Hello and welcome to the Music Arcade!

On today's episode, Galen "The Sound Guy" Firestone brings out his inner fanboy to talk about Tactics Ogre with Ranakel and Sam "Zeral" - whether they like it or not. Oh, and some other tactical RPGs too, because they're cool.

0:00:00 - Intro

0:01:22 - Tactics Ogre Reborn - It's Happening! (insert obvious reaction gif here)

0:04:25 - Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together - "Revolt" by Hitoshi Sakimoto, arr. by Yoshimi Kudo

0:09:34 - Project X Zone: A Ranakel Diatribe

0:13:10 - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia - "March to Deliverance" by Yuka Tsujiyoko, arr. by Takeru Kanazaki

0:21:17 - Fire Emblem: Three Houses - "The Apex of the World" by Takeru Kanazaki

0:26:56 - Soul Nomad & The World Eaters - "Rock'n Rocks" by Tenpei Sato

0:35:24 - Disgaea - "Hysteric Kingdom" by Tenpei Sato

0:41:03 - Pokémon Conquest - "Fire Battle" by Shinichiro Nakamura

0:48:14 - Front Mission 3 - "Defensive War" by Koji Hayama

0:52:37 - Othercide - "Desperate Battle" by Pierre le Pape

1:00:59 - X-COM: Apocalypse - "Kill Them ALL" by Richard Wells and John Broomhall

1:09:24 - Final Fantasy Tactics - "Trisection" by Hitoshi Sakimoto

1:17:52 - Final Fantasy Tactics - "Run Past Through the Plain" by Masaharu Iwata, cover by Ferdk

1:21:17 - Now Playing

1:33:49 - Outro

If you're interested in giving the music discussed in this episode a listen, you can find them on our playlist: Music Arcade #34

Note: You can also find the playlist on our YouTube channel if the link above doesn't work in your preferred podcast platform.

Thank you very much for listening. For any inquiries, questions, or  feedback, you can reach us at: [email protected]

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

Hello and welcome to the Music Arcade!

On today's episode, Galen "The Sound Guy" Firestone shares why he's been stuck in hotels for over a month as he shows Ranakel and Edie Alexsander the wondrous Hawaiian weather and its beauiful... thunderstorms. We recommend bringing your own umbrellas.

0:00:00 - Intro

0:01:55 - Where the @#%& has Galen been?!

0:06:11 - Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster - "Slam Shuffle" by Nobuo Uematsu, rearranged by Shingo Kataoka (for copyright reasons, our playlist includes only the original version, composed by Nobuo Uematsu for Final Fantasy VI's original release)

0:10:27 - Minecraft - "Aria Math" by C418

0:15:42 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - "The Stains of Time" by Logan Mader and Jamie Christopherson

0:24:18 - Mega Man X6 - "Commander Yanmark Stage" by Naoto Tanaka

0:27:14 - Tales of Zestiria - "The Melody of Water Will Lead the Way" by Go Shiina

0:34:43 - Persona 5 - "Beneath the Mask -Rain-" by Shoji Meguro

0:40:45 - Suikoden II - "Reminiscence" by Miki Higashino

0:46:26 - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - "Takin' On The Shagohod" by Norihiko Hibino

0:54:59 - Risk of Rain - "Coalescence" by Chris Christodoulou

1:08:50 - Now Playing

Additional attributions:

If you're interested in giving the music discussed in this episode a listen, you can find them on our playlist: Music Arcade #33

Note: You can also find the playlist on our YouTube channel if the link above doesn't work in your preferred podcast platform.

Thank you very much for listening. For any inquiries, questions, or feedback, you can reach us at: [email protected]

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

Hello and welcome to the Music Arcade!

On today's episode, Ranakel and Edie Alexsander get together to discuss when bands who are already established names decide to compose music for games. Would be great if we had a sound engineer available for this discussion, but alas, we couldn't find anyone. Such a shame, really.

0:00:00 - Intro

0:03:48 - Poets of the Fall/Old Gods of Asgard and Control, featuring the track "Take Control"

0:11:24 - M.O.O.N. and Hotline Miami, featuring the track "Paris"

0:20:50 - The Hu and Jedi: Fallen Order, featuring the track "Sugaan Essena"

0:26:16 - Doujah Raze and MadWorld, featuring the track "Come With It"

0:33:21 - Kalandra and Kingdom: Two Crowns - Norse Lands, featuring the track "Mørke Skoger" 

0:40:23 - Machine Girl and Neon White, featuring the track "Vainglorious Chorus"

0:52:30 - Hot Dad/Chowder Man and Hypnospace Outlaw, featuring the track "Chowder Man" 

0:59:33 - Now Playing 

1:21:04 - Outro

If you're interested in giving the music discussed in this episode a listen, you can find them on our playlist: Music Arcade #32

Note: You can also find the playlist on our YouTube channel if the link above doesn't work in your preferred podcast platform.

Thank you very much for listening. For any inquiries, questions, or feedback, you can reach us at: [email protected]

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

Hello and welcome to the Music Arcade!

On today's episode, Galen "The Sound Guy" Firestone fights against the evils of hotel internet as he's joined by Ranakel and Edie Alexsander to talk about the new hotness in gaming: Roguelites. Oh, and a little indie band called The Primals, you might've heard of them.

0:00:00 - Intro

0:02:49 - Into the Breach - "Old War Machines" by Ben Prunty

0:08:05 -RoboQuest - "Connect" by NoiseCream

0:13:19 - Peglin - "World 1 Level" by Adam (full name unknown)

0:19:21 - Hades - "The Unseen Ones" by Darren Korb (feat. Masahiro Aoki and Daisuke Kurosawa)

0:24:02 - One Step from Eden - "Neverending Song" by HAGANE

0:31:29 - Arknights: Crimson Solitaire - soundtrack composed by BaoUner and Sterling Maffe

0:40:52 - Monster Train: Friends & Foes - "Archus, Darkness Incarnate" by Jordan Chin

0:47:48 - Dicey Dungeons - "Step RIght Up" by Chipzel

0:55:43 - Now Playing Pt. 1 - The Primals: Beyond the Shadow live concert

1:51:31 - Now Playing Pt. 2 - No, for real this time

2:03:31 - Soon Playing

2:12:28 - Outro

If you're interested in giving the music discussed in this episode a listen, you can find them on our playlist: Music Arcade #31

Note: You can also find the playlist on our YouTube channel if the link above doesn't work in your preferred podcast platform.

Additional sound effects used in this episode:

"Dialup" by jlew (freesound.org)

Kefka Laugh Sound Effect (soundefxcenter.com) ©️ Squaresoft/Square-Enix All Rights Reserved

Thank you very much for listening. For any inquiries, questions, or feedback, you can reach us at: [email protected]

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

Hello and welcome to the Music Arcade!

On today's episode, Galen "The Sound Guy" Firestone and Ranakel, once again finding themselves without Edie, decide to take it to the next level - by literally talking about music that evolves as you reach new levels.

0:00:00 - Intro

0:02:21 - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - "Ballad of the Wind Fish" and its multiple variations, by Ryo Nagamatsu, Minako Hamano, and Kazumi Totaka

0:09:42 - Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland - "Will You Dance With Me?", "Will You Plow With Me?", and "Will You Harvest With Me?" by Kazuki Yanagawa

0:20:34 - NieR Gestalt & Replicant - "The Ultimate Weapon" by Keiichi Okabe, Kakeru Ishihama, and Keigo Hoashi

0:29:20 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon - "tranquilo" and "appassionato" by Chihiro Aoki

0:33:42 - Super Mario World - "Athletic" by Koji Kondo

0:45:27 - NieR Gestalt & Replicant - "Song of the Ancients" and its multiple variations, by Keiichi Okabe, Kakeru Ishihama, and Keigo Hoashi

0:48:07 - Now... Played? - A New World: Intimate Music from Final Fantasy (concert)

1:09:40 - Now Playing

1:23:43 - Outro

If you're interested in giving the music discussed in this episode a listen, you can find them on our playlist: Music Arcade #30

Note: You can also find the playlist on our YouTube channel if the link doesn't work in your preferred podcast platform.

Thank you very much for listening. For any inquiries, questions, or feedback, you can reach us at: [email protected]

Hello and welcome to the Music Arcade! 

On today's episode, Galen "The Sound Guy" Firestone and Ranakel reach over to the April Fools episode to bring back Sam "Zeral", taking the opportunity to talk about Final Fantasy XIV one more time while Edie is away dealing with personal stuff - just don't tell them he listens to everything before the episode is published. So join us for a long-planned dive into the entirety of the sountrack of Final Fantasy XIV's Endwalker expansion!

0:00:00 - Intro

0:00:47 - Sam's Back - featuring a diatribe on vinyl records

0:04:39 - Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker - just... the whole thing (by Masayoshi Soken)

1:42:58 - Now Playing

If you're interested in giving the music discussed in this episode a listen, you can find them... well, in the Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker soundtrack!

Thank you very much for listening. For any inquiries, questions, or feedback, you can reach us at: [email protected]

Hello and welcome to the Music Arcade!

Fresh out of a weird April Fools episode, Galen "The Sound Guy" Firestone, Ranakel, and Edie Alexsander decided that weird is good and normal is overrated. As a result, we've gathered around the mics with some of the weirder tracks we could think of. Spoiler alert: Ranakel won on the weirdness scale.

0:00:00 - Introduction

0:00:47 - What Happened Last Episode?!

0:07:05 - Tales of Legendia - "Short Circuit" by Go Shiina

0:12:46 - Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk - "Seeking Treasures" by Kazuki Yanagawa

0:17:57 - Divinity II: Dragon Knight Saga - "Tides of Battle" by Kirill Pokrovsky

0:26:15 - Chaos Rings III - "Magma Ocean" by Noriyasu Agematsu

0:33:02 - Street Fighter IV - "Theme of Rufus" by Hideyuki Fukasawa

0:39:12 - Secret of Mana - "The Oracle" by Hiroki Kikuta

0:45:05 - Minecraft - "Ballad of the Cats" by C418

0:50:19 - Shin Megami Tensei: Persona - "Battle ~ Tesso" by Kenichi Tsuchiya

0:57:29 - Suikoden II - "One Minute Showdown" by Miki Higashino

1:02:57 - Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy X (ostensibly) - "A-V-O-N-E-J" by Aruz11

1:10:36 - Now Playing 

1:36:43 - Outro

If you're interested in giving the music discussed in this episode a listen, you can find them on our playlist: Music Arcade 28.

Note: You can also find the playlist on our YouTube channel if the link doesn't work in your preferred podcast platform.

Thank you very much for listening. For any inquiries, questions, or  feedback, you can reach us at: [email protected]

Hello and  welcome to the Music Arcade!

As a one-off gag, Galen "The Sound Guy" Firestone takes a step back from main hosting duties as we celebrate April Fools with a voyage into an alternate reality where Sam "Zeral" leads Edie Alexsander and Ranakel into an Anime Music Club instead, all the while making some of the most absurd jokes possible.

We hope you had fun this experiment as much as we did making it!

0:00:00 - Introduction

0:02:01 - Cowboy Bebop - "Tank!" by Yoko Kanno and SEATBELTS

0:06:15 - Hellsing - "Cool, The World Without Logos" by Yasushi Ishii

0:10:58 - Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei - "Kuusou Rumba" by Narasaki

0:15:16 - Attack on Titan - "Crimson Bow and Arrow" by Epica (originally performed by Linked Horizon)

0:25:24 - Guilty Crown - "Bios" by Hiroyuki Sawano

0:30:54 - Fullmetal Alchemist - "Dancing" by Michiru Oshima

0:38:21 - Ben-To - "I Gotta Turn It On" by Taku Iwasaki

0:43:59 - Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie - "Blind" by KoRn

0:51:19 - Symphogear - "Glorious Break" by Nana Mizuki

0:59:35 - GUN x SWORD - "Desert Rose" by Kotaro Nakagawa

1:08:04 - Revolutionary Girl Utena - "When Where Who Which" by Shinkichi Mitsumune

1:17:24 - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure - "Roundabout" by Yes

1:25:24 - Outro

If you're interested in giving the music discussed in this episode a listen, you can find them on our playlist: Music Arcade 27.

Note: You can also find the playlist on our YouTube channel if the link doesn't work in your preferred podcast platform.

Thank you very much for listening. For any inquiries, questions, or  feedback, you can reach us at: [email protected]

Anime Music Club #27: Just Another Day In The Office

Hello and welcome to the Music Arcade! Few games are complete without an almost incomprehensible sense of scale - from bosses, to dungeons, to... Baby Bowser? Well, join Galen "The Sound Guy" Firestone, Edie Alexsander, and Ranakel as the trio flees from a menacingly gigantic lizard monster that is not to be confused with a certain licensed character from the movies, exploring the banger soundtracks that come along with such gigantic proportions along the way.

0:00:00 - Introduction

0:01:34 - Genshin Impact - "Ode to Azhdaha" by Yu Peng Chen

0:11:17 - The Elder Scrolls Online - "Tonal Architecture" by Brad Derrick

0:20:35 - Tales of Legendia - "Delkes - Black Wings" by Go Shiina

0:28:55 - Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward - "Solid" by Masayoshi Soken

0:34:54 - Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward - "Order Yet Undeciphered" by Masayoshi Soken

0:43:12 - Super Metroid - "Kraid/Crocomire/Phantoon Boss Theme" (also known as "Big Boss Confrontation 2") by Kenji Yamamoto & Minako Hamano

0:49:44 - Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - "Baby Bowser" by Koji Kondo

0:48:07 - NieR Gestalt - "The Dark Colossus Destroys All" by Keichii Okabe

1:07:07 - God of War II - "The End Begins" by Gerard Marino

1:15:28 - Shadow of the Colossus - "Grotesque Figures" by Kow Otani

1:23:58 - Now Playing

If you're interested in giving the music discussed in this episode a listen, you can find them on our playlist: Music Arcade 26.

Note: You can also find the playlist on our YouTube channel if the link doesn't work in your preferred podcast platform.

Thank you very much for listening. For any inquiries, questions, or feedback, you can reach us at: [email protected]

Hello  and welcome to the Music Arcade! In a celebration of Ranakel's return and our fraternal love for him, Galen "The Sound Guy" Firestone and Edie Alexsander decide to show their love by... letting him read the intro to an episode about fights. We swear it makes more sense in context. At least slightly.

0:05:29 - The King of Fighters XIV - "Soy Sauce for Geese" by Rio "88" Hashikawa and Naoki Kita

0:13:22 - Guilty Gear X - "Awe of She" by Daisuke Ishiwatari

0:19:46 - Dead or Alive 2 - "Hirohita ~ Reminiscent of Ketsui No Toki ~" by Shigekiyo Okuda, Makoto Hosoi, and Shouichi Koike

0:31:13 - Killer Instinct (2013, Xbox) - "I'm Back (To Rise)" by Mick Gordon, featuring Omega Sparx

0:39:20 - Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2 - "Gohan's Theme" by Kenji Yamamoto

0:46:03 - Street FIghter II - "Ken's Theme" by Yoko Shimomura

0:55:20 - Street Fighter III: Third Strike - "Character Select Theme" by Hideki Okugawa

1:02:36 - Killer Instinct (1995, SNES) - "Main Theme" by Robin Beanland (plus cover by Anton Norling)

1:10:12 - Dark Savior - "HEAT BATTLE ~Fight~" by Hiroshi Kondo

1:21:10 - Tekken 6 - "Yodeling in Meadow Hill (Hidden Retreat)" by Keiichi Okabe

1:29:30 - Xenoblade Chronicles & Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - "Mechanical Rhythm" by ACE+

1:36:18 - Soul Blade - "Bravely Folk Song" by Takayuki Aihara

1:45:57 - Now Playing

If you're interested in giving the music discussed in this episode a listen, you can find them on our playlist: Music Arcade 25.

Note: You can also find the playlist on our YouTube channel if the link doesn't work in your preferred podcast platform.

Thank you very much for listening. For any inquiries, questions, or  feedback, you can reach us at: [email protected]