BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast

BGMania B-Sides: Fantasy Life

BGMania B-Sides #23 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bedroth from RPGera is doing something special in anticipation of Fantasy Life i later this month. This is a remastered re-release of an episode that uploaded on Very Good Music back in 2020 and features his kids Shootkapow and Dusklight as they discuss one of their favorite games of all time... Fantasy Life! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu & Jeff.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Opening Theme from Fantasy Life [Nobuo Uematsu, 2012]
Fierce Battle from Fantasy Life [Nobuo Uematsu, 2012]
Royal Capital of Castele from Fantasy Life [Nobuo Uematsu, 2012]
Tortuga Archipelago Theme from Fantasy Life [Nobuo Uematsu, 2012]
Elderwood from Fantasy Life [Nobuo Uematsu, 2012]
Job Tune 5 from Fantasy Life [Nobuo Uematsu, 2012]
Tranquil Scenery from Fantasy Life [Nobuo Uematsu, 2012]
Divine Power from Fantasy Life [Nobuo Uematsu, 2012]
Mount Snowpeak Theme from Fantasy Life [Nobuo Uematsu, 2012]
Intrigue Theme from Fantasy Life [Nobuo Uematsu, 2012]
Hope Theme from Fantasy Life [Nobuo Uematsu, 2012]
In a Pinch from Fantasy Life [Nobuo Uematsu, 2012]
Circle of Love -Mercenary Celebration Song- from Fantasy Life [Nobuo Uematsu, 2012]
Return from Fantasy Life [Nobuo Uematsu, 2012]
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Emotions of Sadness, Part 3

Episode #370 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera dive into our first ever Part 3 with a topic very near and dear to Bryan's heart... Emotions of Sadness! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu, & Jeff.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
His Theme from Undertale [Toby Fox, 2015]
She from Arise: A Simple Story [David Garcia Diaz, 2019]
Ol' Shoshone from Firewatch [Chris Remo, 2016]
A Full Life from Before Your Eyes [Oliver Lewin & Dillon Terry, 2021]
Podium Theme from Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge [Neil Baldwin, 1992]
To the Stars from Prune [Kyle Preston, 2015]
Sorrowful Tazmily from Mother 3 [Shogo Sakai, 2006]
We Remember from Halo: Reach [Martin O'Donnell & Michael Salvatori, 2010]
Drifting Soul from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 [ACE feat. Jen Bird, 2017]
I Will Protect You -Reload- from Persona 3 Reload [Shoji Meguro/Atsushi Kitajoh, 2024]
Coin of Fate from Final Fantasy VI [Nobuo Uematsu, 1994]
DG "sadness" from Unlimited: SaGa [Masashi Hamauzu, 2002]
Bound by Fate from Chrono Cross [Yasunori Mitsuda, 1999]
What Will You Leave Behind -End Titles- from Spiritfarer [Max LL feat. Maude Plante-Husaruk, 2020]
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Musical Review: LUNAR Remastered Collection

Bonus Episode #43 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan from RPGera presents another Musical Review, focusing on a game recently released for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch from Ashibi Co. and GungHo Online Entertainment... LUNAR Remastered Collection! Special thanks to GungHo Online Entertainment for providing a copy of the game for this review. Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu, & Jeff.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Wings -Opening Song- from Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete [Noriyuki Iwadare, 1996]
Burg from Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete [Noriyuki Iwadare, 1996]
Magical Weapon Nash from Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete [Noriyuki Iwadare, 1996]
Meribia from Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete [Noriyuki Iwadare, 1996]
Go! Go! Go! from Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete [Noriyuki Iwadare, 1996]
Reach for the Front from Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete [Noriyuki Iwadare, 1996]
Credits Song from Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete [Noriyuki Iwadare, 1996]
Star Dragon Theme -'95 Mix- from Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete [Noriyuki Iwadare, 1998]
Field To Tomorrow from Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete [Noriyuki Iwadare, 1998]
Brave Warriors from Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete [Noriyuki Iwadare, 1998]
White Mask Funk -Mystere's Theme- from Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete [Noriyuki Iwadare, 1998]
Eternal Blue -Rondo-Light and Shadows- from Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete [Noriyuki Iwadare, 1998]
Somber Memories from Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete [Noriyuki Iwadare, 1998]
Lucia's Theme from Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete [Noriyuki Iwadare, 1998]
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Radio Hour, Volume 74

Episode #369 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan from RPGera closes out the month of April 2025 with another eclectic mix in Radio Hour, Volume 74! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu & Jeff.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Adventure Park from Mr. Nutz [Raphaël Gesqua, 1994]
Minstrel's Lament from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion [Jeremy Soule, 2006]
Sirei's Supervision from The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy [Masafumi Takada, 2025]
Crocus Masterisation from Koira [Reginald Nowé, 2025]
UKOMBOZI from Assassin's Creed Shadows [Thunderdrum ft. Tiggs Da Author, 2025]
The Fujibayashi Legacy from Assassin's Creed Shadows [The Flight, 2025]
Kage no koe from Assassin's Creed Shadows [TEKE::TEKE, 2025]
Pride and Glory -Kliff's Theme- from Guilty Gear [Daisuke Ishiwatari, 1998]
24-Hour Cinderella from Yakuza 0 [ZENTA feat. Hidenari Ugaki, 2015]
Hope of After the Sacrifice from The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure [Saki Momiyama, 2011]
Stronger -Garuda's Theme- from Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha [Takayuki Aihara, Shinji Hosoe & Ayako Saso, 2007]
Round 3; 5; 7-1 from Alien vs. Predator [Hideki Okugawa, 1994]
Kraken from Ace of Seafood [DEKU, 2016]
The Wild Unknown from Lost Records: Bloom & Rage [Ruth Radelet, Nat Walker & Adam Miller, 2025]
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BGMania B-Sides: Light Fairytale Episode I & II

BGMania B-Sides #22 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bedroth from RPGera is featuring a turn-based JRPG series featuring a modern presentation with a classic core that was a listener request... Light Fairytale Episode I & II! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu & Jeff.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Haru from Light Fairytale Episode I [Terry Chandler, 2019]
Kuroko from Light Fairytale Episode I [Terry Chandler, 2019]
Boss Battle from Light Fairytale Episode I [Terry Chandler, 2019]
Dark Town from Light Fairytale Episode I [Terry Chandler, 2019]
Peaceful Moment from Light Fairytale Episode I [Terry Chandler, 2019]
Girl With A Hood from Light Fairytale Episode II [Terry Chandler, 2021]
The Ice Maze from Light Fairytale Episode II [Terry Chandler, 2021]
Lair's Sewers from Light Fairytale Episode II [Terry Chandler, 2021]
The Snow Forest from Light Fairytale Episode II [Terry Chandler, 2021]
Someday to the Blue Sky from Light Fairytale Episode I [Terry Chandler feat. Hana, 2019]
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Bowser's Castle Forever

Episode #368 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera return to a theme we haven't done in almost two years, but will now be doing once a year... Forever! This time around, the guys look at Bowser's Castle and how the music has evolved over 40 years of different entries. Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu, & Jeff.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Castle Theme from Super Mario Bros [Koji Kondo, 1985]
Castle Theme from Super Mario Bros 3 [Koji Kondo, 1989]
Fortress from Super Mario World [Koji Kondo, 1991]
Castle & Fortress from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island [Koji Kondo, 1995]
Koopa Castle -Second Time- from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars [Yoko Shimomura, 1996]
Bowser's Castle from Mario Kart 64 [Kenta Nagata, 1997]
Castle Theme from New Super Mario Bros [Koji Kondo, 2006]
Bowser's Galaxy Reactor from Super Mario Galaxy [Mahito Yokota, 2007]
Bowser's Lava Lair from Super Mario Galaxy 2 [Koji Kondo, 2010]
Bowser's Castle from Super Mario 3D Land [Mahito Yokota, 2011]
Castle Theme from New Super Mario Bros 2 [Kenta Nagata, 2012]
Castle from Super Mario 3D World [Mahito Yokota, 2013]
Beware Bowser's Base from Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle [Grant Kirkhope, 2017]
Bowser's Castle from Super Mario Odyssey [Koji Kondo, 2017]
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Off the Beaten Path

Episode #367 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera get distracted from the main quest by heading down those roads less traveled to explore some mini-games, side missions, optional bosses, and whatever else catches our eye off the beaten path! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu, & Jeff.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Waukeens Promenade from Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn [Michael Hoenig, 2000]
Back on Path from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt [Mikolai Stroinski & Marcin Przybyłowicz, 2015]
Koi no Disco Queen from Yakuza 0 [Hidenori Shoji feat. Ryosuke Horii, 2015]
Blitz Off from Final Fantasy X [Masashi Hamauzu, 2001]
Church Music from South Park: The Stick of Truth [Jamie Dunlap, 2014]
Hudson's Marriage from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata & Hajime Wakai, 2017]
Breath of Monsters from Fantasy Life [Nobuo Uematsu, 2012]
Amygdala from Bloodborne [Ryan Amon, Tsukasa Saitoh, Michael Wandmacher, Yuka Kitamura, Cris Velasco & Nobuyoshi Suzuki, 2015]
Medusa from Assassin's Creed Odyssey [The Flight, 2018]
Valkyries from God of War [Bear McCreary, 2018]
Cinco de Chocobo from Final Fantasy VII [Nobuo Uematsu, 1997]
The Dave D. Taylor Blues from Doom II [Bobby Prince, 1994]
Battle with Magus from Chrono Trigger [Yasunori Mitsuda, 1995]
Seabird from Marvel's Spider-Man 2 [Alessi Brothers, 1977/2023]
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BGMania B-Sides: Guns of Fury

BGMania B-Sides #21 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bedroth from RPGera is featuring a newer retro-inspired action platformer with one of his favorite composers behind the soundtrack... Guns of Fury! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu & Jeff.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Title Screen from Guns of Fury [Dominic Ninmark, 2025]
Abandoned Town from Guns of Fury [Dominic Ninmark, 2025]
Mountain from Guns of Fury [Dominic Ninmark, 2025]
Research Facility from Guns of Fury [Dominic Ninmark, 2025]
Power Generator from Guns of Fury [Dominic Ninmark, 2025]
Abandoned Town 2 from Guns of Fury [Dominic Ninmark, 2025]
Cedar Woods 2 from Guns of Fury [Dominic Ninmark, 2025]
Steel Foundry from Guns of Fury [Dominic Ninmark, 2025]
Mining Site from Guns of Fury [Dominic Ninmark, 2025]
Final Boss from Guns of Fury [Dominic Ninmark, 2025]
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Billiards

Episode #366 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera take a trip down to the local pub and rack 'em up for a game of Billiards! The guys also discuss the big Nintendo Switch 2 news at the very beginning of the show. This was a last-minute substitution for an episode Kyle usually would have been a part of, but he'll be back on the show next month as scheduled! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu, & Jeff.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Music from Arcade Pool [Allister Brimble, 1994]
The Fine Draw from Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend [Masaaki Iwasaki, Taihei Sato, Seiji Momoi & Shogo Sakai, 1995]
Track 5 from Pool Paradise [Tom Davies, 2004]
Green Blue 2 from Pool Nation [Unknown, 2012]
Whispers from Side Pocket [Rick Fox, 1993]
In-Game 3 from Break In [Takeaki Kunimoto, 1989]
Congratulations from Break Time: The National Pool Tour [Takeshi Yasuda, 1993]
When Love Is Gone from Pool-Billiard Simulator [Unknown, 2012]
As Long As There's You from Virtual Pool [Ronald Valdez feat. Charlie Clark, 1997]
Tune 1 from Power Play Pool [Mark Cooksey, 2007]
BGM 1 from Jimmy White's Cueball [Manfred Linzner, 2000]
Motivator -Electro 2- from Hustle Kings [Voide, 2009]
Monkey Billiards 2 from Super Monkey Ball 2 [Hidenori Shoji, Haruyoshi Tomita & Ryuji Iuchi, 2002]
Legend of Jam Session from Real Pool [Unknown, 2000]
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Gone Golfing

Episode #365 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera take a trip out to the green to talk about and listen to some Golf games! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu, & Jeff.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Intro from Sensible Golf [Richard Joseph & Jon Hare feat. Jacky Read, 1995]
Hole 3 from Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics [Kiyoe Ohashi, 1998]
BGM 4 from Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf [Tokuhiko Uwabo, 1989]
Coffee Break from True Golf Classics: Pebble Beach Golf Links [Yumi Kinoshita, 1992]
Title Music from PGA Tour Golf [Rob Hubbard, 1991]
Title Screen from Nick Faldo's Championship Golf [Andi McGinty, 1993]
Intro/Attract Mode from Mini Golf Plus [Richard van de Veen, 1988]
Main Menu from True Golf Classics: Waialae Country Club [Yumi Satake, 1991]
Japan Course from Big Tournament Golf [Takushi Hiyamuta, 1996]
Caddy's Shack from Cursed to Golf [Mark Sparling, 2022]
Clap Your Hands -Main Theme- from Everybody's Golf [Owl City, 2017]
Bonny Greens from Mario Golf: Super Rush [Motoi Sakuraba, 2021]
Take My Hand from Golf Club: Nostalgia [Shane Berry feat. Ana Curcin, 2018]
Title Screen from Family Computer Golf: U.S. Course [Yumiko Kanki & Akito Nakatsuka, 1987]
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