the biggest No More Heroes game in terms of scope and design. Suda also expressed intentions of providing extra side activities that would be something "greater [and] different than your standard minigame." Compared to Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes which was largely designed around Suda wishing to commemorate indie games and Grasshopper Manufacture's history, the development team designed No More Heroes III heavily around fan feedback and what they believe fans look for in a No More Heroes game. Due to the rights of the No More Heroes series primarily belonging to Marvelous, Grasshopper Manufacture had to receive special permission to work on Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, as well as No More Heroes III. Suda stressed that Marvelous were encouraging and co-operative of the development of the two games, but also expressed the need to build Grasshopper Manufacture's future on the back of brand new IP that they have full control over. Because of these factors, No More Heroes III was made with the intent to serve as the foreseeable conclusion to the series, and Suda would describe the game as Travis Touchdown's final battle. Despite this, Suda expressed hopes of seeing the character of Travis again, and hasn't ruled out the possibility of returning to the series in the future. Music The soundtrack of the game is primarily written and produced by Nobuaki Kaneko, drummer of Japanese alternative metal band Rize. While having had experience composing music for film before, No More Heroes III is his first time making music for a video game, and described the experience as requiring a different mindset, having to emphasize consistent tension and making sure tracks can loop. The process would involve sending Suda a variety of different tracks, and letting him decide if they are suited for any of the game's specific moments. The experience making music for the game inspired Kaneko to create his own band; Red Orca. The band's debut single "Orca Force", which released October 2019, was originally made for No More Heroes III, and an alternate version of the track called "Dead Orca Force" is featured in the game as a boss track. Grasshopper's sound producer, Jun Fukuda, supervised the overall soundtrack and composed several tracks. Kazuhiro Abo, lead composer of Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, is credited as sound composer and provided additional music contributions for the game. Additional guest composers include Tony