
Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast
By bedroth & Shootkapow
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VGMVGM art by Naomi Rubin! Support out her work at patreon.com/naomirubin and read her comics on moonsproutstation.com!
Drawn Portraits by Carlos Leon-Roman. Check him out at Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Pixelart by Ben "The Diad" Dishman. Check him out @TheDiad on Twitter!

Very Good Music: A VGM PodcastJul 13, 2021

Episode 77: Secret Special Ending - Listener Credits Picks
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
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

Episode 75: All's Well That Ends Well
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

Episode 74: I'm the Boss!
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

Episode 73: Last Levels
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

Episode 72-3: ProfJeff's Masters of VGM
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

Episode 72-2: Masters of VGM Listener Showcase
In June of 2022 (and stretching into July), over a dozen VGM podcasts came together to honor our favorite composers in what came to be called Masers of VGM.
Part 2 was originally intended to be a one-episode listener recap. Instead, it evolved into three parts of its own! In this episode, the second of the three, we start by featuring blocks of tracks suggested by keyglyph (including a special cameo from key!) and VGM uber-fan UtopiaNemo. Then, Prof Jeff joins Bedroth again to discuss 12 tracks recommended by VGM podcast listeners - all of which are, of course Very Good Music.
Join us for Part 2-3 tomorrow for ProfJeff's Masters of VGM!
Thanks as always to our amazing artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm
You can also leave us a comment on Anchor or Spotify and while you're at it, please rate and review the show and subscribe and to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!
I don't want to spoil the content of this episode, so I won't be listing tracks, but here are the composers we'll feature, along with who recommended them:
Miki Higashino - keyglyph
Tomomi Otani, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Dean Evans, and Olivier Deriviere - UtopiaNemo
Kenji Yamamoto - Ganon11
Kenji Ito - InspectorSpecktor
Ryu Umemoto - UtopiaNemo, Hammock, Mike Levy, and Rayjkayj
Ryu Takami - Rayjkayj
Masayoshi Soken - Ayymart
Yasuhiro Kawakami - Hammock
Jack Wall - ThePirateZee
Jeremy Soule - ThePirateZee
Yasuhisa Watanabe - Electric Boogaloo
Masaya Matsuura - Naomi Rubin
Tomoyuki Uchida - Naomi Rubin
Christopher Tin - Martyrus
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Episode 72-1: Bedroth's MoVGM Honorable Mentions
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

Episode 71: Masters of VGM Recap - Part 1
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

Bonus Episode 11: VGMVGM Presents O Som do Cartucho's Masters of VGM!
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!!!
Episode 70: Super Turbo Hyper Ultra VGM Robot Go!!!
Greetings, game music lovers! In this episode, This month, Bedroth is exploring an area of popular culture he's not all that familiar with - giant robots! He has asked his friends ProfJeff and Kung Fu Carlito, who are regular experts in the subject matter, to serve as his guides through this SUPER EXCITING corner of nerddom in search of some Very Good Music!
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm
You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!
Playlist:
Metal Beat - Metal Masters - Game Boy/Atari ST/AmigaOS, 1990 - Composer: Alberto Jose Gonzalez
Go! Vulkaiser! - Supercharged Robot Vulkaiser - PC, 2015 - Composer: SAK - Lyrics: Sakeo - Vocals: Yasubara Hataro
Mazinkaiser - Super Robot Taisen Alpha - PS1, 2000 - Composer: Chumei Watanabe - Vocals: Ichiro Mizuki
Wings - Metallic Child - Switch/PC, 2021 - Composer: Kim Hyun
Office - Ninja Warriors Once Again - Switch/PS4, 2019 - Composer: Hiroyuki Iwatsuki
Giant Beast - Stonefly - Multi-platfoform, 2021 - Composer: Natureboy Flako
A Despair-filled Farewell - Shadow of the Colossus - PS Series, 2005 - Composer: Kow Otani
Boss Battle - Rocket Knight Adventures - Sega Genesis, 1993 - Composers: Masanori Oouchi, Aki Hata, Michiru Yamane, Masanori Adachi, and Hiroshi Kobayashi
I Am Impact- Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon - Nintendo 64, 1997 - Composers: Shigeru Araki, Yusuke Kato, Saiko Miki, Yasumasa Kitagawa - Vocals: Ichiro Mizuki
Inherit the Stars - Daemon X Machina - Switch/PC, 2019 - Composer: Akihiko Ishikawa
I Take Hold - Risk System - Multi-platform, 2019 - Composer: Chris Ekins
Blooper Reel Tracks:
Sunset - Tech Romancer - Arcade/Dreamcast, 1998 - Composer: Yuki Iwai
Hot Wind! Fierce Wind! (Cybuster Theme) - Super Robot Wars OG Gaiden - PlayStation 2, 2007 - Composer: Shinichi Tanaka - Arranger: Ryo Yonemitsu
Special thanks to our Patrons:
Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube
SprintCade
"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema
Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint
Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist
Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
Martyrus, host of the RE-VGM Podcast
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Episode 69: Very Nice Music
Well, everyone, we've made it. This is the big one. Not 50. Not 100. Not an anniversary.
Episode 69. Nice.
In all seriousness, we're not doing anything naughty on this episode. Quite the contrary - Bedroth and Shootkapow have invited Dusklight back onto the show to discuss music from games that are just...nice. We hope you enjoy this very special helping of Very Nice Music.
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm
You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!
Playlist:
Sweden - Minecraft - Daniel Rosenfield (C418) - Mojang/Microsoft
C418's Bandcamp: https://c418.bandcamp.com/
Tube Town - Kirby's Epic Yarn - Tomoya Tomita - Nintendo
Tomoya's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TomoyaTomitaMusic
Golf: Results - Wii Sports - Kazumi Totaka - Nintendo
Stratosphere - Journey of the Broken Circle - Andrew Rohrmann (scntfc) - Lovable Hat Cult
scntfc's Bandcamp: https://scntfc.bandcamp.com/
Boss Battle 1 - Miitopia - Toshiyuki Sudo, Shinji Ushiroda, Yumi Takahashi, Megumi Inoue - Nintendo
Calico Desert - Stardew Valley - Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) - Independent
ConcernedApe's Bandcamp: https://concernedape.bandcamp.com/
Somewhere in the Woods - A Short Hike - Mark Sparling - Adam Robinson-Yu (Independent)
Mark's Bandcamp: https://marksparling.bandcamp.com/
The Final Fall - Fall Guys - Jukio Kallio - Mediatonic/Devolver Digital/Epic
Jukio's Website: https://jukiokallio.com/
Hang Glider - Pilotwings 64 - Dan Hess - Nintendo
Dan's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=24306210
Hello? - A Short Hike - Mark Sparling - Adam Robinson-Yu (Independent)
Otherside - Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs - Lena Raine - Mojang/Microsoft
Lena's Bandcamp: https://radicaldreamland.bandcamp.com/
Route 22: Fireflow Volcano - New Pokemon Snap - Hiroki Hashimoto
Blooper Reel: Flyswatter: Level 1 - Mario Paint - Hirokazu Tanaka, Ryoji Yoshitomi, Kazumi Totaka
Under-music: Mysterious - Mario Paint
Special thanks to our Patrons:
Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist
Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube
Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint
"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema
Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
SprintCade
The Mysterious Nathan
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Episode 68: Setting Sail with Shootkapow
Ahoy, Game Music Lovers! Shootkapow is back again as the two of us set sail on the High Seas of VGM Goodness! Last year we brought you some excellent train tracks. Watergoing vessels may not ride on tracks, but they can still delever fathomless amounts of Very Good Music!
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm
You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!
Playlist:
Intro - Kapp'n Song - Aninal Crossing: New Horizons - Kazumi Totaka, Yasuaki Iwata, Yumi Takahashi, Shinobu Nagata, Sayako Doi, and Masato Ohashi - Nintento (Switch, 2020)
The Great Sea - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD - Kenta Nagata - Nintendo (Wii-U, 2013)
Dire Dire Docks / Jolly Roger Bay - Super Mario 64 - Koji Kondo - Nintendo (N64, 1996)
Acid Tunnel of Love - Deltarune Chapter 2 - Toby Fox - Independent (Multi-Platform, 2021)
Flea and Ozzie (Nautical Mix) - You Must Build a Boat - Daverd and Troupe Gammage - EightyEightGames (Mobile/PC, 2015)
Boat Buds - A Short Hike - Mark Sparling - Adam Robinson-Yu (Multi-Platform, 2019)
Bumper Boat Battle - Six Flags Fun Park - Elik Alvarez and Freddy Sheinfeld - Ubisoft (Wii, 2009)
S. S. Anne - Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen - Junichi Masuda, arr. Go Ichinose - Nintendo/The Pokemon Company (Game Boy Advance, 2004)
Sailing to Scaraba - EarthBound - Keiichi Suzuki and Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka - Nintendo (Super NES, 1994)
Daisy Cruiser - Mario Kart 7 - Kenta Nagata - Nintendo (3DS, 2011)
Skull and Crossbones - Turtles in Time - Mutsuhiko Izumi - Tsutomu Ogura (cover by Lame Genie feat. Whang!) - Capcom (Arcade/Super NES, 1991)
Check out Whang!'s Channel: https://youtube.com/WhangWhangWhang
Support Lame Genie (TMNT album coming soon!): https://lamegenie.bandcamp.com
Blooper Reel: Gang-Plank Galleon - Donkey Kong Country - David Wise - Nintendo (Super NES, 1994)
Background Music: A Star to Sail By - Sea of Thieves - Robin Beanland - Microsoft Studios (Windows/Xbox Series, 2018)
Special thanks to our Patrons:
Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist
Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube
Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint
"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema
Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
SprintCade
The Mysterious Nathan
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Episode 67: Pikuniku (with Flare and Luna)
This week, Bedroth is joined by his two youngest daughters, Flare and Luna. The kids have been very excited to do their first podcast, and after a lot of back-and-forth, decided to talk about one of their favorite games to play together: Pikuniku.
The game, released in 2019 by Devolver Digital and developed by French-British indie collective Sectordub, stars a strange, red, ovoid creature named Piku (whose orange counterpart, Niku, is the avatar for player 2), as he takes on the megalomaniacal Mr. Sunshine, who wants to strip the land of all its resources, which he will use to hatch an even more nefarious plot. The single-player mode is a puzzle-platforming adventure, while the two-player mode includes both a cooperative adventure and competitive mini-games.
The clever, lighthearted soundtrack by Calum Boen (sometimes known simply as Bo En)perfectly complimentes the simple, childlike art style designed by Arnaud De Bock (also the game's creator) and the quirky, humorous story by Remi Forcadel.
You can find Calum at https://www.youtube.com/user/calumbowen and http://bo-en.info/, and you can check out (and purchase!) the Pikuniku soundtrack at https://calumbowen.bandcamp.com/album/pikuniku-original-soundtrack.
For more about the soundtrack, check out Kate Remington's interview with Calum on Music Respawn: http://www.respawnshow.com/home-1/2019/2/7/calum-bowens-funny-lighthearted-soundtrack-for-pikuniku
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm
You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!
Playlist:
The Mountain Village
Free Money!
El Bunko
King of the Dancefloor
Run!
Underground Friends
Mother's Lullaby
Don't Fall!
The Sun Is Shining
Everything's Gonna Be Okay
Bonus Track: Enter The Mine
Special thanks to our Patrons:
Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist
Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube
Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint
"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema
Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
SprintCade
The Mysterious Nathan
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Episode 66: Cuphead (With Lemon Boy)
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

2022 State of the Podcast
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

Bonus Episode 10: The Very Best Music of the Podcast (2021 Edition)
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

Christmas 2021 Announcement
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)

Episode 4-12: What If Very Good Music...Had Brentalfloss???
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

Episode 4-11: A Rare Talent - Grant Kirkhope with ProfJeff
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

Episode 4-10: From Minnesota to Melee to Mother: Shogo Sakai with RJ
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

Bonus Episode 9: Our Compositions
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

Episode 4-9: The Metal Master from Oz, Mick Gordon with The Messenger
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

Episode 4-8: Final Fantasy Character Themes by Nobuo Uematsu
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

Bonus Episode 8 - Arachnophonia with Dusklight
Greetings, Gamers, and welcome to another bonus episode! Dusklight joines us once again as we take a week off of the regular full-length episodes we've been droping during our composer-focused season to bring you a special holiday-themed spooky show!
Although they are among the most beneficial creatures on the planet, spiders have always had a creepy reputation. Maybe it's the silken death-traps they make with their butts. Maybe it's their fun way of liquefying their prey from the inside so they can drink them for dinner. Maybe it's just all those eyes and legs! Regrdless, there's some Very Good Music associated withour arachnid acquantances in the wide world of VGM, and we hope you enjoy the songs we've chosen for you.
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm.
You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Playlist:
Play-in: Title Screen - Spidersaurs - Harumi Fujita - iPhone/Mac - WayForward - 2019
Block 1 (Dusk)
Citadel of Spiders - Pikmin 2 - Hajime Wakai - GameCube - Nintendo - 2004
Dancing with Spiders - NyxTheShield (Remix of Spider Dance from Undertale by Toby Fox)
NyxTheShield's Bandcamp: https://nyxtheshield.bandcamp.com/
Lair of the Smooch Spiders - Yoshi's Wooly World - Tomoya Tomita - Wii U - Good-Feel/Nintendo - 2015
Rave in the Grave/Spiderweb Island - Shantae and the Pirate's Curse - Jake Kaufman - 3DS - WayForward - 2014
Block 2 (Shootkapow)
Tephra Cave - Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition - Manami Kiyota - Switch - Monolith Soft/Nintendo - 2020
Chargestone Cave - Pokemon Black & White - Shota Kageyama - DS - Game Freak/Nintendo/The Pokemon Company - 2010
Guardian Menace - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity - Kumi Tanioka, Reo Uratani, Ryotaro Yagi, and Haruki Yamada - Switch - Omega Force/Nintendo/Koei Tecmo - 2020
His Friends Call Him Spuder (Don't Call Him Spuder) - Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling - Tristan Alric - MultiPlatform - Moonsprout Games/Dangen Entertainment - 2019
Block 3 (Bedroth)
Shelob the Great - Lord of the Rings Online: Minas Morgul Expansion (2019) - Bill Champagne - several publishers/devlopers: currently Standing Stone Games/Daybreak Game Company - PC - 2007
Side of Building/Along the Street - Spider: The Video Game - Barry Leitch - PlayStation - Boss Game Studios/BMG Interactive - 1997
Web Spider Stage - Mega Man X4 - Toshihiko Horiyama - Saturn/PlayStation - Capcom - 1997
Koala in the Spider's Web - Jets'n'Guns - Machinae Supremacy - PC - Rake in Grass/Reflexive Entertainment/Stardock Soft-World - 2004
Web Woods/Forest Interlude - Donkey Kong Country 2 - David Wise - SNES - Rare/Nintendo - 1995
Booper Reel: Packing Pests - Rhythm Heaven Fever - Tsunku, Masami Yone, Shinji Ushiroda, and Asuka Ito - Wii - TNX Music Recordings/Nintendo - 2011
Special thanks to our Patrons:
Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube
Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint
"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema
Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
SprintCade
The Mysterious Nathan
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Episode 4-7: Skeletroy Presents the 8-Bit Best of Sunsoft Sensation Naoki Kodaka
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

Episode 4-6: Patreon Special with 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

Episode 4-5: Three Young Composers (Tristan Alric, Lena Raine, and Toby Fox)
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

Episode 4-4: The SID Sensation, Ben Daglish with Lee from The Sound Test
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

Episode 4-3: The Dynamo, Yuzo Koshiro with Bryan from BGMania
Greetings, Gamers! This week, Bedroth is joined by the one and only Bryan Clutter, creator of Level Down Games, a multimedia company dedicated to covering the best that pop culture has to offer, through reviews, videos, and podcasts, including BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast, on which Bedroth has been a guest several times! We are more than happy to welcome Bryan to join us this time to talk about his personal favorite VGM composer: Yuzo Koshiro!
As we will learn, Koshiro is an absolute behemoth in VGM history. From his early days with Nihon Falcom working on the Japanese home computer system, the PC88, through his time as a freelance and as founder and president of his own development companny, Ancient, Koshiro has been an enduring presence in the world of games, and the source of a great deal of Very Good Music, just a small taste of which we are happy to bring you today.
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm.
You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Playlist
Prelude: Fillmore - Actraiser Renaissance - Current Gen Consoles/Steam - Square Enix - 2021
Intro: Go Straight - Streets of Rage 2 - Genesis- Sega - 1992
The Cursed Ship Queen Mary: After Disembarking - Sorcerian (Dragon Slayer V) - PC-88 - Nihon Falcom - 1987
Chinatown (Stage 6-1) - The Revenge of Shinobi - Genesis - Sega - 1989
Misty Blue Theme - Misty Blue - PC-88 - Enix - 1990
The Sadness I Carry on My Shoulders - Shenmue - Dreamcast - Sega - 1999
Protectors - Ys II Complete - Windows - Falcom - 2001
Driver's Delight - Wangan Midnight Maxium Tune - Arcade - Namco - 2004
Blind Fugitive - Protect Me Knight - Xbox 360 - Ancient - 2010
Disturbances: The One Called From Beyond - Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth - 3DS - P-Studio/Atlas - 2014
Raise Thy Sword in Pride - Etrian Mystery Dungeon - 3DS - Spike Chunsoft/Atlus - 2015
Through the Blowing Dust - Puzzle & Dragons X (Cross): Gods and Dragons - 3DS - GungHo Online Entertainment - 2016
Blooper: The Birth of the People - Actraiser - SNES - Enix/Quintet - 1990
Level Down Games: https://leveldowngames.com/
Episode 50 of BGMania (Deep Dive: Yuzo Koshiro): https://anchor.fm/bgmania/episodes/Deep-Dive-Yuzo-Koshiro--BGMania-Podcast-50-ej0gem/a-a33ove5
Special thanks to our Patrons:
Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube
Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint
"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema
Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
SprintCade
The Mysterious Nathan
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Episode 4-2: The Queen of VGM, Yoko Shimomura
Greetings, gamers! Let's talk about some of the most successful, longest-running franchises in gaming. Street Fighter. Mario. Final Fantasy. Mana. Kingdom Hearts. You know what they all have in common? Very Good Music, composed by the queen of VGM herself, Yoko Shimomura!
This week, Bedroth and Shootkapow talk about another of their favorites, one of the most famous video game music makers on the planet. We trace her trajectory from her roots at Capcom all the way through her latest freelance collaboration with K-pop star Taeyeon. From chiptune jams to vocal-orchestral masterpieces, though, everything follows our number one rule: It's all Very Good Music!
So good, this intro says it twice!
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm.
You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Playlist:
Intro: Dearly Beloved - Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix - Square Enix - PS3 - 2012
10:55 - Round 5: Bay Area - Final Fight - Capcom - SNES - 1990
20:21 - Attraction Medley - Adventures in the Magic Kingdom - Capcom - NES - 1990
26:49 - Vega's Theme - Street Fighter II: The World Warrior - Capcom - Arcade - 1991
36:25 - MEGALOMANIA - Live A Live - Square - Super Famicom - 1994
46:45 - Hello, Happy Kingdom - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - Square - SNES - 1996
57:48 - Title Theme - Legend of Mana - Square - PS1 - 1999
1:10:01 - In the Final/The Grand Finale - Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - Nintendo - DS - 2009
1:17:49 - Primal Eyes for The 3rd Birthday - The 3rd Birthday - Square Enix - PlayStation Portable (PSP) - 2010
1:27:38 - Colony 9 - Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition - Nintendo/Monolith Soft - Switch - 2019
1:37:03 - Ahead of Destiny - Gran Saga - NPIXEL - Mobile - 2021
Blooper: BGM 1, 2, and 3 - Hataraku Chocobo - Square/Bandai - WonderSwan - 2000
Special thanks to our Patrons:
Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube
Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint
"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema
Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
SprintCade
The Mysterious Nathan
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Episode 4-1: The RPG Maestro, Yasunori Mitsuda
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

Bonus Episode 7 - Season 4 Prequel
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

Bonus Episode 6 - Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony Musical Commentary
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

Episode 3-11: Superheroes with ProfJeff!
***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

Episode 3-10: Marvel vs. Capcom, Part 2 with Darryl and Carlos
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

Episode 3-9: Marvel vs. Capcom Part 1 with Carlos & Darryl
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

Episode 3-8: VGMVGM Grab Bag 1
Greetings, Gamers! This week, we bring you a handful of random tunes. The only commonality here is that everything follows our #1 rule: Everything is Very Good Music!
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content below! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm.
You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Playlist:
Las Vegas - Top Gear - Barry Leitch (1992, SNES, Gremlin Graphics/Kemco)
Barry's Bandcamp: https://barryleitch.bandcamp.com/
Mechanical Rhythm - Xenoblade Chronicles DE - ACE+ (Tomori Kudo, CHiCO, and Kenji Hiramatsu) (2020, Switch, Monolith Soft/Nintendo)
Koopa Troopa Beach - Mario Sports Mix - Masayoshi Soken & Kumi Tanioka (2010, Wii, Square Enix/Nintendo)
Crisp Climb Castle - Bowser's Fury - Koji Kondo, Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi (2021, Switch, Nintendo)
Main Theme - Fairy Fencer F - Nobuo Uematsu, arr. Tsutomu Narita for Earthbound Papas (2013, PS3, Compile Heart)
Main Theme (Chibi Robo) - Super Smash Flash 2 - Hirofumi Taniguchi/Alex Mourey (chernabogue) (2005/2011, Bandai/Nintendo/McLeodGaming)
chernabogue's Bandcamp: https://chernabogue.bandcamp.com/
Indignant Divinity - Tower of Heaven - flashygoodness (2009, Windows, Askiisoft)
flashy's Bandcamp: https://flashygoodness.bandcamp.com/
Battle (Sinis Trio) - Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia - Takuto Kitsuta, Kinta Sato, Shinobu Amayake (2008, DS, Creatures, Inc./Nintendo/The Pokemon Company)
Blitz It! by the Chirpy Chips - Splatoon 2 - Shiho Fujii (2017, Switch, Nintendo)
Route 205 (Daytime) - Pokemon Diamond/Pearl - Hitomi Sato (2006, DS, Game Freak/Nintendo/The Pokemon Company)
Orbital Ring Systems Cargo Bay - Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars - Yoshinori Ono (2008, Arcade/Wii, Eighting/Capcom)
2-Player Vs. - Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine - Masanori Hikichi/Masayuki Nagao (1993, Genesis/Game Gear, Compile/Sega)
Beyond the Speed of - Sonic Runners - Tomoya Ohtani (2015, Mobile, Sonic Team/Sega)
At the End of Time - Chrono Trigger - Yasunori Mitsuda (1995, SNES, Square)
Blooper: Sunny Side Up - Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle - Grant Kirkhope (2017, Switch, Ubisoft/Nintendo)
Patron Links:
Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss
Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw
Ryan's Bandcamp: https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack
Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/
The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss
Forrest’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA
The Mysterious Nathan…
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Episode 3-7: The Music of the Pikmin Series
Greetings, Gamers! This week, Shootkapow takes us on a tour through the quirky, often delightful world of the Pikmin series and its music, composed by Nintendo stalwart Hajime Wakai. The entire playlist has been curated by Shoot this time, and you’ll learn more about the titular quirky little plant/animal soldier/friends and their world than you ever realized you wanted to know!
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm.
You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Playlist:
The composer for both Pikmin and Pikmin 2 is Hajime Wakai. Pikmin 3's soundtrack was composed and arranged by Wakai along with Asuka Hayazaki and Atsuko Asahi.
Pikmin – GameCube, 2001 (Re-released as part of Wii’s New Play Control! series in 2009)
2:49 - Title Theme
10:20 - Impact Site
19:16 - Today’s Results
24:13 - Forest of Hope
Pikmin 2 – GameCube, 2004 (Re-released as part of Wii’s New Play Control! series in 2009)
33:02 - Title Theme
35:47 - World Map
40:05 - Valley of Repose
46:57 - Boss Theme
56:05 - Perplexing Pool
1:04:35 - The Water Wraith is Coming
1:07:32 - Wistful Wild
Pikmin 3 – Wii U, 2013 (Re-released with bonus content as Pikmin 3 Deluxe on Switch in 2020)
1:15:31 - Garden of Hope
1:21:17 - Tropical Wilds
1:29:52 - One More
Blooper Reel – Bulblax Kingdom – Pikmin 2
Patron Links:
Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss
Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw
Ryan's Bandcamp: https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack
Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/
The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss
Forrest’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA
The Mysterious Nathan…
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Episode 3-6: Catlandia Bloopers and Commentary with Ryan Steel
Listen as Bedroth, Shootkapow, and special guest, composer Ryan Steel, discuss a super-wide variety of topics as they listen to the songs from Episode 3-6 of the podcast. Trigger warning: there is some discussion about American/Canadian political/economic topics (specifically healthcare and military spending) between 24:31 and 26:35. If that’s not your jam, skip it, and enjoy our chatter about composition, sound design, the pronunciation of our names, learning from failure, game jams, and, of course, the reality of the Flat Earth, among many other topics!
In case it's not obvious, if you haven't listened to Episode 3-6, you should really pause and go check it out first! Here's a link: https://youtu.be/WNI7qKQq-P4
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm.
You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Catlandia: Crisis at Fort Pawprint was developed and published by Polar Tabby Interactive for mobile and Steam in February 2020.
Tracklist:
Title Theme
Cats at the Fort | Pawprint Nights
The Darkness in the Trees
Bites and Scratches
Howdy, From the Farm! | Sleepy Boy
A Spark in the Air
Build It Up
A Fight in the Yard
Twilight Gravel
The World Is Flat
Hammered Concrete
Catlandia Trailer Theme
Patron Links:
Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss
Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw
Ryan's Bandcamp: https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack
Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/
The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss
Forrest’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA
The Mysterious Nathan…
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Episode 3-6: Catlandia: Crisis at Fort Pawprint with Ryan Steel
Greetings, Gamers! Coming off of our cat-stravaganza with Dusk last week, we are excited to finally bring you our interview with Ryan Steel, VGMVGM patron and composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort Pawprint! This is just such a diverse, well-made soundtrack, and we had a blast talking about it!
Ryan is a Sound Designer and Music Composer from Canada. Playing video games were some of his earliest memories, and he grew up loving the music, learning a variety of instruments growing up and trying to play all those sweet VGM tunes on them. When he moved out to the farm he decided to stop playing in metal bands and started writing video game music because everything he was writing already fit the bill.
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm.
You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Catlandia: Crisis at Fort Pawprint was developed and published by Polar Tabby Interactive for mobile and Steam in February 2020.
Tracklist:
Opening - Title Theme
25:33 - Cats at the Fort | Pawprint Nights
37:56 - The Darkness in the Trees
46:40 - Bites and Scratches
53:37 - Howdy, From the Farm! | Sleepy Boy
1:05:47 - A Spark in the Air
1:16:10 - Build It Up
1:23:58 - A Fight in the Yard
1:29:16 - Twilight Gravel
1:37:11 - The World Is Flat
1:43:45 - Hammered Concrete
Closing - Catlandia Trailer Theme
Patron Links:
Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss
Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw
Ryan's Bandcamp: https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack
Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/
The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss
Forrest’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA
The Mysterious Nathan…
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Episode 3-5: Feline Fine with Dusklight
Greetings, Gamers, and welcome to a special episode of Very Good Meowsic…er…Music. This week, Bedroth is joined by Dusklight once again, as Shootkapow takes a brief hiatus to focus on some end-of-year stuff (although you might hear him a couple of times if you stick around until the end! Dusk has 2 kitties at home, who you can see on the YouTube video for this episode, so she and Bedroth will be discussing some of the best music they could find from feline-centric games.
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm.
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
World 03 - Purrs in Heaven – Pau Damià Riera (2020, Switch, Pixel Bones Studio/EnjoyUp Games)
Haretree – Legend of Kay – Jake Kaufman (2005, PS2, Neon Studios/Capcom)
Theo - Bright Paw - Will Bedford (2020, Switch/Mobile/Windows, Radical Forge/Rogue Games)
Mount Magmeow - Bowser's Fury - Koji Kondo, Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi (2021, Switch, Nintendo)
A Kitten More Evil Than You Could Possibly Imagine - Cat Quest – Brian Havey, aka zminusone (2017, Multiplatform, The Gentlebros/Pqube)
PowerPro Baseball Collab Battle Music – The Battle Cats – unknown composer, possibly Shigeru Araki or Tomoaki Hirono (2014, Mobile, PONOS Corporation)
Creamy Cove - Aqua Kitty – Mark Day, aka Electric Café (2014, Multiplatform, Electric Café/TIKIPOD)
Fans:
(Voltz Supreme) Tracks 21 & 33 - Doraemon - Nobita no Shin Makai Daibouken – unknown composer (2007, DS, Global Entertainment/Sega)
(The Last Rican) Stage One – Black Panther – unknown composer (1987, Arcade, Konami)
(Skeletroy) Final Boss: Cutscene (Ready to Fight!) – Ninja Kat/Kyatto Ninden Teyandee/Samurai Pizza Cats – Ryuichi Nitta (1991, Famicom, Tecmo)
Ferra Lunar Canyon Main – Whisker Squadron – Chel Wong (In Development, Windows, Flippfly)
Calling (Witching Woods Night) – Calico – John Smith, aka Slide20XX (2020, Multiplatform, Peachy Keen Games)
Time Square – Blinx the Time Sweeper – Mariko Nanba, Keiichi Sugiyama (2002, Xbox, Artoon/Microsoft)
Nostalgia Cutscene – Cattails - Tormod Garvin (2017, Switch/PC/Falcon Development)
Claws and Effect – Catlateral Damage – Brandon Ellis, aka cityfires (2013, Windows/Linux/Mac, Chris Chung/Fire Hose Games)
Mystic theme - Cattails - Tormod Garvin (2017, Switch/PC/Falcon Development)
Blue Rose Ruin – Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Kettei-Ban – Zeami (2011, Wii, BANDAI NAMCO)
Meow Meow Lullaby Remix - Petz: Catz 2 – Nada Surf (2007, DS/PS, Ubisoft)
The soundtrack was composed by Jake Kaufman, but this song was written for the game and performed by Alt Rock group Nada Surf
Thanks to our patrons: Alex, Darryl, Troy, Ryan, Carlos, Forrest, and Nathan! Check out links to their work on the YouTube video!
Thanks to Naomi Rubin, Carlos Leon-Roman, and Ben "The Diad" Dishman for our artwork!
Thanks to Skeletroy for our theme song!

Episode 3-4: The VGM Hype Train of Hype Cool VGM
All aboard, Gamers! The time is finally here – after one extra week of waiting (while listening to some excellent Train Tracks brought to you by your fellow listeners), the VGM Hype Train of Hype Cool VGM is finally ready to leave the station! We’ve got 14 cool tracks (plus our intro and blooper reel track) for your listening pleasure, so let’s keep to good times rollin’ down the track!
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at anchor.com/vgmvgm. You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
(Play In) Wreck Train - Wario Land - Shake It! - Tomoya Tomita, Minako Hamano (2008, Wii, Good-Feel/Nintendo)
4:35 - Bury My Sheel at Wounded Knee (Genesis Cover by Chiptuned Raijin) - TMNT: Turtles in Time - Mutsuhiko Izumi, Kozo Nakamura (1991, Arcade, Konami)
Raijin's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/ChiptunedRaijin
8:58 - Charge Man - Mega Man 5 - Mari Yamaguchi (1992, NES, Capcom)
13:47 - Stage 6 (Capital Railway Theme) - Hard Corps: Uprising - Daisuke Ishiwatari (2011, PS3/360, Arc System Works/Konami)
19:13 - Derailed Express - Wario Land: Shake It! - Tomoya Tomita, Minako Hamano (2008, Wii, Good-Feel/Nintendo)
22:52 - Chaser - Densha De D: Climax Stage - Fran Dyer (2012, Windows, Jinushilppa)
Fran's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AdwardMess/featured
26:36 - Toy Tracks - Kirby's Epic Yarn - Tomoya Tomita (2010, Wii, Good-Feel/HAL/Nintendo)
30:34 - Sonic 06 Radical Train Modern - Sonic ATS (After the Sequel) - Tomoya Ohtani, arr. Falk (2013, Windows, LakeFeperd/Felipe Daneluz)
Check out the site and download the game: https://sites.google.com/site/sonicbtsbooth/
34:56 - Sunset Express - Paper Mario: Color Splash - Takeru Kanazaki, Shigemitsu Goto, Fumihiro Isobe (2016, Wii U, Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
40:10 - Rush Hour- A Hat in Time (Nyakuza Metro) - Pascal Michael Stiefel (2017, Windows/PS4/XB1, Gears for Breakfast/Humble Bundle)
Stiefel on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3FU61shb6MdX8NLBnBauTI
44:19 - Loud Locomotive (Train Area 2) - Kirby Planet Robobot - Hirokazu Ando, Jun Ishikawa (2016, 3DS, HAL/Nintendo)
48:14 - Union Station Alternative (London Stage) - Street Fighter V - Masahiro Aoki, Hideyuki Fukasawa, Keiki Kobayashi, Takatsugu Wakabayashi, Zac Zinger (2016, Windows/PS4, Dimps/Capcom)
53:09 - The Bullet Bill Express - Super Mario 3D World - Koji Kondo, Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi (2013, Wii U, Nintendo)
59:29 - Rydeen (Main BGM) - Super Locomotive - Yukihiro Takahashi (1982, Arcade, Sega)
1:04:27 - A Railway in Our Village! - Mother 3 - Shogo Sakai (2006, GBA, HAL/Nintendo)
(Blooper) Stage 2 (Train Ride) - McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure - Katsuhiko Suzuki (1993, Genesis, Treasure/Sega)
Patrons:
Alex Messenger
The Last Rican
Ryan Steel
Skeletroy
Kung Fu Carlito
Forrest Shamlian
The Mysterious Nathan
Artists:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Episode 3-4 Bonus: Listener Train Tracks
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

Episode 3-3: Rivals, Rogues, and Frenemies, Part II
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

Episode 3-2, Part 2: The Drums of War (RPG Battles)
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!

Episode 3-2, Part 1: Let the Battles Begin! (RPG Battle Themes)
Greetings, Gamers! This time around, we ended up splitting our playlist into two episodes, because this topic – RPG Battle Themes – is just too big to narrow down to 14 tracks! This week, Shootkapow and I each bring you 5 tracks (out of a total of 10 we each picked) from tactical, turn-based, or adventure-style role playing games. There are some classics here, as well as some more obscure picks, but as always, everything is Very Good Music!
Bear with us – I actually decided partway through this episode to split the tracks up instead of going for one full-sized, 20-song extravaganza. We hope you enjoy the format and the rare opportunity for some back-to-back episodes!
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at anchor.com/vgmvgm. You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Playlist:
Let the Battles Begin - Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation, 1997, Square)
Slay the Snake! - Kazumi Totaka - Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru/For the Frog the Bell Tolls (Game Boy, 1992, Nintendo/Intelligent Systems)
For Achieve! - Motoi Sakuraba - Star Ocean (Super Famicom, 1996, Enix/tri-Ace)
Assault - Naoki Kodaka - Albert Odyssey Gaiden: Legend of Eldean (Saturn, 1996, Sunsoft)
Regular Battle 1 - Revo (Yasuo Kamanaka) - Bravely Default II (Switch, 2021, Square Enix/Claytechworks)
Battle: Navi Clash! - Yusuke Beppu - Rockman.EXE N1 Battle/Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge (Game Boy Advance/WonderSwan Color, 2003, Capcom/Inti Creates)
Fight! (original and 8-bit) - Takeru Kanazaki, Shigemitsu Goto, Fumihiro Isobe - Paper Mario: Color Splash (Wii U, 2016, Nintendo/Intelligent Systems)
Battlefield: Storm - Yuzo Koshiro - Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan (3DS, 2012, Atlus)
Dangerous Guys - Shogo Sakai - Mother 3 (Game Boy Advance, 2006, Nintendo/Hal Laboratory)
GONG: Version Alpha III - Michiaki Watanabe, Koji Hayama, Naofumi Tsuruyama, Takuya Hanaoka, Takahiro Kamikawa, Yasufumi Fukuda, JAM Project - Super Robot Taisen Alpha 3: To the End of the Galaxy (PS2, 2005, Banpresto)
Blooper Reel: Battle Against a Clueless Foe - Shane Mesa, Dani Person, Nick Elward - Oddity (PC, in development, fan game)
Patron Links:
Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss
Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw
Ryan's Bandcamp: https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack
Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/
The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss
Forrest’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA
And thanks to our newest patron, Nathan!
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Episode 3-1: Level 3 Unlocked!
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

Episode 3-1 Trailer
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!

Episode 2-13, Part 2: Mega Man X vs. Mega Man X3 with Skeletroy
For this special two-part finale, the hosts are joined by the original Thrash Canadian, Skeletroy, to discuss the fantastic music of Mega Mans X and X3. Why did we skip X2? Why did we split up the playlists this way? How did we decide which mavericks should go head-to-head? Find the answers to these and other questions you never thought to ask in Episode 2-13: Mega Man X vs. Mega Man X3!
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at anchor.com/vgmvgm. You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Mega Man X was developed and published by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and released on December 17th, 1993. Except where noted below, the soundtrack was composed by Setsuo Yamamoto.
Mega Man X3 was developed by Capcom and Minakuchi Engineering and published by Capcom in Japan and North America. It was released for the SNES on December 1st, 1995. The full soundtrack was composed by Kinuyo Yamashita.
Playlist:
Play-in - X1 Dr. Light Theme / X2 Dr. Cain's Lab
Sting Chameleon / Tunnel Rhino
Chill Penguin (comp. Yuki Iwai) / Blizzard Buffalo
Launch Octopus / Blast Hornet
Boomer Kuwanger (comp. Yuko Takehara) / Neon Tiger
Flame Mammoth / Toxic Seahorse
Storm Eagle (comp. Makoto Tomozawa) / Crush Crawfish
Spark Mandrill (comp. Makoto Tomozawa) / Gravity Beetle
Armored Armadillo / Volt Catfish
MMX Credit Roll / X3 Staff Roll
Play-out - MMX Casting Theme
Skeletroy's Mega Man X Thrash Remixes on YouTube by searching "Skeletroy Mega Man X" or visiting the Very Good Music VGM Podcast channel playlists page!

Very Good Music Bonus Episode 5: What the World Needs Now
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

Episode 2-13, Part 1: Mega Man X vs. Mega Man X3 with Skeletroy
For this special two-part finale, the hosts are joined by the original Thrash Canadian, Skeletroy, to discuss the fantastic music of Mega Mans X and X3. Why did we skip X2? Why did we split up the playlists this way? How did we decide which mavericks should go head-to-head? Find the answers to these and other questions you never thought to ask in Episode 2-13: Mega Man X vs. Mega Man X3!
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at anchor.com/vgmvgm. You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Mega Man X was developed and published by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and released on December 17th, 1993. Except where noted below, the soundtrack was composed by Setsuo Yamamoto.
Mega Man X3 was developed by Capcom and Minakuchi Engineering and published by Capcom in Japan and North America. It was released for the SNES on December 1st, 1995. The full soundtrack was composed by Kinuyo Yamashita.
Playlist:
Intro Jingle: SNES Capcom Logo
Title & Opening Stage
Zero (X1 Zero's Entrance/Theme and X3 Zero's Theme)
Stage/Boss Select (X1 Boss Select originally composed by Takashi Tateishi)
Boss Battle/Victory/Weapon Get
Vile (X1 Boss Battle 2 and X3 Vile's Theme)
X1 Sigma Stage 1 and X3 Doppler Stage 1
X1 Sigma Battle 1 and X3 Sigma Battle 2
Password (X1 password theme by Toshihiko Horiyama)
Ending Theme
Patron Links:
Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss
Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw
Ryan's Bandcamp: https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack
Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/
The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss
Forrest’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

Episode 2-12: Link, He Come to Town!
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

Episode 2-11: Platformers with ProfJeff!
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