Episode 32 - Masters of VGM 2023:Tough Girls, Stiff Drinks, Coffee Cups, Bibles

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 @[email protected] or on Discord as ProfessorTom. I’m also on both Tumblr and Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. You can email me at [email protected]. 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)

Episode 29 - Catch a Groove

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 @[email protected] or on Discord as ProfessorTom#7512. I’m also on both Tumblr and Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. You can email me at [email protected]. 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)

[100] Full Speed Ahead - Pixel Beat

About: We’re full speed ahead with our 100th episode! This features a selection of tracks themed around travelling or marching onwards. Moving forward and never looking back. It’s an episode full of momentum for a momentous occasion. Artwork: Fina...

Episode 28 - Chilly McFreeze IV: Hollywood Blond

It’s a whole bunch of laid-back VGM to help you relax and focus. Don’t worry if you haven’t listened to the first three episodes in the Chilly McFreeze series; you’ll still be able to follow the plot here. Because there is no plot; it’s all relaxing, calm 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.  Pixel artist 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 @[email protected] or on Discord as ProfessorTom#7512. I’m also on both Tumblr and Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. You can email me at [email protected]. Episodes of the show are posted on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw6CIUs81aap58U1EuaaFdA. 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. On the show, I mentioned fellow VGM podcast KVGM The Last Wave, and you can find it at https://www.kvgmradio.com/ or on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBGs1_2EV2ySmEb6NgbMU7Q.  Also during the show, I mentioned an episode of the Super Marcato Bros. podcast that was all about Yoko Kanno’s game music work. You can find it at http://www.supermarcatobros.com/podcast/2017/12/10/episode-297-yoko-kanno.  Also also during the show, I mentioned the episode of VGMporium about the Genesis version of Super Hydlide contrasted against its original release for the PC-98. You can find it at https://vgmporium.wordpress.com/2022/11/17/episode-45-hydlide-2-for-1/.  Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Secret of Evermore - Menu (composer: Jeremy Soule) 01:15 - Talk Segment 1 04:15 - Albert Odyssey (Super Famicom) - Lovely Faeries (composer: Naoki Kodaka) 05:49 - Shining Force (Genesis) - Simone’s Theme (composer: Masahiko Yoshimura) 07:05 - SaGa Frontier (PlayStation) - Sunset Town (composer: Kenji Ito) 09:11 - Final Fantasy VI (Super NES) - The Mines of Narshe (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 12:00 - Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP (Genesis) - The Heat Waves (composer: Tokuhiko Uwabo) 14:14 - Metal Max Returns (Super Famicom) - Pastoral Nomads (composer: Satoshi Kadokura) 15:12 - New 3D Golf Simulation: Waialae no Kiseki (Mega Drive) - Menu (composer: Yumi Kinoshita, Shigekazu Kamaki, Yusaburo Shimojyo, Shunsuke Minomiya, Hiroshi Morita, and Akira Tamada) 16:38 - Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend (Genesis) - Set Me Free (composer: Masaaki Iwasaki, Taihei Sato, Seiji Momoi, and Shogo Sakai) 20:54 - Talk Segment 2 22:26 - Final Fantasy VI (Super NES) - Kids Run Through the City (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 25:17 - Romancing SaGa (Super Famicom) - Sailing the Ocean (composer: Kenji Ito) 26:59 - Live A Live (Super Famicom) - Select-A-Live (composer: Yoko Shimomura) 28:58 - Mario Paint (Super NES) - Monkey Song (composer: Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka) 31:56 - The Flintstones (Super NES) - Unused Song 2 (composers: Keith Tinman and Jonathan Dunn) 38:19 - Aerobiz (Super NES) - Asia) (composer: Koei Sound Team) 39:54 - Talk Segment 3 (includes segment from “Town” from Shining Force (Genesis), composed by Masahiko Yoshimura) 42:43 - Seiken Densetsu 3 (aka Trials of Mana) (Super Famicom) - Little Sweet Cafe (composer: Hiroki Kikuta) 45:46 - Uncharted Waters: New Horizons (Super NES) - Mast in the Mist (composer: Yoko Kanno) 47:38 - Pokemon Black and White (DS) - Game Sync (composer: Shota Kageyama) 48:53 - Waterworld (Super NES) - Shop (composer: Dean Evans) 51:07 - Aerobiz Supersonic (Super NES) - Managing Scenario 3 (composer: Koei Sound Team) 52:06 - Side Pocket (Genesis) - Play’n It Cool! (composer: Emi Shimizu) 55:08 - Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation) - Shut in by Snow (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 59:59 - Show Outro 1:01:54 - Super Hydlide - OMISE (composer: Shigeru Tomita)

Episode 26 - Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of VGM!

Avast, ye scurvy sea dogs! This episode be all about game music for pirates, be they pirate heroes or pirate villains or even just pirate ships!  Special thanks for this episode goes out to: 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 podcast wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at  barSILENCE.com.  Special thanks also goes out to APR of the VGMbassy Discord server for ripping tracks from Skull and Crossbones and also Pirate Ship Higemaru, just for this episode.  Special thanks also also goes out to Josh Grisham of Nerd Informants for helping us learn about the difference between good video game piracy and evil video game piracy. Find him on social media by looking for Nerd Informants on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! Catch his celebrity interview podcast “It’s Hollywood Calling with Josh Grisham” at https://bransonpodcastnetwork.com/shows/its-hollywood-calling/.  And finally, special thanks to my son Save Point Sam for suggesting that I do an episode on piracy.  Additional thanks goes to BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.  If you want to reach me, you can email me at [email protected]. You can find me on Mastodon at @[email protected]. I’m active on Tumblr at https://www.tumblr.com/shujinacademyvgmclub, and on Instagram at ShujinAcademyVGMClub. And I can be found on Discord as ProfessorTom#7512. Episodes of the show are posted on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw6CIUs81aap58U1EuaaFdA. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. If you liked this episode, and want to hear my take on VGM featuring ninjas (who are, after all, natural archenemies of pirates), you can check out episode 4 of my show. It’s an early episode, so it’s a little rough, but it’s got some fun songs. Listen at https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-9gsc7-118d91e  Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:06 - Sea of Thieves - The Sea of Thieves (Main Theme) (composer: Robin Beanland) 02:29 - Intro Talk Segment 04:03 - Pirate Ship Higemaru - Lesson Start (composers: Ayako Mori and Tamayo Kawamoto) 04:08 - Pirate Ship Higemaru - Lesson Stage BGM (composers: Ayako Mori and Tamayo Kawamoto) 04:27 - Pirate Ship Higemaru - Deck BGM (composers: Ayako Mori and Tamayo Kawamoto) 05:16 - Pirate Ship Higemaru - Hi-Point Deck BGM (composers: Ayako Mori and Tamayo Kawamoto) 05:59 - Pirate Ship Higemaru - Game Over (composers: Ayako Mori and Tamayo Kawamoto) 06:06 - Pirate Ship Higemaru - Name Entry (composers: Ayako Mori and Tamayo Kawamoto) 07:02 - Talk Segment 07:39 - Skull and Crossbones (Arcade) - Pirate Ship (composers Hal Canon, Don Diekneite, Brad Fuller, and Byron Sheppard) 10:16 - Skull and Crossbones (Arcade) - Spanish Castle Exterior (composers: Hal Canon, Don Diekneite, Brad Fuller, and Byron Sheppard) 12:28 - Talk Segment 13:19 - Garou: Mark of the Wolves - Bad Girl? (composers: Akihiro Uchida, Masato Horiuchi, and Yasuhiro Naka) 14:47 - Talk Segment 15:41 - Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy - I Like the Forest (Forest Planet Theme 1) (composers: Akihiro Uchida, Masahiko Hataya, and Toshio Shimizu) 18:26 - Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy - Do Do DRAGON (Dragon Boss - Last Boss Captain Klapton) (composers: Akihiro Uchida, Masahiko Hataya, and Toshio Shimizu) 21:51 - Talk Segment 22:35 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (SNES) - Skull & Crossbones (composers: Kazuhiko Uehara and Harumi Ueko) 25:01 - Talk Segment 25:30 - Donkey Kong Country - Gang-Plank Galleon (composer: David Wise)  28:37 - Talk Segment 29:11 - Final Fantasy V (Super Famicom) - Pirates Ahoy! (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 31:17 - Talk Segment 32:46 - Mega Man and Bass (Super Famicom) - Pirate Man (composers: Toshihiko Horiyama, Naoshi Mizuta, and Akari Kaida) 34:59 - Talk Segment 35:35 - Mega Man Legends - The Flutter VS The Gesellschaft (composer: Makoto Tomozawa) 39:31 - Talk Segment 40:25 - Skies of Arcadia - Blue Pirates’ Theme (composer: Yukata Minobe) 43:28 - Skies of Arcadia - Bombardment (composer: Tatsuyuki Maeda) 46:20 - Talk Segment 46:46 - Streets of Rage II - Ready Funk (composer: Yuzo Koshiro) 48:27 - Talk Segment 48:56 - Puzzle Pirates - Main Theme (composers: Batisy and Mikei) 51:00 - Talk Segment 52:50 - The Curse of Monkey Island - A Pirate I Was Meant to Be (composer: Michael Land)

Episode 6 - 116 Pixels, 3 Colors, 2 Lovers, 1 Heart

It’s nearly Valentine’s Day, and this episode is devoted to video game songs that are all about romance! Special thanks to the voice of Heart Containers. Your devotion to romanticism is admirable, and it shows in the promo. If you want to reach me, you can email me at [email protected]. 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 - VA-11 Hall-A - Your Love is a Drug 03:03 - Talk Segment 1 05:47 - Hatoful Boyfriend - Dispersion Relation 09:48 - Final Fantasy IV - Theme of Love 11:36 - Fire Emblem Awakening - I Feel A Little Uneasy 15:06 - Katamari Damacy - Que Sera Sera 20:36 - Talk Segment 2 22:39 - Tokimeki Memorial - Tokimeki (Opening Demo) 23:56 - Tokimeki Memorial - Meeting (Personality Entry) 25:48 - Tokimeki Memorial - The Start of Our Youth (School Entrance Ceremony) 27:57 - Tokimeki Memorial - Rising Dragon - Chaotic Transition (Fireworks) 29:55 - Tokimeki Memorial - The Tactical Art of Love (White Day) 31:22 - Tokimeki Memorial - Song of the Southern Islands (Okinawa Trip) 33:26 - Tokimeki Memorial - Lilac Hill (Hokkaido Trip) 35:22 - Tokimeki Memorial - Hill of Wishes (Romance) 36:43 - Tokimeki Memorial - Goodnight Love (Miharu Tatebayashi’s Theme) 37:43 - Tokimeki Memorial - Confession 38:29 - Tokimeki Memorial - Confession 40:14 - Tokimeki Memorial - Ballad of the Effeminate Geek (Bad Ending) 41:23 - Talk Segment 3 41:58 - Persona 4 - Theater 43:48 - Capcom vs SNK 2 - This is True Love Makin’ 47:06 - Outro Talk Segment

Episode 18 - Chilly McFreeze 3: The Ringmaster