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Third episode in our Megami Tensei month is a lesser known SNES duo of Strategy RPGs called Majin Tensei. The music by Hidehito Aoki is stunning and really pushes the SNES to its limits, there's hints of techno-industrial and early Synthwave throughout that give both games a real grimy aesthetic. Definitely worth checking out. Thanks to Teeps for joining us on short notice!

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Tracklist:

00:00:00 Hidehito Aoki - A.D. 1995 Story

00:03:49 Talk 01

00:17:24 Hidehito Aoki - SCENE OF CARNAGE

00:20:20 Hidehito Aoki - CHAOTIC LAW

00:23:01 Hidehito Aoki - THE WRATH OF GOD

00:25:00 Hidehito Aoki - DEVIL DANCE

00:27:10 Hidehito Aoki - BICARBONATE OF FACE

00:28:26 Hidehito Aoki - JUDEX

00:31:30 Talk 02

00:48:54 Hidehito Aoki - OMEGA

00:52:52 Hidehito Aoki - FLAME UP FRAGMENT

00:55:35 Hidehito Aoki - IMMORTALLY SHOP RAG

00:58:45 Yoshiyuki Ito - THE WRATH OF GOD (Arrange Version)

01:04:41 Talk 03

01:23:26 Hidehito Aoki - CHAOTIC LAW

01:26:15 Hidehito Aoki - DEVIL DANCE

01:30:00 Hidehito Aoki - SCENE OF CARNAGE

01:32:49 Talk 04

01:43:27 Hidehito Aoki - Outtalk

01:45:05 Hidehito Aoki - Theme of Endless

01:48:41 Hidehito Aoki - Parting. EXE

01:50:50 Hidehito Aoki - Sourpuss

01:52:58 Hidehito Aoki - Eurythmic Battle

01:54:25 Talk 05

02:03:04 Hidehito Aoki - PALLID TEARS

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Back for week 2 of Megami Tensei month and it's finally time for me to talk about Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE. It's one of my favourite RPGs on the Wii U/Switch and a real highlight in the series for me which is in no small part due to the music being exceptionally good even for a series that has notably great music as-is. Even though I don't really enjoy Fire Emblem, but the Fire Emblem stuff is more or less a bonus anyway, so I asked Nate from the 13 Sentinels episode to come back and provide some of the context for Fire Emblem that I am obviously missing. We also talk about Vagina Bones for a while because it's probably this game's biggest cultural legacy outside of the incredible JPop soundtrack.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Kazuaki Yamashita; Yoshino Nanjo - Reincarnation

00:03:51 Talk 01

00:15:00 Yoshiaki Fujisawa - Shibuya

00:17:45 Yoshiaki Fujisawa - Audition

00:19:54 Yoshiaki Fujisawa - Show Business!!!

00:22:08 Yoshiaki Fujisawa - Illusory Daitama

00:24:23 Yoshiaki Fujisawa - Illusory Shibuya

00:26:45 Talk 02

00:55:46 Kazuaki Yamashita; Inori Minase - Feel

00:59:51 Kazuaki Yamashita; Yoshimasa Hosoya - Black Rain

01:04:00 Cube Juice; Sumire Morohoshi - Beastie Game

01:07:15 Chikara Gonohe; Emotional KEY - Between You and Me

01:10:55 Talk 03

01:20:42 Yuichi Nakase; Yoshimasa Hosoya - Under the moon

01:24:44 Yoshino Nanjo; Inori Minase - She is...

01:28:43 KOH; Inori Minase; Ayane Sakura - Dream Catcher

01:32:59 Talk 04

01:39:26 Yoshiaki Fujisawa - SESSION !!!

01:41:48 Yoshiaki Fujisawa - Very Intimidating!

01:45:18 Yoshiaki Fujisawa - Through Destiny!

01:50:00 Talk 05

01:57:01 Hiroshi Yoshida; Yoshino Nanjo - The Labyrinth

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We're going weekly for the month of November to talk about a bunch of Megaten soundtracks that I think deserve a bit more attention. Professor Tom of Shujin Academy VGM Club joins us to kick things off with some chat about Persona Q2, a Persona 5 Spinoff for the 3DS based on the Etrian Odyssey series. Enter the labyrinth with us and listen to some nice new tracks as well as great arrangements of tunes from Persona 3, 4 and 5.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Atsushi Kitajoh; Yumi Kawamura; Shihoko Hirata; Lyn; Lotus Juice - ROAD LESS TAKEN

00:04:14 Talk 01

00:23:53 Atsushi Kitajoh - Welcome to Kamo City

00:26:43 Atsushi Kitajoh - Jungle Quest

00:29:15 Atsushi Kitajoh - Theme of A.I.G.I.S

00:30:41 Atsushi Kitajoh - Synchronized City

00:33:23 Atsushi Kitajoh - Robot Lab

00:36:56 Talk 02

00:46:24 Atsushi Kitajoh; Lyn - Invitation to Freedom

00:49:50 Atsushi Kitajoh; Shihoko Hirata - Remember, We Got Your Back

00:53:12 Atsushi Kitajoh; Yumi Kawamura; Lotus Juice - Wait and See

00:56:34 Talk 03

01:09:01 Atsushi Kitajoh - Popcorn

01:11:40 Atsushi Kitajoh - Puzzling

01:14:03 Atsushi Kitajoh - Friendly Talk

01:15:53 Atsushi Kitajoh - Funny Friends

01:17:57 Atsushi Kitajoh - Coffee Break

01:21:00 Talk 04

01:32:34 Shoji Meguro; Yumi Kawamura - Paulownia Mall -inside the cinema-

01:34:00 Shoji Meguro - Like a dream come true -inside the cinema-

01:36:55 Shoji Meguro - Corner of memories -inside the cinema-

01:40:38 Shoji Meguro - New Beginning -inside the cinema-

01:43:40 Shoji Meguro - Life Will Change Inst ver. -inside the cinema-

01:48:04 Talk 05

01:56:59 Atsushi Kitajoh; Lyn - Cinematic Tale -Solo-

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Just me and Reese for this one and it's one we've been trying to get to for a while. Sayonara Wild Hearts is an album as an endless runner rail shooter rhythm game and as such it really should be played to get the full experience, but the music is excellent and we had a great chat about the game and how it weaves music and narrative.

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Tracklist:

00:00:00 Daniel Olsén; Jonathan Eng; Linnea Olsson - Sayonara Wild Heart

00:01:30 Talk 01

00:16:39 Daniel Olsén - Doki Doki Rush

00:17:57 Daniel Olsén - Fighting Hearts

00:18:54 Daniel Olsén; Linnea Olsson - Forest Ghost

00:20:13 Daniel Olsén; Linnea Olsson - Forest Dub

00:20:53 Daniel Olsén - Laser Love

00:21:53 Daniel Olsén - Hearts & Swords

00:22:53 Talk 02

00:42:21 Daniel Olsén - Parallel Universes

00:43:46 Daniel Olsén - Night Drift

00:45:11 Daniel Olsén - Reverie

00:47:00 Daniel Olsén - Transonic Gravity

00:48:21 Daniel Olsén - Hate Skulls

00:49:33 Daniel Olsén; Jonathan Eng; Linnea Olsson - A Place I Don’t Know

00:51:34 Talk 03

01:09:55 Daniel Olsén; Jonathan Eng; Linnea Olsson - Begin Again

01:14:26 Daniel Olsén; Jonathan Eng; Linnea Olsson - Dead of Night

01:17:05 Daniel Olsén; Jonathan Eng; Linnea Olsson - Mine

01:19:07 Daniel Olsén; Jonathan Eng; Linnea Olsson - Inside

01:22:33 Talk 04

01:31:10 Daniel Olsén - Heartbreak I

01:32:20 Daniel Olsén - Heartbreak II

01:33:22 Daniel Olsén - Heartbreak III

01:34:49 Daniel Olsén - Heartbreak IV

01:35:54 Daniel Olsén - Heartbreak V

01:37:46 Daniel Olsén; Jonathan Eng; Linnea Olsson - Wild Hearts Never Die

01:39:23 Talk 05

01:46:39 Daniel Olsén; Jonathan Eng; Linnea Olsson - The World We Knew

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Returning Champion Conqy joins us to talk about Mirror's Edge. Itself a fairly interesting game with some neat gameplay, however the main event here is the soundtrack by the Psytrance/Psybient artist Solar Fields whose synth heavy score provides the perfect backdrop for futuristic parkour and kicking guys off helicopters.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Solar Fields - Introduction

00:05:34 Talk 1

00:20:35 Solar Fields - Edge & Flight

00:27:23 Solar Fields - Heat

00:34:21 Talk 2

00:46:00 Solar Fields - Ropeburn

00:53:06 Solar Fields - New Eden

01:00:47 Solar Fields - Pirandello Kruger

01:07:56 Talk 3

01:28:32 Solar Fields - Boat

01:35:54 Solar Fields - Kate

01:42:59 Solar Fields - Shard

01:50:16 Talk 4

02:07:19 Lisa Miskovsky - Still Alive

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This week we are joined by Kole Ross of Duckfeed.tv to talk about one of my all time favourites: Chrono Cross. The sequel to Chrono Trigger is often unjustly maligned however the soundtrack is one of Yasunori Mitsuda's finest works so whatever your feelings on the game may be, I hope you enjoy the music with us!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Yasunori Mitsuda - CHRONO CROSS ~Time's Scar~

00:02:23 Talk 1

00:14:17 Yasunori Mitsuda - Arni Village Home

00:17:32 Yasunori Mitsuda - Termina Another

00:20:08 Yasunori Mitsuda - Galdov Home

00:24:00 Yasunori Mitsuda - Galdov Another

00:27:22 Talk 2

00:47:57 Yasunori Mitsuda - The Plains of Time Home World

00:51:17 Yasunori Mitsuda - At the Shore of Dreams Another World

00:53:31 Yasunori Mitsuda - Chronomantique

00:56:40 Yasunori Mitsuda - Gale

00:58:40 Talk 3

01:14:24 Yasunori Mitsuda - Brink of Death

01:16:55 Yasunori Mitsuda - Optimism

01:19:06 Yasunori Mitsuda - Predicament

01:21:45 Yasunori Mitsuda - Isle of the Dead

01:24:50 Yasunori Mitsuda - Chronopolis

01:28:57 Talk 4

01:45:37 Yasunori Mitsuda; Aisling McGlynn - A Vow of Wind and Dreams

01:48:31 Yasunori Mitsuda; Aisling McGlynn - Dreams of the Past, Memories of My Soul

01:51:37 Yasunori Mitsuda - Termina (Another World)

01:54:59 Talk 5

02:05:21 Yasunori Mitsuda; Noriko Mitose - RADICAL DREAMERS ~The Jewel Which Cannot Be Stolen~

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This week we return to Hell with Treyt in tow to talk about DOOM 2016's incredible djent-electronic masterpiece by Mick Gordon. This soundtrack barely needs an introduction but needless to say it's one we've wanted to do for a while. Rip and Tear!

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Tracklist:

00:00:00 Mick Gordon - Rip & Tear

00:04:17 Talk 01

00:21:00 Mick Gordon - Damnation

00:27:32 Mick Gordon - Mastermind

00:34:09 Talk 02

00:46:32 Mick Gordon; Bobby Prince - At Doom's Gate

00:47:38 Mick Gordon; Bobby Prince - Transistor Fist

00:53:36 Mick Gordon; Bobby Prince - Authorization; Olivia Pierce

00:55:51 Mick Gordon; Bobby Prince - Bfg Division

01:04:18 Talk 03

01:20:42 Mick Gordon - Biowaves

01:22:54 Mick Gordon - Incantation

01:26:23 Mick Gordon - Flesh & Metal

01:33:25 Talk 04

01:44:10 Mick Gordon - Hellwalker

01:49:14 Mick Gordon - Cyberdemon

01:55:32 Talk 05

02:03:45 Mick Gordon - Harbinger

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Is Tim Rogers the real Travis Touchdown? Previous guest Skeleton of DEEP HELL DOT COM and Karin of various and sundry join us to investigate while listening to some bangers from two of my favourite composers so hop in your Schpeltiger and buckle up for this one.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Masafumi Takada - Beam Katana Chronicles

00:01:43 Talk 1

00:11:53 Masafumi Takada - Cashmere Cannonball

00:16:32 Masafumi Takada - Blaster Nation

00:19:40 Masafumi Takada - Oxygen Graffiti

00:23:43 Talk 2

00:35:14 Masafumi Takada; Jun Fukuda - Ten Tons of Titanium

00:39:21 Masafumi Takada - Stop Hanging DJs

00:43:35 Masafumi Takada - Samurai Summer

00:48:56 Talk 3

01:04:55 Masafumi Takada - K-ENT.

01:06:58 Masafumi Takada - Heart in your Hand

01:12:01 Masafumi Takada; Jun Fukuda - Pleather for Breakfast

01:16:10 Talk 4

01:29:51 Masafumi Takada - The virgin child makes her wish without feeling anything

01:31:20 Masafumi Takada - NO MORE NO MORE HEROES

01:36:31 Masafumi Takada - Blueberry Cheesecake Brownie

01:38:24 Masafumi Takada; Jun Fukuda - We Are Finally Cowboys

01:43:46 Talk 5

02:02:35 Masafumi Takada - Season of the Samurai

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Hey gang! Slightly late upload this week as I was away but here you have it and we're gonna finally crack open the can of worms called Touhou. There's an absolutely huge pool of music and games to talk about here but Justus returns from our previous shmup episode to talk about three of the more accessible ones and give us a bit of an education on the series, Zun, and FM Synth.

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Tracklist:

00:00:00 ZUN - Sealed Gods Title screen (Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith)

00:02:35 Talk 01

00:14:41 ZUN - Because Princess Inada Is Scolding Me Stage 1 Boss - Minoriko Aki's theme (Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith)

00:16:13 ZUN - Dark Side of Fate Stage 2 Boss - Hina Kagiyama's theme (Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith)

00:19:47 ZUN - Youkai Mountain ~ Mysterious Mountain Stage 4 Boss - Aya Shameimaru's theme (Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith)

00:22:31 ZUN - Cemetery of Onbashira ~ Grave of Being Stage 6 theme (Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith)

00:24:43 Talk 02

00:42:12 ZUN - Awakening of the Earth Spirits Title screen (Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism)

00:44:51 ZUN - The Dark Blowhole Stage 1 theme (Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism)

00:48:10 ZUN - Heartfelt Fancy Stage 4 theme (Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism)

00:52:52 Talk 03

01:04:06 ZUN - Green-Eyed Jealousy Stage 2 Boss - Parsee Mizuhashi's theme (Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism)

01:07:51 ZUN - Corpse Voyage ~ Be of good cheer! Stage 5 Boss - Rin Kaenbyou's theme (Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism)

01:11:18 ZUN - Energy Daybreak ~ Future Dream... Staff Roll theme (Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism)

01:13:46 Talk 04

01:30:40 ZUN - At the End of Spring (At the Harbor of Spring) Stage 1 theme (Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object)

01:33:54 ZUN - A Tiny, Tiny, Clever Commander Stage 1 boss - Nazrin's theme (Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object)

01:36:55 ZUN - The Sealed Cloud Route Stage 2 theme (Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object)

01:40:47 Talk 05

01:58:52 ZUN - Captain Murasa Stage 4 boss - Minamitsu Murasa's theme (Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object)

02:03:05 ZUN - Fires of Hokkai Stage 6 theme (Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object)

02:06:30 ZUN - Returning Home from the Sky ~ Sky Dream Staff roll theme (Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object)

02:10:23 Talk 06

02:18:03 ZUN - The Gensokyo the Gods Loved Stage 3 theme (Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith)

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It's episode 50 and I'm delighted to finally have my friend Josh come on and talk about the NiGHTS games for Sega Saturn and the Wii. These quirky platformers have some truly beautiful music along with a lot of Sonic and Monkey Ball style bangers. Thanks to everyone for listening these last 50 episodes and hopefully will be around for 50 more!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Tomoko Sasaki - Dreams Dreams: Located Link Mix (NiGHTS ~Hoshi Furu Yoru no Monogatari~ Original Soundtrack)

00:04:56 Talk 01

00:20:34 Tomoko Sasaki - Gate of Your Dream (NiGHTS into dreams... PERFECT ALBUM)

00:22:01 Tomoko Sasaki - Paternal Horn : Complete Ver. (NiGHTS into dreams... PERFECT ALBUM)

00:30:40 Tomoko Sasaki - The Mantle (NiGHTS into dreams... PERFECT ALBUM)

00:32:51 Talk 02

00:47:14 Naofumi Hataya - After The Dream (NiGHTS into dreams... PERFECT ALBUM)

00:49:27 Tomoko Sasaki - Growing Wings (NiGHTS into dreams... PERFECT ALBUM)

00:53:05 Naofumi Hataya - NiGHTS and Reala (NiGHTS into dreams... PERFECT ALBUM)

00:55:10 Naofumi Hataya - Message From Nightopia (NiGHTS into dreams... PERFECT ALBUM)

00:58:04 Talk 03

01:12:59 Naofumi Hataya; Tomoko Sasaki - Message from Nightopia (remix) (Christmas Nights)

01:14:50 Naofumi Hataya - The Dragon Gave a Loud Scream : In Holy Night (Christmas Nights)

01:16:52 Naofumi Hataya - Rolling Eggman (Christmas Nights)

01:18:55 Talk 04

01:31:04 Naofumi Hataya - Sweeping Seashore: Marine Escape (NiGHTS ~Hoshi Furu Yoru no Monogatari~ Original Soundtrack)

01:33:10 Naofumi Hataya - Cowardly Custard (NiGHTS ~Hoshi Furu Yoru no Monogatari~ Original Soundtrack)

01:34:50 Naofumi Hataya - Catch Me If You Can (NiGHTS ~Hoshi Furu Yoru no Monogatari~ Original Soundtrack)

01:36:33 Teruhiko Nakagawa - Giant Girania: Hard Ver. (NiGHTS ~Hoshi Furu Yoru no Monogatari~ Original Soundtrack)

01:39:03 Talk 05

01:45:47 Naofumi Hataya - Drifing Donbalon: Hard Ver. (NiGHTS ~Hoshi Furu Yoru no Monogatari~ Original Soundtrack)

01:48:51 Fumie Kumatani - Queen Bella's Ball: Hard Ver. (NiGHTS ~Hoshi Furu Yoru no Monogatari~ Original Soundtrack)

01:51:00 Tomoko Sasaki - Crusing Together (NiGHTS ~Hoshi Furu Yoru no Monogatari~ Original Soundtrack) really reminds me of music sounds better than you

01:54:28 Talk 06

02:04:08 Curtis King Jr. & Dana Calitri - Dreams Dreams (NiGHTS into dreams... PERFECT ALBUM)