RPGFan's Rhythm Encounter

Every year, we invite some special guests from outside RPGFan to join us for Music of the Year. For 2015, we've dedicated an entire episode just for them. Welcome back friends of the show Jayson Napolitano (Scarlet Moon Productions), Michael Cunningham (RPGamer), and Don Kotowski (VGMOnline)! They've brought some unexpected and undeniably catchy picks from 2015 to share with the RPGFan nation, so tune in and enjoy!

Featuring: Stephen Meyerink, Caitlin Argyros, Mike Salbato, Jayson Napolitano, Michael "Mac" Cunningham, Don Kotowski

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It's the most wonderful time of the year! No, not Christmas. It's Music of the Year again on Rhythm Encounter, and in keeping with tradition, we have a trio of episodes chock full of guests and awesome tunes from 2015. Starting things out with a bang are some truly swell selections from our very own Peter Triezenberg, Mike Sollosi, and Marcos Gaspar!

Featuring: Stephen Meyerink, Caitlin Argyros, Mike Salbato, Peter Triezenberg, Michael Sollosi, Marcos Gaspar

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Note: We had to re-number our episodes several years after publishing. This was originally Episode 25, as reflected in the audio. Don't worry, you're not missing anything!

It's been a long road, but Rhythm Encounter has finally reached the final boss in our miniseries on battle themes! The regular crew is joined by the awesome and social media savvy Stephanie Sybydlo as we listen to some choice music while saving the world (and sometimes, the galaxy too). We fight evil space aliens, would-be gods, and even the occasional primal in our quest to play amazing final boss tunes, and our recent music selection isn't too shabby either.

Featuring: Stephen Meyerink, Caitlin Argyros, Mike Salbato, Stephanie Sybydlo

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Note: We had to re-number our episodes several years after publishing. This was originally Episode 24, as reflected in the audio. Don't worry, you're not missing anything!

The Rhythm Encounter crew are taking on big, bad bosses in our second of three episodes devoted to battle themes. Stephen lets the SNES live again with some lesser known picks, Caitlin has an uncontrollable love for crazy piano and strings, and Mike brings some explosively awesome tracks to round out the show. Don't miss our recent music section, which is awesome as always!

Featuring: Stephen Meyerink, Caitlin Argyros, Mike Salbato

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Note: We had to re-number our episodes several years after publishing. This was originally Episode 23, as reflected in the audio. Don't worry, you're not missing anything!

Rhythm Encounter presents a trio of episodes devoted to battle music and we're kicking things off with regular battle themes! We've got some things old and some things new, some things well known and others more obscure. So join us for an hour (and change) of the music we love to fight bad guys and the occasional woodland creature with.

Featuring: Stephen Meyerink, Caitlin Argyros, Mike Salbato

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Note: We had to re-number our episodes several years after publishing. This was originally Episode 22.9 (yes, really), as reflected in the audio. Don't worry, you're not missing anything!

While Stephen gets settled in Japan, Caitlin and Mike are joined by the always awesome Marcos Gaspar to present a special, express episode of casual themes. Whether it's chilling in outer space, grabbing a pint at the local tavern, or chatting with a friendly, weapon-selling bear, we've got tunes to suit just about every relaxation need. So sit back, kick your feet up, and casually welcome the fall with Rhythm Encounter!

Featuring: Caitlin Argyros, Mike Salbato, Marcos Gaspar

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Note: We had to re-number our episodes several years after publishing. This was originally Episode 22, as reflected in the audio. Don't worry, you're not missing anything!

Following in the hallowed footsteps of other awesome shows about ducks, Rhythm Encounter brings you its first interview podcast of 2015 with a discussion featuring the talented Irish composer duo HyperDuck SoundWorks. Chris Geehan and Dan Byrne-McCullough talk about their beginnings, their inspirations, the soundscape of the 1980s, and the best song in Mega Man X with Stephen and Mike 2. The HyperDuck fellows also break down their work on Dust: An Elysian Tail and Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4, and preview some music from the upcoming Cosmic Star Heroine.

Featuring: Stephen Meyerink, Michael Sollosi, Chris Geehan, Dan Byrne-McCullough

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Note: We had to re-number our episodes several years after publishing. This was originally Episode 21, as reflected in the audio. Don't worry, you're not missing anything!

After a well-deserved break following our Music of the Year mega feature, Rhythm Encounter is back! This time we're talking about travel themes, from airships to giant mechs to all-powerful gods. Stephen flexes his music muscles with some classic ship themes, Caitlin gets really moved by some of her oldest and newest favorites, and Mike squeezes some clever picks into this jam-packed episode. Our recent music section is also supersized to give you that much more awesome to listen to, featuring tunes from Final Fantasy, Xenoblade, and Okami.

Featuring: Stephen Meyerink, Caitlin Argyros, Mike Salbato

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The grand finale of our Music of the Year podcast extravaganza features music selected by your intrepid Rhythm Encounter hosts and tunes requested by you, our faithful and awesome listeners. There's truly something for everyone here, with music from the classics, more recent releases, and even some rare games you probably have never heard of all getting their moment in the spotlight.

Featuring: Stephen Meyerink, Caitlin Argyros, Mike Salbato, John Tucker, Robert Steinman... and you!

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Music of the Year 2014 continues on Rhythm Encounter with even more guests and, you guessed it, more music! We thought about simply playing the rest of Dragon Age: Inquisition and Persona Q and calling it a night, but ended up throwing in some Square Enix and indie tunes for variety's sake. And be sure not to miss our very special guests, including Don Kotowski of Game Music Online, Kim Wallace of GameInformer, and Emily Reese of Minnesota Public Radio/Top Score Podcast!

Featuring: Stephen Meyerink, Caitlin Argyros, Mike Salbato, Don Kotowski, Pat Gann, Marcos Gaspar, Davi Tesnovich, Peter Triezenberg, Kimberley Wallace, Emily Reese

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