptide (Global Ver.)

Entire soundtrack specs here.

Devil May Cry Compilation Soundtracks

DMC: Dangerous Hits

Devil May Cry: Dangerous Hits (compilation of first three games’ music)
September 27th, 2006

Shootie Tracks: Regular Battle 2 (Divine Hate), Beowulf Battle (“Suffer” alternate mix), Devils Never Cry, Devils Never Cry Remix

DMC HR / HM Arrange

Devil May Cry HR / HM Arrange
2015

Shootie Tracks: Cerberus’s Combat (Suffer), Devils Never Cry, Sworn Through Swords, Forza del Destino
This one was my favorite. The remixes in it are freaking sick.

DMC Sound Box

Devil May Cry Sound Box
December 18, 2013

Shootie Tracks: Plunge, Again (Mission Start); Taste the Blood (Battle Version); Frozen Doggy Treats (Cerberus Battle); Can’t Stand Your Stink (Beowulf Battle); Divine Hate (Battle Version); Devils Never Cry (Staff Roll); Blackened Angel (Battle Version); Sworn Through Swords (Berial Battle); Forza Del Destino (Dante Battle 2); Lock and Load -Blackened Angel Mix- (Dante Battle)

Lyrics

DMC3

Devils Never Cry
Vocals/Lyrics by Shootie HG; clean vocals by David Allen Baker
Steel a soul for a second chance
But, you will never become a man

My chosen torture makes me stronger
In a life that craves the hunger
A freedom and a quest for life
Until the end the judgment night

Bless me with your gift of light
Righteous cause on judgment night
Feel the sorrow the light has swallowed
Feel the freedom like no tomorrow

Stepping forth a cure for soul’s demise
Reap the tears of the victim’s cries
Yearning more to hear the suffer (of a)
Of a demon as I put it under

Killed before a time to kill them all
P
assed down the righteous law
Serve a justice that dwells in me
Lifeless corpse as far as the eye can see

The eye can see. The eye can see.
The eye can see
The eye can see
The eye can see

*David Allen Baker’s clean voice
Bless me with the
Leaf off of the tree
On it, I see
The freedom reign

We are falling
The light is calling
Tears inside me
Calm me down

Midnight calling
Mist of resolving
Crown me, with the
Pure green leaf

Praise to my father
Blessed by the water
Black night, dark sky
The devils cry

*Shootie’s voice
Life of vengeance, a passive test
Until the grave, I will rest
Engage the pressure until it crumbles
The existence of lifeless black souls

Onward to a sacred battlefield
Where justification and limits are revealed
Tools of steel, in rage they conquer
Weed out the killing of victim’s stalker

The powers proven to end the madness
Upon I take it to end the savage
The rays of light, a truth of meaning
To my father, the blood is pleading

A justice rage for all to feel
With innocent cries and hatred squeals
The gore of evil seems to satisfy
When slain and maimed and pacified

My chosen torture makes me stronger
In a life that craves the hunger
A freedom and a quest for life
Until the end, the judgment night

Watch the footsteps, but never follow
If you want to live tomorrow
Steel a soul for a second chance
But, you will never become a man

*lyric notes: “Steal” was a typo when the original lyrics came out. Should be “Steel” as it is here.

 

Taste the Blood (Battle Music 1)
Vocals/Lyrics by Shootie HG

The flinch in your eye calls your bluff
Feel free to die when you’ve had enough
Useless cause is breaking your back
Your life will end when you attack

Make your move
Make your stand
Make the win
(ha…) Like you can

See the war
See me rule
See the mirror
You’ll see a fool

To take me out you must fight like a man (to take me out you must fight like a man)
You’ve yet to prove that you can (you’ve yet to prove me that you can)
I see your might and it compares to something (I see your might and it compares to something)
That is if something is nothing (that is if something is nothing)

Time to figure
Time to sin
Your time’s done
When you begin

Live for suffer
Live for revenge
Now your life
Comes to an end

Taste the blood
Taste your fate
Swallow your pride
With your hate

Your last breathe
Your last stance
The last of all
In your command

Knees in the blood with your crying pleas
Wade in your sorrow, bathe in your fear
Clear the mind from righteousness suffered
Witness the moment of (your) failure’s prosper

 

Suffer (Cerberus Battle)
Vocals/Lyrics by Shootie HG

You got nothin’ and nothin’s got you
I can see your fear, it surrounds you
Built with strife and insight, but it’s not enough
I’ll defeat and discreet your every move

Instinctual, just take your life
One step, one breath, you’re under my knife
Killing slow is the way I conquer
Torture test, can’t wait no longer

With your first step, you will burn
Can’t control your hate, you’ve learned
Killing slow is the way I conquer
Until you know the meaning of suffer

Step twice, you invite and welcome death
Pay homage to me with your last breath
Say goodbye to a life that you once knew
Along with every being that was before you

 

Divine Hate (Battle Music 2)
Vocals/Lyrics by Shootie HG

Now, you’ve really crossed the line
Your hate for me is divine
My love yearns your suffer
On the grave lurks my prosper

Taunt more as a lure, but it’s no use
Knots tight, my excite, I prepare the noose
Say no more, it’s time for you to make your move
My blackened soul, lit by your fuel

Implodes your moral and drains your pride
Too late for debate or run and hide
Time to take your life, it tolls the bell
To your hell, I’d like to welcome you

Hail to a father of divine
To the son, the light will shine
From the angst of lost memories
A just revenge to cure misery

DMC4

Sworn Through Swords
Vocals/Lyrics by Shootie HG

(or draw your blade)
(shall mark this day)
(you shall pay)
(when sworn through swords)

My chaos-sphere
It rules right here
This is more than war
Bow down or draw your sword

You think you mastered pain?
There’s no rules in this game
Cast a ritual taunt
Right before the bloodlust hunt

I’ll singe the soul
As I burn all
Turning flesh to soot
As I kill them all

Master the blade
It’s what you strive for
The bait, the lure
We’re sworn through swords

Give into me or draw your blade
Heresy shall mark this day
Brutality, you shall pay
Face your fears, when sworn through swords

The more you give
The more I maim
You are spirit
and I am bane

Your truth strikes through
As steel guides true
It’s enough for pride
But, not enough to survive

Lock and Load
Vocals/Lyrics by Shootie HG

Bring the fable from thy tomb
Sporadic doom, as knights loom
Does clergy support this passion?
Pure wrath of the winged assassin

A time of fate, your spite sooths
Untold the stories of thy muse
Hour is late as kingdoms unfold
Signs in of disarray you fight in loath

[move] when your
[groove] in core
[muse] is your
[fuel] with torch

Cues of silence spark the mastery
Knights revolt to demonic treachery

Can this seal be broken?
Has our fate awoken?
Who’s this antichrist?
Judgement waits on the test of time

Welcome the thoughts of a coward’s disband
Cuz now you’re in the shadows of an angel’s wingspan

Cleanse your cradle of filth
Discipline that I instill
Turn and face your sacrifice
As I revolve this lead of might

Immune to your parasites
Except the hourglass that grains the time
Try to find the antidote
Counting down towards the undertow

In my world where only time is feared
Single-handedly, I draw your first tear
Sway strong to the truthful frequencies
Spirits swim in the waves of history

FFXIII-2

Chocobo Rodeo
Lyrics/Arranged by Shootie HG
Written by Nobuo Uematsu

Gas ‘em up with the greens and let him go
Stand back, stand clear as he puts on a show
So cute yet fierce, is he from hell?
I cannot tell, yet I don’t even want to know

So you wanna be a trailblazer?
Kickin’ dirt like a hell raiser?
Take the reins, but don’t react slow
It’s time to feel the force of the chocobo

So you think you can ride this chocobo?
Got Chocobucks? You better put them on this chocobo!
Saddle up, if you think you can ride in this rodeo
Are we in hell? I don’t know… to the dirt, let’s roll!
You’re loco if you think you’re gonna hide this chocobo
Everybody’s gonna wanna ride your chocobo
It’s choco-loco style in a choco-rodeo
Gonna ride him straight through hell in this chocobo rodeo!
Ahhh, let’s ride!

 

Within Me
Lyrics by Shootie HG
Music by Mitsuto Suzuki

Your ambition is irrelevant
This is where time ends, do you attest
Transcendence you have set forth in
Shy away or come see what’s within

When intangibleness is mixing with volatility
The protagonist in me
When intangibleness is mixing with volatility
The protagonist in me

Volatility, do it
It is crushing through my veins
The protagonist in me
It’s within me.

You have foreseen this conflict herein
You cannot bring back what has been
Run as fast as you can or let this begin
This foreclosure will decide our moral sins

Volatility, and intangibleness is mixing
It is crushing through my veins
The protagonist in me
It’s within me.

What is written you cannot intercept
The known future has come into effect
Now your struggle is meaningless
Chimerical for my repent

When intangibleness is mixing with volatility
The protagonist in me
When intangibleness is mixing with volatility
The protagonist in me

Volatility, do it
It is crushing through my veins
The protagonist in me
It’s within me.

You have foreseen this conflict herein
You cannot bring back what has been
Run as fast as you can or let this begin
This foreclosure will decide our moral sins

Volatility, and intangibleness is mixing
It is crushing through my veins
The protagonist in me
It’s within me.

What is written you cannot intercept
The known future has come into effect
Now your struggle is meaningless
Chimerical for my repent

FFVII Remake Intergrade Lyrics

Lyrics by Motomu Toriyama
Vocals by Shootie HG

The Happy Turtle Fight Song:
(working title was Sweatin’ Beer)

Gonna get fully wrecked at the Happy Turtle!
Wanna get blind drunk at the Happy Turtle!

Get inside, find a seat and order something strong!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Don’t matter who you are; like we even care!
Chug! Chug! Chug on

Drinkin’ till the sun comes up, drinkin’ till your brain goes numb!
Let yourself slip under and then give into the riptide.

Pound it, Down it, Pound it, Down it
hawksbill!
Pound it, Down it, Pound it, Down it
Slider!

Turtle’s here to rampage!
Keeps a flipper on the bottle!
Turtle’s here to run riot!
Keepin’ it crazy, he’ll never stop!

So come on, so come on, so come on, so come out of your shell.
And party, and party, and party, and party all night.
So come on, come on, come on, come out of your shell. Yeah!
And party, and party, and party, and party all night.

Gonna get fully wrecked at the Happy Turtle!
Wanna get blind drunk at the Happy Turtle! Check it.

We’d never turn you down as long as you liquor up!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
I said we won’t turn you down just sip from this cup.
Chug! Chug! Chug on.

Drinkin’ till the sun comes up, drinkin’ till your brain goes numb!
Let yourself slip under and then give into the riptide.

Pound it, Down it, Pound it, Down it
hawksbill!
Pound it, Down it, Pound it, Down it
Slider!

Turtle’s here to rampage!
Keeps a flipper on the bottle!
Turtle’s here to run riot!
Keepin’ it crazy, he’ll never stop!

So come on, so come on, so come on, so come out of your shell.
And party, and party, and party, and party all night.
So come on, come on, come on, come out of your shell.
And party, and party, and party, and party all night.

Give Into The Riptide:
(working title was Motor Brain)

Gonna get fully wrecked at the Happy Turtle!
Wanna get blind drunk at the Turtle!

Get inside, find a seat, and order something strong!
Doesn’t matter who you are; like we even care!
We’d never turn you down, as long as you liquor up!
So Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug, tilt the cup, did you get enough?

Drink until the sun comes up, drink until your brain goes numb!
Let yourself slip under, give into the riptide.
Drink until the sun comes up, drink until your brain goes numb!
Pound it, hawksbill! Down it, slider!

Turtle’s here to rampage!
Keep a flipper on the bottle!
Turtle’s here to run riot!
Keepin’ it crazy, never stop!
Turtle’s here to rampage!
Keep a flipper on the bottle!
Turtle’s here to run riot!
Keepin’ it crazy, never stop!

Come out, come out, come out of your shell.
Come out and party all night until sunup.
Come out, come out, come out of your shell.
Party, party, party, all night!

Gonna get fully wrecked at the Happy Turtle!
Wanna get blind drunk at the Turtle!

Get inside, find a seat, and order something strong!
Doesn’t matter who you are; like we even care!
We’d never turn you down, as long as you liquor up!
So Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug, tilt the cup, did you get enough?

Drink until the sun comes up, drink until your brain goes numb!
Let yourself slip under, give into the riptide.
Drink until the sun comes up, drink until your brain goes numb!
Pound it, hawksbill! Down it, slider!

Turtle’s here to rampage!
Keep a flipper on the bottle!Turtle’s here to run riot!
Keepin’ it crazy, never gonna stop!

(chant) Turtle – Flipper – Turtle – Crazy

Rampage.
Bottle.
Riot.
He’ll never stop.
A drunk Turtle.
He’s drinking.
He’s coming…
And he’ll never stop.
Rampage.
Bottle.
Riot.
He’ll never stop.
A drunk Turtle.
He’s drinking.
He’s coming…
And he’ll never stop.

Come out, come out, come out of your shell.
Party, party, party all night until sunup.
Come out, come out, come out of your shell.
Party, party, party, all night!