This month didn't quite meet my expectations. Suffice to say that April set a pretty high standard in terms of quality and I didn't really expect May to follow through. Anyway, I've obviously managed to put together some MUSIC. Think of this one more as a jukebox rather than a proper mixtape, since I've struggled to make nice transitions between the tracks. I'm sure there are some tunes that you'll REALLY love in there though. Please enjoy and share!

Tracklist:

(00:00:04) SIGNALIS

"The Promise (Last Goodbye)", 1000 Eyes

(00:02:55) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

"Lumière's Opera - Nuit sur Lumière", Lorien Testard

(00:06:44) The Midnight Walk

"The Final Fire", Joel Bille

(00:08:17) Star Wars Outlaws

"Lando's Redemption", Wilbert Roget, II

(00:11:22) Skin Deep

"Nina Pasadena (Skin Deep)", Priscilla Snow

(00:14:22) Break My Case

"Camaraderie", Isamu Ohira

(00:16:29) Virtua Fighter eSports

"BRAD (VFes)", Kazuhito Shimizu

(00:19:25) Genshin Impact

"The Brisk Morning Air", Deer Suo

(00:21:32) Clannad

"Genso", Magome Togoshi

(00:24:46) Signalis

"Die Toteninsel (Shooting Stars)", 1000 Eyes

(00:27:49) Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson

"The Auxarachnid", Ola Englund

(00:29:54) Goddess of Victory NIKKE

"Struggle", NieN

(00:33:00) Doom: The Dark Ages

"What Lies Below", Finishing Move

(00:37:21) Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse

"City Streets Mambo", Jared Emerson-Johnson

(00:39:00) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

"Gestral Village - Alicia (Gestrals)", Lorien Testard

(00:42:22) ButtKnight

"Silk and Shadows", g3ntlebreeze

(00:44:22) Punkcake #23: If letters had pants…

"These Letters are Trying to Tell me Something", Pentadrangle

(00:48:25) Minecraft

"Broken Clocks", Amos Roddy

(00:51:49) Many Nights a Whisper

"Unpromised feelings", fingerspit

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Not enough space to write much, but amazing music again this month. Lots of bangers! Aaaaah, VGM!!! (I need a vacation)

Tracklist:

(00:00:04) Blue Prince

"Stories of All Manor", Trigg & Gusset

(00:02:24) LOVESICK

"Maze", Grahm Nesbitt

(00:04:33) Overlook Trail

"Aleph", Niklas Ström

(00:08:48) Wanderstop

"Forbidden Chocolate", C418

(00:12:44) Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

"Riot", Milk & Bone

(00:17:33) Blackshard

"Recursive Patterns", Alt236

(00:20:00) Aground Zero

"Down the hole to the right", Chase Bethea

(00:23:58) Cereal Reaper

"Welcome Home", Wind

(00:25:55) Promise Mascot Agency

"Sweepin' Up", Alpha Chrome Yayo

(00:28:44) Kahime Project

"Relax and Luxury", Techcross Sound Corps

(00:30:32) Assassin's Creed Shadows

"UKOMBOZI - Pt I", Thunderdrum, Tiggs Da Author

(00:33:42) Phantom Breakers

"MOVE (Maestra Japanese ver.)", Phantom Breakers

(00:36:45) Pacific Drive

"Interloper", Lozenge

(00:40:25) Death Kid

"Murder the Abomination", Piotr Kolodyński

(00:42:56) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Zombies

"Falling To Pieces", Kevin Sherwood, Malukah, Intervals

(00:47:34) Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation

"Shut Out of Paradise", Takahashi Hiroaki

(00:50:30) Yars Rising

"Who Am I", Jason Zaffary, Laura Serafine

(00:53:02) inZoi

"Step Beyond", K. Chozen, Ashley Alisha

(00:55:59) Yars Rising

"DISCONNECTION - Club Remix", Moe Shop, YUC'e

(00:58:51) Haste

"The Earthshaker (Rain of Death)", Karl Flodin, Erik Lyding

(01:01:51) Split Fiction

"In Love", John Walden, Gustaf Grefberg, Jonatan Järpehag, Paulina Palmgren

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I might have gotten a little carried away this month! I’m dropping my longest mixtape of the season, with a solid twenty or so tracks that I absolutely love. Hope you enjoy it! Happy listening!

Tracklist:

(00:00:04) Fretless

"Settlement (Head Again Cover)", Dovetail, Rob Scallon, Davie504

(00:04:08) Wanderstop

"Earl Grey Part 2", C418

(00:06:47) NieR Re[in]carnation

"Shūu (Downpour)", 瀬尾祥太郎

(00:10:20) Wyrmhall: Brush and Banter

"Lazyday", Tancla

(00:12:29) Dancing Pandas Ranger's Path

"Welcome to the Melo-Melo Islands!", Tom Schipper

(00:15:59) Katamari Forever

"Katamari Resort Song", Hideki Tobeta

(00:20:48) LittleBigPlanet

"The Metropolis", Mat Clark

(00:25:56) World of Warcraft: The War Within - Undermined

"Out of Your Reach", Leo Kaliski

(00:28:39) South of Midnight

"PDG", Olivier Deriviere

(00:32:51) Warframe

"Alive Again", Matthew Chalmers, Francesca Hauser

(00:35:57) Star Trucker

"Me, Myself and an Open Road", Velvet Bandwagon

(00:38:40) Beautiful Katamari

"BOYFRIEND A GOGO", Keiichi Okabe, Shogo Yasukawa

(00:43:41) Honor of Kings

"StarLight", Kye Sones

(00:43:31) NieR Re[in]carnation Chill Out Arrangement

"Shinpan (Judgment)", Shun Ishiwaka

(00:53:20) Minecraft

"Memories of Dalarna", Hyper Potions

(00:56:19) Love & Terror

"Cold Sweats", Melancholy Marionette

(00:57:39) Rogue Rhythm (1, 2)

"Void 1", "Void 3", Maeror

(01:01:15) Picayune Dreams

"Extra Stage (Celestial Variant)", milkypossum

(01:03:06) R2BEAT

"Agressive Virus", TG

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February may be short, but it hasn’t been stingy with standout releases. I’m really happy with my selection this month. Hopefully, you’ll feel the same!

Timestamps & credits

(00:00:04) Warframe

"Angels Requiem", Matthew Chalmers

(00:02:09) Expedition 33: Clair Obscur

"Alicia - Orchestral", Lorien Testard, Alice Duport-Percier, Curieux

(00:04:48) Civilization VII

"Hope Rising - (Modern Age Ambience 1 Peace)", Geoff Knorr

(00:09:02) Shujinkou

"Teki no Ryoudo", Brian LaGuardia, Robert Mullis, 野口亮

(00:10:58) Atomic Heart

"Non-Carbon Based Lifeforms", Boogrov

(00:15:32) Balatro

"Main Theme", LouisF

(00:19:29) Rift of the Necrodancer

"Suzu's Quest", Sam Webster, Nick Nausbaum

(00:23:08) Gimmick!

"Just Friends", Masashi Kageyama

(00:26:16) King of Fighters XIV

"THEME BGM -YAGAMI-", SNK Sound Team

(00:28:31) Ender Magnolia

"Gewalt", Mili, Yamato Kasai, Toshiki Soejima

(00:31:58) Wonderland Wars

"Swinging Fairy's Dream", Sega Sound Team, Kai

(00:34:43) Like a Dragon: Yakuza Pirates in Hawaii

"36.5℃の太陽 (Full Spec Edition)", Saori Yoshida

(00:39:36) Infinity Nikki

"Blinking Jazzy Lashes", FoldEcho

(00:41:34) Foamstars

"Let it Ride", Oliver Good

(00:45:29) AIR

"Tori no Uta", Lia, VISUAL ARTS/Key

(00:51:25) King of the Jesters

"Странник", ШЕДУ

(00:56:17) Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

"See You in Hell", Nora Kelly Band

Many thanks to Zenibuka for the intro! 

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I'm beyond excited to kick this new season off with a brand new VGM mixtape. As usual, January is a relatively peaceful month for new game releases. But I guarantee you will hear some ecstatic bangers on this one! Enjoy!

Timestamps & credits

(00:00:04) Dwarf Delve

"Amethyst", Irene Chan

(00:02:45) Kanon

"Misiyou Kyoku Roku", Magome Togoshi

(00:05:36) Citizen Sleeper 2

"A Different Sun", Amos Roddy

(00:09:16) Archeogem

"The Adventure Begins — Prologue", Potriel

(00:13:08) YIIK I.V

"Pizza Pasta", Ackk Studios

(00:15:00) Atari Recharged

"Many Vortices", Megan McDuffee

(00:17:13) LANESPLITTERZ

"RAHHH LET'S GO FCKING CANNONBALLING !!!", johh

(00:19:39) Astral Ascension

"Polaris Central", Eric Benaim

(00:21:39) Genshin Impact

"Le cramoisi coulant comme Cin", HOYO-MiX

(00:23:38) ONCOMING: Drift

"Uncomfortable Truths", Contagonist

(00:25:25) Unreal Tournament

"Foregone Destruction", Michiel van den Bos

(00:31:02) Zenless Zone Zero

"当生意来敲门 - Remix", Sān-Z, HOYO-MiX

(00:32:55) Valorant

"my lawyer said don't", Alexis Andrea Boyd, Alice Longyu Gao, David Wilson, 8AE

(00:35:02) The Legend of Heroes: Kai No Kiseki -Farewell, O Zemuria-

"Reposing Time", Falcom Sound Team jdk

(00:36:55) Wuthering Waves

"Dancing Through Fantasies", Lai Xu, jixwang

(00:40:10) Zenless Zone Zero

"Original Me - 1St Take Ver.", Sān-Z, HOYO-MiX

Many thanks to Zenibuka for the intro! 

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Hard to realize it's already been a whole year. I'm so glad I followed through with this little project of mine, and I truly hope I helped you discover new artists and new incredible games to try! NOWPLAYING is not going anywhere, and I'll be following all the new VGM releases in 2025. Now, without further ado, let's dive into my last selection of 2024.

Credits & timestamps

(00:00:04) Wanderstop

"Wanterstop", C418

(00:03:57) Crow Country

"Staring Into the Flames (Epilogue)", Ockeroid

(00:05:48) World of Goo 2

"There's Something About This Island", Kyle Gabler & Jonny Trengrove

(00:09:17) I AM YOUR BEAST

"TYRANTS BETTER RUN", rj lake & LAKE SAVAGE

(00:12:24) CHUNITHM

"colorful", higma & HOTOKE

(00:14:43) LEGO Horizon Adventures

"post-post apocalyptic dance party", mxmtoon

(00:17:19) DJ MAX Respect V

"Follow Me - Full Ver.", ND Lee

(00:20:39) Newgrounds Rushdown Rivals

"Rushdown!", James Landino

(00:22:27) Victory Heat Rally

"Marathon (Frostbite Harbor)", RoBKTA

(00:25:34) PockeDate!

"New Beginning", Ternox

(00:28:00) DJ MAX Respect V

"Krush", Pierre Blanche

(00:30:08) Blue Archive

"Ark in the Blood Sky", KARUT

(00:32:21) Windblown

"9:10 Eternal Feast", Danger

(00:36:46) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Zombie

"Slave", Kevin Sherwood, Vicky Psarakis, Sicksense

(00:41:03) Chains of Fury

"Fury", Bartosz Szafranski

(00:43:22) Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

"SERVANT", eMPIRE SOUND SYSTeMS

(00:45:23) Slitterhead

"Intermission", Akira Yamaoka

(00:48:08) Stellar Blade

"Dawn (Holidays)", Hyunmin Cho 

(00:51:18) To Hell with the Ugly

"Clone Party", Clément Duquesne

(00:53:32) Infinity Nikki

"Together Till Infinity", Jessie J

As always, a huge thank you to Zenibuka for the intro! Find me on Bluesky and Patreon 💜

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How come we are already in December? I've been publishing mixtapes for almost a whole year now, and I'm loving it. I hope you're loving them too, because I'm not stopping anytime soon. This month, I tried to change some habits of mine (yup, no orchestral tracks!). Let me know what you think!

Credits and timestamps:

(00:00:04) SIGNALIS

"MNHR (Drop to an Ocean", 1000 Eyes

(00:02:46) Silent Hill 2 (2024)

"True (2024)", Akira Yamaoka

(00:06:06) Mouthwashing

"The Windows Are Plastic", Wrong Organ

(00:08:36) Citizen Sleeper 2

"Suncatchers", Amos Roddy

(00:12:02) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

"Casino Luttazzi", Jack Wall, Shaun Chen

(00:14:30) Honkai Star Rail

"Now, Voyager", HOYO-MiX

(00:16:34) Eighth Day Kishimoto-kun

"What's Done is Done", cattymations

(00:19:46) Burning Force

"Boss II", Yoshinori Kawamoto

(00:21:36) Muscle March

"Hole in the Wall", Akitaka Tohyama, Yoshihito Yano

(00:24:16) Metal Slug Tactics

"Trigger Happy", Tee Lopes

(00:25:58) Goddess of Victory: NIKKE

"Lonely Wasteland", steelplus

(00:29:30) Anger Foot

"shit home", Jaybooty

(00:34:40) Sniper Killer

"Target Reached", Clément Panchout

(00:34:52) Rogue Flight

"Badlands", Fat Bard

(00:37:16) Fretless

"Welcome to the Industry", Northlane

(00:41:12) The Crew Motorfest

"Death Racer", Carpenter Brut

(00:45:50) Just Dance 2025

"Sunlight", The Just Dance Band

(00:48:40) Terminal47

"2024 (Maya)", Beeloo

As always, a huge thank you to Zenibuka for the intro! Find me on Bluesky and Patreon 💜

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I’m taking some vacations! It’s been a while, and I REALLY need it to be able to make it through the end of the year. Worry not: I’ve managed to put together a nice little mixtape. Even if it lacks a few heavy bangers that came out in the last week of October, I assure you you’ll have a really good time. Enjoy, and see you next month!

Credits:

(00:00:04) Kinutsu Gami: Path of the Goddess

"Home -Summer-", Chikara Aoshima

(00:01:32) Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred

"Prophecy", Ted Reedy

(00:03:26) AFK Journey

"Through the Waves", Norvin Tu Wang, Yi Fei

(00:05:26) Ravenswatch

"Credits", Antoine Duchêne

(00:08:56) Apartment Story

"Arthur_DemoMix_047", TRAAPS

(00:12:48) Kind Words 2

"Pastel", Clark Aboud

(00:17:28) INDIKA

"Ezekiel", Mike Sabadash

(00:19:36) God of War II

"Colossus (Junkie XL Remix)", Gerard Marino

(00:22:26) Armored Core

"Irregulation", Hideyuki Eto

(00:25:46) LUNARiA

"SKYOUT FOREVER", VISUAL ARTS / Key

(00:28:16) Iron Meat

"A Fight Through the Forest", Retroware

(00:31:06) Persona 3 (ATLUS 35th Anniversary)

"Maya's Theme", Shoji Meguro

(00:32:30) Genshin Impact

"Arcana of Zipacna", HOYO-MiX

(00:34:14) Astro Bot

"Safari Park", Masao Kimura

(00:35:54) Street Fighter 6 - Year 1

"The Turbulent Wind - Rashid's Theme", Yoshiya Terayama

(00:39:14) PopSlinger

As always, many thanks to Zenibuka for the intro jingle ✨

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September was not short on incredible new releases, some of which I had been waiting for for a long time. Take Final Fantasy XVI, for instance! Even though I didn’t like it very much, there are obviously some amazing tracks in there. You’ll also find some pleasant surprises this month, with lesser-known games — and even some that haven’t been released yet! Enjoy, and thanks for your support 💜

Credits:

(00:00:04) Final Fantasy XVI

"Downburst", Masayoshi Soken

(00:01:34) Hellblade II

"Seidh", David Garcia Diaz

(00:04:33) World of Warcraft: The War Within

"The Wilds", Adam Burgess, Leo Kaliski

(00:10:23) Stellbar Blade

"Roxanne (Lively)", Seibin

(00:13:55) We Love Katamari Damacy

"Bluffing Damacy", KIRINJI

(00:19:20) Harold Halibut

"Let's Figure It Out!", Jan Müller, Constantin Mahlberg

(00:20:50) Star Wars Outlaws

"Dream on Space Pirate", Cody Matthew Johnson

(00:23:20) Honor of Kings

"Results", Myrone

(00:19:32) Honor of Kings

"Astral Magic, Shangguan", Rasmus Faber

(00:25:35) Parking Garage Rally Circuit

"Minneapolis", The Holophonics, Eric Daino

(00:28:29) Nowhere Manor

"Dolls", Kaedalus

(00:31:23) Friday Night Funkin'

"Stay Funky (Character Select Theme)", Kawai Sprite, Lotus Juice

(00:33:42) Tails Noir: Rebel Rush

"Dash Dash Dash", Danshin

(00:36:36) Hyper Rush

"Red Beat Go!", Yamasa Sound Team

(00:39:55) Ghost in the Shell

"Ghost in the Shell", Takkyu Ishino

Subscribe to NOWPLAYING on Patreon to keep track of every single VGM release of 2024 and access to hefty playlists 💜

Many thanks to Zenibuka for the intro jingle ✨

Follow me on Bluesky

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My longest and most authentic VGM mixtape yet. While making it, I realized that it spans basically all the music genres I like. It was such a blast sorting through these outstanding albums. August has been an incredible month for VGM lovers. I do hope you’ll agree after listening to this mixtape!

Also, sorry, but I had to remove all the links in the credits section. They took up too many characters, and I couldn’t even write a few words to you guys. You can easily find the tracks with the IDs provided below. Everything is available on streaming platforms, as always.

Credits:

(00:00:04) Beyond The Wire

"Brothers", Scott Tobin

(00:03:20) Sword of Convallaria

"Hi éReila Convallaria in the Wind", 诺尔曼, Ruoqian Wang

(00:05:30) Genshin Impact

"Leisure in Painting", HOYO-MiX

(00:07:12) Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

"Dearly Beloved - Birth by sleep version", Yoko Shimomura

(00:09:36) Closer the Distance

"Overflow", Rory Charles

(00:12:00) Arco

"Cenizas de Codicia", José Ramón Garcia

(00:13:38) Throne and Liberty

"The Thorned Rose Knight", Mattia Turzo

(00:16:38) Aero GPX

"Results", Myrone

(00:19:32) Honor of Kings

"Lam Ascension Pendekar", Hao Yuan

(00:21:30) El Paso, Elsewhere

"non grata", rj lake

(00:23:14) DOOM

"At Doom's Gate", Andrew Hulshult

(00:26:26) Goddess of Victory: NIKKE

"Dark Matter - Onward -", NieN, Cosmograph

(00:29:46) Chronicon: Survivors

"Oasis-Boss", Michael G. Woodley, Eve Larkspur

(00:33:40) Vampire Survivors

"Extinguished Flame", Daniele Zandara

(00:37:00) Unrooted

"Beauty in Struggle", Koaster

(00:38:58) Shapez 2

"Icosahedron", Peppsen

(00:42:06) Moonfrost

"Drillin", Shudan

(00:45:20) Deadly Desires

"Deadly Desires", Melancholy Marionette

(00:47:35) Dress To Impress

"Dressing Room (House Remix", Bslick, TanookiAlex

(00:52:04) Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6RR

"Starry Night", Yuzo Koshiro, SAK.

(00:56:44) Persona 3 Reload Episode Aegis

"Don't", Ryota Kozuta

(00:59:36) Dustborn

"Good Ways to Cry", Charlotte Hatherley

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Many thanks to Zenibuka for the intro jingle ✨

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