Core of Score

Everybody understands how much joy and pain a single race of Mario Kart can bring. Kart Racers are a genre that sparks and unearths many different emotions. The foundation of my childhood is the Kart Racer genre for better or worse. From Diddy Kong Racing to Mario Kart 8, enjoy the high octane and fascinating sounds the best of the genre has to offer. 

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Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity by Kenichi Tokoi, Tomonori Sawada, Fumie Kumatani, Hideaki Kobayashi

Crash Team Racing by Mark Mothersbaugh and Josh Mancell

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Composer Corner - Asuka Hayazaki

Mario Kart Wii by Asuka Hayazaki with Ryo Nagamatsu

From grassroots scenes in the late 90s and early 00s to tv screen presence on ESPN, Turner, and NBC, eSports has grown to become a multi-billion dollar industry. Scores of gaming cafes and lounges are sprouting up and the Philadelphia Fusion (Overwatch) and Comcast are even building the largest purpose-based eSports arena in the Western hemisphere here in south Philly. No better time to get into the competitive side of gaming as both a player and a spectator. We'll dive into some of the core games that fueled the growth of eSports as well as some that house some of the greatest prize pools ever received by 16 year olds.

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Love is a funny thing. You gotta be vulnerable to fully love but that comes at the risk of so much pain when we lose that which we love. Truly a high risk, high reward idea, but I think it's always worth it. Join me as we foray into some of the loveliest songs in video games. Love comes in many shapes, sizes, and sounds, so keep an open mind and find something to love in all of it.

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It's Black History month!! What better way to celebrate it then to play some of the best themes of black characters in gaming. There aren't many black composers in the industry but the amount of varied and important black characters in gaming are make up the lack of melanin infused music. We will be reviewing the soundtracks to Remember Me and Dandara, looking at an interesting kickstarter, and as always, playing high quality jams.

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Life is an adventure and with it comes good and bad times. I'm gonna bring you one of those good times. Today we cover the music of "adventure" games (surprisingly there's a good amount of them). We review the soundtracks of Starfox Adventures and Skylanders 1: Spyro's Adventure as well as talk about one of my favorite composers, Koji Kondo. Sit back, relax and get out of your comfort zone - we're going on an adventure!

Intro: Sonic Adventure 2, 'Escape from the City' by Jen Senoue

Bit Bangers: McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure, 'Staff Roll' by Katsuhiko Suzuki & Aki Hata | Kirby's Adventure, 'Sea & Ship Level' by Hirokazu Ando

Break: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - All Star Battle, 'Yoshikage Kira Just Wants a Quiet Life (Kira Yoshikage's Theme)' by Chikayo Fukuda

Score-Card: Star Fox Adventures, 'Barrel Run' by David Wise & Ben Cullum | Star Fox Adventures, 'Dark Ice Landing Strip' by David Wise and Ben Cullum | Spyro's Adventure, 'Perilous Pastures' by Lorne Balfe | Spyro's Adventure, 'Stonetown' by Lorne Balfe

Break: Super Monkey Ball Adventure, 'Moonhaven' by Simon Forster 

TAG (Tech, Anime, and Gaming): Wii Menu, 'News Channel - Globe Slide Show (Day Time)' by Kazumi Totaka

Composer Corner - Koji Kondo: Link's Awakening DX, 'Tal Tal Mountains/Heights' by Koji Kondo | The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, 'Field BGM' by Koji Kondo and Asuka Ohta | The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD, 'Staff Credits' by Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Toru Minegishi, and Koji Kondo

Music has always been an essential part of the gaming experience. From sound effects to orchestral scores, music takes many forms in the medium of video games. Join me, Jovan Kouakou, as I dive into a beloved field which we all have experience with but truly don't know.  This episode of Core of Score is all about my favorites. I'm new here and want you to get to know me through what I enjoy most about the field of composition in gaming.  I hope you enjoy and thank you for listening. 

Bit Bangers: Megaman 3, 'Title' by Harumi Fujita | Donkey Kong Country 2, 'Forest Interlude' by David Wise 

Score-Card: Sonic CD, 'Stardust Speedway Present' by Naofumi Hataya | Sonic CD, 'Quartz Quadrant Bad Future' by Naofumi Hataya | Pokemon Colosseum, 'Semifinal Battle Pokémon Colosseum' by Tsukasa Tawada | Pokemon Colosseum, 'Miror B's Retro Groove' by Tsukasa Tawada 

Music Break: Hollow Knight, 'Greenpath' by Christopher Larkin 

TAG (Tech, Anime, and Gaming): Wii Menu, 'News Channel - Globe Slide Show (Day Time)' by Kazumi Totaka 

Music Break: Kid Icarus: Uprising, 'Aurum Island' by Motoi Sakuraba | Xenoblade 2: Torna the Golden Country, 'Battle!!/Torna' by Yasunori Mitsuda 

Composer Corner - Yasunori Nishiki: Octopath Traveler Arrangements, Break & Boost, 'Break: Decisive Battle II' by Yasunori Nishiki | Octopath Traveler Arrangements, Break & Boost, 'A Settlement In the Red Bluffs' by Yasunori Nishiki