The Sound Test

View the video of this conversation here! A conversation about all things game music with composer, Richard Jacques! Games covered: Jet Set Radio Jet Set Radio Future James Bond 007: Blood Stone Headhunter Mass Effect Guardians of the Galaxy

A retrospective look at the music of God of War, throughout its original Greek mythology games, with composer Gerard Marino! "The End Begins (To Rock)" by Virtual Video Game Orchestra https://vvgo.bandcamp.com/album/project-3-the-end-begins-to-rock Laced Records GoW Anniversary Vinyl: https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/god-of-war The Sound Test on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GcKsvLgB6tk

A conversation with the legendary Jesper Kyd about his music for the Hitman series! Additionally, we discuss his early years and working for the SEGA Genesis. Hitman vinyl releases: https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/hitman Twitch: https://twitch.tv/GreenTeaRooms

A whole new live show! My Terry Scott Taylor interview: https://leetyrrell.medium.com/terry-scott-taylor-the-neverhood-interview-4dbb5cfb3de?sk=525957b72259f37e073c76529650bc2a Twitch: https://twitch.tv/greentearooms

An insightful and wide-reaching talk with Vincent Diamante about his work for thatgamecompany, and so much more! Interview start: 2:58 Also available through: YouTube iTunes Spotify Stitcher and many more...

An in-depth conversation with legendary composer, Austin Wintory, about his work for thatgamecompany (Flow & Journey), Abzû and The Banner Saga. Interview start: 4:02 The first in a series of unreleased interviews! Also available through: YouTube iTunes Spotify Stitcher and many more...

This fun, casual talk with Jonathan Wilson - the man behind GTA's Robert De Negro - is also a comprehensive look at his contributions to the franchise. Along with insights from the man himself, this podcast features every single track he performed for in full (and even a gem from his early days). Besides GTA, Jon and I discuss hip hop, music in general, the concept of a Robert De Negro comeback and more! Lee Tyrrell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 Jonathan Wilson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drjonwilson Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher Pledge to this Patreon to help support The Sound Test's second season, and unlock backdated episodes of its LIVE version (and other content)!

This final part of my LucasArts trilogy takes an in-depth look at the innovative iMUSE system. iMUSE was instrumental to the development of dynamic and interactive music through the 90s, and I welcome back Peter McConnell and Clint Bajakian to discuss its impact. I'm also pleased to present more insight from the incomparable George Sanger, who wrote dynamic soundtracks for games like Capture the Flag and Wing Commander (before the creation of iMUSE). Along the way, all three guests take an extended look at PC sound chips, and how they evolved across the digital audio revolution. I'm very pleased to present this jam-packed conclusion to a long and rewarding series of LucasArts podcasts. It's been some time in the making, but I'm back! Expect more Sound Test documentaries in the future, including further insight from George and Clint. My next episode will concentrate on the music of thatgamecompany, with their principle composers - Vincent Diamante and Austin Wintory. Lee Tyrrell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 George Sanger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMightyFatMan Peter McConnell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PeterNMcConnell Also available through: YouTube iTunes Spotify Stitcher and many more... Early access, unedited interviews, LIVE shows and more: http://patreon.com/_secretcave

For this bonus, it's my great honour to welcome Colin Anderson onto The Sound Test for a lengthy talk about Grand Theft Auto. Colin was heavily involved in the music and audio of the franchise in its early days, and we talk in-depth about his contributions to both GTA 1 and 2. At the end, we even fit in a little discussion of Crackdown - another game Colin worked on, which we both consider to have more than a few connections to Grand Theft Auto. This is a real dream interview for me, as I consider the GTA franchise to be just about my favourite of all time; especially thanks to some of my earliest memories playing the original top-down classics that started it all. If you're familiar with their innovative radio stations and impressive bespoke tracks, this episode is guaranteed to please. We cover it all, from The Ballad of Chapped Lips Calhoun to the infectious funk of Stylus Exodus; from forgotten prog. rock stations to that pedestrian who shouts, "Dickwad!" whenever you drive past. My inner child can hardly believe I'm releasing this particular episode, and I hope you enjoy it too! Lee Tyrrell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 Colin Anderson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/denkicolin Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher Pledge to this Patreon to help support The Sound Test's second season, and unlock backdated episodes of its LIVE version (and other content)!

A brand new iteration of The Sound Test, in which I explore my top five VGM tunes from any particular topic. In this second episode, I take a good long look at probably my favourite gaming genre - puzzles. As a result, I get caught up in the windmills of nostalgia while presenting a rich playlist of great VGM. And that's not all! I'm also more than happy to welcome Wabi Sabi Sound's Andrew Lackey onto the show for one of my most fascinating interviews, all about the audio of The Witness. Finally, keep your ears pricked for a bespoke mini-puzzle I've snuck into the audio! FULL PLAYLIST COMING SOON! MAIN THEME: Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo & Yasuake Iwata - World 8 [Super Mario 3D World] Discord: https://discord.gg/xeMfzWy Requests and contact: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 "The Sound Test" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesoundtest/ Original episodes of The Sound Test LIVE, with Dale Fowler, are available through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/_secretcave Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher

A brand new iteration of The Sound Test, in which I explore my top five VGM tunes from any particular topic. For my first episode back in months, the topic I've chosen is gangsters; mostly thanks to the release of "The Many Saints of Newark". This episode is packed with fantastic music, trivia and even a few surprises along the way. The podcast is guaranteed to please longtime listeners, and hopefully convert a few new ones! FULL PLAYLIST COMING SOON! MAIN THEME: Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo & Yasuake Iwata - World 8 [Super Mario 3D World] Discord: https://discord.gg/xeMfzWy Requests and contact: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 "The Sound Test" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesoundtest/ Original episodes of The Sound Test LIVE, with Dale Fowler, are available through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/_secretcave Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher

In this Sound Test BONUS, I'm joined by Peter McConnell for a detailed look at the music of Psychonauts - just ahead of the release of its long-awaited sequel! Within, you'll hear details about Psychonauts' cinematic and gameplay scores, their use of live instrumentation and plenty of insightful thoughts on specific, well-loved tracks. We also discuss the game's VR sequel - Rhombus of Ruin - and the implications of composing for virtual reality. This is a must-hear for all Psychonauts fans, and keep your eye out for another talk with Peter about Psychonauts 2 following its release! Lee Tyrrell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 Peter McConnell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PeterNMcConnell Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher Pledge to this Patreon to help support The Sound Test's second season, and unlock backdated episodes of its LIVE version (and other content)!

Unfortunately, The Sound Test has been forced into a lengthy hiatus due to a very difficult personal situation I'm going through. Not only has my situation stopped me from working, but I don't even have access to my old equipment. It's not nice, and I wish I could keep the VGM going like I used to - but I'm far from done with The Sound Test. I miss it dearly, and still have many interviews to publish. So, I used my step-mother's laptop (yes!) to remaster this old show with Dale from the very beginning of 2019. That's why there are no pictures or anything fancy going on here - nevertheless, I hope you enjoy this time machine back to the past and I hope to see some of the old regulars in the LIVE chat! Original description: "Happy New Year! It's been one of the most insane festive periods for me this year, so I hope you guys understand as I land kind of slowly into the new year. From this episode, Dale and I will be a lot more regular and reliable with this show, and I have plenty of content planned for 2019. I will, of course, be keeping you updated through here, but until things develop, I hope you enjoy this latest episode of The Sound Test LIVE!" This week's playlist [SPOILERS AHEAD!]: Lee Tyrrell - Yellow [Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy] Micheal Hunter - Soviet Connection [Grand Theft Auto IV] Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata & Hajime Wakai - Kakariko Village (Day) [The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild] The National - Exile Vilify [Portal 2] Neil Biggin - On The Go [Loaded] Mari Yamaguchi - Dark Forest [The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse] Nobuo Uematsu - Cait Sith's Theme [Final Fantasy VII] Nobuo Uematsu - Aerith's Theme [Distant Worlds] Greg Weber & Steve Henifin - Cemetery Stage [Gex] Masaya Matsuura & Yoshihisa Suzuki - Chop Chop (Master Onion's Rap) [PaRappa the Rapper] New Japan Philharmonic - The Great Medley [Smashing...Live!] Nathan McCree & Johann Strauss Sr. - Radetzky March [Asterix and the Power of the Gods] Katsuhiko Suzuki, Yasuko, Kouji, Aki & Non - Headdy the Hero [Dynamite Headdy] Christopher Tyng - Credits [Futurama: The Video Game] Christopher Lennertz - Main Theme [Gun] Tatsuyuki Maeda & Yutaka Minobe - Neo Green Hill Zone [Sonic Advance] Austin Wintory - The Road of Trials [Journey] C418 - Dreiton [Minecraft] Masato Onishi & Daisuke Matsuoka - Arcade Bunny's Theme [Nintendo Badge Arcade] Eric Chevalier - The Fairy Glade [Rayman 2] Kei Morioka, Masafumi Ogata & Rei Shimizu - CAW [WWF SmackDown!] MAIN THEME: Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo & Yasuake Iwata - World 8 [Super Mario 3D World] Discord: https://discord.gg/xeMfzWy Requests and contact: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 "The Sound Test" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesoundtest/ Original episodes of The Sound Test LIVE, with Dale Fowler, are available through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/_secretcave Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher

In this completely off-the-cuff episode, I address some of the concerns that may have built up around The Sound Test in the past month or so. It's not all serious though, as pretty much all of this is the usual serving of VGM goodness, tinged with a little optimistic looking ahead. It's been a tough time for the show, and myself lately, and I've occasionally posted some rather daft things that I regret. But, we're all surviving through a worldwide pandemic, and here I try to put a lot of that behind me and just get on with the game music glory. Despite the fact that NONE of this show was planned, I hope you enjoy it! This week's playlist: The Vogon Hold - Lee Tyrrell [Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (One-Night VGM, Vol. 2)] In Space (Metal Twolegs Remix) - Jeroen Tel [The Sound of SceneSat, Vol. 2] Max Returns - Rod Thacker [The Sound of SceneSat, Vol. 1] Magical Sound Shower (from "Outrun") - Chris Abbott [Arcade Classics, Vol. 1] Battle! Champion - Go Ichinose, Junichi Masuda and/or Hitomi Sato [Pokemon Diamond & Pearl] Exponential Entropy - Masayoshi Soken [Final Fantasy XIV] Besaid - Masashi Hamauzu [Final Fantasy X] Eternal Youth - RUDE Secret Course, Yoshi Drums (UNUSED) - Koji Kondo & Shinobu Tanaka [Super Mario Sunshine] Gyruss Medley - Masahiro Inoue (?) Crystal World - Paul Tonge [Tinhead] The Red Woods - Matt Furniss [Puggsy] 15 Acres of Broken Glass - Mike Morasky [Portal 2] I Saw a Deer Today - Mike Morasky [Portal 2] Out of Tartarus - Darren Korb [Hades] City of Tears - Christopher Larkin [Hollow Knight] The Redwood Steppe - Austin Wintory [The Pathless] The Woodland (Oleander's Stage) - Whitetail [Them's Fightin' Herds] Wanda Wanda - Yuu Miyake, Asuka Sakai, Akitaka Tohyama, Hideki Tobeta, Yoshito Yano and/or Yuri Misumi [Katamari Damacy] Polaroid - Laugh and Peace & Yoko Fujita [Vib-Ribbon] Push - RedStryke & Jay Tholen [Hypnospace Outlaw] Chop Chop (Master Onion's Rap) - Masaya Matsuura & Yoshihisa Suzuki [PaRappa the Rapper] End Titles - Michael Land [The Curse of Monkey Island] BGM - George Sanger [Capture the Flag] Don't Panic (Main Theme) - Lee Tyrrell [Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (One-Night VGM, Vol. 2)] MAIN THEME: Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo & Yasuake Iwata - World 8 [Super Mario 3D World] Discord: https://discord.gg/xeMfzWy Requests and contact: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 "The Sound Test" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesoundtest/ Original episodes of The Sound Test LIVE, with Dale Fowler, are available through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/_secretcave Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher

Since my latest ST2 eps have been all about LucasArts, I decided to broadcast a LIVE special all about them too! For my first show of 2021, I present tracks from some of their earliest releases, right up to the very last game they developed that wasn't based on Star Wars. As a result, this playlist is stacked with some of the very best VGM ever composed, and it was a lot of fun to be back with the show. In addition, don't miss this episode's new SFX Showdown, where you can win your own physical copy of "Lost Astronaut" by Empty Tables; a great album from a fresh new talent, which you can hear a couple of tracks from in this playlist! This week's playlist: Ballblazer (feat. Beastie Boys) – Romeo Knight (originally composed by Peter Langston & Russell Lieblich) Fear is the Mind Killer – Adam Freeland [Rez] Not in Control – Empty Tables [Lost Astronaut] Hostile Space – Empty Tables [Lost Astronaut] Dave’s Theme – David Warhol, George Sanger, David Hayes and/or Dave Govett [Maniac Mansion] BGM #02 – Mark Cooksey [Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game] Hetchel and the Elders – George Sanger (originally composed by Tchaikovsky) [Loom] Opening Themes & Intro – Michael Land and/or Patrick Mundy [The Secret of Monkey Island] Beach – Michael Land, Peter McConnell and/or Clint Bajakian [Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge, Special Edition] Jawa Sandcrawler – Paul Webb (originally composed by John Williams) [Super Star Wars] Mission Debriefing – Michael Land, Peter McConnell and/or Clint Bajakian [Star Wars: X-Wing] Tentacle Disco – Michael Land, Peter McConnell and/or Clint Bajakian [Day of the Tentacle] Zombie Panic – Eric Swanson (originally composed by Joe McDermott) [Zombies Ate My Neighbors] Highway Surfing – Michael Land, Peter McConnell and/or Clint Bajakian [Sam & Max Hit the Road] Born Bad – Gone Jackals [Full Throttle] Mission to the Asteroid – Michael Land [The Dig] The Ballad of Dr. Death – Clint Bajakian [Outlaws] Wing Commander Surf – Team Fat (originally composed by Dave Govett) A Cartographer Reformed – Michael Land [The Curse of Monkey Island] The Enlightened Florist – Peter McConnell [Grim Fandango] Imperial Rage (Leviathan Remix) – Peter McConnell and/or David Levison (originally composed by John Williams) [Star Wars: Force Commander] Nazi Infiltration 1 ALT – Clint Bajakian [Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb] Star Wars Disco – David Whittaker (originally composed by John Williams) [LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game] ??? – Yohann Boudreault, Steve Szczepkowski and/or Jean-Sebastien LeBlanc[Thrillville: Off the Rails, DS] Main Title – Chris Tilton and/or Chad Seiter [Fracture] Off On a Comet – Jesse Harlin [Lucidity] Coolpunk Paradise – Lee Tyrrell [One-Night VGM] MAIN THEME: Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo & Yasuake Iwata - World 8 [Super Mario 3D World] Discord: https://discord.gg/xeMfzWy Requests and contact: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 "The Sound Test" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesoundtest/ Original episodes of The Sound Test LIVE, with Dale Fowler, are available through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/_secretcave Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher

Founded in 1982, LucasArts are among the best known and best loved game developers of the past four decades. Following on from my previous episode, this podcast is the second part of a dedicated LucasArts triple-bill. This time, I explore the company’s history, with returning guests Clint Bajakian and Peter McConnell. While Clint and Peter both proved invaluable to LucasArts through the 90s, and beyond, it’s a true honour to also be joined by George “The Fat Man” Sanger, a true VGM veteran with many more appearances to come in this season. Lee Tyrrell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 George Sanger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMightyFatMan Clint Bajakian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClintBajakian Peter McConnell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PeterNMcConnell Also available through: YouTube iTunes Spotify Stitcher and many more... Early access, unedited interviews, LIVE shows and more: http://patreon.com/_secretcave

For my very final show of 2020, I go big with an absolute iceberg of a broadcast. Thanks to the listeners, the playlist is full of cold, icy, christmassy tunes, but I put a little twist on my personal choices this week. You'll meet various ghosts of my Christmases past, as I introduce you to the games that have been particularly exciting presents over the years. Excitingly, I'm also joined for a LIVE chat by Matthew Smith; journalist, and producer of "Amiga Power: The Album with Attitude", which pays tribute to one of Britain's best loved gaming magazines and the Amiga VGM scene as a whole. It's a great talk, and this show also includes a couple of samples from the album itself! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone, and see you for more VGM celebration in 2021! This week's playlist: War of the Woolies – Matthew Berardo [Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind] Zangief – Yoko Shimomura and/or Isao Abe [Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting] Chill Penguin – Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara and/or Toshihiko Horiyama [Mega Man X] Have an Ice Day – Adam Bond [RuneScape] Icy Girl (Fre3zer) – Jay Tholen [Hypnospace Outlaw] Fade Away – Craig Gray [Grand Theft Auto III] Tabloid Jargon (Press Garden Act 1) – Tee Lopes [Sonic Mania] Ice Climber (Brawl) – Originally composed by Akito Nakatsuka [Super Smash Bros. Brawl] Flying Battery Zone 1 – Howard Drossin, Sachio Ogawa, Tatsuyuki Maeda and/or Jun Senoue [Sonic & Knuckles] Medals – Jeroen Tel [Winter Gold] In a Snow-Bound Land – David Wise [Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest] Europa – Michael Salvatori, Skye Lewin, Rotem Moav, Josh Mosser and/or Michael Sechrist [Destiny 2: Beyond Light] Giant’s Cry – Houryu Samejima [La-Mulana (Remake)] Severnaya Installation – Graeme Norgate [GoldenEye 007] Cannon Fodder: Narcissus – Jon Hare, Andrew Barnabas, Louis Thorne, Alex Reeves, Gareth Williams, Mark Knight & Ben Daglish [Amiga Power: The Album with Attitude] Stardust Tunnel – Tim Wright (originally composed by Risto Vuori) [Amiga Power: The Album with Attitude] Sea of Ice – Yasuaki Fujita [The Little Mermaid] Alaska – Takane Okubo and/or Katsunari Kitajima [Marvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems] The Palace of Ice – Tsuyoshi Sekito [Brave Fencer Musashi] Underground – Koji Kondo [Super Mario World] Snow Joke – Stuart Ross [Space Station Silicon Valley] Secret Course – Koji Kondo [Super Mario Sunshine] Three Circuits – Kenichi Nishimaki, Masanobu Matsunaga and/or Minako Hamano [Mario Kart: Super Circuit] Crescent Moon Village – Ryoji Yoshitomi [Wario Land 4] Snow Go-Snow Biz-Cold Hard Crash – Josh Mancell [Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back] Frosty Fruits (In a Snow-Bound Land Returns) – David Wise [Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze] Awake – Lena Raine [Celeste] Kingdom’s Edge – Christopher Larkin [Hollow Knight] Winter (The Wind Can Be Still) – ConcernedApe [Stardew Valley] Ice Zone - Spencer Nilsen, Brian Coburn and/or Andras Magyari [Ecco the Dolphin] Frozen Solid and Chilled - Tomoya Tomita, Misaki Asada and/or Kazumi Totaka [Yoshi's Woolly World] MAIN THEME: Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo & Yasuake Iwata - World 8 [Super Mario 3D World] Discord: https://discord.gg/xeMfzWy Requests and contact: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 "The Sound Test" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesoundtest/ Original episodes of The Sound Test LIVE, with Dale Fowler, are available through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/_secretcave Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher

FREEZE! Following on from my Hypnospace Outlaw bonus, I decided to make this show all about gaming police officers, law enforcers, coppers and bobbies. There are a lot to choose from too, as these themed episodes could easily have second parts one day. For now though, this playlist is more than stacked with some of the very best tunes that the boys in blue have to offer. I SAID FREEZE, ASSHOLE! This week's playlist: The Streets of Rage - Yuzo Koshiro [Streets of Rage] The Rooftops - Matt Furniss [Predator 2] Title - Jonathan Dunn [RoboCop] Intro - Jeroen Tel [RoboCop III] Electric Night - Model 500 [Detroit: Become Human] Bounce - Frank Klepacki [Blade Runner] Opening Title 'Old L.A. 2040' - Tappi Iwase, Masahiro Ikariko and/or Motoaki Furukawa [Policenauts] Torched Song - Claudia Brucken & The Real Tuesday Weld [L.A. Noire] The Ecstasy of Gold (Bandini Remix) - Ennio Morricone [Blur (trailer)] Shriek and Ori - Forsaken Panda (originally composed by Gareth Coker) Shatterhail - Mick Gordon [Killer Instinct Season 1] Gunslinger - Michael Salvatori, Skye Lewin, Rotem Moav and/or Pieter Schlosser [Destiny 2: Forsaken] Polyhedrons - British Sea Power [Disco Elysium] Dead - Health [Max Payne 3] Menu - Graeme Norgate [TimeSplitters: Future Perfect] Menu Theme - David O'Neal [Future Cop] Title - Alexander Brandon, Dan Gardopee and/or Michiel van den Bos [Deus Ex] BGM 3 - Takayuki Nakamura and/or You Takada [E-SWAT: City Under Siege] Colder Than the Rest (Fre3zer) - Jay Tholen [Hypnospace Outlaw] Short Change - EZ Rollers [Grand Theft Auto 2] Tension (Outtakes) - Tom Bible [Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death] MAIN THEME: Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo & Yasuake Iwata - World 8 [Super Mario 3D World] Discord: https://discord.gg/xeMfzWy Requests and contact: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 "The Sound Test" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesoundtest/ Original episodes of The Sound Test LIVE, with Dale Fowler, are available through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/_secretcave Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher

In this BONUS, I'm joined by Jay Tholen for an in-depth look at the music and audio of Hypnospace Outlaw. An internet simulator set at the turn of the 21st century, Hypnospace Outlaw is one of my favourite games that I played in 2020. It's dripping in 90s nostalgia, and its keen sense of humour is colourful as you're invited into a faithful parody of online tropes from the time. Most importantly for The Sound Test, the experience is utterly packed with original music. From MIDI-esque sample sets to entirely new genres, like Coolpunk, Hypnospace Outlaw never ceases to amaze with the sheer level of detail in its music. Through this podcast, you'll get more acquainted with The Chowder Man, jam out to some Klyfta and tap your toe to Redstryke - all while learning more about the lengths Jay Tholen went to in order to fill his game with musical life. Lee Tyrrell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 Jay Tholen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jaytholen Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher Pledge to this Patreon to help support The Sound Test's second season, and unlock backdated episodes of its LIVE version (and other content)!

This episode revs into December with a look at some of the best known and best loved vehicles in games! From the Blue Falcon to Bowser's airships and everything between, this was a topic that could easily have several broadcasts dedicated to it. Outside of planes, trains and automobiles, I take a step back from many of the show's regular features this week. As we approach 2021, I'm thinking of several ways I can reshuffle the format of The Sound Test; with one key word in mind - simplify. The features have been fun, but really we're all just here for great music. We'll see how things evolve! This week's playlist: Airwolf Theme (In the Air) – Tsukasa Masuko (Originally composed by Sylvester Levay) [CrossFire] Darkness – Mike Ault & Christian De La Torre [Rocket League] Big Blue – Yumiko Kanki and/or Naoto Ishida [F-Zero] Judgment (Stage 1-1) – Takushi Hiyamuta [Metal Slug 2] Born to Be Wild – Tim & Geoff Follin (originally composed by Steppenwolf) [Rock ‘n’ Roll Racing] Storm Eagle – Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Yomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara and/or Toshihiko Horiyama [Mega Man X] Impact Zone – Rainbowdragoneyes [The Messenger: Picnic Panic] Title – Ryoji Yoshitomi [Wario Land 4] On the Move – Ghetto Fingers [Grand Theft Auto] W.A.R. – Rob Hubbard [8-Bit Symphony Pro] Kaerichi to Kayaku no Nioi no Naka – Kow Otani [SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays] For All Mankind – Jon Everist [BattleTech] Airship Armada – Koji Kondo [Super Mario Galaxy] Venice – Nathan McCree [Tomb Raider 2] Balamb Garden – Nobuo Uematsu [Final Fantasy VIII] Sailing (Another World) – Yasunori Mitsuda [Chrono Cross] Turbulence Cassette – Masafumi Takada [Steel Battalion: Line of Contact] Overworld Adventure – Toru Miniegishi, Manaka Tominaga, Asuka Ota and/or Koji Kondo [The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks] Working Man – Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Yuzo Koshiro, Ryuji Iuchi, Takeshi Tanagawa, Satoshi Miyashita and/or Osamu Murata [Shenmue] Meteor – Hajime Hirasawa [Star Fox] Azure Lake – Brad Buxer, Cirocco Jones, Bobby Brooks, Darryl Ross, Geoff Grace, Doug Grigsby, Sachio Ogawa, Tatsuyuki Maeda and/or Jun Senoue [Sonic the Hedgehog 3] Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit – Asuka Ota and/or Ryo Nagamatsu [Mario Kart Wii] Cave – Atsuhiro Motoyama [Kuru Kuru Kururin] High Above the Land (The Flying Machine) – Jake Kaufman [Shovel Knight] Body in Motion – CoLD SToRAGE [WipeOut 2097] Redwood Forest – Michael Bartlow [Road Rash] MAIN THEME: Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo & Yasuake Iwata - World 8 [Super Mario 3D World] Discord: https://discord.gg/xeMfzWy Requests and contact: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 "The Sound Test" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesoundtest/ Original episodes of The Sound Test LIVE, with Dale Fowler, are available through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/_secretcave Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher