This week, the crew takes a moment to heal up and get ready for the next 100 episodes.

We seek healing in hospitals (like Trauma Center: New Blood), in fantastical lands (like Elden Ring), and even on the dance floor (with Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix).

Will we find healing or will our collective insomnia stick around? Better listen to find out!

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist on our YouTube channel: Music Arcade 107

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):

Final Fantasy IX - "Kingdom of Burmecia" cover by TPR (original version by Nobuo Uematsu)

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne - "Shinjuku Hygenic Hospital" by Shoji Meguro

Trauma Center: New Blood - "Surgery" by Atsushi Kitajoh

Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles - "Daybreak" by Michiru Yamane

Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania - "Sarabande of Healing" cover by Keygen Church (original version by Michiru Yamane, from Castlevania: Curse of Darkness)

Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix - "Healing Vision" by DE-SIRE, and "Healing Vision ~Angelic Mix~" by 2MB (both songs officially credited to NM SEQENCE UNLIMITED, real name: Naoki Maeda)

Hades - "In The Blood" by Darren Korb, ft. Austin Wintory and Ashley Barrett

Elden Ring - "Regal Ancestor Spirit" by Yuka Kitamura

Terra Nil - "Blossom" by Romain Vayr (aka Meydän)

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

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

This week, tech issues are gone as the crew resumes the celebrations for 100 episodes, beginning by focusing on the life and thoughts of our very own Brazilian co-host.

See what the band Aria has to do with gaming, remember how cool Mega Man Zero 4's music can actually get and discover with us that apparently the Freddi Fish to Gothicism pipeline is real.

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist on our YouTube channel: ⁠Music Arcade #103

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

Episode prompts and song credits (in order of discussion):

A song you like that deserves more recognition

Diablo III - "Urzael" by Derek Duke

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

Esoteric Ebb - "Days of Jor" by Anders Bach, Kristian Paulsen, and Brian Batz (feat. MØ, GNOM)

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

Twisted Metal - "Gentlemen, Start Your Weapons" by Chuck Carr

A sleeper hit from one of your favorite composers

"Mania Velichia" by Aria (composer: Kirill Pokrovsky)

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

Mega Man Zero 4 - "Falling Down" by Shinichi Itakura

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

"Cursum Perficio" by Enya

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

Age of Wonders 4 - "Effortless Expansion" by Michiel van den Bos

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

Final Fantasy X - "Otherworld" by Bill Xtillidiex Muir and Nobuo Uematsu

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

Forza Horizon 6 - "Sniper Rouge" by Mitch Murder (feat. emi)

FREE SPACE 2

Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds - "Mr. Two Notes" by The Fat Man (George Sanger)

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

This week, the crew takes flight, with wings, gliders, flying machines and anything else they can get their hands on.

We behold the might of the Highwind from Final Fantasy VII, hear the jet engines of fighter planes from Project Wingman: Frontline 59 and even manage to make the land itself fly with Driftland: The Magic Revival.

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist in our YouTube channel: Music Arcade #102

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):Final Fantasy VII - "The Highwind Takes to the Skies" by Nobuo Uematsu

Xenogears - "Soaring" (aka "Flight") by Yasunori Mitsuda

Assassin's Creed II - "Flight Over Venice 1" by Jesper Kyd

Skies of Arcadia - "Delphinus" by Yutaka Minobe

Secret of Mana - "Meridian Dance" by Hiroki Kikuta (arr. by Evelyn Lark aka The Noble Demon)

Mega Man 7 - "Cloudman" by an unconfirmed composer (no composers officially credited, fan credits include Yuko Takehara, Toshihiko Horiyama, Makoto Tomozawa, and Ayako Mori)

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War - "Blue Skies (remix)" by Hiroshi Okubo ("Blue Skies Infinity" cover by The Tiberian Sons, Videri String Quartet, Game Brass, et al.)

Project Wingman: Frontline 59 - "Wild Dogs" by Jose Pavli

Driftland: The Magic Revival - "Flowing Sky" by Grzegorz Wlodarski and Pawel Golinski

Pilotwings - "Hangglider" (unconfirmed title) by Soyo OkaProduction 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

This week, the crew presses the pause button a bit too strongly after the big quiz and get stuck in the menus.

Our navigation goes from the iconic Age of Empires II menu to the classic save game menu from Final Fantasy Tactics and the watch you probably already have in your mind from GoldenEye 007.

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist in our YouTube channel: Music Arcade #101

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):

Dragalia Lost - "Bokurano Network" by DAOKO and Yasutaka Nakata

Age of Empires II - "Age of Empires II Main Theme" by Stephen Rippy, Kevin McMullan, and Vitalis Ehrich (live performance at the Royal Albert Hall by an unconfirmed ensemble and arranger)

Final Fantasy Tactics - "Save/Load Screen" by Hitoshi Sakimoto

Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate - "OPTIC LINE –Camp–" by Masato Koike

Assassin's Creed: Mirage - "Mirage Theme (Menu Version)" by Brendan Angelides, Akram Haddad, and Layth Sidiq

Overcooked! - "Restaurant" (unconfirmed title) by an unconfirmed composer

Castlevania Judgment - "Accessories" by Yasushi Asada

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links - "Tag Duel Tournament Main Theme 1 (Ver.2)" (unconfirmed title) by an unconfirmed composer

Sonic Mega Collection - "Main Menu" (unconfirmed title) by an unconfirmed composer

GoldenEye 007 - "007 Watch" (unconfirmed title) by an unconfirmed composer (soundtrack credited to Grant Kirkhope, Graeme Norgate, and Monty Norman)

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

This week, tomfoolery is afoot as a wild quizmaster appears to celebrate our 100th episode by testing our knowledge.

Do we really know what's video game music and what isn't? Can we tell if a song is in Super Smash Bros.? And who can pander the best to our gracious quizmaster Ranakel? The only way to find out is by listening through...

You can play along with our quizzes by checking the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwyCfmXgbLJuvwCKNLgYKKsNKq9TqVTs1&jct=yTl9HOan3euIgXV8WbTg8g

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

On this episode:

Pregame: Do we know OC Remix well enough?

Part 1: Can we tell video game music from non-video game music?

Part 2: Can we remember details about our own podcast?

Part 3: Who can pander to Ranakel the best?

Part 4: Can we tell which songs found their way into Super Smash Bros. games?

Part 5: Trial by fire - aka: can we tell what the hell Ranakel is singing?

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Sam "Zeral"

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Art and design:

Alex Hadzaman