This week, we're definitely not competing but are definitely talking about competitions.

We race in Super Mario 64, exercise in Final Fantasy VII Remake, play some good old soccer in Rematch, and... cook in Suikoden II? Well, anything can become a competition!

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist on our YouTube channel: Music Arcade #110

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

Music credits (in order of discussion):

Super Mario 64 - "Slider" by Koji Kondo

Final Fantasy VII Remake - "The Most Muscular" by Nobuo Uematsu and Yoshinori Nakamura

Final Fantasy XVI - "Titan Lost" by Masayoshi Soken

Suikoden II - "Cook-Off Opening (Cook-Off Theme)" (aka "Bright Curtains, the Cooking Duel") by Miki Higashino

Rematch - "Reach My Best" by Lotus Juice, milkyPRiSM, and Rémi Gallego

F-Zero GX - "Wings For My Way" by Hidenori Shoji

Racing Lagoon - "Bay Lagoon Racing" by Takahito Eguchi and Noriko Matsueda

EVO 2013 - "Rumble" by Omega Sparx

Devil May Cry V - "Bury The Light (Credits Duel)" by Casey Edwards (presumed credits, unconfirmed)

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links - KC Cup Duel Theme 3, 2nd Stage (unconfirmed song title, by an unconfirmed composer)

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Edie Alexsander

Art and design:

Alex Hadzaman

This week, Ranakel takes the crew in a surprise trip to the Atelier series - if only we had known he played those games in advance!

Our trip goes straight to Arland, covering the original trilogy from Atelier Rorona to Atelier Meruru, so come along!

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist in our YouTube channel: Music Arcade 109

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

Music credits (in order of discussion):

Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland

"Alchemy is Opportunity" by Ken Nakagawa

"Father and Mother" by Ken Nakagawa

"Ultimate Rondo" by Ken Nakagawa

"Sneak Peek! Adventure in the Cave" by Ken Nakagawa

"Devil's Tango" by Ken Nakagawa

Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland

"Drawn to the Waves" by Ken Nakagawa

"Yellow Zone" by Kazuki Yanagawa

"Atelier Totori" by Ken Nakagawa

Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland

"Wind Blooming Mountain" by Kazuki Yanagawa

"Tell Me Teacher!" by Kazuki Yanagawa

"What I See With My Eyes" (numbered "1", "2", and "3") by Kazuki Yanagawa

"Unsociable Knight: for Meruru" by Ken Nakagawa

"Estrella" by Daisuke Achiwa

"Gigantic Crimson" by Daisuke Achiwa

Special feature: early access review of the music to Flamecraft, by Pawel Gorniak

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Art and design:

Alex Hadzaman

This week, the crew looks at songs, soundtracks and more that have completely changed the game either for their games, franchises or beyond!

We chat about how a song in Skullgirls completely changes the vibe, how Persona 3 completely changed the franchise's identity, and even how Wipeout might have changed the entire electronic music industry and rave culture - and we have the sources to prove it!

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWie-AzPTQuw

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):

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies - "Megalith -Agnus Dei-" by Keiki Kobayashi

Devil May Cry - "Legendary Battle (Demon Emperor Mundus Battle 1 - Aerial)" by Masami Ueda

God of War (2018) - "Ashes" by Bear McCreary, feat. Eivør

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos - "Blackrock & Roll" by Glenn Stafford

Guilty Gear - "Holy Orders ~Be Just Or Be Dead~ -Ky's Theme-" by Daisure Ishiwatari

Soul Calibur II - "Link's Theme" (unconfirmed title) by an unconfirmed composer (remix of "Overworld" by Koji Kondo, from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past)

Persona 2: Innocent Sin - "Battle" by Kenichi Tsuchiya (presumed arr. by Toshiki Konishi, unconfirmed)

Persona 3 - "Mass Destruction" by Shoji Meguro and Lotus Juice

Skullgirls - "The Fish Man's Dance" by Michiru Yamane

Bloodborne - "Rom, The Vacuous Spider" by Yuka Kitamura

Wipeout - "Chemical Beats" by The Chemical Brothers (and the story of how video games may have changed the electronic music industry)

Additional credits about Wipeout and PlayStation's nightclub campaign:

The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/03/how-playstation-infiltrated-youth-culture

Baby Audio: https://babyaud.io/blog/wipeout-soundtrack-90s-electronic

GamesHub: https://www.gameshub.com/news/features/how-playstation-and-uk-club-culture-forever-changed-gamings-image-22424/

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Art and design:

Alex Hadzaman