In this exciting episode, Karl & Will unveil a new episode format: Short Score! These will be episodes that spotlight on, you guessed it, short VGM soundtracks! First up- the outstanding "Air Fortress". Enjoy!

Air Fortress - Hideki Kanazashi - HAL - NES - 1987

-Title Theme

-Entering Fortress

-Entering Air Space

-Destroyed Power Reactor

-Ending Theme

In this very special installment of "Performance", Karl & Will present a live recording of the Travis Anderson Trio's amazing Zelda medley from their recent show at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis! Enjoy!

Check out more of the Travis Anderson Trio HERE!

It's time for another installment of Marcato Radio! Once again, it's another non-stop collection of outstanding video game music. Some tracks you've heard before, and some you have not! Enjoy!

Conquest of the Crystal Palace - Mitsuyasu Tomohisa - Mount Crystal

Dungeons of Aether - Resoforce, Flashygoodness - First Quarry (Area 1)

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope - Gareth Coker - Daphne's Trap

Stone Protectors - Steve Duckworth - Tournament Battle

Zelda: Tri Force Heroes - Ryo Nagamatsu - Sky Realm (Normal)

Armored Flagship Atragon - Ryo Umemoto - Atragon

Princess Connect Re:Dive - Sparkly Lovely ~ Dreamy Magical Admiral

Jakerson - RPG Adventure - Welcome to Heldenland

Kinetic Vibe Mind - Stratum Shift - Stratum 3: Endless Aquarium

Bangai-O Spirits - Norio Hanzawa - Lubricating Shot

Octopath Traveler II - Yasunori Nishiki - Unshakable Resolve

Ripple Dot Zero - Satuna Sound Team - Ending Credits (Unused)

Paper Mario: The Origami King - The Final Battle

Crisis Force - K. Matsubara - Stage 7

TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - Tee Lopes - Jaw-Breaking News

Hi No Ouji - Tomoyuki Hamada - World Map

Atelier Ryza - Kosuke Mizukami - Moving Summer

Zero Divide: The Final Conflict - Akihito Okawa - The Conflict

P.T.O. - Hiroshi Miyagawa - Ending

In this thrilling episode, Karl & Will spotlight on the incredible soundtrack to Octopath Traveler II! Enjoy some top shelf VGM from one of the most talented composers in the industry!

Octopath Traveler II - Yasunori Nishiki - Square Enix - Switch - 2023

-Main Theme

-Ochette, the Hunter

-Castti, the Apothecary

-The Harborlands

-Normal Battle I

-Throné, the Thief

-The Sundering Sea

-The Brightlands

-Normal Battle II

-Partitio, the Merchant

-The Leaflands

-Agnea, the Dancer

-A Sensational City

-Critical Clash II

-Village in the Ravine

-Hikari, the Warrior

-Home of Wisdom and the Arts

-Battle on the Sea

-Cait's Theme

In this special first episode of this series, Karl & Will present the entire Marcato Bros performance recorded professionally live from VGM Con 2023! Enjoy!

Zelda: The Minish Cap - Minish Village

Mario Kart 64 - Frappe Snowland

Castlevania 3 - Encounter & Aquarius

Pilotwings - Light Plane

Bomberman 93 - Planet Quarry

Sonic the Hedgehog - Spring Yard Zone

Zelda: A Link to the Past - Dark World

Yoshi's Island - Donut Lifts

Wario's Woods - Round Clear

Ys 2 - Subterranean Canal

Rockman & Forte - Museum

Mega Buster - Dr. Billy

Sonic 2 - Mystic Cave Zone

U.N. Squadron - Front Line Base

Recorded and engineered by Andrew Hill

Mixed and edited by Karl Brueggemann

Watch the youtube video HERE!

In this long-overdue episode, Karl & Will focus on some of the most outstanding examples of VGM influenced by Prog! Enjoy this amazing playlist and interesting discussion.

Ranger-X - Yoshinobu Hiraiwa - Boss Theme

Super C - Hidenori Maezawa - Stage 1: Lightning and Grenades

Final Fantasy 5 - Nobuo Uematsu - Battle with Gilgamesh

Nights of Azure - Kazuki Yanagawa - Edge of Apocalypse

El Viento - Motoi Sakuraba - Stage 1: New York City

Snake's Revenge - Tsutomu Ogura - Metal Gear Missile Launch

Ys Origin - Falcom Sound Team JDK - OBORO

Spider Man and the X-Men: Arcade's Revenge - Tim & Geoff Follin - Cyclops

Street Fighter 2010 - Junko Tamiya - Skimmer

Yoshi's Island - Koji Kondo - Bowser

Final Fantasy 7 - Nobuo Uematsu - Still More Fighting

Guilty Gear XX - Daisuke Ishiwatari - Holy Orders

Alisia Dragoon - Nobuyuki Aoshima - Stage 2

Plok - Tim & Geoff Follin - Beach

TMNT: The Hyperstone Heist - Masahiro Ikariko - Final Shell Shock

Kid Icarus Uprising - Motoi Sakuraba - Dark Pit Battle

Silver Surfer - Tim & Geoff Follin - Stage Music 1

Secret of Mana - Hiroki Kikuta - Mystic Invasion

In this special episode, Karl & Will share a playlist featuring many of the amazing acts that performed at VGM Con 2023 this past weekend! Enjoy!

Play In: Mustin - All-Star Rest Area

The Limit Breakers - Balamb Garden (FF 8)

Mahn - Ludwig, the Holy Blade (Bloodborne)

Dom Palombi's Game Night - Waluigi Pinball (MK8 Deluxe)

Tiggs - Good Riddance (Hades)

Watch Out For Snakes - Time (Never Enough)

Ro Panuganti - Zelda NES Guitar Medley

Ian Cowell - Mad Forest (Castlevania 3)

Multiplayer Big Band - Kass's Theme (Zelda: BOTW)

iLikePiano - Confronting Myself (Celeste)

Super Marcato Bros - Light Plane (Pilotwings)

Do a Barrel Roll - No Pizza

Videri String Quartet - Yggdrasil (Xenogears)

insaneintherainmusic - Forward

Jer Roque - My Castle Town (Deltarune)

Windfall - Yaschas Massif (FF 13)

Lacey Johnson - Heaven (Persona 4 Golden)

MarimbaMatt - Sada & Turo Battle (Pokemon Scarlet & Violet)

I know, I know, it's crazy but, it's time for another volume of ridiculously good music from Princess Connect! Re:Dive. Karl & Will share a superb playlist of tunes from the OST volumes 4 and 5. Enjoy and be careful!

Princess Connect! Re:Dive - Oodles of Beasts - Cygames - Mobile - 2018-23

-The Graceful Festival

-Friendbot X

-Sprinkle Love and Hope

-Finally, a New Power

-Battle of Landsol Giant Shadow Resurrection

-Tyrant of the Beach - Lucky Shark

-Seize The Day! -SOS! Time Travel Dragons

-VS Rage Legion Battle With Kariza

-Narcistration - Dr. Mitsuki

-Friend March for Bocchi

-Dominated Snowman

-Queen Uta Jellyfish

-Black Wind Spirit

-Summer Vacation Homework

-Only Only You -Endless Summer

-Burst Time Rabe

-Mega Toy King

-Greedy Love - Magical Girl Gaiden

-Challenge to Further Adventure!

It's time for another installment of Marcato Radio! Once again, it's another non-stop collection of outstanding video game music. Some tracks you've heard before, and some you have not! Plus, Inspector Specktor stops by for an intermission segment. Enjoy!

Albert Odyssey 2 - Naoki Kodaka - Wondering for Mates

Airport CEO - Daniel Rosenqvist, Anton Dromberg - Like a CEO

Mai - Akira Sato - BGM 06

bluenocturne and damifortune - Summer Chip XII - A Day in the Life of a Moon Jelly

Inazuma Eleven - Yasunori Mitsuda - Pure Love of Youth

Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II - Mieko Ishiwaka - Underground Cave

Zero Divide: The Final Conflict - Hideyuki Shimono - BGM 10

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 4 - Unknown - DK Summit

Ogre Battle 64 - Hayato Matsuo - The Sensational World

Inspector Specktor's Spacey Segment

Supreme League of Patriots - Jake Kaufman - Green Room

DBOYD - Summer Chip XII - Until next time, take care

Dual Orb II - Nobuyuki Hara, Yu Yoshida - World Map

Rakuen - Laura Shigihara - The Monsieur's Tea

Sorcer Striker - Akira Takemoto - Sorcer Striker (Round 1)

Triangle Strategy - Akira Senju - Indomitable

Overcooked 2 - Oliver Wood - Down the River

Zero Divide: The Final Conflict - Hideyuki Shimono - BGM 21

In this second installment of the unique and contrasting "Deep Dive" series, Karl & Will zoom way in on ONE piece of video game music! They explore one of their favorite tracks, Aladdin’s “Camel Jazz”, and its theory, structure, inspiration and more. Also, Marty joins in the discussion as well! Enjoy!

Aladdin - Donald Griffin - Virgin Games - Genesis - 1993 - Camel Jazz