BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast

Ghosts & Spirits

Episode #171 of BGMania. On today's show, the themes of October are back as Bryan and special guest Jessica from Romance Me Up! A Visual Novel & Otomate Podcast sit down to chat about the idea of ghosts and spirits in gaming. Email the show at bgmania@leveldowngames.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Please consider supporting the show by using our Amazon Affiliate link when shopping online!
Jessica can be found through the following links: Instagram and Twitter
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Ghostly Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy [Mahito Yokota & Koji Kondo, 2007]
Feeling Spooky from Ghost Master [Paul Weir, 2003]
Track #1 from Casper: A Haunting 3D Challenge [Richard Band, 1996]
Dungeon from Haunting Starring Polterguy [Tony Berkeley, Michael Bartlow & Don Veca, 1993]
Hidden By Night -The Lich Yard- from Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment [Jake Kaufman, 2017]
Ghost Ship from Heroes of the Storm [Glenn Stafford & Jason Hayes, 2015]
Loading Music from The Sims 3: Supernatural [Steve Jablonsky, 2012]
Phantom from Geist [Brad Martin & Michael Reed, 2005]
Devour Your Soul from Murdered: Soul Suspect [Jason Graves, 2014]
Title Theme from Luigi's Mansion 3 [Chad York & Darren Radtke, 2019]
Vooju Spirits from Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island [Pedro Macedo Camacho, 2009]
Keyblade Graveyard Horizon from Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep [Yoko Shimomura, Tsuyoshi Sekito & Takeharu Ishimoto, 2010]
Childhood Memories from BEYOND: Two Souls [Lorne Balfe, 2013]
Ghostly Encounter from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door [Yoshito Hirano, Yuka Tsujiyoko & Saki Haruyama, 2004]
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Our Favorite Tracks of All Time (Episode 100 Celebration Repost)

Celebrate good times, come on! On this milestone episode of BGMania, we've decided to open the flood gates and explore what we consider to be our favorite video game music tracks of all time. Of course, this means we're allowing for repeats! Bryan, Frank, Jessica, and several listeners of the podcast go into detail on their favorite tunes while celebrating the fact we made it to one hundred episodes. Enjoy the show!
Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.com
The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows:
Dragonborn Theme (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) [2011]
Overture (Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King) [2004]
Greenpath (Hollow Knight) [2017]
We Are the Chosen Ones (Xenoblade Chronicles 2) [2017]
The Dark World (The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past) [1991]
Dire, Dire Docks (Super Mario 64) [1996]
Gangsta's Paradise Zone by YuzoBoy (Sonic the Hedgehog Movie) [2019]
Simple and Clean (Kingdom Hearts) [2002]
Title Theme (RoboCop) [1990]
One Winged Angel (Final Fantasy VII) [1997]
Disco Descent (Crypt of the NecroDancer) [2015]
The Sexy Brutale Theme (The Sexy Brutale) [2017]
That's The Way It Is (Red Dead Redemption 2) [2018]
Snake Eater (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater) [2004]
To Zanarkand (Final Fantasy X) [2001]
Castle Theme by TLB Orchestration (Super Mario World) [1990]
The Morning Fog's Wave (Shenmue II) [2001]
Hyrule Field (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess) [2006]
Title Theme (Mega Man 3) [1990]
Stormwind City Theme (World of Warcraft) [2004]
Tears of the Elder Dragon (Rune Factory 4) [2012]
Halo Theme -Mjolnir Mix- (Halo 2) [2004]
Gusty Garden Galaxy (Super Mario Galaxy) [2007]
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Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Episode #170 of BGMania. On today's episode, Bryan is presenting something different... an old concept from the Level Down Games Podcast, but a new concept for BGMania. Check it out, and let me know what you think! Email the show at bgmania@leveldowngames.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Please consider supporting the show by using our Amazon Affiliate link when shopping online!
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Epitaph from Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse [Konami Kukeiha Club, 1989]
BGM 06 from Dead of the Brain [Ryu Takami, 1992]
Bloodpuppets Battle from Splatterhouse 2 [Eiko Kaneda, 1992]
Silent for the Insanity from Xak III: The Eternal Recurrence [Yukiharu Urita, 1993]
Rumor About the Girl from Famicom Detective Club Part II [Kenji Yamamoto, 1989]
Prairie from Devilish: The Next Possession [Hitoshi Sakimoto, 1992]
Creepy Forest from Plok! [Tim Follin & Geoff Follin, 1993]
Giygas Battle from Earthbound [Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu 'Hip' Tanaka, 1994]
Night of the Living Dead from Parodius [Kazuki Muraoka, 1990]
Fungi Forest at Night from Donkey Kong 64 [Grant Kirkhope, 1999]
Don't Cry, Jennifer from Clock Tower [Koji Niikura, 1995]
Scary from The Jungle Book [Tommy Tallarico & Mark Miller, 1994]
Lethal Gas from Jurassic Park Part 2: The Chaos Continues [Dean Evans, 1995]
Scooby-Doo Theme from Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers [Robert Baffy, 2001]
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The Monthly Mash (Sep 2020)

Episode #169 of BGMania. This week on the podcast, we've got another Monthly Mash, which means Bryan is once again joined by Jessica as the pair share a few tracks each while listening to some listener submissions and all-around eclectic mix. Email the show at bgmania@leveldowngames.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Please consider supporting the show by using our Amazon Affiliate link when shopping online!
Jessica can be found through the following links: Instagram and Twitter
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Caelestinum Finale Termini from Genshin Impact [Yu-Peng Chen, 2020]
Paradise -Stay Forever- from Paradise Killer [Barry 'Epoch' Topping, 2020]
Tension from Ys I & II Chronicles [Yuzo Koshiro, 2009]
Best Room from The Ninja Warriors [Hiroyuki Iwatsuki, 1994]
Years of Training from Horizon Zero Dawn [Joris de Man, 2017]
Song For Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn [Joris de Man, 2017]
Out From Thunder from Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds [Joris de Man, 2017]
Strength of the Heart from Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash [Mao Hamamoto, 2012]
Torment from Amnesia: Memories [Teratani Tomomi, 2013]
Love Transcends from Norn9 [Kevin Penkin, 2014]
Borderline Girls from Kandagawa Jet Girls [Hige Driver, 2020]
Isoleucine from 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim [Yoshimi Kudo, 2019]
Broken Bond from Tell Me Why [Ryan Lott, 2020]
Demons from Seduce Me [Christopher Escalante, 2015]
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Paper Mario: The Origami King -Musical Review-

Episode #168 of BGMania. On today's show, Kyle takes us on A Musical Review with a game that truly captivated him from start to finish, Paper Mario: The Origami King. Quick note: we're staying a twice-weekly show, but every episode is going to be numbered now to avoid confusion. We'll be back this Thursday with a brand new episode. Email the show at bgmania@leveldowngames.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Please consider supporting the podcast by using our Amazon Affiliate link when shopping online!
Kyle can be found through the following links: Twitter and Instagram
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Peach's Castle from Paper Mario: The Origami King [Yoshito Sekigawa, Shoh Murakami, Yoshiaki Kimura, Hiroki Morishita, & Fumihiro Isobe, 2020]
Event Battle from Paper Mario: The Origami King [Yoshito Sekigawa, Shoh Murakami, Yoshiaki Kimura, Hiroki Morishita, & Fumihiro Isobe, 2020]
Autumn Mountain from Paper Mario: The Origami King [Yoshito Sekigawa, Shoh Murakami, Yoshiaki Kimura, Hiroki Morishita, & Fumihiro Isobe, 2020]
Sweetpaper Valley from Paper Mario: The Origami King [Yoshito Sekigawa, Shoh Murakami, Yoshiaki Kimura, Hiroki Morishita, & Fumihiro Isobe, 2020]
Diamond Island from Paper Mario: The Origami King [Yoshito Sekigawa, Shoh Murakami, Yoshiaki Kimura, Hiroki Morishita, & Fumihiro Isobe, 2020]
The Princess Peach from Paper Mario: The Origami King [Yoshito Sekigawa, Shoh Murakami, Yoshiaki Kimura, Hiroki Morishita, & Fumihiro Isobe, 2020]
The Final Battle from Paper Mario: The Origami King [Yoshito Sekigawa, Shoh Murakami, Yoshiaki Kimura, Hiroki Morishita, & Fumihiro Isobe, 2020]
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Persona 5 Royal

Episode #167 of BGMania. This week on the podcast, Bryan is joined by the returning Jessica from the upcoming brand new show, Romance Me Up, to chat about one of the pair's favorite franchises together, Persona... specifically, Persona 5 Royal! Email the show at bgmania@leveldowngames.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Please consider supporting the show by using our Amazon Affiliate link when shopping online!
Jessica can be found through the following links: Instagram and Twitter
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Colors Flying High from Persona 5 Royal [Shoji Meguro, 2019]
Take Over from Persona 5 Royal [Shoji Meguro, 2019]
Ideal and the Real from Persona 5 Royal [Toshiki Konishi, 2019]
Kichijoji 199X from Persona 5 Royal [Kenichi Tsuchiya, 2019]
Mementos -Upper Layer- from Persona 5 Royal [Shoji Meguro, 2019]
No More What If's from Persona 5 Royal [Shoji Meguro, 2019]
Prison Labor from Persona 5 Royal [Toshiki Konishi, 2019]
Featherman Seeker from Persona 5 Royal [Toshiki Konishi & Ryota Kozuka, 2019]
Hatsumode from Persona 5 Royal [Toshiki Konishi, 2019]
Gentle Madman from Persona 5 Royal [Shoji Meguro, 2019]
So Happy World from Persona 5 Royal [Shoji Meguro, 2019]
I Believe from Persona 5 Royal [Shoji Meguro, 2019]
Throw Away Your Mask from Persona 5 Royal [Shoji Meguro, 2019]
Our Light from Persona 5 Royal [Shoji Meguro, 2019]
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Sakura Wars

Remember: This is a re-uploaded episode from 2019. There is nothing new unless you've never heard it before, of course! Episode #93. Spurred by a recent announcement from SEGA that Project Sakura Wars is not only being developed, but also releasing in North America Spring 2020, Bryan decided it was time to take Frank and everyone else on a trip. A trip to a game franchise that most outside of Japan are not familiar with. Sit back and relax as we journey into the world of Sakura Wars. Enjoy the show!
Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.com
The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows:
Try Your Best! Imperial Floral Assault Group (Sakura Wars) [1996]
Farewell (Sakura Wars) [1996]
Blooming Maidens (Sakura Wars) [1996]
Battle 1 (Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die) [1998]
Flowers in the Capital (Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die) [1998]
Spring Has Come (Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die) [1998]
Prayer (Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning?) [2001]
192455631 (Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning?) [2001]
Parasol of My Heart (Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning?) [2001]
Here Is Happiness (Sakura Wars 4: Fall in Love, Maidens) [2002]
Geki! Teikoku Saishu Shou (Sakura Wars 4: Fall in Love, Maidens) [2002]
Winged Warriors (Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love) [2005]
This is Paradise (Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love) [2005]
Apostles of Destruction (Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love) [2005]
Orchid (Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love) [2005]
Earth Warriors -Final Battle- (Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love) [2005]
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Cel-Shading

Episode #166 of BGMania. This week on the podcast, Bryan is joined by special guest (and loyal listener!) Bedroth from Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast to chat about cel-shaded games and the oftentimes stellar soundtracks that accompany the art style. Email the show at bgmania@leveldowngames.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Please consider supporting the show by using our Amazon Affiliate link when shopping online!
Bedroth can be found through the following links: Anchor.fm, Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and Twitter
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Molgera from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker -HD Remake- [Hajime Wakai, 2013]
Gravity Daze from Gravity Rush [Kohei Tanaka, 2012]
Brighton Beach Invasion from XIII [Alkis Argyriadis, 2003]
Battle from Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch [Joe Hisaishi, 2011]
Insane Motherhood from El Shaddai [Masato Kouda & Kento Hasegawa, 2011]
Let's Go With a Smile from Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter [Hitoshi Sakimoto, 2002]
Strange Girl from Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse [Barrington Pheloung, 2013]
Oh My Julia from Killer7 [Jun Fukuda, 2005]
Borderland Stream from Call of Juarez: Gunslinger [Pawel Blaszczak, 2013]
Soul from MadWorld [Naoto Tanaka, 2009]
To a Vast World from Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King -3DS Version- [Koichi Sugiyama, 2015]
Time is Changing -Japanese Acoustic- from Dark Cloud 2 [Tomohito Nishiura, 2002]
Furnace of War from Tales of Vesperia [Motoi Sakuraba, 2008]
The Concept of Love from Jet Set Radio Future [Hideki Naganuma, 2002]

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Turok: Dinosaur Hunter & Turok 2: Seeds of Evil

Remember: This is a re-uploaded episode from 2019. There is nothing new unless you've never heard it before, of course! Episode #85. We finally received an episode suggestion from one of our most dedicated listeners, and this week, we're fully exploring the topic! Thanks to the mixxmaster, we'll be taking a dive into two games released on the Nintendo 64, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and Turok 2: Seeds of Evil. Jungle beats and booming bass drums? Yes please! Enjoy the show.
Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.com
The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows:
Catacombs (Turok: Dinosaur Hunter) [1997]
Lost World (Turok: Dinosaur Hunter) [1997]
Battle vs Longhunter & Mantis (Turok: Dinosaur Hunter) [1997]
Fortress (Turok: Dinosaur Hunter) [1997]
Battle vs T-Rex (Turok: Dinosaur Hunter) [1997]
Ancient City (Turok: Dinosaur Hunter) [1997]
Title (Turok 2: Seeds of Evil) [1998]
Mother Boss (Turok 2: Seeds of Evil) [1998]
Port of Adia (Turok 2: Seeds of Evil) [1998]
Mantid-Primagen Boss (Turok 2: Seeds of Evil) [1998]
Intro to the Hive (Turok 2: Seeds of Evil) [1998]
Adon Hub (Turok 2: Seeds of Evil) [1998]
Blind One Boss (Turok 2: Seeds of Evil) [1998]
River of Souls (Turok 2: Seeds of Evil) [1998]
The Dark Totem (Turok 2: Seeds of Evil) [1998]
The Light Totem (Turok 2: Seeds of Evil) [1998]
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Ary and the Secret of Seasons w/ Marcus Hedges

Episode #165 of BGMania. This week on the podcast, Bryan is joined by a very special guest, the composer for the recently released Ary and the Secret of Seasons, Marcus Hedges! The two discuss what it was like composing music for this charming indie release, where some of the inspiration came from, and we get to find out which tracks Marcus himself is particularly proud of. We'll then find out a bit of information on The Marcus Hedges Trend Orchestra, something any fan of video game music needs to go and check out. Email the show at bgmania@leveldowngames.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Please consider supporting the show by using our Amazon Affiliate link when shopping online!
Marcus can be found through the following links: Website, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, YouTube, Bandcamp
EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
Ary, Guardian of Seasons from Ary and the Secret of Seasons [Marcus Hedges, 2020]
Yule Town from Ary and the Secret of Seasons [Marcus Hedges, 2020]
Ary Battles from Ary and the Secret of Seasons [Marcus Hedges, 2020]
Meeting the Guardians from Ary and the Secret of Seasons [Marcus Hedges, 2020]
Summer Region from Ary and the Secret of Seasons [Marcus Hedges, 2020]
Muscari from Ary and the Secret of Seasons [Marcus Hedges, 2020]
Welcome to Ostara from Ary and the Secret of Seasons [Marcus Hedges, 2020]
The Dance from Ary and the Secret of Seasons [Marcus Hedges, 2020]
Dicentra from Ary and the Secret of Seasons [Marcus Hedges, 2020]
Lammastide City from Ary and the Secret of Seasons [Marcus Hedges, 2020]
The Wise Whale from Ary and the Secret of Seasons [Marcus Hedges, 2020]
The Frozen Phoenix from Ary and the Secret of Seasons [Marcus Hedges, 2020]
The Cartographer from Ary and the Secret of Seasons [Marcus Hedges, 2020]
The Final Battle from Ary and the Secret of Seasons [Marcus Hedges, 2020]
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