This week, we travel to France (and also a bit of Italy, somehow) as we conclude our celebrations with Ranakel's own picks.

(Re)Discover the nostalgia for SimCity 3000, learn about Frank Klepacki's non-gaming work and see just how fast the drums can get in Zenless Zone Zero.

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist in our YouTube channel: Music Arcade 106

Looking to get in touch with us? You can find us at ⁠music.arcade.podcast@gmail.com⁠

We're also on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/music-arcade.bsky.social

And on Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/aM5WWGU

Song Credits (in order of discussion):

A song you like that deserves more recognition:

Knights in Tight Spaces - "Advancing Shot" by nervous_testpilot

The most Edie song you like too (or can think of):

Breath of Fire IV - "The First Emperor" by Yoshino Aoki

The most Galen song you like too (or can think of):

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - "Agnus Battle" by ACE (TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO)

A sleeper hit from one of your favorite composers:

"Meltdown" by Frank Klepacki

A song you want to bring up whenever you see it but you never get the chance:

Sim City 3000 - "Broadway" (aka "Sim Broadway") by Jerry Martin

A song that's not from a video game but feels like it could be and you wanna talk about it:

"Nine Dragons" by Faith and the Muse

A song Edie made you discover that you're still actively into:

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide - "Disposal Unit (Imperium Mix)" by Jesper Kyd

A song Galen made you discover that you're still actively into:

Silent Hill 4: The Room - "Melancholy Requiem" by Akira Yamaoka

The kind of recent obsession that you've been playing often on your audio app of choice:

Zenless Zone Zero - Girtablullu boss theme (title currently unknown) by an as-of-yet unconfirmed composer

Free Space:

beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY - "Xepher" by Tatsh

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Edie Alexsander

Art and design:

Alex Hadzaman

Additional credits:

Cassette tape machine various interaction by charonfaustinus -- https://freesound.org/s/751057/

This week, a lack of co-hosts available brings chaos and panic to the table.

So join Galen and Ranakel in panicking about when things go south in games like Command & Conquer and Yakuza 0 - with a side of panicking about how the music won't go away in Mega Man Battle Network 3.

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist in our YouTube channel: Music Arcade 105

Looking to get in touch with us? You can find us at ⁠music.arcade.podcast@gmail.com⁠

We're also on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/music-arcade.bsky.social

And on Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/aM5WWGU

Song credits (in order of discussion):

Yakuza 0 - "Get Them" by Hidenori Shoji (plus cover by LittleVMills)

Warriors Orochi 3 - "ROAR OF SIGHT MARRED –Hundun's Theme–" by Ayako Toyoda

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - "Those Who Stand Against Our Path" by ACE

Mega Man Battle Network 3 - "Incident Occurrence!" by Yoshino Aoki

Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 - "Madness" by Shoji Meguro

Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria - "Endless High-Speed Running" by Motoi Sakuraba

Limbus Company - Canto IV's battle theme (unknown title) by an unconfirmed composer (Canto IV credited composers include: Oh Jung Ho, Lee Dong Hoon, Park Dong Sub, and Kim Ki Beom, with Lee Young Gwang as music director)

Lobotomy Corporation - "Second Warning" (unconfirmed title) by an unknown composer

Final Fantasy XIV - "Don't Be Afraid" by Nobuo Uematsu, arr. by Masayoshi Soken (based on the original from Final Fantasy VIII)

Command & Conquer - "In Trouble" by Frank Klepacki

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Art and design:

Alex Hadzaman

This week, celebrations continue, as we dive into the thoughts and interests of the podcast's resident sound guy.

Discover what Yakuza song gets brought up today, see where "team effort" meets Killer Instinct, and learn why Elden Ring is suddenly in ROZEN-tinted glasses.

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist on our YouTube channel: Music Arcade #104

Looking to get in touch with us? You can find us at ⁠music.arcade.podcast@gmail.com⁠

We're also on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/music-arcade.bsky.social

And on Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/aM5WWGU

Song credits (in order of discussion):

A song you like that deserves more recognition:

Yakuza 5 - "Hailstorm" by Hidenori Shoji

The most Rana song you like too (or can think of):

Kid Icarus: Uprising - "The Seafloor Palace" by Motoi Sakuraba

The most Edie song you like too (or can think of):

Final Fantasy X - "Via Purifico" by Nobuo Uematsu

A sleeper hit from one of your favorite composers:

"Thousand Lights" by Fury Weekend feat. Megan McDuffee

A song you want to bring up whenever you see it but you never get the chance:

Arknights: Endfield - "We Are Empire" by STARSET

A song that's not from a video game but feels like it could be and you wanna talk about it:

"Suit Up (Instrumental)" by Blue Stahli

A song Rana made you discover that you're still actively into:

Killer Instinct (Season 2) - "Polemos" by Mick Gordon

A song Edie made you discover that you're still actively into:

Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania - "Abandoned Castle" by Keygen Church (cover of "Abandoned Castle" by Michiru Yamane, from Castlevania: Curse of Darkness)

The kind of recent obsession that you've been playing often on your audio app of choice:

"The Twin Moon Knight" by ROZEN (cover of "The Twin Moon Knight" by Tai Tomisawa, from Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree)

Free Space:

Xenoblade Chronicles - "Gaur Plains" by ACE (live version)

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Edie Alexsander

Art and design:

Alex Hadzaman