Podcasts about Hitoshi Sakimoto

We walk the Streets of the Royal City of Rabanastre!Ryan Laney (Airship Overdrive) takes us through how this piece of music from Final Fantasy XII (12) evokes the feel of hustle and bustle and city life. Plus, how Hitoshi Sakimoto evolves it to mirror the events of the story, and how it contrasts to the music Downtown. References:FFXII: The Zodiac Age OST Streets of RabanastreStreets of Rabanastre - Final Fantasy XII Piano CollectionsIves - Three Places in New England (with score)"Anacreon in Heaven" - English Drinking Song - YouTubePejman Hadadi playing the DOYEK Udu DrumsAulos from ancient Greek and Roman times music by Max BrumbergFinal Fantasy Tactics Advance OST - 03 - Companions That Surpass戦闘終了 (Tactics)A Chapel (Tactics)Chrono trigger - Ruined world

Sindri and Rowena are ambushed by Soren and his team in a bloody battle for the ages. Story by Travis Vengroff (Game Master) Produced, Edited, and with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff Executive Producers: Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico Villegas Mixing and Mastering by Finnur Nielsen Transcriptions by Travis Vengroff Cast: Narrator / Game Master – Travis Vengroff Balmur – Jeff Goldblum Father Sindri Westpike – Eyþór Viðarsson Rowena Granitepike – Hem Brewster Lirril – Tanja Milojevic Elias "Payne" Embertree – Drew Tillman Soren Arkwright – Peter Joeseph Lewis Ildrex Mystan – Russ D. More Glom Vogelberg – Sean Howard Gaelle Vogelberg – Holly Billinghurst Music: (in order of appearance) Music Director / Arranged by - Travis Vengroff Music Engineer (Musiversal) - Gergő Lá "Theme of the Realmweaver" – Written and Mixed by Steven Melin, Orchestrated by Christopher Siu, with Additional Copyist Catherine Nguyen, Violin by Matheus Garcia Souza, Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal, Choir Recorded by Budapest Scoring "Valor" – Written by Nobuo Uematsu & Steven Melin, Orchestrated and Mixed by Steven Melin, Lyrics & Translations by Travis Vengroff & Florian Seidler, Budapest Strings, Choir, and Brass recorded by Musiversal "Conspiracy" Written and performed by Brandon Boone, orchestrated by Christopher Siu & Catherine Nguyen, Budapest Strings (orchestra) recorded by Musiversal, Budapest Choir Recorded by Budapest Scoring, mixed by Steven Melin "Unchecked Ambition" - Co-Written by Travis Vengroff, Co-Written, Orchestrated, and Mixed by Steven Melin, Other credits match ^ "Dark Dice The Musical Excerpt" - by Steven Melin and Mike Pettry "Sufferers' Cant" Written by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Orchestrated by Steven Melin, Copyist Catherine Nguyen, Lyrics by Travis Vengroff & Florian Seidler, Feat. Matheus Souza Garcia (Violin), Kristin Kaigus (Woodwinds), Andrew Dunn (Cello), Johannes Geworkian Hellman (Hurdy), Kyle Paxton (Dulcimer), Budapest Strings, Budapest Choir, & Budapest Brass by Musiversal "The Lucky Die Intro" - Written and Performed by Neil Martin of Blighthouse Studio, Budapest Choir by Musiversal "Sheila" & "Secret Water" - Written and Performed by Dark Fantasy Studio "A Plot Most Sinister" & "Lament" - Written and Performed by Josh Barron "Sun for Grandpa" - Harp Performed by Steven Melin"Danse Sanguis" - Written and Performed by Steven Melin, and Travis Vengroff, arranged and performed by Steven Melin, with Cello by Sam Boase-Miller, and stock media provided by avinograd/ Pond5, Written and Performed by Andrey Vinogradov "The Silent Clan" - Arranged by Travis Vengroff, Performed and Written by Steven Melin "Empty Hearts" & "Danse Silencieuse" – Arranged and Performed by Travis Vengroff with Cello by Sam Boase-Miller and stock media provided by avinograd/ Pond5, Written and Performed by Andrey Vinogradov Dark Dice art by Allen Morris with lettering by Kessir Riliniki This is a Fool and Scholar Production. For early episodes and bonus content join us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/FoolandScholar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.com Free Transcripts are also available: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/posts/dark-dice-22460850⁠⁠ Special Thanks to: Our Patreon supporters! | Hem Brewster | Our Fool & Scholar Discord Lampreys! | Carol Vengroff Content Warnings: Agency (Loss of), Animal people (harm to), Death, Feelz (you may cry), Gaslighting, Loss (Familial), Mind Control, Murder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Final Fantasy 12 has some devastatingly beautiful music, and only one single song on the entire soundtrack was written by Nobuo Uematsu. The rest was done by Hitoshi Sakimoto, with some additional contributions by Masaharu Iwata. While we all miss Nobuo Uematsu, Hitoshi Sakimoto absolutely nailed it on this soundtrack. It's incredible! Mike and Casen come out of this episode with an even higher opinion of this OST and a greater excitement to dive back into the game in the possibly near future.... **We're Now On Spotify**: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gIzzvT3AfRHjGlfF8kFW3 **Listen On Soundcloud**: https://soundcloud.com/resonantarc **Listen On iTunes**: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/state-of-the-arc-podcast/id1121795837 **Listen On Pocket Cast**: http://pca.st/NJsJ Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/resonantarc Subscribe Star: https://www.subscribestar.com/resonant-arc Twitter: https://twitter.com/resonantarc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/resonantarc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/resonantarc TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@resonantarc

An NPC rises to become a hero as Gram and her magical singing sword battle terrible evils to rescue her family's village! (Soren, Ildrex, Glom, & Gaelle are also technically present...)⁠ Story by Travis Vengroff (Game Master) Produced, Edited, and with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff Executive Producers: Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico Villegas Mixing and Mastering by Finnur Nielsen Transcriptions by KC Casill & Kessir Riliniki Cast: Gram – Charlotte Norup Narrator / Game Master – Travis Vengroff Soren Arkwright – Peter Joeseph Lewis Ildrex Mystan – Russ D. More Glom Vogelberg – Sean Howard Gaelle Vogelberg – Holly Billinghurst Klymoore – Robert Clotworthy Tabitha – K.A. Statz Miggle & Boar Man – Andreas Somville Lauren – Megan Youmans Elven Farmer – Florian Seidler Father Dormund – Karim Kronfli Music: (in order of appearance) Music Director / Arranged by - Travis Vengroff Music Engineer (Musiversal) - Gergő Láposi "Theme of the Realmweaver" "The Light of Eastwood" & "Eastwood in Spring" "Victory Jingle" – Written and Mixed by Steven Melin, Orchestrated by Christopher Siu, with Additional Copyist Catherine Nguyen, Violin by Matheus Garcia Souza, Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal, Choir Recorded by Budapest Scoring "Valor" – Written by Nobuo Uematsu & Steven Melin, Orchestrated and Mixed by Steven Melin, Lyrics & Translations by Travis Vengroff & Florian Seidler, Budapest Strings, Choir, and Brass recorded by Musiversal "Virtues of the Destined" – Written by Yuzo Koshiro, Orchestrated and Mixed by Steven Melin, Lyrics & Translations by Travis Vengroff & Florian Seidler, Woodwinds by Kristin Naigus, Violin by Matheus Garcia Souza, Hurdy-Gurdy by Matthias Loibner, Hammered Dulcimer by Kyle Paxton, Glockenspiel by Travis Vengroff, Budapest Strings, Choir, and Brass recorded by Musiversal "Sufferers' Cant" – Written by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Orchestrated by Steven Melin, Same Credits as above "Weaver of Fate" – Written and Performed by Steven Melin, Lyrics and arrangement by Travis Vengroff with Cello by Sam Boase-Miller, Hurdy Gurdy, Lutes, and Dulcimer by Enzo Puzzovio, and Choir by the Budapest Scoring ChoirWritten and Performed by Steven Melin, feat. Hammered Dulcimer Enzo Puzzovio and Cello by Sam Boase-Miller "Eternal War" "Campfire" – Written & orchestrated by Steven Melin, Copyists Peter Jones & Steven Melin, Hurdy-Gurdy & Dulcimer by Enzo Puzzovio, Budapest Strings & Choir by Musiversal "Corridor of F*ckery" – Written and Performed by Neil Martin of Blighthouse Studio "Conspiracy" "Neverborn" "The Allshadow" – Written and performed by Brandon Boone, orchestrated by Christopher Siu & Catherine Nguyen, Budapest Strings (orchestra) recorded by Musiversal, Budapest Choir Recorded by Budapest Scoring, mixed by Steven Melin "Empty Hearts" – Arranged and Performed by Travis Vengroff with Cello by Sam Boase-Miller and stock media provided by avinograd/ Pond5, Written and Performed by Andrey Vinogradov Dark Dice art by Allen Morris with lettering by Kessir Riliniki This is a Fool and Scholar Production. For early episodes and bonus content join us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/FoolandScholar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.com Free Transcripts are also available: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/posts/dark-dice-22460850⁠⁠ Special Thanks to: Our Patreon supporters! | Hem Cleveland | Our Fool & Scholar Discord Lampreys! | Carol Vengroff Content Warnings: Agency (Loss of), Animal people (harm to), Avoiding the Plot (triggering to DM's), Body Horror (Gluttony, Skin Stuff, Transformation), Cannibalism & Cooked Alive, Disembowelment, Drinking (alcohol), Eating Sounds (19:00-20:00), Father Issues, Leeches, Loss (Familial), Mind Control, Vomiting (but it's people) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The team delves deeper into the dungeon and is offered a most curious exchange. Story by Travis Vengroff (Game Master) Produced, Edited, and with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff Executive Producers: Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico Villegas Transcriptions by KC Casill & Kessir Riliniki Mixing and Mastering by Finnur Nielsen Cast: Narrator / Game Master, The Chimera – Travis VengroffSoren Arkwright – Peter Joeseph LewisIldrex Mystan – Russ D. MoreGlom Vogelberg – Sean HowardGaelle Vogelberg – Holly BillinghurstKlymoore – Robert ClotworthyGram – Charlotte NorupTorturée – Andreas SomvilleWinnower – Dayn LeonardsonManic Farmer – Ryan McQuinn Music: (in order of appearance) Music Director / Arranged by - Travis VengroffMusic Engineer (Musiversal) - Gergő Láposi "Theme of the Realmweaver" - Written and Mixed by Steven Melin, Orchestrated by Christopher Siu, with Additional Copyist Catherine Nguyen, Violin by Matheus Garcia Souza, Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal, Choir Recorded by Budapest Scoring "The Silent Clan" - Written and Performed by Steven Melin, Remixed by Travis Vengroff, feat. Hammered Dulcimer Enzo Puzzovio and Cello by Sam Boase-Miller, Mixed by Finnur Nielsen "Steel and Shadows (Between Time Edition)" – Written, Performed, and Remixed by Steven Melin, Remixed again by Travis Vengroff "Echo of Seasons (Between Time Edition)" & "Great Vernasko (Between Time Edition)" – Written by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Remixed & Performed by Steven Melin, Remixed again by Travis Vengroff "Lights Beyond the Trees" – Written by Yuzo Koshiro, Remixed & Performed by Steven Melin "Questionable Associates" - Written, Orchestrated, Performed, and mixed by Brandon Boone, Copyist Steven Melin, featuring Scott Semanski on Cello, and Enzo Puzzovio on Hurdy Gurdy & Hammered Dulcimer "Corridor of F*ckery" "Reprieve" - Written and Performed by Neil Martin of Blighthouse Studio "Lark" Written and Performed by Dayn Leonardson "Empty Hearts" "The Journey from Ilmater's Hope" – Arranged and Performed by Travis Vengroff with Cello by Sam Boase-Miller and stock media provided by avinograd/ Pond5, Written and Performed by Andrey Vinogradov "Motus" – Arranged with Accordion by Travis Vengroff, with Cello by Studio Pros, & stock media provided by avinograd/ Pond5, Written and Performed by Andrey Vinogradov, Mixed by Finnur Nielsen Dark Dice art by Allen Morris with lettering by Kessir Riliniki This is a Fool and Scholar Production. For early episodes and bonus content join us at: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/FoolandScholar⁠⁠⁠ Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.com Free Transcripts are also available: ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/posts/dark-dice-22460850 Special Thanks to: Our Patreon supporters! | Hem Cleveland | Our Fool & Scholar Discord Lampreys! | Carol Vengroff Content Warnings: Alcohol Abuse, Child Abuse (Father), Child Death (Narrated, Past Tense, Manslaughter), Death (Parents), Disassociate Personality Disorder, Drinking (alcohol), Falling, Father Issues, Gaslighting (Revealed), Gender/Identity Confusion (this will trigger the folks who hate CWs), Happiness (Visions of), Hatred of Child (Parental PoV), Hatred of Sibling, Lawsuit from WotC (Potential), Loss (Familial), Mazes, Mirror F*ckery, Patricide, PTSD, Racial Ignorance (Friendly), Separation Anxiety (Spiritual, Emotional), Torture (Ripping, Hooked Chains), and lastly, Vind Greyview is a great guy :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

About: The drinks are on me! Bars, Pubs & Tavern themes.Artwork: VA-11 HALL-A 00:00 - Neon District [VA-11 HALL-A] by Garoad > 03:51 - Welcome To The Musubi's [Scarlet Nexus] by Hayata Takeda > 06:45 - Drink [Grindstone] by Sam Webster > 07:59 - Café [Paper Mario: The Origami King] by Yoshito Sekigawa, Shoh Murakami, Yoshiaki Kimura, Hiroki Morishita, Fumihiro Isobe > 11:40 - Another Round [Final Fantasy XIV] by Masayoshi Soken > 13:45 - At The Bar [Final Fantasy Tactics] by Hitoshi Sakimoto > 14:57 - Bar [Professor Layton and the Curious Village] by Tomohito Nishiura > 16:39 - Barroom [Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney] by Tomohito Nishiura > 18:01 - The Lumpy Pumpkin [The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword] by Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, Mahito Yokota, Takeshi Hama, Koji Kondo > 21:12 - The Bar “Angela” [Rogue Galaxy] by Tomohito Nishiura > 22:09 - Roux [Catherine] by Shoji Meguro > 23:33 - Palace Of Pleasure [Albert Odyssey] by Naoki Kodaka > 25:46 - Out Of The Frying Pan [Final Fantasy IX] by Nobuo Uematsu > 28:50 - K's Tavern [Shin Megami Tensei IV] by Ryota Kozuka > 30:56 - Little Sweet Cafe [Trials Of Mana] by Tsuyoshi Sekito, Koji Yamaoka > 34:12 - Red Light Green Sake [Soul Hackers 2] by Keita Inoue > pixelbeatpod@icloud.com > 

2025 Rerun Notes: In commemoration of this month release of the last-ever Mishmash Monday on Channel 1, I thought I'd rerun the first two installments of the series - both from all the way back in 2017 (Season 1 of the show). Therefore, all the obvious caveats on "absolutely atrocious production quality" and blah blah blah (especially on C1E10, the earlier of the two releases). Though today's rerun is officially, canonically the "second" Mishmash Monday, it's actually the first "for real" Mishmash Monday. The first "actual free play episode". Not that it was produced before C1E10, but released later, but that C1E10 was a "Mishmash Monday" in name only, and was definitely not a true free play. I'll explain in that episode's rerun. But for now, numbers and dates aside, this was our first actual "free play" episode in NNR history. And even though the production quality is so absolutely horrible, I still regard this episode as an excellent collection of music! Easily in our top 50% of show history, and perhaps even top 25%. So, enjoy! Original 2017 show notes below! ------------------------------------------------------------------   Today's broadcast is Episode 16 for Mishmash Monday, October 9th, 2017 on a program we're calling "Mishmash Monday - vol. 2".    Track Number / Game / System / Track Name / Composer / Time Stamp    01: Intro 00:00  02: Ghost in the Shell - PS1 - The Vertical - Joey Beltram 01:44  03: Solstice - NES - Title Theme - Tim Follin 08:10  04: Axiom Verge - multi - Inexorable - Thomas Happ 11:04  05: Silent Hill 2 - PS2 - The Reverse Will - Akira Yamaoka 15:44  06: Wai Wai Mahjong - PC Engine - Unknown Track 4 - Uncredited 19:09  07: Adventure Island - NES - Stage 1-1 - Jun Chikuma 20:50  08: Mega Man X - SNES - Central Highway - Toshihiko Horiyama 22:14  09: Tsuri Taro - SFC - Fishing for Seema - Katsuhiro Hayashi 25:14  10: Liquid Kids - Arcade - Waltz of Water and Bubble - Kazuko Umino 28:18  11: Metroid Fusion - GBA - Nightmare Battle - Minako Hamano 30:21  12: X-Men - Genesis - Shi'ar Empire - Fletcher Beasley 32:11  13: X-Racer - Hydra Development Unit - Floor it! - c: John Wedgeworth / a: Jay Cook 36:05  14: Shovel Knight - multi - A Cool Reception - Jake Kaufman 37:47  15: Destiny - PS4/XB1 - Passage - C. Paul Johnson 40:26  16: ARMS - Switch - Main Theme - Atsuko Asahi and/or Yasuaki Iwata 43:36  17: El Viento - Genesis - High Sky - Motoi Sakuraba 46:26  18: Magical Chase - TG16 - Waltz of Meditation (part 1) - Hitoshi Sakimoto 48:48  19: Wolverine - NES - Bonus Room - Geoff Follin 51:18  20: Castlevania II - FDS - The Silence of Daylight - Kenichi Matsubara 52:17  21: Final Fantasy IX - PS1 - Esto Gaza - Nobuo Uematsu 53:21  22: Animal Crossing: New Leaf - 3DS - 10pm - Kazumi Totaka 56:47  23: Outro 59:23    Music Block Runtime: 57:43, Total Episode Runtime: 01:05:49    Our Intro and Outro Music is Funky Radio - Dreamcast - BB Rights    If you wish to subscribe to the Nerd Noise Radio - Channel 1 Music block podcast, there are two options:    Option 1: Subscribe right here to the "Nerd Noise Radio Network - All Channels" podcast feed. Feed will include Channels 1, 2, 3, and any future channels not yet planned. 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Welcome to the eighth season of Into the Aether! For this season premiere, we will be discussing our favorite games for the Sony PlayStation Portable. The PSP was a very special console and is still a joy to play. Some might say it's the "Walkman of the 21st Century." As always, thank you all so much for listening to and supporting the show. Whether this is your first time joining us or you've been here since 2018, we're so happy you decided to give us a listen. Here's to friendship, summer, portability, and the rest of season eight!Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.social Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/---Timecodes:(00:00) - Intro (00:58) - Imagine if you could take a console with you (02:42) - Welcome to the Aether! (07:10) - Changes to the Patreon (GOOD!) (17:57) - Basic recap (18:56) - New merch! 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About: A collection of themes that feature beautiful themes, or originate from beautiful moments in video games. Your daily dose of serotonin. Artwork: Final Fantasy VII Remake 00:00 - Rikku's Theme [Final Fantasy X] by Nobuo Uematsu > 03:31 - Among Stately Peaks [Octopath Traveller] by Yasunori Nishiki > 07:40 - Midnight Rendezvous [Final Fantasy VII Remake] by Mitsuto Suzuki > 11:03 - Streamside [Ragnarok Online] by soundTeMP > 13:24 - Grassy Plain Of Illusion [Grandia XTREME] by Noriyuki Iwadare > 16:04 - Heated Debate [13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim] by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Yoshimi Kudo, Rikako Watanabe, Yukinori Kikuchi, Kazuki Higashihara, Azusa Chiba > 19:36 - Town Veiled In White [Octopath Traveller] by Yasunori Nishiki > 22:40 - For Whom Is That Kindless [Ys X: Nordics] by Falcom Sound Team JDK > 24:35 - Fishing Vibes [Sonic Frontiers] by Tomoya Ohtani > 29:56 - Serenity [Lufia II: Rise Of The Sinistrals] by Yasunori Shiono > 33:40 - A Flower Blooming In The Slums [Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII] by Takeharu Ishimoto > pixelbeatpod@icloud.com > 

HUGE month for video game music, for Basiscape finally decided to release a big chunk of their music on streaming platforms. You'll find a bunch of incredible music from Sakimoto and his crew on this one, but also some nice tracks from the latests games out there. Enjoy!Tracklist:(00:00:04) Poco"Cave Rave", Miguel Arada, Taylor Baum(00:05:08) Fulcrum Defender"Fulcrum", Aaron Cherof(00:06:59) Date Everything"Night Theme", Garrett Williamson(00:09:11) 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim"In the Doldrums", Rikako Watanabe(00:14:10) Monster Train 2"Chords of the Coven", Jordan Chin(00:16:42) The Mystic Tower Griffon"Match 2", Azusa Chiba(00:20:55) Merge Mansion"Mine over Matter", Markus Kärki(00:22:29) Grandma No!"Doily Hop", Fat Bard(00:26:06) Sword of Convallaria"The One and Only Answer", Hitoshi Sakimoto(00:28:10) Caravan Stories"Eastern Part of Denon Hill", Mitsuhiro Kaneda(00:32:53) Opoona"Concert Hall", Noriyuki Kamikura(00:35:02) Super Flappy Golf"World Loop", Sam Webster(00:38:00) Capcom Fighting Collection"None", knxwledge(00:39:58) Deltarune Chapters 3+4"Ruder Buster", Toby Fox(00:41:42) Oh! Samurai Girls! S"Love Kawakami", Azusa Chiba(00:45:30) Muramasa Rebirth"Mountains and Rivers B", Yoshimi Kudo(00:47:47) Capcom Fighting Collection 2"Gorin Dome 2K25", Yuki Iwai, Etsuko Yoneda, Setsuo Yamamoto(00:51:28) Progress Racer RPG"Chrome", Logan Gabriel(00:55:35) Haneda Girl"Section 08", Salvinsky(00:59:38) Death Stranding 2: On the Beach"Black Drift", Woodkid(01:04:11) 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Remix"Brat Overflow -Branched-", Hitoshi Sakimoto, Yoshimi Kudo Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Today's broadcast is C1E95 for VibeOff Vrijdag, May 9th, 2025. Today's broadcast will be a one-time-only special twist on a FaceOff Friday, where, instead of comparing different versions of the same track against each other, we're comparing pairs (and occasionally trios) of different songs against each other which either have similar movements, or melodies, or instrumentation, or simply just vibes and asking you, the listener to not only tell us which one you like better, but whether or not the comparisons are even valid, and how strongly or weakly if so. So, in lieu of an 8th and final FaceOff Friday episode, Nerd Noise Radio is pleased to present: VibeOff Vrijdag (Vrijdag = the Dutch word for Friday). See the show notes for a link to a document which will allow you to grade me on these comparisons if you so choose!    Tracklist: Vibe-Off# - Timestamps  Track# - Track - Game - System(s) - Composer - Timestamp     Intro - 00:00:00  VIBE-OFF A: 00:06:25 - 00:14:12  1) Mission 2 – Double Dragon II – Mega Drive – c: Kazunaka Yamane / a: Hitoshi Sakimoto – 00:06:25  2) The Mall - Skate or Die 2 – NES – Rob Hubbard – 00:08:52  3) Surface of SR388 - Metroid 2 – Game Boy - Ryōji Yoshitomi – 00:12:00  VIBE-OFF B: 00:14:12 – 00:17:23  1) Springfield Butte - The Simpsons – Arcade – Norio Hanzawa – 00:14:12  2) Evil Dante - Cratermaze – TG16 – c: Kenji Yoshida and/or Hiroshi Funaba / a: Toshiaki Takimoto, Katsunori Takahashi, Takayuki Iwabuchi, and/or Keita Hoshi – 00:15:44  VIBE-OFF C: 00:17:23 – 00:20:56  1) BGM 2 – Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf – Genesis - Tokuhiko Uwabo – 00:17:23  2) Results Parade – Check Mii Out Channel – Wii – Kazumi Totaka – 00:18:53  VIBE-OFF D: 00:20:56 – 00:25:47  1) Boss – Black Belt – Master System – Katsuhiro Hayashi – 00:20:56  2) Wily's Castle 1 – Mega Man 2 – NES – Takashi Tateishi – 00:23:16  VIBE-OFF E: 00:25:47 – 00:28:08  1) Promoted Attack – Shining Force II – Genesis - Motoaki Takenouchi – 00:25:47  2) Course Select – Star Fox – SNES - Hajime Hirasawa – 00:26:58  VIBE-OFF F: 00:28:05 – 00:33:12  1) Stage 5-2 – Rocket Knight Adventures – Genesis - Masanori Ohuchi, Aki Hata, Masanori Adachi, Hiroshi Kobayashi, and/or Michiru Yamane – 00:28:05  2) Mellow Groove – ToeJam & Earl: Panic on Funkotron – Genesis – John Baker – 00:31:26  VIBE-OFF G: 00:33:12 – 00:39:19  1) Dilapidated Town – Streets of Rage – Genesis – Yuzo Koshiro – 00:33:12  2) Blue Blue Moon – Super Adventure Island – SNES – Yuzo Koshiro – 00:36:37  VIBE-OFF H: 00:39:19 – 00:46:41  1) Aqua and Trees – Tobal No. 1 – PS1 - Masashi Hamauzu, Junya Nakano, Yasuhiro Kawakami, Kenji Ito, and/or Ryuji Sasai – 00:39:19  2) Rikuo – Night Warriors – Darkstalkers' Revenge – Multiplatform  - Takayuki Iwai, Hideki Okugawa, and/or Akari Kaida – 00:42:24  3) Gong Shun Sheng – Dark Legend – Saturn – c: Shogo Sakai, Taihei Sato, Hiroaki Yoshida, and/or Tatsuya Kiuchi / a: Seiichi Hamada – 00:44:07  VIBE-OFF I: 00:46:41 – 00:50:02  1) Tetramix A – Tetris (SEGA) - Arcade – Yasuhiro Kawakami and/or Katsumi Tojo – 00:46:41  2) Stage 1-4 – Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine – Genesis - Masanori Hikichi, and/or Masayuki Nagao – 00:48:26  VIBE-OFF J: 00:50:02 – 00:53:49  1) Float Islands – Kirby Super Star – SNES - Jun Ishikawa,  and/or Dan Miyakawa – 00:50:02  2) Frappe Snowland / Sherbet Land – Mario Kart 64 – N64 - Kenta Nagata – 00:51:32  VIBE-OFF K: 00:53:49 – 00:59:02  1) Main Theme – Space Harrier – Master System – c: Hiroshi Kawaguchi / a: Tokuhiko Uwabo  - 00:53:49  2) Elec Man – Mega Man – NES - Manami Matsumae and/or Yoshihiro Sakaguchi – 00:56:57  VIBE-OFF L: 00:59:02 – 01:01:59  1) Battle Through a Living Starship – Uncanny X-Men – NES - Kinuyo Yamashita and/or Satoe Terashima – 00:59:02  2) Stage Theme 2 – Wrath of the Black Manta – NES - Yoki Shinjyuku – 01:00:49  VIBE-OFF M: 01:01:59 – 01:05:52  1) Temple – Spellcaster – Master System - Sachio Ogawa – 01:01:59  2) Gemini Man – Mega Man 3 – NES – Yasuaki Fujita – 01:03:54  VIBE-OFF N: 01:05:52 – 01:09:45  1) Siberia (generic) - X-Men 2 – Genesis – Kurt Harland – 01:05:52  2) Do The Right Thing – X-Men – Arcade - Yuji Takenouchi – 01:07:44  VIBE-OFF O: 01:09:45 – 01:13:50  1) Deamon Stage – Cosmic Carnage – 32X – Hikoshi Hashimoto – 01:09:45  2) Expander – Streets of Rage 2 – Genesis – Yuzo Koshiro and/or Motohiro Kawashima – 01:11:26  VIBE-OFF P: 01:13:50 – 01:18:52  1) Bulldozer – Streets of Rage 3 – Genesis – Motohiro Kawashima and/or Yuzo Koshiro – 01:13:50  2) Loud Music – Stray – Multiplatform – Jan van der Cruyssen – 01:16:17  VIBE-OFF Q: 01:18:52 – 01:31:47  1) Outlaw – n++ - Multiplatform – Volor Flex – 01:18:52  2) UK Race 2 – Trickstyle – Dreamcast / PC – Richard Beddow – 01:24:10  3) Japanese Four Star – Forza 3 – XB360 – Lance Hayes – 01:27:04  VIBE-OFF R: 01:31:47 – 01:37:27  1) Buy Mode 1 – The Sims – PC – Jerry Martin and/or Marc Russo – 01:31:47  2) Cobleston: Nestled in the Hills – Octopath Traveller – Multiplatform - Yasunori Nishiki – 01:34:26  VIBE-OFF S: 01:37:27 – 01:44:27  1) The Hunter's Repose – Moryou Senki Madara 2 – Super Famicom - Tappi Iwase, Miki Higashino, Hirofumi Taniguchi, and/or Aki Hata – 01:37:27  2) Fishing for Seema – Tsuri Tarou – Super Famicom - Katsuhiro Hayashi – 01:39:45  3) Milky Lake – Wave Race 64 – N64 – Kazumi Totaka – 01:41:58  Outro - 01:44:27     Music Block Runtime: 01:38:03 / Total Episode Runtime: 01:58:24    Our Intro and Outro Music is Funky Radio, from Jet Grind Radio on the Sega Dreamcast, composed by BB Rights.    NOTE: Here is the link to the document that you can use to "grade me" on the quality of these contests:     https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vCVpihaTDXeXOHd3ox44Vn7oW_q7_bX1mNFso0CzqMA/edit?usp=sharing    Also, Bonus: PROOF that Van Halen is actually pronounced "Fon Hollan": a 1990 Dutch language interview with the Van Halen brothers, which includes, among other things, them all making fun of us for pronouncing it "Van Haylen":    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze7gMsBNp8Q    Produced using a nearly equal mix of Audacity and Ardour in Fedora Workstation Linux on an ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14 (2023) laptop with perhaps a little support from a Dell Latitude 7480 (running Fedora COSMIC Linux), a 2017-spec DIY gaming PC (running Bazzite Linux) or the Steam Deck (running Steam OS Linux). Recorded with a Shure SM7B XLR dynamic microphone on a RØDE PSA1+ boom arm through a Cloudlifter and a Focusrite 4i4 XLR-to-USB interface!    You can also find all of our audio episodes on https://archive.org/details/@nerd_noise_radio as well as the occasional additional release only available there, such as remixes of previous releases and other content.    Our YouTube Channel, for the time being is in dormancy, but will be returning with content, hopefully, in 2022. Meanwhile, all the old stuff is still there, and can be found here:     https://www.youtube.com/user/NerdNoiseRadio    Occasional blogs and sometimes expanded show notes can be found here:    nerdnoiseradio.blogspot.com.    Nerd Noise Radio is also a member of the VGM Podcast Fans community at     https://www.facebook.com/groups/VGMPodcastFans/    We are also a member of Podcasters of Des Moines at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1782895868426870/    Or, if you wish to connect with us directly, we have two groups of our own:     Nerd Noise Radio - Easy Mode: https://www.facebook.com/groups/276843385859797/ for sharing tracks, video game news, or just general videogame fandom.    Nerd Noise Radio - Expert Mode: https://www.facebook.com/groups/381475162016534/ for going deep into video game sound hardware, composer info, and/or music theory.    Or you can reach us by e-mail at nerd.noise.radio@gmail.com    You can also follow us on Threads at https://www.threads.net/@nerdnoiseradio , Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nerdnoiseradio?igsh=MWF4NjBpdGVxazUxYw== , Mastodon at https://universeodon.com/@NerdNoiseRadio , and BlueSky at  And we are also now on TuneIn, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Vurbl, Amazon Music and Audible!     But frankly, probably the absolute best way you can connect with us is on our new Discord Channel: "Nerd Noise Radio – Channel D", which includes various sub-channels for all sorts of different types of connection and conversation:     https://discord.gg/GUWdaXUw    Thanks for listening! Join us again in June for C1E96 (Channel 1, Episode 96): Subject TBD - Delicious VGM on "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds"! And wherever you are - Fly the N!    Cheers! 

Like many of Square's RPGs of the late 90's and early 2000's, Vagrant Story is an ambitious, flawed, divisive and fantastic RPG, full of big ideas that didn't get a chance to full develop into what was planned. What we got was only one part of a larger saga (see also: Xenogears from just a few years prior), a game that stands on its own, proudly displaying all of the rough edges and brilliant ideas for all to see. It made for a great discussion on the podcast! Guest info: Aidan Moher * Check out Aidan's new podcast FunFactor https://funfactorpod.com/ * Find Aidan's writing on Astrolabe https://astrolabe.aidanmoher.com/ * Find Aidan's book Fight, Magic, Items https://fightmagicitems.rocks/ * Look forward to Aidan's next book about Suikoden 1 and 2 https://astrolabe.aidanmoher.com/suikoden-1-2-history-boss-fight-books-2026/ * Follow on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/aidanis.fun TIMESTAMPS * 0:00 Title Card * 0:38 Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts * 14:58 Story Setup/Themes/Localization * 42:35 Presentation * 1:03:32 Combat/Equipment * 1:36:21 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations/Plugs * 1:45:45 SPOILER WALL/Patron Thank-Yous * 1:47:38 Spoiler Section Music used in the episode is credited to Hitoshi Sakimoto. Tracks used: Opening Movie, Greyland Event Climax, Snowfly Forest, Dullahan, Minotauros, Remembrance, Dawn of Lea Monde, Fanfare Support Tales from the Backlog on Patreon! (https://patreon.com/realdavejackson) or buy me a coffee on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/realdavejackson)! Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server! (https://discord.gg/V3ZHz3vYQR) Social Media: BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/tftblpod.bsky.social) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/talesfromthebacklog/) Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://www.instagram.com/jackallencaricatures/ and his other pages (https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures) Listen to A Top 3 Podcast on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-top-3-podcast/id1555269504), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2euGp3pWi7Hy1c6fmY526O?si=0ebcb770618c460c) and other podcast platforms (atop3podcast.fireside.fm)!

We're always comparing transforming robots and their flight forms to schmup ships. Well, maybe it's time to turn the tables. As per a listener request, let's talk about a schmup ship, and... ok well, I guess we don't really compare it to robots much. Except the one that is a robot! Or two. Two that are robots. One of them's a Super Fighting Robot! Oh wait then there's technic- You can find a video version of this podcast for free on Scanline Media's Patreon! If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar. Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gundam Breaker 3, and our ending theme for this episode is Staff Roll by Hitoshi Sakimoto from Gradius V. The Scanline Media Discord can be found here! Our podcast art is a fantastic piece of work from Twitter artist @fenfelt. Want to see a list of every unit we've covered from every episode, including variants and tangents? It's right here. Units discussed: Vic Viper BP-456X Vic Viper BP-8332 Metalion Vic Viper BP-8272 Vixen Type 1 Vixen Type 2 Vixen Type 3 Vixen Type 4 Saber Tiger Thrasher Vic Viper BP-5963 “Mark-III” Vic Viper BP-456Y Vic Viper (Salamander 2) Super Cobra (Salamander 2) Super Cobra Lord British (Salamander) Jade Knight Falchion β Vic Viper BP-592A Lord British LS-379G Alpinia WC-672H Vic Viper (Advance) Vic Viper T-300 Vic Viper T-301 Gradius (ARC) Jade Knight DB-25 Vic Viper (The Slot) Lord British (The Slot) Vic Viper (Bomberman) Vic Viper (Zone of the Enders) Vic Viper Zero Bomber

About: These tracks are prelude's to moments of action, right before big battles or conflicts begin. Artwork: Persona 5 00:00 - Preparations [Fire Emblem: Engage] by Yasuhisa Baba, Kazuki Komai, Hiroki Morishita, Takeru Kanazaki, Daichi Aoki, Daichi Ishihara, Joya Shioiri > 01:29 - Go Sentinels, Go! [13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim] by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Yoshimi Kudo, Rikako Watanabe, Yukinori Kikuchi, Kazuki Higashihara, Azusa Chiba > 04:39 - Feeling Danger Nearby [Trails In The Sky SC] by Falcom Sound Team JDK > 06:19 - Impending Danger [Radiant Historia] by Yoko Shimomura > 07:14 - The Stage Is Set [Final Fantasy VIII] by Nobuo Uematsu > 09:07 - Hurry Up! [Final Fantasy VII] by Nobuo Uematsu > 11:57 - A Lurking Shadow In The WIlderness [Trails In The Sky SC] by Falcom Sound Team JDK > 14:05 - To The Full [Radiata Stories] by Noriyuki Iwadare > 15:25 - Mystery Skill [The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess] by Toru Minegishi, Asuka Ohta, Koji Kondo, Mahito Yokota > 17:12 - Embracing One's Duty [Pokémon Black & White] by Shota Kageyama > 19:13 - Impending Peril [Final Fantasy XV] by Yoko Shimomura > 20:59 - Crisis Approaching [Scarlet Nexus] by Hayata Takeda > 24:31 - Footsteps Of The Decisive Battle [Lunar: Eternal Blue] by Noriyuki Iwadare > 28:22 - The Strongest - Victory Road [Live A Live HD-2D] by Yoko Shimomura > 30:53 - Briefing [The DioField Chronicle] by Ramin Djawadi, Brandon Campbell > 32:56 - Lifting The Veil [Octopath Traveller II] by Yasunori Nishiki > 34:10 - Awakening [Persona 5] by Shoji Meguro > 35:34 - One Of Them Is Hope… [Secret of Mana] by Hiroki Kikuta > 37:59 - Confrontation With The Enemy [Xenoblade Chronicles] by ACE+ > pixelbeatpod@icloud.com > 

It's a handheld celebration! We had so much fun with our Game Boy Advance music episode last fall, we're back for two more handheld episodes, starting with the Nintendo DS! Nintendo's little experimental handheld made waves upon its announcement, and once the dust settled on many gimmicky titles, some great games made their way into our hearts. And as you'll hear today, some great music as well, featuring the likes of Hitoshi Sakimoto, Michiru Yamane, Yasunori Mistuda, and more. Give it a listen and come back for the next one too, where we'll be discussing PSP music!Featuring: Mike Salbato, Michael Sollosi, Patrick Gann, Gio Castillo; Edited by Paul DennisLinks for this episodeMichiru Yamane on YouTubeYuzo Koshiro on YouTubeTracklistLegends in Obscurity0:06:09 - ‌Amaty, the Ancient City (Yasunori Mitsuda) - Soma Bringer0:09:39 - Yellow Brick Road (Hitoshi Sakimoto) - The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick RoadA Good Mana Is Hard to Find0:28:48 - ‌The Guitar's Serenade (Shu Takumi, arr. Noriyuki Iwadare) - Gyakuten Saiban Tokubetsu Hōtei 2008 (Apollo Justice)0:33:22 - Beyond the Pale Blue Sky (Kenji Ito) - Children of ManaDarkness and Soul DS0:51:10 - The Unknown Floor (Arrange Version) (Kenichi Arakawa) - The Dark Spire0:54:33 - ‌Demon Castle Pinnacle (Michiru Yamane) - Castlevania: Dawn of SorrowI'm not gonna spend my life being a color.1:18:07 - Scene - Blue and White [Event: Truth] (Yuzo Koshiro) - Etrian Odyssey1:20:33 - ‌Anville Town (Go Ichinose) - Pokémon Black & White1:50:50 - Mike's Bonus Track!Album links for places to buy, stream, and more are available in our post on RPGFan.Get in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: music@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomInstagram: @rpgfancomThreads: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancom

Sound Teams est un podcast de Third Éditions qui décrypte la musique de jeu vidéo et la musique à l'image en général. Ce vingtième numéro s'intéresse à la bande-son du jeu Vagrant Story, composée par Hitoshi Sakimoto. À l'occasion de la sortie de notre livre consacré à Vagrant Story, écrit par Rémi Lopez, Sound Teams aborde aujourd'hui la musique singulière de ce jeu singulier. Quelles ont été les sources d'inspiration de Hitoshi Sakimoto ? Comment a-t-il développé l'atmosphère musicale aussi profonde qu'enivrante de Leá Monde ? Comment les morceaux s'intègrent-ils dans l'expérience de jeu ? Pour enrichir cette immersion au sein de l'une des bandes originales les plus fascinantes du jeu vidéo, Damien Mecheri accueille : - Rémi Lopez, auteur du livre Dans les ténèbres de Vagrant Story (et de plein de livres chez Third Éditions !), ancien responsable de la rubrique OST du magazine Role Playing Game, auteur du livre OST : 100 albums indispensables de jeux vidéo.- Jérémie Kermarrec, également auteur de nombreux livres chez Third, dont La Musique dans Final Fantasy. Cofondateur de Wayô Records, qui a notamment organisé deux concerts sur Sakimoto (en 2013 et 2015). Au sommaire de ce numéro :  - 00:00 | Introduction- 04:00 | La contre-vérité : Sakimoto a-t-il une formation de musique classique/orchestrale ?- 06:40 | Le parcours de Hitoshi Sakimoto et le projet Vagrant Story- 42:40 | À la bouche : Nuit sur le Mont-Chauve- 44:45 | Les musiques des cutscenes et la construction thématique- 01:23:23 | Les recommandations- 01:30:00 | Une ambiance unique- 01:54:00 | L'actualité de Third Ce numéro est disponible sur : - Deezer- Spotify- Google Podcasts- iTunes- Apple Podcasts- YouTube- Flux RSS N'hésitez pas à nous faire part de vos retours sur les réseaux sociaux ! Générique composé par Hiroki Kikuta

The Willow's Wake finds itself within a terrible tempest. Nomono Sound Capsule: www.Nomono.co Story by K.A. Statz & Travis Vengroff (Co Game Masters) Produced, Edited, and with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff Executive Producers: Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico Villegas Dialogue Editing (first round) by Kaela Shoe Mixing and Mastering by Marisa Ewing of Hemlock Creek Productions Transcriptions and Associate Production by Shion Francois Cast: Narrator / Game Master - K.A. Statz Narrator / Game Master - Travis Vengroff Agé Ogun – Jasper William Cartwright Jare Driftwood – Florian Seidler Konvo – Enrique Perez Vind Greyview – Eric Nelsen Vivianna Bloodchamber – LilyPichu Yuehai – Sam Yeow Av Mitoph, Second Mate – Ciara Baxendale Mason Luhrs, First Mate – Chris Luhrs Ula – Peter Joseph Lewis Music: Music Director / Arranger - Travis Vengroff "Theme of the Realmweaver" "On Shores of Silver" Written & orchestrated by Steven Melin, Copyists Peter Jones & Steven Melin, Hurdy-Gurdy & Dulcimer by Enzo Puzzovio, Budapest Strings & Choir by Musiversal "Myths Made Manifest" Written and performed by Brandon Boone, Flute by Andrew Goodwin "Wrath of Winter" & "Gaelhold" written and co-orchestrated by Steven Melin, arranged and remixed by Travis Vengroff, Copyist & Co-Orchestrator Catherine Nguyen, Budapest Strings by Musiversal, Budapest Choir by Budapest Scoring (same soloists as below) "The Sufferers' Cant" Written by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Orchestrated by Steven Melin, with Copyist Catherine Nguyen, Lyrics by Travis Vengroff, Featuring Matheus Souza Garcia (Violin), Kristin Kaigus (Woodwinds), Johannes Geworkian Hellman (Hurdy Gurdy), Kyle Paxton (Dulcimer), Budapest Strings, Choir, & Brass Recorded by Musiversal "Empty Hearts" – Written and Performed by Andrey Vinogradov - Licensed through Pond 5 "Last Light" written by David Wise & Steven Melin, orchestrated by Christopher Siu & Catherine Nguyen (Copyist), lyrics by Travis Vengroff, Woodwinds by Kristin Naigus, Budapest Strings & Choir by Musiversal Dark Dice art by Voidbrush with lettering by K.A. Statz Special Thanks to: Our Patreon supporters! | Our Fool & Scholar Discord Lampreys! | Carol Vengroff This is a Fool and Scholar Production. Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.com Free Transcripts are also available: https://www.patreon.com/posts/84864738  Content Warnings: Death, Drowning, Gaslighting, Lots of Violence (piercing/bludgeoning) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hitoshi Sakimoto creates incredibly moving themes for Final Fantasy Tactics that he reworks like a film score into everything from adventurous hero music, to calming character themes, to some of the best battle music in the series. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew-creasman/support

Consequences manifest as Vivianna disrupts that most sacred Ritual of Last Light. Check out our other spooky show Don't Mind: Sealskin Rock - Premiering May 14th! https://open.spotify.com/show/26tX2B6mYZUh762JyN3Rip Follow our book - Unnatural Horrors - on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/randomencounter/dark-dice-unnatural-horrors-for-5th-edition Story by K.A. Statz & Travis Vengroff (Co Game Masters) Produced, Edited, and with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff Executive Producers: Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico Villegas Dialogue Editing (first round) by Kaela Shoe Mixing and Mastering by Marisa Ewing Transcriptions and Associate Production by Shion Francois Cast: Narrator / Game Master - K.A. Statz Narrator / Game Master - Travis Vengroff Agé Ogun – Jasper William Cartwright Jare Driftwood – Florian Seidler Konvo – Enrique Perez Lán Qiu – Sophie Yang Vind Greyview – Eric Nelsen Vivianna Bloodchamber – LilyPichu Yuehai – Sam Yeow Av Mitoph, Second Mate – Ciara Baxendale The Sunken Mother – Lani Minella Priest 1 – Clara Skrippek Priest 2 – Ryan Philbrook Captain Gelmain - Karim Kronfli Harquin - Jack Falahee Sea Sorcerer Galesk – David Amber Devereux Mason Luhrs, First Mate – Chris Luhrs Music: Music Director / Arranger - Travis Vengroff "Theme of the Realmweaver", ""On Shores of Silver" Written & orchestrated by Steven Melin, Copyists Peter Jones & Steven Melin, Hurdy-Gurdy & Dulcimer by Enzo Puzzovio, Budapest Strings & Choir by Musiversal "Dark Ice" Written and performed by Enzo Puzzovio, rearranged and performed by Ryan McQuinn, with Budapest Strings & Choir by Musiversal "The Sufferers' Cant" Written by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Orchestrated by Steven Melin, with Copyist Catherine Nguyen, Lyrics by Travis Vengroff, Featuring Matheus Souza Garcia (Violin), Kristin Kaigus (Woodwinds), Johannes Geworkian Hellman (Hurdy Gurdy), Kyle Paxton (Dulcimer), Budapest Strings, Choir, & Brass Recorded by Musiversal "Last Light" written by David Wise & Steven Melin, Orchestrated by Christopher Siu & Catherine Nguyen (Copyist), lyrics by Travis Vengroff, Woodwinds by Kristin Naigus, Budapest Strings & Choir by Musiversal Dark Dice art by Voidbrush with lettering by K.A. Statz Special Thanks to: Our Patreon supporters! | Our Fool & Scholar Discord Lampreys! | Carol Vengroff This is a Fool and Scholar Production. Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.com Free Transcripts are also available: https://www.patreon.com/posts/84864738  Content Warnings: Bullying, Death, Drunkenness, Gaslighting, Loss, Murder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode #315 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Happy Holidays! Today on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera are back with another quarterly Composer Appreciation episode, this time focusing on Hitoshi Sakimoto! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak & Xancu. EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS Title from Hourai Gakuen no Bouken!: Tenkousei Scramble [Hitoshi Sakimoto, 1996] Revolt -Thunder- from Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen [Hitoshi Sakimoto, 1993] Field from Moldorian: Hikari to Yami no Sister [Hitoshi Sakimoto, 1994] Boss Battle from Super Back to the Future II [Hitoshi Sakimoto, 1993] BGM from Bubble Ghost [Hitoshi Sakimoto, 1990] BGM#1d from Chick's Tale [Hitoshi Sakimoto, 1995] Prairie -Stage 7- from Devilish [Hitoshi Sakimoto, 1991] Antipyretic from Final Fantasy Tactics [Hitoshi Sakimoto, 1997] The Zodiac Age from Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age [Hitoshi Sakimoto, 2017] Winter Witch from Valkyria Chronicles 4 [Hitoshi Sakimoto, 2018] Penta from Radiant Silvergun [Hitoshi Sakimoto, 1998] Magic Card BGM from ShinNaZuki [Hitoshi Sakimoto, 2017] A Small Departure from Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter [Hitoshi Sakimoto, 2002] Brat Overflow from 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim [Hitoshi Sakimoto, 2019] SUPPORT US Patreon: https://patreon.com/rpgera CONTACT US Website: https://rpgera.com Discord: https://discord.gg/cC73Heu Twitch: https://twitch.tv/therpgera Twitter: https://twitter.com/OriginalLDG Instagram: https://instagram.com/bryan.ldg/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/leveldowngaming RPGERA PODCAST NETWORK Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast The Movie Bar --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bgmania/message

It's time for another composer spotlight on Rhythm Encounter, and this time we're celebrating the works of Hiroki Kikuta. Many RPG fans know his work on the Mana series — particularly Secret of Mana and Trials of Mana — but there's much more to Kikuta than many people know.From a PSone game that never left Japan to his contributions to many indie games today, today's episode digs into the many hats Hiroki Kikuta has worn over the years. We hope you discover new facets to his work as some of us did on this episode!If you want more composer episodes when you are done, check out episodes 108 and 61, where we spotlighted Hitoshi Sakimoto and Yoko Shimomura, respectively.Featuring: Mike Salbato, Hilary Andreff, Patrick Gann, Greg Delmage; Edited by Paul DennisLinks for this episode Valiant Mirror Website Soukaigi - Fire Wire TracklistFiji Block0:08:13 - Where Angel Fear to Tread (Hiroki Kikuta, arr. Sachiko Miyano) - Trials of Mana (2020)0:10:54 - Into the Thick of It (GENTLE LOVE) - Prescription for Sleep: Lullabies of ManaIndie Darling Block0:36:59 - Ajna (comp/arr Hiroki Kikuta) - Indivisible0:39:44 - Land of Blooming Mushrooms (Hiroki Kikuta) - TangledeepCinematic Block1:04:31 - The Essentia 2000 Arrives (aka Exploring the Wilderness) (Hiroki Kikuta) - YIIK: A Postmodern RPG1:07:05 - Halls of Karba (Hiroki Kikuta) - Earthlock: Festival of Magic"I'll do it myself" Block1:26:07 - Requiem (Hiroki Kikuta) - Koudelka1:27:29 - Quake (comp/arr Hiroki Kikuta) - Soukaigi2:02:20 - Mike's Bonus Track!Album links for places to buy, stream, and more are available in our post on RPGFan.Get in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: music@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomInstagram: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancom

We're back with another theme episode! It's Stage 1 music from Shmups, STGs, Bullet hell, whatever you want to call it. I got the idea for the playlist when doing the Hitoshi Sakimoto episode because I have a ton of these games that I wanted to talk about and while some of them will definitely get full episodes in future, and there's plenty of games not on this list I can talk about, it seemed ilke a fun excuse to nerd out about some classics as well as a few deeper cuts. Justus was kind enough to join us and provide some expertise on the genre, as well some really interesting chats about FM Synthesis. 00:00:00 Manabu Namiki - Burning Halloween Town: Stage A-1 (deathsmiles original sound track) 00:03:42 Talk 01 00:16:56 Manabu Namiki - Ran (Stage1) (DODONPACHI SAIDAIOUJOU / DODONPACHI MAXIMUM ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK) 00:20:22 Manabu Namiki - Mutiny - Fate is with the Girl (Stage1) (ESPGALUDA II Original Sound Track) 00:24:34 Manabu Namiki - Setting Off Together (Stage 1) (Mushihimesama Futari Original Sound Track) 00:27:42 Manabu Namiki - To Shinju Forest - Stage1 (Mushihimesama Original Sound Track) 00:31:30 Talk 02 00:44:35 Manabu Namiki; Jake Kaufman - INTERCEPTION - Town in Upheaval (Stage1) (DO-DON-PACHI DAI-FUKKATSU BLACK LABEL Arrange Mode Album) 00:47:49 Takeshi Miyamoto - The Timid yet Noble Warrior (Stage A-1) (DEATHSMILES for iPhone/iPod Touch ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK) 00:50:37 Manabu Namiki - Fly to the Leaden Sky [STAGE1- VALLEY] (Battle Garegga) 00:52:05 Takuya Hanaoka; Shigenori Masuko - Stage 1 (AirGrave) 00:55:05 Talk 03 01:06:50 Manabu Namiki - Easy To Go [Stage 1 BGM ／ Manhattan City] (Armed Police Batrider Remaster) 01:08:43 Atsuhiro Motoyama - Sorcer Striker (Round 1) (Mahou Daisakusen Original Soundtrack) 01:11:51 Atsuhiro Motoyama - Scramble! (Stage 1) (Mahou Daisakusen Original Soundtrack) 01:14:11 Nanpei Misawa; Ryo Sakai - Dancing Bomber of Love [DANCING BOMBER] (BGM Stage 1) (DANGUN FEVERON) 01:16:30 Talk 04 01:30:07 Ichiro Shimakura - RUMBLING (MISSION1) (STAR SOLDIER [Vanishing Earth]) 01:32:52 Mecano Associates - Scramble (Stage 01) (Silpheed) 01:36:16 Seung-Hwan Ro, Myung-Jin Ahn - Stage 1 (Illusion Blaze) 01:39:32 Hidehito Aoki - Stage 1 (Restart) (Wing Force) 01:43:13 Talk 005 01:57:24 Masahiro Kusunoki; Michiko Naruke - Falling Cherry Blossoms (Stage 1) (GUWANGE Arrange Album + Original Sound Track) Podcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/crtsoundsystem.bsky.social Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/crtpodsystem Reese's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/yourverygoodbud.bsky.social Reese's Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourverygoodbud Tom's Mastodon: https://jorts.horse/@forpush Tom's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/forpush.bsky.social Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/crtsoundsystem Podcast Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/crtsoundsystem Discord: https://discord.gg/ST5qvBC6H2 Email: crtpodsystem [@] gmail CRT Artwork by https://www.instagram.com/juicezombie.art/

This week, my friend Nate brings us a baker's dozen of Sentinels and their attendant soundtrack full of synth bangers. The game itself is very neat but the soundtrack is one of the best of the last few years and I've been hyped to do this one for a while. 00:00:00 Hitoshi Sakimoto; Bratphonics - Brat Overflow 00:01:53 Talk 1 00:12:53 Yoshimi Kudo - (VALINE)- 00:19:23 Yoshimi Kudo - -(ISOLEUCINE)- 00:24:51 Mitsuhiro Kaneda - -(PHENYLALANINE)- 00:31:20 Yukinori Kikuchi - -(METHIONINE)- 00:36:41 Talk 2 00:52:37 Azusa Chiba - Bright Days Ahead 00:56:41 Rikako Watanabe - In the Doldrums 01:01:53 Rikako Watanabe - Forty Winks 01:06:21 Rikako Watanabe - A Clause with Claws 01:09:19 Talk 3 01:18:32 Hitoshi Sakimoto - Voyage to Tomorrow 01:22:15 Mitsuhiro Kaneda - Hack and Crash 01:25:27 Yoshimi Kudo - To the Final Battle 01:29:08 Talk 4 01:39:10 Rikako Watanabe - -(TRYPTOPHAN)- 01:43:43 Yukinori Kikuchi - -(HISTIDINE)- 01:48:27 Yoshimi Kudo - -[DEOXYRIBOSE]- 01:55:25 Talk 5 02:06:12 Hitoshi Sakimoto - -{EDGE OF THE FUTURE} Nate's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/styggly.bsky.social Nate's Twitter: https://twitter.com/styggly Podcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/crtsoundsystem.bsky.social Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/crtpodsystem Reese's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/yourverygoodbud.bsky.social Reese's Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourverygoodbud Tom's Mastodon: https://jorts.horse/@forpush Tom's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/forpush.bsky.social Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/crtsoundsystem Podcast Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/crtsoundsystem Discord: https://t.co/XdIwjssz2w Email: crtpodsystem [@] gmail CRT Artwork by https://www.instagram.com/juicezombie.art/

Jare explores the treasury while the others seek out the Diviner Shell Cave. Follow our Hardcover book - Unnatural Horrors - on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/randomencounter/dark-dice-unnatural-horrors-for-5th-edition Story by K.A. Statz & Travis Vengroff (Co Game Masters) Produced, Edited, and with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff Executive Producers: Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico Villegas Dialogue Editing (first round) by Kaela Shoe Mixing and Mastering by Dayn Leonardson Transcriptions by Shion Francois Cast: Narrator / Game Master - K.A. Statz Narrator / Game Master - Travis Vengroff Agé Ogun – Jasper William Cartwright Jare Driftwood – Florian Seidler Konvo – Enrique Perez Nimbleremble Troutspinetrout – Danilo Battistini Lán Qiu – Sophie Yang Vind Greyview – Eric Nelsen Vivianna Bloodchamber – LilyPichu Yuehai – Sam Yeow Harquin – Jack Falahee Av Mitoph, Second Mate – Ciara Baxendale Brother Skandar – Ned Donovan Sister Prina – Beth Eyre Sailor 1 – Paul Foxcroft Music: Music Director / Arranger - Travis Vengroff "Theme of the Realmweaver", "Eternal War", "Last Rites" Written & orchestrated by Steven Melin, Copyists Peter Jones & Steven Melin, Hurdy-Gurdy & Dulcimer by Enzo Puzzovio, Budapest Strings & Choir by Musiversal "Myths Made Manifest" & "The Sunken Bulwark" Written and performed by Brandon Boone, Flute by Andrew Goodwin "Last Light" written by David Wise & Steven Melin, Orchestrated by Christopher Siu & Catherine Nguyen (Copyist), lyrics by Travis Vengroff, Woodwinds by Kristin Naigus, Budapest Strings & Choir by Musiversal "Echo of Seasons" Written by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Orchestrated by Steven Melin, with Copyist Catherine Nguyen, Lyrics by Travis Vengroff, Featuring Matheus Souza Garcia (Violin), Kristin Kaigus (Woodwinds), Johannes Geworkian Hellman (Hurdy Gurdy), Kyle Paxton (Dulcimer), Budapest Strings, Budapest Choir, & Budapest Brass Recorded by Musiversal “Fort Last (Forgotten)” & "Questionable Associates" written by Brandon Boone, Orchestrated by Christopher Siu & Catherine Nguyen (Copyist), Budapest Strings by Musiversal, Budapest Choir by Budapest Scoring Dark Dice art by Voidbrush with lettering by K.A. Statz Special Thanks to: Our Patreon supporters! | Our Fool & Scholar Discord Lampreys! | Carol Vengroff This is a Fool and Scholar Production. Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.com Free Transcripts are also available: https://www.patreon.com/posts/84864738  Content Warnings: Bullying, Death, Drinking, Drowning, Drugs, Drunkenness, Gaslighting, Loss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't be a D-Ratio. Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter doesn't want you to have an easy time. A remarkable blend of PS2 visuals, tactical combat, rogue-like elements, and horror atmosphere set to a Hitoshi Sakimoto soundtrack, the fifth game in Capcom's signature turn-based RPG series is as unique as it is challenging. Three RPGFan staff of various experience levels tackled Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter with open minds and full hearts this week, but how do they feel? Listen and learn! Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Aleks Franiczek, Stephanie Sybydlo; Edited by Michael SollosiOpening and ending music by Miles Morkri.Get in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: retro@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomInstagram: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancomBreath of Fire: Dragon Quarter on RPGFan

The Willow's Wake faces an unexpected and deadly threat. Story by K.A. Statz & Travis Vengroff (Co Game Masters) Produced, Edited, and with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff Executive Producers: Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico Villegas Dialogue Editing (first round) by Kaela Shoe Mixing and Mastering by Dayn Leonardson Transcriptions by Shion Francois Cast: Narrator / Game Master - K.A. Statz Narrator / Game Master - Travis Vengroff Agé Ogun – Jasper William Cartwright Jare Driftwood – Florian Seidler Konvo – Enrique Perez Nimbleremble Troutspinetrout – Danilo Battistini Lán Qiu – Sophie Yang Vind Greyview – Eric Nelsen Vivianna Bloodchamber – LilyPichu Av Mitoph, Second Mate – Ciara Baxendale Yelena – Lika Khukhashvili Oman Paige – Dario Oman Sea Sorcerer Galesk – David Devereux Linsen – Mikael Heidner Eudaw Quit, Cook – Marisha Tapera Mason Luhrs, First Mate – Chris Luhrs Ula – Peter Joseph Lewis Ancestor Spirit – Jasper William Cartwright Music: Music Director - Travis Vengroff "Lægæ Dōm" By Fuimadane "Theme of the Realmweaver" Written & orchestrated by Steven Melin, Copyists Peter Jones & Steven Melin, Hurdy-Gurdy & Dulcimer by Enzo Puzzovio, Budapest Strings by Musiversal "Last Light" written by David Wise & Steven Melin, Orchestrated by Christopher Siu & Catherine Nguyen (Copyist), lyrics by Travis Vengroff, Woodwinds by Kristin Naigus, Budapest Strings & Choir by Musiversal "Wrath of Winter" written and co-orchestrated by Steven Melin, Copyist & Co-Orchestrator Catherine Nguyen, Budapest Strings by Musiversal, Budapest Choir by Budapest Scoring "Red Ice" Written & Performed by Enzo Puzzovio, Arranged & performed by Ryan McQuinn, Choir by Musiversal "Sufferers' Cant" Written by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Orchestrated by Steven Melin, Copyist Catherine Nguyen, Lyrics by Travis Vengroff & Florian Seidler, Feat. Matheus Souza Garcia (Violin), Kristin Kaigus (Woodwinds), Andrew Dunn (Cello), Johannes Geworkian Hellman (Hurdy), Kyle Paxton (Dulcimer), Budapest Strings, Budapest Choir, & Budapest Brass by Musiversal "Unchecked Ambition" Co-written with lyrics by Travis Vengroff, Co-written by Steven Melin. ^^ "On Shores of Silver" Written and co-orchestrated by Steven Melin ^^ "The Sunken Bulwark" Written and performed by Brandon Boone, Flute by Andrew Goodwin Dark Dice art by Voidbrush with lettering by K.A. Statz Special Thanks to: Our Patreon supporters! | Our Fool & Scholar Discord Lampreys! | Carol Vengroff This is a Fool and Scholar Production. Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.com Free Transcripts are also available: https://www.patreon.com/posts/84864738  Content Warnings: Bones (breaking), Death, Eating Sounds (animal), Loss, Terrors of the Sea, Violence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reese couldn't join me this week so I brought a guest along to talk about some Hitoshi Sakimoto tracks for the 3rd episode of Masters of VGM this year. I really wanted to highlight some of Sakimoto's lesser known stuff so there's no Ogre Battle or Final Fantasy here but I'm sure you'll agree it's a fine selection of more obscure tracks from one of the all time greats. Thanks to Harlot for joining me on the pod this week and enjoy! 00:00:00 Hitoshi Sakimoto - Flag Race (Stage 2-A, Air Circus. / 2-B Velmatic Ocean.) [Mahou Daisakusen Original Soundtrack] 00:02:23 Talk 1 00:06:35 Hitoshi Sakimoto - Lead Departure (Stage 1 Basalna City) [Mahou Daisakusen Original Soundtrack] 00:07:57 Manabu Namiki; Hitoshi Sakimoto - Tunnel Vision [STAGE3 - FACTORY] [Battle Garegga] 00:10:42 Hitoshi Sakimoto - Ripple's Theme (Raku Raku Mode Ending) [MAGICAL CHASE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK] 00:13:02 Hitoshi Sakimoto - Waltz of Meditation Part2 (5TH STAGE - HELL FIRE) [MAGICAL CHASE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK] 00:15:36 Talk 2 00:20:32 Hitoshi Sakimoto - Minotaur [VAGRANTSTORY Original Soundtrack] 00:23:13 Hitoshi Sakimoto - Abandoned Mines Level 1 [VAGRANTSTORY Original Soundtrack] 00:25:55 Hitoshi Sakimoto - Formidable Foe [Breath of Fire V Dragon Quarter Original Soundtrack] 00:28:58 Hitoshi Sakimoto - A Moment's Joy [Breath of Fire V Dragon Quarter Original Soundtrack] 00:23:20 Hitoshi Sakimoto - Lost Forest [Legaia DuelSaga Original Soundtrack] 00:37:02 Talk 3 00:43:07 Hitoshi Sakimoto - They Haven't Seen Us [CRIMSONSHROUD Original Soundtrack] 00:46:22 Hitoshi Sakimoto - Demi Human Battle [TREASURE HUNTER G ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK] 00:47:48 Hitoshi Sakimoto - Boss Battle [Hourai Gakuen no Bouken] 00:48:56 Hitoshi Sakimoto - Muteki 22 Gou [Hourai Gakuen no Bouken] 00:51:10 Talk 4 00:56:04 Hitoshi Sakimoto - Stage 1 - Graveyard [Devilish] 00:57:20 Hitoshi Sakimoto - Stage 5 - Seaside [Devilish] 00:59:30 Hitoshi Sakimoto - Visual 3 [Cyber Block Metal Orange EX] 01:00:59 Hitoshi Sakimoto - Visual 5 [Cyber Block Metal Orange EX] 01:04:13 Talk 4 01:08:42 Hitoshi Sakimoto - STAGE BOSS [GRADIUS V SOUNDTRACKS] 01:11:45 Hitoshi Sakimoto - BATTLESHIP -STAGE2&8- [GRADIUS V SOUNDTRACKS] 01:14:42 Hitoshi Sakimoto - UNIVERSE -STAGE1- [GRADIUS V SOUNDTRACKS] 01:17:36 Hitoshi Sakimoto - On the Satellite's Orbit [Soukyugurentai Original Soundtrack] 01:20:39 Hitoshi Sakimoto - Descent Into the Clouds [Soukyugurentai Original Soundtrack] 01:25:19 Talk 6 01:29:00 Hitoshi Sakimoto - Roll Back (Stage Clear) [Mahou Daisakusen Original Soundtrack] Harlot's Music: https://bashfulinternet.bandcamp.com Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/crtpodsystem Reese's Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourverygoodbud Tom's Mastodon: https://jorts.horse/@forpush Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/crtsoundsystem Podcast Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/crtsoundsystem Email: crtpodsystem [@] gmail CRT Artwork by https://www.instagram.com/juicezombie.art/

Whether you know him from his legendary work on Final Fantasy Tactics or elsewhere, odds are you at least know composer Hitoshi Sakimoto's name. And while he often gets talked about for his work in those Ivalice titles like FFT, Final Fantasy XII, and Vagrant Story, Sakimoto has worked on a fascinating variety of game soundtracks, dating back to 1988!As fascinating as it is that he worked on music for Radiant Silvergun and Gradius V, today we are, of course, discussing Sakimoto's music in RPGs, including four new-to-Rhythm Encounter game debuts. There are sure to be some surprises, but there's only one way to know for sure — find out!Featuring: Mike Salbato, Hilary Andreff, Audra Bowling, Greg Delmage; Edited by Jono LoganLinks for this episode Hitoshi Sakimoto on VGMdb Rhythm Encounter 5 - Ormond Alliance | RPGFan Rhythm Encounter 40 - Back to School | RPGFan Rhythm Encounter 71 - Press Start: Title Screen Music | RPGFan Retro Encounter 283 - Crimson Shroud | RPGFan Tracklist & Order0:16:05 - Brand Logo ~ Title Back (Hitoshi Sakimoto) - Final Fantasy Tactics OST0:17:12 - Dawn on Leá Monde - Vagrant Story (Hitoshi Sakimoto) - Vagrant Story OST0:36:56 - Revolt (Hitoshi Sakimoto) - Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber OST0:40:10 - Limitation (Hitoshi Sakimoto) - Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together OST1:06:37 - A World Where Magic Never Was (Hitoshi Sakimoto) - Crimson Shroud OST1:09:15 - The Middle Layer Area (Hitoshi Sakimoto) - Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter OST 1:34:55 - The Ones Who Obtain Tomorrow (Hitoshi Sakimoto) - Legaia 2: Duel Saga OST1:37:21 - Brat Overflow -Branched- (Hitoshi Sakimoto) - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Remix & Arrange Album -The Branched-2:03:50 - Hilary's Bonus Track!Album links for places to buy, stream, and more are available in our post on RPGFan.Get in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: music@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomInstagram: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancom

About: Pull up a chair and take a break, you've been through enough for today. We feel you. Take a little brief respite with us here and enjoy what you hear. Artwork: Persona 5 00:00 - Psyncin' In The Sustain [AI: The Somnium Files] by Keisuke Ito > 02:23 - Hachi's Theme [Advance Wars: Dual Strike] by Yoshito Hirano > 03:47 - Towards Reconstruction [Enchanted Arms] by Yuki Ichiki > 05:19 - Bamboo Island [The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword] by Hajime Waker, Shiho Fujii, Mahito Yokota, Takeshi Hama, Koji Kondo > 07:12 - Have A Short Rest [Persona 5] by Shoji Meguro > 09:20 - My Sweet Hideout [Scarlet Nexus] by Hayata Takeda > 12:41 - Town - The Ancient Capital Enveloped by the Great Tree [Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City] by Yuzo Koshiro > 16:08 - In The Doldrums [13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim] by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Yoshimi Kudo, Rikako Watanabe, Yukinori Kikuchi, Kazuki Higashihara, Azusa Chiba > 19:46 - If You Strain Your Eyes [Dark Cloud] by Tomohito Nishiura > 22:12 - A Quiet Moment [Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity] by Kumi Tanioka, Reo Tanioka, Reo Uratani, Ryotaro Yagi, Haruki Yamada > 24:17 - Camp [World's End Club] by Jun Fukuda > 28:47 - Barracks [Shin Megami Tensei IV] by Ryota Kozuka, Kenichi Tsuchiya, Toshiki Konishi > 30:24 - Peace Of Mind [Neon White] by Machine Girl > 32:01 - Compass [FEZ] by Disasterpeace > 34:31 - Idle Lands [Paradise Killer] by Epoch > www.pixelbeatpod.com > pixelbeatpod@icloud.com > 

There are plenty of ways you can hurt a man / And bring him to the ground. Today we correct a podcast injustice, and publish Part 2 of Retro Encounter's Ogre Battle 64 podcast duology. One podcast host with a lot of questions and two OB64 veterans with all the answers discuss the twisting story paths, confounding Chaos Frames, and multiple endings of Ogre Battle 64, along with some light speculation about the future of the Ogre saga.  Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Pete Leavitt, Joshua Lindquist; Edited by Michael SollosiOpening and ending music by Miles MorkriThis episode was recorded in February 2023 and published in November 2023, with the delay for reasons both technical and personal.Get in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: retro@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomInstagram: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancomRelated Links:Ogre Battle 64 on RPGFan

Hailing from the East Bay, Oddity is a sonic storyteller seeking refuge in the intersections of jazz, hip-hop, and neo-soul. With influences ranging from Billy Strayhorn to D'angelo, Oddity can be found wherever inspiration strikes - be it a tender touch on a warm Rhodes, a heavy dilla-style backbeat, or a bluesy trombone melody. Oddity's story is one of resiliency and rebirth, of toeing the precipice of the abyss and returning with an open heart and a present mind. Her experience as a transgender woman of color is inextricably woven into the music: at once an affirmation of life, a tear-streaked lament, a desperate call to action. Join Oddity as she discovers the beauty and cultivates peace by centering love, against all odds. Joey Escobar is a pianist, teacher, composer, and arranger with a degree in music from UC Berkeley. Growing up with 10 siblings, Joey's upbringing gave him a strong appreciation for both community and diversity. His earliest influences were the music of JRPG composers like Nobuo Uematsu, Hitoshi Sakimoto, and Masashi Hamauzu, and the 90s hip-hop sounds, 70s rock, and jazz played in the house by his older siblings and parents. His latest inspirations are the classical music of Bach, Maurice Ravel, and Frederic Chopin, as well as modern geniuses such as Kendrick Lamar, Ambrose Akinmusire, and Esperanza Spalding. He currently lives in El Cerrito and is most known for being the co-composer and pianist with Oddity. If you enjoyed this episode please make sure to subscribe, follow, rate, and/or review this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, ect. Connect with us on all social media platforms and at www.improvexchange.com

Today's broadcast is  C1E71 for Theme Thursday, January 26th, 2023. Today marks the precise 10yr anniversary of the launch of Nerd Noise Radio as a social media VGM aggregator service (podcast came along four years later), and to celebrate the occasion, today's episode features music we shared on social media and YouTube prior to the launch of the show, which had until now never appeared on the show – on a program we're calling "The Wonder Years"    Tracklist:    Track# / Game / System / Track / Composer(s) / Timestamp    A1) Season 6 Earcatcher – 00:00:00      A2) Intro – 00:00:03      01) Ninja Gaiden – NES – Intro - Keiji Yamagishi, Ryuichi Nitta, and/or Ichiro Nakagawa – 00:05:29      02) Alisia Dragoon – Genesis – Stage 1-1 - Mecano Associates – 00:05:48      03) Thunder Force IV – Space Walk - Toshiharu Yamanishi, Takeshi Yoshida, and/or Naosuke Arai – 00:08:15      04) TMNT: Turtles in Time – SNES – Technodrome: Let's Kick Shell – c: Mutsuhiko Izumi  / a: Kazuhiko Uehara and/or Harumi Ueko – 00:11:09      05) Metal Slug – Neo Geo – Ridge 256 (Mission 4) - Takushi Hiyamuta – 00:12:57      06) Batman – TG16 – HES 5 - Nobuyuki Hara – 00:16:00      07) Super Street Fighter II – 3DO [/ FM Towns] – Ryu's Theme Street – c: Yoko Shimomura / a: Eurocom Sound Team – 00:18:40      08) Ristar - Genesis - Busy Flare – Tomoko Sasaki – 00:20:39      09) Bomberman 93 – TG16 – Intro – Jun Chikuma – 00:23:19      10) Rayman Origins – Multi – Jibberish Jungle: The Darktoon Chase - Christophe Héral, and/or Billy Martin – 00:24:32      11) Rockman and Forte – Super Famicom – Tengu Man – Kirikiri-chan, Naoshi Mizuta, and/or Akari Kaida – 00:27:19    12) Super Mario 3D World – Wii U / Switch – Double Cherry Pass - Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo, and/or Yasuaki Iwata – 00:29:00      13) Super Bonk – SNES – Blue Sky - Masaaki Nishizawa, Keiji Ueki, and/or Kennosuke Suemura – 00:31:15      14) Kirby's Dreamland 3 – SNES – Sand Canyon 1 – Jun Ishikawa – 00:33:08      15) Magical Chase - TG16 – It's Not Ice (Stage 4) - Hitoshi Sakimoto and/or Masaharu Iwata – 00:33:58      16) Bonk's Revenge – TG16 – Piranha River - Hirohiko Takayama – 00:38:44      17) Dick Tracy – Genesis – Car Chase – STI Sound Team – 00:40:48      18) ESWAT – Genesis – BGM 3 - Yō Takada, and/or Takayuki Nakamura – 00:42:40      19) Mortal Kombat – PC DOS (AdLib) - Palace Gates – c: Dan Forden / a: Allister Brimble and/or Dan Forden – 00:44:34      20) Space Harrier II – Genesis – Mind Quake – Tokuhiko Uwabo – 00:47:17      21) Snake's Revenge – NES – Forest Area - Tsutomu Ogura – 00:49:13      22) Soldier Blade – PC Engine – Operation 3 - Keita Hoshi and/or Makiko Tanifuji – 00:50:54      23) Target Earth – Genesis – Main Theme - Takayuki Suzuki – 00:53:10      24) Corvette – GameBoy Advance – Car Selection / Gallery – Shin'en Sound Team – 00:55:10      25) Gunstar Heroes – Genesis – Empire Spacecraft – Norio Hanzawa – 00:55:48      26) Skate or Die – NES – Skate Shop – Rob Hubbard and/or Kyle Granger – 00:58:12      27) Pat Riley Basketball - Genesis - Team Select – Hikoshi Hashimoto – 00:59:44      28) NCAA Basketball – SNES – Coach's Menu - H. Kingsley Thurber, Paul Webb,  and/or Mark Ganus – 01:00:59      29) Maerchen Maze – PC Engine – Unknown Track 5 – c: Satoshi Kabayashi / a: Norihiko Togashi, and/or Kaeru Taniguchi – 01:02:42      30) Super Valis IV – SNES – Castle Vanity – Junta – 01:04:44      31) Jaki Crush – Super Famicom – Title - Masanobu Tsukamoto – 01:07:58      32) Galaxy Force II – Arcade – Defeat – Katsuhiro Hayashi and/or Koichi Namiki – 01:08:59      33) Akumajou Densetsu – Famicom (VRC6) - Rising – Konami Kukeiha Club – 01:11:44      34) Soul Star – Sega CD – Track 06 – Nathan McCree – 01:13:24      35) Sonic CD (NA) - Sega CD – Palmtree Panic Zone Bad Future – Spencer Nilssen, David Young, and Pastiche – 01:16:53      36) Moryou Senki Madara 2 - SFC - The Hunter's Repose – Konami Kukeiha Club – 01:19:47      37) Clue: Murder at Boddy Mansion – PC – Track 4 – Unknown – 01:22:04      38) Last Resort – Neo Geo AES/MVS - The Sunset Sky – Toshio Shimizu, and/or  Yasuo Yamate – 01:25:50      39) Military Madness – TG16 – Ending – Jun Chikuma – 01:27:46      40) Super Street Fighter II HD Remix – PS3 - True Ending – c: Yoko Shimomura / a: Another Soundscape [OCRemix] - 01:30:08      B1) Outro – 01:31:49     B2) Outtakes – 01:47:11     Music Block Runtime: 01:26:22    Total Episode Runtime: 01:51:08     Our Intro and Outro Music is Funky Radio, from Jet Grind Radio on the Sega Dreamcast, composed by BB Rights.    Produced using Ardour 7.x / Audacity 3.x in Linux (either Ubuntu Studio, KDE Neon, Manjaro, Fedora, or SteamOS on any combination of the Gaming PC "Big Rig", the Steam Deck, or one of three Linux laptops) - and in the case of today's episode: in SteamOS on the STEAM DECK!! Recorded with a Shure SM7B XLR dynamic microphone on a RØDE PSA1+ boom arm through a Cloudlifter and a Focusrite 4i4 XLR-to-USB interface!    You can also find all of our audio episodes on Archive.org as well as the occasional additional release only available there, such as remixes of previous releases and other content.    Our YouTube Channel, for the time being is in dormancy, but will be returning with content, hopefully, in 2022. Meanwhile, all the old stuff is still there, and can be found here:     https://www.youtube.com/user/NerdNoiseRadio    Occasional blogs and sometimes expanded show notes can be found here:    nerdnoiseradio.blogspot.com.    Nerd Noise Radio is also available on The Retro Junkies Network at www.theretrojunkies.com, and is a member of the VGM Podcast Fans community at     https://www.facebook.com/groups/VGMPodcastFans/    We are also a member of Podcasters of Des Moines at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1782895868426870/    Or, if you wish to connect with us directly, we have two groups of our own:     Nerd Noise Radio - Easy Mode: https://www.facebook.com/groups/276843385859797/ for sharing tracks, video game news, or just general videogame fandom.    Nerd Noise Radio - Expert Mode: https://www.facebook.com/groups/381475162016534/ for going deep into video game sound hardware, composer info, and/or music theory.    Or you can reach us by e-mail at nerd.noise.radio@gmail.com    You can also follow us on Twitter at @NerdNoiseRadio. And we are also now on Spotify, TuneIn, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, and Vurbl. Amazon and Audible coming soon! Also, be on the lookout for a Discord channel!    Link to the promised collection of "anonymous 'Exhibit A' vs 'Exhibit B'" mic comparisons between the Podmic and the SM7B (or vice versa):   https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vdokkXFmxnkpULRWYVp3YQyrcagr2-um?usp=share_link   Thanks for listening! Join us again February 13th for C1E72 (Channel 1, Episode 72): "Mishmash Monday – vol 13, and again February 23rd for C2E11 (Channel 2, Episode 11) for "It's Space Time!" - Tasty VGM and Talk on Nerd Noise Game Club (Ch 2) as well as Delicious VGM on "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" (Ch 1)! And wherever you are - Fly the N!    Cheers! 

About: Final Fantasy is a 35 year plus series, and one of gamings most enduring RPG series'. Over the years, there have been many side games, spin offs and remakes that include legacy music from the series, reimagined and reborn. These are all arranged themes from Final Fantasy core titles, that have appeared in other games in the wider series, or other games that have included Final Fantasy characters. 00:00 - Battle 1 Arrange [Dissidia 012 [duodecim]] by Rieko Mikoshiba, Nobuo Uematsu > 02:28 - Cyan's Theme [Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood] by Masayoshi Token, Nobuo Uematsu > 05:54 - A Contest of Aeons Arrange [Dissidia 012 [duodecim]] by Takeharu Ishimoto, Junya Nakano > 09:14 - Cornelia - Motif from “Town” [Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins] by Naoshi Mizuta, Nobuo Uematsu > 14:25 - Mount Gulug [Final Fantasy IX] by Nobuo Uematsu > 16:28 - Arbor of Still and Din - Motif from “Danger in the Forest” [Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins] by Roy Nagamatsu, Nobuo Uematsu > 19:24 - Phantom Forest Arrange [Dissidia 012 [duodecim]] by Tsuyoshi Sekito, Nobuo Uematsu > 21:15 - Let The Battles Begin! REMAKE Jukebox Version [Final Fantasy VII Remake] by Nobuo Uematsu > 23:34 - The Dilemma [Chocobo GP] by Hidenori Iwasaki, Nobuo Uematsu > 26:59 - Magiteknical Difficulties [Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn] by Nobuo Uematsu > 30:32 - Battle On The Big Bridge [Final Fantasy XII] by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Nobuo Uematsu > 33:30 - The Arsenal [Final Fantasy VII Remake] by Nobuo Uematsu > www.pixelbeatpod.com > pixelbeatpod@icloud.com > 

About: While many dangers lurk in various Dungeons, Temples and Palaces during your gaming journeys, there are often incredible background themes to help you slay, search and survive. We take a listen to some of the varied styles found in these tracks. Artwork: Ragnarok Online 00:00 - Dark Shrine [Dawn of Mana] by Kenji Ito > 02:44 - Footsteps of the Decisive Battle [Lunar: Eternal Blue] by Noriyuki Iwadare > 06:33 - Military Facility Dungeon [Skies of Arcadia] by Yutaka Minobe, Tatsuyuki Maeda > 08:33 - Ice Castle [Persona] by Shoji Meguro > 10:46 - Out of Curiosity [Ragnarok Online] by soundTeMP > 13:06 - Hail from the Past [Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin] by Michiru Yamane > 15:51 - Under Castle [Brandish 3: Spirit of Balcan] by Falcom Sound Team J.D.K > 17:45 - The Temple of Water [3D Dot Game Heroes] by Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso, Yousuke Yasui, Shoichiro Sakamoto, Terug Taniguchi, Takahiro Eguchi, Noriho Hurukawa > 19:18 - Sealed Away [Final Fantasy V] by Nobuo Uematsu > 21:00 - Urien Stage [Street Fighter X Mega Man] by Alex Esquivel > 22:51 - Dungeon - Lost Cane of the King [Sorcerian] by Falcom Sound Team J.D.K > 24:10 - Inside The City Walls [Vagrant Story] by Hitoshi Sakimoto > 26:07 - Midas' Palace [Tomb Raider] by Nathan McCree > 27:22 - The Open Box [Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood] by Masayoshi Soken > 31:18 - Mushroom Dungeon [Death's Door] by David Fenn > 34:43 - Temple of the Sand Coffin [Soma Bringer] by Yasunori Mitsuda > www.pixelbeatpod.com > pixelbeatpod@icloud.com > 

Who would our dream interview be? What's a "game as a service"? And have you ever played a video game at the wrong time? This week we open up the listener mailbag and take some of YOUR questions on all sorts of topics. Plus: why Kirk and Maddy are replaying the same games over and over and over and...One More Thing: Kirk: Persona 5 RoyalMaddy: Assassin's Creed OriginsJason: The RehearsalLinks:Featuring excerpts from “Crossing the Hill” by Hitoshi Sakimoto from FF Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift, and “The Ideal and the Real” by Shoji Megoro from Persona 5 RoyalSupport Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/joinBuy a Triple Click t-shirt: https://topatoco.com/collections/maximum-fun/products/maxf-tc-tclogo-shJoin the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpodTriple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/

A special interview with Arnie Roth, conductor of Distant Worlds. Interview performed by ssdninja. Interview also viewable on our Patreon page (public post) Distant Worlds is a concert series centered around the Final Fantasy franchise. Produced by AWR music and debuting in 2007, Distant Worlds brings the music of Final Fantasy to audiences around the world. This year marks the 15th anniversary of Distant Worlds and the 35th anniversary of Final Fantasy. The concert series premiered in Tokyo, Japan on Aug. 6, with a North American premiere set for Chicago on Sept. 10. The Chicago performance will have vocalist Rikki performing “Suteki da ne” from Final Fantasy X along with legendary composer Yoko Shimomura in attendance. Arnie Roth is a Grammy-winning musician and conductor of Distant Worlds. Throughout the years he has continued to bring the music of Final Fantasy to fans all over the world. This short interview aims to discuss the past and future of Distant Worlds, along with recalling some memories along the way. Tickets are still available for the Chicago shows as well as other upcoming performances at ffdistantworlds.com/. Hironobu Sakaguchi, Naoki Yoshida, Yoshinori Kitase, Yoko Shimomura, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Naoshi Mizuta, Masayoshi Soken, Nobuo Uematsu, RIKKI, Emiko Shiratori, Arnie Roth, and Kazuko Shibuya gather in Tokyo for the world premiere of the 35th anniversary of Distant Worlds. Photo courtesy of AWR Music

As we continue the journey we learn more about the history of Vinnelhaven and one of it's more infamous pirates - Gaelle Vogelburg. Credits: Story by Travis Vengroff Produced, Edited, and with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff Mixing and Mastering by Dayne Leonardson Cast: Gaelle Vogelburg – Holly Billinghurst "Domain of the Nameless God" - Written, orchestrated, and performed by Steven Melin, Copyists Peter Jones & Steven Melin, with Vocals by Aeralie Brighton, Hurdy-Gurdy & Hammered Dulcimer by Enzo Puzzovio, and Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal "Audin" - Written by Steven Melin, Orchestrated by Christopher Siu, Copyists Peter Jones & Steven Melin, with Vocals by Amelia Jones, feat. Matheus Garcia Souza, Scott Semanski, Enzo Puzzovio, and Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal "Echo of Seasons" - Written by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Orchestrated by Steven Melin, with Copyist Catherine Nguyen, Lyrics by Travis Vengroff, Translations by Eyþór Viðarsson, Featuring Matheus Souza Garcia (Violin), Kristin Kaigus (Woodwinds), Johannes Geworkian Hellman (Hurdy Gurdy), Kyle Paxton (Dulcimer), Budapest Strings, Budapest Choir, & Budapest Brass Recorded by Musiversal Dark Dice art by Allen Morris with lettering by Kessi Riliniki Episode art by Yorsy Hernandez This is a Fool and Scholar Production. Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.com Free Transcripts are also available: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dark-dice-22460850 Special Thanks to: Our Patreon supporters! | Hem Cleveland | Terminally Nerdy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are EXTREMELY pleased to announce that we are working with Hitoshi Sakimoto (Final Fantasy XII, Final Fantasy Tactics) to create new music for Dark Dice! Please join us as we livestream our choir, string, and brass orchestra recordings on August 12th and 22nd, as we bring over 20 minutes of new music to life! Listen Here: Twitch.tv/foolandscholar Full Schedule: twitch.tv/foolandscholar/schedule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode we have two mystery competitors entering the fight club ring. Dingo Egret vs Zero Kamikaze. The topic is still the same. Tracks from games that have a team. Be it an RPG where you have a party or a online multiplayer, each fighter has picked tracks that fit this theme. Mr. Egret's tracks are first followed by Mr. Kamikaze's last. Best of luck fighters. Rd. 1 Just 3 on 3 (Park Court)- Hiroaki Yoshida, Tatsuya Kiuchi (Street Hoop) VS Match Theme- Kazuo Sawa (Nintendo World Cup) Rd. 2 Frenzy- Hiroki Kikuta (Seiken Densetsu 3 aka Secret Of Mana II) Cynthia Battle Remix (Sinnoh Champion)- Go Ichinose, cover jesterdist (Pokemon Brillant Diamond) Rd. 3 I'll Keep on Fighting as Long as I Live- Seiichi Fukami,Yuji Takenouchi, Junya Nakano, A. Hashimoto (X-Men: The Arcade Game) Bob-omb Dodge- Kumi Tanioka, Masayoshi Soken (Mario Sports Mix) Rd. 4 Pennant Race- Yuji Takenouchi (Namachuukei 68) Battle 2 (Boss Theme) (Mega Man X Remix)- Ryuji Sasai, cover MyNewSoundtrack (Final Fantasy Mystic Quest) Rd. 5 RabaNasty' [Rabanastre Downtown, Royal City]- Hayato Matsuo, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Kenichiro Fukui, Masaharu Iwata, Nobuo Uematsu, Remixer Avaris (Final Fantasy XII) Attack of the Killer Queen- Toby Fox, Lena Raine, Marcy Nabors (Delta Rune) Sudden Death Transparent Obstacle- Hitoshi Sakimoto, Masaharu Iwata (Gauntlet IV) Escape From The City - Funk RMX feat. Lyn- Jun Sinoue, lyrics Ted Poley, arranged Sinoue and Dean DiMarzo, performed Sonic Adventure Music Experience feat. Lyn Inaizumi (Sonic Adventure 2) Bonus Tracks: GeminEye- The Megas Ken's Theme Cover- Family Jules Discord: https://discord.gg/Ga3G9R6 Sponsors The Mindset Chic https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbEqzV39kn6ePvgKnTEovqQ/videos When Killers Get Caught Podcast David's Kids List https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/35BSME54QIM92?ref_=wl_share

About: A cold and windy dark night approaches. Hunker down and survive the night. Artwork: Final Fantasy VI 00:00 - Dark World [Final Fantasy VI] by Nobuo Uematsu > 02:56 - Olhos na Sala Esculo [The House in Fata Morgana] by Gao > 05:39 - Staring Into The Void [13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim] by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Yoshimi Kudo, Yukinori Kikuchi, Kazuki Higashihara, Azusa Chiba > 08:30 - On a Knife's Edge [Octopath Traveller] by Yasunori Nishiki > 11:37 - The Girl and the Firefly [Child of Light] by Cœur de Pirate > 13:44 - The Nightmare Begins [Final Fantasy VII] by Nobuo Uematsu > 16:40 - Folsense [Professor Layton and Pandora's Box] by Tomohito Nishiura > 19:50 - Ancient Dolphin [Trials of Mana] by Hiroki Kikuta > 24:43 - Dark Zone [Brandish 2: The Planet Buster] by Falcom Sound Team jdk > 28:04 - Faint Glow [Deltarune: Chapter 2] by Toby Fox > 29:21 - Out Of The Frying Pan [Final Fantasy X] by Nobuo Uematsu > 32:25 - Storm Beach [Donkey Kong Country Returns] by Minako Hamano, Masaru Tajima, Shinji Ushiroda, Daisuke Matsuoka, Kenji Yamamoto, David Wise, Eveline Fischer > 34:31 - Anxiety [Final Fantasy VII] by Nobuo Uematsu > 38:33 - Empty Town [Delatrune: Chapter 1] by Toby Fox > 39:52 - Select of Sorrow [Steins;Gate] by Takeshi Abo > 41:31 - The Grateful Afterlife [Loop Hero] by blinch > 44:08 - Black and White [Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward] by Masayoshi Soken, Yukiko Takada > www.pixelbeatpod.com > pixelbeatpod@icloud.com > 

Episode #229 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan from RPGera is here with a quick-hitting edition of Radio Hour which was scheduled to close the month of March out, but got a bit delayed. Apologies! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak & Xancu. EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS Thunder from Ogre Battle [Masaharu Iwata, Hitoshi Sakimoto, & Hayato Matsuo, 1993] City of Ebony from Secret of Evermore [Jeremy Soule, 1995] Exotic Village from Tecmo Secret of the Stars [Chinatsu Okayasu, 1993] Valak Mountain -Night- from Xenoblade Chronicles [ACE+, 2010] Yo Ho! from Wild Woody [Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, 1995] King Dedede, Roar of Dedede from Kirby and the Forgotten Land [Yuuta Ogasawara, Hirokazu Ando, Yuki Shimooka, & Jun Ishikawa, 2022] Flowers of Antimony -The Explodatorium- from Shovel Knight [Manami Matsumae, 2014] Main Theme from Babylon's Fall [Hiroshi Yamaguchi, 2022] Accelerated Alexandria from Chocobo GP [Hidenori Iwasaki, 2022] Empty Sun -Stage 7- from Sol Cresta [Yuzo Koshiro, 2022] Silver Moon Cruiser from Sailor Moon RPG: Another Story [Takanori Arisawa, 1995] Offense and Defense from Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits [Koji Sakurai, Takayuki Hattori, Yuko Fukushima, Masahiro Andoh, & Takashi Harada, 2003] Geffen City from Ragnarok Online [SoundTeMP, 2002] Muda Kingdom from Super Mario Land [Hirokazu Tanaka, 1989] SUPPORT US Patreon: https://patreon.com/rpgera CONTACT US Website: https://rpgera.com Discord: https://discord.gg/cC73Heu Twitch: https://twitch.tv/leveldowngames Twitter: https://twitter.com/OriginalLDG Instagram: https://instagram.com/bryan.ldg/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/leveldowngaming RPGERA PODCAST NETWORK Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bgmania/message

About: In the far, far future, down a neon lit alleyway, ‘Future's Nightclub' comes alive for a second time. Night Two begins now. Artwork: VA-11 HALL-A 00:00 - Challenge Quest β [Shin Megami Tensei IV] by Ryota Kozuka, Kenichi Tsuchiya, Toshiki Konishi > 02:11 - Commencing Simulation [VA-11 HALL-A] by Garoad > 03:40 - -(HISTIDINE)- [13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim] by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Yoshimi Kudo, Rikako Watanabe, Yukinori Kikuchi, Kazuki Higashihara, Azusa Chiba > 07:03 - Plains Of Eternity (Aggressive Mix) [Final Fantasy XIII-2] by Naoshi Mizuta > 09:11 - Violent Breathing [Streets Of Rage] by Yuzo Koshiro > 10:56 - Dreamer [Streets Of Rage 2] by Yuzo Koshiro > 13:22 - Faded Bustles [Scarlet Nexus] by Hayata Takeda > 16:30 - Wanna Wanna [Legend Of Legaia] by Michiru Oshima > 18:30 - That'a A Wrap! [Advance Ward: Dual Strike] by Yoshito Hirano > 19:44 - Underground Club [VA-11 HALL-A] by Garoad > 21:56 - Knock Knock [Hotline Miami] by Scattle > 26:00 - Good For Health, Bad For Education [VA-11 HALL-A] by Garoad > 29:12 - Feral Link [Final Fantasy XIII-2] by Naoshi Mizuta > 30:27 - Illusory Urahara [Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE] by Yoshiaki Fujisawa > 33:34 - Dolphin Surf (You And I) [Tetris Effect] by Hydelic > 38:48 - The Sarcophagus [Paradise Killer] by Epoch > www.pixelbeatpod.com > pixelbeatpod@icloud.com > 

THIS WEEK: Peter dons the cowl to make tough choices with Gotham's first season of a point-and-click adventure in Batman: The Telltale Series and Joe mysteriously finds himself in the world of Ivalice and struggles with the idea of returning home with Hitoshi Sakimoto's work in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.

About: Classic, definitive and just downright great battle music across various games. A no muss, no fuss episode of pure adrenaline. Artwork: Sword of Vermillion 00:00 - Battle 1 [Lufia & The Fortress Of Doom] by Yasunori Shiono > 01:58 - Battle At The Arena [Brain Lord] by Masanao Akahori > 04:05 - Battle [Sword Of Vermillion] by Yusuhiro Takagi > 05:36 - Battle [Blue Almanac] by Noriyuki Iwadare > 06:35 - Battle [Dragon Slayer: The Legend Of Heroes] by Mieko Ishikawa, Masaaki Kawai > 08:07 - Full Force [Tales Of Symphonia] by Motoi Sakuraba, Shinji Tamura, Takeshi Arai > 09:26 - Grain Rain, Wheat Wind [Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & The Secret Hideout] by Hayato Asano > 12:30 - Tearing Through Heaven [Fire Emblem: Three Houses] by Hiroki Morishita > 15:41 - Harmony Square Station (Combat Phase) [Astral Chain] by Satoshi Igarashi, Naofumi Harada, Hitomi Kurokawa, Masahiro Aoki, Satoshi Setsune > 17:34 - -(LEUCINE)- [13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim] by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Yoshimi Kudo, Rikako Watanabe, Yukinori Kikuchi, Kazuki Higarashi, Azusa Chiba > 21:20 - More Dangerous Guys [Mother 3] by Shogo Sakai > 22:52 - Assault [Albert Odyssey Garden - Legend Of Eldean] by Naomi Kodaka > 25:45 - Battle Theme [Guardian's Crusade] by Yasuhiro Nakano, Akihiro Motoyama, Fumio Tanabe, Luna Umegaki, Mutsumi Ishimura > 28:16 - Whirlwind [Chrono Cross] by Yasunori Mitsuda > 30:11 - Battle II [Octopath Traveller] by Yasunori Nishiki > 33:02 - Battlefield - The First Campaign [Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes Of Lagaard] by Yuzo Koshiro > 36:31 - Sophisticated Fight [Trails In The Sky] by Falcom Sound Team jdk > www.pixelbeatpod.com > pixelbeatpod@icloud.com > 

Here it is: my last effort at celebrating the spooky season with VGM. I don't have much to say other than that that this is a mix of new stuff and stuff I've played on previous episodes. I couldn't think of a better way to say goodbye to Halloween episodes. Previous Halloween episodes: My 16-Bit Horror Movie The Dark Side of Nintendo 16 Bits From Beyond the Grave Street Fighter But With Vampires and Werewolves 16 Bits of Terror Cursed Spinach (a Game Boy Halloween) An 8-Bit Halloween, Part 2: The Sequel Legend of the Haunted Arcade A 8-Bit Halloween The Vengeful Ghost of Super Mario Track listing: 2:15 BGM 1 / Tsukikomori (Super Famicom) / Horiguchi Takashi  3:24 Stage 5 / Alisia Dragoon (Sega Genesis) / Fumihito Kasatani, Nobuyuki Aoshima, Mamoru Ishimoda, Yoko Sonoda and Mariko Sato 5:31 Chainsaw Hedge Maze Mayhem / Zombies Ate My Neighbors / Joe McDermott  8:34 Prologue / Super Castlevania IV / Masanori Adachi and Taro Kudo  10:37 Underground / Addams Family Values (Sega Genesis) / Keith Tinman 13:11 Crazy Woods / Ghost Sweeper Mikami: Joreishi wa Nice Body / Inuyo Yamashita and Hiroyuki Iwatsuki 15:29 Circus (Act 2) / Aero the AcroBat (Sega Genesis) / Rick Fox  17:16 Reasoning 2 / Famicom Tantei Club Part 2: The Girl Who Stands Behind (Super Famicom) / Kenji Yamamoto 19:55 Level 2 / Decap Attack (Sega Genesis) / Fumito Tamayama 22:15 Haunted House / Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose / Kazuhiko Uehara and Yukie Morimoto  23:55 Strains of Insanity / Chrono Trigger / Yasunori Mitsuda  25:31 Mysterious Happening / Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story (Super Famicom) / Takanori Arisawa  27:39 Depths of the Forest / Marvelous / Yuichi Ozaki  29:21 Jakyou 2 / Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei / Tsukasa Masuko and Hitoshi Sakimoto  32:32 Old Mansion / Gokinjo Boukentai (Super Famicom) / Akihiko Mori  35:52 The Nightmare Is Finally Over / Clock Tower (Super Famicom) / Kōji Niikura  38:48 Prairie / Devilish: The Next Possession / Hitoshi Sakimoto  41:28 Nightmare Castle / Arcus Odyssey (Sega Genesis) / Motoi Sakuraba  44:45 Witch's Theme / Shining Force II / Motoaki Takenouchi  46:22 Haunted House / Pocky & Rocky (Super NES) / Hiroyuki Iwatsuki  49:20 Underwater / Mighty Max (Sega Genesis) / Matt Furniss  54:48 Terror of the Glacier / Elemental Master / Toshiharu Yamanishi  56:40 Mountain Petrified / Addams Family Values (Super NES) / Keith Tinman  60:40 Restless Spirits / Laplace no Ma (Super Famicom) / Akiko Kosaka  62:02 In the Darkness / Mystic Ark (Super Famicom) / Akihiko Mori  65:10 The Enchanted Forest / Demon's Crest / Toshihiko Horiyama  67:20 The Nightbreed / Treasure of the Rudras / Ryuji Sasai  70:28 Outside / Addams Family Values (Sega Genesis) / Keith Tinman 72:46 Level 4 / Decap Attack (Sega Genesis) / Fumito Tamayama  75:47 Evil Cross Battle / Splatterhouse (Turbografx-16) / Katsuro Tajima and Yoshinori Kawamoto  78:43 Glittering Night Sky / Do Re Mi Fantasy / Jun Chikuma  80:11 LaPlace Castle / LaPlace No Ma / Akiko Kosaka  81:43 Shrine for the Worship of Chaos / Arcana (Super NES) / Jun Ishikawa and Hirokazu Ando  83:38 Threed, Zombie Central / Earthbound / Keiichi Suzuki and Hirokazu Tanaka  85:51 Misty Menace / Donkey Kong Country / David Wise  88:14 Fog of Phantom / Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together / Hitoshi and Sakimoto Masaharu  90:19 Night Gallery / Treasure of the Rudras / Ryuji Sasai  91:58 Strange Forest / Shin Onigashima Zenpen / Koji Kondo  94:02 Sunken Ship / Super Mario RPG / Yoko Shimomura  97:00 Fillmore / Actraiser / Yuzo Koshiro 99:58 Dancing Calcobrena / Final Fantasy IV / Nobuo Uematsu  100:27 Haunted Graveyard / Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts / Mari Yamaguchi  103:00 The Demon King Odio / Live A Live / Yoko Shimomura  105:28 Ceremony / Secret of Mana / Hiroki Kikuta  108:42 Phantom Train / Final Fantasy VI / Nobuo Uematsu Follow: Singing Mountain on Twitter • Drew on Twitter • Facebook • Facebook Group •  Instagram Listen: Apple Podcasts • Spotify • Google Play • Google Podcasts  Yes, we do have a website! This is a TableCakes podcast.

About: You shouldn't be here. This place was never for you, Outsider, but they allowed it. Be careful… because they are watching. Artwork: Final Fantasy VI 00:00 - Esper World [Final Fantasy VI] by Nobuo Uematsu > 02:32 - Hidden Land [Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky] by Arata Iiyoshi > 06:06 - The Gate of Finis [Octopath Traveller] by Yasunori Nishiki > 09:37 - Ancient Mural [Dark Chronicle] by Tomohito Nishiura > 11:54 - Sacred Grove [The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess] by Toru Minegishi > 14:36 - Village [The Head of Medusa] [Sorcerian] by Falcom Sound Team J.D.K > 16:08 - The Child's Dream [Alundra] by Kohei Tanaka > 18:01 - Norwell [Professor Layton & The Miracle Mask] by Tomohito Nishiura > 20:43 - The Garden of Dreams [Grandia II] by Noriyuki Iwadare > 25:22 - Eruyt Village [Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age] by Hitoshi Sakimoto > 29:50 - Whisper and Mantra [Secret of Mana] by Hiroki Kikuta > 32:27 - Prelude to the Void [Final Fantasy V] by Nobuo Uematsu > 36:18 - Mystery of the Divine Realm [Fire Emblem: Echoes - Shadows of Valentia] by Takeru Kanazaki, Yasuhisa Baba, Takafumi Wada, Who Murakami > 39:55 - Copied City [NieR Automata] by Keiichi Okabe, Keigo Hoashi, Kuniyuki Takahashi > 43:35 - Compression of Time [Final Fantasy VIII] by Nobuo Uematsu > 48:09 - Village of Ruku [Grandia] by Noriyuki Iwadare > www.pixelbeatpod.com > pixelbeatpod@icloud.com > 

Some of you bemoaned the loss of the Singing Mountain Patreon because it also meant the loss of the ”all music, no talk” versions of episodes that I sometimes posted there. Never fear: the files have been recovered, and I will be posting them on the main feed. First up, the ”all music, no talk” version of episode 105, “The End... as a Beginning.” Track listing: 0:00 Donkey Kong Rescued (Credits Roll) / Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong-Quest (Super NES) / David Wise 2:57 Credit Roll / Space Harrier II (Genesis) / Tokuhiko Uwabo and Matt Furniss 7:12 End Title / Tenshi no Uta: Shiroki Tsubasa no Inori (Super Famicom) / Motoi Sakuraba and Shinji Tamura 9:12 Ending Theme / Shadow Blasters (Genesis) / Kim Songdong 11:17 Ending (Next Time) / Shockman (TurboGrafx-16) / K. Hayama 16:51 Finale / Wild Guns (Super NES) / Hiroyuki Iwatsuki and Haruo Ohashi 23:15 Staff Roll / Cyber Knight (PC Engine) / Unknown Composer 26:03 Ending / Dino Land (Genesis) / Ichiro Hada 31:43 After the War (Ending) / Final Zone (Genesis) / Motoi Sakuraba and Masaaki Uno 37:07 BGM 3 / True Golf Classics: Pebble Beach Golf Links (Genesis) / Yumi Kinoshita 43:10 Returned Soldier's Rest / Super Star Soldier (TurboGrafx-16) / Dr. Nakahashi and Mr. Hoshi 48:38 Ending / Mighty Max (Genesis) / Krisalis (a.k.a. Matt Furniss) 52:02 Ending (Next Time) / Shockman (TurboGrafx-16) / K. Hayama 53:47 Ending / Magical Chase (TurboGrafx-16) Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata 55:39 Sunset of Puyo Puyo / Puyo Puyo (Mega Drive) / Masanobu Tsukamoto, Akiyoshi Nagao, Toshiaki Sakoda and Masaaki Harada 59:16 Setting Out (Staff Roll) / Elemental Master (Genesis) / Toshiharu Yamanishi Follow: Singing Mountain on Twitter • Drew on Twitter • Facebook • Facebook Group •  Instagram Listen: Apple Podcasts • Spotify • Google Play • Google Podcasts  Yes, we do have a website! This is a TableCakes podcast.

Kiaran and Adam journey back to the year 2000 when this title hit the shelves. Does it live up to the legacy of the RPGs from that era when Square was king? Join us in the kingdom of Valendia to find out as we tell a story of a Vagrant named Ashley Riot.

What if Sony released a PS2 Mini? And what if it was good? In this week's episode, Matthew and Samuel each pick 10 games to be released with a hypothetical PS2 Mini. Head to the poll on our pinned tweet @BackPagePod to vote on who picked the best games, and we'll announce the winner on a future episode!The winner of this episode was Samuel.This week's music comes from the Gitaroo Man soundtrack by COIL, Tomohiro Harada and YUAN, the Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater soundtrack by Norihiko Hibino and Cynthia Harrell, the Final Fantasy XII soundtrack by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Hayato Matsuo and Masaharu Iwata and the Silent Hill 2 soundtrack by Akira Yamaoka. 

The story of Vanillaware, an Osaka-based Japanese game developer, is one that could've been showcased in failure. The company's first game almost shut down the company, but they later would regroup and continue working on video games, putting out some of the most original and interesting titles on more recent generations of consoles. Today, we sit down with Pragmatik, a Youtube game reviewer and super-fan of Vanillaware who shares some in depth information on games like Muramasa The Demon Blade, Odin Sphere and Dragon's Crown. Musically, there's a lot to dive into here, so grab your best swords and sorcery gear (and maybe a mech or two) and jump into the music of Basiscape (Vanillaware's go-to composer crew featuring Hitoshi Sakimoto and more.) Join Mike, Justin and Joey (Pragmatik) as they dive intro the controversy behind the ladies of Dragon's Crown, Mike's fury towards Odin Sphere's inventory system on the PS2 and...Justin audibly spots a shamisen?! SHOCK AND AWE! All on this episode of XVGM Radio!