Welcome to Music Arcade! In this episode, Galen "The Sound Guy" Firestone, Edie and Ranakel take on the role of the solemn, unblinking judges, grading the flips, twists and various acrobatics involved with video game soundtrack releases, both physical and digital. And then also weigh in on the Olympic Games' opening ceremony's video game music choices.

02:56 - Pricing

08:24 - Capcom and Steam

11:46 - Digital Formats (MP3 vs FLAC)

13:30 - Bandcamp

18:26 - More Pricing and Spotify

27:15 - Square and BluRay

38:25 - Konami and Licensing for streaming platforms

41:34 - Soundtrack Variance, Context, and Experience

50:34 - The Tokyo Olympics 2020's opening ceremony

1:09:07 - Outro

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