BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast

Composer Appreciation: Austin Wintory

Episode #251 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera are back with a late-posting episode (apologies!) with our usual quarterly Composer Appreciation, this time focusing on the work of Austin Wintory! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak & Xancu.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Spirit of the Cosmos -Main Theme- from Ages of Athiria [Austin Wintory, Unreleased]
Top Hats and Sword Canes from Assassin's Creed Syndicate [Austin Wintory, 2015]

Bellafide's Tarantella from Tooth and Tail [Austin Wintory, 2017]
Can't Resist from Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine [Austin Wintory feat. Laura Vall, 2013]
No Life Goes Forever Unbroken from The Banner Saga [Austin Wintory, 2014]
Our Steps, To the Night from The Banner Saga 2 [Austin Wintory, 2016]
Ruin Beyond the Walls from The Banner Saga 3 [Austin Wintory, 2018]
Is That Her from Erica [Austin Wintory, 2019]
Larry Reloaded from Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded [Austin Wintory, 2013]

Balaenoptera Musculus from Abzu [Austin Wintory, 2016]
Atonement from Journey [Austin Wintory, 2012]
Risryn Rogue from Absolver [Austin Wintory, 2017]
Elysium from John Wick Hex [Austin Wintory, 2019]
The Path to Salvation from The Pathless [Austin Wintory, 2020]
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Composer Appreciation: Alberto José González w/ An Interview!

Episode #250 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera are back with a special 250th episode celebration! For this milestone, we decided to reach into the top hat of magic tricks once again, and are focusing on another Composer Appreciation... this time with the legendary Alberto José González! And yes... we managed to get a text-based interview with the man himself, which you can hear the two of us re-enact during the show, as well as find over on our website by clicking here! Also, please be sure to visit Alberto's Soundcloud and Bandcamp websites for some really excellent music! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak & Xancu.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Area 1-1 Music from Les Aventures de Tintin: Le Temple du Soleil [Alberto José González, 1997]
Scroll Stage from Turok 2: Seeds of Evil [Alberto José González, 1998]

Act 03 & 10 -The Swamps & Gargamel Manor House- from The Smurfs [Alberto José González, 1994]
Painful Gulch from Lucky Luke [Alberto José González, 1999]
Title Screen from Hugo 2 [Alberto José González, 1997]
The Castle from Melkhior's Mansion [Alberto José González, 2022]
Full OST from The Morning Adventure: Mananitos Bollycao [Alberto José González, 2003]
Track 4 from Sylvester & Tweety: Breakfast on the Run [Alberto José González, 1998]
Olympia from Asterix & Obelix [Alberto José González, 1995]

Boss -Cyanidia- from Spirou [Alberto José González, 1995]
The Gorge of Orlok from The Sword of Ianna [Alberto José González, 2017]
Menu from Otto's Ottifanten: Baby Bruno's Nightmare [Alberto José González, 1998]
Action Theme from Turok: Rage Wars [Alberto José González, 1999]
Space Trip from The Light Corridor [Alberto José González, 1990]
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Radio Hour, Volume 50

Episode #249 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan from RPGera is back on solo duty for an out-of-order Radio Hour. And guess what? This is Volume 50! They get old so quickly, don't they? Anyway, we've got a special episode lined up for next week for #250! Hence Radio Hour not being the final episode of the month. Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak & Xancu.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Stage 1 from Metal Storm [Toru Watanabe, 1991]
Overworld from Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince [Josie Brechner, 2022]

Anchordeep from Cult of the Lamb [Narayana Johnson, 2022]
Cursed to Golf from Cursed to Golf [Mark Sparling, 2022]
Rosy Train Cloud Pendant from Sword and Fairy: Together Forever [Owl Studio & XiaoXu Music Studio, 2021]
Full Moon from Sword and Fairy: Together Forever [Owl Studio & XiaoXu Music Studio, 2021]
Stop War from Sword and Fairy: Together Forever [Owl Studio & XiaoXu Music Studio, 2021]
BGM 04 from Moco Moco Friends [Hiroyuki Hamada, 2015]
Free and Easy from The Last Remnant [Tsuyoshi Sekito & Natsumi Kameoka, 2008]

Title Theme from Inspector Gadget [Fabian Del Priore, 2001]
Track 5 from Target: Renegade [Tim Follin, 1990]
Always With a Smile from Innocence Pain -Michiru Yami Kakeru Tsuki- [Nakanome Yuuki, 2004]
Decisive Battle from Hollow Knight [Christopher Larkin, 2017]
Together Forever -Main Theme- from Sword and Fairy: Together Forever [Yupeng Chen feat. Zhou Shen, 2021]
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Food Groups

Episode #248 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera are diving into all the food groups with a crazy mix of tracks all dealing, in some way, with food, or from a game about food! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak & Xancu.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Candy Chateau from Rayman [Rémi Gazel, Didier Lord & Stéphane Bellanger, 1995]
Stage 4 from Hotdog Storm [Shigenori Masuko & Yoko Kawashima, 1996]

Carrot Plateau & Peanut Village -Level 6- from Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom [Tomotsune Maeno & Katsunori Takahashi, 1988]
In-Game from Fast Food & Fantasy World Dizzy [Steve Barrett, 1989]
Chop Chop Master Onion Rap from Parappa the Rapper [Masaya Matsuura & Yoshihisa Suzuki, 1996]
Main Theme from Wii Food Delivery Channel [Kazumi Totaka, 2009]
The Flyin' King -Level Ate- from Earthworm Jim 2 [Tommy Tallarico, 1995]
Chefinoff from Cat Girl Without Salad -Amuse-Bouche- [Jake Kaufman, 2020]
Sushi Showdown from Octogeddon [Jimmy Hinson, 2018]

Tropical Crust from Pizza Tower [Mr. Sauceman, 2022]
Ground Beef -Rust Golem Battle- from Super Meat Boy Forever [Matthias Bossi & Jon Evans, 2020]
Buttermilk Bay from Aqua Kitty [Electric Cafe, 2013]
Gourmet Galaxy from Overcooked 2 [Oliver Wood, 2018]
Butter Building from Kirby Cafe [Hirokazu Ando, 2016]
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Funerals & Remembrance

Episode #247 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan from RPGera unusually flies solo for a themed topic as we explore funerals and remembrance moments within games. Never a super fun subject to cover, but man... we've got some gorgeous music lined up for today. Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak & Xancu.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Sonata Number 2, 3rd Movement -Funeral March- from Catherine [Frédéric Chopin & Shoji Meguro, 2011]
Funeral for the Old Man from Assassin's Creed III [Lorne Balfe, 2012]

A Funeral of Flowers -Rain- from Fire Emblem: Three Houses [Rei Kondoh, 2019]
Funeral Procession from Wild Arms Alter Code: F [Michiko Naruke with vocals by Kaori Asoh, 2003]
King Bran's Final Voyage from The Witcher III: Wild Hunt [Marcin Przybyłowicz, 2015]
The Funeral from Rule of Rose [Yutaka Minobe, 2006]
The Funerals from Vampyr [Olivier Deriviere, 2018]
Title from Last Rites [Keith Tinman, 1997]
Last Rite from Destiny 2 [Michael Salvatori, Skye Lewin & Rotem Moav, 2017]

Last Rites -Internment- from Jade Empire [Jack Wall, 2005]
Reminiscence -Requiem- from The Legend of Heroes III: White Witch [Falcom Sound Team jdk, 1994]
Rest from Valiant Hearts: The Great War [Ian Livingstone, 2014]
Funeral March from Tales of Legendia [Go Shiina, 2005]
Memories of Mother -Farewell to Faye Version- from God of War [Bear McCreary with vocals by Eivør, 2018]
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Spotlight: LIVE A LIVE (SNES Version)

Bonus Episode #24 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan from RPGera presents a sister episode to #246 released on August 6 where Bedroth and I focused on the wonderfully recomposed score to LIVE A LIVE HD-2D Remake on the Nintendo Switch. For this bonus episode, the first bonus show we've done in over two years, we've decided to do the exact same tracks, in the exact same order, except this time, we're spotlighting the Super Famicom version of the music released back in 1994 for LIVE A LIVE! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak & Xancu.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Live-A-Live from LIVE A LIVE [Yoko Shimomura, 1994]
Knock You Down! from LIVE A LIVE [Yoko Shimomura, 1994]

Kiss of Jealousy from LIVE A LIVE [Yoko Shimomura, 1994]
A Painful Death at the Hands of a Psycho from LIVE A LIVE [Yoko Shimomura, 1994]
The Birds Fly in the Sky, the Fish Swim in the River from LIVE A LIVE [Yoko Shimomura, 1994]
Prelude to the Demon King from LIVE A LIVE [Yoko Shimomura, 1994]
Ultimate Strength - Victory Road from LIVE A LIVE [Yoko Shimomura, 1994]
The Ancient Master Descends from the Mountains from LIVE A LIVE [Yoko Shimomura, 1994]
Wanderer from LIVE A LIVE [Yoko Shimomura, 1994]

Difficult Fight from LIVE A LIVE [Yoko Shimomura, 1994]
Armageddon from LIVE A LIVE [Yoko Shimomura, 1994]
Cry-A-Live from LIVE A LIVE [Yoko Shimomura, 1994]
Megalomania from LIVE A LIVE [Yoko Shimomura, 1994]
Live for Live from LIVE A LIVE [Yoko Shimomura, 1994]
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Spotlight: LIVE A LIVE HD-2D Remake

Episode #246 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera are back with another Spotlight episode, this time focusing on the wonderfully redone score by Yoko Shimomura for the HD-2D Remake of LIVE A LIVE on Nintendo Switch! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak & Xancu.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Live-A-Live from LIVE A LIVE HD-2D Remake [Yoko Shimomura, 2022]
Knock You Down! from LIVE A LIVE HD-2D Remake [Yoko Shimomura, 2022]

Kiss of Jealousy from LIVE A LIVE HD-2D Remake [Yoko Shimomura, 2022]
Playing with Psychos from LIVE A LIVE HD-2D Remake [Yoko Shimomura, 2022]
Unto the Birds the Heavens, Unto the Fish the Seas from LIVE A LIVE HD-2D Remake [Yoko Shimomura, 2022]
Epic of the Archon from LIVE A LIVE HD-2D Remake [Yoko Shimomura, 2022]
The Strongest - Victory Road from LIVE A LIVE HD-2D Remake [Yoko Shimomura, 2022]
The Shifu Descends from the Mount from LIVE A LIVE HD-2D Remake [Yoko Shimomura, 2022]
Wanderer from LIVE A LIVE HD-2D Remake [Yoko Shimomura, 2022]

Heroic Struggle from LIVE A LIVE HD-2D Remake [Yoko Shimomura, 2022]
Armageddon from LIVE A LIVE HD-2D Remake [Yoko Shimomura, 2022]
Cry-A-Live from LIVE A LIVE HD-2D Remake [Yoko Shimomura, 2022]
Megalomania from LIVE A LIVE HD-2D Remake [Yoko Shimomura, 2022]
Live for Live from LIVE A LIVE HD-2D Remake [Yoko Shimomura, 2022]
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Radio Hour, Volume 49

Episode #245 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan from RPGera closes out another month with an eclectic mix of tracks in Volume 49 of Radio Hour! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak & Xancu.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
High-Noon Hoopla from Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course [Kristofer Maddigan, 2022]
Town of Toads and Stickers, Decalberg from Paper Mario: Sticker Star [Hiroaki Hanaoka, Hiroki Morishita, Kiyoshi Hazemoto, Kosei Muraki, Masanori Adachi, Saki Kurata, Shoh Murakami, Tomoko Sano, Yasuhisa Baba, Yasumasa Yamada & Yoshito Sekigawa, 2012]

Overworld from Dokapon Kingdom [Shigeki Hayashi, 2007]
Minima Memoria from Void & Meddler [Waveland & Red City Noise, 2015]
Emun Veambitzya from Rusty Hearts [GameNSound, 2011]
Theme of Poison from Ultra Street Fighter IV [Hideyuki Fukasawa, 2014]
Urban Freeway from Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match [Junya Matsuoka, Shinya Ishikawa & Michio Kinugasa, 2011]
The Almighty Violet Thunder -Raiden Shogun Boss Theme- from Genshin Impact 2.5 [Yu-Peng Chen, 2022]
Menu Music from Zoo Tycoon [Steven Serafino, 2001]

Death by Glamour from Undertale [Toby Fox, 2015]
Default Club Sound from STRAY [Yann Van Der Cruyssen, 2022]
Gluttony Boss from Hell Pie [Alexander Binderer & Lukas Meinardus, 2022]
Under the Apple Tree from Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII [Takeharu Ishimoto, 2007]
MA07S from Marion [Unknown, 1994]
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Games Based on Cartoons

Episode #244 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera are presenting another super fun episode that spawned off of our 'Games Based on Movies' episode back in April! Except this time, we're focusing on cartoons! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak & Xancu.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Intro Stage from Animaniacs [Tomoya Tomita, 1994]
Pirate Ship from Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure [Hideto Inoue, Shinji Tasaka & Tsuyoshi Sekito, 1993]

The End from Eek! The Cat [Barry Leitch & Keith Tinman, 1994]
Options & Game Over from Daffy Duck in Hollywood [Matt Furniss, 1995]
Zone J from Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers [Harumi Fujita, 1990]
Redbeard Ghost Boss from Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights [Todd Dennis, Howard Ulyate & Tommy Tallarico, 2002]
Race Theme 1 from Biker Mice From Mars [Hideto Inoue & Nobuyuki Akena, 1994]
Music 4 from The Jetsons: Cogswells Caper! [Iku Mizutani & Kazuko Umino, 1992]
Workshop -Quirky Worky Song- from Phineas & Ferb: Quest For Cool Stuff [Danny Jacob, 2013]

Domain of the Gobblewonker -Lake- from Gravity Falls: Legend of the Gnome Gemulets [Nicholas Bonardi, 2015]
Quacker Jack Stage from Darkwing Duck [Yasuaki Fujita, 1992]
To the South from Goof Troop [Yuki Iwai, 1993]
A Hero is Born from South Park: The Stick of Truth [Jamie Dunlap, 2014]
Fire and Ice from The Legend of Korra [Naofumi Harada & Hitomi Kurokawa, 2014]
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5th Year Anniversary Celebration!

Episode #243 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan and a special returning former co-host from RPGera look back fondly on the previous five years of the podcast, tell some fun stories and joke around, and listen to some of our favorite tracks played before on the show... as well as a few new ones! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak & Xancu.
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Recruitment from Cannon Fodder [Jonathan Hare, 1994]
The Legend of Daryl from Super Daryl Deluxe [Adriel Genet, 2018]

Big Blue from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe [Ryo Nagamatsu, Atsuko Asahi, Shiho Fuji & Yasuaki Iwata, 2017]
Hyrule Castle -Inside & Outside Remix- from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [Manaka Kataoka, 2017]
Delfino Plaza from Super Mario Sunshine [Koji Kondo & Shinobu Tanaka, 2002]
Mine from Sayonara Wild Hearts [Daniel Olsen & Jonathan Eng, 2019]
China Theme -Industrial- from Civilization 6 [Geoff Knorr, 2016]
Turban Jazz from Aladdin [Tommy Tallarico & Donald Griffin, 1993]
Way to Fall from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater [Harry Gregson-Williams & Norihiko Hibino, 2004]

The Dragonborn Comes -Cover- from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim [Malukah, 2011]
Your Affection from Persona 4 [Shoji Meguro, 2008]
The Morning Fog's Wave from Shenmue II [Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Takeshi Yanagawa, Osamu Murata & Ryuji Iuchi, 2001]
Zanarkand -Distant Worlds Version- from Final Fantasy X [Nobuo Uematsu, 2001]
Wayfaring Stranger from The Last of Us Part II [Ashley Johnson & Troy Baker, 2020]
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