Train Station at 8: A Video Game Music Podcast

The Train Station at 8 is shutting down. We're turning off the lights and Monkey Porter is hanging up his little monkey hat, at long last able to retire. Why would such a thing ever happen? Well, listen to this special announcement episode to find out! But the short version:

We're starting a new video game music show called the OverClocked PodCast for, yes, that's right, OverClocked ReMix! Letting go of TSa8 is sad business, don't get us wrong, but we have high hopes for this new venture and we'd love for you to come along with us.

Learn all about the OverClocked PodCast! http://www.whalesarewhales.com/overclocked-podcast/

Learn all about OverClocked ReMix! http://ocremix.org/info/About_Us

Music used in this episode:

• Chilling with the Monkey Porter (Train Station at 8 Season 2 Theme) - Bryan Kelly

 

Laura Intravia does a lot of musical things. She composes, performs, teaches, tours with Video Games Live-- you know, the usual. She also guests on podcasts, apparently, because here she is for a fun-filled episode of Train Station at 8! We talk about Banjo-Kazooie, Shadow of the Colossus, Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda... all the good stuff. So don't be a square; be a square wave and tune in! (I promise that isn't our new catchphrase.)

Where can you find Laura on the internet? Try her website and/or Facebook, and don't forget to read her blog. You'll learn stuff, you will!

This week's Open Question: "What are some of your best video game musical memories?"

How did you like this episode? If the answer is "lots" then consider following Train Station at 8 on Twitter, subscribing on iTunes, or maybe sending an email to [email protected]. Hearing from you would make our day and then some!

Music used in this episode:

• Chilling with the Monkey Porter (Train Station at 8 Season 2 Theme) - Bryan Kelly
• High School Love - Laura Intravia, Nicole Intravia, Joe Popson, Omar Najmi
• The Spirit Tree (feat. Aeralie Brighton) - Gareth Coker feat. Aeralie Brighton
• Now or Never (Final Stage) - Super Marcato Bros.
• Seirines - "Sirens" (feat. Anonymous 4) - Christopher Tin
• Yoshi's Woolly World (Remix) - Taku Inoue
• Seven Songs for Seventh Saga: II. Water - Sebastian Freij
• Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Trailer Arrangement) - Mahito Yokota 
• You've Got to Eat Your Vegetables - Bobby Prince
• Castle/Fortress (Super Mario World) - Koji Kondo
• A Violent Encounter - Kow Otani
• Revived Power - Kow Otani
• Nerevar Rising - Jeremy Soule
• Click Clock Wood (Spring) - Grant Kirkhope
• Song of the Ancients (NieR) - Jillian Aversa, Doug Perry
• Item Catch (The Legend of Zelda) - Koji Kondo
• Item Catch (A Link Between Worlds) -  Ryo Nagamatsu
• Item Catch (Link's Awakening) - Yoshiaki Koizumi
• Item Catch (Ocarina of Time) - Koji Kondo
• Item Catch (The Adventure of Link) - Takashi Tezeku
• Item Catch (Wind Waker) - Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo
• Item Catch (Twilight Princess) - Toru Minegishi, Asuka Ohta

Bev Wooff (AKA Rexy) is known for her work at RadioSEGA among other musical accolades, but Stephen leaped at the chance to theme the entire episode after Sega because of course he did. Everyone brings a list of their top five Sega soundtracks and the quiz focuses on, surprising nobody, Sega!

You can find Bev on Twitter and over at Overclocked Remix. So do it! Now! Go!

This week's Open Question: "What are your top five Sega soundtracks?"

How did you like this episode? If the answer is "lots" then consider following Train Station at 8 on Twitter, subscribing on iTunes, or maybe sending an email to [email protected]. Hearing from you would make our day and then some!

Music used in this episode:

• Chilling with the Monkey Porter (Train Station at 8 Season 2 Theme) - Bryan Kelly
• Fast Lane - Rushden & Diamonds
• Rough and Lady - Nazo Suzuki
• Jet Squid Radio - DJ Cutman
• Sonic Youth - Crush 40
• Let the Speed Mend It - Kenichi Tokoi, Runblebee
• Fly Away - Tomoya Ohtani
• Let Mom Sleep - Hideki Naganuma
• Casino Night: Act 2 (Sonic Generations) - Jun Senoue, Atushi Kosugi
• His World (Instrumental) - Tomoya Ohtani
• Crisis City - Tomoya Ohtani
• Message from Nightopia - Tomoko Sasaki, Naofumi Hataya
• Riders of the Light - Hiroshi Yamaguchi
• Azure Blue World - Jun Senoue
• That’s the Way I Like It - Jun Senoue
• Pioneer 2 - Hideaki Kobayashi
• Stage 1 (Streets of Rage) - Yuzo Koshiro
• Start Your Engines - Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
• The Concept of Love - Hideki Naganuma
• Vyse’s Theme - Yutaka Minobe
• Character Select (Sonic Advance 3) - Hideaki Kobayashi, Kenichi Tokoi
• Boss Battle Tori - Yuri Fukuda, Takashi Nagasaka, Hideki Naganuma
• Alien Breakdown - John Baker

You're most likely to recognize Dustin Branscum (AKA DusK) from his shredding video game remixes, but he also has some cool side projects that stray into totally different territory. Either way, he is clearly a man of integrity-- we know this because his Splatoon tactics are sound and he knows a lot of Genesis music. To hear about this and more, it is recommended that you listen to this episode of Train Station at 8!

Steven Reich, ruler of the Pokemon Internet Radio Network, is back again to decipher the insane language of licensed music, particularly where Pocket Monsters are concerned. Makoto of the Pikipi Podcast is here, too, lending her expert knowledge of Pokemon anime to the show. Stand by for a blast(oise) of fun facts in rapid(ash) succession, giving you plenty of knowledge to (pika)chew on for quite some time! Steven is on Twitter, sure, but don't forget about Pokepress the Pokemon Internet Radio Network. As for Makoto, you can find her on Twitter or the Pikapi Podcast. Click on every link! This week's Open Question: "When does licensed music work for a game and when doesn't it?" How did you like this episode? If the answer is "lots" then consider following Train Station at 8 on Twitter, subscribing on iTunes, or maybe sending an email to [email protected]. Hearing from you would make our day and then some! Music used in this episode: Chilling with the Monkey Porter (Train Station at 8 Season 2 Theme) - Bryan Kelly Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Main Title - James Horner Twister - Takeharu Ishimoto Sunlight Filtering Through the Trees - Revo Spring Emotions - Tomoya Ohtani Stay Fresh! - Ben Briggs Dash Cancel - Nutritious Team Rocket Hideout - Junichi Masuda Pokemon Report - Ikuko Mimori Wild Pokemon (Pokemon Ranger) - ??? Battle! Team Galactic - Junichi Masuda Pokemon Trading Card Game Title - ??? Cele-B-R-A-T-E - Russell Velazquez

Music man Michael "Flexstyle" Birch is here with us tonight-- you might know him from OverClocked ReMix. He has a healthy respect for Rayman and Ace Combat music, so he's all right in our book, but he still must overcome the oceanic quiz segment we cooked up for him. So water you waiting for? Dive in! (Our deepest apologies for that.)

Shariq Ansari, also known as Darkesword, is one of the top minds at OverClocked ReMix and, as it turns out, a professor of Sonic the Hedgehog music trivia. He tells of tales of ReMix tournaments and last minute music production crunches before pondering how we've all changed as humans beings-- at least so far as music is concerned. To hear what he (and we) have to say, all one must do is tune in!

Want to learn more about Shariq and his endeavors? Follow him on Twitter and check out OverClocked ReMix!

This week's Open Question: "How have your music tastes changed over the years-- or have they?"

How did you like this episode? If the answer is "lots" then consider following Train Station at 8 on Twitter, subscribing on iTunes, or maybe sending an email to [email protected]. Hearing from you would make our day and then some!

Music used in this episode:

• Chilling with the Monkey Porter (Train Station at 8 Season 2 Theme) - Bryan Kelly
• A Kingdom Fallen (Main Theme) - Sixto Sounds
• ??? (DS) - Yuzo Koshiro
• ??? (Retro) - Yuzo Koshiro
• Town Theme - Jake Kaufman
• Super Sonic Racing (Sonic Pinball Party) - Tatsuyuki Maeda, Teruhiko Nakagawa, Yutaka Minobe
• Casino Paradise Zone Act 1 - Tatsuyuki Maeda, Yutaka Minobe
• Knuckles' Theme - Howard Drossin
• Sonic 3D Blast Title (Genesis) - Jun Senoue
• Aquatic Ruin Zone - We don't even know anymore
• Aquatic Base Zone Level 1 - Mariko Nanba
• At Dawn - Jun Senoue

News sources:

• Final Fantasy II: Rebellion
• Adventures of Pip OST

This week we have a very nice chat with Rich Vreeland, known to some as Disasterpeace, to others as the man behind the Fez soundtrack, and to Bryan as "that Cat Astro Phi guy." We cover all of the important things such as Splatoon's way funky tunes and also website domains for some reason (www.whalesarewhal.es coming soon). To top it off, Rich tallies up an impressive Train Your Brain score-- we think. The math was sort of confusing.

Learn about all things Disasterpeace at his website (www.disaster.pizza, of course). You can also track him down on Twitter.

This week's Open Question: "Do you play certain songs, albums, and artists to fit different moods?"

How did you like this episode? If the answer is "lots" then consider following Train Station at 8 on Twitter, subscribing on iTunes, or maybe sending an email to [email protected]. Hearing from you would make our day and then some!

Music used in this episode:

• Chilling with the Monkey Porter (Train Station at 8 Season 2 Theme) - Bryan Kelly
• Grant Kirkhope plays Ukulele for Yooka-Laylee!! - Grant Kirkhope
• Dwarven Stone Upon Dwarven Stone - Adam Skorupa, Krzysztof Wierzynkiewicz
• Skies of Deception - Arika Yamasaki
• Avengers - Alan Silvestri
• Super Smash Bros. Melee Menu - Hirokazu Ando
• The Dark World - Koji Kondo
• L.A. Noir Theme - Andrew Hale
• TERNAL - Zan-zan-zawa-veia
• Westopolis - June Senoue
• Sarasaraland Online - coda
• Single Player Theme / Gusher Gauntlet - Toru Minegishi, Shiho Fujii
• Vampire's Ball (NES) - Jake Kaufman
• Stairway to Revelation - flashgoodness
• Wars World News - Advance Wars
• On the Beach of Dreams - Yasunori Mitsuda 
• Rick the Hamster - Hirokazu Ando, Ikegami

News sources:

Mario Sound Test compliation soundtrack a tribute to Nintendo from The Ongaku

place in the video game music community. His ReMix skills are nothing to sneeze at, ladies and gentlemen, and he spares a few minutes to chat about how he (and we) found ourselves knee deep in the coolness that surrounds us.

We've upended the tea table again to bring you a fresh new format that ditches our old song-of-the-week deal for a variety pack of sorts. The show still kicks off with What Have You Been Listening To? but is now followed by the Open Question, News from the City, and Train Your Brain. What are these mysterious segments? Find out alongside your usual duo of hosts and Emily Reese of the Top Score podcast, our distinguished guest!