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For any car owner, there may be a certain vehicle that was driven for a long time and experienced many different scenarios, some memorable and intimate. That car may have a certain mechanical personality or charm, be it how it’s decorated or why it behaves under certain conditions. That car has become a second home or a personal concert hall. It also has carried the burdens and desires of its owner At one point or another, the owner has bestowed a name on their vehicle. On October 2nd, we’re celebrating “National Name Your Car Day”. No, really. This day honors those who have given a name or nickname to their car, truck, van, and even iron horse. No two vehicles are alike, which means there are plethora of names to be given. For this week’s episode, we’ll be playing tracks from video games that have vehicles with special names or nicknames: a futuristic racer and its bounty hunger, a crazy clown and his ice cream truck, and a Marine vehicle worthy of a Master Chief. We also have covers and remixes to follow these original tracks. Sit in, buckle up, and prepare to hit the road…   National Name Your Car Day F-Zero Blue Falcon (F-Zero) Twisted Metal (1995) Sweet Tooth Halo 3 Warthog (Halopedia)       Track Listing Intro: “G.T.O.” – composed by John “Buckey” Wilkin, performed by Ronnie & the Daytonas “Mute City” – [F-Zero] – composed by Yumiko Kanki “F-Zero – Mute City [Eurobeat Remix]” – remixed by Dominick Ninmark “Twisted Metal Theme” – [Twisted Metal (1995)] – composed by Chuck E. Myers, Tom Hopkins, Lance Lenhart “Twisted Metal (PS3) – Main Theme [Metal Cover]” – covered by BadHairlineProductions “Greatest Journey” – [Halo 3] – composed by Martin O’Donnell, Michael Salvatori, C. Paul Johnson “Instrumental Cover – Halo 3: “Greatest Journey” (Warthog Run)” – covered by TDSCovers   YouTube playlist Discord server     Source

September is almost over, with this last weekend of the month. That also means it’s time for “On Stage Now”, our monthly special episode that features artists of video game music and their covers and remixes. This month’s artist is Sapphire (and long overdue). Sapphire is a creator of vocal content. She first started with doing fandubs and then singing covers of music from video games and anime. While Sapphire as done solo projects, she has also collaborated with other musicians, such as The Consouls and Sleeping Forest. Sit back and enjoy the delightful and soulful voice that is Sapphire. Oh, and be sure to catch her recent voice over work for the game “ORBITALS!” and “Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave”.   Sapphire (YT, Twitch, X, Bluesky, Spotify, Apple Music)     Track Listing All inspired tracks are covers, unless noted.   “[Persona 4] Never More” – [Persona 4] – composed by Shoji Meguro “Dark Song (ft. Rikatwoo)” – [Fire Emblem IF/Fates] – composed by Yuka Tsujiyoko “Heaven (ft. AshestoAshesJC)” – [Persona 4] – composed by Shoji Meguro “Equilibrium (ft. The Consouls)” – [Final Fantasy XIV] – composed by Masayoshi Soken “Lifelight (ft. Altr Audio)” – [Super Smash Bros. Ultimate] – composed by Jin Hashimoto “Tomorrow is Mine (ft. The Consouls)” – [Bayonetta 2] – composed by Hiroshi Yamaguchi “LOCUS (with Sleeping Forest and ft. Paul Green-Dennis)” – [Final Fantasy XIV] – composed by Masayoshi Soken “World Bowser (VOCAL VERSION)” – [Super Mario 3D World] – composed by Koji Kondo Outro: “Final Fantasy 14 || SCREAM || Sapphire ver.” – [Final Fantasy 14] – originally composed by Takafumi Imamura and Masayoshi Soken, covered by Sapphire   YouTube playlist Discord server   Source

Everyone, or perhaps most people, fall in love with something or someone. Literally, they fall head over heels and float on Cloud 9. It causes goosebumps and strokes the heartstrings with a unique melody. There’s no reason or logic to it, other than that one must have have it. It’s the sound of that Mustang revving its engine at the stoplight. It’s the way a sun sets in the distance while gazing from atop a hill. It’s the smile of an attractive person from across a crowded room. Today we’re celebrating “National First Love Day”, that thing that grabs your eyes’ attention and stills your beating heart. I’ll be playing tracks from video games that gave me my first love: a lone teenager traveling separate worlds, a player seeking answers about a friend in a coma, and a visiting Traveler to a new world. I also have covers and remixes along with this original tracks. As you listen to these tracks and their covers or remixes, perhaps you’ll consider some video games with which you fell in love for one reason or another…   First Love Day Kingdom Hearts .hack (video game series) Genshin Impact       Track Listing Intro: “Just One Look” – composed by Gregory Carroll and Doris Payne, performed by Doris Troy “Traverse Town” – [Kingdom Hearts] – composed by Yoko Shimomura “Kingdom Hearts: Traverse Town Jazz Video Game Saxophone Cover” – covered by insaneintherainmusic “dgn10 (Castle Wall Dungeon Normal ~ Battle)” – [.hack//INFECTION] – composed by Chikayo Fukuda “.hack//INFECTION – Castle Theme Remix” – remixed by RemixRoxie “Bustling Afternoon in Mondstadt” – composed by Yu-Peng Chen, from the album “City of Winds of Idylls” “Bustling Afternoon in Mondstadt – Violin Marimba Cover (Genshin Impact)” – covered by Issara Duo   YouTube playlist Discord channel     Source

Tuesday, September 11, 2001… 8:46 am EST – Flight 11 hits the North Tower between floors 93 and 99, killing everyone on board. Many inside die immediately or are trapped above the crash zone 9:03 am EST – Flight 175 hits the South Tower between floors 77 and 85. 9:59 am EST – The South Tower collapses. 10:28 am EST – The North Tower collapses.   On the morning of this event, I woke up to news reports of one of the Twin Towers being hit by an airplane, initially thinking it was some movie preview. As I drove to work, the other Tower was hit, with the realization that the United States was being attacked after receiving reports of the Pentagon being hit. By the time I parked my car, the South Tower fell. The North Tower fell after I arrived at my desk. More reports came of a fourth airplane that crashed in Pennsylvania that was believed to be on its way to Washington D.C. The mood was somber, with some employees crying at their desk. The drive home was quiet as I listened to music. At home, I watched the news report and comment on the day’s events and later the President’s address. For this week’s episode, I will be paying tribute to 9/11, talking about some of the video games affected by it: A mission for Foxhound about a new Metal Gear mecha, a superhero about to fight a boss at the top of the world, and cybernetic agent in the aftermath of a terrorist attack. While there are covers and remixes to follow, no hot takes will be made. Please note that the podcast opens with several sound bites of the live broadcast of 9/11, which may be graphic in nature. If you’d rather not listen them, you may skip to 9:05, where the commentary starts.   Patriot Day (9/11) 9/11 News Coverage, CNN LIVE September 11 – 13, 2001 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty “Hideo Kojima says Metal Gear Solid 2 had to make 300 changes and was almost cancelled in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks” Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro “Game Makers Cut Images of Destruction” Deus Ex Deus Ex (VG Facts) “President George W. Bush’s address to the nation after September 11, 2001 attacks”     Track Listing Intro: Audio clips from “CNN 9-11-2001 News Coverage” (BREAKING NEWS, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM) “Intro Theme / Main Theme” – [Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty] – composed by TAPPY (Tappi Iwase), arranged by Harry Gregson-Williams “Metal Gear Solid May Cry (Remastered) ~ Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (OC Remix) – remixed by Jared Hudson “Training” – [Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro] – composed by Todd Masten “Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro//Training Remix” – remixed by IVORY “Main Title” – [Deus Ex] – composed by Alexander Brandon “Deus Ex – Main Theme (2019 OST Remake)” – remade by Tigran Papazyan Outro: “President George W. Bush’s address to the nation after September 11, 2001 attacks”   YouTube playlist Discord channel     Source

Several people passed away last week: Dolly Parton, Peter Cullen, and Tim Curry. Dolly Parton was the Queen of Country and an American Sweetheart that saw the good in everything and everyone. Peter Cullen was the voice of leadership and strength through Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots from “The Transformers”, an 80s cartoon. Tim Curry is an actor and singer who’s talent span all forms of entertainment: from movies like Annie and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, to cartoons figures such as Captain James T Hook from “Peter Pan and the Pirates” and Konk from “The Pirates of Dark Water.” Today’s episode will pay tribute to Tim Curry by playing tracks from those video games he has lent his voice: A New Orleans detective haunted by nightmares, a mysterious guy who kidnaps most of the Mystery Gang except its dog, and an Arl who tries to stop the Grey Wardens to obtain power. We’ve also got covers and remixes to follow each track, but for this episode there will be no commentary on the tracks. Sit back and enjoy the many voices of Tim Curry…   Tim Curry Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights Tim Curry (Scooby-Doo Fandom) Dragon Age: Origins Rendon Howe (Dragon Age Fandom)     Track Listing “Main Theme” – [Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers] – composed by Robert Holmes Audio clip from “Making Gabriel Knight – Sins of the Fathers (1994)” “Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers – Main Theme (Piano Cover)” – covered by Severin “Mastermind” – [Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights] – composed by Todd Dennis, Tommy Talarico, Howard Ulyate; vocals by Craig Zubchevich Audio clip from “Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights All Cutscenes” “MASTERMIND – A Scooby-Doo Night of 100 Frights Cover” – covered by FoxTale Music “Main Theme” – [Dragon Age: Origins] – composed by Inon Zur Audio clip from “Dragon Age: Origins Celebrity Voice Talent Interviews” “Remembering Dragon Age Origins | Epic Nostalgic Remix of the Main Theme” – remixed by Vasilis Milios   YouTube playlist Discord channel     Source