The Chips Groove Podcast

This episode is dedicated to some of the 8-Bit greats from one man. He's a true composer, arranger and delegator. With his writing and direction he helped put Sunsoft on the map with beautiful and at times intricate soundtracks. Today Mike dives into Blaster Master, Batman: The Video Game and Journey to Silius.

Mike stops down to crack open Yuzo Koshiro's dramatic soundtrack! Can post-romanticism and orchestral influences really find a place in the capabilities of the Super Nintendo's sound chip?

Revenge tales can be so tragic. Today, Mike highlights some of the best songs on this short and sweet soundtrack. 

Contra goes melodic and beautiful?! WTF? Does the dynamic duo of Akira Yamaoka and Sota Fujimori make for a classic soundtrack? Find out now!

Mike celebrates the first 2 Diablo titles by examining Matt Uelmen's soundtrack to the second game. How they intertwine with each other is a key component to what makes them so great. It's time to go to hell.

Masanao Akahori delivers a score to a futuristic Earth in turmoil. Mike compares the themes of the music to the threads of war delivered in the game.

There's one song on here that everyone loves. Mike dives into the thought that while that song is always talked about on "best of" lists, the rest of the album remains lost to time. As he finds out, maybe that's a good thing.

With the later entries in the original Mega Man series becoming a bit stale, Capcom had something to prove with their new series on the Super Nintendo. The soundtrack was just one element of that and it expertly shows just how creative they could be.

Every gamer is aware of Akira Yamaoka and if you've never heard the soundtrack to Silent Hill 2, you're missing out. On this episode, Mike dives deep into the music, but also gets personal with his attachment to Yamaoka's brilliant performance.