Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast

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

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

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, 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, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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:

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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

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

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) 

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

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, 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. 

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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

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! 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

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 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

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

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

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. 

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 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

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

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

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! 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. 

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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

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

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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

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

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 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

***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! 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

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

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

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

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, 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!

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!

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!

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, 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, 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 D