We are back again, and this time we're returning to a classic show theme for another Part 2, this one focusing on the Five-Finger Fanfare (a term coined by the Super Marcato Bros. on their excellent and seminal VGM podcast). This is a term used to describe a run of 5 notes that line up with the first 5 notes of the minor scale - a technique used frequently in video game music. Will you be able to hear the Five-Finger Fanfares in each piece of Very Good Music the hosts brought to this episode? Only one way to find out!
As always, we appreciate our amazing patrons who supported us for so long, as well as the artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm
And you can find our other content in these places:
Shootkapow's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheYf62G3VoUQHNdwl18TdA
Shootkapow on Flat: https://flat.io/@boothkb0607
Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!
Tracklist:
Migratory Birds - Wild Arms 3 - Michiko Naruke - PlayStation 2, 2002 - Media.Vision/Ubisoft/Sony
Hong Meiling's Theme (Stage 3 Boss) - Touhou 6: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil - ZUN - Windows, 2002 - Team Shanghai Alice
Darkness Falls - Deltarune - Toby Fox - Multiplatform, 2018 - Toby Fox/8-4
In the Court of the Ant Queen - Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling - Tristan Alric - Multiplatform, 2019 - Moonsprout Games/DANGEN Entertainment
Level 8 - Tetris CD-i - Jim Andron - Philips CD-i, 1992 - Philips Interactive Media
Erdrick's Theme - Dragon Quest XI - Koichi Sugiyama - Multiplatform, 2017 - Square Enix
Crossing the Sands - Kirby and the Rainbow Curse - Shogo Sakai - Wii U, 2015 - HAL Laboratory/Nintendo
Barren Valley - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Arata Iiyoshi, Hideki Sakamoto, Keisuke Ito, Ken-ichi Saito, and Yoshihiro Maeda - Nintendo DS, 2009 - Nintendo/The Pokemon Company
Tango Rouge - CHUNITHM: Seelisch Tact - Yoko Shimomura - Arcade, 2015 - Sega
Aetheral Gates (Omega Version) - Rivals of Aether - flashygoodness - Multiplatform, 2015 - Dan Fornace/Aether Studios
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy
Greetings, game music lovers. It's been a while, hasn't it? Shootkapow and I decided to dust off the old podcast for y'all after she encountered a game area in Celeste that she thought would make a great episode topic. I guess she was just feeling homesick and nostalgic, and dear old Dad was there to fire up the VGM-Mobile and get back on the road - for at least one more round of Very Good Music!
Thanks again to our listeners and supporters who recommended tracks for this episodes!
As always, we appreciate our amazing patrons who supported us for so long, as well as the artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm
And you can find our other content in these places:
Shootkapow's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheYf62G3VoUQHNdwl18TdA
Shootkapow on Flat: https://flat.io/@boothkb0607
Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!
Tracklist:
Joy of Remembrance - Celeste: Farewell - Lena Raine - Multiplatform, 2018 - Maddy Makes Games
Last Battle - Cave Story - Daisuke Amaya - Multiplatform, 2004 - Studio Pixel
Megalovania - Undertale - Toby Fox - Multiplatform, 2015 - Toby Fox
Attack of the WEAPON - Final Fantasy VII - Nobuo Uematsu - PlayStation, 1997 - Square
Fight Against Culex - Super Mario RPG - Yoko Shimoura - Nintendo Switch, 2023 - Nintendo
Emil/Despair - NeiR: Automata - Keiichi Okabe, Keigo Hoashi, Kuniyuki Takahashi - Multiplatform, 2817 - Square Enix
Titan Dweevil Battle - Pikmin 2 - Hajime Wakai & Kazumi Totaka - GameCube, 2004 - Nintendo
Morgan Freeman Boss Battle - South Park: The Fractured But Whole - Jamie Dunlap - Multiplatform, 2017 - Ubisoft
Delightful Spekkio - Chrono Trigger - Yasunori Mitsuda - SNES, 1995 - Square
Slot Machine - Star Fox - Hajime Hirasawa - SNES, 1993 - Nintendo
Champion & Red Battle Music - Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver - Go Ichinose, Shota Kageyama, Hitomi Sato, Jnichi Masuda, and Takuto Kitsuta - Nintendo DS, 2009 - The Pokemon Company
Valkyries - God of War - Bear McCreary - PS4/Windows, 2018 - Sony Interactive Entertainment
BIG SHOT - Deltarune Chapter 2 - Toby Fox - Multiplatform, 2021 - Toby Fox
The Incarnation of Devil - Star Ocean: Till the End of Time - Motoi Sakuraba - PS2, 2003 - Square Enix
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy
Episode 76: Credit Where It's Due
This is it, gamers. The last regular episode of VGMVGM. Thanks so much for joining us. We hope you had as much fun on this road trip as we did.
Thanks to everyone who shared their tracks with us as well. A very special tanks to Dusk and ProfJeff, our most frequent cohosts, and to the rest of our family: Lemon Boy, Flare, Luna, and Mrs. Bedroth.
Now, let's get into one last batch of Very Good Music!
As always, we appreciate our amazing patrons who supported us for so long, as well as the artists who made our show art and theme song. Even though the show is ending, you can continue to reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/gfypDsuqFs
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm
And you can find our other content in these places:
Shootkapow's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheYf62G3VoUQHNdwl18TdA
Shootkapow on Flat: https://flat.io/@boothkb0607
The Movie Bar: https://anchor.fm/moviebar
BGMania: https://anchor.fm/bgmania
Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!
Tracklist:
Credit Roll - Mega Man 3 - Yasuaki "BunBun" Fujita or Harumi Fujita
Staff Roll - Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine - Masanori Hikichi, Masayuki Nagao
Credits - Banjo-Kazooie - Grant Kirkhope
Ending Roll - Spark: the Electric Jester - Falk Au Yeong, Andy Tunstall, James Landino, Michael Staple, Paul Bethers, Pejman Roozbeh, and Funk Fiction
Staff Roll/The Yoshis Are Home/Cast List - Super Mario World - Koji Kondo
To Far Away Times - Chrono Trigger - Yasunori Mitsuda
Smiles and Tears - Mother 2: Earthbound - Keiichi Suzuki, Hirokazu Tanaka
Staff Roll - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Koji Kondo
Last Goodbye - Undertale - Toby Fox
Staff Credits - Metroid: Samus Returns - Ryoji Yoshitomi, arr(?) Daisuke Matsuoka
Ending Theme - Pokemon: Emerald Version - Junichi Masuda (also Go Ichinose, Morikazu Aoki, and Hitomi Sato)
Staff Credits - Star Fox 64 - Koji Kondo (also Hajime Wakai)
Dream a New Dream for Tomorrow - Kirby's Dream Collection - Jun Ishikawa, arr. HAL Laboratory Sound Staff
Daisy/Staff Roll - Super Mario Land - Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka
Ending Demo/Staff Roll - Super Mario 64 - Koji Kondo
Special thanks to our Patrons:
Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist
Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube
Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint
"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema
Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
SprintCade
The Mysterious Nathan
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy
Greetings, game music lovers. Welcome to the penultimate episode of Very Good Music. We've beaten the big bad boss, and now it's time for a cutscene, epilogue, or some other small detour before the credits roll. We're not always sure where this last step of our journey will take us, but we know we'll be accompanied by some Very Good Music!
Thanks again to our listeners and supporters who recommended tracks for this episode on Discord and Twitter!
As always, we appreciate our amazing patrons who supported us for so long, as well as the artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/gfypDsuqFs
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm
And you can find our other content in these places:
Shootkapow's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheYf62G3VoUQHNdwl18TdA
Shootkapow on Flat: https://flat.io/@boothkb0607
The Movie Bar: https://anchor.fm/moviebar
Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!
Tracklist:
Because I Love You - Earthbound - Hirokazu Ando - SNES, 1994 - Nintendo
Ending Theme (Hard Mode) - TMNT IV: Turtles in Time - Kazuhiko Uehara, Harumi Ueko - SNES, 1992 - Konami
You're My Hero - Sonic 3d Blast - Jun Senoue - Sega Saturn, 1996 - Sega
The Wake of Destruction - Mega Man X2 - Yuki Iwai - SNES, 1995 - Capcom
Hall of Fame - Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver - Junichi Masuda, arr. Shota Kageyama - Nintendo DS, 2009 - Nintendo/Game Freak
Wingding (Outro) - The Messenger: picnic Panic - Rainbowdragoneyes - Multiplatform, 2019 - Devolver Digital/Sabotage Studio
Each to His Own World - Kirby's Return to Dream Land - Hirokazu Ando, Jun Ishikawa - Nintendo Wii, 2011 - Nintendo/HAL Laboratory
Daybreak (Ending Theme) - Street Fighter Alpha 3 - Takayuki Iwai - Multiplatform, 1998 - Capcom
Recommended by Lee Tyrell, writer, musician, podcaster (host of The Sound Test) and currently working on the Decent Land project. Find out more by visiting @decentdotland on Twitter.
Lee's Medium Page: https://medium.com/@leetyrrell
Ending (Olimar's Comeback) - Pikmin 3 Deluxe - Unknown Composer - Switch, 2020 - Nintendo
Goodbye Geno - Super Mario RPG - Yoko Shimomura - SNES, 1996 - Nintendo/Square
Blooper Reel: End Game (Sweet Little Dead Bunny) - Doom - Bobby Prince - MS-DOS, 1993 - id Software
Special thanks to our Patrons:
Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist
Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube
Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint
"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema
Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
SprintCade
The Mysterious Nathan
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy
Greetings, game music lovers. Here we are at the beginning of our final four official episodes. You have joined Shootkapow and me on quite an adventure on this father/kid VGM road trip, but our quest isn't over yet!
It's time to enjoy some Very Good Music from last levels and final areas. Thanks to all of our listeners and supporters who recommended tracks for this episode on Discord and Twitter!
As always, we appreciate our amazing patrons who supported us for so long, as well as the artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/gfypDsuqFs
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm
And you can find our other content in these places:
Shootkapow's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheYf62G3VoUQHNdwl18TdA
Shootkapow on Flat: https://flat.io/@boothkb0607
The Movie Bar: https://anchor.fm/moviebar
BGMania Alberto Gonzalez Interview: https://anchor.fm/bgmania/episodes/Composer-Appreciation-Alberto-Jos-Gonzlez-w-An-Interview-e1n95a3/a-a6olb4h
Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!
Tracklist:
Play-In: Within These Castle Walls - Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - Kenichi Matsubara, Satoe Terashima, & Kouji Murata - Famicom/NES, 1987 - Konami
Nerd Noise Radio: http://nerdnoiseradio.blogspot.com/
Wily Fortress 3 - Mega Man 3 - Yasuaki Fujita - NES, 1990 - Capcom
Stage 7: Amarna - Pharaoh Rebirth+ - Peposoft - Steam, 2016 - KROBON Station/Degica
Kotaku article by UtopiaNemo: https://kotaku.com/pharaoh-rebirth-has-that-nostalgic-playstation-sound-1847419303
Peposoft Website: http://www.peposoft.com/
Castle Theme - New Super Mario Bros. Wii- Shiho Fujii - Wii, 2009 - Nintendo
Final Stage - Rave Master: Fighting Live - Toshihisa Furusawa - GameCube, 2002 - Konami
Hammock's Website: https://www.kvgmradio.com/
Another Dimension - Kirby's Return to Dream Land - Jun Ishikawa - Wii, 2011 - HAL Laboratory/Nintendo
A Melody to Break the Curse (Music Box Future) - The Messenger - Rainbowdragoneyes - Multiplatform, 2018 - Sabotage Studio/Devolver Digital
VGM Journey: https://anchor.fm/vgmjourney
Hyrule Castle (Exterior) - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Manaka Kataoka - Wii-U/Switch, 2017 - Nintendo
Ignition - Sega Rally Championship - Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (arr. for Saturn by Takayuki Hijikata) - Saturn, 1995 - Sega (electricBoogaloo)
Within the Giant - Final Fantasy IV - Nobuo Uematsu (arr. for DS by Junya Nakano) - DS, 2007 - Matrix Software/Square Enix
The Gate of Finis - Octopath Traveler - Yasunori Nishiki - Multiplatform, 2018 - Square Enix
Mustin's Website: https://www.mustinenterprises.com/
Blooper Reel: Undertale - Undertale - Toby Fox - Multiplatform, 2015 - Toby Fox
Special thanks to our Patrons:
Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist
Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube
Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint
"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema
Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
SprintCade
The Mysterious Nathan
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy
In June of 2022 (and stretching into July), over a dozen VGM podcasts came together to honor our favorite composers in what came to be called Masers of VGM.
Part 2 was originally intended to be a one-episode listener recap. Instead, it evolved into three parts of its own! In this third and final episode you're in for some Very Good Music as Bedroth and his guest discuss ProfJeff's Masters of VGM!
Thanks as always to our amazing artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm
You can also leave us a comment on Anchor or Spotify and while you're at it, please rate and review the show and subscribe and to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!
Track List:
Red Hot Skull - Sonic Adventure - Jun Senoue - Sonic Team/Sega - Multi-Platform, 1998
Concept of Love (Concept of Passion Remix) - Ollie King - Hideki Naganuma - Amusement Vision/Sega - Arcade, 2004
Pink Sadism (Haruka's Theme) - Senran Kagura Estival Versus - Mutsumi Ishimura - Tamsoft/Marvelous - PS4/Vita, 2015
MUST DIE (Susano Theme) - BlazBlue: Central Fiction - Daisuke Ishiwatari (also recommended by listener Muddle MADness) - Arc System Works - Multi-Platform, 2015
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy
In June of 2022 (and stretching into July), over a dozen VGM podcasts came together to honor our favorite composers in what came to be called Masers of VGM.
Part 2 was originally intended to be a one-episode listener recap. Instead, it evolved into three parts of its own! In this episode, the second of the three, we start by featuring blocks of tracks suggested by keyglyph (including a special cameo from key!) and VGM uber-fan UtopiaNemo. Then, Prof Jeff joins Bedroth again to discuss 12 tracks recommended by VGM podcast listeners - all of which are, of course Very Good Music.
Join us for Part 2-3 tomorrow for ProfJeff's Masters of VGM!
Thanks as always to our amazing artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm
You can also leave us a comment on Anchor or Spotify and while you're at it, please rate and review the show and subscribe and to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!
I don't want to spoil the content of this episode, so I won't be listing tracks, but here are the composers we'll feature, along with who recommended them:
Miki Higashino - keyglyph
Tomomi Otani, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Dean Evans, and Olivier Deriviere - UtopiaNemo
Kenji Yamamoto - Ganon11
Kenji Ito - InspectorSpecktor
Ryu Umemoto - UtopiaNemo, Hammock, Mike Levy, and Rayjkayj
Ryu Takami - Rayjkayj
Masayoshi Soken - Ayymart
Yasuhiro Kawakami - Hammock
Jack Wall - ThePirateZee
Jeremy Soule - ThePirateZee
Yasuhisa Watanabe - Electric Boogaloo
Masaya Matsuura - Naomi Rubin
Tomoyuki Uchida - Naomi Rubin
Christopher Tin - Martyrus
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy
In June of 2022 (and stretching into July), over a dozen VGM podcasts came together to honor our favorite composers in what came to be called Masers of VGM.
Part 2 was originally intended to be a one-episode listener recap. Instead, it evolved into three parts of its own! In this episode, the first of the three, Prof Jeff joins the party to help discuss Bedroth's honorable mentions for the event - composers who didn't quite make his Mount Rushmore, but still deserve recognition for their Very Good Music.
Join us for Part 2-2 tomorrow for the listener showcase event, featuring additional commentary by ProfJeff and a cameo from the wonderful keyglyph of The VGM Jukebox and Sound Test Roulette podcasts!
Thanks as always to our amazing artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm
You can also leave us a comment on Anchor or Spotify and while you're at it, please rate and review the show and subscribe and to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!
Track List:
In-Game Music - Treasure Island Dizzy - Allister Brimble - Oliver Twins/Codemasters - ZX Spectrum, 1989
Lunar - Lunar: The Silver Star - Noriyuki Iwadare - Game Arts/Working Designs - Sega CD, 1992
Megalovania - Undertale - Toby Fox - Multi-Platform, 2015
Las Vegas - Top Gear - Barry Leitch - Gremlin Graphics/Kemco - SNES, 1992
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy
Greetings, Gamers!
On this special bonus episode of Very Good Music, Bedroth is proud to present his VGM podcasting colleague Andre, host of the Brazilian O Som do Cartucho podcast! As one of only three international podcasts joining the event, and as the only podcast whose regular episodes have been released entirely in a language other than English, “Cartridge’s Sound” definitely lends a unique flavor to the proceedings.
There was a bit of confusion at first as to whether this episode would be posted on the BGMania thread or the Very Good Music thread. However, since VGMVGM won’t be posting another regular episode for at least a couple weeks, and BGMania has a full slate of episodes for July, we opted to present it for you here.
We hope you enjoy one of the final episodes in the inaugural Masters of VGM event!
Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics! You can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/gfypDsuqFs
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm
Check out O Som do Cartucho at https://www.osomdocartucho.com.br/ (website and podcast are in Portuguese)
Check out the Masters of VGM at mastersofvgm.com or @MastersofVGM on Twitter!
Track List:
Funky Writer “Hangar” - Jesper Kyd - Sub-Terrania/Red Zone - Sega Genesis
Stage 3 - Naoki Kodaka - Journey to Silius - NES
Stage 4-1 “Gotham City Streets 2” & Stage 5 “In the Sky Over Gotham City” - Naoki Kodaka - Batman - Sega Genesis
Across the Tube (Round 3) - Ayako Saso - Rolling Thunder 2 - Arcade
Snow - Ayako Saso - Dirt Dash - Arcade
Desert - Masashi Kageyama - Robot Construction R.C. - Sharp X68000
Good Night (True End) - Masashi Kageyama - Gimmick! - NES
Special thanks to the Friends of the Show:
ProfJeff
"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema
Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint
Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist
Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
Martyrus, host of the RE-VGM Podcast
SprintCade
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy
Episode 70: Super Turbo Hyper Ultra VGM Robot Go!!!
Greetings, game music lovers! In this episode, This month, Bedroth is exploring an area of popular culture he's not all that familiar with - giant robots! He has asked his friends ProfJeff and Kung Fu Carlito, who are regular experts in the subject matter, to serve as his guides through this SUPER EXCITING corner of nerddom in search of some Very Good Music!
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
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
Well, everyone, we've made it. This is the big one. Not 50. Not 100. Not an anniversary.
Episode 69. Nice.
In all seriousness, we're not doing anything naughty on this episode. Quite the contrary - Bedroth and Shootkapow have invited Dusklight back onto the show to discuss music from games that are just...nice. We hope you enjoy this very special helping of Very Nice Music.
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:
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Playlist:
Sweden - Minecraft - Daniel Rosenfield (C418) - Mojang/Microsoft
C418's Bandcamp: https://c418.bandcamp.com/
Tube Town - Kirby's Epic Yarn - Tomoya Tomita - Nintendo
Tomoya's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TomoyaTomitaMusic
Golf: Results - Wii Sports - Kazumi Totaka - Nintendo
Stratosphere - Journey of the Broken Circle - Andrew Rohrmann (scntfc) - Lovable Hat Cult
scntfc's Bandcamp: https://scntfc.bandcamp.com/
Boss Battle 1 - Miitopia - Toshiyuki Sudo, Shinji Ushiroda, Yumi Takahashi, Megumi Inoue - Nintendo
Calico Desert - Stardew Valley - Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) - Independent
ConcernedApe's Bandcamp: https://concernedape.bandcamp.com/
Somewhere in the Woods - A Short Hike - Mark Sparling - Adam Robinson-Yu (Independent)
Mark's Bandcamp: https://marksparling.bandcamp.com/
The Final Fall - Fall Guys - Jukio Kallio - Mediatonic/Devolver Digital/Epic
Jukio's Website: https://jukiokallio.com/
Hang Glider - Pilotwings 64 - Dan Hess - Nintendo
Dan's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=24306210
Hello? - A Short Hike - Mark Sparling - Adam Robinson-Yu (Independent)
Otherside - Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs - Lena Raine - Mojang/Microsoft
Lena's Bandcamp: https://radicaldreamland.bandcamp.com/
Route 22: Fireflow Volcano - New Pokemon Snap - Hiroki Hashimoto
Blooper Reel: Flyswatter: Level 1 - Mario Paint - Hirokazu Tanaka, Ryoji Yoshitomi, Kazumi Totaka
Under-music: Mysterious - Mario Paint
Special thanks to our Patrons:
Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist
Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube
Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint
"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema
Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
SprintCade
The Mysterious Nathan
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy
Ahoy, Game Music Lovers! Shootkapow is back again as the two of us set sail on the High Seas of VGM Goodness! Last year we brought you some excellent train tracks. Watergoing vessels may not ride on tracks, but they can still delever fathomless amounts of Very Good Music!
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
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
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
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Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm
You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!
Playlist:
The Mountain Village
Free Money!
El Bunko
King of the Dancefloor
Run!
Underground Friends
Mother's Lullaby
Don't Fall!
The Sun Is Shining
Everything's Gonna Be Okay
Bonus Track: Enter The Mine
Special thanks to our Patrons:
Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist
Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube
Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint
"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema
Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
SprintCade
The Mysterious Nathan
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy
This week, Bedroth and Shootkapow are joined by Shootkapow's little brother, whose podcast personal is "Lemon Boy". Lemon Boy has made a couple of brief appearances before, but this time he is bringing his 10 favorite tracks from a game that has been taking up a lot of his attention: Cuphead!
The 2017 indie sensation, developed and published by Studio MDHR, the company started by brothers Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, became famous for its unique visual aesthetic inspired by classic robber-hose animation style, as well as its high degree of difficulty. Also highly praised is the game's soundtrack, composed by Ontario jazz musician Kristofer Maddigan and performed by live jazz and big band musicians.
If you enjoy this showcase of Very Good Music from Cuphead, you can reach out to us in any of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm
You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
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Playlist:
Don't Deal With the Devil
Ruse of an Ooze
Aviary Action
Threatenin' Zeppelin
The Mausoleum
Botanic Panic
Shootin n' Lootin
Inkwell Isle Three
Railroad Wrath
Floral Fury
Sugarland Shimmy
Blooper Reel: Die House & All Bets Are Off
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy
An announcement about some things happening in our world and the world of the podcast.
Background Music: Super Training! - Pokemon X & Y - Shota Kageyama
Things Mentioned in the Show:
The Movie Bar - https://anchor.fm/moviebar
The Literate Pixel - https://anchor.fm/literatepixelpodcast
VGM Journey - https://anchor.fm/vgmjourney
BGMania - https://rpgera.com/blog/category/podcasts/bgmania/
Talk to Us:
https://twitter.com/vgmpod
https://twitter.com/shootkapow
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6r-B1UHRbvZ5tcEGQHvrCg
Hi everyone!
No episode this week. Just a great piece of winter music by Grant Kirkhope from 1998's Banjo-Kazooie, remixed and remastered for Grant's 2021 album Re-Jiggyed! And a brief announcement.
Merry Christmas to you and yours. And if you don't celebrate Christmas, or don't celebrate it today, then happy December 25th!
Love,
Bedroth (@VGMPod) and Shootkapow (@shootkapow)
This week, Bedroth and Shootkapow are joined by the one and only Brent Black, who became famous under his Internet persona "Brentalfloss" by asking one simple question: What if video games...had lyrics?"
Brent is a talented musician and composer in his own right, and he's also an incredibly charming, funny, and nice guy. We hope you enjoy this epic 3-hour conversation covering everything from Mario and Zelda to Ducktales and Shovel Knight to...Flavoured Cats? Whether it's an inspiration, an arrangment, or an original, every tune you'll hear, as always, is Very Good Music!
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm.
You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Very Good Music is now proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!
Playlist
Intro - Floss Man Theme 2013 Remix - Brentalfloss - 2013
16:15 - Mega Man 3 - Title Theme - Yasuaki Fujita - Capcom, NES, 1990
30:06 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Ending Theme (Beautiful Hyrule) - Koji Kondo - Nintendo, SNES, 1991
37:26 - DuckTales - The Moon - Hiroshige Tonomura - Capcom, NES, 1989
52:33 - Final Fantasy Main Theme (Orchestral Performance by the London Philharmonic) - Nobuo Uematsu - Square, NES, 1987
1:01:44 - Super Mario World - Ending/Credits - Koji Kondo - Nintendo, SNES, 1990
1:13:19 - Final Fantasy IV - New Orleans Remix - Nobuo Uematsu, arr. Brentalfloss - Square, SNES (as Final Fantasy II), 1991
1:31:21 - Super Mario Sunshine Without Lyrics - Koji Kondo, arr. Brentalfloss - Nintendo, GameCube, 2002
1:47:37 - Shovel Knight Without Lyrics - Jake "Virt" Kaufman, arr. Brentalfloss - Yacht Club Games, Various Platforms, 2014
2:11:49 - Flavoured Cats (cancelled game) - Winter Athletic Theme - Brent Black
2:22:59 - Buck & Miles - Haunted Valley - Brent Black - Astrojone, In Development
2:33:26 - Default Dan - Ending Credits - Brent Black - Kikiwik Games, Steam, 2015
Blooper Reel: Chicken Knights Soundtrack - Brent Black - Jack Klein, Mobile/Steam (Demo), 2016
Buy Brent's Stuff: https://brentalfloss.bandcamp.com/ | http://useyourwords.lol/
Subscribe to Brent on YouTube: www.youtube.com/brentalfloss
Follow Brent on Twitter: www.twitter.com/brentalfoss
Check out Brent's Musical: www.twitter.com/uastpm
Check out Brent & Kate's Question Box podcast (NSFW): http://questionbox.libsyn.com/rss
Special thanks to our Patrons:
Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist
Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube
Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint
"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema
Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
SprintCade
The Mysterious Nathan
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy
Greetings, Gamers! It's Episode 11 of Season 4 and you know what that means - it's ProfJeff time!
Jeff has joined us to talk about a composer whose work is special to all three of us: Grant Kirkhope. Kirkhope has been composing music for games for over 25 years, and we're bringing you an eclectic mix of his work, from famed classics like Banjo-Kazooie to a recent album of unused tracks. As always, everything you'll hear is Very Good Music!
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm
You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Very Good Music is now proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!
Playlist
Play-in: Banjo-Kazooie Main Theme cover by Hugo Junstrand
https://youtu.be/dxqps72dO5Q
8: 03 - Treasure Trove Cove - Project: Dream - Rare, SNES, Unreleased
13:36 - Gobi's Valley - Banjo-Kazooie - Rare/Nintendo, N64, 1998
20:39 - The Sands of Mystery (Angry Aztec) - DK64 - Rare/Nintendo, N64, 1999
31:27 - Chicago Stealth - Perfect Dark - Rare, N64, 2000
40:15 - Fight - Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - 38 Studios/Big Huge Games/EA/THQ, multiple consoles, 2012
50:51 - Shadow Soldier - Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z - Spark Unlimited/Tecmo Koei, PS3/360/Windows, 2014
59:00 - Fractal Aquilon - Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide - Firaxis Games/2K Games, Windows, 2015
1:06:20 - Hot Start, Cold Finish - Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle - Ubisoft, Switch, 2017
1:08:42 Spooky Skirmish - Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
1:17:46 - Match 4 - Bringing Back Golden Eye (motion picture) - Dan Guest/Jim Miskell, 2021
1:23:25 - Swashes - Minecraft Dungeons (Hidden Depths DLC) - Mojang/Double Eleven/Xbox Game Studios, Modern Consoles, 2020
1:36:01 - Zombies in the Snow - REJECTED - Album of unused music, 2021
https://grantkirkhope.bandcamp.com/album/rejected
Blooper Reel: Rain Dance (Mumbo's Moment of Triumph) - Project Dream
Special Feature: The Egg Nog Song
Rob Paulsen Interviews the Justice League: https://youtu.be/P0IDnv1x8R8
Special thanks to our Patrons:
Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist
Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube
Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint
"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema
Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
SprintCade
The Mysterious Nathan
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy
Greetings, Gamers! This time, we are joined by Shootkapow's good friend (and game developing partner) RJ! RJ's been recommending songs for the show for over a year, and we're really excited to have him on to talk about one of his favorite composers, Shogo Sakai!
Sakai isn't quite as well-known as some of the others we've discussed this season, nor is he as prolific as far as the number of games he's composed. However, he's been involved in the VGM scene for over 30 years, and his work on the massive (and beloved) soundtrack to Mother 3 has made him famous in at least the VGM fandom. And as always, everything we're bringing from his discography is Very Good Music!
Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:
Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com
Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm.
You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!
Very Good Music is now proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!
Playlist
Play-In: Opening - Super Smash Bros. Melee - HAL Laboratory/Nintendo - GameCube - 2001
Melee Vector U Remix (played under first round of discussion): https://youtu.be/KNQ8I80N4-M
10:16 - Unknown Track (Track 3) - Tantei Jingūji Saburō: Toki no Sugiyuku Mama ni - Data East - Famicom - 1990
16:42 - The Fine Draw - Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend - Data East - Sega Genesis - 1995
25:47 - Menu 2 - Super Smash Bros. Melee - HAL Laboratory/Nintendo - GameCube - 2001
31:19 - Fantasy Meadows - Kirby Air Ride - HAL/Nintendo - GameCube - 2003
From Mother 3 - Brownie Brown/HAL Laboratory/Nintendo - Game Boy Advance - 2006:
42:13 - Mind of a Thief
48:12 - Adolescence (Toilet Cow's Recommendation)
1:03:08 - A Certain Someone's Memories (originally by Keiichi Suzuki, arranged for Mother 3 by Sakai)
1:12:01 - Sixteen Melodies/Love Theme
1:22:27 - Porky's Theme - Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Sora Ltd/Nintendo - Wii - 2008
1:27:44 - Kirby Mass Attack - HAL/Nintendo - Nintendo DS - 2011
1:34:16 - Watch Out for That Sloth - Kirby and the Rainbow Curse - HAL/Nintendo - 2015
1:41:04High School - Part Time UFO - HAL/Nintendo - iOS/Android/Switch - 2017/2020
Blooper Reel: Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend: Merry-Go-Round; Part Time UFO: Farm/Circus, Mother 3: Fun Bazaar/Fun Shopping/Fairies/we humming; Kirby Mass Attach: Dedede Pachinko, Fun Castle, Well Played
Special thanks to our Patrons:
Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist
Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube
Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint
"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema
Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
SprintCade
The Mysterious Nathan
Artist Links:
Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy
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