Pixel Beat

By Pixel Beat

Pixel Beat is a video game music playlist-style podcast featuring music from both old and new games. Each episode features a collection of tracks based on an idea, theme or genre. The show will become... more

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The podcast currently has 205 episodes available.

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December 14, 2025 [169] Choices And Options All Around
About: Some of the theme tracks we remember the most from Video Games can be found within the different background songs for ‘menus’, ‘options’ and the like. These are just a few!

Artwork: Advance Wars

00:00 - Wars World News 1 [Advance Wars]
by Taishi Senda, Yoshito Hirano >

01:15 - Fun Naming [Mother 3]
by Shogo Sakai >

02:47 - Name Entry [Castlevania: Portrait Of Ruin]
by Michiru Yamane >

04:37 - Menu [Pokémon Trading Card Game]
by Ichiro Shimakura >

05:12 - Name Entry [Pokémon Pinball]
by Go Ichinose >

07:30 - The Adventure Awaits [Shovel Knight]
by Jake Kaufman >

08:56 - Dolphin [Final Fantasy XI]
by Noriko Matsueda >

12:24 - Options Menu [Pokémon Snap]
by Ikuko Mimori >

13:50 - Eternity’s Moment [Bravely Default: Flying Fairy]
by Revo >

15:53 - AuBenwelt [SaGa Frontier II]
by Masashi Hamauzu >

17:45 - Menu 2 [Super Smash Bros. Melee]
by Takahiro Nishi >

20:19 - First Strike [Advance Wars: Days Of Ruin]
by Yoshito Hirano >

21:25 - Game Menu [Pilotwings 64]
by Dan Hess >

23:53 - Omens Of Life [Xenoblade Chronicles 2]
by Kenji Hiramatsu >

27:16 - Mission Select [Perfect Dark Zero]
by David Clynick >

28:31 - Mission Briefing [007: Goldeneye 64]
by Graeme Norgate, Grant Kirkhope >

30:17 - Recollection and Progress [Xenoblade Chronicles 3]
by Yasunori Mitsuda, ACE, Manami Kiyota, Mariam Abounnasr >

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34min
November 29, 2025 [168] Falcom Punch - Part IV
About: You cannot deny the musical strength of the games developed by Nihon Falcom. Falcom Sound Team JDK consistently produce some of the best music in video games, and here’s just a few of the songs.

Music by: Falcom Sound Team JDK

00:00 - Wind Emblem [Dinosaur Resurrection]

02:42 - Field [Dragon Slayer: The Legend Of Heroes II]

03:43 - Bloody River - The Floodgate of Lucifer [Sorcerian]

05:10 - Sword of Swords [The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Into Reverie]

08:37 - Secret Jungle Survival [Gurumin]

11:32 - Golden Dark Forest [Zwei: The Ilverd Insurrection]

13:31 - Towards Through Land [The Legend Of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV]

15:38 - Hamel [The Legend Of Heroes: Trails In The Sky SC]

18:29 - Golden Road, Silver Road [The Legend Of Heroes: Trails In The Sky: The 3rd]

20:35 - Scene Of A Street Corner [The Legend Of Heroes: Trails From Zero]

22:45 - Provincial City of Rolent [The Legend Of Heroes: Trails In The Sky]

25:16 - Brilliant Escape [The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Of Cold Steel III]

27:26 - Heimdallr [The Legend Of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel]

29:47 - Searching For Clues [Tokyo Xanadu eX+]

34:48 - Alley Of Silence [The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Of Cold Steel III]

37:01 - Fairies Village [Zwei: The Arges Adventure]

40:05 - The Boys Got Wings [Ys III: Wanderers From Ys]

42:40 - Silver Frost Covered Trees [The Legend Of Nayuta: Boundless Trails]

44:38 - Innocent Primeval Breaker [Ys Seven]

46:42 - Sunshine Coastline [Ys VIII: Lacrimosa Of Dana]

49:49 - Legend Of The Lone Wolves [Brandish 3: Spirit Of Balcan]

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56min
November 14, 2025 [167] Futuristic Danger Ahead
About: This episode is packed with action themes, or high octane tracks that either come from games with futuristic settings or have a futuristic, sci fi sound.

Artwork: Astral Chain

00:00 - Showtime! [VA-11 HALL-A]
by Garoad >

03:13 - Underground Sewer (Battle) [Stellar Blade]
by Youngjee Lee >

06:15 - Ark Mall (Combat Phase) [Astral Chain]
by Satoshi Igarashi >

09:27 - Fatal Error [Soul Hackers 2]
by Keiichi Okabe >

11:35 - Revolving Fate - Motif from “Chaos Shrine” [Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin]
by Naoshi Mizuta, Nobuo Uematsu >

12:59 - Meka Island Spaceport [Cyber Shadow]
by Pentadrangle >

15:07 - Theme Of Snatcher (Part 1) [Snatcher]
by Konami Kukeiha Club >

16:43 - Underground Trial [Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc]
by Masafumi Takada >

18:28 - All Systems, Go! [VA-11 HALL-A]
by Garoad >

21:59 - Cyber Space 2-1 [Sonic Frontiers]
by Tomoya Ohtani >

25:19 - Attention Please [Scarlet Nexus]
by Hayata Takeda >

28:45 - Harmony Square Station (Combat Phase) [Astral Chain]
by Satoshi Igarahi >

32:52 - Peak Level [Chaos;Child]
by Takeshi Abo >

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36min
October 28, 2025 [166] Hits You Right In The Feels - Part VI
About: A sixth episode featuring emotional and poignant themes. Even if you have never heard of these songs in this episode during their respective moments, they are sure to make you feel something solely from their music alone.

Artwork: Chaos;Child

00:00 - Sad Morning [Anonymous;Code]
by Takeshi Abo >

03:35 - Bolderfall, Atop The Precipice [Octopath Traveller]
by Yasunori Nishiki >

05:54 - Recollection ~ Bewitched Fate [Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney]
by Yasumasa Kitagawa >

08:31 - Sadness [Thousand Arms]
by Kazuhito Kikuchi, Daisuke Miyachi >

09:44 - Days Past [Suikoden II]
by Miki Higashino >

13:17 - Tears [Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake]
by Masahiro Ikariko >

16:36 - Parting [Lufia II: Rise Of The Sinistrals]
by Yasunori Shiono >

18:59 - City of Flickering Destruction [Legend Of Mana]
by Yoko Shimomura >

22:16 - Reminiscences - Departure From Regret [Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies]
by Noriyuki Iwadare >

24:29 - Tears In The Rain [Final Fantasy XIV]
by Masayoshi Soken >

28:04 - Then [Chaos;Child]
by Takeshi Abo >

30:49 - A Broken World [Final Fantasy VII Remake]
by Masashi Hamauzu >

34:11 - Despair and Hope [Grandia 2]
by Noriyuki Iwadare >

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39min
October 16, 2025 [165] Dancin' Skeletons
About: Some spooky music as we enter the spooky season. However! These upbeat and quirky tracks are sure to set the skeletons dancing.

Artwork: Undertale

00:00 - Invasion At The House Of Horrors [Kirby and the Forgotten Land]
by Jun Ishikawa >

02:05 - Ghost Fight [Undertale]
by Toby Fox >

02:58 - Marble Gallery [Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night]
by Michiru Yamane >

04:21 - The Sinking Old Sanctuary [Castlevania: Circle Of The Moon]
by Sotaro Tojima, Hiroshi Mitsuoka >

07:12 - Mad Forest [Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse]
by Hidenori Maezawa, Jun Funahashi, Yukie Morimoto, Yoshinori Sasaki >

08:58 - Darkness [Castlevania: The Adventure]
by Shigeru Fukutake, Norio Hanzawa, Hidehiro Funauchi >

10:13 - Pumpkin Zone Map [Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]
by Kazumi Totaka >

10:48 - La Danse Macabre [Shovel Knight]
by Jake Kaufman >

14:34 - Etude For Ghosts [Mother 3]
by Shogo Sakai >

17:08 - Up At Dawn [Final Fantasy XIV]
by Yukiko Takada >

19:12 - Mystic Mansion [Sonic Heroes]
by Naofumi Hataya, Jun Senoue >

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22min
September 28, 2025 [164] Surrounded By Endless Mystery - Part III
About: Is someone watching? Waiting in the darkness? An air of mystery lingers for the third time.

Artwork: Danganronpa

00:00 - Freezing Shadow [Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand]
by Mieko Ishikawa, Naoki Kaneda, Satoshi Arai, Atsushi Shirakawa, Masaru Nakajima >

02:40 - Tension [Skies Of Arcadia]
by Yutaka Minobe, Tatsuyuki Maeda >

04:08 - Welcome Despair School [Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc]
by Masafumi Takada >

07:03 - Stolen Dream, Lost Light [Octopath Traveller]
by Yasunori Nishiki >

10:12 - Daily Life [Shin Megami Tensei V]
by Ryota Kozuka, Toshiki Konishi, Kenichi Tsuchiya, Tsukasa Masuko, Shoji Meguro >

11:20 - Memory Of The Village [Professor Layton and the Curious Village]
by Tomohito Nishiura >

14:23 - Kuja’s Theme [Final Fantasy IX]
by Nobuo Uematsu >

16:43 - Fairy’s Dance [Chaos;Child]
by Takeshi Abo >

19:32 - Creeping Dread [Octopath Traveller]
by Yasunori Nishiki >

22:39 - Desire For Execution… [Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc]
by Masafumi Takeda >

26:15 - The Azran Sanctuary [Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy]
by Tomohito Nishiura >

29:58 - Train Graveyard [Final Fantasy VII Remake]
by Masashi Hamauzu >

33:26 - He Loves You [The House In Fata Morgana: A Requiem For Innocence]
by Gao >

36:36 - Stagnation [13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim]
by Yoshimi Kudo >

38:52 - From The Edge Of Despair [Final Fantasy VII]
by Nobuo Uematsu >

43:04 - Chaos Mind [Steins;Gate]
by Takeshi Abo >

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46min
September 18, 2025 [163] On The Enemy's Tail - Part II
About: Music for when you’re just moments from catching that elusive enemy!

Artwork: Sonic Adventure 2

00:00 - The Witches’ Theme ~ Chase [Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney]
by Tomohito Nishiura >

01:06 - Confrontation ~ Presto 2009 [Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth]
by Noriyuki Iwadare >

04:00 - Ice Ridge of Nolita [Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter]
by Falcom Sound Team JDK >

05:09 - Dark Swamp - Mage In The Dark Marsh [Sorcerian]
by Falcom Sound Team JDK >

06:10 - Zanzibar Breeze [Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake]
by Masahiro Ikariko, Mutsuhiko Izumi, Yuko Kurahashi, Tomoya Tomita, Kazuhiko Uehara, Yuji Takenouchi, Tsuyoshi Sekito >

09:10 - In Search Of Light [Final Fantasy V]
by Nobuo Uematsu >

10:41 - Nuclear Fusion [Trials Of Mana]
by Ryo Yamazaki >

13:52 - Miles Edgeworth Objection! 2011 [Ace Attorney Investigations 2]
by Noriyuki Iwadare >

17:03 - Only A Plank Between One and Perdition [Final Fantasy VIII]
by Nobuo Uemastu >

19:24 - Aquaduct Assault [Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]
by David Wise >

22:39 - The Last Decisive Battle [Lufia II: Rise Of The Sinistrals]
by Yasunori Shiono >

25:21 - High Treason [Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers]
by Masayoshi Soken >

28:39 - That’s The Way I Like It …for Metal Harbor [Sonic Adventure 2]
by Jun Senoue >

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32min
September 06, 2025 [162] The Drinks Are On Me
About: The drinks are on me! Bars, Pubs & Tavern themes.

Artwork: VA-11 HALL-A

00:00 - Neon District [VA-11 HALL-A]
by Garoad >

03:51 - Welcome To The Musubi’s [Scarlet Nexus]
by Hayata Takeda >

06:45 - Drink [Grindstone]
by Sam Webster >

07:59 - Café [Paper Mario: The Origami King]
by Yoshito Sekigawa, Shoh Murakami, Yoshiaki Kimura, Hiroki Morishita, Fumihiro Isobe >

11:40 - Another Round [Final Fantasy XIV]
by Masayoshi Soken >

13:45 - At The Bar [Final Fantasy Tactics]
by Hitoshi Sakimoto >

14:57 - Bar [Professor Layton and the Curious Village]
by Tomohito Nishiura >

16:39 - Barroom [Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney]
by Tomohito Nishiura >

18:01 - The Lumpy Pumpkin [The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword]
by Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, Mahito Yokota, Takeshi Hama, Koji Kondo >

21:12 - The Bar “Angela” [Rogue Galaxy]
by Tomohito Nishiura >

22:09 - Roux [Catherine]
by Shoji Meguro >

23:33 - Palace Of Pleasure [Albert Odyssey]
by Naoki Kodaka >

25:46 - Out Of The Frying Pan [Final Fantasy IX]
by Nobuo Uematsu >

28:50 - K’s Tavern [Shin Megami Tensei IV]
by Ryota Kozuka >

30:56 - Little Sweet Cafe [Trials Of Mana]
by Tsuyoshi Sekito, Koji Yamaoka >

34:12 - Red Light Green Sake [Soul Hackers 2]
by Keita Inoue >

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37min
August 24, 2025 [161] What Lurks In The Forest
About: We’ve played many tracks across many different games that are featured in different types of forests, usually giving off a more tranquil or meditative sound. Not this time. This time, there’s darkness in these woods and someone, or something is lurking around.

Artwork: Fable

00:00 - Lost Woods [The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild]
by Manaka Kataoka >

01:29 - Kiccigiorgi Forest [Shin Megami Tensei IV]
by Ryota Kozuka >

04:05 - Forbidden Woods [The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker]
by Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo >

06:14 - Woods Darker Than Night [Child Of Light]
by Beatrice Martin >

08:19 - Labyrinth [Ragnarok Online]
by soundTeMP >

10:38 - Ruins Of Alph/Forest [Pokémon Gold & Silver]
by Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose >

12:33 - Viridian Forest [Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu & Eevee]
by Hiroaki Tsutsumi, Kon Shirasu, Shota Kageyama >

16:05 - Bizzare Forest [MapleStory]
by Wizet >

17:38 - Darkwood [Fable]
by Russell Shaw >

20:52 - The Midnight Wood [Hyper Light Drifter]
by Disasterpeace >

24:58 - Spirit Forest [Thousand Arms]
by Atlus Sound Team >

26:01 - Skull Woods [The Legend Of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds]
by Ryo Nagamatsu >

29:17 - What Lurks In The Forest [Silent Hill 2 2024]
by Akira Yamaoka >

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32min
August 10, 2025 [160] Beautiful Themes & Beautiful Moments - Part II
About: A collection of themes that feature beautiful themes, or originate from beautiful moments in video games. Your daily dose of serotonin.

Artwork: Final Fantasy VII Remake

00:00 - Rikku’s Theme [Final Fantasy X]
by Nobuo Uematsu >

03:31 - Among Stately Peaks [Octopath Traveller]
by Yasunori Nishiki >

07:40 - Midnight Rendezvous [Final Fantasy VII Remake]
by Mitsuto Suzuki >

11:03 - Streamside [Ragnarok Online]
by soundTeMP >

13:24 - Grassy Plain Of Illusion [Grandia XTREME]
by Noriyuki Iwadare >

16:04 - Heated Debate [13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim]
by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Yoshimi Kudo, Rikako Watanabe, Yukinori Kikuchi, Kazuki Higashihara, Azusa Chiba >

19:36 - Town Veiled In White [Octopath Traveller]
by Yasunori Nishiki >

22:40 - For Whom Is That Kindless [Ys X: Nordics]
by Falcom Sound Team JDK >

24:35 - Fishing Vibes [Sonic Frontiers]
by Tomoya Ohtani >

29:56 - Serenity [Lufia II: Rise Of The Sinistrals]
by Yasunori Shiono >

33:40 - A Flower Blooming In The Slums [Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII]
by Takeharu Ishimoto >

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36min

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