Music Arcade

This week, the crew pays homage to the late Tomonobu Itagaki.

So join us in remembering and understanding the unique stylistic directions for the Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden franchises - in music form.

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist in our YouTube channel: Music Arcade 91

Looking to get in touch with us? You can find us at ⁠[email protected]⁠

We're also on Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/aM5WWGU

Music credits (in order of discussion)

Ninja Gaiden (2004) - "Stand in the Way" and "Lord of the Greater Fiends" by Wakana Hara, and "Revival of the Dead" by Ryo Koike

Ninja Gaiden (NES) - "The Amazing Ryu" by Keiji Yamagishi, and Warriors Orochi 3 - "Ryu's Determination -DW SW MIX- –Ryu Hayabusa–" by Keiji Yamagishi (arr. by Masato Koike)

Ninja Gaiden II - "Battle 6" (unofficial title) by an unconfirmed composer (full composing team: Hiroyuki Akiyama, Ryo Koike, and Takumi Saito)

Ninja Gaiden 3 - "A Hero Unmasked" by an unconfirmed composer (full composing team: Takumi Saito, Ryo Koike, Hiroaki Takahashi, and Riichiro Kuwabara)

Ninja Gaiden 4 - "D.D.O. Proto-Goliath" and "Ryu" (unconfirmed titles) by unknown composers

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound - "Ragebound" by Keiji Yamagichi, and "Super Express to Hell" by Sergio de Prado

Dead or Alive - "Show Down (Character Select BGM)" by Hideyuki Suzuki

Dead or Alive Ultimate - "Hitohira - reminiscent of ketsui no toki -" by Hideyuki Suzuki, and Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate - "Hitohira -DW SW MIX- –Kasumi–" by Hideyuki Suzuki (arr. by Ayako Toyoda)

Dead or Alive 2 - "YES or YES", and "Blazed up Melpomene " by unconfirmed composers (full composing team: Shigekiyo Okuda and Makoto Hosoi)

Dead or Alive 4 - "Vigaku Remix" and "Zany Zapper" by Makoto Hosoi, Takafumi Inamaori, Ryo Koike, Hiroyuki Akiyama, and Takumi Saito

Dead or Alive 5 - "Knock You Down" and "Tiger's Family" by unconfirmed composers (full composing team: Yojiro Yoshimatsu, Ayako Toyoda, Masako Otsuka, and Hiroaki Takahashi)

Dead or Alive 6 - "Headliners" and "with the Goddess" by unconfirmed composers (full composing team: Hiromu Akaba and Yosuke Kinoshita)

Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball - "How Craze Are You?" by Meja, and "Brazilian Sugar" by George Duke

Dead or Alive: Venus Vacation - "Let's Get Addicted" by Hiroaki Takahashi

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

This week, the mask slips - or, rather, we put back the G in ghosts - as the crew reveals their ghostly nature just in time for Halloween (all while sharing very appropriate songs).

Come with us as we find ghosts in Elden Ring, Castlevania, Vampire Survivors, and even... Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, because why not?

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist available on our YouTube channel: Music Arcade #90

Looking to get in touch with us? You can find us at ⁠[email protected]⁠

We're also on Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/aM5WWGU

Music credits (in order of discussion):

Jet Force Gemini - "Spacestation: Abandoned Wreck" by Robin Beanland (unconfirmed)

Shadow Hearts - "Birth "Steel Soul - tanjou" by Yasunori Mitsuda

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - "Wandering Ghosts" by Michiru Yamane

Vampire Survivors - "When the Clouds Drown" by Daniele Zandara

Final Fantasy X - "Auron's Theme" by Nobuo Uematsu

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - "Forest Temple" by Koji Kondo

Elden Ring - "Morgott, the Omen King" by Tsukasa Saitoh

Hades II - "Lost Souls" by Darren Korb

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - "Pumpkin Mansion" by Tae Fujimoto

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

This week, we spin the Wheel of Instruments and, for the first time, land on something that is not an instrument: female-led choirs.

Either way, we dive into some interesting choral pieces, including the heavenly tones from Hollow Knight: Silksong, the apocalyptic vibes of Final Fantasy XV, the tribal energy of Killer Instinct, and so much more.

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist on our YouTube channel: Music Arcade 89

Looking to get in touch with us? You can find us at ⁠[email protected]⁠

We're also on Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/aM5WWGU

Music credits (in order of discussion):

Hollow Knight: Silksong - "Choral Chambers" by Christopher Larkin

Final Fantasy XV - "Apocalypsis Aquarius" by Yoko Shimomura

Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria - "Unrestrained Struggle" by Motoi Sakuraba

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade - "Silvermoon City" by Russel Brower

NieR Automata - "Bipolar Nightmare" by Keigo Hoashi

Genshin Impact - "Nod-Krai" by Yang Li, feat. AURORA

NieR Automata - "Possessed by Disease" by Keiichi Okabe

"Kaval Sviri" by Peter Lyondev

Halo 4 - "Legacy" by Neil Davidge

Lost Judgment - "Unwavering Belief" by Chihiro Aoki

Killer Instinct: Season 2 - "Temperance & Vengeance" by Mick Gordon (feat. Ali Edwards)

Super Metroid - "Brinstar (Underground Depths)" by Kenji Yamamoto

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Edie Alexsander

Sam "Zeral"

This week, off-season winds of tomfoolery bring friend of the podcast Sam "Zeral" for a surprise visit, so we may as well embrace the vibe.

But joke games are too low-hanging for the crew, so we instead explore Street Fighter's almost equally-obvious joke character, Final Fantasy VII's almost equally-obvious joke minigames, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's almost equally-obvious joke character-based minigames. Wait a minute...

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist on our YouTube channel: Music Arcade 88

Looking to get in touch with us? You can find us at ⁠[email protected]⁠

We're also on Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/aM5WWGU

Music credits (in order of discussion):

Hollow Knight: Gods & Nightmares - "Truth, Beauty and Hatred" by Christopher Larkin

Xenoblade Chronicles - "Riki the Legendary Heropon" by ACE+

Street Fighter Alpha 3 - "Performance (Dan's Theme)" by Takayuki Iwai, Yuki Iwai, Isao Abe, Hideki Okugawa, and Tetsuya Shibata

Pokémon: Colosseum - "Mirror B" (unconfirmed title) by Tsukasa Tawada

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - "Gestral Beach - Is It a Gestral or a Volleyball?" by Lorien Testard

Chained Echoes - "Turtle Race Song" by ZILF

Deltarune - "Lancer" and "Vs. Lancer" by Toby Fox

Undertale - "Tem Shop" and "Dogsong" by Toby Fox

Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth - "It's Hard to Stand on Two Feet" by an unconfirmed composer

Double Dragon: Neon - "End Credits (Dared to Dream)" by Jake Kaufman and Kazunaka Yamane

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Sam "Zeral"

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

This week, while Galen returns to his comfort zone in LA (just ignore the screams), the rest of the crew talk about their gaming comfort zones.

Which, if you stopped to count who's left, you might have noticed that, yes, this is going to mean a lot of Destiny and Hoyoverse talk, this time with a side serving of lore dumps.

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist on our YouTube channel: Music Arcade 87

Looking to get in touch with us? You can find us at ⁠[email protected]⁠

We're also on Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/aM5WWGU

Music credits (in order of discussion):

Destiny 2: Beyond Light - "Frigid Tomb" by Michael Sechrist, Skye Lewin, and Michael Salvatori

Genshin Impact - "Natlan" by Dimeng Yuan, and "Anthem of the Savannah" by Yuxi Wang

Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - "Lucent World" by Skye Lewin, Michael Salvatori, Josh Mosser, and Michael Sechrist

Honkai: Star Rail - "Roses and Revolvers" medley by an unknown arranger (based on "Chivalric Romances" by TSAR; "A Gentleman's Fantasy" by Laetus.L and Fan; and "Cowboy's Got Business ~ Roses and Revolvers" by Vinchi)

Honkai: Star Rail - "NAME==Mythos" and "NAME==Logos" by unconfirmed composers

Destiny 2: Lightfall - "All That Matters" by Michael Sechrist, Skye Lewin, Michael Salvatori, and Josh Mosser

Zenless Zone Zero - "TKO" (unconfirmed title) by an unknown composer; "Fearless" by Zhou Bin and YMIR; "Yijang" (unofficial title) by an unknown composer

Destiny - "The Warmind" by Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, and C. Paul Johnson

Destiny 2: Warmind - "A God on Mars" by C. Paul Johnson, Skye Lewin, and Michael Salvatori

Production credits:

Hosts:

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Edie Alexsander

This week, the crew takes a moment to embrace the feeling of relief - and the music that comes with it.

We feel the relief of concluding a 10-year-old saga in Destiny 2: The Final Shape, the relief of being done with the grind in Dinal Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, and the relief of completing a hard challenge in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist on our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music Arcade #86

Looking to get in touch with us? You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We're also on Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/aM5WWGU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music credits (in order of discussion):

Destiny 2: The Final Shape - "After All This Time" by Michael Salvatori, Skye Lewn, Josh Mosser, and Michael Sechrist

Yakuza: Like a Dragon - "Receive You The Hyperactive" by Hidenori Shoji

Final Fantasy X - "The Blitzers" (aka "Man Staked on Blitz") by Nobuo Uematsu

Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles - "Daybreak" (aka "The Dawn") by an unconfirmed composer (arr. by Yasuhiro Ichihashi)

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers - "The Faerie Ring" by Masayoshi Soken (arr. by Keiko)

Skies of Arcadia - "Boss Battle (Crisis, Opportunity)" by Yutaka Minobe

Zenless Zone Zero - "Battle Trials: Glory" (unconfirmed title) by YMIR and Hoyo-MiX

Age of Mythology: Retold - "If You Can Use a Doorknob" by Stephen Rippy and Kevin McMullan (arr. by Tilman Sillescu)

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - "We Lost" by Lorien Testard, Alice Duport-Percier, and Victor Borba

Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - "Won the Case! - First Victory - English Turnabout Mix" by Masakazu Sugimori (arr. by Yasumasa Kitagawa)

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Edie Alexsander

Eyes up, guardians! This week, the fireteam- I mean, the crew goes on a journey through Sol and some of the key motifs of Destiny.

We meet the Guardian, learn to commune with the Darkness, and open the door to be deceived by Savathün, the Witch Queen, as we travel all the way from the original Destiny to the end of the Light and Darkness saga in Destiny 2: The Final Shape.

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist on our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music Arcade #85⁠⁠

Looking to get in touch with us? You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We're also on Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/aM5WWGU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music credits (in order of discussion):

Destiny - "Guardian" by Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, and C. Paul Johnson

Destiny 2 - "Inner Light" by Skye Lewin, Michael Salvatori, and Rotem Moav

Destiny 2: Forsaken - "Guardian Down" by Skye Lewin, C. Paul Johnson, and Michael Salvatori

Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - "Salvation" by Michael Sechrist, Skye Lewin, and Michael Salvatori

Destiny 2: Beyond Light - "Unveiled" by Skye Lewin and Michael Salvatori

Destiny 2: Lightfall - "Oneirophobia" by Josh Mosser, Skye Lewin, Michael Salvatori, and Michael Sechrist

Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - "Shadowkeep" by Josh Mosser, Skye Lewin, and Michael Salvatori

Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - "Escape the Abyss" by Rotem Moav, Skye Lewin, Michael Salvatori, and Josh Mosser

Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - "The Witch Queen" by Michael Sechrist, Skye Lewin, Michael Salvatori, and Josh Mosser

Destiny 2: The Final Shape - "Stronger, Together" by Rotem Moav, Skye Lewin, Michael Salvatori, Josh Mosser, and Michael Sechrist

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Edie Alexsander

This week, the crew tells no lies in a discussion about the recent Lies of P Orchestra Concert.There are no strings on the team as we talk the good, the bad, and the bizarre - as well as a little bit of music history from France and Brazil to boot, because we're nothing if not informative!We recommend you check out the full concert on the official Lies of P YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU76lpAf_H8Looking to get in touch with us? You can find us at ⁠[email protected]⁠We're also on Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/aM5WWGUFull concert setlist:Feel

Dreadful March

Opening Credits

Hotel Krat

Mad Donkey

Judgement of Mourning

Why

Let There Be Flame

Wing of Hypocrisy

Rabbits on the Hunt

Misty Er'a

Rosa Isabelle St.

Fascination

King of Puppets (Battle Intro)

Stage of Grief

King of Puppets (Phase Change)

Shattered Memories

Pianist of Krat IV

Charity Market

Hall of Fame

Quixotic

Green and Greed

Attacked Hotel Krat

Prey for Revenge

Laxasia the Complete (Phase Change)

Apostles of Evolution (Phase 2)

Laxasia the Complete (Battle End)

Arche Abbey Upper Part

Memory of Beach

Simon Manus, Awakened God (Phase Change)

Arm of God

Shadow Flower

Nameless Chaos

Proposal, Flower, Wolf, Part 1

... and Cross the Bounds of Time

Encore (Hall of Fame)

Official concert credits:

Conductor: Doo Hyun An

Artist: Sangji Koh

Orchestra: Arts Symphony Orchestra (Concert Master : JinHee Joung / Manager: Ami Baek)

Note: our team presumes the "artist" in the credits refers to the arranger, but we have no way of confirming it.Production credits:Hosts:Galen "The SoundGuy" FirestoneRanakelEdie AlexsanderAudio producer:Galen "The SoundGuy" FirestoneExecutive producer:RanakelWriting and publishing:Edie Alexsander

This week, the crew gets the drop on... drops.

And we don't just mean The Drop from Hitman - on this episode, we discover drops in genres that go from heavy metal in Destiny to industrial in Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter. As well as a fair bit of dance music, yes.

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist on our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music Arcade #83⁠⁠

Looking to get in touch with us? You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We're also on Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/aM5WWGU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music credits (in order of discussion):

Hitman: World of Assassination - "The Drop" (unofficial title) by Dimitri Vegas (presumed, uncredited)

Destiny: Rise of Iron - "Sepiks Redux" by Misha Mansoor (cover of "Sepiks Prime", originally by C. Paul Johnson, Martin O'Donnell, and Michael Salvatori)

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers - "The Extreme" by Nobuo Uematsu (arr. by Daiki Ishikawa)

Command and Conquer - "Prepare for Battle" by Frank Klepacki

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide - "Disposal Unit (Imperium Mix)" by Jesper Kyd

Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter - "Old Trade Sector" by Htoshi Sakimoto

Dance Dance Revolution Extreme - "A" by D.J. Amuro

X: Rebirth - "Nemesis Two" by Alexei Zakharov

Yakuza 5 - "Futo Momo Club" by SoundDrive

Hyrule Warriors - "Skyloft" (unconfirmed title) by Masato Koike and Yuki Matsumura (based on "Ballad of the Goddess (Main Theme)" byHajime Wakai and Takeshi Hama, and "Skyloft" by Shiho Fujii, from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

This week, the crew (minus one) spins the wheel of instruments again, which demands a tribute of harps - and harp-related instruments.

Come hear us harping on about how harps are used in games that go from the mainstream Final Fantasy XII to the niche Chaos Rings to the very much unique Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (... sort of).

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist on our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music Arcade #82⁠⁠

Looking to get in touch with us? You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We're also on Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/aM5WWGU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music credits (in order of discussion):

Chrono Trigger - "At the End of Time" by Yasunori Mitsuda ("End of Time (Orchestral Remix)" cover by Malcolm Robinson)

Kid Icarus: Uprising - "Ch. 1: The Return of Palutena" by Motoi Sakuraba

Tales of Zestiria - "The Sparrowfeathers" by Motoi Sakuraba

Chaos Rings 2 - "Beyond the Rift" by Noriyasu Agematsu

Chaos Rings - "Path to Purgatory" by Noriyasu Agematsu

Final Fantasy XII - "The Dalmasca Westersand" by Hitoshi Sakimoto

Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness - "Human 1" by Glenn Stafford

Heroes of Might and Magic III - "Terrain - Dirt" by Paul Romero, Rob King, and Steve Baca

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - "Clea" by Lorien Testard

Bastion - "Bynn the Breaker" by Darren Korb

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Edie Alexsander