Shujin Academy VGM Club

It’s time for another collection of relaxing, laid-back VGM tracks in this fifth installment of the Chilly McFreeze series.  Special thanks for this episode goes out to: Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.  LongTones, an experimental electronic jazz project that provides promotional consideration to Professor Tom. You can find their work on Spotify by searching for “LongTones” or on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/jon_no_h  BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.  If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, my username on Discord is ProfessorTom, and I’ve joined Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the new app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there.  Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:06 - Super Black Bass 3 (Super Famicom) - Track 04 (composers: Michiya Hirasawa and Tsukushi Sasaki)  01:19 - Talk Segment 1 03:10 - Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster (multiplatform) - The Submarine Nautilus (composers: Nobuo Uematsu, Ayumu Murai, Hirosato Noda, Tomonori Adachi, Reo Uratani, Shingo Ktaoka, Yuko Komiyama, Eri Tsunemoto, Kenot Hasegawa, Masato Kouda, and Masaya Tsunemoto) 07:31 - Shining Force II (Genesis) - Water Goddess Mitula (composer: Motoaki Takenouchi) 09:15 - SD Snatcher (MSX) - The Peaceful Avenue (composers: Masahiro Ikariko, Mutsuhiko Izumi, Motoaki Furukawa, Michiru Yamane, Yuji Takenouchi, Harumi Ueko, Yuko Kurahashi, Tomoya Tomita, Tsuyoshi Sekito, and Kazuhiko Uehara) 11:39 - Picross e6 (3DS) - Picross Puzzle (composer: unknown) 13:54 - Mother 3 (GBA) - Sorrowful Tazmily (composer: Shogo Sakai) 16:12 - Pokemon Black and White (DS) - Kanoko Town (aka Nuvema Town) (composer: Shota Kageyama) 17:53 - Talk Segment 2 19:47 - Brandish 2: The Planet Buster (Super Famicom) - Shop (composers: Michiya Hirasawa and Tsukushi Sasaki) 23:40 - Persona 2 - Eternal Punishment (PSP) - Hiiragi Psychotherapy 27:37 - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness (DS) - Don’t Ever Forget… (composers: Arata Iiyoshi, Hideki Sakamoto, Keisuke Ito, Ken-ichi Saito, Yoshihiro Maeda) 29:42 - Saga Frontier (PSX) - Blue Town (composer: Kenji Ito) 33:54 - Emerald Dragon (Super Famicom) - Separation (composer: Hirohiko Fukuda) 35:13 - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox/PC)  - Kashyyyk (composer: Jeremy Soule) 36:35 - Talk Segment 3 39:02 - Front Mission 4 (PS2) - Grapevine (composers: Hidenori Iwasaki and Ryo Yamazaki) 41:34 - Romancing SaGa 2 (Super Famicom) - Village 2 (composer: Kenji Ito) 44:02 - Lufia 2 (SNES) - Town (composer: Yasunori Shiono) 47:01 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster - Inn (composers/arrangers: Nobuo Uematsu, Ayumu Murai, Hirosato Noda, Tomonori Adachi, Reo Uratani, Shingo Ktaoka, Yuko Komiyama, Eri Tsunemoto, Kenot Hasegawa, Masato Kouda, and Masaya Tsunemoto) 48:41 - The Flintstones (SNES) - Cinema (composers: Keith Tinman and Jonathan Dunn) 50:55 - Tempest 2000 (Jaguar) - Gilde Control (composers: Alastair Lindsay, Ian Howe, and Kevin Saville) 56:10 - Outro Talk Segment 58:03 - Last Bible III (Super Famicom) - North Lake (composer: Hiroyuki Yanada)

After his escapades at Voltara Prime, Rando Calrissian just wants some peace and quiet and high-stakes gambling. But when Rando hears about the Pippin Device, a horrific weapon that could shatter the galaxy, he’s forced to spring into action with this grab bag of great VGM! Special thanks for this episode goes out to: Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.  LongTones, an experimental electronic jazz project that provides promotional consideration to Professor Tom. You can find their work on Spotify by searching for “LongTones” or on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/jon_no_h  BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.  Penny Arcade for the "Rando Calrissian" title. You can find them at https://www.penny-arcade.com/ If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, my username on Discord is ProfessorTom, and I’ve joined Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the new app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there.  Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Street Fighter III: Third Strike (Dreamcast) - JUDGE (composer: Hideki Okugawa) 00:46 - Talk Segment 1 03:21 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (multiplatform) - Brave Trigger (composer: Michiru Yamane) 05:33 - Mega Man VI (NES) - Plant Man (composer: Yuko Takehara) 07:09 - Phantasy Star II (Genesis) - Silent Zone (composer: Tokuhiko Uwabo) 08:48 - Front Mission (Super Famicom) - Blackhounds (composers: Yoko Shimomura and Noriko Matsueda) 11:19 - Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (Genesis) - Hassou (composers: Hirofumi Murasaki, Morihiko Akiyama, and Masayuki Nagao) 12:42 - Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS) - An Empty Tome (composer: Michiru Yamane) 15:41 - Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight (NES) - Alleyway (composer: Junko Tamiya) 17:25 - Talk Segment 2 19:00 - A King’s Tale: Final Fantasy XV (PS4/XBox One) - Insomnia (composer: Bill Kiley)  24:15 - King of Fighters 98 (Neo Geo) - London March (composers: Hideki Asanaka, Marimo, Yasuo Yamate (KOF98), Masahiko Hataya, Toshio Shimizu, Yoshihiko Kitamura (Fatal Fury 2)) 27:16 - Power Drift (Arcade) - Side Street (A Course) (composer: Hiroshi Kawaguchi) 31:49 - Ristar (Genesis) - Round 5-2 Ice Scream (composer: Tomoko Sasaki) 34:33 - Talk Segment 3 36:41 - Final Fantasy VII (PSX) - Mark of the Traitor (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 40:11 - Front Mission: Gun Hazard (Super Famicom) - Tension (composer: Nobuo Uematsu)  42:44 - Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (SNES) - Autumn (composer: Yasunori Shiono) 44:44 - Spider-Man the Videogame (Arcade) - BGM1 (composer: Kazuhiko Nagai) 46:48 - Pokemon Black and White (DS) - Opelucid City (Black) (composer: Go Ichinose) 51:00 - Outro Talk Segment 52:50 - Bionic Commando (NES) - Neutral Area (composer: Junko Tamiya)

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It’s another happy music episode in my Rose-Colored Pixels series of shows full of cheerful, upbeat VGM! Special thanks for this episode goes out to: Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.  LongTones, an experimental electronic jazz project that provides promotional consideration to Professor Tom. You can find their work on Spotify by searching for “LongTones” or on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/jon_no_h  BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.  If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, my username on Discord is ProfessorTom, and I’ve joined Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the new app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there.  As mentioned in the show, the VGMbassy recently celebrated its 100th episode, and you can check it out at https://thevgmbassy.com/2024/02/15/episode-100-the-100th-episode-celebration/. I appeared on the show in episode 91 (https://thevgmbassy.com/2023/05/12/episode-91-sega-arcade-games-with-professor-tom/). Congratulations to host Ed Wilson for hitting this milestone!  Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Tecmo World Wrestling (NES) - Song 13 (composers: Keiji Yamagishi, Mayuko Okamura, Hiroshi Miyazaki, and Mitsuhito Tanaka) 00:41 - Talk Segment 1 03:17 - World of Final Fantasy (multiplatform) - World of Sunshine (composer: Masashi Hamauzu) 06:29 - Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & The Secret Hideout (multiplatform) - Days of Ocean Colors (composer: Kazuki Yanagawa) 07:37 - Secret of Mana (SNES) - Color of the Summer Sky / Joyous Town Theme (composer: Hiroki Kikuta) 09:02 - Power Golf (TG16) - Main Theme (composer: Daisuke Inoue) 11:21 - Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (MSX2) - "A" Jam Blues (Radio Mode BGM 2) (composers: Tsuyoshi Sekito, Masahiro Ikariko, Mutsuhiko Izumi, Yuko Kurahashi, Tomoya Tomita, Kazuhiko Uehara, and Yuji Takenouchi) 12:22 - Side Pocket (Game Boy) - BGM 03 (composer: Yusuke Takahama) 14:39 - King of Fighters 2006 (aka KOF Maximum Impact 2) - The Startup Sound of Reminiscence (composer: Toshikazu Tanaka) 16:31 - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness (DS) - Random Dungeon Theme 2 (composers: Arata Iiyoshi, Hideki Sakamoto, Keisuke Ito, Ken-ichi Saito, Yoshihiro Maeda) 19:35 - Talk Segment 2 21:58 - King of Fighters 2002 (Neo-Geo) - Tacos Dance (composers: Masahiko Hataya and Yasuo Yamate) 24:15 - Blue Dragon (X360) - BAD BUT BAT (composer: Satoshi Henmi) 27:33 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (multiplatform) - Airship (composers/arrangers: Nobuo Uematsu, Ayumu Murai, Hirosato Noda, Tomonori Adachi, Reo Uratani, Shingo Ktaoka, Yuko Komiyama, Eri Tsunemoto, Kenot Hasegawa, Masato Kouda, Masaya Tsunemoto) 29:25 - Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold (arcade) - STAGE SAKURA (composers: Syun Nishigaki, Setsuo Yamamoto, and Tatsuro Suzuki) 31:27 - Quartet (Arcade) - OKI RAP (composer: Katsuhiro Hayashi) 33:36 - Crusader of Centy (Genesis) - Anemone Beach (composer: Motokazu Shinoda) 35:17 - Shining Force II (Genesis) - Lively Town (composer: Motoaki Takenouchi) 38:43 - Super Black Bass 3 (Super Famicom) - Track 2 (composers: Michiya Hirasawa and Tsukushi Sasaki) 39:59 - Talk Segment 3 43:09 - Daytona USA (Arcade) - Sky High (composer: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi) 47:23 - Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen (GBA) - Road to Viridian City: Leaving Pallet Town (composer: Junichi Masuda) 48:23 - Phantasy Star II (Genesis) - Restoration (composer: Tokuhiko Uwabo) 50:33 - Harukanaru Augusta (Mega Drive) - Unknown (BGM Number 4) (composers: Shigekazu Kamaki, Yumi Kinoshita, Yuzaburou Shimojo, and Hiroshi Morita) 53:10 - Lunar 2: Eternal Blue (PSX) - Holding On (Lemina’s Theme) (composer: Noriyuki Iwadare) 56:12 - Phantasy Star IV (Genesis) - Land Master AXV-25 (composer: Izuho Numata) 58:05 - Jack Bros (Virtual Boy) - Grim Reaper’s Cavern (Level 2) (composer: Hiroyuki Yanada) 1:00:00 - Outro Talk Segment 1:02:08 - Crusader of Centy (Genesis) - Ending Theme (composer: Motokazu Shinoda)

This is an episode packed with jazzy jams of all shapes and sizes! Special thanks for this episode goes out to: Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.  LongTones, an experimental electronic jazz project that provides promotional consideration to Professor Tom. You can find their work on Spotify by searching for “LongTones” or on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/jon_no_h  BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.  If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, my username on Discord is ProfessorTom, and I’ve joined Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the new app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there.  During the show, I mentioned that my podcast bro Rayjkayj of VGMporium does episodes of shop themes, and you can check out his latest shop themes episode at https://vgmporium.wordpress.com/2023/12/07/episode-102-shop-themes-vii/  If you liked the Kiss Shot and Side Pocket tracks and want to hear more, you can check out the Super Marcato Bros’ episode all about Genesis Pool Jazz at https://www.supermarcatobros.com/podcast/2019/7/21/episode-378-genesis-pool-jazz, where they talk about both Side Pocket and Kiss Shot and their excellent soundtracks.  Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Front Mission (Super Famicom) - Bar (composer: Noriko Matsueda) 01:31 - Talk Segment 1 03:38 - Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (PSP) - Parabellum (composers: Toshiko Tasaki, Kenichi Tsuchiya, Masaki Kurokawa, Toshiki Konishi, and Atsushi Kitajoh) 07:54 - Kiss Shot (Genesis) - Nineball Game (composers: Naofumi Hataya and Hiroshi Kubota) 10:57 - The Flinstones (SNES) - Cinema (composers: Keith Tinman and Jonathan Dunn) 13:12 - Tales of Phantasia - Tasteful (composer: Motoi Sakuraba, Shinji Tamura and Ryota Furuya) 16:08 - Persona 5 (PS4) - Bar (composer: Shoji Meguro) 16:59 - Talk Segment 2 18:40 - Persona 5 Strikers - Sophia’s Shop (composer: Atsushi Kitajoh) 21:21 - Marvel vs Capcom 2 (Multiplatform) - Training Mode (composer: Tetsuya Shibata) 24:32 - Marvel vs Capcom 2 (Multiplatform) - Cave Stage (composer: Tetsuya Shibata) 26:10 - X-Men vs Street Fighter (Arcade) - Sabretooth Stage (composers: Yuki Iwai and Yuko Kadota)  27:57 - Arkanoid DS (DS) - too much funky? (GAME Chuu BGM) (composer: Kemmei Adachi) 30:50 - Talk Segment 3 33:26 - Arkanoid DS (DS) - Rest on Starlit Sky (OPTION BGM) (composer: Hirokazu Koshio) 34:49 - Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast) - Recipe for the Perfect Afro (composer: Hideki Naganuma) 40:41 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night- Wandering Ghosts (composer: Michiru Yamane) 43:17 - Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike - Jazzy NYC '99 (composer: Hideki Okugawa) 46:31 - Outro Talk Segment 48:17 - Side Pocket (Genesis) - Slow Down, Dude (composers: Emi Shimizu, Masaaki Iwasaki)

There’s a sad girl, crying as the snow falls. This is what her heart sounds like. Special thanks for this episode goes out to: Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.  LongTones, an experimental electronic jazz project that provides promotional consideration to Professor Tom. You can find their work on Spotify by searching for “LongTones” or on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/jon_no_h  BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.  If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, my username on Discord is ProfessorTom, and I’ve joined Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the new app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there.  Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Tokemeki Memorial (PC Engine CD) - All Alone on Christmas (composers: Mikio Saito, Seiya Murai, Miki Higashino, and Hiro Noguchi) 01:28 - Intro Talk Segment 02:11 - Pokemon Black and White (DS) - Undella Town (Autumn) (composer: Hitomi Sato) 04:31 - Doki Doki Literature Club (PC) - Sayo-nara (composer: Dan Salvato) 07:09 - Etrian Odyssey III (DS) - That's the Beginning of the Adventure (composer: Yuzo Koshiro) 10:22 - VA-11 Hall-A (multiplatform) - Where Do I Go From Here? (composer: Garoad) 12:21 - Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (multiplatform) - Cry in Sorrow 2 (credits: Nobuo Uematsu, Ayumu Murai, Hirosato Noda, Tomonori Adachi, Reo Uratani, Shingo Ktaoka, Yuko Komiyama, Eri Tsunemoto, Kenot Hasegawa, Masato Kouda, and Masaya Tsunemoto) 14:32 - Arcus Odyssey (Genesis) - Act 6-4: Pray for Victory (composer: Motoi Sakuraba) 18:02 - VA-11 Hall-A (multiplatform) - Will You Remember Me? (composer: Garoad) 19:46 - Final Fantasy VI (SNES) - Epitaph (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 22:38 - Final Fantasy VII (PSX) - Tifa's Theme (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 27:45 - Last Bible 3 (Super Famicom) - Field Theme 1 (composer: Yanda) 30:21 - Persona 2 Eternal Punishment (PSP) - Kaori (composers: Toshiko Tasaki, Kenichi Tsuchiya, Masaki Kurokawa, Toshiki Konishi, and Atsushi Kitajoh) 33:30 - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness (DS) - Goodnight (composers: Arata Iiyoshi, Hideki Sakamoto, Keisuke Ito, Ryoma Nakamura, and Kenichi Saito) 35:33 - Aerobiz Supersonic (SNES) - Deficit (composer: Koei Sound Team) 36:24 - VA-11 Hall-A (multiplatform) - Who Was I? (composer: Garoad) 37:44 - Mega Man and Bass (Super Famicom) - Database (composers: Toshihiko Horiyama, Naoshi Mizuta, and Akari Kaida) 41:14 - Dual Orb (Super Famicom) - Deserted Village (composer: Lucky-7) 43:23 - Final Fantasy VII (PSX) - If You Open Your Heart (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 46:11 - Outro Talk Segment 47:55 - VA-11 Hall-A (multiplatform) - Everything Will Be Okay (composer: Garoad)

Sometimes, you gotta just keep on keepin’ on, and that’s what all these tracks will help you do. Special thanks for this episode goes out to: Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.  LongTones, an experimental electronic jazz project that provides promotional consideration to Professor Tom. You can find their work on Spotify by searching for “LongTones” or on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/jon_no_h  BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.  During the show, I mentioned my Gotta Go Speed episode full of racing game music. You can find it at https://shujinacademyvgmclub.podbean.com/e/episode-34-gotta-go-speed/ if you want to check out some tracks that are a little faster-paced than this episode’s selections. I recently made a guest appearance on fellow VGM podcast Senpai’s Playlist & VGM Origins. You can check it out at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/darryl-bowers/episodes/VGM-Origins-Presents-A-VGM-Christmas-Carol-e2d3971. Hear me as the ghost of VGM Christmas! Also hear Darryl and I talk about stuff!  If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, my username on Discord is ProfessorTom, and I’ve joined Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the new app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there.  Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Mega Man Star Force 2 (DS) - Network (composer: Marika Suzuki) 01:15 - Talk Segment 1 03:32 - Final Fantasy VIII (PSX) - Movin’ (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 08:50 - Metal Max Returns (Super Famicom) - Caterpillar Village (composer: Satoshi Kadokura) 10:15 - Final Fantasy IV (SNES) - Mt. Ordeals (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 11:33 - Al Unser Jr.’s Turbo Racing (NES) - Circuit Theme B (composers: Shōgo Sakai, Takafumi Miura, Masaaki Iwasaki, and Yuji Suzuki) 14:33 - Persona 5 Strikers (multiplatform) - Camping Trip (composer: Atsushi Kitajoh) 17:34 - Talk Segment 2 19:24 - Pixel Puzzle Makeout League (multiplatform) - Tick Tock (composer: Capsule King) 21:57 - Blaster Master (NES) - Area 1 (composer: Naoki Kodaka) 24:55 - Etrian Odyssey II (DS) - Labyrinth V - Heavens’ Rock Seat (composer: Yuzo Koshiro) 29:14 - Shovel Knight (multiplatform) - An Underlying Problem (The Lost City) (composer: Jake Kaufman) 33:02 - River City Girls 2 (multiplatform) - Dance Arcade (composer: Megan McDuffee) 34:15 - Talk Segment 3 36:58 - Dance Aerobics (NES) - Track 15 (composer: unknown; possibly Masaki Hashimoto) 39:58 - Darkstalkers 3 (Playstation) - Green Scream (composers: Takayuki Iwai, Masato Kouda, and Satoshi Ise)   44:03 - Top Gear 2 (SNES) - Auckland (composers: Patrick Phelan, Ashley Bennett, Paul Bennet) 46:55 - Horizon Chase 2 - The Prettiest Menu Theme Ever Written (composer: Barry Leitch) 52:43 - Outro Talk Segment 54:28 - The Flash (Master System) - Ending (composer: Jeroen Tel)

I come up with a lot of ideas, but all of them aren’t a good fit for a full-length episode, so this episode is actually four mini-episodes. Each one is devoted to an idea that works better in small bites than it would in a longer episode. Enjoy! Congratulations in advance go out to fellow VGM podcast bro Martyrus for reaching 100 episodes of his excellent show RE-VGM, a great podcast where he explores the world of arranged video game music. I try to catch every episode, and I’d recommend it to you, too! You can find it at www.re-vgm.com or https://re-vgm.blubrry.net/.  Special thanks for this episode goes out to: Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.  LongTones, an experimental electronic jazz project that provides promotional consideration to Professor Tom. You can find their work on Spotify by searching for “LongTones” or on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/jon_no_h  BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.  If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, my username on Discord is ProfessorTom, and I’ve joined Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the new app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there.  Track Listing: 00:00 - Episode 39a: Home Sweet Home 02:43 - Chrono Trigger (SNES) - Morning Sunlight (composer: Yasunori Mitsuda) 03:22 - Dragon Quest V (Super Famicom) - Country Living (composer: Koichi Sugiyama) 04:53 - Etrian Odyssey (DS) - Town - Bird-Shaped Vane on the Roof (composer: Yuzu Koshiro) 06:06 - Kingdom Hearts (PS2) - Traverse Town (composer: Yoko Shimomura)  07:26 - VA-11 Hall-A (multiplatform): Safe Haven (composer: Garoad) 10:06 - Final Fantasy V (Super Famicom) - Home Sweet Home (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 12:47 - Episode 39b: Jingle Bleeps, Jingle Bloops 15:20 - Daze Before Christmas (Genesis) - A Story Song (composers: Kim M. Jensen and Geir Tjelta) 17:16 - Home Alone (SNES) - Protecting the House (composer: Mark van Hecke) 18:34 - Home Alone (SNES) - The Scary Basement (composer: Mark van Hecke) 20:09 - Die Hard (NES) - Game Theme (composer: unknown) 23:10 - VA-11 Hall-A (multiplatform) - Snowfall (composer: Garoad) 25:59 - Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn) - Dreams Dreams (Acapella version) (composer: Tomoko Sasaki; vocals: Marlon D. Sanders, Gabriel Morris, and Issa Clemon) 30:25 - Episode 39c: Turning the Screws 33:57 - Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (GBA) - The Item Collection Room (composer: Soshiro Hokkai) 36:16 - Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne (PS2) - Talk (composer: Kenichi Tsuchiya) 38:02 - Danganronpa 2 (Vita) - RE: New World Order (composer: Takada Masafumi) 42:46 - Bionic Commando (NES) - Area 05 (composer: Junko Tamiya) 44:46 - Secret of Mana (SNES) - Danger [Boss Theme] (composer: Hiroki Kikuta) 46:59 - Episode 39d: The Same, But Different 48:51 - Final Fantasy X (PS2) - Prelude (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 53:12 - Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (multiplatform) - Hey, Cid! (composers: Nobuo Uematsu, Ayumu Murai, Hirosato Noda, Tomonori Adachi, Reo Uratani, Shingo Ktaoka, Yuko Komiyama, Eri Tsunemoto, Kenot Hasegawa, Masato Kouda, Masaya Tsunemoto) 56:06 - Final Fantasy XV (PS4 / Xbox One) - Cindy (composer: Yoko Shimomura) 59:31 - Final Fantasy III (Famicom) - Chocobos! (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 1:00:51 - Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation) - Electric De Chocobo (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 1:04:53 - Final Fantasy XIII (PS3/Xbox 360) - “Chocobos of Cocoon - Chasing Dreams” (composers: Masashi Hamauzu and Ryo Yamazaki; lyrics and vocals from Frances Maya) 1:07:48 - Outro Talk Segment 1:09:45 - Final Fantasy VI (SNES) - Mog (composer: Nobuo Uematsu)

Halloween has come and gone, but spooky season lives on in our hearts all year round, so this is a great set of creepy tracks that I didn’t quite get out the door before Halloween. (But I meant to, and then life got in the way.)  We here in the VGM podcast community have seen Spotify pull down some of our episodes recently without any explanation as to why. My Castlevania bonus episode was removed, as were episodes of fellow VGM podcasts A VGM Journey and Nerd Noise Radio. None of us know exactly why we were targeted in general or why it was those specific episodes, and no one (not even a robot) at Spotify has reached out to tell us. So, if you’re listening to this on a podcast service that’s NOT Spotify, good job and thank you and keep on doing what you’re doing. And if you’re listening to this podcast on Spotify, you may need to find an alternative podcatcher to keep listening to us. I personally use Podbean and Pocket Casts both; I know Spotify is convenient, but I think both of those are better podcast apps, since they’re custom-built for podcast consumption. Podbean is currently the best place to find me, since that’s my hosting company, but any dedicated podcatcher you use should pick me up. Special thanks for this episode goes out to: Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.  LongTones, an experimental electronic jazz project that provides promotional consideration to Professor Tom. You can find their work on Spotify by searching for “LongTones” or on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/jon_no_h  BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.  If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, my username on Discord is ProfessorTom, and I’ve joined Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the new app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there.  During the show, I mentioned some other VGM podcasts, and they are as follows: Last year’s excellent Halloween episode of A VGM Journey (where I got the idea to play the Transylvania song from Duck Tales) can be found at  https://audacy.com/podcast/a-vgm-journey-a9eb9/episodes/level-116-06e41  The episode of fellow VGM podcast VGMporium devoted to exploring the soundtracks of NES games and arcade games that were siblings instead of straight ports can be found at https://vgmporium.wordpress.com/2023/03/09/episode-63-nes-and-arcade-versions/.  Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:08 - Military Madness (TG16) - Menu (composer: Jun Chikuma) 00:34 - Intro Talk Segment  05:15 - Duck Tales (NES) - Transylvania (prototype version) (composer: Hiroshige Tonomura) 08:15 - Military Madness (TG16) - Password (composer: Jun Chikuma) 09:27 - Gauntlet IV (Genesis) - Transparent Obstacle (composers: Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata)  14:40 - Secret of Evermore (SNES) - In the Arena (composer: Jeremy Soule) 15:37 - Shin Megami Tensei (Super Famicom) - Dream (composer: Tsukasa Masuko) 17:21 - Contra: Hard Corps (Genesis) - Guillotine (composers: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Michiru Yamane, Akira Yamaoka, Hirofumi Taniguchi, and Aki Hata) 19:16 - Nemo (Arcade) - Nightmare King (Stage 7) (composer: Yoko Shimomura) 21:03 - Golden Axe (Arcade) - Old Map (composer: Tohru Nakabayashi) 21:57 - Talk Segment II: Fatal Resurrection 25:12 - Al Unser Jr.’s Racing (NES) - Game Over (composers: Shōgo Sakai, Takafumi Miura, Masaaki Iwasaki, and Yuji Suzuki) 26:49 - Mother (Famicom) - Cemetery (composers: Keiichi Suzuki and Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka) 29:20 - Yuppie Psycho (PC) - A Man Out of You (composer: Garoad) 31:46 - Persona 2 Eternal Punishment (PSP) - Undersea Ruins (composers: Toshiko Tasaki, Kenichi Tsuchiya, Masaki Kurokawa, T.KURA, Shoji Meguro, Kazuya Usui, Toshiki Konishi, Atsushi Kitajoh) 35:51 - Military Madness (TG16) - Enemy's Last Stage (composer: Jun Chikuma) 37:31 - Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow (GB) - Lavender Town (composer: Junichi Masuda) 40:29 - Shin Megami Tensei: If . . . (Super Famicom) - Terminal (composer: Tsukasa Masuko) 41:17 - Bubble Bobble (Arcade) - False Ending (composer: Tadashi Kimijima) 41:55 - Talk Segment III: Terminal Confrontation in 3D! 45:01 - Final Fantasy IV (SNES) - Dancing Calcobrena (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 45:34 - Persona Q2 (3DS) - Peculiar World (Another Version) (composer: Atsushi Kitajoh) 50:33 - Persona 5 Strikers (multiplatform) - Loving Wonderland (composer: Ayana Hira) 52:51 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Genesis)  - Mystic Cave Zone (composer: Masato Nakamura) 54:52 - Contra: Hard Corps (Genesis) - Jurassic Dope (composers: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Michiru Yamane, Akira Yamaoka, Hirofumi Taniguchi, and Aki Hata) 58:02 - Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne (PS2) - Playing the Fool (composer: Shoji Meguro) 59:35 - Outro Talk Segment  1:02:39 - Crystalis (NES) - Poison Marsh (composer: Yoko Osaka)

I had so many tracks left over from the last episode that I decided to put them all together and make a Castlevania leftovers bonus episode. Enjoy all these cool songs that didn’t quite fit on the last episode for some reason or another! Special thanks for this episode goes out to: Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.  LongTones, an experimental electronic jazz project that provides promotional consideration to Professor Tom. You can find their work on Spotify by searching for “LongTones” or on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/jon_no_h  BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.  If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, my username on Discord is ProfessorTom, and I’ve joined Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the new app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there.  Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:12 - Vampire Variations Volume III - A Dark and Eerie Night (Prologue) (arrangers: Chernabogue featuring XPRTNovice) 02:20 - Intro Talk Segment 0:03:31 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX/Saturn) - Prologue (composer: Michiru Yamane) 0:04:58 - Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES) - Bloody Tears (Street - Daytime BGM) (composer: Kenichi Matsubara) 0:06:03 - Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS) - Jaws of a Scorched Earth (composer: Michiru Yamane) 0:09:39 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Multiplatform) - Theme Of Johannes (composer: Keisuke Ito) 0:11:34 - Castlevania: The Adventure (Game Boy) - Revenge [Stage 4 BGM] (composers: Shigeru Fukutake, Norio Hanzawa, and Hidehiro Funauchi) 0:13:23 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX/Saturn) - Dracula's Castle (composer: Michiru Yamane) 0:15:16 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Multiplatform) - Ritual Of The Night (composer: Michiru Yamane) 0:19:33 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX/Saturn) - Nocturne (composer: Michiru Yamane) 0:21:53 - Super Castlevania IV (SNES) - Dripstone Cave ~ Waterfall ~ Sunken City (Stage 3 BGM) (composers: Masanori Adachi and Taro Kudo) 0:30:10 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX/Saturn) - Rainbow Cemetary (composer: Michiru Yamane) 0:32:55 - Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS) - Cantus Montetten (composer: Michiru Yamane) 0:35:31 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Multiplatform) - Theme Of Gebel (composer: Keisuke Ito) 0:37:38 - Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (GBA) - The Sinking Old Sanctuary (composers: Sotaro Tojima, Hiroshi Mitsuoka, and Michiru Yamane) 0:40:31 - Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS) - Cursed Clock Tower (composer: Michiru Yamane) 0:45:02 - Haunted Castle (Arcade) - Bloody Tears (Stage 3 - Main Hall) (composer: Kenichi Matsubara) 0:46:08 - Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (GBA) - The Trick Manor (composers: Sotaro Tojima, Hiroshi Mitsuoka, Masanori Adachi, and Taro Kudo) 0:50:21 - Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS) - Wandering the Crystal Blue (composer: Michiru Yamane) 0:52:58 - Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS) - VAMPIRE KILLER (composer: Masahiko Kimura) 0:56:02 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Multiplatform) - Forgotten Jade (composer: Michiru Yamane) 1:02:32 - Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS) - Ebony Wings (composer: Yasuhiro Ichihashi) 1:04:55 - Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (Game Boy) - New Messiah [Glass Castle] (composer: Hidehiro Funauchi) 1:08:03 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX/Saturn) - Requiem for the Gods (composer: Michiru Yamane) 1:10:12 - Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS) - Passing into the Night (composer: Michiru Yamane) 1:12:12 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Multiplatform) - Silent Howling (composer: Ryusuke Fujioka) 1:14:18 - Dracula X (SNES) - Den (composers: Tomoya Tomita, Masanari Iwata, Harumi Ueko, and Masahiko Kimura) 1:17:22 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Multiplatform) - Theme Of Dominique (composer: Michiru Yamane) 1:22:00 - Super Castlevania IV (SNES) - Beginning (Stage 10 Dracula's Tower 2 BGM) (composers: Masanori Adachi and Taro Kudo) 1:23:56 - Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS) - Dark Holy Road (composer: Michiru Yamane) 1:26:12 - Super Castlevania IV (SNES) - Mechanical Trick Mansion (Stage 4 BGM) (composers: Masanori Adachi and Taro Kudo) 1:29:52 - Castlevania (NES) - Wicked Child (Upper Yard) (composers: Kinuyo Yamashita and Satoe Terashima) 1:32:48 - Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS) - An Empty Tome (composer: Michiru Yamane) 1:35:47 - Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS) - Great Door of Cold Darkness (composer: Michiru Yamane) 1:38:57 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Multiplatform) - Brave Trigger (composer: Michiru Yamane) 1:41:09 - Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (GBA) - Premonition (composer: Soshiro Hokkai) 1:42:50 - Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (GBA) - Vampire Killer (composers: Sotaro Tojima, Hiroshi Mitsuoka, Kinuyo Yamashita, and Satoe Terashima) 1:44:04 - Super Castlevania IV (SNES) - Secret Room (Bonus BGM) (composers: Masanori Adachi and Taro Kudo) 1:45:31 - Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS) - Rhapsody of the Forsaken (composer: Michiru Yamane) 1:49:12 - Castlevania: Bloodlines (Genesis) - Bloody Tears (Classic Tune 2) (composer: Michiru Yamane) 1:50:22 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX/Saturn) - Dance of Pales (composer: Michiru Yamane) 1:52:52 - Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS) - Scarlet Fighting Spirit (composer: Michiru Yamane) 1:56:07 - Vampire Variations III (OCREMIX) () - Bringing Out the Dead (Simon Belmont's Theme) (composer: Brandon Strader) 2:01:36 - Castlevania: Bloodlines (Genesis) - The Discolored Wall (Stage 3) (composer: Michiru Yamane) 2:03:44 - Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS) - Lone Challenger (composer: Michiru Yamane) 2:06:15 - Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (PC Engine CD) - Cemetery (composers: Akira Souji, Keizo Nakamura, Tomoko Sano, and Mikio Saito) 2:08:45 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX/Saturn) - Tower of Mist (composer: Michiru Yamane) 2:11:32 - Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (GBA) - Clockwork Tower of Causality (composer: Soshiro Hokkai) 2:13:28 - Castlevania: Bloodlines (Genesis) - Reincarnated Soul, Part 2 (Stage 1) (composer: Michiru Yamane) 2:15:19 - Super Castlevania IV (SNES) - Cellar (Stage 8 BGM) (composers: Masanori Adachi and Taro Kudo) 2:17:19 - Castlevania: Bloodlines (Genesis) - The Sinking Old Sanctuary (Stage 2) (composer: Michiru Yamane) 2:19:38 - Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS) - The Tower of Dolls (composer: Konami Kukeiha Club) 2:23:47 - Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (Game Boy) - Praying Hands [Cloud Castle] (composer: Hidehiro Funauchi) 2:26:50 - Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES) - Stream (Block-6) (composers: Hidenori Maezawa, Jun Funahashi, and Yukie Morimoto) 2:29:51 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Multiplatform) - Autumn's Desolation (composer: Keisuke Ito) 2:32:41 - Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS) - Black Shudder (composer: Masahiko Kimura) 2:33:51 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX/Saturn) - Lost Painting (composer: Michiru Yamane) 2:35:32 - Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (PC Engine CD) - Vampire Killer (composers: Akira Souji, Keizo Nakamura, Tomoko Sano, and Mikio Saito) 2:37:15 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Multiplatform) - Theme Of Bloodstained (Vocal) (composer: Michiru Yamane) 2:38:28 - Outro Talk Segment 2:39:43 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX/Saturn) - I am the Wind (composer: Michiru Yamane)

It’s spooky season, so I’m doing a whole episode full of Castlevania’s greatest hits! And come back soon for a bonus episode containing a whole bunch of deep cuts I didn’t have time for on this episode! Special thanks for this episode goes out to: Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing amazing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.  Save Point Sam for voicing Lamenty the gravestone Generous show patron Rick L., who suggested the idea for this episode and also gave me a huge amount of money to do it. Well, he suggested the idea. He didn’t actually give me any money at all, but I’m still doing it because I’m all about the fans.  LongTones, an experimental electronic jazz project that provides promotional consideration to Professor Tom. You can find their work on Spotify by searching for “LongTones” or on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/jon_no_h  BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.  If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, my username on Diskord is ProfessorTom, and I’ve joined Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the new app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there.  During the show, I mentioned my April Fool’s 2023 episode. You can find that at https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-duvyd-13ce7bd, although I warn you that 1) you are listening at your own risk and also 2) it’s an April Fool’s Day show, so things may be a little different than normal and also also 3) it features me singing at the end, so you’re REALLY listening at your own risk.  If you want to find the OC Remix Vampire Variations compilations mentioned in the outro, you can find them at the following links: https://ocremix.org/album/67/vampire-variations-a-musical-tribute-to-castlevania https://ocremix.org/album/68/vampire-variations-volume-ii https://ocremix.org/album/69/vampire-variations-volume-iii   Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:09 - Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (NES) - Within These Castle Walls (composers: Kenichi Matsubara, Satoe Terashima, and Kouji Murata) 00:53 - Talk Segment I 03:00 - Castlevania (NES) - Stalker (Armory) (composers: Kinuyo Yamashita and Satoe Terashima) 06:00 - Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (NES) - The Silence of the Daylight (composer: Kenichi Matsubara) 07:05 - Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse (Famicom Disk System) - Mad Forest (composers: Hidenori Maezawa, Jun Funahashi, and Yukie Morimoto) 08:40 - Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse (Famicom Disk System) - Deja Vu (Vampire Killer) (composers: Hidenori Maezawa, Jun Funahashi, and Yukie Morimoto) 11:38 - Talk Segment II 12:32 - Vampire Killer (MSX) - Vampire Killer (composers: Kinuyo Yamashita and Satoe Terashima) 13:39 - Vampire Killer (MSX) - Wicked Child (composers: Kinuyo Yamashita and Satoe Terashima) 15:28 - Vampire Killer (MSX) - Black Knight (composers: Kinuyo Yamashita and Satoe Terashima) 16:12 - Talk Segment III 16:45 - Castlevania: The Adventure (Game Boy) - Battle of the Holy [Stage 1 BGM] (composers: Shigeru Fukutake, Norio Hanzawa, and Hidehiro Funauchi) 19:43 - Castlevania 2 - Belmont's Revenge (Game Boy) - Psycho Warrior [Rock Castle] (composer: Hidehiro Funauchi) 23:02 - Talk Segment IV 24:35 - Super Castlevania IV (SNES) - Simon’s Theme (Stage 1-2 BGM) (composers: Masanori Adachi and Taro Kudo) 28:17 - Castlevania: Bloodlines (Genesis) - Iron-Blue Intention (composer: Michiru Yamane) 30:15 - Castlevania: Dracula X (SNES) - Bloodlines (composers: Tomoya Tomita, Masanari Iwata, Harumi Ueko, and Masahiko Kimura) 33:23 - Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (PC Engine CD) - Overture (composers: Akira Souji, Keizo Nakamura, Tomoko Sano, and Mikio Saito) 34:27 - Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (PC Engine CD) - Picture of a Ghost Ship (composers: Akira Souji, Keizo Nakamura, Tomoko Sano, and Mikio Saito) 36:52 - Talk Segment V 39:42 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX/Saturn) - The Tragic Prince (composer: Michiru Yamane) 43:46 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX/Saturn) - Crystal Teardrops (composer: Michiru Yamane) 45:47 - Talk Segment VI 47:23 - Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (GBA) - Awake (composer: Sotaro Tojima) 49:53 - Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (GBA) - Successor of Fate (Juste Belmont’s theme) (composer: Soshiro Hokkai) 52:14 - Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (GBA) - Clock Tower (composer: Michiru Yamane) 55:11 - Talk Segment VII 56:21 - Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow (DS) - Dracula's Tears (composer: Michiru Yamane) 1:00:00 - Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow (DS) - Equipment Discussion [Shop] (composer: Masahiko Kimura) 1:01:50 - Castlevania Order of Ecclesia (DS) - Chapel Hidden in Smoke (composer: Michiru Yamane) 1:05:13 - Talk Segment VIII 1:06:36 - Bloodstained Ritual of the Night (multiplatform) - Theme Of Bloodstained (composer: Michiru Yamane) 1:09:36 - Bloodstained Ritual of the Night (multiplatform) - Exorschism (composer: Keisuke Ito) 1:11:54 - Outro Talk Segment 1:15:21 - Vampire Variations II (OCREMIX) - Season of the Witch (Together Forever) (composer: Michiru Yamane; arranged by Brandon Strader)

What does it sound like when God talks to you? What does it sound like with the Light of the Universe gives you a sacred quest that no one else can accomplish?  Special thanks for this episode goes out to: Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.  BibleGateway.com and the scholars and authors behind the New International Version translation of the Bible, used for the reading from Exodus 3:1-10 in the show. LongTones, an experimental electronic jazz project that provides promotional consideration to Professor Tom. You can find their work on Spotify by searching for “LongTones” or on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/jon_no_h  BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.  If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, my username on Discord is ProfessorTom, and I’ve joined Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the new app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there.  Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:06 - Last Bible III - West Lake 01:01 - Talk Segment 1 05:42 - Final Fantasy IV (SNES) - The Lunarians (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 06:58 - Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster (Multiplatform) - Nostalgia (composers: Nobuo Uematsu, Ayumu Murai, Hirosato Noda, Tomonori Adachi, Reo Uratani, Shingo Ktaoka, Yuko Komiyama, Eri Tsunemoto, Kenot Hasegawa, Masato Kouda, Masaya Tsunemoto) 11:13 - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (DS) - Icicle Forest (composers: Arata Iiyoshi, Hideki Sakamoto, Keisuke Ito, Ken-ichi Saito, and Yoshihiro Maeda) 15:32 - Tokimeki Memorial (PC Engine CD) - Our Starry Sky [Planetarium]  17:30 - Romancing SaGa 3 (Super Famicom) - Underwater Palace (composer:Kenji Ito) 19:59 - Albert Odyssey (SNES) - On Holy Ground (composer: Naoki Kodaka) 21:16 - Chrono Trigger (SNES) - Secret of the Forest (composer: Yasunori Mitsuda)  26:00 - Talk Segment 2 27:58 - Secret of Mana (SNES) - Pure Night Pure Land (composer: Hiroki Kikuta) 30:48 - Final Fantasy VII (PSX) - Flowers Blooming in the Church (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 35:42 - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (DS) - A New World (composers: Arata Iiyoshi, Hideki Sakamoto, Keisuke Ito, Ken-ichi Saito, and Yoshihiro Maeda) 39:07 - Tokimeki Memorial - Stormy Field (Romance) 40:17 - Dual Orb 2 - Dungeon (composers: Nobuyuki Hara and Yu Yoshida) 43:07 - Ys III: Wanderers From Ys (Genesis) - Morning of the Journey (composer: Yoshiaki Kubotera, Noriyuki Iwadare, and Mieko Ishikawa) 48:36 - Final Fantasy V (Super Famicom) - The Silent Beyond (composers: Nobuo Uematsu) 54:13 - Outro Talk Segment 56:27 - Final Fantasy III (Famicom) - Boundless Ocean (composer: Nobuo Uematsu)

[NOTE: This is a re-upload of an older episode that I accidentally deleted. While it's not my best show, and definitely not my most popular episode ever, I'm reposting it for the sake of complete-ness.] This episode is devoted to some ominous songs. The episode title does not include a question mark, and that is intentional.  Special thanks to fellow VGM podcaster Bedroth the Chinbeard for providing the voice of North Tennessee State University. He’s the host of Very Good Music, which you can check out at https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/ykr76-bda6e/Very-Good-Music-A-VGM-Podcast. You can find him on Twitter at @VGMpod. There's an episode of the Pixel Beat podcast that would make an excellent double feature with this one. If you liked this episode, and you’re not done with the downbeat VGM yet, check that one out over at https://pixelbeatpod.buzzsprout.com/1797351/10461275-074-a-cold-dark-night.   If you want to reach me, you can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. You can find me on Twitter at @ShujinVGMClub, and on Instagram at ShujinAcademyVGMClub. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Hang On - Title  00:51 - Talk Segment 1  03:44 - Kingdom Hearts - Dive Into The Heart ~Destati~ 08:39 - Salamander / Life Force (Arcade) - Poison of Snake 10:16 - Alien Syndrome (Arcade) - Stage Theme 14:13 - Final Fantasy Legend - Demon Cave 17:13 - Mega Man X - Sigma Fortress 3 19:01 - Talk Segment 2 21:30 - Front Mission: Gun Hazard - Resistance 23:08 - Ninja Gaiden II - Puppetmaster [Cutscenes] 24:07 - Legacy of the Wizard - Item Select Theme 27:05 - Mega Man X 2 - Final Destination  28:03 - Shin Megami Tensei: If . . . - Data Load Screen 28:45 - Lufia and the Fortress of Doom - Wave of Evil 29:57 - Talk Segment 3 33:24 - Final Fantasy: The Four Heroes of Light - Cursed Town 37:22 - Treasure Hunter G - A Position of Total Control 39:13 - Front Mission: Gun Hazard - Cavern 43:16 - Final Fantasy X - Place of Ordeals 46:48 - Persona 5 - Ominous 49:35 - Final Fantasy XIII - The Vile Peaks 52:37 - Show Outro

Let’s all go to our happy place with this great collection of cheerful tracks! Special thanks for this episode goes out to: Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art and also for that coveted Bluesky invite. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.  BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.  During the show, I mentioned an episode of the Super Marcato Bros. podcast featuring the music of composer Masashi Hamauzu. You can check it out at  http://www.supermarcatobros.com/podcast/2019/4/7/episode-364-masashi-hamauzu and hear what the Marcatos had to say about Hamauzu’s work.  I also mentioned my VGM podcast bro RayjKayj and how he introduced me (and other people who listen to his show) to the Mega Man Star Force soundtracks. You can find VGMporium at https://vgmporium.wordpress.com/ or on Spotify, Apple, and all the other podcast-promoting places.  If you liked this show and you want to check out the original Rose-Colored Pixels episode I did in October 2022, you can find it at https://shujinacademyvgmclub.podbean.com/e/episode-22-rose-colored-pixels/ or anywhere you get this show. I also brought up episode 20 about big city music, which you can find at https://shujinacademyvgmclub.podbean.com/e/episode-20-welcome-to-metro-city/. (My Podbean statistics tell me that episode 20 is not well-loved, but I think it’s actually really good and I’d strongly recommend that you check it out.)  If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, and my username on Discord is ProfessorTom. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Episodes of the show are posted on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw6CIUs81aap58U1EuaaFdA. All my links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Ganbare! Golf Boys (PC Engine) - ‘Sun Sun’ Samba (composer: Atsuhiro Motoyama) 01:40 - Talk Segment 1 06:06 - Pokemon Trading Card Game (Game Boy) - Pause Menu (composer: Ichiro Shimakura) 07:41 - Tokimeki Memorial (PC Engine CD) - Smash a Home Run [Baseball Match] (composers: Mikio Saito, Seiya Murai, Miki Higashino, and Hiro Noguchi) 08:35 - Super Baseball 2020 (SNES) - Pitching & Fielding (composers: J. Kuramochi and Hiroo Ikeda) 11:57 - Pilotwings - Hangglider (composer: Soyo Oka) 13:33 - Mega Man and Bass (aka Rockman and Forte) (Super Famicom) - Tenguman (composers: Toshihiko Horiyama, Naoshi Mizuta, and Akari Kaida) 15:09 - Persona 3 (PS2) - Afternoon Break (composer: Shoji Meguro) 17:27 - Landstalker (Genesis) - Bustling Street (composer: Motoaki Takenouchi) 19:50 - SaGa Frontier (PSX) - Blue Town (composer: Kenji Ito) 24:02 - Talk Segment 2 27:27 - Fantasy Zone (Arcade) - Opa Opa! (composer: Hiroshi Kawaguchi) 29:50 - McDonald’s Treasure Land (Genesis) - Stage 2: Magical Town (composer: Katsuhiko Suzuki) 31:45 - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Genesis) - Angel Island Zone Act 1 (composers: Tatsuyuki Maeda, Sachio Ogawa, Masayuki Nagao, Masanori Hikichi, and Tomonori Sawada) 34:06 - Persona 4 Dancing All Night (Vita) - Specialist (“NEVER MORE” P4D EDIT ver.) (original composer: Shoji Meguro; remixed by Atsushi Kitajoh) 36:22 - Persona Q2 (3DS) - Popcorn (composer: Atsushi Kitajoh) 39:07 - Fantasian (iOS) - The Cinderella Tri-Stars (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 42:32 - Pokemon Crystal (Game Boy)- Buena’s Password Show (composers: Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose, and Morikazu Aoki) 44:22 - Live A Live (Super Famicom) - Nice Weather, Ain’t It? (composer: Yoko Shimomura) 47:05 - Talk Segment 3 51:49 - World of Final Fantasy (multiplatform) - Happy Melody (composer: Masashi Hamauzu) 53:26 - Yoshi’s Safari (SNES) - Crescent Beach (composers: Yoshiki Nishimura, Miyuki Uemura, and Yasushi Tokunaga) 54:52 - The Flash (SMS) - Rollercoaster Runner (composer: Jeroen Tel) 56:45 - Super Adventure Island (SNES) - The Island of Everlasting Summer (composer: Yuzo Koshiro) 1:01:30 - Persona 3 Portable (PSP) - After School (composer: Shoji Meguro)  1:03:46 - Shining Force (Genesis) - Town (aka Cheerful Street Corner) (composer: Masahiko Yoshimura) 1:05:19 - Pokemon Black and White (DS) - Bicycle (composer: Hitomi Sato) 1:07:15 - Mega Man Star Force 2 (DS) - My Friends (composer: Marika Suzuki) 1:08:05 - Romancing SaGa 3 (Super Famicom) - The Great Arch (composer: Kenji Ito) 1:09:39 - Outro Talk Segment 1:11:22 - Final Fantasy III (Famicom) - Cute Little Tozas (composer: Nobuo Uematsu)

VROOM VROOM with a collection of great tracks from racing games!  Special thanks for this episode goes out to: Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.  BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.  If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, and my username on Discord is ProfessorTom. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Episodes of the show are posted on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw6CIUs81aap58U1EuaaFdA. All my links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. Look for new episodes on Thursdays whenever I get them done, which is typically once or twice a month. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Ridge Racer (Arcade) - Welcome Racer (composer: Shinji Hosoe) 00:42 - Talk Segment 1 03:46 - Gran Turismo (PSX) - Moon Over the Castle (composer: Masahiro Andoh) 09:09 - OutRun 2019 (Genesis) - Feel The Beat (composer: Shigeki Sako) 11:23 - Al Unser Jr. Turbo Racing (NES) - Circuit Theme A (composers: Shogo Sakai, Takafumi Miura, Masaaki Iwasaki, and Yuji Suzuki) 14:20 - F-Zero (SNES) - Death Wind (composer: Yumiko Kanki) 16:15 - Out-Run 3D (Master System) - Shining Wind (FM version) (composer: Chikako Kamatani) 18:54 - Talk Segment 2 21:04 - Lotus III (Amiga) - Space Ninja (composer: Patrick Phelan) 26:11 - Power Drift (Arcade) - Like the Wind (B Course) (composer: Hiroshi Kawaguchi)  30:02 - Enduro Racer (Arcade) - BGM (composer: Hiroshi Kawaguchi) 34:31 - Ace Driver: Victory Lap (Arcade) - Haze in Daylight (composer: Keiichi Okabe) 38:57 - Talk Segment 3 41:33 - OutRun 2019 (Genesis) - Steal Into The Night (composer: Shigeki Sako) 45:18 - Super Monaco GP (Genesis) - Impatience (composer: Tokuhiko Uwabo) 46:31 - Horizon Chase Turbo (Multiplatform) - Race 2 Bleeding Fingers (composer: Barry Leitch) 51:06 - Super Hang-On (Arcade) - Winning Run (composer: Koichi Namiki) 54:25 - Rage Racer (PSX) - Victory (composers: Hiroshi Okubo and Tetsukazu Nakanishi) 55:31 - Outro Talk Segment 56:58 - Sonic R (Saturn) - Super Sonic Racing (composer: Richard Jacques)

To the best of my knowledge, Billy Dee Williams has never listened to this show, but if he did, I’m sure he’d love this grab bag episode. Check it out and enjoy a bunch of songs that have been rolling around on my list of tracks to play! Special thanks for this episode goes out to: Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.  BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.  Tycho and Gabe at venerable gaming webcomic Penny Arcade for coming up with the name “Rando Calrissian” in a long-ago strip they did about playing games online with strangers. I’ve shamelessly stolen that clever name for this episode, and I often find myself in lockstep with Tycho’s cynical observations about our society in general and gaming in particular. If you want to reach me, you can find me on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee or on Discord as professortom. I’m also on both Tumblr and Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Episodes of the show are posted on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw6CIUs81aap58U1EuaaFdA. All my links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. Look for new episodes on Thursdays whenever I get them done, which is typically once or twice a month. I mentioned my guest appearance on episode 68 of VGMporium, home to my VGM bro Rayjkayj. You can check it out here and listen to us talk about games involving investigations and quite a few other things. I highly recommend his show anyway; Rayjkayj is a fun host who covers cool topics. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (Mega Drive) - Character Select (composer: Aki Hata)  00:59 - Talk Segment 1 03:36 - Panel de Pon / Tetris Attack (SNES) - Thiana’s Stage / Forest Stage (composer: Masaya Kuzume) 05:59 - Famicom Tantei Club Part 2 (Famicom) - Ayumi (composer: Kenji Yamamoto) 08:55 - VA-11 Hall-A (multiplatform) - Snowfall (composer: Garoad) 11:39 - Seiken Densetsu 3 / Trials of Mana (Super Famicom) - Harvest November (composer: Hiroki Kikuta) 15:52 - Bionic Commando (NES) - Area 01 (composer Junko Tamiya and Harumi Fujita) 17:58 - Mach Rider (NES) - Track 4 (composer: Hideki Kanazashi) 19:39 - Talk Segment 2 22:26 - Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus and Butterfly (multiplatform) - Milk Honey Green Tea (composer: Andrew Jeremy) 28:04 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS) - Phoenix Wright ~ Objection 2001 (composers: Masakazu Sugimori) 29:26 - Horizon Chase Turbo (multiplatform) - The Last Hurrah of a Video Game Composer (composer: Barry Leitch) 32:45 - Ikaruga (multiplatform) - Chapter 02: Trial (composer: Hiroshi Iuchi) 36:37 - Street Fighter (arcade) - Gen Theme (composer: Yoshihiro Sakaguchi) 38:21 - Golden Axe (arcade) - Wilderness (composer: You Takada) 42:51 - Talk Segment 3 46:11 - Military Madness (TurboGrafx-16) - Manual (composer: Jun Chikuma) 48:22 - Romancing SaGa (Super Famicom) - Deserted Village (composer: Kenji Ito) 50:50 - Fire Emblem Fates (3DS) - Curious Dining (composer: Takeru Kanazaki) 52:27 - Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga (PS2) - Manipura (composer: Shoji Meguro) 56:54 - Streets of Rage 4 - Next of Kin Showdown (composer: Das Mörtal) 1:00:15 - Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (PSP) - The Round Sun (composers: Toshiko Tasaki, Toshiki Konishi, and Atsushi Kitajoh) 1:04:15 - Outro Talk Segment 1:06:23 - Persona 4 (PS2) - Glimpse of a Memory (composer: Shoji Meguro)

It's June, and that means Masters of VGM! Our 2023 theme is "Unsung and Up-and-Coming", and I’m honoring six composers in this episode that are making great VGM, even if they’re not household names yet. Listen to learn about honorees Ben Prunty, Megan McDuffee, Garoad, Andrew Jeremy, Hiroyuki Yanada, and Victoria Dominowski.  Special thanks for this episode goes out to: Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.  BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.  Links for all of this episode’s featured composers are as follows:  Megan McDuffeeOfficial website: https://meganmcduffee.com/ Bandcamp: https://meganmcduffee.bandcamp.com/  Instagram: @megmcduffee  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4n34M10wtYMrhh5tNsKwnn  Twitter: @MeganMcDuffee  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/meganmcduffeecomposer  GaroadOfficial website: https://www.garoadmusic.com/  Bandcamp: https://garoad.bandcamp.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/garoadmusic/  Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/garoadmusic  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1oMOdABcJgXgiplesecR1U  Twitter: @garoadmusic  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@garoad   Andrew JeremyOfficial website: https://smarturl.it/BackToLife-AJ  Bandcamp: https://togeproductions.bandcamp.com/  Instagram: @ndrujeremyac  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4L0yarQL5bASSvIX8BIX1U  Twitter: @ndrujeremy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAmdJtCfpFggKhTEtB9vZLA  Interview with Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/best-cozy-games-lofi-hiphop-beats-coffee-talk-2-switch-1850491993  Ben PruntyOfficial Website: https://www.benpruntymusic.com/  Bandcamp: https://benprunty.bandcamp.com/  Instagram: @benprunty  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/546MXGKJRNfO5to1oqkfqe?si=-wfj-HsYTm-Oobd9ovlhiQ&nd=1 Twitter: @benprunty YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUA2v3b9XkQx3oujVP0ioQ  Victoria DominowskiOfficial website: https://toridominowski.wixsite.com/portfolio  Bandcamp: https://secretlittlehaven.bandcamp.com/  Twitter: @QuestForTori  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@QuestForTori  Secret Little Haven on Itch.io: https://ristar.itch.io/secret-little-haven  If you want to reach me, you can find me on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee or on Discord as ProfessorTom. I’m also on both Tumblr and Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Episodes of the show are posted on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw6CIUs81aap58U1EuaaFdA. All my links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. Look for new episodes on Thursdays whenever I get them done, which is typically once or twice a month. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:06 - FTL: Faster Than Light - Space Cruise (Title) (composer: Ben Prunty, Honorable Mention 1)  04:03 - Talk Segment 1: Introduction / Megan McDuffee Discussion 07:33 - Yars Recharged (multiplatform) - An Army of One (composer: Megan McDuffee) 09:41 - River City Girls (multiplatform) - The Hunt (composer: Megan McDuffee) 13:47 - River City Girls 2 (multiplatform) - Feel the Heat (featuring Matthew Lister) (composer: Megan McDuffee) 17:59 - River City Girls 2 (multiplatform) - River City Girls Too (opening) (featuring Christina Vee and RichaadEB) (composer: Megan McDuffee) 20:03 - Talk Segment 2: Garoad (aka Michael Kelly) 22:55 - Bushiden (multiplatform)- Fire in the Sky (composer: Garoad) 25:50 - Bushiden (multiplatform) - Sinister Science (Act I) (composer: Garoad) 29:10 - Yuppie Psycho (PC) - Tooth and Nail (composer: Garoad) 31:04 - Yuppie Psycho (PC) - Sintranet (composer: Garoad) 34:54 - VA-11 Hall-A (multiplatform) - Shine Spark (from VA-11 HALL-A EX - Bonus Tracks Collection) (composer: Garoad) 39:53 - Talk Segment 3 - Andrew Jeremy 41:58 - Coffee Talk (multiplatform) - A Day With Coffee (composer: Andrew Jeremy) 45:30 - Coffee Talk (multiplatform) - Hot On Cold (composer: Andrew Jeremy) 48:49 - Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly (multiplatform) - Sweetheart Latte (composer: Andrew Jeremy) 52:50 - Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly (multiplatform) - Night Road (composer: Andrew Jeremy) 55:55 - Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly (multiplatform) - Yours Truly (composer: Andrew Jeremy) 57:51 - Talk Segment 4: Hiroyuki Yanada (a.k.a. Yanda) 1:00:32 - Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible II (Game Boy) - BGM 18 (composer: Hiroyuki Yanada w/Iwao Mitsunaga) 1:01:51 - Jack Bros (Virtual Boy) - Temple of Nightmare [Level 3] (composer: Hiroyuki Yanada) 1:03:53 - Jack Bros (Virtual Boy) - Mecha Fortress [Level 5] (composer: Hiroyuki Yanada) 1:05:55 - Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible III (Super Famicom) - Garfy Service (composer: Hiroyuki Yanada) 1:08:00 - Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible III (Super Famicom) - Val Ship (composer: Hiroyuki Yanada) 1:11:08 - Outro Talk Segment 1:13:16 - Secret Little Haven (PC) - Welcome to Sanctuary OS (composer: Victoria Dominowski, honorable mention 2) 1:15:31 - Secret Little Haven (PC) - Sunset on the CRT (composer: Victoria Dominowski, honorable mention 2)

We’re taking another lap with the songs of the Lotus and Top Gear games, this time featuring the work of Patrick Phelan and Neil Biggin! The checkered flag is in sight! Special thanks for this episode goes out to: Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.  BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.  If you want to reach me, you can find me on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee or on Discord as ProfessorTom#7512. I’m also on both Tumblr and Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Episodes of the show are posted on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw6CIUs81aap58U1EuaaFdA. All my links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. Look for new episodes on Thursdays whenever I get them done, which is typically once or twice a month. If you liked the song from VA-11 Hall-A that I played to close out the episode, you can visit Garoad’s Bandcamp at https://garoad.bandcamp.com/ to download all of his work. Look forward to hearing more from him on my next episode! Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Top Gear 3000 (SNES) - Main Theme 2 (composer: Neil Biggin) 04:25 - Talk Segment 1 06:23 - Lotus III (Amiga) - Lotus III (title theme) (composer: Patrick Phelan) 08:55 - Lotus III (Amiga) - Breathless (composer: Patrick Phelan) 14:43 - Lotus III - Shamrip (composer: Patrick Phelan) 19:53 - Lotus III - Complete (composer: Patrick Phelan)  21:20 - Talk Segment 2.1 23:54 - Top Gear 2 (Amiga CD 32) - Night Train (Title Screen) (composers: Patrick Phelan and Neil Biggin) 26:11 - Top Gear 2 (Amiga CD 32) - Burn Rubber (Canterbury Plains) (composers: Patrick Phelan and Neil Biggin) 30:56 - Top Gear 2 (Amiga CD 32) - Results (composers: Patrick Phelan and Neil Biggin) 32:44 - Talk Segment 2.2 33:41 - Top Gear 2 (Genesis) - Top Racer (Auckland) (composers: Neil Biggin and Patrick Phelan) 37:00 - Talk Segment 2.3 37:36 - Top Gear 2 (SNES) - Destructive Comment (Ayres Rock) (composers: Patrick Phelan and Ashley Bennett) 42:11 - Top Gear 2 (SNES) - Ending Theme (composers: Patrick Phelan and Ashley Bennett) 44:36 - Talk Segment 3 48:44 - Top Gear 3000 (SNES) - Title (composer: Neil Biggin) 52:23 - Top Gear 3000 (SNES) - Main Theme 3 (composer: Neil Biggin) 56:45 - Top Gear 3000 (SNES) - Main Theme 4 (composer: Neil Biggin)  1:00:38 - Top Gear 3000 (SNES) - Ending Theme (composer: Neil Biggin) 1:05:34 - Outro Talk Segment 1:07:23 - VA-11 Hall-A: Good for Health, Bad for Education (composer: Garoad)

Let’s drive off at top speed and explore the work of Barry Leitch on the Lotus and Top Gear games! Special thanks for this episode goes out to: Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.  BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.  If you want to reach me, you can find me on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee or on Discord as ProfessorTom#7512. I’m also on both Tumblr and Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Episodes of the show are posted on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw6CIUs81aap58U1EuaaFdA. All my links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. Look for new episodes on Thursdays whenever I get them done, which is typically once or twice a month. As promised, here are some links mentioned during the show: Barry Leitch’s bandcamp can be found at https://barryleitch.bandcamp.com/. You can find his work on the Horizon Chase games there, along with his Top Gear tracks, some other SNES work, and more.  I was a special guest star on last week’s episode of The VGMbassy. You can check out my conversation with VGM Prime Minister Ed all about Sega arcade games at https://thevgmbassy.com/2023/05/12/episode-91-sega-arcade-games-with-professor-tom/.  Here’s the interview with Top Gear lead developer Ritchie Brannan that I mentioned on the show: https://www.memoriabit.com.br/exclusivo-programador-ritchie-brannan-fala-do-desenvolvimento-de-top-gear/  Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 (Amiga) - Storm Course (composer: Barry Leitch) 00:36 - Talk Segment 1 02:22 - Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge (Amiga) - Title Theme (composers: Shaun Southern and Andrew Morris) 04:55 - Talk Segment 1.5 06:27 - Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 (Amiga) - Title Screen (composer: Barry Leitch) 09:13 - Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 (Amiga) - Forest Course (composer: Barry Leitch) 10:01 - Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 (Amiga) - Night Course (composer: Barry Leitch) 10:55 - Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 (Amiga) - Desert Course (composer: Barry Leitch) 11:42 - Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 (Amiga) - Motorway Course (composer: Barry Leitch) 12:54 - Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 (Amiga) - Ending Theme (composer: Barry Leitch) 15:17 - I Think This is Talk Segment 3 18:08 - Top Gear (SNES) - Title (composer: Barry Leitch) 22:25 - Top Gear (SNES) - Bordeaux (composer: Barry Leitch) 26:29 - Top Gear (SNES) - Frankfurt (composer: Barry Leitch) 29:52 - Top Gear (SNES) - Ending Theme (composer: Barry Leitch) 32:04 - Talk Segment 4, I Guess [includes segment of “A Tougher Fight” from River City Ransom EX (GBA), composed by Kazuo Sawa] 35:11 - Top Gear Rally (N64) - Coastline (composer: Barry Leitch) 38:51 - Top Gear Rally (N64) - Mountain (composer: Barry Leitch) 42:40 - Top Gear Rally (N64) - Jungle (composer: Barry Leitch) 46:15 - Top Gear Rally (N64) - Strip Mine (composer: Barry Leitch) 49:04 - Outro Talk Segment, Definitely 51:19 - Horizon Chase 2 - Rocking in Rome (composer: Barry Leitch)

It’s a groovy VGM party with all these hip swinging songs that have a feel-good rhythm! Special thanks for this episode goes out to: Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.  BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.  If you want to reach me, you can find me on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee or on Discord as ProfessorTom#7512. I’m also on both Tumblr and Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Episodes of the show are posted on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw6CIUs81aap58U1EuaaFdA, and all of my links can be found on my Linktree site at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. Look for new episodes on Thursdays whenever I get them done, which is typically once or twice a month. I had a guest appearance on last week’s episode of fellow game music podcast VGMporium, where host RayjKayj and I talked all about music from games about investigations. You know, detectives, mysteries, stuff like that. If you’ve got a hankerin’ for more Professor Tom, head over to https://vgmporium.wordpress.com/2023/04/13/episode-68/ to check it out. If you liked this episode, you should go back and check out episode 25: Cool Glasses, Cool Glasses! It’s a cousin to this one, with a similar musical hangout type of vibe. You can hear it at https://shujinacademyvgmclub.podbean.com/e/episode-25-cool-glasses-cool-glasses/ Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Shin Megami Tensei: If - School (composer: Tsukasa Masuko) 00:35 - Talk Segment 1 02:53 - Planet Puzzle League - Neon Isotope (composer: Masanobu Matsunaga) 06:17 - Pictionary (NES) - Drawing Game (composer: Tim Follin) 09:01 - Arcus Odyssey (Super Famicom) - Castomira - Defeated (composer: Motoi Sakuraba) 12:03 - The House of the Dead 2 (Dreamcast) - Training Mode (composers: Tetsuya Kawauchi and Haruyoshi Tomita) 13:19 - Legend of Mana (PlayStation) - To the Sea (composer: Yoko Shimomura) 16:02 - Brain Lord (SNES) - Town of Arcs (composer: Masanao Akahori) 18:14 - Talk Segment 2 21:13 - Galactic Pinball (Virtual Boy) - Moonman Fandango (composers: Kenji Yamamoto and Masaru Tajima)  23:48 - Persona 5 - Wicked Plan (composer: Shoji Meguro) 26:10 - Pokemon Trading Card Game - Battle Center (composer: Ichiro Shimakura) 27:44 - Metal Max Returns (Super Famicom) - Let’s Meet Dr. Minchi! (composer: Satoshi Kadokura) 28:49 - Pictionary (NES) - Mini-Game Theme 2 (composer: Tim Follin) 31:26 - The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 1 (composers: Keith Tinman and Jonathan Dunn)  34:53 - Talk Segment 3 (includes excerpt from “Strip Club” from Hunie Pop 2, composed by Jonathan Wandag) 38:48 - Persona Q 2 - Blind City (composer: Atsushi Kitajoh) 45:33 - The Flintstones (SNES) - Password Screen (composers: Keith Tinman and Jonathan Dunn) 48:08 - Pokemon Crystal - Goldenrod Game Corner (composers: Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose, and Morikazu Aoki) 51:06 - YuYu Hakusho Makyou Touitsusen: Imbalanced Kiss (aka Unbalanced Kiss) (composers: Hiro Takahashi, Aki Hata, Matsuko Mawatari, T.K.O.)   54:01 - Crusader of Centy - Water Lily (composer: Motokazu Shinoda)  56:22 - Outro Talk Segment 58:49 - Shin Megami Tensei - Kichijoji (composer: Tsukasa Masuko)