Ready for spooky season, the crew dips once again into that spookiest of realms: anime games!

From the horrors of Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3 to the scariness of Arslan: The Warriors of Legend, you bet we... totally aren't talking about spooky games at all - but, in true Musou/Samurai Warriors fashion, they sure have some cool songs!

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Music credits (in order of discussion):

Fate/Samurai Remnant - "Where Lotuses Bloom" by Daisuke Shinoda

Arslan: The Warriors of Legend:

"Advance" (also known as "Charge") by Masato Koike;

"Mt. Bashur" by Ayako Toyoda;

and featuring "The Arslan" by Taro Iwashiro from the original soundtrack to The Heroic Legend of Arslan

Berserk and the Band of the Hawk - "Tower of Conviction" (unconfirmed title) by Masako Otsuka, Kosuke Mizukami, and Ippo Igarashi

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 - "Onigashima" (unconfirmed title) by Takashi Yoshida, Shinichiro Nakamura, Hiroaki Takahashi, MASA, and Kensuke Inage

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Edie Alexsander

Today, the crew relearns that there's nothing better at bringing people together than a good concert.

Checking out Kanto Symphony's Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire concert, the team not only finally finds the ever-elusive clarinet, but also has a ton of fun appreciating a great fan concert.

We also highly recommend you check out the official Kanto Symphony YouTube channel.

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Music credits (in order of discussion):

Note: all songs listed below are new arrangements by an unconfirmed number of arrangers, including Tatsuro Tamura.

Unless otherwise noted, original compositions by: Go Ichinose, Junichi Masuda, Morikazu Aoki, Minako Adachi, Shota Kageyama, Hideaki Kuroda, Hitomi Sato, and Satoshi Nohara.

"Hoenn Maritime Travelogue, Suite for Orchestra"

"Team Aqua vs. Team Magma: Aftermath of the Strife, Symphonic Poem"

"The Draconid, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra"

"Per Aspera Ad Astra!"

"Trick House"

"Dive"

"Hoenn Battle Remixes! 2024"

"Ending Theme, for Strings and Harp"

"The Eon Flute 2024"

"Advance Adventure" (originally written by Hirokazu Tanaka and GARDEN)

"Make a Wish" (originally written by Takahiro Yamautsuri and Yoshiko Miura)

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Edie Alexsander

The wheel of instruments is spun again, landing on clarinets - and its curse strikes, as usual, though in an unexpected way.

Stick around to see how many times the words "yep, that's actually an oboe" are uttered as we talk games such as Age of Mythology, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia.

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Music credits (in order of discussion):

Unicorn Overlord - "Elheim Overworld (Day)" by Rikako Watanabe

Final Fantasy VII Remake - "Flowers Blooming in the Church" by Nobuo Uematsu (Arr. by Shotaro Shima)

Actraiser: Renaissance - "Outpost Shrouded in Sand" by Yuzo Koshiro

Divinity: Original Sin 2 - "Divinity - Original Sin 2 (Main Theme)" by Borislav Slavov

Final Fantasy VI - "Gogo" and "Wild West" by Nobuo Uematsu ("Go-Go Gadget Gonkulator" remix by XPRTNovice)

Drakengard 3 - "Wilderblades / Battleground" by Keigo Hoashi and Hana Kikuchi

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - "Jaws of a Scorched Earth" by Michiru Yamane

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - "Hail from the Past" by Michiru Yamane, and

Dynasty Warriors 6 - "SLASH THE DEMON (Hulao Gate)" by MASA)

Atelier Escha & Logy ~Alchemist of Dusk Sky~ - "Lonely Queen Bee" by Kazuki Yanagawa

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Edie Alexsander

This week, the crew braves the shadows and talks about cool songs from games they've... never really played.

We run the gamut: from the "what?" of Ace Combat 7 to the "uh..." of Grim Guardians to the "huh" of Ultrakill. Yeah, we might be a bit lost - but the music is good!

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Music credits (in order of discussion):

Super Mario Galaxy - "Gusty Garden Galaxy" by Mahito Yokota

Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 - "GONG (Game ver.)" by JAM Project (arr. by Yohgo Kohno)

Gal Guardians: Demon Purge - unconfirmed song title (stage 2 theme)

Kingdom Hearts III - "Wave of Darkness I" by Yoko Shimomura

Ultrakill - "UltraChurch" by KEYGEN CHURCH

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Edie Alexsander

This week, the crew simply feels like blowing stuff up - and while we can't have C4, these explosive tracks should do.

From the obvious 'Splosion Man to the slightly less obvious Grand Poo World 3 (you read that right), get into all things explosive (in video gaming)!

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Music credits (in order of discussion):

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes - "HOLLOWSTAR" by Liam Suavé

Mega Man X2 - "X-Hunted" by Dominic Ninmark (remix of "COUNTER HUNTER STAGE 1", originally by Yuki Iwai)

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius - "Battle Rush!" by Ryota Tomaru

Yakuza 6 - "Route of Caspid" by Saori Yoshida

Honkai: Star Rail - "Monodrama" by Wandy.N

Grand Poo World 3 - "BFG Division" by Mick Gordon (remix by Com_Poser)

'Splosion Man - "Splode" by Joshua R. Mosley

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Edie Alexsander

Have you heard Final Fantasy XIV has gotten a new expansion? We sure have!

Today, the full crew gets together to answer the emergency call of new Masayoshi Soken music being released and gets together around the mics to talk about it.

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Sam "Zeral"

Edie Alexsander

This week, the crew is after some catharsis - the kind that we can only get from a franchise with almost as many names as it has unnamed mooks.

Should it be called Samurai Warriors? Dynasty Warriors? Warriors Orochi? Sengoku Musou? Shin Sangokumusou? Musou Orochi? Something entirely different? Who knows - all we know is it's got some great music!

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Music credits (in order of discussion):

Dynasty Warriors 3 - "Arena" by Kenji Nakajo

Samurai Warriors - "Kawanakajima" by Yasuhiro Misawa

Samurai Warriors 2 - "Defensive Battle" by Minoru Mukaiya

Warriors Orochi - "Incarnation of Evil (Battle of Koshi Castle)" by Kensuke Inage

Warriors Orochi 2 - "Theme of Orochi ~Rebirth Mix~" by Masato Koike

Warriors Orochi 3 - "Theme of Orochi X ~Fatal Mix~" by Masato Koike

Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate - "Half Line" by Masato Koike

Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legends - "Teary Edge (Wang Yi)" by Masato Koike

Hyrule Warriors - "Focal Line" by an unconfirmed composer (soundtrack credited to Masato Koike and Yuki Matsumura)

Persona 5: Strikers - "Rivers in the Desert ~Scramble~" by Shoji Meguro (arr. by MASA)

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes - "The Ashen Demon" (also known as "The Ashen Demon ~Inferno~") by an unconfirmed composer (soundtrack credited to Hiromu Akaba, Asami Mitake, Ayako Toyoda, and Yuki Matsumura)

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Edie Alexsander

This week, the crew decides to do some light reading and check out the world of visual novels.

From instant classics like Doki Doki Literature Club to games barely anyone has even seen for decades, like Radical Dreamers, there are plenty of solid beats to read to in this episode.

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist on our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music Arcade #66⁠

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Music credits (in order of discussion):

Ace Attorney Investigations 2 - "Pursuit ~ Wanting to Find the Truth" by Noriyuki Iwadare

Fate/Stay Night [Réalta Nua] - "Excalibur (2012)" (also known as "Promised Sword of Victory (2012)") by KATE

Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star - "Excalibur ~EXTELLA~" (also known as "Promised Sword of Victory ~EXTELLA~") by Keita Haga

VA-11 Hall-A - "Every Day is Night" by Michael "Garoad" Kelly

Heaven Will Be Mine - "Joyride" by Alec Lambert

Radical Dreamers - "Frozen Flame" by Yasunori Mitsuda (including live version from the album "CHRONO CROSS 20th Anniversary Live Tour 2019 RADICAL DREAMERS: Yasunori Mitsuda & Millennial Fair Live Audio at NAKANO SUNPLAZA 2020" performed by Millennial Fair)

Doki Doki Literature Club - "Doki Doki Literature Club!" by Dan Salvato

Dangan Ronpa - "Climax Return" by Masafumi Takada

Virtuaverse - "Dangerous Corp." by MASTER BOOT RECORD

Raging Loop - "Feast Strategie" by NO‐NO₂

Monster Prom - "Rock n' Road" by Claudi Martinez

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Guest host:

Sam "Zeral"

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Edie Alexsander

Something's missing on this episode, but the crew can't quite figure what. Oh well, let's give that feeling a soundtrack, shall we?

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist on our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music Arcade #65⁠⁠

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Music credits (in order of discussion):

Crypt of the NecroDancer - "Konga Conga Kappa (King Conga)" by Danny Baranowsky

Silent Hill 4: The Room - "Melancholy Requiem" by Akira Yamaoka

"Metal Gear Solid Main Theme ~ The World Only Needs One Big Boss!" medley based on "Metal Gear Solid Main Theme" as heard in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (song by TAPPY, arranged by Harry Gregson-Williams) and "The World Only Needs One Big Boss!" from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (song by Norihiko Hibino) - medley credited to Harry Gregson-Williams and Norihiko Hibino

"Winter Road" by Georgy Sviridov

Tales of Zestiria - "Zaveid, the Wanderer" by Go Shiina

Anarchy Reigns - "Over in a Flash" by Sick YG

Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate - "Waltz of White Darkness -Kyubi's Theme-" by Ayako Toyota

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Edie Alexsander

Not all episode themes are created equal, and for this episode of our regularly scheduled recent releases in the booming Arcade games space, we're just grabbing what's within reach, whether it's indie plywood boxes of fun, whole day strategic endeavors with glow-up skulls, or dance pad neighbors.

You can get in the mood via the playlist on our YouTube channel: Arcade Music #64

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Age of Empires 2 by Microsoft

Production credits:

Hosts:

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer (And publishing for once):

Ranakel

Writing (And publishing usually):

Edie Alexsander