Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast (bedroth & Shootkapow)

It's beginning to look a lot like...well, winter! And you know what that means in VGM Podcast Land: a special, winter-themed episode! We wanted to start this tradition off with a bang, so Bedroth cooked up something wildly involved and time-consuming to bring you some wintry VGM you're unlikely to have heard before on other VGM winter specials.

In fact, the hosts worked so hard to find you some bangin' good tracks to welcome in the season, there were too many to fit into one episode! You'll learn more about that as you listen to this, our first of TWO winter-themed shows. This episode, which we're calling "In the Land of Ice and Snow" features themes that fit the darker, more emotional side of the season. If it gets a little heavy for you, tune in in ONE WEEK to hear the 2nd show, which will be a lot more festive.

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkpow, or by leaving us a voice message at 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!

Track List:

A Song of Ice and Snow - Heroes of Mana (DS, 2007) - Yoko Shimomura

Iceberg - Kirbys Dream Land 3 (SNES, 1997) - Jun Ishikawa and Hirokazu Ando

Northpole - Jett Rocket (WiiWare, 2010) - composer unknown 

Shackled Snowhorn - Super Smash Flash 2 (PC, 2007) - David Wise, arr. Auraka

Auraka's Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/757MJas7q02YAHamq8ZDZE

Glacius - Killer Instinct (Arcade, 1994) - Robin Beanland, Graeme Norgate

Frostfall - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC/PS3/360, 2011 | Frostfall Mod 2016) - Jeremy Soule

Winter Night - Brave Dwarves 2 (Windows, 2002) - Valery Belozertsev, aka Butch

Ice Mountain - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (DS/Wii, 2009) - Kumi Tanioka

Stillsnow - Octopath Traveler (Switch, 2018) - Yasunori Nishiki

Frozen Heel - Tales of Graces (PS3, 2009) - Motoi Sakuraba

Blizzard - Addams Family Values (Genesis/SNES, 1995) - Keith Tinman

Old Ferrum Town (Winter) - Pokken Tournament (Wii-U, 2015) - Hiroki Hashimoto, Hiroyuki Kawada, Rio Hamamoto, Taku Inoue, Eriko Sakurai, Yoshinori Hirai, Takafumi Sato, Mitsuhiro Kitadani, Yu Sugimoto, and/or Shota Kageyama

Snow Sound - Touhou Arranged (originally from the album Fairy Queen, 2010) - Song by Itou Ken, aka NAGI☆ and Akagami, performd by Maika and FELT

Snow Sound lyrics: https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Lyrics:_Snow_Sound

Freezington - Pokemon Sword & Shield: The Crown Tundra (Switch, 2019 | DLC 2020) - Go Ichinose, Minako Adachi, and/or Junichi Masuda

Blooper Reel - Snow Field - Contra (NES, 1988) - Hidenori Maezawa and Kiyohiro Sada

Greetings, game music lovers. It's been a while, hasn't it? Shootkapow and I decided to dust off the old podcast for y'all after she encountered a game area in Celeste that she thought would make a great episode topic. I guess she was just feeling homesick and nostalgic, and dear old Dad was there to fire up the VGM-Mobile and get back on the road - for at least one more round of Very Good Music!

Thanks again to our listeners and supporters who recommended tracks for this episodes!

As always, we appreciate our amazing patrons who supported us for so long, as well as the artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:

E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com

Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm

And you can find our other content in these places:

Shootkapow's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheYf62G3VoUQHNdwl18TdA

Shootkapow on Flat: https://flat.io/@boothkb0607

Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

Tracklist:

Joy of Remembrance - Celeste: Farewell - Lena Raine - Multiplatform, 2018 - Maddy Makes Games

Last Battle - Cave Story - Daisuke Amaya - Multiplatform, 2004 - Studio Pixel

Megalovania - Undertale - Toby Fox - Multiplatform, 2015 - Toby Fox

Attack of the WEAPON - Final Fantasy VII - Nobuo Uematsu - PlayStation, 1997 - Square

Fight Against Culex - Super Mario RPG - Yoko Shimoura - Nintendo Switch, 2023 - Nintendo

Emil/Despair - NeiR: Automata - Keiichi Okabe, Keigo Hoashi, Kuniyuki Takahashi - Multiplatform, 2817 - Square Enix

Titan Dweevil Battle - Pikmin 2 - Hajime Wakai & Kazumi Totaka - GameCube, 2004 - Nintendo

Morgan Freeman Boss Battle - South Park: The Fractured But Whole - Jamie Dunlap - Multiplatform, 2017 - Ubisoft

Delightful Spekkio - Chrono Trigger - Yasunori Mitsuda - SNES, 1995 - Square

Slot Machine - Star Fox - Hajime Hirasawa - SNES, 1993 - Nintendo

Champion & Red Battle Music - Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver - Go Ichinose, Shota Kageyama, Hitomi Sato, Jnichi Masuda, and Takuto Kitsuta - Nintendo DS, 2009 - The Pokemon Company

Valkyries - God of War - Bear McCreary - PS4/Windows, 2018 - Sony Interactive Entertainment

BIG SHOT - Deltarune Chapter 2 - Toby Fox - Multiplatform, 2021 - Toby Fox

The Incarnation of Devil - Star Ocean: Till the End of Time - Motoi Sakuraba - PS2, 2003 - Square Enix

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greetings, Gamers! Welcome to our first ever sequel episode: Rivals, Rogues, and Frenemies, Part II! The first time we heard from the likes of Proto Man, Shadow the Hedgehog, and Skyward Sword’s Groose. Who will be on the roster this time? Join us, and find out!

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at 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:

X vs Zero – Naoto Tanaka – Mega Man X5 (PlayStation, 2000, Capcom)

Mothiva’s Grand Stand! – Tristan Alric – Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling (Windows 2019, Switch/PS4/XB1 2020, Moonsprout Games/DANGEN Entertainment)

Battle! Rival – Junichi Masuda – Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver (DS, 2009, Game Freak/Nintendo)

The Only Thing I Know For Real – Logan Mader & Jamie Christopherson, vocals by Tyson Yen – Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PS3/360/PC, 2013, PlatinumGames/Konami)

Revali, Ace Archer & Aviator – Kumi Tanioka, Reo Uratani, Ryotaro Yagi, Haruki Yamada – Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Switch, 2020, Omega Force/Nintendo)

Cafeteria (Raphael's Stage) – Kazuhiko Uehara, Hideto Inoue, Harumi Ueko – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (SNES, 1993, Konami)

Magalor the Wayfarer (Lor Starcutter) – Hirokazu Ando, Jun Ishikawa – Kirby's Return to Dream Land (Wii, 2011, Hal Laboratory/Nintendo)

Knuckles Theme Special Remix – Tee Lopes, feat. Jun Senoue, originally by the Sonic 3 & Knuckles sound team – Sonic Mania Adventures (2018, YouTube, SEGA)

Together with Shauna – Shota Kageyama – (HoopsandHipHop Remix) – Pokemon X & Y (3DS, 2013, Game Freak/Nintendo)

The Loner, Falco Lombardi (Reorchestrated) – Hajime Wakai, arr. Literal Orchestra – Star Fox Command (DS, 2006, Q–Games/Nintendo)

Felix’s Battle Theme – Motoi Sakuraba – Golden Sun: The Lost Age (Game Boy Advance, 2002, Camelot Software/Nintendo)

Bury the Light Dynamic Montage – Casey Edwards feat. Victor Borba, arr. Case Tech279 and RK) – Devil May Cry 5 (PS4/XBox1/PC, 2019, Capcom)

Mid-Boss Mayhem – Grant Kirkhope – Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Switch, 2017, Ubisoft/Nintendo)

Bass's Theme/Theme of Forte – Makoto Tomozawa – Mega Man 7 (SNES, 1995, Capcom) and Shusaku Uchiyama – Mega Man 8 – (PS1/Saturn, 1996, Capcom)

Blooper Reel: Customization – flashygoodness – Rivals of Aether (Windows/XB1 2017; Switch 2020, Developed and Published by Dan Fornace)

Patrons:

Alex Messenger

The Last Rican

Ryan Steele

Skeletroy

Kung Fu Carlito

Forrest Shamlian

The Mysterious Nathan

Artists:

Naomi Rubin

Carlos Leon-Roman

Ben "The Diad" Dishman

Skeletroy

Coming off of last week's episode featuring songs picked by Bedroth, this episode is Shootkapow's, who picked not only the topic, but all of the songs - each coming from a game that promintently features sword-swinging characters! Inspired by the "too many swords" jokes about Smash Bros, Shootkapow takes us on another ride through the wide world of VGM across multiple console generations. We hope you like Zelda, Fire Emblem, and RPG's, folks! As always, of course, it all follows our one big rule: everything has to be Very Good Music!

Thanks to our listeners, Dan Laughton, UtopiaNemo, Voltz Supreme, and RJ Garcia, for our lightning round picks!

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or requests, please send them to verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, or leave a comment on YouTube! 

Shout out to Ben "The Diad" Dishman for his help with the awesome pixel art for our show! Check out his stuff @TheDiad!

Opener - The Legend of Zelda & The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Developed and published by Nintendo for the NES and SNES, respectively, and composed by Koji Kondo

0:29 - Frog's  Theme - Chrono Trigger  - Yasunori Mitsuda

6:07 - Swordplay Showdown (Day) - Wii Sports Resort - Ryo Nagamatsu

12:22 - Divine Decree (Reprise) - Fire Emblem Warriors - Arranged by Hiroki Morishita (Originally from Rei Kondoh's score for Fire Emblem Awakening)

18:13 - Battle Theme - Final Fantasy IV - Nobuo Uemats

20:00 - Route 6 - Pokemon X and Y - Junichi Masuda

30:25 - Underworld - Super Smash Bros Brawl - arranged by Shogo Sakai (originaly from Hirokazu Tanaka's "Underworld" from Kid Icarus, re-used by Motoi Sakuraba for Kid Icarus Uprising)

35:08 - Battle Theme - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - Kenji Hiramatsu (also composed by Yasunori Mitsuda and ACE)

39:12 - Full Force - Tales of Symphonia - Motoi Sakuraba and Shenji Tamura

45:17 - Hyrule Field - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D - Koji Kondo

49:39 - Clash - Fire Emblem Path of Radiance - Naoko Mitome

56:00 - Fire Emblem - Super Smash Bros Melee - arranged by Shogo Sakai (source tracks originally composed by Hirokazu Tanaka for Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light) 

1:00:06 - Blinded By Light - Final Fantasy XIII - Masashi Hamauzu (requested by Voltz Supreme)

1:03:01 - Sword Saint - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - Yuka Kitomura (requested by Dan Laughton)

1:07:27 - Io and Suraga - Kenseiden - George Bruns and Terry Gilkessen (requested by UtopiaNemo)

1:10:14 - You Will Know Our Names - Xenoblade Chronicles - ACE+ (Tomori Kudo, Hiroyo "CHiCO Yamanaka, and Kenji Hiramatsu) (requested by RJ Garcia)

1:12:24 - Road Taken (Roar) - Fire Emblem Warriors - arranged by Takeru Kanazaki (Originally from Rei Kondoh's score for Fire Emblem Fates)

1:16:29 - Temple - Zelda II: The Adventure of Link -Akito Nakatsuka 

1:27:48 - Talus Battle - The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wild - Hajime Wakai (also composed by Manaka Kataoka and Yasuaki Iwata, and featuring arrangements of works by Koji Kondo)

Blooper Reel - Shooting Gallery from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Koji Kondo)

For this episode, I'm joined by friend, patron, theme song guy, and returning guest Skeletroy to discuss 5 composers recommended by our patrons! Forrest, SprintCade, Carlos, Ryan, and Skeletroy himself all recommended some lesser-known or under-celebrated VGM composers, and all the patrons voted to hear a sampling from all five of them.

We hope you enjoy this crowdsourced collection of Very Good Music!

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

Mike Beckett - chosen by Forrest

8:10 - Night - Bugdom - Pangea Software - Windows - 1999

15:28 - Level Exploration - Nanosaur - Pangea Software - Mac/Windows - 1998

Satoshi Hori - chosen by SprintCade

22:44 - Beacon of Peace (End Credits) - Monster Hunter Rise - Capcom - Switch/Windows - 2021

35:46 - Magnamalo - Monster Hunter Rise - Capcom - Switch/Windows - 2021

Toshiya Yamanaka - chosen by Carlos

50:48 - Destructive Note/Slapping Ball - Knight Arms: The Hyblid Framer - Arsys Software - Sharp X68000 - 1989

1:02:55 - Frontier - Dragon Drive: D-Masters Shot - Treasure/Bandai - GameCube - 2003

Voltz Supreme - chosen by Ryan

1:18:17 - One Shot Jones - Western Music Pack - Voltz Supreme - Self-Produced Asset Pack - 2020

Download the music pack here: https://voltzsupreme.itch.io/western-music

1:29:36 - Final Ascent - Adams Ascending - Parable Worlds - Steam - 2020

Buy the game on Steam. Buy the soundtrack here: https://voltzsupreme.bandcamp.com/

Kazunaka Yamane - chosen by Skeletroy

1:39:53 - Theme of Williams and Linda - Double Dragon IV - Arc System Works - Multi-Platform - 2017

1:45:29 - Mission 2 - Double Dragon II: The Revenge - Technos Japan - NES - 1989

Blooper reel: Meowcenaries from Monster Hunter Rise

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

SprintCade

The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

In June of 2022 (and stretching into July), over a dozen VGM podcasts came together to honor our favorite composers in what came to be called Masers of VGM. 

Part 2 was originally intended to be a one-episode listener recap. Instead, it evolved into three parts of its own! In this episode, the first of the three, Prof Jeff joins the party to help discuss Bedroth's honorable mentions for the event - composers who didn't quite make his Mount Rushmore, but still deserve recognition for their Very Good Music.

Join us for Part 2-2 tomorrow for the listener showcase event, featuring additional commentary by ProfJeff and a cameo from the wonderful keyglyph of The VGM Jukebox and Sound Test Roulette podcasts!

Thanks as always to our amazing artists who made our show art and theme song. 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 Anchor or Spotify and while you're at it, please rate and review the show and subscribe and to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!

Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

Track List:

In-Game Music - Treasure Island Dizzy - Allister Brimble - Oliver Twins/Codemasters - ZX Spectrum, 1989

Lunar - Lunar: The Silver Star - Noriyuki Iwadare - Game Arts/Working Designs - Sega CD, 1992

Megalovania - Undertale - Toby Fox - Multi-Platform, 2015

Las Vegas - Top Gear - Barry Leitch - Gremlin Graphics/Kemco - SNES, 1992

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

For this special two-part finale, the hosts are joined by the original Thrash Canadian, Skeletroy, to discuss the fantastic music of Mega Mans X and X3. Why did we skip X2? Why did we split up the playlists this way? How did we decide which mavericks should go head-to-head? Find the answers to these and other questions you never thought to ask in Episode 2-13: Mega Man X vs. Mega Man X3!

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at 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!

Mega Man X was developed and published by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and released on December 17th, 1993. Except where noted below, the soundtrack was composed by Setsuo Yamamoto.

Mega Man X3 was developed by Capcom and Minakuchi Engineering and published by Capcom in Japan and North America. It was released for the SNES on December 1st, 1995. The full soundtrack was composed by Kinuyo Yamashita.

Playlist:

Intro Jingle: SNES Capcom Logo

Title & Opening Stage

Zero (X1 Zero's Entrance/Theme and X3 Zero's Theme)

Stage/Boss Select (X1 Boss Select originally composed by Takashi Tateishi)

Boss Battle/Victory/Weapon Get

Vile (X1 Boss Battle 2 and X3 Vile's Theme)

X1 Sigma Stage 1 and X3 Doppler Stage 1

X1 Sigma Battle 1 and X3 Sigma Battle 2

Password (X1 password theme by Toshihiko Horiyama)

Ending Theme

Patron Links:

Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss

Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw

Ryan's Bandcamp: https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack

Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/

The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss

Forrest’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

This is it. Welcome to Part 1 of our Epic Two-Part Mega Man 2 vs. Mega Man 3 Season 1 Finale! ™

Seriously, though, we can thank all of you enough for tuning in to our first season. It’s been a blast, and we can’t wait to see what the future holds. Special thanks to those who took the time to fill out the poll!

If you like what you hear, please like, comment, and subscribe, or ring that bell to be notified when our next episode comes out! Check out the "About" page on YouTube for links to all the ways you can contact us or listen to our show, as well as original music by Bedroth and music and sprite work by @Shootkapow!

Shout out to Ben "The Diad" Dishman for our awesome pixel portraits! Check out his work @TheDiad on Twitter!

Thanks also to Kung Fu Carlito for the awesome caricatures of Bedroth and Shootkapow featured on our YouTube channel! Check out his work at Instagram.com/kf_carlito!

That’s enough talking from us. Let’s hear those poll results and let the great music speak for itself. Regardless of who wins the contest, they’re both great games, and they’re chock full of VERY GOOD MUSIC!!!!!!

As the guys discuss the tracks, enjoy the accompanying music from Mega Man: The Wily Wars for Sega Genesis!

Intro/Opening (MM2) vs. Opening/Title (MM3)

Crash Man vs. Hard Man

Metal Man vs. Magnet Man

Password Themes

Wood Man vs. Shadow Man

Boss Themes

Weapon Get Themes

Bubble Man vs. Snake Man

Epilogue (MM2) vs. Proto Man Theme (MM3)

Blooper Reel (featuring unused music from The Wily Wars)

Greetings, Gamers!

On this special bonus episode of Very Good Music, Bedroth is proud to present his VGM podcasting colleague Andre, host of the Brazilian O Som do Cartucho podcast! As one of only three international podcasts joining the event, and as the only podcast whose regular episodes have been released entirely in a language other than English, “Cartridge’s Sound” definitely lends a unique flavor to the proceedings.

There was a bit of confusion at first as to whether this episode would be posted on the BGMania thread or the Very Good Music thread. However, since VGMVGM won’t be posting another regular episode for at least a couple weeks, and BGMania has a full slate of episodes for July, we opted to present it for you here.

We hope you enjoy one of the final episodes in the inaugural Masters of VGM event!

Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics! You can reach out to us one of these ways:

Discord: https://discord.gg/gfypDsuqFs

Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com

Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm 

Check out O Som do Cartucho at https://www.osomdocartucho.com.br/ (website and podcast are in Portuguese)

Check out the Masters of VGM at mastersofvgm.com or @MastersofVGM on Twitter!

Track List:

Funky Writer “Hangar” - Jesper Kyd - Sub-Terrania/Red Zone - Sega Genesis

Stage 3 - Naoki Kodaka - Journey to Silius - NES

Stage 4-1 “Gotham City Streets 2” & Stage 5 “In the Sky Over Gotham City” - Naoki Kodaka - Batman - Sega Genesis

Across the Tube (Round 3) - Ayako Saso - Rolling Thunder 2 - Arcade

Snow - Ayako Saso - Dirt Dash - Arcade

Desert - Masashi Kageyama - Robot Construction R.C. - Sharp X68000

Good Night (True End) - Masashi Kageyama - Gimmick! - NES

Special thanks to the Friends of the Show:

ProfJeff

"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

Martyrus, host of the RE-VGM Podcast

SprintCade

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

There was too much silliness on this episode to combine it with another one. Enjoy the blooper reel, gamers!

This week, Bedroth and Shootkapow are joined by Shootkapow's little brother, whose podcast personal is "Lemon Boy". Lemon Boy has made a couple of brief appearances before, but this time he is bringing his 10 favorite tracks from a game that has been taking up a lot of his attention: Cuphead!

The 2017 indie sensation, developed and published by Studio MDHR, the company started by brothers Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, became famous for its unique visual aesthetic inspired by classic robber-hose animation style, as well as its high degree of difficulty. Also highly praised is the game's soundtrack, composed by Ontario jazz musician Kristofer Maddigan and performed by live jazz and big band musicians.

If you enjoy this showcase of Very Good Music from Cuphead, you can reach out to us in any 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!

Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

Playlist:

Don't Deal With the Devil

Ruse of an Ooze

Aviary Action

Threatenin' Zeppelin

The Mausoleum

Botanic Panic

Shootin n' Lootin

Inkwell Isle Three

Railroad Wrath

Floral Fury

Sugarland Shimmy

Blooper Reel: Die House & All Bets Are Off

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

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

Greetings, Gamers! This week, we are joined by the patron saint of VGM Podcasts, Alex Messenger, to discuss the work of the man who composed the music for the realm of demons in Doom and Doom Eternal: Michael John "Mick" Gordon!

Gordon is well known for his hardcore musical style to modern re-imaginings of classic franchises like Killer Instinct, Wolfenstein, and the aforementioned Doom. He also happens to be Alex's favorite composer. We talk about all of that and more, and, as always, we play some Very Good Music!

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

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E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com

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Playlist: (all tracks composed by Mick Gordon alone unless noted elsewhere)

Play-in: At Doom's Gate - Originally by Bobby Prince, heavily adapted by Gordon for Doom - id Software/Bethesda Softworks - multiple consoles- 2016

8:37 - Title Theme - Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots - Blue Tongue Entertainmnet/Natsume/Firemint/THQ - multiple consoles - 2007

14:36 - Sexi (Free Roam 1) - Need for Speed: World - Quicklime Games/Electronic Arts - Windows - 2010

23:58 - Everything Is Going to Be Okay (Intro Theme) - Prey - Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks - Windows/PS4/Xbox One - 2017

30:48 - Damnation - Doom - id Software/Bethesda Softworks - multiple consoles- 2016

40:25 - Toska-9 - LawBreakers - Windows/PS4 - 2017

47:35 - The New Order - Wolfenstein: The New Order - MachineGames/Bethesda Softworks - multiple consoles - 2014

55:25 - Mesquite, Texas - Wolfenstein: The New Colossus - MachineGames/Bethesda Softworks - multiple consoles - 2017

1:06:45 - Meathook - Doom Eternal - id Software/Bethesda Softworks - multiple consoles - 2020

1:17:25 - Type-03 (Fulgore's Theme) - Killer Instinct - Double Helix Games/Microsoft - Xbox One/Windows - 2013

1:27:51 - Inferno (Cinder's Theme) - Killer Instinct, Season 2 - Iron Galaxy/Microsoft - Xbox One/Windows - 2014 - feat. LittleVMills on guitar, includes arranged portions of "Trailblazer" theme by Robin Beanland

Blooper Reel: Changeover Day (performed by Die Kafer) - Wolfenstein: The New Colossus - MachineGames/Bethesda Softworks - multiple consoles - 2017 - written and composed by Mick Gordon & Alex Pfeffer

Mick's Website: https://mick-gordon.com/

Alex's Podcast, A VGM Journey: https://anchor.fm/vgmjourney

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

SprintCade

The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

In June of 2022 (and stretching into July), over a dozen VGM podcasts came together to honor our favorite composers in what came to be called Masers of VGM. 

Part 2 was originally intended to be a one-episode listener recap. Instead, it evolved into three parts of its own! In this third and final episode you're in for some Very Good Music as Bedroth and his guest discuss ProfJeff's Masters of VGM!

Thanks as always to our amazing artists who made our show art and theme song. 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 Anchor or Spotify and while you're at it, please rate and review the show and subscribe and to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!

Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

Track List:

Red Hot Skull - Sonic Adventure - Jun Senoue - Sonic Team/Sega - Multi-Platform, 1998

Concept of Love (Concept of Passion Remix) - Ollie King - Hideki Naganuma - Amusement Vision/Sega - Arcade, 2004

Pink Sadism (Haruka's Theme) - Senran Kagura Estival Versus - Mutsumi Ishimura - Tamsoft/Marvelous - PS4/Vita, 2015

MUST DIE (Susano Theme) - BlazBlue: Central Fiction - Daisuke Ishiwatari (also recommended by listener Muddle MADness) - Arc System Works - Multi-Platform, 2015

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greetings, Gamers, and thanks so much for making this Very Bonus Episode of VGMVGM possible! This Quarantimes Special is jam-packed with songs from games that you all thought would be good to have during a quarantine, or games that have been a source of distraction or relief during this unprecedented struggle. It also includes one pick each from Shootkapow, Dusklight, Lemon Boy, and me.

This show is dedicated to the VGM podcasters who've inspired me: Ed Wilson, Alex Messenger, The Diad, Mibri, Steen, keyglyph, Rob & Pernell, Voltz, Derek & Matt, Mike & Justin, Bryan and Gene, Karl & Will, Bryan & Frank, Kris & Matt, Lee, Hammock, and the guys from GTT, The Bard's Barter, and all the other great shows that have brought me so much joy and inspiration over the years - and to the countless fans with whom I'm happy to share this community, including but certainly not limited to, Dan, Nathan, Carlos, Matthew, Steven & Bryan (Texas, Man!), Forrest, Brandon, Karl, Sean, techiegeek, Cam, Ryan, Todd, Bruce Irons, Soulless Sanctuary, Modal Module, Muddle Madness, and Electric Boogaloo. Also, shout out to my two favorite VGM cover bands: The Mad Gear and Lame Genie! 

And, finally, this episode is also to my cohost, son, and buddy, Shootkapow; my loving kids and long-suffering wife; and my two best friends, ProfJeff and Neverender. Without all of you, this show would not be a thing.

I also want to shout out Hoff and Pete (the Power Pros), and Dean "The Vest Lord" DeFalco and the guys from the Geekade community who helped me out when I was starting out.

Intro - Doodle God - (Lemon Boy's pick)

Original Sin - Divinity: Original Sin - Kirill Pokrovsky (techiegeek's pick)

Intermission Final - NHL Hockey - Rob Hubbard (The Messenger's pick) https://anchor.fm/vgmjourney

Main Theme - Don't Starve - Vince de Vera and Jason Garner (Forrest's pick)

Mantis Lords - Hollow Knight - Christopher Larkin (Shootkapow's Pick) https://christopherlarkin.bandcamp.com/

Blue Skies and a Battle (Rain) - Fire Emblem: Three Houses - Takeru Kanazaki, Hiroki Morishita, and Rei Kondoh (Inspector Spector's pick)

Somewhere in the Woods (Short Hike) - A Short Hike - Mark Sparling (UtopiaNemo's pick) https://marksparling.bandcamp.com/

Prison Labor - Persona 5 Royal - Shoji Meguro (Pernell's first pick) https://rhythmandpixels.com/

From Nibiru (Anu, Ancient Chaos Boss) - La-Mulana 2 - Takumi Nakamura (Pernells' 2nd pick)

Faith, Steel, and Gunpowder - Total War Warhammer II - Richard Beddow et al (ProfJeff's pick)

Swivel - Trials of Mana (remake) - Hiroki Kikuta (for Derek from the VGM Lounge) https://newgameplusderek.wixsite.com/newgamepluspresents

6PM (Sunny) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Kazumi Totaka et al (Steven Kelly's pick) https://stephenkelly.bandcamp.com/

It's Raining Somewhere Else - Undertale - Toby Fox (Dusklight's pick) https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/

Cider Time - Dustforce - Lifeformed (aka Terance Lee, from the album Fastfall) (Donnie Smalls's pick) https://voltzsupreme.bandcamp.com/

Summer (Tropicala) - Stardew Valley - Eric Barone (ake ConcernedApe) (bedroth's pick) https://concernedape.bandcamp.com/

Silent Guardians - Hyrule Warriors - Masato Koike, Yuki Matsumura (Ed Wilson's pick) https://thevgmbassy.com/

Greetings, gamers, and welcome to episode 2-2! On this episode, we dive into a topic first popularized by the Super Marcato Bros, Karl and Will Bruegeman, on their own VGM podcast: a compositional technique called the Five-Finger Fanfare. Also included in the show is a clip from their 201st episode, which aired on January 31st, 2016.

This was an exciting and challenging episode to put together, and the track list is the result of many months of making mental notes each time we'd come across this sound in the wild. It's not exactly something you can type into a search bar! Regardless, everything fits our Number One Rule: Everything is very good music!

Special thanks to our Patreon patrons, Alex “The Messenger” Messenger of A VGM Journey, The Last Rican, Skeletroy, and Carlos from the Heroes Three Podcast! If you’d like to support us on Patreon, go to www.patreon.com/vgmvgm. Thanks also to Carlos and to Ben "The Diad" Dishman for our show's artwork, and to Skeletroy for the Very Good Theme Song! Check the notes below the track list for links to our patrons' projects, as well as those of some of today's featured artists!

:45 - Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Heroes - High and Tight - Konami - 3DS - 2016 - Unknown composer

12:51 - Mega Man X3 - Gravity Beetle - Capcom - SNES/PS1/Saturn - 1995 - Kinuyo Yamashita

17:49 - FNaF World - Fazbear Hills/Choppy's Woods - Scott Cawthon - Windows - 2016 - Leon Riski

22:01 - Chrono Trigger - Secret of the Forest - Square - SNES - 1995 - Yasunori Mitsuda

27:22 - Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Remake) - Giant Apple Runaway - Sega - PS3/360/Widows/Smartphone - 2013 - Grant Kirkhope

30:51 - Banjo-Tooie - Mr. Patch, Strange Wobbly Inflatable Thing - Rare - N64 - 2000 - Grant Kirkhope

35:53 - Psycho World - Stage 8 - Sega - 1988 - Kenji Yamazaki/Yuko Yamazaki - Originally released in Japan for the MSX2 in 1988, later released as Psychic World on the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear worldwide in 1991

42:04 - Pokemon Snap - Stone Valley - Nintendo/HAL - N64 - 1999 - Ikuko Mimuri

47:21 - Zen-Nippon Pro Wrestling 2: 3-4 Budoukan - Theme of Jumbo Tsuruta – Natsume/Masaya - Super Famicom - 1995 - Hiroyuki Iwatsuki, Iku Mizutani, Kinuyo Yamashita d Haruo Ohashi

54:15 - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity - Hazy Pass - Nintendo/Spike Chunsoft - 3DS - 2012 - Keisuke Ito/Yasuhiro Kawagoe

1:00:24 - Mega Man Unlimited - An Unbreakable Will (Occupied Wily Fortress Stage 2) - MegaPhilX - online - 2013 - Kevin Phetsomphou (symfonikev)

1:05:54 - Kirby Planet Robobot - Susie, Executive Assistant - Nintendo/Hal - 3DS - 2016 - Hirokazu Ando/Jun Ishikawa

1:12:52 - Bad Apple - Touhou Project 4: Lotus Land Story - Jun'ya "ZUN" Ota - Team Shanghai Alice - 1998. Cover by RichaadEB and Cristina Vee. Links in the show notes.

1:26:48 - Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - Clash - Nintendo - GameCube - 2005 - Naoko Mitome

Artists:

Leon Riskin: https://www.ionicsmusic.com/about-me-cxrg

Kevin Phetsomphou (symfonikev): https://soundcloud.com/Kevvviiinnn

ZUN (Japanese blog): http://kourindou.exblog.jp/

RichaadEB: https://www.youtube.com/user/RichaadEB

Cristina Vee: https://www.cristinavee.com/

Patrons:

The Messenger: https://anchor.fm/vgmjourney

Skeletroy: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw

Carlos: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/

Greetings, Gamers!  We have  a quick question for you regarding the future of the YouTube channel, but more presently, we are going to be releasing a bonus episode next week! We'll be recording this Sunday, and we'd love to hear from you.   

Details are in the audio, but the TLDR is that we'd like to hear from you about games that are perfect for when you're shut up in the house for long periods of time. You can e-mail us a testimonial at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, or comment below, or @Shootkapow on Twitter, or you can even leave us a voicemail at our home on Anchor by clicking this link!  https://anchor.fm/vgmvgm/message

We'll fill in the gaps to make the episode worthwhile for all of you, but we wouldn't mind filling the entire episode with picks from y'all. You have been a wonderful source of support and encouragement, and we love making this show for you twice every month.  Until next time, play very good games, be very good people, and keep listening to Very Good Music!

Music for this episode - "Dr. Mario - Burning Up" by Dj Redlight comes from OC Remix.org.
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01547
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1MiOtBupJc

You can find a good network of charities and other places to donate in support of Black lives in the description of the associated YouTube Video.

Love is active. Tolerance is passive.

Background music from Mortal Kombat 11, "Showdown" and "Rise" composed by Wilbert Roget, II. Rise performed by Mega Ran, Super Square, and A_Rival

Greetings, Gamers! This week, we continue our exploration of the wonderful soundtracks from the Marvel vs. Capcom series with Kung Fu Carlito, Darryl "The Last Rican" Bowers, and friend of the show ProfJeff!

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! 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!

Games Featured in this Episode:

X-Men vs. Street Fighter (XvSF) – Capcom – Arcade/Saturn/PS1 – 1996 – Yuki Iwai & Yuko Takehara

Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (MvSF) – Capcom – Arcade/Saturn/PS1 – 1997 – Yuki Iwai & Yuko Kadota

Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes (MvC) – Capcom – Arcade/Dreamcast/PS1 – 1998 – Masato Kuoda & Yuko Takehara

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (MvC2) – Capcom/Backbone Entertainment – Arcade/Dreamcast/PS2/Xbox – 2000 – Tetsuya Shibata & Mitsuhiko Takano

Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (MvC3) – Capcom/Eighting – PS3/Xbox 360 – 2011 – Hideyuki Fukasawa

Round 1: Spider-Man’s Theme (MvSF) vs. Cammy's Theme (XvSF)

Round 2: Apocalypse’s Theme (MvSF) vs. Sakura's Theme (MvSF)

Round 3: War Machine’s Theme (MvC) vs. Captain Commando’s Theme (MvC)

Round 4: Shuma Gorath’s Theme (MvSF) vs. Clock Tower Stage (MvC2)

Round 5: Cyclops’s Theme (XvSF) vs. Staff Roll (MvC)

Patron Links:

Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss

Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw

Ryan's Bandcamp: https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack

Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/

The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss

Forrest’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA

The Mysterious Nathan…

Sprintcade

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

For this special two-part finale, the hosts are joined by the original Thrash Canadian, Skeletroy, to discuss the fantastic music of Mega Mans X and X3. Why did we skip X2? Why did we split up the playlists this way? How did we decide which mavericks should go head-to-head? Find the answers to these and other questions you never thought to ask in Episode 2-13: Mega Man X vs. Mega Man X3!

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at 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!

Mega Man X was developed and published by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and released on December 17th, 1993. Except where noted below, the soundtrack was composed by Setsuo Yamamoto.

Mega Man X3 was developed by Capcom and Minakuchi Engineering and published by Capcom in Japan and North America. It was released for the SNES on December 1st, 1995. The full soundtrack was composed by Kinuyo Yamashita.

Playlist:

Play-in - X1 Dr. Light Theme / X2 Dr. Cain's Lab

Sting Chameleon / Tunnel Rhino

Chill Penguin (comp. Yuki Iwai) / Blizzard Buffalo

Launch Octopus / Blast Hornet

Boomer Kuwanger (comp. Yuko Takehara) / Neon Tiger

Flame Mammoth / Toxic Seahorse

Storm Eagle (comp. Makoto Tomozawa) / Crush Crawfish

Spark Mandrill (comp. Makoto Tomozawa) / Gravity Beetle

Armored Armadillo / Volt Catfish

MMX Credit Roll / X3 Staff Roll

Play-out - MMX Casting Theme

Skeletroy's Mega Man X Thrash Remixes on YouTube by searching "Skeletroy Mega Man X" or visiting the Very Good Music VGM Podcast channel playlists page!

Enjoy this taste of the music from the episode dropping next Saturday, May 9th!

This one is intentionally a little mysterious. Send us a comment with your predictions about what the topic will be - or if the topic is too obvious, how about predicting some of the songs we might play, or identifying the songs in this video? You can e-mail your comments to verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com or check out the preview video on YouTube and drop a comment there! Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe!

We'll see you next week!

Greetings, Gamers! Here we are at Part II of our RPG Battle Themes episode: The Drums of War! Get ready for even more fighting-taking-turns goodness, and let us know about any of your favorite themes that were left off the list!

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at 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:

Battle 2 - Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy IV (SNES, 1991, Square)

FIGHT!!: Version 3 - Noriyuki Iwadare - Grandia II (Dreamcast, 2000, Game Arts)

Battle! Strong Wild Pokemon - Junichi Masuda - Pokemon Black/White (DS, 2010, Nintendo/The Pokemon Company/Game Freak)

The Drums of War: Ikusamanui - Takahiro Yonemura - Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen (Windows/PS2/PSP, 2002, Leaf/Sting) (Utawa reru mono means "what is sung")

Isaac's Battle Theme (Remix) - Motoi Sakuraba, arr. Ema 194 Alvarado - Super Smash Flash 2 (PC, 2007, McLeod Gaming)

Rise or Fall - Tokuhiko Uwabo - Phantasy Star II (Genesis/Mega Drive, 1989, SEGA)

Fatalize - Motoi Sakuraba - Tales of Symphgonia (GameCube/PS2, 2003, Namco)

Battle 1 - Masahiro Andoh - Arc the Lad III (PlayStation, 1999, Sony/ARC Entertainment)

Boss Battle 2 - Yasunori Mitsuda - Chrono Trigger (SNES, 1995, Square)

An Obstacle in Our Path - ACE+ - Xenoblade Chronicles Original/Definitive Edition (Wii/Switch, 2010/2020, Monolith Soft/Nintendo

Blooper Reel: Franky – Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu Tanaka - Earthbound (SNES, 1994, HAL Laboratory/Ape Inc./Nintendo)

Thanks to Naomi Rubin, Carlos Leon-Roman, and Ben "The Diad" Dishman for our show's artwork, and to Skeletroy for our theme song - including the amazing rendition he did for this two-part special!

Greetings, Gamers! This week, we shake things up as we are joined (via pre-recorded testimonial) by two very special guests (and Patrons), Kung Fu Carlito and Darryl "The Last Rican" Bowers. These two epic comic-book-and-VGM fans go head to head in the quintessential best-of-both-worlds Marvel vs. Capcom series. Tune in next time for Part 2!

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! 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!

Games Featured in this Episode:

X-Men vs. Street Fighter (XvSF) – Capcom – Arcade/Saturn/PS1 – 1996 – Yuki Iwai & Yuko Takehara

Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (MvSF) – Capcom – Arcade/Saturn/PS1 – 1997 – Yuki Iwai & Yuko Kadota

Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes (MvC) – Capcom – Arcade/Dreamcast/PS1 – 1998 – Masato Kuoda & Yuko Takehara

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (MvC2) – Capcom/Backbone Entertainment – Arcade/Dreamcast/PS2/Xbox – 2000 – Tetsuya Shibata & Mitsuhiko Takano

Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (MvC3) – Capcom/Eighting – PS3/Xbox 360 – 2011 – Hideyuki Fukasawa

Round 1: Gambit’s Theme (XvSF) vs. Network Mode (MvC2) (unused)

Round 2: Rogue’s Theme (XvSF) vs. Ryu’s Theme (MvSF)

Round 3: Cyclops’s Theme (MvSF) vs. Ken’s Theme (XvSF)

Round 4: Spider-Man’s Theme (MvC) vs. Swamp Stage (Funk arr. Lord Bif) (MvC2)

Swamp Stage Funk Arrangement W/ Guests by Lord Bif: https://youtu.be/9mRPZb_DPp4

Round 5: Super Skrull’s Theme (MvC3) vs. Captain Commando’s Theme (MvC)

Patron Links:

Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss

Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw

Ryan's Bandcamp: https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack

Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/

The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss

Forrest’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA

The Mysterious Nathan…

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

This week, Bedroth is joined by his two youngest daughters, Flare and Luna. The kids have been very excited to do their first podcast, and after a lot of back-and-forth, decided to talk about one of their favorite games to play together: Pikuniku.

The game, released in 2019 by Devolver Digital and developed by French-British indie collective Sectordub, stars a strange, red, ovoid creature named Piku (whose orange counterpart, Niku, is the avatar for player 2), as he takes on the megalomaniacal Mr. Sunshine, who wants to strip the land of all its resources, which he will use to hatch an even more nefarious plot. The single-player mode is a puzzle-platforming adventure, while the two-player mode includes both a cooperative adventure and competitive mini-games.

The clever, lighthearted soundtrack by Calum Boen (sometimes known simply as Bo En)perfectly complimentes the simple, childlike art style designed by Arnaud De Bock (also the game's creator) and the quirky, humorous story by Remi Forcadel.

You can find Calum at https://www.youtube.com/user/calumbowen and http://bo-en.info/, and you can check out (and purchase!) the Pikuniku soundtrack at https://calumbowen.bandcamp.com/album/pikuniku-original-soundtrack.

For more about the soundtrack, check out Kate Remington's interview with Calum on Music Respawn: http://www.respawnshow.com/home-1/2019/2/7/calum-bowens-funny-lighthearted-soundtrack-for-pikuniku

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!

Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

Playlist:

The Mountain Village

Free Money!

El Bunko

King of the Dancefloor

Run!

Underground Friends

Mother's Lullaby

Don't Fall!

The Sun Is Shining

Everything's Gonna Be Okay

Bonus Track: Enter The Mine

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

SprintCade

The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greetings, game music lovers. Welcome to the second of our final four official episodes. We've made our way through the final level, and now it's time to face the big bad boss! We don't know exactly what we'll be facing - a giant turtle-dragon, an even genius with a penchant for roboticization, or a one-winged angel, but we know we're in for some Very Good Music!

Thanks again to our listeners and supporters who recommended tracks for this episode on Discord and Twitter!

As always, we appreciate our amazing patrons who supported us for so long, as well as the artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:

Discord: https://discord.gg/gfypDsuqFs

Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com

Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm

And you can find our other content in these places: 

Shootkapow's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheYf62G3VoUQHNdwl18TdA

Shootkapow on Flat: https://flat.io/@boothkb0607

The Movie Bar: https://anchor.fm/moviebar

Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

Tracklist:

Play-In: Premonition - Final Fantasy VIII - Nobuo Uematsu - PlayStation, 1999 - Square (Bryan 

I'm the Boss - Power Overwhelming - Big Bad Bosses (Remix by DJ Cutman) - Original Album, 2015 - Remix by GameChops, 2016

One Winged Angel - Final Fantasy VII - Nobuo Uematsu - PlayStation, 1997 - Square

Hymn of Light - Child of Light - Cœur de pirate (Béatrice Martin) - Multiplatform, 2014 - Ubisoft 

RE-VGM: https://re-vgm.blubrry.net/

Radiance - Hollow Knight - Christopher Larkin - Multiplatform, 2017 - Team Cherry

Todesengel (Angel of Death) - SaGa Frontier 2 - Masashi Hamauzu - PlayStation, 1999 - Square 

VGMPorium: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMYBTQsYS8AmE3Tv-v35ySg

CROWNED - Kirby's Return to Dream Land - Hirokazu Ando & Jun Ishkawa - Wii, 2011 - Nintendo

The Unexpected Enemy - Panzer Dragoon II Zwei - Yayoi Wachi - Sega Saturn, 1996 - Sega 

Transcending, Overpowering, Everlasting - Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling - Tristan Alric - Multiplatform, 2019 - developed by Moonsprout Games, published by Dangen Entertainment

Final Boss (Are You the True Form of Darkness?) - Mystic Ark - Akihiko Mori - Super Famicom, 1995 - Enix 

Twitter: @ReddMcKnight

Live and Learn - Sonic Adventure 2 - Composition and guitar by Jun Senoue, lyrics and vocals by Johnny Gioeli, performed by Crush 40) - Multiplatform, 2001 - Sega

Rebirth - Fantasian - Nobuo Uematsu - Mobile, 2021 - Mistwalker (Brandon Specktor)

Twitter: @BeardSpeck

Blooper Reel: Gank-Plank Galleon - Donkey Kong Country - David Wise - SNES, 1994 - Rare/Nintendo

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

SprintCade

The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greetings, Gamers! We’re taking things a little out of order this week. Some more crazy happenings in the Bedroth household have postponed the regular episode for a week, but never fear! We asked, and you answered the call! We’ve got 14 super-cool train tracks recommended by our loyal listeners, and we can’t wait for all of you to hear them.

Each song/set of songs below is filed under the name of the listener who recommended it. Extra special thanks to all of you!

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at 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!

The Last Rican

Red Eye 2 - Lost Planet 2 - Marika Suzuki, Akiyuki Morimoto (2010, PS3/360, Capcom) - originally released for BlackBerry by Beeline Interactive

Ryan

Converted Missile Train/The Train Is About to Explode! - Goldeneye 007 - Grant Kirkhope, Robin Beanland, Graeme Norgate (1997, N64, Rare/Nintendo)

Skeletroy

Thunderstorm (Stage 2-1) from Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos - Ryuichi Nitta, Mayuko Okamura (1990, NES, Tecmo)

Greased Lightning/Trucks & Trains (Stages 2 & 5) - Bad Dudes vs DragonNinja (cover by the Mad Gear from the album Symphony of the Fight) - Azusa Hara, Hiroaki Yoshida (1988, Arcade, Data East)

Buy it on The Mad Gear’s Bandcamp!

ProfJeff

Stage 2-2 - Rocket Knight Adventures - Michiru Yamane, Aki Hata (1993, Genesis, Konami)

Military Train - Rapid Reload/Gunner’s Heaven - Kazuhiko Toyama (1995, PS1, Media Vision/Sony)

Forrest

Time Limit - Viewtiful Joe - Masakazu Sugimori, Masami Ueda (2003, GameCube/PS2, Capcom)

Western Land - Mario Party 2 - Hironao Yamamoto, Sohei Bando, Kazuhiko Sawaguchi (1999, N64, Hudson Soft/Nintendo)

Welcome to Station Square - Sonic Adventure - Jun Senoue, Kenichi Tokoi, Fumie Kumatani, Masaru Setsumaru (1998, Dreamcast/GC/Windows/360/PS3, Sonic Team/Sega)

Voltz Supreme - check out his website!

Underground (Sarah in the Subway) - Virtua Fighter 3 - Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Fumio Ito, Hidenori Syoji, Takayuki Nakamura (1996, Arcade, Sega - Ported to Dreamcast in 1998)

Mystery Train - Final Fantasy VI - Nobuo Uematsu (1994, SNES, Square)

Train Graveyard - Final Fantasy VII Remake - Masashi Hamauzu (2020, PS4, Square Enix)

Forrest & Voltz

Subway - Mortal Kombat 3 - Dan Forden (1995, Arcade, Midway)

Patchpen

Overworld Adventure/Full Steam Ahead - The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Toru Minegishi, Manaka Tominaga, Asuka Ota, Koji Kondo (2009, DS, Nintendo)

Patrons:

Alex Messenger of A VGM Journey podcast

Skeletroy of YouTube Thrash Remixes

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia

Kung Fu Carlito of the Heroes Three podcast

The Last Rican of VGM Fight Club and Senpai’s Playlist podcasts

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp on YouTube

The Mysterious Nathan

Artists:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

We are back again, and this time we're returning to a classic show theme for another Part 2, this one focusing on the Five-Finger Fanfare (a term coined by the Super Marcato Bros. on their excellent and seminal VGM podcast). This is a term used to describe a run of 5 notes that line up with the first 5 notes of the minor scale - a technique used frequently in video game music. Will you be able to hear the Five-Finger Fanfares in each piece of Very Good Music the hosts brought to this episode? Only one way to find out!

As always, we appreciate our amazing patrons who supported us for so long, as well as the artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:

E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com

Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm

And you can find our other content in these places:

Shootkapow's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheYf62G3VoUQHNdwl18TdA

Shootkapow on Flat: https://flat.io/@boothkb0607

Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

Tracklist:

Migratory Birds - Wild Arms 3 - Michiko Naruke - PlayStation 2, 2002 - Media.Vision/Ubisoft/Sony

Hong Meiling's Theme (Stage 3 Boss) - Touhou 6: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil - ZUN - Windows, 2002 - Team Shanghai Alice

Darkness Falls - Deltarune - Toby Fox - Multiplatform, 2018 - Toby Fox/8-4

In the Court of the Ant Queen - Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling - Tristan Alric - Multiplatform, 2019 - Moonsprout Games/DANGEN Entertainment

Level 8 - Tetris CD-i - Jim Andron - Philips CD-i, 1992 - Philips Interactive Media

Erdrick's Theme - Dragon Quest XI - Koichi Sugiyama - Multiplatform, 2017 - Square Enix

Crossing the Sands - Kirby and the Rainbow Curse - Shogo Sakai - Wii U, 2015 - HAL Laboratory/Nintendo

Barren Valley - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Arata Iiyoshi, Hideki Sakamoto, Keisuke Ito, Ken-ichi Saito, and Yoshihiro Maeda - Nintendo DS, 2009 - Nintendo/The Pokemon Company

Tango Rouge - CHUNITHM: Seelisch Tact - Yoko Shimomura - Arcade, 2015 - Sega

Aetheral Gates (Omega Version) - Rivals of Aether - flashygoodness - Multiplatform, 2015 - Dan Fornace/Aether Studios

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

***Disclaimer for those who listen with kids - there are a few bad words and some dirty humor in this episode, especially the blooper reel. It's not a lot, but be forewarned.***

Greetings, Gamers! And welcome to the long-awaited (at least for me) Season 3 Finale: Superheroes with ProfJeff! The Professor hosted me at his apartment for the weekend and we finally recorded this episode, which we've been discussing for weeks and are really excited to finally share with you. There are a lot of great (and not so great) superhero games out there, and in this jam-packed episode, we bring you a wide variety of tunes featuring some of your favorite heroes, along with a few you've probably never heard of. Of course, everything follows our number one rule: Everything is Very Good Music.

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. 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!

Tracklist:

Game Intro - Silver Surfer - Tim & Geoff Follin - 1990, Software Creations/Arcadia Systems, NES

Title/Menu - Superman - Hiroyuki Masuno & Ryu Hasegawa - 1987, Kotobuki/Kemco, NES

Main theme - Ultraverse Prime - Tim & Geoff Follin - 1994, Sony/Malibu Interactive, Sega CD

Shoutout to electricboogaloo on Discord who informed me that Geoff is the vocalist on this track. For lyrics and fun facts, check out the Retro Pals video on YouTube.

Boss (Gorilla Grodd) - Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Videogame - Jake Kaufman - 2010, WayForward/Warner Interactive, Nintendo DS

Final Duel with Joker - The Adventures of Batman & Robin - Konami Kukeiha Club (Kazuhiko Uehara, Harumi Ueko, Jun Funahashi, Masanari Iwata, Masahiko Kimura, Kayo Fujitani, and Masahiro Ikariko) - 1994, Konami, SNES

Train (Stage 6) - X-Men: Mutant Wars - Kazuo Sawa - 2000, Activision/Avid/HAL, Game Boy Color

Metro City (Stage 1) - Astro Boy: Omega Factor - Norio Hanzawa & Tsuyoshi Kaneko - 2003, Treasure/Hitmaker/Sega/Activision, Game boy Advance 

Moliarty's Tower - Darkwing Duck - Yasuaki "Bun Bun" Fujita - 1992, Capcom, NES

Menu Theme - Scud: The Disposable Assassin - Loudmouth, Tristan des Pres, DJR/IB3 Ltd., Fidget-X, and Unbelievable Jolly Machine - 1997, Syrox/SegaSoft, Saturn

High Score - Green Lantern - Dean Evans - 1994 (Unreleased), Ocean, SNES

Here Comes the Hero - X-Men - Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi, Junya Nakano, and Ayako Hashimoto - 1992, Konami, Arcade

Windy Night at the Park  - The Amazing Spider-Man: Lethal Foes  - Shoji Tomii, Minoru Endo, Makato Igarashi, and Daisuke Inoue - 195, Agent/Epoch, Super Famicom

Gotham City/Streets of Desolation - Batman - Naoki Kodaka - 1989, Sunsoft, NES

Theme of Dr. Doom - Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds - Hideyuki Fukasawa - 2011, Capcom/Eighting, PS3/Xbox 360

Trickster for Mayor - The Flash - Jeroen Tel - 1993, Probe, Sega Master System

Ending Credits - The Incredible Hulk: The Pantheon Saga - Des Tong & The Gamma Gang (Mike Hehir, Chris Warne) - 1996, Attention to Detail/Eidos, Saturn/PlayStation

Blooper Reel: The Fun House - Spider-Man - Fletcher Beasley - 1995, Western Technologies/Acclaim, Genesis

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greetings, Gamers, and welcome to a special episode of Very Good Meowsic…er…Music. This week, Bedroth is joined by Dusklight once again, as Shootkapow takes a brief hiatus to focus on some end-of-year stuff (although you might hear him a couple of times if you stick around until the end! Dusk has 2 kitties at home, who you can see on the YouTube video for this episode, so she and Bedroth will be discussing some of the best music they could find from feline-centric games.

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:

Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com

Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm.

Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N

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!

World 03 - Purrs in Heaven – Pau Damià Riera (2020, Switch, Pixel Bones Studio/EnjoyUp Games)

Haretree – Legend of Kay – Jake Kaufman (2005, PS2, Neon Studios/Capcom)

Theo - Bright Paw - Will Bedford (2020, Switch/Mobile/Windows, Radical Forge/Rogue Games)

Mount Magmeow - Bowser's Fury - Koji Kondo, Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi (2021, Switch, Nintendo)

A Kitten More Evil Than You Could Possibly Imagine - Cat Quest – Brian Havey, aka zminusone (2017, Multiplatform, The Gentlebros/Pqube)

PowerPro Baseball Collab Battle Music – The Battle Cats – unknown composer, possibly Shigeru Araki or Tomoaki Hirono (2014, Mobile, PONOS Corporation)

Creamy Cove - Aqua Kitty – Mark Day, aka Electric Café (2014, Multiplatform, Electric Café/TIKIPOD)

Fans:

(Voltz Supreme) Tracks 21 & 33 - Doraemon - Nobita no Shin Makai Daibouken – unknown composer (2007, DS, Global Entertainment/Sega)

(The Last Rican) Stage One – Black Panther – unknown composer (1987, Arcade, Konami)

(Skeletroy) Final Boss: Cutscene (Ready to Fight!) – Ninja Kat/Kyatto Ninden Teyandee/Samurai Pizza Cats – Ryuichi Nitta (1991, Famicom, Tecmo)

Ferra Lunar Canyon Main – Whisker Squadron – Chel Wong (In Development, Windows, Flippfly)

Calling (Witching Woods Night) – Calico – John Smith, aka Slide20XX (2020, Multiplatform, Peachy Keen Games)

Time Square – Blinx the Time Sweeper – Mariko Nanba, Keiichi Sugiyama (2002, Xbox, Artoon/Microsoft)

Nostalgia Cutscene – Cattails - Tormod Garvin (2017, Switch/PC/Falcon Development)

Claws and Effect – Catlateral Damage – Brandon Ellis, aka cityfires (2013, Windows/Linux/Mac, Chris Chung/Fire Hose Games)

Mystic theme - Cattails - Tormod Garvin (2017, Switch/PC/Falcon Development)

Blue Rose Ruin – Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Kettei-Ban – Zeami (2011, Wii, BANDAI NAMCO)

Meow Meow Lullaby Remix - Petz: Catz 2 – Nada Surf (2007, DS/PS, Ubisoft)

The soundtrack was composed by Jake Kaufman, but this song was written for the game and performed by Alt Rock group Nada Surf

Thanks to our patrons: Alex, Darryl, Troy, Ryan, Carlos, Forrest, and Nathan! Check out links to their work on the YouTube video!

Thanks to Naomi Rubin, Carlos Leon-Roman, and Ben "The Diad" Dishman for our artwork!

Thanks to Skeletroy for our theme song!

Greetings, Gamers!

Dues to some unforeseen circumstances, Bedroth wasn't able to get the episode edited in time for today's premier, so we're pushing things back 1 week. Don't worry - you'll still get your full season's worth!

To tide you over until the episode proper drops next week, we've given you a taste of all 14 tracks we'll be featuring. Can you guess which games they come from? Do you know the songs so well that you can spot them within a few seconds? 

Check out the YouTube video and let us know in the comments, shout out your guesses @Shootkapow on Twitter, or email Bedroth at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com!

We'll see you next week!

Time for Part 2. On with the show!!

If you like what you hear, please like, comment, and subscribe, or ring that bell to be notified when our next episode comes out! Check out the "About" page on YouTube for links to all the ways you can contact us or listen to our show, as well as original music by Bedroth and music and sprite work by @Shootkapow!

Shout out to Ben "The Diad" Dishman for our awesome pixel portraits! Check out his work @TheDiad on Twitter!

Thanks also to Kung Fu Carlito for the awesome caricatures of Bedroth and Shootkapow featured on our YouTube channel! Check out his work at Instagram.com/kf_carlito!

Don’t forget to check out our brand new Patreon at www.patreon.com/vgmvgm!!!

Stage Selects

Boss Selects

RM 5 - Gemini Man vs. Heat Man (winner art by CrystalRomuko)

RM 6 - Needle Man vs. Quick Man (winner art by pain-v)

RM 7 - Top Man vs. Air Man (winner art by Capcom)

RM 8 - Spark Man vs. Flash Man (winner art by SessK0)

Wily Intros

Wily Stage 2 (MM3) vs. Wily Stage 1 (MM2)

Ending Theme (MM3) vs. Staff Roll (MM2)

Thanks so much for enjoying this season with us. We’ll see you right back here in September!

Greetings, gamers. I decided to drop this one a day early, since at least my American listeners may be a little bit distracted on November 3rd, and who knows where we'll be come Wednesday morning? I hope you enjoy this little bit of escapism. We love you all!

This week, the guys are once again joined by Dusklight, who will be taking us on a musical tour of her favorite game: Undertale!

If you've heard podcasts on this subject before, you'll probably recognize some of the tunes we're playing; however, you'll be hearing about the game's characters and high points of the pacifist, neutral, and genocide stories from the perspective of a very enthusiastic fan, along with her favorite musical points along the way.

If you haven't played the game and plan to some day, BEWARE: HERE BE SPOILERS!! This game's story is best experienced first-hand. Just be sure to come back and check out the episode when you're done. ;)

Special thanks as always to our patrons: Alex Messenger of A VGM Journey, The Last Rican of VGM Fight Club, Skeletroy of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube, and Carlos Leon-Roman of the Heroes Three Podcast. Thanks also to Skeletroy for our theme song and th Carlos and Ben "The Diad" Dishman for the show's artwork! Links to our patrons work is in the show notes.

You can be one of our patrons too, and get access to cool perks like seasonal topic polls, a special patrons-only request section of the show, and even a chance to guest on the podcast or pick out a whole playlist! You can also contact us at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com or @Shootkapow on Twitter!

All of the music in Undertale was composed by Toby Fox, who was also the game's principal creator. It was first released online in 2015 and has since been ported to multiple systems. The under-dialogue music in this episode also features remixes and coves by some of the best YouTube artists composing and performing today. We'll be releasing a special follow-up bonus playlist this Friday, November 6th, so be sure to check that out for links to all of the creators' social media and download pages!

Playlist:

Undertale (Remix by [RetroSpecter])

Your Best Friend (Cover by String Player Gamer)

Ruins (Remix by Bulby)

Heartache (Cover by insaneintherain)

Snowy (Remix by Beats by J)

Bonetrousle (Remix by MyNewSoundtrack)

Waterfall (Remix by by Malcolm Robinson)

Spear of Justice/Battle Against a True Hero (Cover by GaMetal)

Another Medium by (Cover by RichaadEB Ft. The8BitDrummer)

Death by Glamour (Cover by Smooth McGroove)

Here We Are (Remix by Asosmo)

Megalovania by (Remix by Rohan Adiyodi/New Smash Bros Arr by Toby Fox)

Bergentrucking/ASGORE (Cover by Lame Genie)

Hopes and Dreams/Save the World (Remix by NyxTheShield Ft. Gatopaint)

Here it is, gamers...our 10 best favorite most memorable(?) tracks from the podcast in 2020. Yeah, the only real rhyme or reason to this is that these are the tracks we picked when we HAD to pick 10 tracks for our end-of-year special. Take from that what you will! Either way, we had a blast. We even get to open up with a few picks from our wonderful patrons! Thanks for a great year, and let's all hope that 2021 holds many great things for us all!

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkpow, or by leaving us a voice message at 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!

No track list, to maintain the mystery. If you really want one, it's available on the YouTube video!

Greetings, Gamers! This week, the hosts take another virtual road trip through the wide world of VGM...but this time, they are making stops in what are probably some very familiar places: Hyrule, Termina, Koholint Island, and other various locales from the Legend of Zelda series!

Join us as we travel through one of Bedroth's favorite Nintendo worlds and listen to some of our very favorite video game tunes. Who knows? We might leave the road entirely to travel the sea, fly through the sky, or even take a trip through time itself!

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at 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:

Opening Track – "Zelda" Joe Pleiman of the band Rabbit Joint from their self–titled album Rabbit Joint, 1998

Town BGM – Akito Nakatsuka – Zelda II: The Adventure of Link – Famicom Disk System, 1987

Clock Town, Day 1 – Koji Kondo – The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask – Nintendo 64, 2000

Market – Koji Kondo – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time – Nintendo 64, 1998

Skyloft – Shiho Fujii, arr. Garret Williamson – Super Smash Flash 2 (originally from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword) – Web–based Fan Game, 2007

Medley:
Mabe Village – Kozue Ishikawa – The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening – Game Boy, 1993
Horon Village – Minako Adachi & Kyohiro Sada – The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons – Game Boy Color, 2001 (Developed by Capcom)
Lynna Village (Past) – Minako Adachi & Kyohiro Sada – The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages – Game Boy Color, 2001 (Developed by Capcom)

Outset Island – Toru Minegishi, Hajime Wakai, Kenta Nagata, Koji Kondo – The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker – GameCube, 2002

Village – Ryo Nagamatsu – The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – 3DS, 2015

Village of the Blue Maiden – Koji Kondo, arr. Asuka Hayazaki (nee Ohta) – The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures – GameCube, 2004

Ordon Village – Toru Minegishi – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess – Wii/GameCube, 2006

Rito Village (Night) – Kenta Nagata, arr. Yasuaki Iwata – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Wii U/Switch, 2017

Tarrey Town – Yasuaki Iwata – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Wii U/Switch, 2017

Mercay Island – Kenta Nagata & Toru Minegishi – The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass – DS, 2007

Mabe Village – Kozue Ishikawa, arr. Ryo Nagamatsu – The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening – Switch, 2019

Play out: Animal Village – Kozue Ishikawa – The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening – Game Boy, 1993 and
Animal Village – Kozue Ishikawa, arr. Ryo Nagamatsu – The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening – Switch, 2019

Patron Info:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey podcast

Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

Ryan Steele, composer of Catlandia and other games

Carlos's Leon-Roman, host of the Heroes Three podcast

The Last Rican, host of the Senpai’s Playlist and VGM Fight Club podcasts

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp. on YouTube

Artist Info:

Naomi Rubin, artist, moonsproutstation.com – patreon.com/naomirubin

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greetings, Gamers! This week, Bedroth is joined by the one and only Bryan Clutter, creator of Level Down Games, a multimedia company dedicated to covering the best that pop culture has to offer, through reviews, videos, and podcasts, including BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast, on which Bedroth has been a guest several times! We are more than happy to welcome Bryan to join us this time to talk about his personal favorite VGM composer: Yuzo Koshiro!

As we will learn, Koshiro is an absolute behemoth in VGM history. From his early days with Nihon Falcom working on the Japanese home computer system, the PC88, through his time as a freelance and as founder and president of his own development companny, Ancient, Koshiro has been an enduring presence in the world of games, and the source of a great deal of Very Good Music, just a small taste of which we are happy to bring you today.

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

Prelude: Fillmore - Actraiser Renaissance - Current Gen Consoles/Steam - Square Enix - 2021

Intro: Go Straight - Streets of Rage 2 - Genesis- Sega - 1992

The Cursed Ship Queen Mary: After Disembarking - Sorcerian (Dragon Slayer V) - PC-88 - Nihon Falcom - 1987

Chinatown (Stage 6-1) - The Revenge of Shinobi - Genesis - Sega - 1989

Misty Blue Theme - Misty Blue - PC-88 - Enix - 1990

The Sadness I Carry on My Shoulders - Shenmue - Dreamcast - Sega - 1999

Protectors - Ys II Complete - Windows - Falcom - 2001

Driver's Delight - Wangan Midnight Maxium Tune - Arcade - Namco - 2004

Blind Fugitive - Protect Me Knight - Xbox 360 - Ancient - 2010

Disturbances: The One Called From Beyond - Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth - 3DS - P-Studio/Atlas - 2014

Raise Thy Sword in Pride - Etrian Mystery Dungeon - 3DS - Spike Chunsoft/Atlus - 2015

Through the Blowing Dust - Puzzle & Dragons X (Cross): Gods and Dragons - 3DS - GungHo Online Entertainment - 2016

Blooper: The Birth of the People - Actraiser - SNES - Enix/Quintet - 1990

Level Down Games: https://leveldowngames.com/

Episode 50 of BGMania (Deep Dive: Yuzo Koshiro): https://anchor.fm/bgmania/episodes/Deep-Dive-Yuzo-Koshiro--BGMania-Podcast-50-ej0gem/a-a33ove5

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

SprintCade

The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Well, everyone, we've made it. This is the big one. Not 50. Not 100. Not an anniversary.

Episode 69. Nice.

In all seriousness, we're not doing anything naughty on this episode. Quite the contrary - Bedroth and Shootkapow have invited Dusklight back onto the show to discuss music from games that are just...nice. We hope you enjoy this very special helping of Very Nice Music.

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!

Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

Playlist:

Sweden - Minecraft - Daniel Rosenfield (C418) - Mojang/Microsoft

C418's Bandcamp: https://c418.bandcamp.com/

Tube Town - Kirby's Epic Yarn - Tomoya Tomita - Nintendo

Tomoya's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TomoyaTomitaMusic

Golf: Results - Wii Sports - Kazumi Totaka - Nintendo

Stratosphere - Journey of the Broken Circle - Andrew Rohrmann (scntfc) - Lovable Hat Cult

scntfc's Bandcamp: https://scntfc.bandcamp.com/ 

Boss Battle 1 - Miitopia - Toshiyuki Sudo, Shinji Ushiroda, Yumi Takahashi, Megumi Inoue - Nintendo

Calico Desert - Stardew Valley - Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) - Independent

ConcernedApe's Bandcamp: https://concernedape.bandcamp.com/

Somewhere in the Woods - A Short Hike - Mark Sparling - Adam Robinson-Yu (Independent)

Mark's Bandcamp: https://marksparling.bandcamp.com/

The Final Fall - Fall Guys - Jukio Kallio - Mediatonic/Devolver Digital/Epic

Jukio's Website: https://jukiokallio.com/

Hang Glider - Pilotwings 64 - Dan Hess - Nintendo

Dan's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=24306210

Hello? - A Short Hike - Mark Sparling - Adam Robinson-Yu (Independent)

Otherside - Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs - Lena Raine - Mojang/Microsoft

Lena's Bandcamp: https://radicaldreamland.bandcamp.com/

Route 22: Fireflow Volcano - New Pokemon Snap - Hiroki Hashimoto

Blooper Reel: Flyswatter: Level 1 - Mario Paint - Hirokazu Tanaka, Ryoji Yoshitomi, Kazumi Totaka

Under-music: Mysterious - Mario Paint

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

SprintCade

The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greetings, Gamsers, and welcome to the Very Best Music of the podcast in 2021! This episode is packed with some of our favorite tunes from this year. It's been such a great year for the show. Very good listeners, very good guests, and, as this episode showcases better than any words I could say - VERY GOOD MUSIC!

Thanks so much for making 2021 a little more bearable. We're excited to see what 2022 holds!

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!

Very Good Music is now proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

Playlist:

Play-in: Studiopolis Act 1 - Sonic Mania - Tee Lopes
(I couldn't download the cover Shootkapow metioned, but here's where you can listen to it: https://youtu.be/19YPbJl_hVs)
Las Vegas - Top Gear - Barry Leitch
Newer York - Aura - Shootkapow
Let's Live in a Lovely Cemetery - IKUSAAAAAAAN! - ZUN, arr. Eru (originally from Touhou 13: Ten Desires)
Polargeist - Geometry Dash - DJVI
Boss (Gorilla Grodd) - Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Videogame - Jake Kaufman
Super Mario World - Ending/Credits - Koji Kondo
Wastelands Loader (Live at Underworld with the Fastloaders) - The Last Ninja (performance from 2016)
Mechanical Rhythm - Xenoblade Chronicles DE - ACE+ (Tomori Kudo, CHiCO, and Kenji Hiramatsu)
The Office Theme - Gremlins 2 - Naoki Kodaka
Activate! Burning Phase - Inazuma Eleven - Yasunori Mitsuda
Driver's Delight - Wangan Midnight Maxium Tune - Yuzo Koshiro
Mount Magmeow - Bowser's Fury - Koji Kondo, Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi
Catlandia - A Spark in the Air - Ryan Steel
Mega Man 3 - Title Theme - Yasuaki Fujita
Attack of the Killer Queen from DELTARUNE Chapter 2 by Toby Fox, Lena Raine, and Marcy Nabors
Fatalize - Tales of Symphonia - Motoi Sakuraba (GameCube/PS2, 2003, Namco)
The Sandy Beach of Gumbo/Ganbo (Love Theme) - Grandia - Noriyuki Iwadare
Watery Graves (Slow) - Plants vs. Zombies - Laura Shigihara
THE WORLD REVOLVING - DELTARUNE Chapter 2 - Toby Fox
Gambit's Theme - X-Men vs. Street Fighter (XvSF) – Yuki Iwai & Yuko Takehara
Mothiva’s Grand Stand! – Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling - Tristan Alric
Play-Out/Blooper: Password - Mega Man X - Toshihiko Horiyama

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist
Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube
Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint
"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema
Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
SprintCade
The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greetings, Gamers, and welcome to Season 2! For this episode, Shootkapow starts things out with a bang with his choice for us to focus on side games and spin-offs! Enjoy some of the best VGM you've never heard, along with a few true classics, as we take a few detours dowm the alternate paths charted by video game heroes like Mega Man Mario, and.......Ken Masters?

Thanks to our Patreon patrons, whose support will help to make this show better and ever! Alex, "The Messenger" Messenger of A VGM Journey podcast, The Last Rican, Skeletroy (who also composed our new Very Good Theme Song), and Carlos Leon-Roman, who not only made some of the cool artwork for our show, but is the host of his own podcast, Heroes Three, with his friends Michael and Marty! Check out links to their work in the show notes!

Speaking of our patrons, our very first patron poll to help decide on some of our episode topics for the season is up on Patreon.com/vgmvgm...and the first one is open to everyone! Go check it out! As always, you can also contact us directly with requests or suggestions. each out on Twitter @Shootkapow or send us an e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com. Find us on YouTube just by searching VGM Podcast and check the About section for links to all the places you can find us.

Finally, Pixelart for the show by Ben "The Diad" Dishman. Check him out on Twitter @TheDiad, and check out the latest episode of his podcast, The Diad Presents: A VGM Podcast!

Intro - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team - Sky Tower - Arata Iiyoshi - Chunsoft/Nintendo - GBA -2005

7:03 - The Misadventures of Tron Bonne - Red Head Kobun To The Rescue! - Toshihiko Horiyama - Capcom - PlayStation 1999/2000

13:00 - Pokemon Colosseum - Miror B’s Retro Groove - Tsukasa Tawada - Genius Sonority/Nintendo - Gamecube - 2003

18:47 - Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight - City Lights (Planet Theme 3) - Junko Tamiya - Capcom - NES - 1990

22:58 - Kirby Fighters Deluxe - Coo’s Forest - Hirokazu Ando/Jun Ishikawa - HAL/Nintendo - 3DS - 2014

27:59 - Final Fantasy Mystic Quest - Battle 3 - Ryuji Sasai and Yasuhiro Kawakami - Square - SNES - 1992/1993 (look up this link for interesting tidbits about the OST - not sure who composed this because of the description here: https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_USA_-_Mystic_Quest_Sound_Collections)

33:27 - Super Mario RPG - Armed Boss - Yoko Shimomura - Nintendo/Square - SNES - 1996

38:51 - Akumajou Special - Boku Dracula-kun - Stage 01 (Castle) - Konami Kukeiha Club (Satoko Miyawaki and Shinji Tasaka) - Famicom - Konami - 1990, Japan only, finally released outside Japan as part of the Castlevania Anniversary Collection which was released digitally on May 16, 2019 in all regions, with an official English localization as Kid Dracula.

44:57 - Mario Kart Wii - Koopa Cape - Ryo Nagamatsu - Nintendo - Wii - 2008

49:00 - Umbrella Corps - 2nd to None - Kota Suzuki, Akihiko Narita, Azusa Kato, Yasumasa Kitagawa - Capcom - Windows/PS4 - 2016

54:20 - Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle - Lava Forge - Grant Kirkhope - Ubisoft - Switch - 2017

1:00:42 - Mega Man Soccer - Wood Field - Toshio Okamoto, Norihiko Togashi, Kenichi Tomizawa - SunL/Capcom - SNES - 1994

1:04:59 -Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX - Oddity Cave - Keisuke Ito - The Pokemon Company/Nintendo Switch - 2020

1:18:53 - Kirby's Block Ball - Stage 10 - Sukezo Ouyama, Ryoue Takagi - Game Boy - Developed by HAL and published by Nintendo in 1995

Patron Links:

The Messenger’s Podcast: https://anchor.fm/vgmjourney

Skeletroy on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw

Carlos’s Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/

We've all been there. That one rogue you keep fighting just won't stop coming back, or that boss you think you've finally beaten still has one more form you have to destroy. It's annoying. Unless it's amazing.

What's also amazing is when composers go above and beyond and compose a theme for each boss's fight or phase. This episode - an idea of Shootkapow's, chosen by YOU, the listeners - is a celebration of these themes.

As always, we'd love to hear from you! @Shootkapow on Twitter, via e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on anchor.fm/vgmvgm, on patron.com/vgmvgm, or by searching the name of our show on YouTube and leaving us a comment!

Thanks as always to our lovely patrons: The Last Rican, Kung Fu Carlito, Skeletroy, and The Messenger!

2:50 - Hollow Knight - Dung Defender - Christopher Larkin - Team Cherry, Modern Platforms, 2017

11:38 - Hollow Knight (Grim Troupe DLC) - Grimm & Nightmare King - Christopher Larkin - Team Cherry, Modern Platforms, 2017

20:16 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project - Shredder Battle & Super Shredder Battle - Yuichi Sakakura, Tomoya Tomita, Kozo Nakamura - Konami, NES, 1991

26:01 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Calamity Ganon Phase 1 & Dark Beast Ganon Battle - Calamity Ganon Battle by Yasuaki Iwata, Dark Beast Ganon by Manaka Kataoka w/Koji Kondo, Sound Direction by Hajime Wakai - Nintendo, Wii-U/Switch, 2017

38:42 - Super Mario RPG - Fight Against Smithy & Fight Against Smithy, Who Likes Transforming - Yoko Shimomura - Square/Nintendo, SNES, 1996

52:52 - Henry Stickmin Collection - The Conclusive Battle & Bizarre Funk - Puffballs United & Tommy Robin (aka Ockeroid) - Intersloth, Steam, 2020

1:01:11 - Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes - Theme of Onslaught I & II - Masato Kouda & Yuko Takehara - Capcom, Arcade/PS3/Dreamcast/360, 1998

1:04:57 - Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Bowser, Almighty Koopa King & Final Bowser Battle - Bowser, Almighty Koopa King by Mahito Yokota, Final Bowser Battle by Ryo Nagamatsu - Nintendo, Wii, 2010

1:12:43 - Freedom Planet - Final Boss Phase 1 & 2 - Leila "Woofle" Wilson, Stephen DiDuro (game's developer), Shane "Blue Warrior" Ellis - GalaxyTrail/Marvelous/XSeed, Computers/Wii-U/PS4/Switch, 2014

1:19:42 - Pokemon Sword & Shield - Battle! (Hop) and Final Battle! (Hop) - Minako Adachi, Go Ichinose, Keita Okamoto - Game Freak/The Pokemon Company/Nintendo, Switch, 2019

1:31:09 - A Hat in Time - You Are All Bad Guys! Part 2 & 3 - Pascal Michael Stiefel (aka Plasma3Music) - Gears for Breakfast/Humble Bundle, Modern Platforms, 2017

1:47:14 - Hollow Knight (Hidden Dreams DLC) - White Defender - Christopher Larkin - Team Cherry, Modern Platforms, 2017

Blooper Reel Music - The Schemer (Tinker Knight Theme) & The Destroyer (Tinker Tank Theme) - Shovel Knight - Jake Kaufman

Hi everyone!

No episode this week. Just a great piece of winter music by Grant Kirkhope from 1998's Banjo-Kazooie, remixed and remastered for Grant's 2021 album Re-Jiggyed! And a brief announcement.

Merry Christmas to you and yours. And if you don't celebrate Christmas, or don't celebrate it today, then happy December 25th!

Love,

Bedroth (@VGMPod) and Shootkapow (@shootkapow) 

Greetings, game music lovers. Here we are at the beginning of our final four official episodes. You have joined Shootkapow and me on quite an adventure on this father/kid VGM road trip, but our quest isn't over yet!

It's time to enjoy some Very Good Music from last levels and final areas. Thanks to all of our listeners and supporters who recommended tracks for this episode on Discord and Twitter!

As always, we appreciate our amazing patrons who supported us for so long, as well as the artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:

Discord: https://discord.gg/gfypDsuqFs

Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com

Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm

And you can find our other content in these places: 

Shootkapow's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheYf62G3VoUQHNdwl18TdA

Shootkapow on Flat: https://flat.io/@boothkb0607

The Movie Bar: https://anchor.fm/moviebar

BGMania Alberto Gonzalez Interview: https://anchor.fm/bgmania/episodes/Composer-Appreciation-Alberto-Jos-Gonzlez-w-An-Interview-e1n95a3/a-a6olb4h

Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

Tracklist:

Play-In: Within These Castle Walls - Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - Kenichi Matsubara, Satoe Terashima, & Kouji Murata - Famicom/NES, 1987 - Konami

Nerd Noise Radio: http://nerdnoiseradio.blogspot.com/

Wily Fortress 3 - Mega Man 3 - Yasuaki Fujita - NES, 1990 - Capcom

Stage 7: Amarna - Pharaoh Rebirth+ - Peposoft - Steam, 2016 - KROBON Station/Degica

Kotaku article by UtopiaNemo: https://kotaku.com/pharaoh-rebirth-has-that-nostalgic-playstation-sound-1847419303

Peposoft Website: http://www.peposoft.com/

Castle Theme - New Super Mario Bros. Wii- Shiho Fujii - Wii, 2009 - Nintendo

Final Stage - Rave Master: Fighting Live - Toshihisa Furusawa - GameCube, 2002 - Konami

Hammock's Website: https://www.kvgmradio.com/

Another Dimension - Kirby's Return to Dream Land - Jun Ishikawa - Wii, 2011 - HAL Laboratory/Nintendo

A Melody to Break the Curse (Music Box Future) - The Messenger - Rainbowdragoneyes - Multiplatform, 2018 - Sabotage Studio/Devolver Digital

VGM Journey: https://anchor.fm/vgmjourney

Hyrule Castle (Exterior) - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Manaka Kataoka - Wii-U/Switch, 2017 - Nintendo

Ignition - Sega Rally Championship - Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (arr. for Saturn by Takayuki Hijikata) - Saturn, 1995 - Sega (electricBoogaloo)

Within the Giant - Final Fantasy IV - Nobuo Uematsu (arr. for DS by Junya Nakano) - DS, 2007 - Matrix Software/Square Enix

The Gate of Finis - Octopath Traveler - Yasunori Nishiki - Multiplatform, 2018 - Square Enix 

Mustin's Website: https://www.mustinenterprises.com/

Blooper Reel: Undertale - Undertale - Toby Fox - Multiplatform, 2015 - Toby Fox

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

SprintCade

The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Guests: Alex "The Messenger" Messenger, electricboogaloo, Daniel "Muddle Madness" Perkey, Cam Werme, and Darryl "The Last Rican" Bowers; special thanks to the VGM podcasters who lent their voices to the special message!)

BGMania (Bryan)

5:52 - Arthas, My Son– World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King – Neal Acree, Jason Hayes – Blizzard – Windows – 2008

The WaveBack Podcast (Kris & Matt)

14:18 - Magnet Man – Rockman III – Yasuaki "Bun Bun" Fujita – Capcom – NES – 1990

15:39 - Main Theme: 50 Players Left – Tetris 99 – Teruo Taniguchi – Nintendo – Switch – 2019

The VGM Lounge (Derek & Matt

21:22 - Swivel – Trials of Mana Remake – Hiroki Kikuta – Square Enix – Switch/Windows/PS4 – 2020

22:41 - Demon Lord Ninetails Extermination – Okami – Rei Kondoh – Capcom – PS2/Wii – 2006

Pixelated Audio (Bryan, James, & Gene)

30:37 - You're Not Alone – Final Fatasy IX – Nobuo Uematsu – Square – PS1 – 2001

32:52 - Tower 5 – Spanky's Quest (Game Boy) – Hiroyuki Itwatsuki – Taito – Game Boy – 1991

34:15 - A Curious Happening – Secret of Mana – Hiroki Kikuta – Square – SNES – 1993

KVGM The Last Wave (Hammock)

36:48- Dream of the Shore Near Another World – Chrono Cross – Yasunori Mitsuda - Square – PS1 – 1999

Game That Tune (John H., Johnny, David, & Jesse)

48:00 - The Oracle – Secret of Mana – Hiroki Kikuta – Square – SNES – 1993

49:42 - Launch Base Zone – Sonic the Hedgehog 3 – Brad Buxer, Cirocco Jones, Bobby Brooks, Darryl Ross, Geoff Grace, Doug Grigsby, Sachio Ogawa, Tatsuyuki Maeda, Jun Senoue, Michael Jackson – Sega – Genesis – 1994

50:47 - Lightning Battle – Kid Icarus Uprising – Motoi Sakuraba – Nintendo – 3DS – 2012

55:48 - Stage 4 – Sky Shark – Tim Follin – Romstar – NES – 1989

XVGM Radio (Mike & Justin)

1:12:56 - Tifa's Theme – Final Fantasy VII – Nobuo Uematsu – Square – PS1 – 1997

1:15:31 - Rock is Sponge – Rez – Keiichi Sugiyama – Sega – Dreamcast – 2001

The VGMBassy (Ed)

1:25:54 - Jurassic Dope – Contra Hard Corps – Hiroshi Kobayashi – Konami – Genesis – 1994

Rhythm and Pixels (Rob & Pernell)

1:38:11 - Happy Birthday! – Gimmick – Masashi Kageyama – Sunsoft – NES – 1992

1:40:30 - Holders of Power – Ys I & II – Ryo Yonemitsu – Hudson Soft – TurboGrafx–CD – 1989

A VGM Journey (The Messenger)

1:54:53 - Special Message – Under-music includes Oil Panic from Game & Watch Gallery (from Sound Test Lee), Song of Elune from World of Warcraft (from BGMania Bryan), Last Wave from Outrun (from KVGM Hammock), and Ripples on the Water and The Melting Pot from Super Marcato Bros. Will Brueggemann’s AXIOM.

2:04:49 - Ransacked – Wolfenstein: The New Order – Mick Gordon – Bethesda Softworks – Windows/PS3/XB360 – 2014

For links to all the shows, check out the video on YouTube!

Special thanks to our patrons, Alex Messenger, Skeletroy, Carlos Leon-Roman, and The Last Rican!

Special thanks to Naomi Rubin for the new VGMVGM logo! Check out her work on Patreon and read her comics on moonsproutstation.com!

Thanks also to Carlos Leon-Roman and Ben "The Diad" Dishman for additional show artwork!

This week, Bedroth and Shootkapow are joined by the one and only Brent Black, who became famous under his Internet persona "Brentalfloss" by asking one simple question: What if video games...had lyrics?"

Brent is a talented musician and composer in his own right, and he's also an incredibly charming, funny, and nice guy. We hope you enjoy this epic 3-hour conversation covering everything from Mario and Zelda to Ducktales and Shovel Knight to...Flavoured Cats? Whether it's an inspiration, an arrangment, or an original, every tune you'll hear, as always, is Very Good Music!

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!

Very Good Music is now proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

Playlist

Intro - Floss Man Theme 2013 Remix - Brentalfloss - 2013

16:15 - Mega Man 3 - Title Theme - Yasuaki Fujita - Capcom, NES, 1990

30:06 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Ending Theme (Beautiful Hyrule) - Koji Kondo - Nintendo, SNES, 1991

37:26 - DuckTales - The Moon - Hiroshige Tonomura - Capcom, NES, 1989

52:33 - Final Fantasy Main Theme (Orchestral Performance by the London Philharmonic) - Nobuo Uematsu - Square, NES, 1987

1:01:44 - Super Mario World - Ending/Credits - Koji Kondo - Nintendo, SNES, 1990

1:13:19 - Final Fantasy IV - New Orleans Remix - Nobuo Uematsu, arr. Brentalfloss - Square, SNES (as Final Fantasy II), 1991 

1:31:21 - Super Mario Sunshine Without Lyrics - Koji Kondo, arr. Brentalfloss - Nintendo, GameCube, 2002

1:47:37 - Shovel Knight Without Lyrics - Jake "Virt" Kaufman, arr. Brentalfloss - Yacht Club Games, Various Platforms, 2014

2:11:49 - Flavoured Cats (cancelled game) - Winter Athletic Theme - Brent Black

2:22:59 - Buck & Miles - Haunted Valley - Brent Black - Astrojone, In Development

2:33:26 - Default Dan - Ending Credits - Brent Black - Kikiwik Games, Steam, 2015

Blooper Reel: Chicken Knights Soundtrack - Brent Black - Jack Klein, Mobile/Steam (Demo), 2016

Buy Brent's Stuff: https://brentalfloss.bandcamp.com/ | http://useyourwords.lol/

Subscribe to Brent on YouTube: www.youtube.com/brentalfloss

Follow Brent on Twitter: www.twitter.com/brentalfoss

Check out Brent's Musical: www.twitter.com/uastpm

Check out Brent & Kate's Question Box podcast (NSFW): http://questionbox.libsyn.com/rss

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

SprintCade

The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

On June 20th, 2020, an era came to an end. After 200 episodes, the Power Pros podcast closed its doors…at least for the time being.

However, on their next-to-last episode, the Pros did something I’d been bugging host “The Hoff” Chris Hoffman to do for months: an episode dedicated to 10 of each of their favorite video game soundtracks.

I was so impressed with the Pros’ picks and the heartfelt way they discussed each game that I just had to build our second bonus episode around those very same games. And you, gamers, are in for a treat.

Along with Pete and Hoff, I recommend that everyone check out these full soundtracks. It's easier than ever these days to listen to game soundtracks, so get out there and enjoy some Very Good Music!

Track list:

Intro - Shark Flower - from the 2013 album Thirteen Orphans - Andy Myers, AKA Stenobot (the Power Pros theme song)

13:12 - Actraiser - Ending - Yuzo Koshiro - d.Quintet/p.Enix/SNES, 1990

17:18 - Contra - Base - Kazuki Muraoka/arr Hidenori Maezawa, Kiyohiro Sada - Konami/Arcade, 1987/NES, 1988

21:20 - Chrono Trigger - Ayla's Theme - Yasuonori Mitsuda - Square/SNES, 1995

24:51 - F-Zero X - The Long Distance of Murder (Red Canyon) - Taro Bando, Hajime Wakai - Nintendo/N64, 1998

28:15 - Double Dragon - Opening Level - Kazunaka Yamane - Technos Japan/Taito/Arcade, 1987/NES, 1988

32:11 - Metroid Prime - Tallon Overworld (remix of NES Brinstar) - Hirokazu Tanaka/arr Kinji Yamamoto, Kouichi Kyuma - Retro Studios/Nintendo/GameCube, 2002

38:21 - Ducktales - Himalayas - Hiroshige Tonomura - Capcom/NES, 1989/90

41:32 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Black Mist - Koji Kondo - Nintendo/SNES, 1991/92

45:36 - Final Fantasy VI - Epitaph - Nobuo Uematsu - Square/SNES/1994

50:30 - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Grandma's theme - Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo - Nintendo/GameCube, 2002/03

54:35 - Gradius III - Continue Theme - Miki Higashino - Konami/Arcade, 1989/SNES, 1990/91

57:39 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Gerudo Valley - Koji Kondo - Nintendo/N64, 1998

1:01:25 - Legend of the Mystical Ninja/Ganbare Goemon: Yukihime Kyushutsu Emaki - Town of Yamato - Kazuhiko Uehara, Harumi Ueko - Konami/SNES, 1991/92

1:04:38 - Punch Out!! - Minor Circuit - Yukio Kaneoka, Akito Nakatsuka, Kenji Yamamoto/arr Mike Peacock, Darren Radtke, Chad York - Next Level Games/Nintendo/Wii, 2009

1:07:36 - Mega Man II - Dr. Wily Stage 2 - Takashi Tateishi - Capcom/NES, 1988

1:10:28 - Street Fighter II - Guile's Theme - Yoko Shimomura - Capcom/Multi-Platform, 1991

1:13:57 - Ninja Gaiden – Prison of the Dead (Act 5 Part 1) - Keiji Yamagishi, Ryuichi Nitta - Tecmo/Arcade, 1988/NES, 1988/89

1:17:16 - Super Mario Bros. 2 - Battle Against Wart - Koji Kondo - Nintendo/NES, 1988

1:20:26 - Super Castlevania IV - Dracula Battle - Masanori Adachi, Taro Kudo - Konami/SNES, 1991

1:32:50 - Super Mario World - Ending - Koji Kondo - Nintendo/SNES, 1990/91

Look for our next episode to drop on Tuesday, September 8th, and new episodes to come every other Tuesday following!

Shout out @Shootkapow on Twitter or e-mail us at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com

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In this episode, the guys are joined by one of Bedroth’s longtime friends, Religious Studies Scholar ProfJeff, for a fun discussion about how religious themes have manifested themselves in over the gaming years in a lot of Very Good - and surprisingly diverse - Music!

If you like what you hear, please like, comment, and subscribe, or ring that bell to be notified when our next episode comes out! Check out the "About" page on YouTube for links to all the ways you can contact us or listen to our show, as well as original music by Bedroth and music and sprite work by @Shootkapow!

Shout out to Ben "The Diad" Dishman for our awesome pixel portraits! Check out his work @TheDiad on Twitter!

Thanks also to Kung Fu Carlito for the awesome caricatures featured on our YouTube channel! Check out his work at Instagram.com/kf_carlito!

Play-In - Temple of Time - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - N64, Nintendo, 1998 - Koji Kondo

2:12 - Mystic Ruin - Sonic Adventure - Dreamcast, d-Sonic Team, p-Sega, 1998 - Fumie Kumatani, other composers include Jun Senoue (Lead) and Kenichi Tokoi

11:14 - Arcana - Shrine for the Worship of Chaos - SNES, HAL Laboratory, 1992 - Jun Ishikawa and Hirokazu Ando

18:21 - Forest Prayer Sanctuary - Mother 3 - Game Boy Advance, d-HAL Laboratory, p-Nintendo, 2006 - Shogo Sakai

24:00 - What the Heck - Earthworm Jim - Genesis/SNES, d-Shiny Entertainment, p-Playmates/Virgin/Takara, 1994 - Tommy Tallarico

30:33 - Mysterious Chapel - Rusty - PC-98/Epson PC/DOS, C-Lab, 1993 - Masahiro Kajihara, Kenichi Arakawa, Ryu Takami

37:44 - Requiem of the Gods - Castlevania : Symphony of the Night - Multi-Platform, Konami, 1997 - Michiru Yamane

43:59 - Duress (Sheol) - The Binding of Isaac (Rebirth) - Multi-Platform, Nicalis, 2014 - Ridiculon (Matthias Bossi & Jon Evans)

51:53 - The Dawn Will Come - Dragon Age Inquisition - Multi-Platform, d-BioWare, p-Electronic Arts, 2014 - Trevor Morris

57:51 - Ballad of the Goddess - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Wii, Nintendo, 2011 - Hajime Wakai

1:08:27 - The Only Thing They Fear Is You - DOOM Eternal - - Multi-Platform, d-id Software, p-Bethesda Softworks, 2020 - Mick Gordon

1:17:11 - Beat the Angel - Tales of Symphonia - GameCube/PS2, Namco, 2003 - Motoi Sakuraba, Shinji Tamura, Takeshi Ara

1:22:11 - God's Shrine - Soul Blazer - SNES, d-Quintet, p-Enix, 1992 - Yukihide Takekawa

1:23:43 - Sacrifices - Actraiser - SNES, d-Quintet, p-Enix, 1990 - Yuzo Koshiro

1:29:20 - Water Temple (Riverside - Normal) - Triforce Heroes - 3DS, Nintendo, 2015 - Ryo Nagamatsu

1:34:46 - Resting Grounds - Hollow Knight - Multi-Platform, Team Cherry, 2017 - Christopher Larkin

1:44:39 - One Winged Angel - Final Fantasy VII - PS1, Square, 1997 - Nobuo Uematsu

1:46:49 - Blooper Reel - Level Theme - Exodus: Journey to the Promised Land - Multi-Platform, d-Color Dreams, p-Wisdom Tree, 1990 - arr. Vance Kozik (from “Father Abraham” by Petrus Antonius Laurentius Kantner)

Remember to check out BGMania #137 - The Sacred and Divine at LevelDownGames.com!

Here are links to the YouTube videos we reference in the show:

Game Theory: Chrono Trigger Retells the Bible??

Watch Mojo: Top 10 Fictional Religions in Video Games

Brentalfloss: One-Winged Angel: DECODED

Unofficial1998: One-Winged Angel English Translation

Tune in next week for part 1 of our epic 2-part season finale featuring the awesome music from Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3!

Greetings, Gamers, and welcome to Season 4! This season is all about composers! Some of the folks we'll discuss this season may be new names for you, and a few will be very well-known. Our first focus is a special one, though. Yasunori Mitsuda is possibly most well-known as the composer of the phenomenal soundtrack to the equaly phenomenal Super Nintendo RPG classic, Chrono Trigger. But that was just the beginning. 

This episode explores a lot of Very Good Music, as always, and ventures into realms of this maestro's discography that surprised even the two of us, who have long counted him among our favorite composers! We can't think of a better way to start this new phase of our VGM road trip, and we're excited to have you along for the ride!

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:

Intro: A Premonition - Chrono Trigger 

4:32 - Wings of Time (Epoch) - Chrono Trigger - Square - SNES - 1995 

18:36 - Store Keeper - Front Mission: Gun Hazard - Square - Super Famicom - 1996 

23:38 - Village Pride (Our Village Is Number One!) - Xenogears - PS1 - Square - 1998

30:42 - Scars of Time (Time's Scar) - Chrono Cross - PS1 - Square - 1999

36:41 - Battle with the Devil - Tsugunai: Atonement - PS2 - Sony/Cattle Call - 2001

44:48 - Blue Moon - 10,000 Bullets (Tsukiyo ni Saraba/Moonlit Farewell/Moonlit Shadow) - PS2 - Taito/Blue Moon Studio - 2005

49:53 - Activate! Burning Phase - Inazuma Eleven - Nintendo DS - Level-5 - 2008

57:58 - West Tumbara (Night) - Lime Odyssey - PC - Aeria Games - 2009

1:02:24 - Main Theme (Soul Melody) - Soul Sacrifice - PS Vita - Sony/Marvelous AQL - 2013

1:11:13 - To the Top: A New Beginning - Revolve8 - Sega - Mobile - 2018

Blooper Reel - Goodness Gracious! - Soukou Kihei Armodyne - Soy/Omiya Soft - PS2 - 2007

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

SprintCade

The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greetings, Gamers! This time around, all of our Very Good Music will follow a very specific theme. Nobuo Uematsu is probably the most famous video game music composer in the world. As such, we're going to hone in on a very small but significant corner of his library: Final Fantasy Character Themes!

Our songs today come from Final Fantasies IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, and X and run the gamut from slow and somber to soaring and heroic. We hope you enjoy this unique take on a composer focus as we look at the work of one of game music's greatest of all time.

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: (all games by Square and composed by Uematsu. Names are from the American versions)

Play-in: World Map Theme 1/Terra's Theme - Final Fantasy VI - SNES - 1994

8:54 - Red Wings/Cecil's Theme - Final Fantasy IV - SNES - 1991

16:07 - Edgar and Sabin - Final Fantasy VI - SNES - 1994

21:44 - Theme of Love/Rosa's Theme  Final Fantasy IV - SNES - 1991

27:58 - Julia - Final Fantasy VIII - PlayStation - 1999

33:17 - Barret's Theme - Final Fantasy VII - PlayStation - 1997

39:29 - Hey Cid! - Final Fantasy IV - SNES - 1991

40:36 - Cid's Theme - Final Fantasy VII - PlayStation - 1997

42:23 - Cid's Theme - Final Fantasy IX - PlayStation - 2000

48:48 - Aerith's Theme - Final Fantasy VII - PlayStation - 1997

54:18 - Tifa's Theme - Final Fantasy VII - PlayStation - 1997

58:24 - Rydia - Final Fantasy IV - SNES - 1991

1:03:23 - Rikku's Theme - Final Fantasy X - PlayStation 2 - 2001

Blooper Reel: Palom and Porom - Final Fantasy IV - SNES - 1991

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

SprintCade

The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Oh, you guys. This episode. In what started as a gimmick and evolved into something much more, bedroth and Shootkapow explore VGM inspired by the signs of the Zodiac. Running the gamut from retro to modern, from chip to orchestra, this episode is jam-packed with some wildly diverse VGM. Of course, it all follows our one big rule: everything has to be Very Good Music!

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or requests, please send them to verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, or leave a comment on YouTube! If you like what you hear, please like, comment, and subscribe, or ring that bell to be notified when our next episode comes out! Check out the "About" page on YouTube for links to Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, etc., and original music by bedroth and Shootkapow!

Check out the links below for info about some of the games and artists featured in this episode, and support them on Bandcamp! Shout out to Ben "The Diad" Dishman for his help with the awesome pixel art for our show! Check out his stuff @TheDiad on Twitter!

Play-in: Your Horoscope For Today - Running With Scissors, Track 8 - June 29th, 1999 - "Weird Al" Yankovic

-Listen to the full original song and check out all of Al's amazing work here: https://youtu.be/Wg_4b-1aWKg

0:42 - Main Menu - Saint Seiya Senki (Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Battle in the West)- PlayStation 3, p-Bandai Namco, d-Shueisha, Dimps, 2011 - Yoshitaka Hirota

9:08 - Taurus Demon - Dark Souls - Multi-Platform, p-Namco, d-FromSoftware, 2011 - Motoi Sakuraba

14:25 - Libra of Souls - Soulcalibur VI - PS4/Xbox 1/Windows, Bandai Namco, 2018 - Junichi Nakatsuru

22:15 - Artblock - Sagittarius - PC (itch.io), George Prosser, 2015 - Jan123

-Check out Jan123's work: https://opengameart.org/content/artblock

-Download and play Sagittarius: https://gprosser.itch.io/sagittarius

27:39 - Gemini Man - Mega Man: the Wily Wars - Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, p-Capcom, d-Minakuchi Engineering, 1994 - Kinuyo Yamashita

36:17 - Leo's Theme - Red Earth (WarZard in Japan) - Arcade, Capcom, 1996 - Takayuki Iwai with additional help by Ryoji Yamamoto and Wataru Hachisako

42:45 - Aquarius - Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse - NES, Konami, 1989 - Konami Kukeiha Club (Hidenori Maezawa, Jun Funahashi, and Yukie Morimoto)

48:03 - Power Plant (Sparkling Scorpio Stage) - Mega Man X: Corrupted - PC, JKB Games, currently in development - Dominic Ninmark

-Dominic's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/NitroFlasher/about

-Official Mega Man X: Corrupted Site: https://www.megamanxcorrupted.com/

-Fan Wiki: https://megamanfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Mega_Man_X:_Corrupted

54:47 - Tropic of Capricorn - Risk of Rain - Windows, p-Chucklefish, d-Hopoo Games, 2014 (since ported to multiple platforms) - Chris Christodoulou

-Chris's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/AstronautDown/about

1:01:49 - Theme of Virgo - Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land - PS2, p-Atlus, d-Racjin, 2001 - Satoshi Iwasaki, Isao Kasai, Makoto Suehiro, and Kenji Tani

1:09:50 - The Song of Aries - Idola: Phantasy Star Saga - Android/iOS, Sega, 2018 - Kenichi Tokoi

1:16:09 - Murasakioukai ~Pisces~ - Mugen Souls Z - PS3/PC, Idea Factory, 2013 - Kenji Kaneko (game also composed by Tenpei Satou)

1:24:38 - Ophiuchus - Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland - PS3, Gust Co. Ltd., 2010 - Ken Nakagawa (game also composed by Kazuki Yanagawa)

1:35:00 - Feeding the Ducks - That Dragon, Cancer - PC/iOS, Numinous Games, 2016 - Jon Hillman

Greetings, Gamers, and Happy New Year! This week, the hosts are joined by Apparently-Regular-Episode-Eleven-Cohost ProfJeff! The trio has an absolute blast discussing some of what might be considered lower-tier platformers. Or at least 2D side-scrollers. We play it a little fast and loose. But just like always, you can rest assured in the fact that everything we’re playing is Very Good Music!

Note - we usually try to keep this show G-rated. This one gets solidly PG in a few places - notably in our discussions about Donk and Tembo and after our Spelunky discussion. For anyone who is sensitive to mild cursing or innuendo, discretion is advised.

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkpow, or by leaving us a voice message at 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:

3:58 - Stage 1-1 (Kingdom of Zebulos) – Rocket Knight Adventures - Masanori Oouchi, Aki Hata, Michiru Yamane, Masanori Adachi, Hiroshi Kobayashi, and Akira Yamaoka – Genesis, 1993

14:14 - Time Castle - Socket/Time Dominator - Fumito Tamayama, Yoko Suzuki, and Shigenori Masuko - Genesis, 1993

20:42 - Forsaken City (Sever the Skyline Mix) - Celeste - Max Coburn/Maxo - Multiplatform, 2018

27:10 - Main Title – Donk! Samurai Duck! – Music by Tim Ericson, title music by Fate! - Amiga/Amiga CD32, 1994

36:23 - Stage 1: Battle of Shell City - TEMBO THE BADASS ELEPHANT - Hideaki Kuroda - PC/PS4/XBone, 2015

42:28 - Goblin Sword - Ancient Castle Theme - Andrew Riley - iOS, 2014/Switch, 2020

48:07 - Jurassic Beach – Ecco the Dolphin – Spencer Nilsen, Brian Coburn, and Andras Magyari – Genesis, 1992

59:37 - The Concrete Pathway (The Toxic Wasteland)/Stage 2-1 - Kid Chaos - Pipe Smoker's Cough - Daniel Davies / Rob Fenn - Amiga/Amiga CD32, 1994

1:07:35 - Boss 1 (Olmec Fight) - Spelunky (Remake) - Eirik Suhrke - Multiplatform, 2013

1:17:18 - The Young Descendent of Tepes – Touhou Luna Nights – original compositions by ZUN, arrangements possibly by peposoft, according to Steam - Windows, Xbone, Switch, 2018

1:28:23 - The Sorceress - Reknum - Sinesita/Ines Miras - Switch/PS4, 1/31/2020

1:36:07 - Meltdown 2 - Cave Story+ - Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya arranged by Danny "dannyB" Baranowsky - Multiplatform, 2011

1:40:34 - Sunset Heights (Stage 6) – Spark the Electric Jester – Funk Fiction/Materia Collective – Windows, 2017

1:51:59 - Graveyard - Sleepwalker - Barry Leitch - Windows, C64, Amiga/CD32, Atari ST, 1993; later ported to DOS and adapted for SNES under the Eek! The Cat license

2:10:54 - C.H.A.D.'s Broken Wind/Chapter 2, The Hospital (Dark World) - Super Meat Boy - Danny Baranowsky - Multiplatform, 2010

Blooper Reel: Scab or Die (Night on Bald Mountain) - The End is Nigh - Modest Mussorgsky/Ridiculon - Multiplatform, 2017

Patrons:

Alex “The Messenger” Messenger of the A VGM Journey podcast

Skeletroy of YouTube’s SNES Thrash Remixes

Ryan Steel, Composer (Catlandia)

Carlos's Leon-Roman of the Heroes Three podcast

The Last Rican of the VGM Fight Club and Senpai’s Playlist podcasts

Forrest Shamlian of YouTube’s Castle Corp and BombShow!

Show Artists:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greetings, Gamers! So, as it turns out, Episode 8 was so long that I had to cut some good-sized chunks of it out. The content was still fun, and it featured chatter from Shootkapow, so I wanted to share it anyway.

Look out for part 2 airing some time next week!

Thanks loads to Kung Fu Carlito for his excellent artwork! Check his stuff out on Instagram here.

https://www.instagram.com/kf_carlito/

Finally, don't forget to check out the "About" page on our YouTube channel for links to all the places you can download the show, as well as some of our other creative output!

Until next time, play very good games, be very good people, and keep listening to Very Good Music!

Greetings, Gamers! For the first time this season (but not the last!) we bring you an episode focusing on multiple composers! This time we wanted to give the spotlite to three non-Japanese composers whose experience doesn't stretch back quite as far as the others we spoke about, but who are doing great work and who we believe have a bright future ahead of them!

Dusklight joins us (as always) for the season's 5th episode, where we Tristan Alric's wonderful, Paper Mario-inspired score for Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling; a wonderful, eclectic selection of tracks from Celeste's Lena Raine, and some highlights from the worldwide phenomenon, Deltarune, the latest work from multi-hyphenate Toby Fox. As always, each of these tracks follows our number one rule: it's all Very Good Music!

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:

Intro - Bug Fables (Title Theme)

Block 1: Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling - Tristan Alric - Moonsprout Games/Dangen Entertainment - Multiple Platforms - 2019

5:33 - High Above, Bee Kingdom
12:41 - Team, It's Getting Serious!
16:32 - Outskirts
20:20 - Transcending, Overpowering, Everlasting

Block 2: Lena Raine

35:16 - electroheist - hackmud - Drizzly Bear - Steam - 2016 - Buy it on Steam!
41:20 - For Lack of Sausages (Magic Club) - PANIC! at Multiverse High - DoubleBear Productions  - Steam - 2016 - Buy it on Steam!
49:40 - Perception Shift - ESC - Radical Dreamland - Web/Steam - 2018 - Buy it on Steam or at https://radicaldreamland.itch.io/esc
56:40 - Lani's Trek (DX Mix) - Celeste Classic 2: Lani's Trek - Maddy Makes Games - Web/PICO-8 - 2021 - Play it at https://mattmakesgames.itch.io/celeste-classic-2

1:05:04 - Intermission: Attack of the Killer Queen & Cyber Battle from DELTARUNE Chapter 2 by Toby Fox & Lena Raine

Block 3: DELTARUNE - Toby Fox - Multiple Platforms - 2018 (Ch.1), 2021 (Ch.2)

1:12:21 - A CYBER'S WORLD?
1:17:46 - THE WORLD REVOLVING
1:24:16 - Lost Girl
1:30:20 - Hip Shop

Blooper Reel: IT'S CHAD (PANIC at Multiverse High), The One Left Behind/Leif's Theme (Bug Fables), and Checker Dance (Deltarune)

Composer Links:

Tristan's Bandcamp: https://tristanalric.bandcamp.com/
Lena's Bandcamp: https://radicaldreamland.bandcamp.com/
Toby's Bandcamp: https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/

Thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube
Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint
"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema
Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
SprintCade
The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

In June of 2022 (and stretching into July), over a dozen VGM podcasts came together to honor our favorite composers in what came to be called Masers of VGM. But how did it happen? And who ended up on the list?

There are too many composers for me to list here (literally - word count wouldn't even allow me to list all the names, let alone attribute the songs we're playing or the games we're from), so you'll have to listen to this recap to find out. But trust us - everything is 100% very good music!

Join us for part 2 some time this week to hear some of our listeners' choices for the Masters of VGM event!

Thanks as always to our amazing artists who made our show art and theme song. 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 Anchor or Spotify and while you're at it, please rate and review the show and subscribe and to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!

Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

You set foot on foreign soil. Only this land isn't ruled by any country or government. In this land we celebrate music. In this land we celebrate games. In this land we celebrate those who compose video game music.

Welcome to Very Good Music's special Episode 10 crossover with The VGMBassy!

Join the guys and VGM Podcast veteran Ed Wilson as they explore the work of composers from around the world! You're sure to hear something new, as well as an old favorite or two, but as always, everything we play will be Very Good Music! Even if it has very little, if anything, to do with the U.S. Independence Day...

If you like what you hear, please like, comment, and subscribe, or ring that bell to be notified when our next episode comes out! Check out the "About" page on YouTube for links to all the ways you can contact us or listen to our show, as well as original music by Bedroth and music and sprite work by @Shootkapow!

Help our audience grow by rating and reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice, especially Apple Podcasts! 2 minutes of your time will really help us out and help this podcast reach more people!

Shout out to Ben "The Diad" Dishman for our awesome pixel portraits! Check out his work @TheDiad on Twitter!

Support the artists on Bandcamp or their personal websites, and be sure to check out Ed's work at thevgmbassy.com!

Play In - Rayman Origins: The Lums’ Dream - 2011 - CHRISTOPHE HERAL - Ubisoft (Montpellier, Occitanie, France)

11:47 - Sleeping Dogs: Exit, Pursued by Motorcycles - 2012 - JEFF TYMOSCHUK - United Front Games (Manitoba, Canada)

21:11 - Super Mario Bros.: Underwater - 1985 - KOJI KONDO - Nintendo (Nagoya, Aichi, Japan)

25:56 - Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands: Enemies of the Djinn - 2010 - PENKA KAUNEVA - Ubisoft (Sofia, Bulgaria)

38:09 - Rad Rogers: Artifacting  - 2018 - ANDREW HULSHULT - Slipgate Studios, THQ Nordic  (Dallas, Texas, USA)

47:15 - Chrono Trigger: Memories of Green - 1995 - YASUNORI MITSUDA - Square (Tokuyama, Yamaguchi, Japan)

56:10 - The Elder Scrolls Online: Three Hearts as One - 2014 - MALUKAH (JUDITH DE LOS SANTOS) - Bethesda Softworks (Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico)

1:04:02 - Horizon Chase Turbo: Vyper - 2018 - BARRY LEITCH - Aquiris Game Studio S.A. (Scotland)

1:16:42 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Mad Monster Mansion - 1998/2018 - GRANT KIRKHOPE/MICHIKO NARUKE - Rare/Nintendo/Bandai Namco - (Edinburgh, Scotland/Chiba Prefecture, Kanto, Japan)

1:25:41 - The Last Express: Pursuit - 1997 - ELIA CMIRAL - Smoking Car Productions (Czechoslovakia)

1:35:36 - The Lost Vikings:  Factory Beat: - 1993 - CHARLES DEENAN - Silicon & Synapse, Interplay (Denmark)

1:47:44 - Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story: Tough Guy Alert! - 2009 - YOKO SHIMOMURA - AlphaDream (Hyōgo Prefecture, Honshu, Japan)

1:56:40 - Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan: Forest of Torment - 2016 - JEAN-YVES BASSANGA, JAMES THORLEY - Kiro'o Games (Cameroon, Africa/Manchester, UK)

2:04:42 - Bionic Commando Rearmed: Heat Wave - 2008 - SIMON VIKLUND - GRIN, Capcom (Sweden)

2:19:40 - Play Out - Caveman Boy: Ice-Age Approaches- 2020 - VOLTZ SUPREME - noblemon (Australia - from the coastal town of Wollongong, an hour south of Sydney)

Blooper Reel - Angry Birds Theme - 2009 - ARI PULKKINEN - Rovio Entertainment (Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland)

Links to the Episode 12 Surveys!!

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Welcome to part 2 of a our special 2-episode series for the month of June! Flipping things around, in this episode, we'll hear Shootkapow's picks from some of Bedroth's favorite games! As always, you can rest assured that all of the selections will follow our one big rule: everything has to be Very Good Music!

If you like what you hear, please like, comment, and subscribe, or ring that bell to be notified when our next episode comes out! Check out the "About" page on YouTube for links to all the ways you can contact us or listen to our show, as well as original music by Bedroth and music and sprite work by @Shootkapow!

Shout out to Ben "The Diad" Dishman for our awesome pixel portraits! Check out his work @TheDiad on Twitter!

Top of Show Music - Mega Man X - 1993 - Toshihiko Horiyama - SNES - Capcom (also composed by Setsuo Yamamoto, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara, and Makoto Tomozawa)

Zelda Intro 5:13

5:32 - Dark World - Link to the Past - 1991 - Koji Kondo - SNES - Nintendo

12:37 - Butter Building - Kirby’s Adventure - 1993 - Hirokazo Ando/Jun Ishikawa - HAL - NES

19:54 - The Ancient Pyramid - Donkey Kong - GB - 1994 - Taisuke Araki - Game Boy - Nintendo

26:54 - Bamboo Boogaloo - The Messenger - 2018 - Rainbowdragoneyes - Switch/PS4/Xbox One - Sabotage Studio/Devolver Digital

33:30 - Storm Eagle - Mega Man X - 1993 - Makoto Tomozawa - SNES - Capcom (also composed by Setsuo Yamamoto, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara, and Toshihiko Horiyama)

40:36 - Stone Valley - Pokemon Snap - 1999 - Ikuko Mimuri - N64 - HAL

46:12 - Forest Maze - Super Mario RPG - 1996 - Yoko Shimomora - SNES - Nintendo

54:10 - Game Theme - The Adventure of Lolo - 1989 - Hideki Kanazashi - HAL - NES

59:25 - Yarrow - Steamworld Dig 2 - 2017 - El Huervo (Niklas Åkerblad) - Switch/PS4/Xbox One - Image & Form

1:06:24 - Hiding the Secrets - Doom - 1993 - Robert Prince - DOS - id Software

1:14:48 - In the Halls of the Usurper - Shovel Knight - 2014 - Jake Kaufman - Multiplatform - Yacht Club Games

1:25:19 - Galaxy (99 Players) - Tetris 99 - 2019 - Teruo Taniguchi, Takahiro Eguchi, Fumihisa Tanaka, Ayako Saso, and Shinji Hosoe - Switch - Nintendo

1:32:06 - Boss Battle - Turtles in Time - 1991 - Mutsuhiko Izumi, Kazuhiko Uehara, and Harumi Ueko - SNES/Arcade - Konami

1:38:26 - Angel Island Zone: Act 2 - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - 1994 - Brad Buxer, Cirocco Jones, Bobby Brooks, Darryl Ross, Geoff Grace, Doug Grigsby, Sachio Ogawa, Tatsuyuki Maeda, Jun Senoue, and purportedly, Michael Jackson - Genesis/Mega Drive - Sega

1:48:47 - Staff Roll - Super Mario 64 - 1996 - Koji Kondo - N64 - Nintendo

Bumper Music - Oak's Lab - Pokemon Snap - 1999 - Ikuko Mimuri - N64 - HAL

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Ahoy, Game Music Lovers! Shootkapow is back again as the two of us set sail on the High Seas of VGM Goodness! Last year we brought you some excellent train tracks. Watergoing vessels may not ride on tracks, but they can still delever fathomless amounts of Very Good Music!

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!

Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

Playlist:

Intro - Kapp'n Song - Aninal Crossing: New Horizons - Kazumi Totaka, Yasuaki Iwata, Yumi Takahashi, Shinobu Nagata, Sayako Doi, and Masato Ohashi - Nintento (Switch, 2020)

The Great Sea - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD - Kenta Nagata - Nintendo (Wii-U, 2013)

Dire Dire Docks / Jolly Roger Bay - Super Mario 64 - Koji Kondo - Nintendo (N64, 1996)

Acid Tunnel of Love - Deltarune Chapter 2 - Toby Fox - Independent (Multi-Platform, 2021)

Flea and Ozzie (Nautical Mix) - You Must Build a Boat - Daverd and Troupe Gammage - EightyEightGames (Mobile/PC, 2015)

Boat Buds - A Short Hike - Mark Sparling - Adam Robinson-Yu (Multi-Platform, 2019)

Bumper Boat Battle - Six Flags Fun Park - Elik Alvarez and Freddy Sheinfeld - Ubisoft (Wii, 2009)

S. S. Anne - Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen - Junichi Masuda, arr. Go Ichinose - Nintendo/The Pokemon Company (Game Boy Advance, 2004)

Sailing to Scaraba - EarthBound - Keiichi Suzuki and Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka - Nintendo (Super NES, 1994)

Daisy Cruiser - Mario Kart 7 - Kenta Nagata - Nintendo (3DS, 2011)

Skull and Crossbones - Turtles in Time - Mutsuhiko Izumi - Tsutomu Ogura (cover by Lame Genie feat. Whang!) - Capcom (Arcade/Super NES, 1991)

Check out Whang!'s Channel: https://youtube.com/WhangWhangWhang

Support Lame Genie (TMNT album coming soon!): https://lamegenie.bandcamp.com

Blooper Reel: Gang-Plank Galleon - Donkey Kong Country - David Wise - Nintendo (Super NES, 1994)

Background Music: A Star to Sail By - Sea of Thieves - Robin Beanland - Microsoft Studios (Windows/Xbox Series, 2018)

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

SprintCade

The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

In this very special bonus episode, the hosts are joined by the artist who designed their awesome cover art: Naomi Rubin! We had a blast digging into Naomi’s process for coming up with the VGMVGM design, and in talking about some of her influences. Of course, there’s still plenty of Very Good Music, as the trio listens to three songs, each representing one of the stars of the art itself: Sans, Zelda, and Proto Man!

No playlist this week. Naomi is the star of this show, and we want to keep the music a bit of a surprise. More than ever, we would love for you to check out the accompanying video on YouTube, where you can get an exclusive look at some of Naomi’s in-process artwork!

Finally…we have a Discord now! Come join us and talk about the music here: https://discord.com/invite/qpbXPdCf2N

That’s all for now. We’ll see you in one week for Episode 2-11: Platformers with ProfJeff!

Musical artists featured: Toby Fox, Toru Minegishi, Yasuaki Fujita, Hideki Sakamoto, and Kenta Nagata

Links Naomi mentioned:

Pueblo Unido PDX - https://www.pueblounidopdx.org/
Pueblo Unido is a non-profit organization that supports Portland metro community members in the fight against deportation

Ava’s Demon by Michelle Czajkowsk - https://www.avasdemon.com/

Helvetica by J. N. Wiedle - http://helvetica.jnwiedle.com/

Patron Links:

Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss

Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw

Ryan's Bandcamp: https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack

Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/

The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss

Forrest’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Sleigh bells ring...are you listening? Yes, you are...to another batch of winter vgm! Join the hosts for another episode, this one exploring the less icy, snowy side of the season and exploring the jollier, more festive kind of music we all associate with this time of year. In fact, see if you can count how many times Bedroth says "festive" in this episode!

This episode also features a lot of bonus music in between the main tracks. Check the show notes for information about those songs, and check out our accompanying YouTube playlist to hear the songs without our inane chatter on top of them.

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkpow, or by leaving us a voice message at 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:

Jingle Bells - Santa Claus no Takarabako (FDS, 1987) - Composer Unknown

3:25 - Snow (Super Mario World) - Super Mario Maker 2 (Switch, 2019) - Koji Kondo

Loading 'Arsys Christmas Song' - Knight Arms: The Hyblid Framer (Sharp X68000, 1989) - Toshiya Yamanaka

8:00 - Magical Snow Day - Sonic Runners (Mobile, 2015) - Tomoya Ohtani

Sadistic Xmas/Arctic Dream (Finland) - Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Multiplatform, 2011) - Keiichi Okabe

15:52 - Mt. Slide - Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii, 2010) - Tomoya Tomita

Cozy Cabin - Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii, 2010) - Tomoya Tomita

21:52 - Monsters, Inc. Scream Team (aka Scare Island in Europe) - Arctic Pursuit (PS1, 2001) - T. Sohet and P. Roger

26:39 - Mount Wario - Mario Kart 8 (Wii-U, 2015) - Ryo Nagamatsu

God Rest Ye, Deadly Gentlemen - Rise of the Triad (DOS, 1994) - Robert Prince, Lee Jackson

32:52 - Merry Mountain - Mario Kart Tour (Mobile, 2019) - Composer Unknown, possibly Kenta Nagata or Ryo Nagamatsu

36:37 - A Little Light Snowfall - Yoshi's Wolly World (Wii-U/3DS, 2015) - Tomoya Tomita

Penguin Iceberg: Snow Court Song - Mario Tennis Open (3DS, 2012) - Motoi Sakuraba

43:49 - Yeti Caves - Spelunky (Multiplatform, Originally Windows, 2008, Remake 2013) - George Buzinkai, Jonathan Perry, and Eirik Suhrke (remake only)

Sasquatch's Stage - Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors (Arcade/PS1/PS2, 1994) - Takayuki Iwai, Hideki Okugawa

47:10 - Mammoth Glacier - Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (Wii, 2007) - Takashi Kouga

50:57 - Alpine Peak - Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (Wii, 2007) - Takashi Kouga

Jangle Bells - Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES, 1996) - Eveline Novakovic (née Fischer)

55:50 – Penguin Slide - Wii Fit (Wii, 2007) - Toru Minigishi

Christmas Party - LovePlus (DS, 2009) - Composer Unknown

1:00:08 - Snowfield (Stage 1) - Gradius Gaiden (PS1, 1997) - Norikazu Miura

1:04:59 - Don't Freeze - Mario Party 9 (Wii, 2012) - Toshiki Aida, Ryosuke Asami

Blizzard of Balls - The Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures (Windows, 2013) - Sam Beddoes

1:16:35 - Winter Star Festival - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Multiplatform, 2008 | Expansion in 2019) - Akihiko Narita

Blooper Reel: Remix II Stage 7 (Mario Winter Theme Remix) - NES Remix 2 (Wii-U, 2014) - Koji Kondo/Toshiyuki Sudo

Welcome Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast! We are your hosts, bedroth and Shootkapow, a father/son duo who love music and video games and especially music IN video games!

Join us as we travel together through the wide world of VGM across multiple genres, platforms, and console generations. Of course, it all follows our one big rule: everything has to be Very Good Music!

If you like what you hear, please like, comment, and subscribe, and ring that bell to be notified when our next episode comes out! We're currently planning to release every other Saturday, but check back here for news and updates.

If you have any comments, questions, or requests, please send them to verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, or leave a comment on YouTube! Check out the "About" page on YouTube for links to Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, our home on Anchor, and original music by bedroth and music and sprite work by @Shootkapow! 

 We're both big fans of lots of other great VGM podcasts, and if we mention them on the show, you should really check them out at www.vgmpodcasts.com! 

Shout out to Ben "The Diad" Dishman for his help with the awesome pixel art for our show! Check out his stuff @TheDiad!

Episode 76: Credit Where It's Due

This is it, gamers. The last regular episode of VGMVGM. Thanks so much for joining us. We hope you had as much fun on this road trip as we did.

Thanks to everyone who shared their tracks with us as well. A very special tanks to Dusk and ProfJeff, our most frequent cohosts, and to the rest of our family: Lemon Boy, Flare, Luna, and Mrs. Bedroth.

Now, let's get into one last batch of Very Good Music!

As always, we appreciate our amazing patrons who supported us for so long, as well as the artists who made our show art and theme song. Even though the show is ending, you can continue to reach out to us one of these ways:

Discord: https://discord.gg/gfypDsuqFs

Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com

Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm

And you can find our other content in these places: 

Shootkapow's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheYf62G3VoUQHNdwl18TdA

Shootkapow on Flat: https://flat.io/@boothkb0607

The Movie Bar: https://anchor.fm/moviebar

BGMania: https://anchor.fm/bgmania

Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

Tracklist:

Credit Roll - Mega Man 3 - Yasuaki "BunBun" Fujita or Harumi Fujita

Staff Roll - Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine - Masanori Hikichi, Masayuki Nagao

Credits - Banjo-Kazooie - Grant Kirkhope

Ending Roll - Spark: the Electric Jester - Falk Au Yeong, Andy Tunstall, James Landino, Michael Staple, Paul Bethers, Pejman Roozbeh, and Funk Fiction

Staff Roll/The Yoshis Are Home/Cast List - Super Mario World - Koji Kondo

To Far Away Times - Chrono Trigger - Yasunori Mitsuda

Smiles and Tears - Mother 2: Earthbound - Keiichi Suzuki, Hirokazu Tanaka

Staff Roll - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Koji Kondo

Last Goodbye - Undertale - Toby Fox

Staff Credits - Metroid: Samus Returns - Ryoji Yoshitomi, arr(?) Daisuke Matsuoka

Ending Theme - Pokemon: Emerald Version - Junichi Masuda (also Go Ichinose, Morikazu Aoki, and Hitomi Sato)

Staff Credits - Star Fox 64 - Koji Kondo (also Hajime Wakai)

Dream a New Dream for Tomorrow - Kirby's Dream Collection - Jun Ishikawa, arr. HAL Laboratory Sound Staff

Daisy/Staff Roll - Super Mario Land - Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka

Ending Demo/Staff Roll - Super Mario 64 - Koji Kondo

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

SprintCade

The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

In June of 2022 (and stretching into July), over a dozen VGM podcasts came together to honor our favorite composers in what came to be called Masers of VGM. 

Part 2 was originally intended to be a one-episode listener recap. Instead, it evolved into three parts of its own! In this episode, the second of the three, we start by featuring blocks of tracks suggested by keyglyph (including a special cameo from key!) and VGM uber-fan UtopiaNemo. Then, Prof Jeff joins Bedroth again to discuss 12 tracks recommended by VGM podcast listeners - all of which are, of course Very Good Music.

Join us for Part 2-3 tomorrow for ProfJeff's Masters of VGM!

Thanks as always to our amazing artists who made our show art and theme song. 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 Anchor or Spotify and while you're at it, please rate and review the show and subscribe and to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!

Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

I don't want to spoil the content of this episode, so I won't be listing tracks, but here are the composers we'll feature, along with who recommended them:

Miki Higashino - keyglyph

Tomomi Otani, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Dean Evans, and Olivier Deriviere - UtopiaNemo 

Kenji Yamamoto - Ganon11

Kenji Ito - InspectorSpecktor

Ryu Umemoto - UtopiaNemo, Hammock, Mike Levy, and Rayjkayj

Ryu Takami - Rayjkayj

Masayoshi Soken - Ayymart

Yasuhiro Kawakami - Hammock

Jack Wall - ThePirateZee

Jeremy Soule - ThePirateZee

Yasuhisa Watanabe - Electric Boogaloo

Masaya Matsuura - Naomi Rubin

Tomoyuki Uchida - Naomi Rubin

Christopher Tin - Martyrus

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Episode 70: Super Turbo Hyper Ultra VGM Robot Go!!!

Greetings, game music lovers! In this episode, This month, Bedroth is exploring an area of popular culture he's not all that familiar with - giant robots! He has asked his friends ProfJeff and Kung Fu Carlito, who are regular experts in the subject matter, to serve as his guides through this SUPER EXCITING corner of nerddom in search of some Very Good Music!

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!

Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

Playlist:

Metal Beat - Metal Masters - Game Boy/Atari ST/AmigaOS, 1990 - Composer: Alberto Jose Gonzalez

Go! Vulkaiser! - Supercharged Robot Vulkaiser - PC, 2015 - Composer: SAK - Lyrics: Sakeo - Vocals: Yasubara Hataro

Mazinkaiser - Super Robot Taisen Alpha - PS1, 2000 - Composer: Chumei Watanabe - Vocals: Ichiro Mizuki 

Wings - Metallic Child - Switch/PC, 2021 - Composer: Kim Hyun

Office - Ninja Warriors Once Again - Switch/PS4, 2019  - Composer: Hiroyuki Iwatsuki 

Giant Beast - Stonefly - Multi-platfoform, 2021 - Composer: Natureboy Flako

A Despair-filled Farewell - Shadow of the Colossus - PS Series, 2005 - Composer: Kow Otani 

Boss Battle - Rocket Knight Adventures - Sega Genesis, 1993 - Composers: Masanori Oouchi, Aki Hata, Michiru Yamane, Masanori Adachi, and Hiroshi Kobayashi

I Am Impact- Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon - Nintendo 64, 1997 - Composers: Shigeru Araki, Yusuke Kato, Saiko Miki, Yasumasa Kitagawa - Vocals:  Ichiro Mizuki 

Inherit the Stars - Daemon X Machina - Switch/PC, 2019 - Composer: Akihiko Ishikawa

I Take Hold - Risk System - Multi-platform, 2019 - Composer: Chris Ekins 

Blooper Reel Tracks:

Sunset - Tech Romancer - Arcade/Dreamcast, 1998 - Composer: Yuki Iwai

Hot Wind! Fierce Wind! (Cybuster Theme) - Super Robot Wars OG Gaiden - PlayStation 2, 2007 - Composer: Shinichi Tanaka - Arranger: Ryo Yonemitsu

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

SprintCade

"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

Martyrus, host of the RE-VGM Podcast

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greeting, Gamers! Welcome to our second consecutive bonus episode, al about the number 4! In season 4, as you've heard, we're using each episode to focus on a particular composer. However, a while back, Shootkapow had the cool idea to play "VGM related to 4 of something". I always figured we'd play it to open up season four...so why not use it as a prequel? It may seem like a limiting topic, but trust us...everything you'll hear is very good music!

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:

Forrest: Nintendo GameCube Alternate Startup (Intro Jingle)

Carlos: Four Noble Devils - Romancing SaGa 3 - Kenji Ito - Square - Super Famicom - 1995

InspectorSpector: SIMnata #4 - The Sims  - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Electronic Arts -  PC/Mac - 2000 (online crediting for this track typically goes to Sims composer Jerry Martin, but the tune is actually the "Allegro" movement of Mozart's Piano Sonata #4.

Four Fiends Battle - Final Fantasy IV - Nobuo Uematsu - Square - SNES - 1991

Stage 1 (Quartet Theme) - Quartet - Katsuhiro Hayashi - Sega - Arcade - 1986

Elite Four Battle - Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald - Junichi Masuda - Nintendo/The Pokemon Company - GBA - 2002 

Four-in-a-Row (Remix) - Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics - Chamy Ishi & Toshiki Aida (Remix by Jojo Tunes) - Nintendo - Switch - 2020

Jojo Tunes Remix on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mJ8AS2DrNmc

Route 4 (Summer) - Pokemon Black/White/B2/W2 - Shota Kageyama - Nintendo/The Pokemon Company - Nintendo DS - 2010  

The Four Wariors of Light - Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light - Naoshi Mizuta - Square Enix - Nintendo DS - 2009

Elite Four Battle - Pokemon Black/White/B2/W2 - Junichi Masuda - Nintendo/The Pokemon Company - Nintendo DS - 2010 

Course 2: Four Eye Square - The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures - Koji Kondo & Asuka Hayazaki nee Ohta - Nintendo - GameCube - 2004

The Metropolis of Fourside - Earthbound - Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu Tanaka - Nintendo - SNES - 1994

1989 - Tetris Effect - Russian folk melody, arr. Hirokazu Tanaka, arr. Hydelic - Enhance Games - PS4 - 2018

Blooper Reel: Koopa Bros Keep Cool / Attack of the Koopa Bros. - Paper Mario - Yuka Tsujiyoko - Nintendo - N64 - 2001

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger

Skeletroy

Ryan Steel

"Kung Fu" Carlito

Forrest Shamlian

SprintCade

The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greetings Gamers, and Happy February 14th! Not everyone celebrates Valentine's Day (or even Love Day from Animal Crossing), but there is one thing we all like to celebrate around here: Very Good Music!

Brief Disclaimer - this episode was put together fairly quickly and doesn't have quite the level of rigorous research that I like to put into most. Please let us know of any mistakes in the comments so we don't misinform anyone!

Join us for this special bonus episode where we listen to 13 great songs with "Love" in the title. This one is for all of you, gamers - we love you!!

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at 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!

Finally, you can check out our special under-music for this episode, "The Sandy Beach of Ganbo - Relaxing Synth Remix" from Voltz Supreme's album Synth VGM Remixes Vol.3 - Underwater and Slightly Moist Themes Part 2 on YouTube and purchase the album by searching "Voltz Supreme distrokid".

Playlist:

Octopus, I Love You - Octodad - Dalmatian Rex & the Eigentones (In the original student version of Octodad the developers had been able to use Dalmatian Rex and the Eigentones’ indie pop song, “Octopus I Love You" for the end credits as well as for the promotional video.(

The Sandy Beach of Gumbo/Ganbo (Love Theme) - Grandia - Noriyuki Iwadare

Love You Love You Love - Mighty Switch Force - Jake "Virt" Kaufman

Oh! One True Love - Undertale - Toby Fox

Love Theme - Cattails - Tormod Garvin

Love Theme - Fantasy Life - Nobuo Uematsu

Love Theme - Mother 3 - Shogo Sakai

Theme of Love (Rosa's Theme) - Final Fantasy IV - Nobuo Uematsu

Ai no Uta (Love's Song) - Pikmin - Hajime Wakai (?), performed by Strawberry Flower

Too Full With Love - Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - Mieko Ishikawa

Love Grows - Final Fantasy VIII - Nobuo Uematsu

Dearly Beloved - Kingdom Hearts - Yoko Shimomura

I Want Love (Studio Mix) - Silent Hill 3 - Akira Yamaoka, lyrics by Joe Romersa, performed by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (This version appears on the official soundtrack, but not in the game)

Blooper Reel – Monkey’s Love Song – Mother 3 – Shogo Sakai

Greetings, Gamers! This week, Shootkapow takes us on a tour through the quirky, often delightful world of the Pikmin series and its music, composed by Nintendo stalwart Hajime Wakai. The entire playlist has been curated by Shoot this time, and you’ll learn more about the titular quirky little plant/animal soldier/friends and their world than you ever realized you wanted to know!

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! 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:

The composer for both Pikmin and Pikmin 2 is Hajime Wakai. Pikmin 3's soundtrack was composed and arranged by Wakai along with Asuka Hayazaki and Atsuko Asahi.

Pikmin – GameCube, 2001 (Re-released as part of Wii’s New Play Control! series in 2009)

2:49 - Title Theme
10:20 - Impact Site
19:16 - Today’s Results
24:13 - Forest of Hope

Pikmin 2 – GameCube, 2004 (Re-released as part of Wii’s New Play Control! series in 2009)

33:02 - Title Theme
35:47 - World Map
40:05 - Valley of Repose
46:57 - Boss Theme
56:05 - Perplexing Pool
1:04:35 - The Water Wraith is Coming
1:07:32 - Wistful Wild

Pikmin 3 – Wii U, 2013 (Re-released with bonus content as Pikmin 3 Deluxe on Switch in 2020)

1:15:31 - Garden of Hope
1:21:17 - Tropical Wilds
1:29:52 - One More

Blooper Reel – Bulblax Kingdom – Pikmin 2

Patron Links:
Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss
Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw
Ryan's Bandcamp: https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack
Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/
The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss
Forrest’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA
The Mysterious Nathan…

Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

This week, the boys are joined by fellow podcaster and top-tier VGM fan, Alex "The Messenger Messenger! We showcase a few of our favorite songs from the game bearing his nickname, as well as a wide variety of games featuring those mysterious shadow-warriors of yore: ninjas! Or is it just ninja? Well, either way, you can be sure of one thing: you're in for some very good music!

As always, we'd like to thank our amazing patrons, The Last Rican, Carlos, Skeletroy, and The Messenger himself!. You can see links to their work at the end of the playlist on YouTube, along with links to the work of some of the artists we're featuring. Thanks also to Skeletroy for our theme song and for the bmper music under our special guest, Ed Wil--er--Ryu Hayabusa! And thanks to Carlos and to Ben "The Diad" Dishman for our show's artwork!

Support us at patron.com/vgmvgm; e-mail us at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com; find Shootkapow online @Shootkapow on Twitter; visit our YouTube page for links to all the places you can find us online!

:43 - Play-in - The Messenger - Ninja's Respite (Ninja Village) - Devolver Digital - Windows/Switch/PS4/XB1 - 2018 - Rainbowdragoneyes

7:06 - Spyro: Year of the Dragon - Fireworks Factory - Sony - PS1 - 2000 - Stewart Copeland

12:10 - Kirby’s Return to Dream Land - Ninja Dojo - Nintendo - Wii - 2011 - Hirokazu Ando, Jun Ishikawa

18:12 - Mysical Ninja Starring Goemon - Kompira Mountain - Konami - N64 - 1997 - Shigeru Araki, Yusuke Kato, Saiko Miki, Yasumasa Kitagawa

23:42 - Mortal Kombat - The Courtyard - Midway - Arcade (and lots of ports) - 1992 - Dan Forden

31:13 - The Messenger - Phantom of Yore - Devolver Digital - Windows/Switch/PS4/XB1 - 2018 - Rainbowdragoneyes

37:25 - ARMS - Ninjara Theme - Nintendo - Switch - 2017 - Atsuko Asahi, Yasuaki Iwata

45:04 - Ninja Baseball Bat Man - Seattle (Stage 1) - Irem America Corporation - Arcade - 1993 - Hayashi Sho, Jitta

51:40 - Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 - The Ninja Take a Stand! - Bandai Namco - Windows/Switch/PS4/XB1 - 2016 - Chikayo Fukuda

56:34 - (Ryu Hyabusa Talks Ninjutsu) - Ninja Gaiden - Devilish Influence (Japanese mix) - Skeletroy

59:51 - Shadow of the Ninja - Stage 5 - Natsume (Taito in Europe) - NES - 1990 - Iku Mizutani, Kouichi Yamanishi

1:05:08 - Killer Instinct - The Tiger Warrior - Microsoft - Windows/XB1 - 2013 - Mick Gordon

1:15:05 - TMNT IV: Turtles in Time - Sewer Surfin’ - Konami - Arcade (1991)/SNES (1992) - Mutsuhiko Izumi, Kozo Nakamura

1:22:52 - The Messenger - The Frozen Light (Glacial Peak) Rock Cover by Lame Genie - Devolver Digital - Windows/Switch/PS4/XB1 - 2018 - Rainbowdragoneyes

1:33:38 - Ninjabread Man - Track 1 - Data Design Interactive - PS2/Windows (2005), Wii (2007) - Composer unknown

1:35:08 - Blooper Reel - Little Ninja Bros - Title Screen and Town of Yokan - Culture Brain - NES - 1989 - Akinori Sawa

Greetings, game music lovers. Welcome to the penultimate episode of Very Good Music. We've beaten the big bad boss, and now it's time for a cutscene, epilogue, or some other small detour before the credits roll. We're not always sure where this last step of our journey will take us, but we know we'll be accompanied by some Very Good Music!

Thanks again to our listeners and supporters who recommended tracks for this episode on Discord and Twitter!

As always, we appreciate our amazing patrons who supported us for so long, as well as the artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:

Discord: https://discord.gg/gfypDsuqFs

Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com

Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm

And you can find our other content in these places: 

Shootkapow's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheYf62G3VoUQHNdwl18TdA

Shootkapow on Flat: https://flat.io/@boothkb0607

The Movie Bar: https://anchor.fm/moviebar

Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

Tracklist:

Because I Love You - Earthbound - Hirokazu Ando - SNES, 1994 - Nintendo

Ending Theme (Hard Mode) - TMNT IV: Turtles in Time - Kazuhiko Uehara, Harumi Ueko - SNES, 1992 - Konami

You're My Hero - Sonic 3d Blast - Jun Senoue - Sega Saturn, 1996 - Sega

The Wake of Destruction - Mega Man X2 - Yuki Iwai - SNES, 1995 - Capcom

Hall of Fame - Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver - Junichi Masuda, arr. Shota Kageyama - Nintendo DS, 2009 - Nintendo/Game Freak

Wingding (Outro) - The Messenger: picnic Panic - Rainbowdragoneyes - Multiplatform, 2019 - Devolver Digital/Sabotage Studio

Each to His Own World - Kirby's Return to Dream Land - Hirokazu Ando, Jun Ishikawa - Nintendo Wii, 2011 - Nintendo/HAL Laboratory

Daybreak (Ending Theme) - Street Fighter Alpha 3 - Takayuki Iwai - Multiplatform, 1998 - Capcom

Recommended by Lee Tyrell, writer, musician, podcaster (host of The Sound Test) and currently working on the Decent Land project. Find out more by visiting @decentdotland on Twitter.

Lee's Medium Page: https://medium.com/@leetyrrell

Ending (Olimar's Comeback) - Pikmin 3 Deluxe - Unknown Composer - Switch, 2020 - Nintendo

Goodbye Geno - Super Mario RPG - Yoko Shimomura - SNES, 1996 - Nintendo/Square

Blooper Reel: End Game (Sweet Little Dead Bunny) - Doom - Bobby Prince - MS-DOS, 1993 - id Software

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

SprintCade

The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greetings, Gamers, and welcome to Level 3! To kick our third season (and 2nd year, wow!), we've selected tunes from the 3rd level/area/stage of some of our favorite games, along with a few others we've never played! As usual when it's not a spotlight episode, we're featuring a wide range of publishers, platforms, and eras in gaming, but as always, everything follows our number one rule: It's all Very Good Music!

While a couple of tracks from some of our MVPs are notably absent (no Flowers of Antimony from Shovel Knight or Threed from Earthbound???), Shootkapow and I are very proud of this list we've put together. We've also included links in the YouTube video description to the Bandcamp pages of some of our featured artists, so be sure to check them out!

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at 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:

Studiopolis Zone, Act 1 - Tee Lopes - Sonic Mania (MultiPlatform, 2017, SEGA)

Castelia City - Pokemon Black/White - Shota Kageyama (DS, 2010, Nintendo/Pokemon Company)

Reach the Control Room! - Hideto Maeda, Konomi Ito, Hironori Tanaka, Hiroyuki Naka  - The Firemen (Super Famicom/SNES (Europe only), Human Entertainment, 1994)

Underground Conduit - Batman - Naoki Kodaka (NES, 1989, Sunsoft)

Waterfall of Bloodshed - Kazuki Muraoka, arr. Hidehiro Funauchi - Operation C (Game Boy, 1991, Konami)

Watery Graves (Slow) - Plants vs. Zombies - Laura Shigihara (PC, 2009,PopCap Games)

The Cave - Masanori Adachi, Taro Kudo - Super Castlevania IV (SNES, 1991, Konami)

Polargeist - DJVI - Geometry Dash (iOS/Android, 2013, RobTab Games)

Let's Live in a Lovely Cemetery - ZUN, arr. Eru - IKUSAAAAAAAN! (originally from Touhou 13: Ten Desires) (PC, 2016, Yuyusansan)

Flower Fields - Tomoya Tomita - Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii, 2010, Nintendo/Good-Feel)

Stage 3 - Masaharu Iwata, Hitoshi Sakimoto - Revolter (PC-88, 1988, A.S.C. Group)

Waterfall - Toby Fox - Undertale (MultiPlatform, 2015, Self-published by Toby Fox)

Foulwater Falls - Tomoya Tomita - Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii, 2008,Nintendo/Good-Feel)

Koopa Troopa Beach - Kenta Nagata - Mario Kart 64 (N64, 1996, Nintendo)

Blooper Reel: The Mixing Room - Jake Kaufman - M&M's: Minis Madness (Game Boy Color, 2000, Majesco)

Patron Links:

Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss

Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw

Ryan's Bandcamp: https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack

Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/

The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss

Forrest’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA

Thanks also to our newest patron, Nathan!

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greetings, Gamers! This week, we bring you a handful of random tunes. The only commonality here is that everything follows our #1 rule: Everything is Very Good Music!

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content below! 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:

Las Vegas - Top Gear - Barry Leitch (1992, SNES, Gremlin Graphics/Kemco)
Barry's Bandcamp: https://barryleitch.bandcamp.com/
Mechanical Rhythm - Xenoblade Chronicles DE - ACE+ (Tomori Kudo, CHiCO, and Kenji Hiramatsu) (2020, Switch, Monolith Soft/Nintendo)
Koopa Troopa Beach - Mario Sports Mix - Masayoshi Soken & Kumi Tanioka (2010, Wii, Square Enix/Nintendo)
Crisp Climb Castle - Bowser's Fury - Koji Kondo, Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi (2021, Switch, Nintendo)
Main Theme - Fairy Fencer F - Nobuo Uematsu, arr. Tsutomu Narita for Earthbound Papas (2013, PS3, Compile Heart)
Main Theme (Chibi Robo) - Super Smash Flash 2 - Hirofumi Taniguchi/Alex Mourey (chernabogue) (2005/2011, Bandai/Nintendo/McLeodGaming)
chernabogue's Bandcamp: https://chernabogue.bandcamp.com/
Indignant Divinity - Tower of Heaven - flashygoodness (2009, Windows, Askiisoft)
flashy's Bandcamp: https://flashygoodness.bandcamp.com/
Battle (Sinis Trio) - Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia - Takuto Kitsuta, Kinta Sato, Shinobu Amayake (2008, DS, Creatures, Inc./Nintendo/The Pokemon Company)
Blitz It! by the Chirpy Chips - Splatoon 2 - Shiho Fujii (2017, Switch, Nintendo)
Route 205 (Daytime) - Pokemon Diamond/Pearl - Hitomi Sato (2006, DS, Game Freak/Nintendo/The Pokemon Company)
Orbital Ring Systems Cargo Bay - Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars - Yoshinori Ono (2008, Arcade/Wii, Eighting/Capcom)
2-Player Vs. - Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine - Masanori Hikichi/Masayuki Nagao (1993, Genesis/Game Gear, Compile/Sega)
Beyond the Speed of - Sonic Runners - Tomoya Ohtani (2015, Mobile, Sonic Team/Sega)
At the End of Time - Chrono Trigger - Yasunori Mitsuda (1995, SNES, Square)
Blooper: Sunny Side Up - Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle - Grant Kirkhope (2017, Switch, Ubisoft/Nintendo)

Patron Links:
Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss
Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw
Ryan's Bandcamp: https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack
Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/
The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss
Forrest’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA
The Mysterious Nathan…

Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greetings, Gamers! This week, we treat you to some Very Good Music composed by...us???  That's right! Bedroth and Shootkapow are also composers! Shoot has composed much more than her dad has - over 180 scores! - but they both still had enough to bring seven tracks to the table. Hopefully you'll all enjoy them. After all, this is Very Good Music!

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!

The playlist this week features videos we uploaded especially for this episode. If you want to check out the rest of our work, just follow those links to see Shootkapow's account at Flat.io and Bedrot's Soundcould.

Play-in: Anti-Chronon Base - Aura (Shootkapow)

Bedroth 1:

5:06 - Title/Map Screen - Three Friends (nonexistent game that Bedroth used as inspiration)

8:32 - Sewer/Arcade Stage - Three Friends

10:51 - Fun Park Stage - Three Friends

Shootkapow 1:

22:13 - Final Caverns - Aura (Mother-inspired game being deveoped by Shoot's friend RJ)

24:55 - Newer York - Aura

27:05 - Last Stand: End the Void - Aura

Bedroth 2:

36:50 - Sylvan Dance/Forest Stage - Three Friends

38:30 - Thunder Elemental/Storm Stage - Three Friends

40:08 - Final Boss - Three Friends

Shootkapow 2:

45:52 - Circuit Man Stage (Mega Man-style compostion)

47:30 - Trainer Battle (Pokemon-style composition)

38:52 - Swamp Man Stage (Mega Man-style composition)

1:00:38 - Play-out: All Is Well/End Credits - Three Friends (Bedroth)

Blooper Reel: Bonus Stage - Three Friends (Bedroth)

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

SprintCade

The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greetings, Gamers! It's Episode 11 of Season 4 and you know what that means - it's ProfJeff time!

Jeff has joined us to talk about a composer whose work is special to all three of us: Grant Kirkhope. Kirkhope has been composing music for games for over 25 years, and we're bringing you an eclectic mix of his work, from famed classics like Banjo-Kazooie to a recent album of unused tracks. As always, everything you'll hear is Very Good Music!

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!

Very Good Music is now proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

Playlist

Play-in: Banjo-Kazooie Main Theme cover by Hugo Junstrand

https://youtu.be/dxqps72dO5Q

8: 03 - Treasure Trove Cove - Project: Dream - Rare, SNES, Unreleased

13:36 - Gobi's Valley - Banjo-Kazooie - Rare/Nintendo, N64, 1998

20:39 - The Sands of Mystery (Angry Aztec) - DK64 - Rare/Nintendo, N64, 1999

31:27 - Chicago Stealth - Perfect Dark - Rare, N64, 2000

40:15 - Fight - Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - 38 Studios/Big Huge Games/EA/THQ, multiple consoles, 2012

50:51 - Shadow Soldier - Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z - Spark Unlimited/Tecmo Koei, PS3/360/Windows, 2014

59:00 - Fractal Aquilon - Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide - Firaxis Games/2K Games, Windows, 2015

1:06:20 - Hot Start, Cold Finish - Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle - Ubisoft, Switch, 2017

1:08:42  Spooky Skirmish - Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

1:17:46 - Match 4 - Bringing Back Golden Eye (motion picture) - Dan Guest/Jim Miskell, 2021

1:23:25 - Swashes - Minecraft Dungeons (Hidden Depths DLC) - Mojang/Double Eleven/Xbox Game Studios, Modern Consoles, 2020

 1:36:01 - Zombies in the Snow - REJECTED - Album of unused music, 2021

https://grantkirkhope.bandcamp.com/album/rejected

Blooper Reel: Rain Dance (Mumbo's Moment of Triumph) - Project Dream

Special Feature: The Egg Nog Song

Rob Paulsen Interviews the Justice League: https://youtu.be/P0IDnv1x8R8

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

SprintCade

The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greetings, Gamers! This time around, we ended up splitting our playlist into two episodes, because this topic – RPG Battle Themes – is just too big to narrow down to 14 tracks! This week, Shootkapow and I each bring you 5 tracks (out of a total of 10 we each picked) from tactical, turn-based, or adventure-style role playing games. There are some classics here, as well as some more obscure picks, but as always, everything is Very Good Music!

Bear with us – I actually decided partway through this episode to split the tracks up instead of going for one full-sized, 20-song extravaganza. We hope you enjoy the format and the rare opportunity for some back-to-back episodes!

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at 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:

Let the Battles Begin - Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation, 1997, Square)

Slay the Snake! - Kazumi Totaka - Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru/For the Frog the Bell Tolls (Game Boy, 1992, Nintendo/Intelligent Systems)

For Achieve! - Motoi Sakuraba - Star Ocean (Super Famicom, 1996, Enix/tri-Ace)

Assault - Naoki Kodaka - Albert Odyssey Gaiden: Legend of Eldean (Saturn, 1996, Sunsoft)

Regular Battle 1 - Revo (Yasuo Kamanaka) - Bravely Default II (Switch, 2021, Square Enix/Claytechworks)

Battle: Navi Clash! - Yusuke Beppu - Rockman.EXE N1 Battle/Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge (Game Boy Advance/WonderSwan Color, 2003, Capcom/Inti Creates)

Fight! (original and 8-bit) - Takeru Kanazaki, Shigemitsu Goto, Fumihiro Isobe - Paper Mario: Color Splash (Wii U, 2016, Nintendo/Intelligent Systems)

Battlefield: Storm - Yuzo Koshiro - Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan (3DS, 2012, Atlus)

Dangerous Guys - Shogo Sakai - Mother 3 (Game Boy Advance, 2006, Nintendo/Hal Laboratory)

GONG: Version Alpha III - Michiaki Watanabe, Koji Hayama, Naofumi Tsuruyama, Takuya Hanaoka, Takahiro Kamikawa, Yasufumi Fukuda, JAM Project - Super Robot Taisen Alpha 3: To the End of the Galaxy (PS2, 2005, Banpresto)

Blooper Reel: Battle Against a Clueless Foe - Shane Mesa, Dani Person, Nick Elward - Oddity (PC, in development, fan game)

Patron Links:

Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss

Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw

Ryan's Bandcamp: https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack

Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/

The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss

Forrest’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA

And thanks to our newest patron, Nathan!

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greetings, Gamers! This time, we are joined by Shootkapow's good friend (and game developing partner) RJ! RJ's been recommending songs for the show for over a year, and we're really excited to have him on to talk about one of his favorite composers, Shogo Sakai!

Sakai isn't quite as well-known as some of the others we've discussed this season, nor is he as prolific as far as the number of games he's composed. However, he's been involved in the VGM scene for over 30 years, and his work on the massive (and beloved) soundtrack to Mother 3 has made him famous in at least the VGM fandom. And as always, everything we're bringing from his discography is Very Good Music!

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!

Very Good Music is now proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

Playlist

Play-In: Opening - Super Smash Bros. Melee - HAL Laboratory/Nintendo - GameCube - 2001

Melee Vector U Remix (played under first round of discussion): https://youtu.be/KNQ8I80N4-M

10:16 - Unknown Track (Track 3) - Tantei Jingūji Saburō: Toki no Sugiyuku Mama ni - Data East - Famicom - 1990

16:42 - The Fine Draw - Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend - Data East - Sega Genesis - 1995

25:47 - Menu 2 - Super Smash Bros. Melee - HAL Laboratory/Nintendo - GameCube - 2001

31:19 - Fantasy Meadows - Kirby Air Ride - HAL/Nintendo - GameCube - 2003

From Mother 3 - Brownie Brown/HAL Laboratory/Nintendo - Game Boy Advance - 2006:

42:13 - Mind of a Thief

48:12 - Adolescence (Toilet Cow's Recommendation)

1:03:08 - A Certain Someone's Memories (originally by Keiichi Suzuki, arranged for Mother 3 by Sakai)

1:12:01 - Sixteen Melodies/Love Theme

1:22:27 - Porky's Theme - Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Sora Ltd/Nintendo - Wii - 2008

1:27:44 - Kirby Mass Attack - HAL/Nintendo - Nintendo DS - 2011

1:34:16 - Watch Out for That Sloth - Kirby and the Rainbow Curse - HAL/Nintendo - 2015

1:41:04High School - Part Time UFO - HAL/Nintendo - iOS/Android/Switch - 2017/2020

Blooper Reel: Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend: Merry-Go-Round; Part Time UFO: Farm/Circus, Mother 3: Fun Bazaar/Fun Shopping/Fairies/we humming; Kirby Mass Attach: Dedede Pachinko, Fun Castle, Well Played

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

SprintCade

The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Guests: Chris "Steen" Steenerson, Chris "justapunk" Murray, Forrest Shamlian, Carlos "Kung Fu Carlito" Leon-Roman, Alex "The Messenger" Messenger, and Nathan "UtopiaNemo" Daniels

Play–in: Blaster Master – Naoki Kodaka – Area 1 – Sunsoft – NES – 1988

The Legacy Music Hour (Brent & Rob)

16:14 - Title Screen – Rambo – Tohru Hasahe, Minki Motoyama – Acclaim/Pack–In–Video – NES – 1988

17:49 - The Sky Line (Stage 3A) – Thunder Force IV – Toshiharu Yamanishi – Technosoft/Sega – Genesis – 1992

The VGM Jukebox (Josh & keyglyph)

26:22 - Bar – Front Mission – Yoko Shimomura, Noriko Matsueda – Square – SFC – 1995

30:15 - Lonely Rolling Star – Katamari Damacy – Music and lyrics by Yoshihito Yano, Vocals by Saki Kabata – Namco – PS2 – 2004

Singing Mountain (Drew)

37:37 - Schala's Theme – Chrono Trigger – Yasunori Mitsuda – Square – SNES – 1995

Voltz Supreme’s Synth VGM Dream Stream Machine

43:12 - Serendipity – Final Fantasy XIII–2 – Naoshi Mizuta – Square Enix – PS3/XB360 – 2011

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast (Karl & Will)

1:04:35 - Yummy – Mighty Switch Force – Jake Kaufman – Wayforward – 3DS – 2011

1:06:34 - Artificial Intelligence Bomb – naruto (Kazuhiko Naruse) – Mungyodance 3: The Third Rave – VULPvibe Entertainment – Online – 2008

An Evening at the Roost/Train Station at 8/ The OCR Podcast (Bryan & Stephen)

1:18:23 - 8:00 PM – Animal Crossing Wild World – Kazumi Totaka, Asuka Ohta – Nintendo – DS – 2005

1:19:59 - Azure Blue World – Sonic Adventure – Jun Senoue – Sega – Dreamcast – 1998

Rock Out With Your Cart Out (Jason)

Under-Music: The Boy Who Had Wings – Ys III: Wanderers from Ys – Falcom Sound Team JDK – Super Nintendo – 1991

1:28:27 - Prologue Peak/Nadir's Whale – Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean – Motoi Sakuraba – Namco – Gamecube – 2003

Forever Sound Version (Michael)

1:36:28 - Round 2–1 – Gynoug (Wings of Wor) – Noriyuki Iwadare – NCS/DreamWorks/Sega – Genesis – 1991

The Sound Test (Lee)

1:42:06 - Bayou Boogie – Donkey Kong Country 2 – David Wise – Nintendo – SNES – 1995

The Diad Presents: A VGM Podcast (The Diad)

2:00:12 - Elevator of the Department Store – Pinky Ponky – Taguchi Yasuhiro – Elf Co., Ltd. – Sharp X68K, MSX, PC–88, PC–98 – 1990

VGMPire (Brett)

2:18:35 - To Faraway Times – Chrono Trigger – Yasunori Mitsuda – Square – SNES – 1995

For links to all the shows, check out the video on YouTube!

Special thanks to our patrons, Alex Messenger, Skeletroy, Carlos Leon-Roman, and The Last Rican!

Special thanks to Naomi Rubin for the new VGMVGM logo! Check out her work on Patreon and read her comics on moonsproutstation.com!

Thanks also to Carlos Leon-Roman and Ben "The Diad" Dishman for additional show artwork!

Greetings, Gamers! Coming off of our cat-stravaganza with Dusk last week, we are excited to finally bring you our interview with Ryan Steel, VGMVGM patron and composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort Pawprint! This is just such a diverse, well-made soundtrack, and we had a blast talking about it!

Ryan is a Sound Designer and Music Composer from Canada. Playing video games were some of his earliest memories, and he grew up loving the music, learning a variety of instruments growing up and trying to play all those sweet VGM tunes on them. When he moved out to the farm he decided to stop playing in metal bands and started writing video game music because everything he was writing already fit the bill.

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! 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!

Catlandia: Crisis at Fort Pawprint was developed and published by Polar Tabby Interactive for mobile and Steam in February 2020.

Tracklist:

Opening - Title Theme
25:33 - Cats at the Fort | Pawprint Nights
37:56 - The Darkness in the Trees
46:40 - Bites and Scratches
53:37 - Howdy, From the Farm! | Sleepy Boy
1:05:47 - A Spark in the Air
1:16:10 - Build It Up
1:23:58 - A Fight in the Yard
1:29:16 - Twilight Gravel
1:37:11 - The World Is Flat
1:43:45 - Hammered Concrete
Closing - Catlandia Trailer Theme

Patron Links:

Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss
Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw
Ryan's Bandcamp: https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack
Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/
The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss
Forrest’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA
The Mysterious Nathan…

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Episode 5 – Getting a Life with Dusklight

In this episode, bedroth and Shootkapow are joined by a special guest, Dusklight, who brings with her our theme for this week: the soundtrack to her favorite game, Fantasy Life.

Fantasy Life is an adventure RPG/life sim developed by Level 5 and published worldwide by Nintendo in 2014 for the 3DS (originally published by Level 5 in Japan in 2012). The game was composed in its entirety by Nobuo Uematsu.

We hope you enjoy this wide range of very good music from our first soundtrack showcase. The names of these songs are varied depending on what source you use. The names below are from the official soundtrack, according to VGMDB, except for track 8, Divine Power, which is from the game's DLC. If we referred to the song by a different name in the recording, the name we mentioned is in parentheses.

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or requests, please send them to verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, or leavea comment below! If you like what you hear, please like, comment, and subscribe, and if you're watching on YouTube, ring that bell to be notified when our next episode comes out! Check out our channel's "About" page for details and links to the sites where you can subscribe to our podcast to take it on the go, as well as original music by bedroth and Shootkapow!

Play-in: Opening Theme

8:52 - Fierce Battle

11:36 - Royal Capital of Castel

15:59 - Tortuga Archipelago Theme

20:06 - Elderwood

26:21 - Job Tune 5

31:45 - Tranquil Scenery (Idyllic landscape)

37:58 - Divine Power

42:00 - Mount Snowpeak Theme

49:55 - Intrigue Theme (Let's go carefree)

55:05 - Hope Theme (Theme of Hope)

59:07 - In a Pinch (The Pinch)

1:03:11 - Circle of Love (Mercenary Celebration Song) - Vocals, Chorus: Yoichi Ichinose / Lyrics: Akihito Toda / Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Electric Bass, Mandolin: Tomori Kudo (ACE)

1:11:48 - Return (Feedback)

1:14:08 - Blooper Reel Music: Terra Nimbus Theme (Sky Island)

Welcome to our first ever Patron-requested episode! Our wonderful patron, Daryll "The Last Rican" Bowers, host of the VGM Fight Club podcast, has brought along a good friend, Pernell of the Rhythm and Pixels podcast! It's an extra-long podcast host extravaganza as we discuss a series that is very close to three of our hearts: Pokemon!   

Enjoy a diverse selection of tunes from three veterans and one noob (yours truly) as we explore a small part of the history of this world-famous, long-running franchise. The Last Rican has also brought along some quiz questions to try to stump Pernell and Shootkapow. See how many you can answer as you follow us on our journey through the various Pokemon regions! 

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Special thanks to Naomi Rubin for our amazing new cover art! Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at 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!  

Play-in – The Last Rican Theme by Shootkapow  3:29 - Pokemon Blue/Red - Junichi Masuda - Nintendo/Game Freak - Game Boy - 1996 cover by jesterdist  

9:34 - Route 120 - Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire - Go Ichinose, Morikazu Aoki, Junichi Masuda - Nintendo, The Pokemon Company/Game Freak - Game Boy Advance - 2002  

24:37 - Skyarrow Bridge - Pokemon Black/White - Shota Kageyama, Go Ichinose, Hitomi Sato, Junichi Masuda, Minako Adachi - Nintendo, The Pokemon Company/Game Freak - DS - 2010   

42:14 - Main Menu - Pokemon Duel - Shota Kageyama - The Pokemon Company/Heroz - Android/iOS - 2016   

56:29 - Hi Score Screen - Pokemon Pinball - Go Ichinose - Nintendo/Jupiter, HAL Laboratory - Game Boy Color - 1999   

1:08:08 - Elite 4 Battle - Pokemon Black/White - Shota Kageyama, Go Ichinose, Hitomi Sato, Junichi Masuda, Minako Adachi - Nintendo, The Pokemon Company/Game Freak - DS - 2010   

1:16:01 - Dialga’s Fight to the Finish! - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Darkness - Arata Iiyoshi, Hideki Sakamoto, Keisuke Ito, Ryoma Nakamura, Kenichi Saito - Nintendo, The Pokemon Company/Chunsoft - DS - 2007   

1:29:08 - Great Paradise - Learn With Pokemon: Typing Adventure - Azusa Chiba, Masaharu Iwata, Kimihiro Abe, Music Supervisor Hitoshi Sakimoto - Nintendo, The Pokemon Company/Genius Sonority - DS - 2011    

1:40:22 - Battle vs Red Theme - Pokemon Soul Silver/Heart Gold - Go Ichinose, Shota Kageyama, Hitomi Sato, Junichi Masuda, Takuto Kitsuta - Nintendo, The Pokemon Company/Game Freak - DS - 2009   

1:57:32 - Koga's Theme - Pokemon Puzzle League - John Siegler, Marry Corallo, Louis Cortelezzi, Ken Cumminos, Neil Jason, Michael Whalen, Ralph Schucketit, Brian Steckler, and Lawrence Schwedler - Nintendo/Nintendo Software Technology - N64 - 2000   

2:15:22 - Battle! Rival Hugh - Pokemon Black 2 & White 2 - Go Ichinose, Hitomi Sato, Teruo Taniguchi - Nintendo, The Pokemon Company/Game Freak - DS - 2012   

2:34:00 - Dragon’s Nest - Pokken Tournament - Hiroki Hashimoto - Bandai Namco Studios/The Pokemon Company - Arcade/Wii-U/Switch - 2015   

2:49:17 - Legendary Pokemon Theme - Pokemon Diamond/Pearl - Go Ichinose, Junichi Masuda, Hitomi Sato, Morikazu Aoki - Nintendo, The Pokemon Company/Game Freak - DS - 2006  

3:16:18 - Phenac City - Pokemon Colosseum - Tsukasa Tawada - Nintendo, The Pokemon Company/Genius Sonority - GameCube - 2003

An announcement about some things happening in our world and the world of the podcast.

Background Music: Super Training! - Pokemon X & Y  -  Shota Kageyama

Things Mentioned in the Show:

The Movie Bar - https://anchor.fm/moviebar

The Literate Pixel - https://anchor.fm/literatepixelpodcast

VGM Journey - https://anchor.fm/vgmjourney

BGMania - https://rpgera.com/blog/category/podcasts/bgmania/

Talk to Us:

https://twitter.com/vgmpod

https://twitter.com/shootkapow

Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6r-B1UHRbvZ5tcEGQHvrCg

Thank you, game music lovers, for almost three years of Very Good Music. We love you.

Discord: https://discord.gg/gfypDsuqFs

Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com

Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm

Tracklist:

Still Alive - Portal - Jonothan Coulton and Ellan McLain - Valve, 2007 (@NerdNoiseRadio)

Ending Theme - The Adeventures of Mighty Max (Genesis) - Matt Furniss - WJS Design/Ocean, 1994 (@TheVGMbassy)

Hard Corps Blues - Contra Hard Corps - Hiroshi Kobayashi - Konami, 1994 (@ThePhantomire)

End Credits - Perfect Dark - Grant Kirkhope, Graeme Norgate, and David Clynick - Rare, 2000 (@RichStokesy and @DYHPTG)

Rebirth - Illusion of Gaia - Yasuhiro Kawasaki - Quintet/Enix/Nintendo, 1993 (@Jgangsta187)

Return to Mother Earth - Terranigma - Miyoko Takaoka and Masanori Hikichi - Quintet/Enix/Nintendo, 1995 (@OkImpala)

Staff Roll - Vagrant Story - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Square Electronic Arts, 2000 (@BeardSpeck)

Tears Stained Eyes - Snatcher (Sega CD) - Masahiro Ikariko - Konami, 1994 (@NerdNoiseRadio)

Ending - Tales of Symphonia - Motoi Sakuraba, Shinji tamura, and Takeshi Arai - Namco, 2003 (RyanDS)

The Last Scene - Sonic Adventure 2 - Fumie Kumatani - Sonic TEam USA/Sega, 2001 (Rjjj Gacria)

No Cab, Fan Pride: Boku No Infinite Thotty Gaiden from Resonance of the Pure Land (based on Second Truth From the Left from Secret of Mana) - Hiroki Kikuta, arr. Sir Jordanius - Square, 1993 (@re_vgm)

https://soundcloud.com/ocremix/1-11-no-cab-fan-pride-boku-no?in=ocremix/sets/secret-of-mana-resonance-of-the-pure-land

Kirby's Dream Land 3 Extended Dreamy 80's Synth Remix (based on Staff Roll) - Jun Ishikawa, arr. Voltz Supreme - HAL Laboratory/Nintendo, 1997 (@VoltzSupreme)

https://open.spotify.com/album/5Pgsg2vFuyqBN4ssJBC1L8?si=ojVIWN_ETei3jVhPl8Z-hw&nd=1

"Bye" With a Smile / Do U R - Grounseed - Masahiro Kajihara, Ryu Takami, Takahiro Nogi, Ryu Umemoto, Daisuke Takahashi, and Tatsuya Komoro - Studio Twinkle/EXIT, 1996 (@VGMporium) 

Ending Theme - Mega Man X5 - Naoto Tanaka and Naoya Kamisaka - Capcom, 2000 (@KurlyKevinS)

Memories of You - Persona 3 - Shoji Meguro and Yumi Kawamura - Atlus, 2006 (Professor Tom - http://linktr.ee/shujinacademy)

Never More - Persona 4 - Shoji Meguro and Shihoko Hirata - Atlus, 2008 (Professor Tom)

Devil Trigger - Devil May Cry 5 - Kota Suzuki, Hiromitsu Maeba, and Yoshiya Terayama - performed by Casey Edwards, Ali Edwards, and Cliff Lloret - Capcom, 2019 (@BombermanX21)

Lily - Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- (Arcade) - Daisuke Ishiwatariand Junya C. Motomura, performed by Naoki Hashimoto, arr. Norichika Sato - ArcSystemWorks/Sega, 2014 (ProfJeff)

See You Again - Ys I & II (PC Engine CD-ROM2) - Yuzo Koshiro, arr. Ryo Yonemitsu - Nihon Falcom/Alfa System/Hudson Soft, 1989 (@Purenell)

Ending Theme - Fido Dido (Genesis) - Matt Furniss - Kaneko, 1994 (unreleased) (UtopiaNemo)

Closer: Beyond the Sky - Xenoblade Chronicles - Yasunori Mitsuda - Monolith Soft/Nintendo, 2010

Stingers: Skeletroy's VGMVGM Theme Songs:

VGMPod Theme Song...OF DOOM

MMX Style Theme Song

VGM Pod Metal Version 3

VGM Theme RPG Mix

VGM Pod Winter Theme

A Very Good Theme Song

Welcome to part 1 of a very special 2-episode series for the month of June! We've heard all the feedback about how much you love hearing us talk about games and VGM from our own perspectives, so we though it would be fun to mix it up a little.

In this episode, we'll be discussing some of Bedroth's favorite tunes from some of Shootkapow's favorite games! Next week, we'll switch places. Either way, you can rest assured that all of the selections will follow our one big rule: everything has to be Very Good Music!

Make sure to read the description below for links to some of the fun stuff we mention in the episode. If you like what you hear, please like, comment, and subscribe, or ring that bell to be notified when our next episode comes out! Check out the "About" page on YouTube for links to all the ways you can contact us or listen to our show, as well as original music by bedroth and music and sprite work by @Shootkapow! Shout out to Ben "The Diad" Dishman for our awesome pixel portraits! Check out his work @TheDiad on Twitter!

Play-in - Lifelight - Super Smash Bros Ultimate - Hideki Sakamoto

0:47 - World of Dark - Smash Ultimate - Sakamoto - Bandai Namco/Nintendo - 2018

7:17 - Underground Caves of the Moon- Mario Odyssey - Naoto Kubo (also composed by Shiho Fujii and Koji Kondo) - Nintendo - 2017

Gusty Cascade Garden by ProKobe

15:40 - Purified Dragon - Breath of the Wild - Manaka Kataoka and Yasuaki Iwata, and Hajime Wakai, and arrangements of works by Koji Kondo. Nintendo - 2017

22:24 - Dung Defender - Hollow Knight - Christopher Larkin - Team Cherry - 2017

34:15 - Must Dash - Kirby Triple Deluxe - Jun Ishikawa (also composed by Hirokazu Ando) - HAL Laboratory/Nintendo - 2014

41:29 - Garden of Hope (Sunset) - Pikmin 3 - Hajime Wakai - Nintendo - 2013

48:46 - Rival Battle - Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 - Go Ichinose - Game Freak/Nintendo - 2012

57:10 - Puzzle Plank Galaxy - Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Ryo Nagamatsu (also composed by Mahito Yokota and Koji Kondo) - Nintendo - 2010

1:01:53 - Wet Hands - Minecraft - c418 (Daniel Rosenfield) - Mojang - 2009 (later purchased by Microsoft

1:11:31 - Mr. Batty Twist - Mother 3 - Shogo Sakai - HAL Laboratory/Nintendo - 2006

1:24:51 - Revival - Tales of Symphonia - Motoi Sakuraba and Shenji Tamura - Bandai Namco - 2003 (Thanks, Derek and Ryan!)

1:32:32 - Gelato Beach - Super Mario Sunshine - Koji Kondo - Nintendo - 2002

1:39:10 - Yearnings of Wind - Chrono Trigger - Yasunori Mitsuda (also composed by Nobuo Uematsu) - Square Enix - 1995

1:48:14 - Boy Meets Girl - Earthbound - Hirokazu Tanaka and Keiichi Suzuki, and Hiroshi Kanazu - HAL Laboratories/Nintendo - 1994

2:00:32 - Flash Man (MMX Style) - Mega Man 2 - Takashi Tateishi, arr. by MyNewSoundtrack - Capcom - 1988

MNS on YouTube

Bandcamp

Blooper Reel - Cat (Minecraft, c418) / Duel Zone/Polygon Zone (Super Smash Flash 2, Hirokazu Ando, arr. Chernabog)

Links to the Episode 12 Surveys!!

Part 1

Part 2

If these aren't easy for you to use, just visit the video on YouTube or send us an e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com and we'll send them to you!

All aboard, Gamers! The time is finally here – after one extra week of waiting (while listening to some excellent Train Tracks brought to you by your fellow listeners), the VGM Hype Train of Hype Cool VGM is finally ready to leave the station! We’ve got 14 cool tracks (plus our intro and blooper reel track) for your listening pleasure, so let’s keep to good times rollin’ down the track!

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at 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!

(Play In) Wreck Train - Wario Land - Shake It! - Tomoya Tomita, Minako Hamano (2008, Wii, Good-Feel/Nintendo)

4:35 - Bury My Sheel at Wounded Knee (Genesis Cover by Chiptuned Raijin) - TMNT: Turtles in Time - Mutsuhiko Izumi, Kozo Nakamura (1991, Arcade, Konami)

Raijin's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/ChiptunedRaijin

8:58 - Charge Man - Mega Man 5 - Mari Yamaguchi (1992, NES, Capcom)

13:47 - Stage 6 (Capital Railway Theme) - Hard Corps: Uprising - Daisuke Ishiwatari (2011, PS3/360, Arc System Works/Konami)

19:13 - Derailed Express - Wario Land: Shake It! - Tomoya Tomita, Minako Hamano (2008, Wii, Good-Feel/Nintendo)

22:52 - Chaser - Densha De D: Climax Stage - Fran Dyer (2012, Windows, Jinushilppa)

Fran's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AdwardMess/featured

26:36 - Toy Tracks - Kirby's Epic Yarn - Tomoya Tomita (2010, Wii, Good-Feel/HAL/Nintendo)

30:34 - Sonic 06 Radical Train Modern - Sonic ATS (After the Sequel) - Tomoya Ohtani, arr. Falk (2013, Windows, LakeFeperd/Felipe Daneluz)

Check out the site and download the game: https://sites.google.com/site/sonicbtsbooth/

34:56 - Sunset Express - Paper Mario: Color Splash - Takeru Kanazaki, Shigemitsu Goto, Fumihiro Isobe (2016, Wii U, Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)

40:10 - Rush Hour- A Hat in Time (Nyakuza Metro) - Pascal Michael Stiefel (2017, Windows/PS4/XB1, Gears for Breakfast/Humble Bundle)

Stiefel on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3FU61shb6MdX8NLBnBauTI

44:19 - Loud Locomotive (Train Area 2) - Kirby Planet Robobot - Hirokazu Ando, Jun Ishikawa (2016, 3DS, HAL/Nintendo)

48:14 - Union Station Alternative (London Stage) - Street Fighter V - Masahiro Aoki, Hideyuki Fukasawa, Keiki Kobayashi, Takatsugu Wakabayashi, Zac Zinger (2016, Windows/PS4, Dimps/Capcom)

53:09 - The Bullet Bill Express - Super Mario 3D World - Koji Kondo, Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi (2013, Wii U, Nintendo)

59:29 - Rydeen (Main BGM) - Super Locomotive - Yukihiro Takahashi (1982, Arcade, Sega)

1:04:27 - A Railway in Our Village! - Mother 3 - Shogo Sakai (2006, GBA, HAL/Nintendo)

(Blooper) Stage 2 (Train Ride) - McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure - Katsuhiko Suzuki (1993, Genesis, Treasure/Sega)

Patrons:

Alex Messenger

The Last Rican

Ryan Steel

Skeletroy

Kung Fu Carlito

Forrest Shamlian

The Mysterious Nathan

Artists:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greetings, Gamers! For this episode we're joined once again by Skeletroy as we go through the NES library (plus a couple of bonus Bat-tracks) of renowned Sunsoft composer Naoki Kodaka. We have a blast[er Master] discussing one of our very favorite composers who, while he definitely gets attention, is not as widely-known as industry titans like Kondo, Uematsu, and Shimomura. 

Still, as this episode will show, few could rival the talents of Kodaka and his team in the realm of Very Good Music on the Famicom/NES.

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. 

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Playlist: (all games by Sunsoft, all for the NES except where noted)

10:28 - Main BGM 2 - Batman: The Video Game (TG-16) (1990)

17:34 - Zone Theme 1 - Atlantis no Nazo (1986)

22:38 - Tower/Castle - The Wing of Madoola (1986)

28:52 - Stage 5: Terrorist Hideout - Freedom Force (1988)

36:28 - Area 2- Blaster Master (1988)

43:21 - Boss Battle - Fester's Quest (1989)

53:07 - Stage 3 - Journey to Silius (1990)

1:01:49 - Stage 1-2: The Office - Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

1:12:56 - Slippery Slope - Uforia: The Saga (1991) 

1:21:09 - Ending theme - Batman: The Video Game (GB) (1990)

Links mentioned in show:

Skeletroy's Journey to Silius Album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMDd3tSfLEk

BGMania Kodaka Episode: https://anchor.fm/bgmania/episodes/Composer-Appreciation-Naoki-Kodaka-e1272ns/a-a5pn5de

Shmupulations Interview: http://shmuplations.com/sunsoftmusic/

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

SprintCade

The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greetings, Gamers, and welcome to another bonus episode! Dusklight joines us once again as we take a week off of the regular full-length episodes we've been droping during our composer-focused season to bring you a special holiday-themed spooky show!

Although they are among the most beneficial creatures on the planet, spiders have always had a creepy reputation. Maybe it's the silken death-traps they make with their butts. Maybe it's their fun way of liquefying their prey from the inside so they can drink them for dinner. Maybe it's just all those eyes and legs! Regrdless, there's some Very Good Music associated withour arachnid acquantances in the wide world of VGM, and we hope you enjoy the songs we've chosen for you.

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:

Play-in: Title Screen - Spidersaurs - Harumi Fujita - iPhone/Mac - WayForward - 2019

Block 1 (Dusk)

Citadel of Spiders - Pikmin 2 - Hajime Wakai - GameCube - Nintendo - 2004
Dancing with Spiders - NyxTheShield (Remix of Spider Dance from Undertale by Toby Fox)

NyxTheShield's Bandcamp: https://nyxtheshield.bandcamp.com/

Lair of the Smooch Spiders - Yoshi's Wooly World - Tomoya Tomita - Wii U - Good-Feel/Nintendo - 2015

Rave in the Grave/Spiderweb Island - Shantae and the Pirate's Curse - Jake Kaufman - 3DS - WayForward - 2014

Block 2 (Shootkapow)

Tephra Cave - Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition - Manami Kiyota - Switch - Monolith Soft/Nintendo - 2020

Chargestone Cave - Pokemon Black & White - Shota Kageyama - DS - Game Freak/Nintendo/The Pokemon Company - 2010

Guardian Menace - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity - Kumi Tanioka, Reo Uratani, Ryotaro Yagi, and Haruki Yamada - Switch - Omega Force/Nintendo/Koei Tecmo - 2020

His Friends Call Him Spuder (Don't Call Him Spuder) - Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling - Tristan Alric - MultiPlatform - Moonsprout Games/Dangen Entertainment - 2019

Block 3 (Bedroth)

Shelob the Great - Lord of the Rings Online: Minas Morgul Expansion (2019) - Bill Champagne - several publishers/devlopers: currently Standing Stone Games/Daybreak Game Company - PC - 2007

Side of Building/Along the Street - Spider: The Video Game - Barry Leitch - PlayStation - Boss Game Studios/BMG Interactive - 1997

Web Spider Stage - Mega Man X4 - Toshihiko Horiyama - Saturn/PlayStation - Capcom - 1997

Koala in the Spider's Web - Jets'n'Guns - Machinae Supremacy - PC - Rake in Grass/Reflexive Entertainment/Stardock Soft-World - 2004

Web Woods/Forest Interlude - Donkey Kong Country 2 - David Wise - SNES - Rare/Nintendo - 1995

Booper Reel: Packing Pests - Rhythm Heaven Fever - Tsunku, Masami Yone, Shinji Ushiroda, and Asuka Ito - Wii - TNX Music Recordings/Nintendo - 2011

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube
Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint
"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema
Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
SprintCade
The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Episode 2-4: Halloween Special 2020: Nightmare Fuel

Kirby games are renowned for their charm, their clever use of power-ups, and their accessibility to gamers of all ages. They are also well-know for their nightmarish final bosses, many of whom have multiple forms, each scarier than the last.

An evil wizard who wants to fill Dream Land with nightmares? A warrior so strong he was sealed away for the safety of the multiverse? A Destroyer of Worlds created from the combination of all chaos and possibilities? We've got them all and more in this, our very first Halloween Special! And, as always, there's a scary amount of very good music to be heard!

Special thanks to our patrons, whose work you can find linked below the track list: Carlos of the Heroes Three podcast, Skeletroy of the SNES Thrash Remix channel on Youtube, The Last Rican of the VGM Fight Club podcast, and Alex "The Messenger" Messenger, host of A VGM Journey. You too can join our Patreon to help us make the podcast the best that it can be and have a direct influence on the show's content by visiting patreon.com/vgmvgm!

As always, you can reach out to us by e-mail (verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com), Twitter (@Shootkapow), or in the comments section of our Youtube videos.

Nightmare Appears/Nightmare Wizard - Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land - Originally Hirokazu Ando - GBA - HAL/Nintendo - 2002

Vs. Marx - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate -Originally Jun Ishikawa - SNES - HAL/Nintendo - 1996 (Smash arrangement supervised by Yasunori Mitsuda - Switch - Sora Ltd./BANDAI NAMCO/ Nintendo - 2018)

02 Battle - Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards - Jun Ishikawa - N64 - HAL/Nintendo - 2000

Dark Mind Final Battle - Kirby & the Amazing Mirror - Hironobu Inagaki, Atsuyoshi Isemura - GBA - HAL/Nintendo - 2004

Drawcia Sorcoress - Kirby: Canvas Curse - Jun Ishikawa or Tadashi Ikegami - DS - HAL/Nintendo - 2005

Dark Meta Knight Battle - Kirby & the Amazing Mirror - Hironobu Inagaki, Atsuyoshi Isemura - GBA - HAL/Nintendo - 2004

Galacta Knight - Kirby's Return to Dream Land - Jun Ishikawa - Wii - HAL/Nintendo - 2011

C-R-O-W-N-E-D (Magolor Soul) - Kirby's Return to Dram Land - Hirokazu Ando - Wii - HAL/Nintendo - 2011

Vs. Squashini - Kirby's Epic Yarn - Tomoya Tomita - Wii - Good-Feel/HAL/Nintendo - 2010

Bad Nightmare - Kirby Mass Attack - Shogo Sakai - DS - HAL/Nintendo - 2011

Final Boss - Kirby Mass Attack - Shogo Sakai - DS - HAL/Nintendo - 2011

The Final Battle (vs. Dark Crafter) - Kirby and the Rainbow Curse - Shogo Sakai - Wii-U - HAL/Nintendo - 2015

Fatal Blooms in Moonlight (Moonstruck Blossom) - Kirby Triple Deluxe - Hirokazu Ando - 3DS - HAL/Nintendo - 2014

The World to Win - Kirby Triple Deluxe - Hirokazu Ando - 3DS - HAL/Nintendo - 2014

Mind in a Program - Kirby: Planet Robobot - Hirokazo Ando & Jun Ishikawa - 3DS - HAL/Nintendo - 2015

Super Nova - Kirby: Planet Robobot - Hirokazo Ando & Jun Ishikawa - 3DS - HAL/Nintendo - 2015

Void Termina Battle (Flying Phase) - Kirby Star Allies - Hirokazo Ando - Jun Ishikawa -Switch - HAL/Nintendo - 2018

Artwork by Ben Dishman (@TheDiad) and Carlos Leon-Roman. Theme song by Skeletroy

Patron links:

Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss

The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss

Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw

Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/

Greetings, Gamers! So, as it turns out, Episode 8 was so long that I had to cut some good-sized chunks of it out. The content was still fun, and it featured chatter from Shootkapow, so I wanted to share it anyway.

Thanks loads to Kung Fu Carlito for his excellent artwork! Check his stuff out on Instagram here.

https://www.instagram.com/kf_carlito/

Don't forget - Episode 8 drops this coming Saturday, June 6th at 7:00 AM! It's going to be a good one, so don't miss it!

Don't forget to check out the "About" page on our YouTube channel for links to all the places you can download the show, as well as some of our other creative output!

Until next time, play very good games, be very good people, and keep listening to Very Good Music!

Greetings, Gamers! This week we have a very special episode, co-hosted by our first intercontinental guest: Lee Tyrrell, the UK-based creator of The Sound Test podcast, where for over three years, Lee has hosted live VGM celebrations on YouTube and interviewed renowned composers, including the subject of today's show: legendary musician and SID chip composer Ben Daglish. Lee has curated a playlist designed to celebrate Daglish's life and work, and we really think you're going to enjoy this week's helping of Very Good Music.

VGMVGM hasn't explored the SID very much, so this deep dive is long overdue. It barely scratches the surface of this huge, historic part of the VGM landscape, so we encourage you to go on a deep dive of your own into the wonderful world of the C64 SID and its successors. 

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:

Intro: Main Theme - Krakout - Commodore 64 - Gremlin Graphics - 1987

11:06 - Wilderness Main Theme (Matt Gray Remix) - The Last Ninja - Commodore 64 - System 3 - 1987 (Remix from 2019)
Matt's Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/mattgrayc64/matt-gray-the-wilderness-from-the-last-ninja-preview

20:45 - Track 01 - Deflektor - Commodore 64 - Gremlin Graphics - 1987 

33:42 - Main Theme - Auf Wiedersehen Monty (with Rob Hubbard) - Commodore 64 - Gremlin Graphics - 1987 

46:00 - Main Theme - Federation of Free Traders - Commodore Amiga - Gremlin Graphics - 1989

58:37 - Main Theme for Classical Guitar (Jamie Maxwell Cover) - The Last Ninja - Commodore 64 - System 3 - 1987 (Remix from 2010)
Jamie's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mymorningjackets

1:10:34 - Mutant Camels (acoustic cover by Lee Tyrrell) - Return of the Mutant Camels - Commodore 64 - Mastertronic Ltd. - 1987 (Remix from 2020)
Lee's Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5WVxuAWW5vAdUdxtiDp6Rf

1:24:48 - Track 02 - William Wobbler - Commodore 64 - Wizard Development - 1985

1:32:47 - Race to the Debt - Bedrooms to Billions (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Gracious Films - 2015

1:40:19 - Wastelands Loader (Live at Underworld with the Fastloaders) - The Last Ninja - Commodore 64 - System 3 - 1987 (performance from 2016

Fastloaders Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fastloaders

1:50:18 - Trap (8-bit Symphony Orchestral Rendition) - Demo - 1986 (performance from 2019)
8-bit Symphony website: https://www.8-bit-symphony.com/

Blooper Reel: Main Theme - Thing Bounces Back - Commodore 64 - Gremlin Graphics - 1987

Links mentioned in show:

Ben Daglish Obit at C64audio.com: https://c64audio.com/blogs/news/ben-daglish-an-obituarySid Effects II at C64audio.com: https://c64audio.com/products/sid-effects-ii-tribute-to-ben-daglish-free?_pos=6&_sid=94c9bda53&_ss=r

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
Skeletroy, SNES Thrash on YouTube
Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia
"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three
Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
SprintCade
The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Greetings, gamers! Let's talk about some of the most successful, longest-running franchises in gaming. Street Fighter. Mario. Final Fantasy. Mana. Kingdom Hearts. You know what they all have in common? Very Good Music, composed by the queen of VGM herself, Yoko Shimomura!

This week, Bedroth and Shootkapow talk about another of their favorites, one of the most famous video game music makers on the planet. We trace her trajectory from her roots at Capcom all the way through her latest freelance collaboration with K-pop star Taeyeon. From chiptune jams to vocal-orchestral masterpieces, though, everything follows our number one rule: It's all Very Good Music!

So good, this intro says it twice!

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:

Intro: Dearly Beloved - Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix - Square Enix - PS3 - 2012

10:55 - Round 5: Bay Area - Final Fight - Capcom - SNES - 1990

20:21 - Attraction Medley - Adventures in the Magic Kingdom - Capcom - NES - 1990

26:49 - Vega's Theme - Street Fighter II: The World Warrior - Capcom - Arcade - 1991

36:25 - MEGALOMANIA - Live A Live - Square - Super Famicom - 1994

46:45 - Hello, Happy Kingdom - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - Square - SNES - 1996

57:48 - Title Theme - Legend of Mana - Square - PS1 - 1999

1:10:01 - In the Final/The Grand Finale - Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - Nintendo - DS - 2009

1:17:49 - Primal Eyes for The 3rd Birthday - The 3rd Birthday - Square Enix - PlayStation Portable (PSP) - 2010

1:27:38 - Colony 9 - Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition - Nintendo/Monolith Soft - Switch - 2019

1:37:03 - Ahead of Destiny - Gran Saga - NPIXEL - Mobile - 2021

Blooper: BGM 1, 2, and 3 - Hataraku Chocobo - Square/Bandai - WonderSwan - 2000

Special thanks to our Patrons:

Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

SprintCade

The Mysterious Nathan

Artist Links:

Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Listen as Bedroth, Shootkapow, and special guest, composer Ryan Steel, discuss a super-wide variety of topics as they listen to the songs from Episode 3-6 of the podcast. Trigger warning: there is some discussion about American/Canadian political/economic topics (specifically healthcare and military spending) between 24:31 and 26:35. If that’s not your jam, skip it, and enjoy our chatter about composition, sound design, the pronunciation of our names, learning from failure, game jams, and, of course, the reality of the Flat Earth, among many other topics!

In case it's not obvious, if you haven't listened to Episode 3-6, you should really pause and go check it out first! Here's a link: https://youtu.be/WNI7qKQq-P4

Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! 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!

Catlandia: Crisis at Fort Pawprint was developed and published by Polar Tabby Interactive for mobile and Steam in February 2020.

Tracklist:

Title Theme
Cats at the Fort | Pawprint Nights
The Darkness in the Trees
Bites and Scratches
Howdy, From the Farm! | Sleepy Boy
A Spark in the Air
Build It Up
A Fight in the Yard
Twilight Gravel
The World Is Flat
Hammered Concrete
Catlandia Trailer Theme

Patron Links:
Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss
Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw
Ryan's Bandcamp: https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack
Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/
The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss
Forrest’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA
The Mysterious Nathan…

Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Episode 1: Insert Coin, Press Start!

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast! We are your hosts, bedroth and Shootkapow, a father/son duo who love music and video games and especially music IN video games!

This episode is an exploration of title screen music we love from games that one or both of us have played, running the gamut from the Game Boy all the way up to the Switch!

We hope you enjoy the show. If you have any comments, questions, or requests, please send them to verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, or leave a comment below! You can also leave us an audio testimonial at https://anchor.fm/undefined/message!

If you like what you hear, please rate, review, and subscribe, and if you’re watching on YouTube, ring that bell to be notified when our next episode comes out! We're currently planning to release every other Saturday, but check back here for news and updates.

Is this your first VGM podcast? Do you want more? Check out http://www.vgmpodcasts.com!

0:15 Title Screen - Tetris (Game Boy) - 1989 - Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka

6:05- Main Theme - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Wii U/Switch) - 2017 - Hajime Wakai

11:42 MONOX - Xenoblade Chronicles X (Wii U) - 2015 - Hiroyuki Sawano

17:04 Chrono Trigger - Chrono Trigger (SNES) - 1995 - Yasunori Mitsuda

23:28 Title Theme - Uniracers (SNES) - 1994 - Colin Anderson

29:39 Main Theme - Hollow Knight (PC) - 2017 - Christopher Larkin

33:52 Main Theme - Shovel Knight (PC/3DS/Wii U) - 2014 - Jake Kaufman (Virt)

39:22 Cave Story Theme - Cave Story (PC) - 2004 - Daisuke Amaya (Pixel)

44:56 Title Theme - Journey to Silius (NES) - 1990 - Naoki Kodaka

49:27- Intro - Mega Man 3 (NES) - 1990 - Yasuaki Fujita (Bun Bun) and Harumi Fujita

54:23 Title Screen - Pokemon Shield (Switch) - 2019 - Minako Adachi and Go Ichinose

1:02:44 Title - (Earthbound) SNES - Hirokazu Tanaka and Keiichi Suzuki

1:06:48 Title - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GameCube) - 2002 - Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Toru Minegishi, and Koji Kondo

1:14:17 Main Title - Tetris & Dr. Mario (SNES) - 1994 - Kazumi Totaka

Welcome to Episode 2 of Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast! We are your hosts, bedroth and Shootkapow, a father/son duo who love music and video games and especially music IN video games!

In this episode, we take turns playing very good songs from soundtracks to games that we have yet to play - at least, the one who brought the song has yet to play the game. Once again, the songs span many generations, genres, and platforms, but they all follow our One Big Rule: everything has to be Very Good Music!

We hope you enjoy the show. If you have any comments, questions, or requests, please send them to verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, or leave a comment below!

If you like what you hear, please like, comment, and subscribe, and if you're watching on YouTube, ring that bell to be notified when our next episode comes out! We're currently planning to release every other Saturday, but check back here for news and updates.

Is this your first VGM podcast? Do you want more? Check out www.vgmpodcasts.com!

Check out Mike Levy's work at https://www.youtube.com/user/Dongled

Chernabogue's original SSF2 - Battle Theme (Final Fantasy 1) video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1FdvNtYn4k

Intro - DYHPTG Theme by Retro Shred (Consider supporting Retro Shred on Twitch.tv/RetroShredMusic)

0:15 - Pressing Pursuit- Cornered - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (GBA) - 2001 - Masakazu Sugimori and Akemi Kimura

7:15 - Blood on the Cobblestones - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Multi-Platform) - 2015 - Mikolaj Stroinski and Marcin Przybylowicz

10:42 - Battle Theme: Final Fantasy Remix (PC) - Super Smash Flash 2 - 1987/2011 - Nobuo Uematsu/Alex Mourey (Chernabogue)

15:38 - Lace (Multi-Platform) - Hollow Knight: Silk Song - 2020 - Christopher Larkin

18:50 - Break the Targets - Super Smash Bros. Melee (GameCube) - 2001 - Hirokazu Ando

24:15 - Aurum Island - Kid Icarus: Uprising (3DS) - 2012 - Yuzo Koshiro* 

29:45 - You Will Know Our Names - Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii) - 2010 - ACE+ (Tomori Kudo, Hiroyo "CHiCO" Yamanaka, and Kenji Hiramatsu)

35:08 - Timbre of the City - The Last Story (Wii) - 2011 - Nobuo Uematsu

39:53 - Fódlan Winds - Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Switch) - 2019 - Rei Kondoh

48:22 - Death Volcano - Chrono Cross (PS1) - 1999 - Yasunori Mitsuda

53:23 - Title Theme/Map/N. Sanity Beach - Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy (PS4) - 2017 - Josh Mancell

56:17 - Boss Boss Boss (Monster) - Katana Zero (Multi-Platform) - 2019 - Bill Kiley and LudoWic

1:01:20 - Last Surprise - Persona 5 (PS3/PS4) - 2016 - Shoji Meguro

1:07:09 - Field Theme 1 - Ring Fit Adventure (Switch) - 2019 - Shinji Ushiroda, Maasa Miyoshi, Shiho Fujii, Asuka Hayazaki

1:13:55 - Corneria - Star Fox (SNES) - 1993 - Hajime Hirasawa

1:20:35 - Millennium Anthem (.Hsm Version) - Hypnospace Outlaw (PC) - 2019 - Jay Tholen

*We're pretty sure this is Koshiro's work based on the anaylsis at http://www.vgmonline.net/kidicarusuprising/ but this game had a litany of great coposers, also including Norikuki Iwadare, Yasunori Mitsuda, and Motoi Sakuraba, among others.

Ep. 3 Rivals, Rogues, and Frenemies:

Welcome to Episode 3 of Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast! We are your hosts, bedroth and Shootkapow, a father/son duo who love music and video games and especially music IN video games!

This episode is all about those characters in games that you love - or love to hate! Rivals have been around as long as there have been heroes to compete against, or develop a complicated relationship with. From the obscure to the more-beloved-than-the-hero, here are very good themes based on some of our favorite video game rivals!

This one includes a special bonus segment featuring picks from our earliest listeners and good friends from podcast fandom. We're both big fans of lots of other great VGM podcasts, and if we mention them on the show, you should really check them out! No time stamps for the fan-picks-lightning-round. We don't want to spoil the surprises!

We hope you enjoy the show. If you have any comments, questions, or requests, please send them to verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, or leave a comment below!

If you like what you hear, please like, comment, and subscribe, and ring that bell to be notified when our next episode comes out! We're currently planning to release every other Saturday, but check back here for news and updates.

Reflexez's original Protoman Theme [Blues] video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQdzH2T2nYg

0:57 - The Rival - Shovel Knight - (PC/3DS/Wii U) - 2014 - Jake Kaufman (Virt) [art by arkalpha]

7:02 - Battle with Kratos - Tales of Symphonia (GameCube/PS2) - 2003 - Motoi Sakuraba [art by by Alex Deza Duenas]

16:47 - Kay Faraday, the Great Truth Burglar - Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (DS) - 2009 - Noriyuki Iwadare and Yasuko Yamada [art by Hikaru Musume-Sama]

21:57 - Meta Knight’s Revenge - Kirby Super Star Ultra (DS) - 2008 - Jun Ishikawa [art by by ScepterDPinoy]

28:10 - Noontide - Guilty Gear XX (Arcade/PS2) - 2002 - Daisuke Ishiwatari and Koichi Seiyama [art by Dwelian]

33:04 - Battle with Magus - Chrono Trigger (SNES) - 1995 - Yasunori Mitsuda [art by ObstinateMelon]

38:56 - The Chosen One - Shadow the Hedgehog (Multi-Platform) - 2005 - Tomoya Ohtani [art by Akron117]

45:28 - Rival Theme/Final Battle (Champion) - Pokemon Red/Blue (Game Boy) - 1996 - Junichi Masuda [art by EndBlack]

51:02 - Theme of Riku - Kingdom Hearts (PS2) - 2002 - Yoko Shimomura [art by kuchinawa]

54:47 - Ken’s Theme Remix - Super Smash Bros for Wii U - 2014 - Yoko Shimomura/Ryo Hamamoto [art by GENZOMAN]

1:02:11 - Powerful Rivals - Dragon Ball Z: SuperSonic Warriors (GBA) - 2004 - Kennosuke Suemura [art by chibimaronchan]

1:07:25 - Theme of Dark Pit - Kid Icarus: Uprising (3DS) - 2012 - Motoi Sakuraba [art by TheMetalicDarkSonic]

1:11:17 - Groose's Theme - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) - 2011 - Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, Mahito Yokota, Takeshi Hama [art by LethargicDuality]

1:17:19 - Star Wolf - Star Fox Zero (Wii U) - 2016 - Rei Kondoh [art by SupaCrikeyDave]

1:22:26 - We Are the Three Bonne Siblings - Mega Man Legends (PlayStation) - 1997 - Makoto Tomozawa [art by SweetLittleCavities]

1:27:38 - Listener Picks Lightning Round

1:40:51 Protoman Theme [Blues] - Mega Man 3 (NES) - 1990 - Yasuaki Fujita (Bun Bun) and Harumi Fujita (remix by Reflexez) [art by MegaRyan104]

Welcome to Episode 4 of Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast! We are your hosts, bedroth and Shootkapow, a father/son duo who love music and video games and especially music IN video games!

In this episode, we take turns playing very good songs from the parts of games where you're celebrating a win - and believe it or not, they don't all come from RPG's! Once again, the songs all follow our One Big Rule: everything has to be Very Good Music!

We hope you enjoy the show. If you have any comments, questions, or requests, please send them to verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, or leave a comment below!

If you like what you hear, please like, comment, and subscribe, and if you're watching on YouTube, ring that bell to be notified when our next episode comes out! We're currently planning to release every other Saturday, but check back here for news and updates.

Special shout-out to Ben "The Diad" Dishman for his awesome pixel art, now gracing our podcast logo and YouTube channel. Check him out at www.twitter.com/thediad!

Play In: Super Mario RPG – Victory – Yoko Shimomura / Victory Over Culex – Nobuo Uematsu – Nintendo/dev Square – 1996 - SNES

5:19 - Dr. Mario – Vs Victory – Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka – Nintendo – 1990 - NES

7:40 - Persona 5 - Victory - Shoji Meguro - Atlus - 2016 - PS3/PS4

13:08 - Doom – Intermission from Doom – Robert Prince – id Software – 1993 - PC

17:09 - Mega Man 3 - Weapon Get - Bun-Bun (Yasuaki Fujita) & Harumi Fujita - Capcom - 1990 - NES

21:23 - Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Victory – Hideyuki Fukasawa – Capcom – 2011 - Arcade

25:10 - Star Ocean: The Second Story - Strike your Mind - Motoi Sakuraba - Square -1999 - PS3

27:17 - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness - Mission Reward – Arata Iiyoshi, Hideki Sakamoto, Keisuke Ito, Ryoma Nakamura, Kenichi Saito – Nintendo/The Pokemon Company – 2007 - DS

31:22 - Pokemon Black/White - Victory! Gym Leader - Junichi Masuda - Nintendo/Game Freak - 2010 - DS

33:31 - Listener Lightning Round, Part 1, featuring picks from listeners Electric Boogaloo, Arker33, techiegeek, and Alex “The Messenger” Messenger

39:11 - Grandia 2 – You Won’t Be Able to Kill Me Just Like That! – Noriyuki Iwadare – Game Arts/Enix/Ubisof – 2000 – Dreamcast, PS2, PC

41:13 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Ness/Lucas Victory and Results - Hideki Sakamoto/Hirokazu Tanaka - Nintendo/Bandai Namco -2019 - Switch

43:11 - Octopath Traveler – Victory Fanfare – Yasunori Nishiki – Square Enix – 2018 – Switch/PC

46:14 - Chrono Trigger - Fanfare 1 - Yasunori Mitsuda - Square - 1995 - SNES

46:46 - Victory (Summer's Cry/A Gift of Spring)/Lucca's Theme - Chrono Cross - Yasunori Mitsuda - Square - 1999 - Playstation

49:07 - Tales of Symphonia - Won the Battle - Motoi Sakuraba - Namco -2003 - Gamecube/PS2

51:35 - Listener Lightning Round, Part 2 featuring picks from listeners middlegray, Neverender, Dan Laughton, and UtopiaNemo

1:01:45 - Tales of the Abyss – Victory Theme – Motoi Sakuraba, Shinji Tamura, Motoo Fujiwara – Namco Bandai – 2005 – PS2/3DS

Listener Links:

Arker33: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-DBhX8iDhtfIZOUAgdPew

The Messenger: https://anchor.fm/vgmjourney

middlegray: https://www.twitch.tv/middlegray

Dan Laughton: https://thevillagepersonspodcast.com/

Is this your first VGM podcast? Do you want more? Check out www.vgmpodcasts.com!

Until next time, be very good people, play very good games, and keep listening to very good music! We'll see you next time!