Episode 134: Castle Areas

The music from castle areas in video games is the topic of Episode 134.  Sometimes the music sounds majestic and royal, and sometimes it doesn't.  Brent and Rob also talk about muscles.  Full track listing below.

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Game - Composer - Song - Company - Console - Year (North American release unless otherwise indicated)

Super Mario Bros. 3 - Koji Kondo - Saving the King - Nintendo - NES - 1990

Seiken Densetsu 3 - Hiroki Kikuta - Witchmakers - Square - Super Famicom - 1995

Socket - Fumito Tamayama, Yoko Suzuki, Shigenori Masuko, Yasuyuki Hamada - Special Zone 3 (Castle) - Vic Tokai - Genesis - 1994

Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals - Yasunori Shiono - The Strongest Man - Neverland/Natsume - SNES - 1996

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - Kenichi Matsubara - Within These Castle Walls (Castle BGM) - Konami - NES - 1988

Arcana - Jun Ishikawa, Hirokazu Ando - Dark Castle Bintel - HAL - SNES - 1992

Ys III: Wanderers from Ys - Mieko Ishikawa - Valestein Castle - Riot - Genesis - 1991

Alcahest - Jun Ishikawa - Castle - Square - Super Famicom - 1993

Realm - unknown - Castle on the Sea - Flair Software/Titus Software - SNES - 1996

Chrono Trigger - Yasunori Mitsuda - Courage and Pride (Guardia Castle) - Square - SNES - 1995

Marvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems - Takane Okubo, Katsunari Kitajima - Dr. Doom's Castle - Capcom - SNES - 1996

Soul Blazer - Yukihide Takekawa - Underground Castle - Quintet/Enix - Super Nintendo - 1992

Final Fantasy II - Nobuo Uematsu - Castle Pandemonium - Square - Famicom - 1988

Castlevania Legends - Kaoru Okada, Youichi Iwata - Inside the Castle (Stage 2) - Konami - Game Boy - 1998

Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu - Yuka Tsujiyoko, Kenichi Nishimaki (?) - New Thracia Castle - Nintendo - Super Famicom - 1996

Episode 133: Racing Games 3

Racing Games, the Legacy Music Hour's third installment.  Brent and Rob go Bahamas on this episode with some good selections from motorized vehicle racing games.  Brent goes especially Bahamas when he gets possessed by the music of Virtua Racing.  Full track listing below.

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Game - Composer - Song - Company - Console - Year (North American release unless otherwise indicated)

Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally - Soyo Oka - Monster Dance - Nintendo - Famicom Disk System - 1988

Road Rash - Rob Hubbard, Mike Bartlow - Palm Desert - Electronic Arts - Genesis - 1991

Racer Mini Yonku: Japan Cup - Jun Funahashi (Funa-inu) - Staff Roll - Konami - Famicom - 1989

Super Mario Kart - Soyo Oka - Vanilla Lake - Nintendo - SNES - 1992

Motocross Maniacs - Michiru Yamane, Tsuyoshi Sekito - Course 1 and 5 - Ultra Games - Game Boy - 1990

Virtua Racing - Tohru Nakabayashi, Tomoyuki Kawamura - Demonstration - Sega - Genesis - 1994

Final Lap Twin - Katsuhiro Hayashi - Race Music 1 (Race Mode) - Namco - TurboGrafx-16 - 1990

Al Unser Jr.'s Road to the Top - Paul Wilkinson, Marc Baril - Race Results - Radical Entertainment/Software Toolworks - SNES - 1994

F-1 Grand Prix Part III - Naoki Itamura - Middle Speed Course - Video System - Super Famicom - 1994

Sunsoft Grand Prix - unknown - Racing - Sunsoft/Lenar - Game Boy - 1992

F1 Circus MD - Hiroshi Ogawa - Race Setup - Micronics/Nichibutsu - Mega Drive - 1991

Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing - Patrick Phelan - Ending - Gremlin Graphics/GameTek - Genesis - 1993

Victory Run - Takeaki Kunimoto - unknown - Hudson Soft - TurboGrafx-16 - 1991

F-1 Race - Kazumi Totaka, Ryoji Yoshitomi - Ending - Nintendo - Game Boy - 1991

Taito Grand Prix: Eikou e no License - unknown - Name Entry - Taito/Now Production - Famicom - 1987

Track Listing: Brent Weinbach VGM Dance Mix Vol. 2

Here is the track list (game titles only) for Brent's VGM Dance Mix Vol. 2...

Slalom
Zillion
Magical Pop'n
Last Battle
Maniac Mansion
Track & Field II
Ninja Gaiden
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja
Gunstar Heroes
Seiken Densetsu 3
RoboWarrior
Mega Man 6
World Heroes
Double Dribble
Mega Man 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Street Fighter II Turbo
Final Fantasy II

To listen to the dance mix, you can find the original post here:

Brent Weinbach VGM Dance Mix Vol. 2

Track Listing: F. Switch Dance Mix Dos

Here is the track list (game titles only) for the F. Switch Dance Mix Dos...

Coach K College Basketball
Power Blade 2
?
Streets of Rage
The Revenge of Shinobi
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Tetris Attack
Vapor Trail
Lightening Force
Blades of Steel
Earthworm Jim 2
Ninja Gaiden
Out Run
Mega Man 3
Ranger X
Space Harrier
Nemesis
Double Dragon

To listen to the dance mix, you can find the original post here:

F. Switch Dance Mix Dos

Episode 132: Motoaki Takenouchi

Motoaki Takenouchi, best known for his work with the Shining Force series, is an amazing composer.  Through very sophisticated, progressive compositions, he really takes video game music to the next level.  Episode 132 is a focus on him, though some of his best work has already been showcased on previous episodes, so check those episodes out if you want to hear more of him.  Full track listing below.

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Game - Composer - Song - Company - Console - Year (North American release unless otherwise indicated)

Jewel Master - Motoaki Takenouchi - To be Over - Sega - Genesis - 1991

Jewel Master - Motoaki Takenouchi - Alone in Love - Sega - Genesis - 1991

LandStalker - Motoaki Takenouchi - A Ballad for Princess Loria - Climax Entertainment - Genesis - 1992

LandStalker - Motoaki Takenouchi - Treasure Hunter Nigel - Climax Entertainment - Genesis - 1992

Double Moon Densetsu - Motoaki Takenouchi - Registration/Final Boss Defeated - NCS - Famicom - 1992

Double Moon Densetsu - Motoaki Takenouchi - Staff Roll - NCS - Famicom - 1992

Shining Force Gaiden: Ensei Jaishin no Kuni e - Motoaki Takenouchi - Staff Roll - Camelot Software Planning - Game Gear (Japan) - 1992

Shining Force Gaiden: Ensei Jaishin no Kuni e - Motoaki Takenouchi - Great Cypress War - Camelot Software Planning - Game Gear (Japan) - 1992

Aguri Suzuki F-1 Super Driving - Motoaki Takenouchi - gameplay (1) - G-Amusements/Logic - Game Boy (Japan) - 1993

Aguri Suzuki F-1 Super Driving - Motoaki Takenouchi - gameplay (2) - G-Amusements/Logic - Game Boy (Japan) - 1993

Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya - Motoaki Takenouchi - Ending 3 - Camelot Software Planning - Game Gear - 1994

Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya - Motoaki Takenouchi - Ending 1 - Camelot Software Planning - Game Gear - 1994

Shining Force II - Motoaki Takenouchi - Dying Wishes - Camelot Software Planning - Genesis - 1994

Shining Force II - Motoaki Takenouchi - HQ - Camelot Software Planning - Genesis - 1994

Gamera: Gyaosu Gekimetsu Sakusen - Motoaki Takenouchi - Gamera Leaves - Axes Art Amuse/Sammy Studios - Super Famicom - 1995

Gamera: Gyaosu Gekimetsu Sakusen - Motoaki Takenouchi - Unknown Song 1 - Axes Art Amuse/Sammy Studios - Super Famicom - 1995

Granhistoria: Genshi Sekaiki - Motoaki Takenouchi - Unhappiness - J-Force/Banpresto - Super Famicom - 1995

Granhistoria: Genshi Sekaiki - Motoaki Takenouchi - Ending 2 - J-Force/Banpresto - Super Famicom - 1995

Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict - Motoaki Takenouchi - Message from Ancient Times - Camelot Software Planning - Game Gear (Japan) - 1995

Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict - Motoaki Takenouchi - Fall of Footsteps - Camelot Software Planning - Game Gear (Japan) - 1995

E.V.O.: Search for Eden - Koichi Sugiyama, Motoaki Takenouchi (arr.) - The Origin of Gaia - Enix/Almanic - SNES - 1993