Super Rainwave Podcast

In this episode we concentrate solely on soundtrack songs from the Commodore 64, one of the main home computers of the 80's and early 90's. We hear a lot of tracks from Western composers who were largely influenced by the electronic music popular in Europe at the time. If you aren't familiar with the C64 and its SID sound chip, definitely give this a listen -- lots of good music came out of this era!

I should have given a shout-out to Stone Oakvalley's Authentic SID Collection, where you can get most of the tracks we played this episode as MP3s.

Oh, and sorry this episode is a week late. We try to stick to every other Wednesday, but sometimes life gets in the way!

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SongGameArtist

Main ThemeDeltaRob Hubbard

IntroductionSphere BrainTero Hilpinen, Toni Hilpinen

BGM Part 6Gordian TombThomas Detert

R-Type C64 Theme (Original Sound Version)R-TypeChris Hülsbeck

TitleTurbo OutrunJeroen Tel

Main ThemeMonty on the RunRob Hubbard

TitleTurricanVince DiCola, Ramiro Vaca

BGMHalifaxOnyx Design

Subtune 2DominatorMatt Gray

C64anabaltCanabaltMikkel Hastrup (Encore)

The StreetLast Ninja RemixReyn Ouwehand

TrapsTurrican II: The Final FightChris Hülsbeck

For our tenth episode we go for a free play, where we play whatever we like without having a theme. Tom ends up playing a lot of 9-bit songs, and Nat plays a huge variety including an 80s pop balad from a soundtrack and some eclectic remixes. We also have fun answering our first listener mail!

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SongGameArtist

Next StageeXceed 3rd: Jade Penetrate Black PackageSaitama Saisyu Heiki

Disregard Farm, Acquire FishHarvest Moon 64Benjamin Briggs

"Sea" Stage BGMUmihara Kawase ShunAtsuhiro Motoyama

Lullaby of FlameTouhou Chireiden: Subterranean AnimismDDRKirby(ISQ)

Girl in the TowerKing's Quest VIMark Seibert

IkangerTeleroboxerKatsuya Yamano

Noby Noby Folk GuitarNoby Noby BoyYu Miyake

Cowabunga!Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in TimeWillRock, Sixto Sounds

The Sky By NightLittle Nemo: The Dream MasterCanine

First Time on OutsetThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind Wakerhalc

Latest FailEarthboundLess Ashamed of Self, Bladiator, Prizm

Area AShatterhandIku Mizutani, Kouichi Yamanishi

This episode features one of Tom's favorite game genres, point-and-click adventures. The music this week is a bit more ambient than usual, but still enjoyable as usual. Lots of Lucas Arts games are featured, as well as many Western composers.

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SongGameArtist

Bernard's ThemeManiac MansionDavid Warhol, Chris Grigg, David Lawrence, George Sanger, David Hayes

Pleasantly Understated Credits SequenceSam & Max Hit the RoadClint Bajakian, Michael Land, Peter McConnell

The Barbery CoastThe Curse of Monkey IslandMichael Land

Virtue's Last Reward ~Piano~Virtue's Last RewardShinji Hosoe

Operator Plays a Little PingpongThe NeverhoodTerry Scott Taylor

The Laffer Monologues (ft. Hat)Leisure Suit LarryLONELYROLLINGSTARS

spirit of lawPhoenix Wright: Ace AttorneyDetective Tuesday, melody

DolphinThe Longest JourneyTor Linløkken

CompanerosGrim FandangoPeter McConnell

To the Moon - Main ThemeTo the MoonKan R. Gao

Gameboy TuneMachinariumTomáš Dvořák (Floex)

Skeletons In My ClosetThe 7th GuestGeorge Alistair Sanger

Our focus this episode is on jazz music, from big band to Latin to jazz combos. We end up playing a lot of songs prominently featuring saxophones.

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SongGameArtist

Tsukiyo Ni Saraba -Opening Theme-Moonlit ShadowYasunori Mitsuda

Big-Band BattlefieldSuper Mario 64The Runaway Five, The University of Toronto 10 O'Clock Big Band

Thunder Beam (Mega Man - Elec Man Stage)Mega ManJoshua Morse

Copacabana BeachSuper Spike V'BallLeandro Abreu

Vanilla LakeSuper Mario KartThe OneUps

CreditsTantei Jinguuji Saburo: Toki no Sugiyuku Mama niShogo Sakai, Seiichi Hamada, Takafumi Miura, Yuji Suzuki, Yusuke Takahama, Z. Yamanaka

Take Back the Tower ~Tower Stage~Mega Man XToshiaki Ohtsubo

Street ASam & Max: The Devil's PlayhouseJared Emerson-Johnson

Godot ~ The Fragrance of Dark CoffeePhoenix Wright: Trials and TribulationsNoriyuki Iwadare

Waltz for ZoraThe Legend of Zelda: A Link to the PastNeskvartetten

Sparkling Blue Light / Jin’ougaMonster Hunter (title unknown)Zac Zinger

Home Is Where the Luvdisc Is...Pokémon Diamond/Pearl/PlatinumPROTO·DOME

We welcome special guest Kevin (SOcean255) onto the show. Kevin has managed Rainwave's Covers radio station for years. We decide on a Covers-related topic, and focus on a single album of VGM covers: Spectrum of Mana. This album is a fan-arranged album covering songs from the SNES game Secret of Mana, which was originally composed by Hiroki Kikuta. This episode features a lot of live instrumentation and prog rock.

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SongGameArtist

On the Wings of DragonsSecret of ManaMike Villalobos, Travis Morgan

Spirit of the NightSecret of ManaCory Johnson

Aurora BorealisSecret of ManaViking Guitar, Lauren Liebowitz

The Summer Sky is BlueSecret of ManaSuper Guitar Bros.

Like a BossSecret of Mananorg

Holy IntruderSecret of ManaStemage, Amanda Lepre, Travis Morgan, Josh Czoski, Lauren Liebowitz

Mushroom KingdomSecret of ManaThe World Warriors

Forest LessonSecret of ManaTim Yarbrough

Give Time Its Proper LoveSecret of ManaAilsean, Bruce Bonebrake II

The Rabbit HoleSecret of ManaDr. Manhattan

NOW IS THE TIME FOR NOMENCLATURESecret of ManaStemage, Chris Dlugosz

A Storm is ComingSecret of ManaAlexander Brandon, Lauren Liebowitz

Tale of the Curious StrangerSecret of ManaThe Second Story

The series Castlevania is the focus this week. One of Konami's flagship series since the 80's, Castlevania games have always had great music, and have inspired many good remixes.

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SongGameArtist

Another Vampire KillerCastlevania ResurrectionKonami

Mad ForestCastlevania III: Dracula's CurseJun Funahashi, Yukie Morimoto, Hidenori Maezawa

Young Nobleman of SadnessCastlevania: Symphony of the NightMichiru Yamane

Tears of BloodCastlevania II: Simon's QuestJoshua Morse

A Walk with DeathCastlevania I-IIIAilsean

In the Beginning There Was JazzCastlevania III: Dracula's CurseLSD, Shnabubula

Praying Hands (Cloud Castle BGM)Castlevania II: Belmont's RevengeHidehiro Funauchi

Death TapCastlevaniaMega Beardo

ActraiservaniaActraiser, Castlevania III, Super Castlevania IVThe Smash Brothers

The Whip's MemoryCastlevania: Portrait of RuinTheGuitahHeroe

Requiem for the Nameless SoulsCastlevania: BloodlinesMichiru Yamane

RevengeCastlevania: The AdventureShigeru Fukutake, Hidehiro Funauchi, Norio Hanzawa

Tom and Nat play original songs from game soundtracks alongside their

remixes. This side-by-side comparison allows us to see what the remixer

was trying to do with the source material. Lots of good tracks here,

both from the originals and the remixes!

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SongGameArtist

DangerSecret of ManaHiroki Kikuta

Step Off My Flower BedSecret of ManaNase

Main ThemeSpace HarrierHiro

SPACE HARRIER ARRANGE VERSION - MAIN THEMESpace HarrierS.S.T. Band

Rainbow RoadMario Kart 64Kenta Nagata

RadianceMario Kart 64Benjamin Briggs, Level 99

You're Fired!SimCitySoyo Oka

There's A New Mayor In TownSimCityJoshua Morse

Cave Story (Plantation)Cave StoryDaisuke Amaya (Pixel)

PlantationCave StoryRare Candy

Dusk Falls (NES)BloodRayne: BetrayalJake Kaufman (virt)

Dusk FallsBloodRayne: BetrayalJake Kaufman (virt)

Sky Sanctuary ZoneSonic & KnucklesHoward Drossin, Jun Senoue, Tomonori Sawada, Tatsuyuki Maeda, Sachio Ogawa

Breathtaking VisionSonic & KnucklesKanjika

Prologue ThemeSnow Bros.Mikiko Suzuki, Osamu Ohta, Tatsuya Uemura

Go Blow Snow For A YearSnow Bros.housethegrate

Master of FlameMega Man 6EvilHorde

The focus this week is on games released in the year 1993,  from

classics and lesser known games alike. We manage to play songs from 10

different systems in our 12 tracks!

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SongGameArtist

At Doom's GateDoomRobert Prince

PromarocYs IV: The Dawn of YsFalcom Sound Team jdk

The Grassy PlainsKirby's AdventureHirokazu Ando, Jun Ishikawa

Metal BeatMetal MastersAlberto Jose González

Go StraightStreets of Rage 2Yuzo Koshiro

Plok's HousePlokTim Follin, Geoff Follin

Battle Point Ver.CBrandish 2Falcom Sound Team JDK

FutureSocketYasuyuki Hamada, Shigenori Masuko, Youko Suzuki, Fumito Tamayama

Speed KingOutRunnersTakayuki Nakamura

The ForestFury Of The Furrieselmobo

Theme of Star FoxStar FoxTokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra

Sleeping Egg ZoneSonic ChaosKojiro Mikusa, Masayuki Nagao

This episode takes video game music away from its electronic roots to

focus on music played by acoustic instruments. We find variety, with not

only acoustic guitar but also piano, organ, and other instrumentation.

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SongGameArtist

Far Away MemoriesChrono TriggerNeil Benjamin

Dispossession / Piano Ver.NieRTakafumi Nishimura, MONACA (Keiichi Okabe, Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi)

Koopa vs. KefkaSuper Mario WorldDhsu

The Quick and the Blue/QuickmanMega Man 2The Megas

When Morning ComesNightSkyChris Schlarb

Enemy ZeroEnemy ZeroMichael Nyman

Dragon Roost IslandThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind WakerKenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo

Forgotten DaysSuikodenTHE RAIN BOOK

I Have Begun My AscentDear EstherJessica Curry

Silent Hill 2 - Theme of LauraSilent Hill 2Jonas Tunander

No Matter Where You Go, This Will Always Be Home Mega Man Battle NetworkLevel 99

The Legendary Theme (Acoustic Version)Gitaroo ManCOIL

We listen to the best soundtracks and remixes in puzzle games. This

episode features music from many different genres, including funky organ

solos, 80s glam rock, and symphonic orchestrations.

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SongGameArtist

OpeningKururin Squash!Atsuhiro Motoyama

Extra 2Toki Toribeek

The 1st TideIntelligent QubeTakayuki Hattori

Burnin' UpDr. MarioDJ Redlight

Flower StageTetris AttackMasaya Kuzume

Lullaby SetBraidShira Kammen

Tuna LoafThe Incredible MachineLoudMouth

Cover Your LightDeflektorZero Division

Black TileAntichamberSiddharta Barnhoorn

Level 3Alter EgoKulor

I/OMr. Driller GGo Shiina

Biologica RoboticaReturn All Robots!Flexstyle