Podcast appearances and mentions of Kenji Ito

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. 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About: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is truly a ‘one-in-a-lifetime' game that combines the legacies of so many video game properties into one, for lack of a better word, ultimate package. It's almost unbelievable how many video game series' are represented, especially through the games music, which includes a whopping 1018 songs! All of this episodes tracks are new arrangements, made specifically for the Smash Bros. series, and are all featured in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.  00:00 - Vega Stage Arrangement by Yoko Shimomura > 03:51 - Seaskape Arrangement by Hirokazu Tanaka > 06:28 - Beginning Arrangement by Kenji Ito > 09:57 - Battle! (Wild Pokémon from Diamond/Pearl) Arrangement by Koji Hayama > 13:36 - Wood Man Stage Arrangement by Motoi Sakuraba > 16:38 - Style Savvy: Trendsetters Arrangement by Ryo Watanabe > 20:13 - Yoshi's Island Arrangement by Yoshihito Yano > 23:32 - Aloneness Arrangement by Yu Sugimoto > 26:11 - Ice Man Stage Arrangement by Yasushi Asada > 29:34 - Aria Of The Soul Arrangement by Mitsuhiro Kitadami > 33:01 - Light Plane Arrangement by Noriyuki Iwadare > 35:53 - Training Menu - Wii Fit U Arrangement by Hiroki Morishita > 39:10 - Mega Man 4 Medley Arrangement by Jun Senoue > 41:58 - Lost In Thoughts All Alone Arrangement by Masato Kouda > 46:17 - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Medley Arrangement by ACE > 49:15 - MEGALOVANIA Arrangement by Toby Fox > pixelbeatpod@icloud.com > 

Today on the 1UPBEAT, host Eric Silver will count down the top video game scores of 2024. In this episode, Eric counts down scores from 10 to 6, featuring music by Wilbert Roget II, Tee Lopes, Christian Whitehead, Lennie Moore and Kenji Ito. Part two will feature scores of 5-1. Enjoy! —— Special thanks to our Patreon supporters: Matt DeWater, David Ballantyne, Joe Wiles, Maxime, William Welch, Tim Burden, Alan Rogers, Dave Williams, Max Hamulyák, Jeffrey Graebner, Don Mase, Victor Field, Jochen Stolz, Emily Mason, Eric Skroch, Alexander Schiebel, Alphonse Brown, John Link, Andreas Wennmyr, Matt Berretta, Eldaly Morningstar, Jim Wilson, Glenn McDorman, Chris Malone, Steve Karpicz, Deniz Çağlar, Brent Osterberg, Jérôme Flick, Sarah Brouns, Aaron Collins, Randall Derchan, Angela Rabatin, Michael Poteet, Larry Reese, Thomas Tinneny, William Burke, Rudy Amaya, Stacy Livitsanis, Rick Laird, Carl Wonders, Nathan Blumenfeld, Lee Wileman, Daniel Herrin, Scott Bordelon, James Alexander, Brett French, Ian Clark, Ron, Andy Gray, Joel Nichols, Steve Daniel, Corey O'Brien —— Cinematic Sound Radio is fully licensed to play music by SOCAN. Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cinematicsoundradio Check out our NEW Cinematic Sound Radio TeePublic Store! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/cinematic-sound-radio Cinematic Sound Radio Web: http://www.cinematicsound.net Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cinsoundradio Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cinematicsound Cinematic Sound Radio Fanfare and Theme by David Coscina https://soundcloud.com/user-970634922 Bumper voice artist: Tim Burden http://www.timburden.com

[Episode 36] This month barSILENCE is stepping into the ring with the hard-hitting genre-blending soundtracks of Tobal No. 1 and Tobal 2! In 1996, Squaresoft's first PlayStation title, Tobal No. 1, was a stunning showcase of talent, featuring character designs by Akira Toriyama, and a star-studded composer lineup led by the legendary Yasunori Mitsuda. A year later, the Japanese-exclusive Tobal 2 turned everything up to 11 with an expanded Quest Mode, a Guinness World Record-setting roster of 200 characters, as well as Takayuki Nakamura's brilliant fusion of jazz rock and electronica that makes this soundtrack a true knockout! Let's lace up those gloves! It's time to fight… and jam! Tracklisting: 00:00:00 - Tobal No. 1 (Tobal No. 1) [Yasunori Mitsuda] 00:01:06 - Intro & Tobal No. 1 00:07:34 - Shinto Shrine (Tobal No. 1) [Masashi Hamauzu] 00:10:42 - Poltano (Tobal No. 1) [Masashi Hamauzu] 00:14:01 - Cloud City (Tobal No. 1) [Kenji Ito] 00:17:15 - Urban Sight (Tobal No. 1) [Yasuhiro Kawakami] 00:20:15 - Cosmic Desert (Tobal No. 1) [Junya Nakano] 00:24:13 - Aqua and Trees (Tobal No. 1) [Yoko Shimomura] 00:27:21 - Toridon!! (Tobal No. 1) [Yasuhiro Kawakami] 00:30:40 - Your Name Is... (Tobal No. 1) [Yasunori Mitsuda] 00:32:24 - Tobal 2 00:36:41 - Checkered Career (Album Original Mix) (Tobal 2) [Takayuki Nakamura] 00:39:30 - The Origin No.5 (Tobal 2) [Takayuki Nakamura] 00:43:29 - Amethyst (Tobal 2) [Takayuki Nakamura] 00:46:56 - The Grody Boy (Tobal 2) [Takayuki Nakamura] 00:50:09 - Knock My Door (Tobal 2) [Takayuki Nakamura] 00:53:24 - In An Unguarded Moment (Tobal 2) [Takayuki Nakamura] 00:56:09 - A Miracle's Coming (Tobal 2) [Takayuki Nakamura] 00:59:05 - The Speeder (Tobal 2) [Takayuki Nakamura] 01:01:32 - Beating Hard (Tobal 2) [Takayuki Nakamura] 01:04:39 - A Crying Son (Tobal 2) [Takayuki Nakamura] 01:07:36 - Hero's Looking Glass (Tobal 2) [Takayuki Nakamura] 01:10:01 - Dropout (Tobal 2) [Takayuki Nakamura] 01:13:37 - On Your Dark Side (Tobal 2) [Takayuki Nakamura] 01:17:07 - Tobal 2: 2nd ENDING (Tobal 2) [Takayuki Nakamura] 01:19:19 - Outro 01:21:17 - Tower Block (Tobal No. 1) [Noriko Matsueda] barSILENCE is a monthly podcast crafted to celebrate and explore the best video game music in the world! You're here because you enjoy the same thing that I do, and I am grateful for that. If you want to become a member of the Legion of VGM, consider subscribing to the show on Patreon! As a thank you for subscribing, you can access all 20 episodes of the Bonus Beats podcast! Click here to learn more! If you want to consider a one-time donation check out the Ko-Fi! Shout-outs to two fantastic friends of the show and members of the Legion of VGM: Shujin Academy VGM Club: The creatively themed episodes of this video game music podcast are the brainchild of the venerable Professor Tom. Please listen to and follow this excellent VGM Podcast! SuperPod Saga: This fantastic video game variety podcast hosted by Aaron, is a show on a mission to discuss every video game topic ever! Give it a listen and follow for weekly episodes! Connect with the show! Patreon - /barSILENCE Ko-Fi - @barsilencevgm BlueSky - @barsilencevgm.bsky.social Instagram - @barSILENCE Threads - @barSILENCE More ways to listen: Listen on the website - barsilence.com SuperPod Network - Video Game Podcast Network 8Beats Radio - 24/7 VGM Music & Mixes Terra Player App - VGM & Gaming Podcasts & More YouTube - Monthly Videos

It's time for Music of the Year! 2024 was absolutely stacked with game releases. Some even felt it was one of the all-time best years in gaming. And the side effect of a year filled with excellent games means a year of excellent soundtracks. For this annual special, we let each panelist bring on three songs. Even so, how did we pick just nine today? It wasn't easy.2024 being such a great year for RPG music meant that one episode could not contain our Music of the Year celebrations, so we have split it into two back-to-back episodes. Enjoy the likes of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Arco, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and much more today. Then come back next week for three more panelists' highlights of the year!Featuring: Mike Salbato, Hilary Andreff, Michael Sollosi, Gio Castillo, Patrick Gann; Edited by Mike SalbatoLinks for this episodeThe End of Service: A NieR Re[in]carnation Postmortem RetrospectivePat's Picks0:02:58 - The World's Heartbeat (comp. Kenji Ito, arr. Tsutomu Narita) - SaGa Emerald Beyond0:04:49 - Battle! (Terapagos - The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero) (comp. Toby Fox, Go Ichinose, Rei Murayama, arr. Go Ichinose) - Pokémon Scarlet & Violet0:08:16 - Lantern&End (Keiichi Okabe) - SINoALICEHilary's Picks‌0:39:58 - Renoir (Lorien Testard) - Clair Obscur: Expedition 330:42:55 - Moiety Theme (Robyn Miller) - Riven (2024)0:45:01 - Nadie Los Podrá Salvar (José Ramón "Bibiki" García) - ArcoMichael Sollosi's Picks‌1:17:52 - Impregnable Triangle (Chihiro Aoki) - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth1:20:59 - Coral Crown (Darren Korb, feat. Erin Yvette, Ashley Barret, Judy Alice Lee) - Hades II1:25:04 - Queen's Blood - Prodigious Pedigree (Mitsuto Suzuki) - Final Fantasy VII RebirthAlbum 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: @rpgfancomBluesky: @rpgfan.bsky.socialInstagram: @rpgfancomThreads: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancom

About: Our end of year episode is here, featuring music from some of our favourite OST's of 2024. 00:00 - Broken Bridge [Astro Bot] by Kenneth C M Young > 01:43 -  Blade's Exaltation [Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail] by Masayoshi Soken > 06:14 - Land of Sunlit Leaves [Metaphor: ReFantazio] by Shoji Meguro > 08:43 - Last Person Standing [SaGa Emerald Beyond] by Kenji Ito > 12:10 - Under Junon - Sunless Oasis [Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth] by Yoshinori Nakamura > 15:00 - St. Trina [Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree] by Yuka Kitamura > 18:11 - Day Of The Dance [1000xRESIST] by Drew Redman > 21:02 - Sea Zora Village [The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom] by Masato Ohashi, Manaka Kataoka, Chisaki Hosaka, Reika Nakai, Yuri Goto, Ryotaro Yagi, Azusa Kato > 23:41 - Color Your Night [Persona 3 Reload] by Atsushi Kitajoh > 27:21 - The Floating Isle of Ulul [Visions Of Mana] by Ryo Yamazaki > 32:37 - Prickly Situation [Pepper Grinder] by Xeecee > 35:54 - Sister's Junk [Stellar Blade] by Ko.Yo, Seiban > 38:47 - Ceruleum Smoke At High Noon [Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail] by Takafumi Imamura > pixelbeatpod@icloud.com > 

[Episode 34] This month, barSILENCE is stepping into a frosty winter wonderland with a playlist of 24 incredible video game tracks that perfectly capture the crisp chill of frost-covered mornings, the sparkle of snow beneath a pale sky, and the quiet magic of a world transformed by ice and cold. Hopefully this becomes the perfect soundtrack for your winter adventures throughout the season! Happy Holidays everyone! Tracklisting: 00:00:00 - Winterly Imil (Golden Sun) [Motoi Sakuraba] 00:02:28 - Intro: Our Winter Journey 00:06:16 - Valhalland From A Window (Romancing SaGa) [Kenji Ito] 00:08:09- Menu (Gemfire) [Masumi Itou] 00:12:26 - Beyond the Deep Blue Sea (Final Fantasy V) [Nobuo Uematsu] 00:14:02 - Ice Zone (Ecco the Dolphin) [Spencer Nilsen, Brian Coburn] 00:17:24 - Ice Lake (Romancing SaGa 3) [Kenji Ito] 00:18:52 - Light of Destiny (Final Fantasy IX) [Nobuo Uematsu] 00:21:41 - System Music - Parental Controls (TV) (Wii U) [Kazumi Totaka] 00:25:23 - Footlight Lane (Super Mario 3D World) [Mahito Yokota] 00:27:26 - Clock of PhinPhin (TEO: The Other Earth) [Chuji Akagi] 00:29:55 - Untitled (Reel Fishing: Wild) [T's Music] 00:32:14 - Love Lab (Custom Robo) [Takayuki Nakamura] 00:35:10 - Taiga - Forest Theme (Deity Quest) [Chase Bethea] 00:39:28 - Kei (Maken X) [Takahiro Ogata] 00:41:41 - Ice Dungeon (Skies of Arcadia) [Yutaka Minobe, Tatsuyuki Maeda] 00:45:13 - Esto Gaza (Final Fantasy IX) [Nobuo Uematsu] 00:48:58 - Tilt City (Wii Fit Plus) [Asuka Ota] 00:51:09 - Space Fantasy (Super Mario Galaxy) [Mahito Yokota] 00:53:03 - Freezington (Pokémon Sword Shield) [Minako Adachi] 00:56:02 - Rescue (Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne) [Shoji Meguro] 00:58:08 - Snow Land (Level 5) (Kirby's Epic Yarn) [Tomoya Tomita] 01:00:53 - Snowswept Town (Night) (Octopath Traveler II) [Shogo Sakai] 01:04:03 - Snowman (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) [Tomoya Tomita] 01:06:28 - Outro 01:08:32 - Underworld Forest (Last Bible III) [Hiroyuki Yanada] barSILENCE is a monthly podcast crafted to celebrate and explore the best video game music in the world! You're here because you enjoy the same thing that I do, and I am grateful for that. If you want to become a member of the Legion of VGM, consider subscribing to the show on Patreon! As a thank you for subscribing, you can access an exclusive Bonus Beats show each month! Click here to learn more! If you want to consider a one-time donation check out the Ko-Fi! Shout-outs to two fantastic friends of the show and members of the Legion of VGM: Shujin Academy VGM Club: The creatively themed episodes of this video game music podcast are the brainchild of the venerable Professor Tom. Please listen to and follow this excellent VGM Podcast! SuperPod Saga: This fantastic video game variety podcast hosted by Aaron, is a show on a mission to discuss every video game topic ever! Give it a listen and follow for weekly episodes! Connect with the show! Patreon - /barSILENCE Ko-Fi - @barsilencevgm BlueSky - @barsilencevgm.bsky.social Instagram - @barSILENCE Threads - @barSILENCE More ways to listen: Listen on the website - barsilence.com SuperPod Network - Video Game Podcast Network 8Beats Radio - 24/7 VGM Music & Mixes Terra Player App - VGM & Gaming Podcasts & More YouTube - Monthly Videos

About: Some of my favourite Video Game Music comes from solitary nighttime moments or locations. Following on from our Daytime Breeze and Afternoon Breeze episodes, we have a longer episode here featuring some of the aforementioned Nighttime Breeze themes. Artwork: Professor Layton & The Last Specter 00:00 - Mystical Princess [Musashiden II: Blademaster] by Masashi Hamauzu > 03:03 - Night Shift [Treasure Of The Rudras] by Ryuji Sasai > 04:17 - Hall of Doors [Death's Door] by David Fenn > 06:49 - A Silent Drop [Dawn of Mana] by Kenji Ito > 09:21 - Misthallery~  Night [Professor Layton and the Last Specter] by Tomohito Nishiura > 12:30 - Snowfields (Night) [New Pokémon Snap] by Hiroki Hashimoto > 16:09 - Dusk In Mondstadt [Genshin Impact] by Yu-Peng Chen > 17:54 - Iki Town (Night) [Pokémon Sun & Moon] by Minako Adachi > 21:12 - Hometown ~ Night [Xenoblade Chronicles] by ACE+ > 24:30 - Blanpou [Dark Cloud] by Tomohito Nishiura > 26:45 - Ku, Land of the Scarlet Sunset (Night) [Octopath Traveller II] by Yasunori Nishiki > 30:38 - Stella Magic Temple [Dark Chronicle] by Tomohito Nishiura > 32:53 - Mor Adain (Night) [Xenoblade Chronicles 2] by Kenji Hiramatsu > 35:59 - Camping Night [Persona 5 Strikers] by Atsushi Kitajoh > 39:07 - Snaxburg At Rest [Bugsnax] by Seth Parker > 41:50 - Sultana Dreaming (Excerpt) [Final Fantasy XIV] by Masayoshi Soken > 44:57 - Nostalgic Idol [AI: The Somnium Files -nirvanA Initiative-] by Keisuke Ito > 49:17 - Sunset [Ahin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor] by Takami Asano > 51:54 - Water Symphony [Tales of Symphonia] by Motoi Sakuraba, Shinji Tamura, Takeshi Arai > 54:49 - Alfeto Valley (Night) [Xenoblade 3] by Yasunori Mitsuda, ACE, Kenji Hiramatsu, Manami Kiyota, Mariam Abounnasr > 58:43 - Wandering [Final Fantasy X] by Masashi Hamauzu > 01:01:44 - Lost Girl [Deltarune: Chapter 2] by Toby Fox > pixelbeatpod@icloud.com > 

About: For almost as long as gaming has existed, we've had big bad boss enemies to deal with. The tunes that accompany them often increase the intensity to the max with hard-hitting, fast themes. We've lined up a fourth Boss Rush set of music for you. Best prepare yourself well. Artwork: Final Fantasy XIV 00:00 - Critical Clash II [Octopath Traveller II] by Yasunori Nishiki > 03:11 - Battle -Abdiel- [Shin Megami Tensei V] by Ryota Kozuka, Toshiki Konishi, Kenichi Suchiya, Tsukasa Masuko, Shoiji Meguro > 06:01 - Song Of Giga Rosa [Xenoblade Chronicles 2] by Kenji Hiramatsu > 07:48 - Burning Spirits [Dawn Of Mana] by Kenji Ito, Tsuyoshi Sekito > 12:04 - BT Ver. 1 [Unlimited SaGa] by Masashi Hamauzu > 15:20 - Fateful Encounter [Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom] by Joe Hisaishi > 16:58 - Spear Of Justice [Undertale] by Toby Fox > 18:51 - Battle 2 [Final Fantasy IV] by Nobuo Uematsu > 21:07 - Fight Against Byrne [The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks] by Toru Minegishi, Manaka Tominaga, Asuka Ohta, Koji Kondo > 23:44 - Southern White Wind [Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness and the Secret Hideout] by Hayato Asano > 25:38 - Battle Oath [Fantasian] by Nobuo Uematsu > 27:53 - Fateful Confrontation [The Legend of Heroes: Trails In The Sky SC] by Falcom Sound Team JDK > 30:48 - Insatiable [Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers] by Masayoshi Soken > 34:38 - Fight!! Ver 4 ~ The Final Battle [Grandia II] by Noriyuki Iwadare > pixelbeatpod@icloud.com > 

Episode #286 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera get into the Zelda mood for the rest of the month, beginning by exploring some Zelda-like games! 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 Theme of the Legendary Hero from 3D Dot Game Heroes [Shinji Hosoe, Yousuke Yasui, Ayako Saso, Shoichiro Sakamoto, Teruo Taniguchi, Takahiro Eguchi & Norihiro Hurukawa, 2009] The Overseer's Tower from Fairune II [Yuumi Kimura, 2016] Fireside Rest from Genshin Impact [Yu-Peng Chen, 2020] Sky Island from Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas [Kalle Ylitalo, Kenji Ito & Nobuo Uematsu, 2013] Animal Town from Crusader of Centy [Motokazu Shinoda, 1994] Dream from Linkle Liver Story [Hidehiko Enomoto, 1996] Overworld 2 from Golvellius: Valley of Doom [Masatomo Miyamoto & Takeshi Santō, 1988] The Valley of Eternal Spring from Immortals Fenyx Rising [Gareth Coker, 2020] Cursed Shinshu Field from Okami [Masami Ueda, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Rei Kondoh & Akari Kaida, 2006] Vidalia from Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion [Ryan Borbone, 2021] Sparkle Sparkle Neuromaze from Anodyne 2: Return to Dust [Melos Han-Tani, 2019] Eden from Darksiders [Scott Morton, 2010] Sunkiss Canyons from Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince [Josie Brechner, 2022] Ending Theme 1 from Crystalis [Yoko Osaka, 1990] 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

Track Listing Snow Land - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Originally by Minanko Himano and arranged by Mario Kart 8 Band Chris Murray for UtopiaNemo Forest - McDonald's Tresure Land Adventure - Katsuhiko Suzuki Professor Tom for Jameson Password and Ending - Military Madness - June Chikuma Rob for Last Rican Holy Orders - Guilty Gear - Daisuke Ishiwatare Bedroth for Prof Jeff Bullet Dance - BlazBlue Calamity Trigger - Daisuke Ishiwatare Ed for Scott Hairy Legs - Spider-Man 2 - Michael McCuistion & Lolita Ritmanis Martyrus for Rayjkayj Good Weather - Gimmick! - Masashi Kageyama Carlito for Pernell Mt Lava Lava - Wario Land Shake It! - originally by Tomoya Tomita and arranged by Do a Barrel Roll Pernell for Chris Murray Black Innocence - Yurukill: The Calumniation Game - Yuko Komiyama The Messenger for Hammock Act on Instinct - Catherine - Shoji Meguro Last Rican for Professor Tom We Ain't Came to Lose - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredders Revenge - Raekwon and Ghostface Killah UtopiaNemo for Rob Multi Level Parking Tower - Ghost In The Shell - Nobuyoshi Sano ProfJeff for Ed Wilson Battle Dance - Daemon x Machina - Yusuke Yamauchi Ryan Steel for Naomi Emelia - Saga Frontier - Kenji Ito Rayjkayj for Ryan Steel Battle 5 - SaGa Frontier - Originally by Kenji Ito and Arranged for Re:Birth 2 Naomi for Martyrus Snowman - Earthbound - originally composed by Hirokazu Tanaka and Keiichi Suzuki and Arranged by Super Soul Bros Scott for Carlito Christmas into Nightopia - Christmas Nights into Dreams - (Jingle Bells) originally composed by James Lord Pierpont and arranged by Naofumi Hataya, Tomoko Sasaki, and Fumie Kumatani Hammock for Carly Track 8 - Alpine Racer 3 - Namco Sound Team Jameson for Bedroth Neon Night Riders (AD 2020) - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time - Mutsuhiko Izumi and Tsutomu Ogura Carly for The Messenger Loading: Arsys Christmas Song - Knight Arms: The Hyblid Framer - Toshiya Yamanaka

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 > 

About: For almost as long as gaming has existed, we've had big bad boss enemies to deal with. The tunes that accompany them often increase the intensity to the max with hard-hitting, fast themes. We've lined up a third Boss Rush set of music for you. Best prepare yourself well. Artwork: Undertale 00:00 - Battle Against A True Hero [Undertale] by Toby Fox > 02:34 - Battle -Origin- [Shin Megami Tensei V] by Toshiki Konishi > 04:54 - Megalomania [Live A Live 2022] by Yoko Shimomura > 07:30 - The Decadent Dandy [Shovel Knight] by Jake Kaufman > 10:23 - Decisive Battle [Final Fantasy Legend II] by Kenji Ito > 11:36 - Hightension Wire [Trials of Mana] by Hiroki Kikuta > 14:48 - Dialga's Fight To The Finish! [Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorer's of Sky] by Arata Iiyoshi > 18:42 - Fight!! Ver. 2 [Grandia II] by Noriyuki Iwadare > 23:10 - The Fool's Dance [Dawn of Mana] by Kenji Ito > 26:26 - Fighting Of The Spirit [Tales of Phantasia] by Shinji Tamura > 29:32 - Battle: Chaos Advent [Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins] by Naoshi Mizuta > 31:28 - Incompatible Thoughts [Scarlet Nexus] by Hayata Takeda > 35:55 - They Who Govern Reason [Octopath Traveller] by Yasunori Nishiki > 40:09 - Battle With The Onikage [Tenchu: Stealth Assassins] by Noriyuki Asakura > www.pixelbeatpod.com > pixelbeatpod@icloud.com > 

Tracklist – Casino Calaveras – Grim Fandango – Peter McConell The Great Red Spot – Star Cruiser – Toshiya Yamanaka Let's Swing – Saga Frontier – Kenji Ito Sultry Nights – God Hand – Masafumi Takada Main Theme – L.A. Noir – Andrew and Simon Hale Baccarat – Saga Frontier – Kenji Ito

https://mastersofvgm.com/ The Masters of VGM continues! Here are some of my honorable mentions, a bit more fun and relaxed this time! Tracklist – Kenji Ito – Fight! Alkaiser – Saga Frontier Yoshino Aoki – Navi Customizer – Mega Man Battle Network 6 Matt Furniss – The Redwoods – Puggsy Masafumi Takada – Icecube Pf. – … Continue reading "Episode 23: Masters of VGM – Honorable Mentions"

في هذه الحلقة تكلّمنا عن انطباعاتنا للعبةGhost of Tsushima: Director's CutوديموWarioWare: Get It Together!بالإضافة الى أخبار ناقشناها مثل الاعلان عنCall of Duty: Vanguardوغيره!ألعاب تكلمّنا عنها وبالترتيب:Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut WarioWare: Get It Together! (Demo)Tales of Arise (Demo)Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringersالحضور:أحمد الراشدخالد العوبثاني00:00 - المقدمة05:29 - Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut 24:22 - WarioWare: Get It Together! (Demo)32:52 - Tales of Arise (Demo)43:39 - Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers1:05:55 - حدث Gamescom Opening Night Live1:06:48 - مؤتمر Bethesda QuakeCon 1:08:30 - اخر اخبار Abandoned1:09:53 - موعد صدور Call of Duty: Vanguard1:13:55 - اخبار متفرقة ومتنوعة عن بوكيمون1:23:44 - مبيعات Biomutant1:24:03 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim1:24:27 - ديمو WarioWare: Get It Together1:24:56 - موعد صدور No More Heros 3 1:25:32 - هاشتاق ألعاب!!‫‫==================================================‬‬‫‫تابعوا حساباتنا:-‬‬‫‫قناة ألعاب الرئيسية:‬‬‫‏‫https://www.youtube.com/c/alaabgaming‬‬‫‫صفحة البودكاست الصوتي‬‬‫‏‫http://alaab.buzzsprout.com‬‬‫‫تويتر ألعاب: (@AlaabGaming)‬‬‫‏‫http://www.twitter.com/AlaabGaming‬‬‫‫انستجرام ألعاب: (@AlaabGaming)‬‬‫‏‫http://www.instagram.com/alaabgaming‬‬تابعوا عمران الحازمي على قناته في تويتش (18+):https://www.twitch.tv/abu_maryam‫‫قناة ألعاب للبث المباشر في تويتش:‬‬‫‏‫http://www.twitch.tv/AlaabLIVE‬‬‫‫==================================================‬‬‫‫موسيقات الحلقة:-‬‬Alaab Network - A Beautiful Day To Play ~Alaab Main Theme~‬‬‫‏‫Publisher: Ahmed Alrashed‬‬‫‏‫Composer: Tee Lopes‬‬Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers - Full Fathom FivePublisher: Square EnixComposer: Masayoshi Soken, Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Kenji Ito, Naoshi Mizuta, Masaharu Iwata, Hitoshi Sakimoto

Greetings, Gamers, and welcome to a very special bonus episode, where Bedroth flies solo to discuss the songs featured in the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics! Special thanks to Nikkei on Twitter, who appears to have been the first to publish the official list of 19 songs played in the ceremony. Thanks also to YouTubers Deh Almeida and Nicolas Monteiro, who uploaded rips of the individual themes played at the ceremony which, along with the always-wonderful VGMDB website, helped make this episode possible. Anything I get right today will be a tribute to the information I found there, as well as on various crowdsourced info-banks like Wikipedia (only approved, source-citing articles!) and the Fandom Wiki (for the more obscure stuff). Here's a link to the MediaFiles episode mentioned in the intro. Seriously, you should totally be listening to this show! https://anchor.fm/the-mediafiles/episodes/Olympic-Games-Tokyo-2020-e15iikh/a-a69t9lj Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways: Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm. You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you! Playlist: Roto's Teme/Theme of Erdrick - Dragon Quest/Dragon Quest III - Koichi Sugiyama - Enix - 1986/1988 Victory Fanfare - Final Fantasy - Nobuo Uematsu - Square - 1987 Sorey's Theme: The Shepherd - Tales of Zestiria - Motoi Sakuraba - Bandai Namco - 2015 Proof of a Hero - Monster Hunter IV - Masato Kouda - Capcom - 2013 Olympus Coliseum - Kingdom Hearts - Yoko Shimomura - Square - 2002 Frog's Theme - Chrono Trigger - Yasunori Mitsuda - Square - 1995 First Flight - Ace Combat 5 - Keiki Kobayashi - Bandai Namco, 2004 Royal Capital Majestic Grandeur - Tales of Graces - Motoi Sakuraba - Bandai Namco - 2009 Wind of Departure - Monster Hunter 4 - Marika Suzuki - Capcom - 2013 Robo's Theme - Chrono Trigger - Yasunori Mitsuda - Square - 1995 Star Light Zone - Sonic the Hedgehog Masato Nakamura - Sega - 1991 Main Theme - Final Fantasy - Nobuo Uematsu - Square - 1987 (with elements from the ending theme of 1999's Final Fantasy VII) Guardians - Phantasy Star Universe - Hideaki Kobayashi - Sega - 2006 Hero's Fanfare - Kingdom Hearts III - Yoko Shimomura - Square Enix - 2019 Act I-1 - Gradius in Classic I - Miki Higashino and others in the Konami Kukeiha Club - This arrangement comes from 1 1993 orchestral album released in Japan by King Records, performed by the London Philharmonic and arranged by Michiru Oshima, Masamichi Amano, Kunihiro Kawano, and the late Norio Maeda, who is responsible for this arrangement. Song of the Ancients - Nier - Square Enix - 2010. The arrangement used for the opening ceremony comes from the Nier Orchestral Arrangement Album - Addendum. The game was composed by Keiichi Okabe (who also produced the album), Keigo Hoashi, and Kakeru Ishihama. The track on the album was arranged by Sachiko Miyano and performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic with Emi Evans & J'Nique Nicole on vocals “The Minstrel's Refrain: SaGa Series Medley 2016” - This medley is taken from The Orchestral SaGa - Legend of Music album. The medley compiles tracks from several games in the series and includes pieces composed by Nobuo Uematsu, Kenji Ito, Ryuji Sasai, Masashi Hamauzu. It was arranged by Kosuke Yamashita The Brave New Stage of History - Soulcalibur VI - Junichi Nakatsuru - Bandai Namco - 2018 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/vgmvgm/message

في هذه الحلقة تكلّمنا عن انطباعاتنا لإضافة أڤنجرز الجديدةWar for Wakandaوجميع اضافات فاينال فانتاسي 14Heavensward، Stormblood و Shadowbringersبالإضافة الى أخبار ناقشناها مثل اعلانات المطوّر المستقل مع ننتندو وإكس بوكس وغيره!ألعاب تكلمّنا عنها وبالترتيب:Marvel's Avengers: War for Wakanda (انطباعات فيديو في حدث اعلامي)SplitgateBack 4 Blood BetaFinal Fantasy XIV (Heavensward, Stormblood, Shadowbringers)A Way Outالحضور:أحمد الراشدعادل باجنيدخالد العوبثاني00:00 - المقدمة05:25 - Marvel's Avengers: War for Wakanda15:37 - Splitgate23:58 - Back 4 Blood Beta30:41 - Final Fantasy XIV (Heavensward, Stormblood, Shadowbringers)1:05:51 - A Way Out1:09:12 - Nintendo Indie World اعلانات1:14:35 - اكسبوكس  تعلن عن قيمزكوم قادم1:15:28 - ID@Xbox اعلانات1:17:43 - HellBlade: Senua's Sacrifice تحديث الجيل الجديد1:18:16 - بث قادم لبوكيمون1:19:08 - Abandoned آخر اخبار1:27:54 - قائد ايبكس ليجيندز يغادر1:29:32 - Abandoned تكملة اخبار1:31:39 - Diablo 2: Resurrected البيتا المفتوحة1:32:31 - ثلاثية GTA ريماستر1:33:01 - سبلنكي قادم للسويتش1:33:09 - Life is Strange: Remastered Collection تأجيل1:33:17 - Tales of Arise ديمو قادم1:34:54 - PlayStation State of Play اشاعات حدث1:36:50 - Bugsnax قادمة لستيم1:37:00 - هاشتاق ألعاب!!‫‫==================================================‬‬‫‫تابعوا حساباتنا:-‬‬‫‫قناة ألعاب الرئيسية:‬‬‫‏‫https://www.youtube.com/c/alaabgaming‬‬‫‫صفحة البودكاست الصوتي‬‬‫‏‫http://alaab.buzzsprout.com‬‬‫‫تويتر ألعاب: (@AlaabGaming)‬‬‫‏‫http://www.twitter.com/AlaabGaming‬‬‫‫انستجرام ألعاب: (@AlaabGaming)‬‬‫‏‫http://www.instagram.com/alaabgaming‬‬تابعوا عمران الحازمي على قناته في تويتش (18+):https://www.twitch.tv/abu_maryam‫‫قناة ألعاب للبث المباشر في تويتش:‬‬‫‏‫http://www.twitch.tv/AlaabLIVE‬‬‫‫==================================================‬‬‫‫موسيقات الحلقة:-‬‬Alaab Network - A Beautiful Day To Play ~Alaab Main Theme~‬‬‫‏‫Publisher: Ahmed Alrashed‬‬‫‏‫Composer: Tee Lopes‬‬Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers - CivilizationsPublisher: Square EnixComposer: Masayoshi Soken, Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Kenji Ito, Naoshi Mizuta, Masaharu Iwata, Hitoshi Sakimoto

Keeping on that SaGa train, we’re going through the highlights from the second disc of Kenji Ito’s SaGa Frontier‘s soundtrack!  Support me on Patreon. The ROWYCO theme song is “Kaze Fuma” and was created by chibi-tech for the podcast. The ROWYCO logo was designed by Melissa Diaz. Follow me on Twitter and Instagram! Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Get the podcast at […]

في هذه الحلقة تكلّمنا عن انطباعاتنا للعبةKnockout City و Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringersبالإضافة الى أخبار ناقشناها مثل الاعلان عن موعد مؤتمر مشترك بين ميكروسوفت وبيثيزدا وغيره!ألعاب تكلمّنا عنها وبالترتيب:- Knockout City- Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers- Returnalالحضور:عمر اليوسفعادل باجنيدخالد العوبثاني00:00 - المقدمة06:05 - Knockout City12:31 - Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers17:53 - Returnal21:45 - اخبار متفرقة لسوني وبلايستيشن39:56 - اخبار متفرقة لمايكروسوفت واكسبوكس46:36 - موعد اصدار فار كراي 651:38 - موعد اصدار داينق لايت 255:19 - مخرج جديد لسايبربنك 207757:35 - سونيك1:03:37 - جزء جديد لـ بلودستايند1:05:57 - مبيعات ريزيدنت ايفل فيليج1:07:22 - مبيعات مونستر هنتر رايز1:10:53 - العاب جديده لدراجون كويست1:15:31 - اصدارات بوكيمون القادمة1:16:20 - فورتنايت ومفاجئة جديده1:17:45 - هاشتاق ألعاب!!1:22:45 - 20 سؤال!!!‫‫==================================================‬‬‫‫تابعوا حساباتنا:-‬‬‫‫قناة بودكاست ألعاب:‬‬‫‏‫https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCii1xw-36gToa878MLa9QKw‬‬‫‫قناة ألعاب الرئيسية:‬‬‫‏‫https://www.youtube.com/c/alaabgaming‬‬‫‫صفحة البودكاست الصوتي‬‬‫‏‫http://alaab.buzzsprout.com‬‬‫‫تويتر ألعاب: (@AlaabGaming)‬‬‫‏‫http://www.twitter.com/AlaabGaming‬‬‫‫انستجرام ألعاب: (@AlaabGaming)‬‬‫‏‫http://www.instagram.com/alaabgaming‬‬‫‫تابعوا جميل عبد الأحد على قناته في تويتش:‬‬‫‏‫http://www.twitch.tv/jemimaru‬‬‫‫قناة ألعاب للبث المباشر في تويتش:‬‬‫‏‫http://www.twitch.tv/AlaabLIVE‬‬‫‫==================================================‬‬‫‫موسيقات الحلقة:-‬‬‫‏‫Alaab Network - A Beautiful Day To Play ~Alaab Main Theme~‬‬‫‏‫Publisher: Ahmed Alrashed‬‬‫‏‫Composer: Tee Lopes‬‬Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers - To Fire & SwordPublisher: Square EnixComposer: Masayoshi Soken, Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Kenji Ito, Naoshi Mizuta, Masaharu Iwata, Hitoshi Sakimoto

This week, we’re starting our three episode venture into Kenji Ito’s soundtrack for SaGa Frontier! Support me on Patreon. The ROWYCO theme song is “Kaze Fuma” and was created by chibi-tech for the podcast. The ROWYCO logo was designed by Melissa Diaz. Follow me on Twitter and Instagram! Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and […]

Es liegt Musik in der Luft: Ben, Hardy und Dan haben sich erneut auf die Suche nach Stücken gemacht, die sie sich gegenseitig um die Ohren hau...vorspielen möchten. Wie in den vorangegangenen Music Club Episoden hat jeder 3 Tracks mitgebracht, die abwechselnd  vorgestellt und anschließend besprochen werden. Wie erwartet gibt es wieder eine bunte Mischung an verschiedenen Stilen und Meinungen ;) Im Idealfall hört ihr euch diese Musikfolge mit einem Kopfhörer an. Der Nerdwelten Discord Die Nerdwelten bei Facebook Bisherige Musikfolgen: Music Club 1 Music Club 2 Verwendete Stücke: Brian Schmidt: Jungle Strike Theme David Whittaker: Terminator 2 GB Theme Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi, Asuka Ota : Hidden Village (Twilight Princess) Kenji Ito & Nobuo Uematsu: Final Fantasy Legend 2 Bob Vieira: GI Joe: A Real American Hero (C64) Frank Klepacki, David Arkenstone: Huline Jungle (Lands of Lore 2) Chris Hülsbeck: Turrican 3 Title  Theme Alexander Brandon, Dan Gardopée, Michiel van den Bos: Deus Ex Gavin & Marshall Parker: Return of the sixth world (Shadowrun Returns) Die Nerdwelten Musik stammt von Ben

This week Donnie and I check out an eclectic PS1 soundtrack that featured an All-Star cast of composers: Yasunori Mitsuda, Yasuhiro Kawakami, Ryuji Sasai, Masashi Hamauzu, Junya Nakano, Kenji Ito, Noriko Matsueda, and Yoko Shimomura!! From funk to hip hop to ambient… there’s a huge variety of great tracks by some of Square’s greatest composers. Track List: Character Select [Ryuji Sasai] Electrical Indian [Yasunori Mitsuda] Your Name Is… [Yasunori Mitsuda] Hills of Jugon [Junya Nakano] Shinto Shrine [Masashi Hamauzu] Aqua and Trees [Yoko Shimomura] Troidon!! [Yasuhiro Kawakami] Gravitational Palace [Junya Nakano] Vision On Ice [Masashi Hamauzu] Vice [Yasunori Mitsuda] https://www.voltzsupreme.com

In this episode, Karl & Will focus on Kenji Ito's wonderful Vita score to SaGa Scarlet Grace! The guys discuss how Ito captures the charm of SNES-era music while still making a score that's fresh and polished. Enjoy!

Do video game composers speak a language that video game players understand? I’d like to think so, and maybe there’s some small proof in the way they score forest scenes. In this episodes, I talk about four different styles of forest VGM that might be particular to this genre of music but also happen to be pretty sweet to listen to. Track listing: 0:13: Lost Forest / Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box / Tomohito Nishiura 2:59: Boggly Woods / Thousand Year Door / Yoshito Hirano and Yuka Tsujiyoko 5:01: Great Forest of Moore / Final Fantasy V / Nobuo Uematsu 6:51: Wood Man / Mega Man II / Takashi Tateishi 8:24: Kolima Forest / Golden Sun / Motoi Sakuraba 9:34: Agata Forest / Okami / Masami Ueda 13:01: Forest of Confusion / Monstania / Noriyuke Iwadare 16:34: Cerulean Woodlands / Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan / Yuzo Koshiro 23:03: To Sunshine Forest / Mother 3 / Shogo Sakai 26:13: Silent Forest of Doubt / Arcana / Jun Ishikawa and Hirokazu Ando 28:03: The Forested Temple / Nobuo Uematsu / Final Fantasy VII 32:55: Forest of the Treant / Tales of Phantasia / Motoi Sakuraba 35:51: Lost in the Forest / Romancing Saga 3 / Kenji Ito 37:22: Surrounded by Forest / Treasure Hunter G / John Pee 40:50: Passing Through the Forest / Threads of Fate / Junya Nakano 46:36: Dark Forest / Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse / Mari Yamaguchi 48:28: Enchanted Forest / Pocky & Rocky / Hiroyuki Iwatsuki 50:04: Scarlet Forest / Deltarune / Toby Fox 52:07: Forest of Monsters / Super Castlevania IV / Masanori Adachi and Taro Kudo 56:55: Silence of the Forest / Bravely Default / REVO 61:01: Fangle Forest / Trine / Ari Pulkkinen 65:15: Cedar Forest (Falling Green) / Breath of Fire III / Yoshino Aoki and Akari Kaida 68:57: Forbidden Forest / Etrian Odysse II: Heroes of Lagard / Yuzo Koshiro 74:24: Whisker Woods / Boot Hill Heroes / Jake Kaufman 78:19: Woodlands / Octopath Traveler / Yasunori Nashiki 86:11: Windy Cliffs / Do-Re-Mi Fantasy / Jun Chikuma Drew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drewgmackie Singing Mountain on Twitter: https://twitter.com/singmopod On Facebook: https://facebook.com/singingmountainpod/ On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/singing-mountain/id1252832457 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ISyNLUc1ALxzvjBqw4ru3 On Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/Ifofiaeephbs27wb6cqr24dlgl4 On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/singingmountainpod/ On SoundCloud: @singingmountain On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9f9iAcO1ZMTYVH91c2Jsyw Official website: https://singingmountainpod.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tablecakes TableCakes Productions: https://www.tablecakes.com Subscribe to the newsletter: https://tablecakesproductions.substack.com/subscribe

The 16-bit era of Squaresoft RPGs helped teach a generation of gamers what this style of game could be. But as celebrated as titles like Final Fantasy, Secret of Mana and Chrono Trigger were, their fans outside Japan missed out on a slew of others. This episode is a musical sampler of the titles that came out for the Super Famicom but not the Super NES: Romancing SaGa, Bahamut Lagoon, Front Mission, Treasure of the Rudras, Treasure Hunter G, Alcahest and Live a Live. Track listing: 0:11: Tension / Front Mission Series: Gun Hazard / Nobuo Uematsu 2:28: Menu / Bahamut Lagoon / Noriko Matsueda 4:47: Voyage / Romancing SaGa 2 / Kenji Ito 7:19: Destined Fate / Romancing SaGa / Kenji Ito 10:21: Bard’s Tale / Romancing SaGa / Kenji Ito 12:15: Julian’s Theme / Romancing SaGa 3 / Kenji Ito 14:24: Harid’s Theme / Romancing SaGa 3 / Kenji Ito 16:46: Magical Tank Battle / Romancing SaGa 3 / Kenji Ito 20:39: Overworld / Jun Ishikawa / Alcahest 22:04: Cave / Jun Ishikawa / Alcahest 24:16: Dungeon / Jun Ishikawa / Alcahest 27:45: Knock You Down / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 29:54: Native Life / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 31:28: Sancho de los Panchos / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 32:57: A Painful Death at the Hands of a Psycho / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 34:15: Pure Odio / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 37:05: Coaxial Town / Front Mission / Yoko Shimomura 38:41: Shop / Front Mission / Noriko Matsueda 40:15: Richard Millman / Front Mission Series: Gun Hazard / Nobuo Uematsu 42:19: Approach to a Shrine / Front Mission Series: Gun Hazard / Masashi Hamauzu 43:50: Trial Zone / Front Mission Series: Gun Hazard / Yasunori Mitsuda 48:57: Yoyo (Jojo) / Bahamut Lagoon / Noriko Matsueda 50:54: Kahna / Bahamut Lagoon / Noriko Matsueda 52:26: Sub Battle / Bahamut Lagoon / Noriko Matsueda 54:02: Requiem / Bahamut Lagoon / Noriko Matsueda 56:10: Yoyo and the Dragons / Bahamut Lagoon / Noriko Matsueda 59:17: Beginning for the End / Treasure of the Rudras / Ryuji Sasai 61:48: Between Two Worlds (Night) / Treasure of the Rudras / Ryuji Sasai 64:02: Crime of the Heart / Treasure of the Rudras / Ryuji Sasai 67:11: Take the Gold and Run (Night) / Treasure of the Rudras / Ryuji Sasai 68:43: Underworld / Treasure of the Rudras / Ryuji Sasai 69:51: Whistle Down the Wind / Treasure of the Rudras / Ryuji Sasai 72:27: Well, Let’s Get Out There and Fight / Treasure Hunter G / Yoko Takada 73:30: The World’s Cavern 1 / Treasure Hunter G / John Pee 75:45: Just Like the Mountain, He Will Not Move / Treasure Hunter G / John Pee 78:45: Whose Cat Is This? / Treasure Hunter G / Yoko Takada 81:20: Sad Freedom / Treasure Hunter G / John Pee 85:30: Mission Complete / Front Mission Series: Gun Hazard / Yasunori Mitsuda 87:57: King of the Mountain / Treasure of the Rudras / Ryuji Sasai Drew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drewgmackie Singing Mountain on Twitter: https://twitter.com/singmopod On Facebook: https://facebook.com/singingmountainpod/ On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/singing-mountain/id1252832457 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ISyNLUc1ALxzvjBqw4ru3 On Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/Ifofiaeephbs27wb6cqr24dlgl4 On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/singingmountainpod/ On SoundCloud: @singingmountain On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9f9iAcO1ZMTYVH91c2Jsyw Official website: https://singingmountainpod.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tablecakes TableCakes Productions: https://www.tablecakes.com

1er épisode du Tomberry Musical, que j'ai donc choisi de consacrer à mon doudou vidéoludique, ma madeleine de Proust ultime, le RPG Mystic Quest (Seiken Densetsu au Japon et Final Fantasy Adventures aux USA). Un RPG sur Game Boy à l'histoire riche en émotion et en rebondissement, appuyé par une bande son inoubliable que l'on doit à Kenji Ito. Toutes les musiques de cette vidéo sont issus de l'album Seiken Densetsu Sounds Collections pour lequel je n'ai malheureusement trouvé aucun lien pour l'achat mais dont voici la fiche vgmdb : http://vgmdb.net/album/724 Bibliographie pour cet épisode : 1) Level Up 3, Third Editions (https://www.thirdeditions.com/rpg/59-...) 2) http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/431470/... 3) Kenji Ito Profile (http://www.vgmonline.net/kenjiito/)

We couldn't go for long without you, so after a brief hiatus we return to talk about the games we've been playing! Jeremy tries out some Adventures of Mana and Furi, Dale has been lost in Azeroth all week, and LeGrande has perfected his Bloodborne technique and finally dives into The Banner Saga. Our word-a-day calendars come in handy. Intro: "Wisdom of Rage" - Furi, by Waveshaper. Outro: "Endless Battlefield (Overworld Theme)" - Adventures of Mana, by Kenji Ito

It's time for our Nobuo Uematsu spotlight episode. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the tunes!   PART I   With the exception of Hironobu Sakaguchi, there really isn’t any other name more synonymous with Final Fantasy than that of “Nobuo Uematsu”. Composing either all or part of 12 of the 15 main-series final fantasy games, much of the feel and atmosphere, that visceral, unspeakable part of us that sings when we are reminded of a Final Fantasy, may be the melodies that Nobuo Uematsu is responsible for. With numerous remixes, live symphonic performances, and the original scores themselves, fans of Final Fantasy have relived their FF adventures through listening to the plethora of material presented by Nobuo Uematsu through their headphones while they do homework, clean their homes, or drive to work. There is no doubt that without the contribution that Nobuo Uematsu has brought to the series, much of our experiences with these games would be dramatically altered from what they are. Where would Star Wars be if it weren’t for John Williams? You could ask the same of Uematsu.   Note: You will be hearing a large number of remixes through this two-part Nobuo Uematsu spotlight, as well as some concert performances, and tracks from the games themselves. The youtube links for all of the pieces will be provided in the descriptions, and we ask that if you like a particular piece to consider following the links and supporting the artists that keep the music of Uematsu alive.   Let’s get to it…   [small interlude with the main FF theme]   Nobuo Uematsu was born on March 21st, 1959 in Kochi, Japan. Inspired by the music of Elton John, he taught himself how to play the piano at the age of 12.   Shortly after graduating from Kanagawa University, Uematsu began writing music for commercials before being hired by Square Co. in 1986 to work on video game scores.   For 18 years Uematsu worked at Square, creating over 30 video game and movie soundtracks before separating from square in 2004 to become an independant contracter.   We’re gonna pay special attention to these years, as that’s where most of the Final Fantasy meat is at; but first, let’s rewind the clock back to his very first game score, co-written with Takashi Uno, this is a piece from “Cruise Chaser Blassy” called “Space”:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcmWisadc9Q   1986 would end up being a very busy year for rookie Nobuo, the next game he’d work on would be his first that he’d compose entirely on his own called “Alpha”, although we can’t seem to find any tracks for that game, his next would be a NES classic called “King’s Knight”. Here’s the theme from that game:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBui5DMZAVs   December of 1986 would feature his next soundtrack, that for Suishō no Dragon. Here’s the intro track for that game:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MIhB2mgcRA   The 3-D Battles of WorldRunner would push Square’s stereoscopic 3D technology to the limits and with the music of this game, we would see a side of Nobuo we hadn’t seen before, you could call it “super pep” here’s a cover of the main theme:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDZhruBVzP4   Another soundtrack was made for a little piece of software called “Apple town story”, and he would follow that up with “Mystery Quest” (not to be confused with Mystic Quest, a later game). Here’s a taste:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_qIcMhmXJ0   With few exceptions, most of the pre-FF games Nobuo Uematsu worked on have been forgotten, with the most notable detail about them being that they had soundtracks created by Uematsu. Nearly forgotten games such as Genesis, Alien 2, and Cleopatra no Maho, which were next up in line, could probably be seen as pot boilers for what was to come, quick cash grabs before Square’s impending doom in 1987. Here’s a taste from the 26/40-famitsu scored Cleopatra game:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGnh3e6wNdo   Rad racer would come next, notable for being one of the few racing games on the NES. This is a track called “Grand Canyon”:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpzbHphuVrk&index=4&list=PL0D98064E11A94D91   One of the first dating sim games would follow (I sense desperation) with the long-winded mother fucking title of a game called “Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School”, that Nobuo would co-score with Toshiaki Imai. And the last game Nobuo would score, a sequel of sorts to 3D worldrunner would be that of “JJ”. But ya’ll wanna get to the good stuff. I can feel it. Fine. His last effort of 1987 would be the soundtrack for Final Fantasy.   This now-legendary soundtrack featured both the arpeggio prelude and main theme that would be staples in the series to come. He remarked once that he felt kind-of embarrassed as he hadn’t worked all that hard on pieces that would be hummed by gamers around the world. This is one of the best songs in the game. Here’s a cover for “Matoya’s theme”:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdRMfqWNJok   Beginning in 1988, Nobuo would slow down his work to 1 to 2 games per year, primarily being that of the scores for Final Fantasy games. Occasionally though, he would take a detour. Here’s a track from “Hanjuku Hero”:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebIzHCFGxTc   His other score of 1988 would be for the sequel to FInal Fantasy, Final Fantasy 2. Much of the original score from FF1 would make it into FF2 for our enjoyment, along with some original works. Here’s a remix of “Rebellion”:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU06ttrbqcM   For some reason Square thought it would be a really awesome idea to make a game based on the book Tom Sawyer, but if there were someone who could make a killer soundtrack for such a game, it would be Uematsu for Square’s Tom Sawyer in 1989.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auLBLk4ibAk   Ha ha jk   Here’s a real piece from the game. An effort from Nobuo to make a soundtrack more, as he calls it “scenic”:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2uUfAcF7T8&list=PLfUvsxulQQd-zuBTVzmYzj1RvOArPnnEp&index=1   The Final Fantasy Legend, or as it was originally called in Japan, “Makai Toushi Saga” (the reason it’s not counted as an FF game in our podcast) would round out 1989 with this Game Boy classic and square’s first platinum hit at the time with 1.37 million copies sold. Nobuo remarked that he had difficulty coming up with the 16 tracks for the game because of the hardware limitations of the game boy. Despite this, the game would have a soundtrack considered as classic for many of its fans. Here’s a remix of “Battle With Creator”:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXTMQ4APiwg   Final Fantasy 3 would follow in 1990, and with this game came the fucking awesome piece “Crystal Tower” check out this power-metal remix:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT8humrSC2c   Considered one of the best Racing Games of the NES, Rad Racer II would be yet another game graced with Uematsu’s presence, as his 11th game score. Here’s a super upbeat cover of Gumball Crash titled “Fire in the Tires”:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trFfjaNtySI The second Saga game or “Final Fantasy Legend 2” would come next, and would eventually be heralded as 97th of the greatest games of all time in a poll by Famitsu. For this game, Kenji Ito would assist in composition. Here’s a piano cover of “Save the World”:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCLU6V6coqg   Nobuo’s first masterpiece would come on the SNES and would be his only game of 1991. He’s called the composing process for the game one of the hardest in his career.  Staying up with the sound team deep into the night, the music would be so heralded that one of the tracks from the game would go on to be official music curriculum for japanese school students. That game would be Final Fantasy IV, and that song would be “Theme of Love”:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfV0YlvBpvE   And, how can we call ourselves fans of FF IV if we don’t include Fabul’s Theme?   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlklyML9Pu8   Nobuo wouldn’t write anything for Romancing Saga, although for it and its sequel he would assist with the arrangement, his next mega-work would be Final Fantasy V. FF5 would require Uematsu to create over 56 tracks, a favorite of the game being the song “Dear Friends”, which Nobuo has performed on countless occasions:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgBccEEtu64   The next track is featured during the fight with one of the series’ most beloved opponents; Gilgamesh. Here’s a cover of “Clash on the Big Bridge”:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQGcv3encAo   We could legiimately make one of these entire episodes about FF6, but we’re gonna go ahead with the two big tracks from that masterpiece of a game. Here’s an amazing metal cover of “Dancing Mad”   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqPP9tp6PKo   And let’s finish it off with a favorite of ours, Terra’s theme. Join us next week for part 2.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG-Q9ELmGpw

This week, we discuss Masayoshi Sokens history within Square Enix. Enjoy! Spotlight: Masayoshi Soken By Joseph DeGolyer   Look, it’s hard to follow up after a huge success.   To every first generation of Saturday night live hosts, there’s always a second generation. Like Irvine Kershner after George Lucas. Like Jason Newsted after Cliff Burton. Like Andrew Johnson after Abraham Lincoln. Like Commodus after Marcus Aurelius.   Some, like Kershner, rise to meet the challenge. Others, like Andrew Johnson, do so terribly their effects sour generations. Even more are just forgotten with time.   For Example, Can you name the musical composer for Final Fantasy 12? How about 13?   For most of us, these names probably don’t pop so easily into our heads… (They are Hitoshi Sakimoto, Hayato Matsuo, Masaharu Iwata for FF12 and Masashi Hamauzu for 13 By the way---and yes, I did have to look those up.)   How can you possibly follow a legend like Nobuo Uematsu? With 12 main series Final Fantasy games composed primarily by him. With pieces like “theme of Love” from FF4 being taught to schoolchildren in Japan, and having the second-highest selling video game single ever (Eyes on Me, yes I still hate it, although I won’t deny the accomplishment), how can someone possibly fill his shoes.   You’ve heard the rumors… Is the next Uematsu here?   HAS THE CHOSEN ONE ARRIVED?   On that, who knows?   But let’s talk about him anyway.   This is our special Spotlight on Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn composer, Masayoshi Soken!!!   ----------------------------small musical interlude----------------------------------   Masayoshi Soken was born on January 10th, 1975 in La Paz Mexico. His father was a Trumpet Player in the NHK Symphony Orchestra for many years, as well as a professor at the Okinawa Prefectural University of Art. Why was his pregnant mother in mexico at the time of Soken’s birth? Who knows! Because he went straight from Mexico to Tokyo, Japan. There he grew to love music, learn piano, learn the guitar, and get into the Tokyo University of Science.   Now I’ve desperately been searching for what he got his degree in at University… There are departments there in Science, engineering, innovation studies, chemical sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, management, fire science, math, technology, and biology….   Basically, no music or sound design school.   Students are required to take some liberal arts stuff, according to the university’s website.   I figured, for fun, I’ll list off their principles on liberal arts-supplemented education:   “Leaders in science and technology are required to remain motivated to tackle, in cooperation with like minded people from different fields, cross-sectional and complex issues that transcend the borders of specialties, while maintaining a foothold in science and technology. We believe that cultivating such ability and supporting outstanding specialized skills are the role of liberal arts education. For this purpose, organizing a curriculum for liberal arts education should aim to cultivate the following types of ability. Ability to adopt a bird’s-eye perspective of nature, people, and society Ability to think logically and critically Communication skills Internationalism (ability to understand different cultures, languages, ethnic groups, and international issues) Self-management ability”   ----------------------------small musical interlude-------------------------------------   Whatever it was that he learned from University, be it Biology or his skill in “Internationalism”, he was able to get an interview at Square in 1998 to work in the sound department.   Apparently, his enthusiasm for rock and roll is what got him the job, as well as his sick skills on the guitar.   And he put that guitar skill to work with his first video game soundtrack credit for the game “Gekikuukan Pro Yakyuu At the End of the Century” in 1999. The game features his punk rock music tracks, as well as some of his sound design… Let’s take a listen to one of his first video game scores….   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zyj_AjLK7E8   Soken would continue to work on sports games for Square, until Square decided that they were done making them. Before that time, would compose tracks for the games  Nichibeikan Pro Baseball: Final League and the soccer simulator World Fantasista…   Here’s a bit of sound from that game:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IphGvVxw9x8   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Now, Soken stayed quiet after the Sports Team was dissolved at square. My only assumption was that he was just lurking in sound design for various games, and not given any more opportunities to compose any music until 2005. There is some confusion regarding his credits, as Soken often went by pseudonyms during this time. It is believed that he co-created the piece "Endless Love, Endless Road” with Masashi Hamauzu and Tsuyoshi Sekito from a Final Fantasy X Tribute Album called “Feel/Go Dream Yuna & Tidus”in 2001. I don’t see any proof of this anywhere, but if Wikipedia says it, you know it’s true!!!!   I think it deserves a bit of a listen though, don’t you?   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqID7jQwnLQ   If you want more information on that album… It’s supposed to be songs about Tidus and Yuna… You can look up more if you want.   His next piece that we know of was the beginning jingle for the show “Square-Enix music TV” where Square’s video game composers would be interviewed and promote their music.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6hsXHXOEn8   On this front, in an attempt to promote himself, apparently he showed up at some kind of fan convention and fought some robots half-naked for Square-Enix players…   Perhaps this paid off, he got to compose one spoof soundtrack for Front Mission 5 called “Blue Stream”...   http://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/front-mission-5-scars-of-the-war-original-soundtrack/321-blue-stream.mp3   And so his return to Composing was complete.   He would next go on to do the entire soundtrack for the Square/Nintendo collaboration Mario 3 on 3. Here’s a taste of that...   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehAZmNS6BPI&list=PLBBD787E4AD05D073   Now, as you can see, a lot of this stuff is more poppy in tone, and far from anything you’d hear in let’s say Final Fantasy 6, but I think that soken was just going pretty much where he was told. He contributed a remix for The Bouncer’s main theme, and he worked on Square-Enix’s web-based games Elebest, Game Brain, and Zenobuster.   He was moving up the ladder.   In 2007 he got the opportunity to play second fiddle to Kenji Ito on the score of Dawn of Mana in 2007.   Here’s his biggest contribution to that game, a track called “Sanctuary”... Sit back and relax for this one...   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDbxqrcxSkk   Now, that’s more like it, am I right?   Mr. Soken was still considered a mid-level composer in the company, and his next two projects “Nameless game” in 2008 would be a minor release on the DS, a Video Game adaptation of The Ring. The theme here, I think, shows that he can do more than pop, rock, and pretty piano pieces… He can create something epic...   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_8YugTt-Bc&list=PLfSOLl6OGya6nIZomTmyNp7MZaPnkt2f1&index=2   The last major game he’d work on before Final Fantasy XIV would be the game “Mario Sports Mix” in 2010.   I’ll play a bit of one of the pieces that showcases Soken’s punk rock style the most from this game…   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqjH20atoNE&list=PL8827B3786F638845&index=5   So, at some point he got hired on to do the sound direction for the 1.0 version of Final Fantasy XIV after this (Which, considering how huge the series is, that is still a massively important job in its own right). Nobuo Uematsu was making a one-off return to the series after going solo, and his shoes wouldn’t need to be filled until 1.0’s massive failure.   During the 1.0 to 2.0 debacle (you can listen to our FF14 review to learn all about that), Soken was given the double duty of directing the sound of both games. With no Uematsu, Soken had to fill in much of the soundtrack himself, eventually creating over 100 tracks for the new game, and later creating another 60 tracks for the Heavensward expansion.   Let’s go through a few of his most popular tracks from FF14. We’ll be putting up piano remixes these pieces, as I think that that may be the best way to truly appreciate the musicality of Soken--check the description for the links and check out the channels. For the true Soken audio, consult the game, or buy the albums.   This first one is called “Wailers and Waterwheels” arranged by Matt Fuss...   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmZRCxdvSvU&list=PLBEaChoG50t4iyMscJ9mwMc0fCEK2MNh3   Here’s a pretty cool version of “Leviathan” from Husky By the Geek...   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h37r9S0GdIs&index=13&list=PLpamuGhPkpi5sSydUiEYpP3FDpgeGdTP7   ...and we’ll play one more by the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra. This is “A New Hope”...   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p97GPoQDXfc   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   For our closing statements on Masayoshi Soken, I’d like to say that I think he’s got incredible potential as far as his future work is concerned. Many FF14 players have gathered around his music in particular, praising it over Uematsu’s work on the same game.   I think the Jury’s still out on this one, but I sense great things from Masayoshi Soken in the future.   Let’s fade out with my favorite piece from Heavensward that I’ve heard so far… This is “Contention”. A remix by Benjamin Antony James…   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-9WEwgevEg

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Este capítulo lo dedicamos a un compositor que ha musicalizado videojuegos que se han convertido en excelentes juegos de colección, además de tener secuelas favoritas por muchos, no se pierdan la música de Kenji Ito en donde Mai San nos explica las características que identifican la música de este genial compositor.

Este capítulo lo dedicamos a un compositor que ha musicalizado videojuegos que se han convertido en excelentes juegos de colección, además de tener secuelas favoritas por muchos, no se pierdan la música de Kenji Ito en donde Mai San nos explica las características que identifican la música de este genial compositor.