BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast

Jazzy Jazz

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Episode #383 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, the sweet, syncopated swing of jazz takes center stage. Bryan and Bedroth delve into the genre’s unmistakable influence on game soundtracks, from smooth and smoky lounge tunes to frantic, bebop-inspired boss battles.

Join us for a journey through saxophones, upright bass lines, and muted trumpets, as we tap into games like Persona 5, Mario Kart 8, Gravity Rush, Phoenix Wright, Skullgirls, and many more. Whether you’re sipping an espresso or sprinting through a cityscape, this episode has something jazzy to match your mood.

Email the show at [email protected] with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or any other thoughts you'd like to share! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu, Jeff & Mike.

EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS

  1. Let's Get Lost from Grand Theft Auto IV [Jimmy McHugh/Chet Baker, 1955/2008]
  2. Pleajeune from Gravity Rush [Kohei Tanaka, 2012]
  3. Godot - The Fragrance of Dark Coffee from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations [Noriyuki Iwadare, 2004]
  4. Let's Dance Boys! from Bayonetta [Hiroshi Yamaguchi, 2009]
  5. Lighting a Fuse from The Even More Incredible Machine [Christopher Stevens, 1993]
  6. Heist from Conker's Bad Fur Day [Robin Beanland, 2001]
  7. Dolphin Shoals from Mario Kart 8 [Atsuko Asahi, 2014]
  8. Boo Cinema -Jazzy Version- from Mario Kart World [Atsuko Asahi, Maasa Miyoshi, Takuhiro Honda & Yutaro Takakuwa, 2025]
  9. Calling from The World Ends With You [Takeharu Ishimoto feat. SAWA, 2007]
  10. Misty from Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star [Daisuke Achiwa, 2014]
  11. Urban Fantasy from 10,000 Bullets [Yasunori Mitsuda & Miki Higashino, 2005]
  12. Pedestrians Crossing from Skullgirls [Brenton Kossak & Blaine McGurty, 2012]
  13. Clock Tower Stage from Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes [Tetsuya Shibata & Mitsuhiko Takano, 2000]
  14. Rivers in the Desert from Persona 5 [Shoji Meguro feat. Lyn, 2016]

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