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  • We are back again, and this time we're returning to a classic show theme for another Part 2, this one focusing on the Five-Finger Fanfare (a term coined by the Super Marcato Bros. on their excellent and seminal VGM podcast). This is a term used to describe a run of 5 notes that line up with the first 5 notes of the minor scale - a technique used frequently in video game music. Will you be able to hear the Five-Finger Fanfares in each piece of Very Good Music the hosts brought to this episode? Only one way to find out!

    As always, we appreciate our amazing patrons who supported us for so long, as well as the artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm

    And you can find our other content in these places:

    Shootkapow's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheYf62G3VoUQHNdwl18TdA

    Shootkapow on Flat: https://flat.io/@boothkb0607

    Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

    Tracklist:

    Migratory Birds - Wild Arms 3 - Michiko Naruke - PlayStation 2, 2002 - Media.Vision/Ubisoft/Sony

    Hong Meiling's Theme (Stage 3 Boss) - Touhou 6: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil - ZUN - Windows, 2002 - Team Shanghai Alice

    Darkness Falls - Deltarune - Toby Fox - Multiplatform, 2018 - Toby Fox/8-4

    In the Court of the Ant Queen - Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling - Tristan Alric - Multiplatform, 2019 - Moonsprout Games/DANGEN Entertainment

    Level 8 - Tetris CD-i - Jim Andron - Philips CD-i, 1992 - Philips Interactive Media

    Erdrick's Theme - Dragon Quest XI - Koichi Sugiyama - Multiplatform, 2017 - Square Enix

    Crossing the Sands - Kirby and the Rainbow Curse - Shogo Sakai - Wii U, 2015 - HAL Laboratory/Nintendo

    Barren Valley - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Arata Iiyoshi, Hideki Sakamoto, Keisuke Ito, Ken-ichi Saito, and Yoshihiro Maeda - Nintendo DS, 2009 - Nintendo/The Pokemon Company

    Tango Rouge - CHUNITHM: Seelisch Tact - Yoko Shimomura - Arcade, 2015 - Sega

    Aetheral Gates (Omega Version) - Rivals of Aether - flashygoodness - Multiplatform, 2015 - Dan Fornace/Aether Studios

    Artist Links:

    Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

    Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

    Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

    Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  • Greetings, game music lovers. It's been a while, hasn't it? Shootkapow and I decided to dust off the old podcast for y'all after she encountered a game area in Celeste that she thought would make a great episode topic. I guess she was just feeling homesick and nostalgic, and dear old Dad was there to fire up the VGM-Mobile and get back on the road - for at least one more round of Very Good Music!

    Thanks again to our listeners and supporters who recommended tracks for this episodes!

    As always, we appreciate our amazing patrons who supported us for so long, as well as the artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm

    And you can find our other content in these places:

    Shootkapow's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheYf62G3VoUQHNdwl18TdA

    Shootkapow on Flat: https://flat.io/@boothkb0607

    Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

    Tracklist:

    Joy of Remembrance - Celeste: Farewell - Lena Raine - Multiplatform, 2018 - Maddy Makes Games

    Last Battle - Cave Story - Daisuke Amaya - Multiplatform, 2004 - Studio Pixel

    Megalovania - Undertale - Toby Fox - Multiplatform, 2015 - Toby Fox

    Attack of the WEAPON - Final Fantasy VII - Nobuo Uematsu - PlayStation, 1997 - Square

    Fight Against Culex - Super Mario RPG - Yoko Shimoura - Nintendo Switch, 2023 - Nintendo

    Emil/Despair - NeiR: Automata - Keiichi Okabe, Keigo Hoashi, Kuniyuki Takahashi - Multiplatform, 2817 - Square Enix

    Titan Dweevil Battle - Pikmin 2 - Hajime Wakai & Kazumi Totaka - GameCube, 2004 - Nintendo

    Morgan Freeman Boss Battle - South Park: The Fractured But Whole - Jamie Dunlap - Multiplatform, 2017 - Ubisoft

    Delightful Spekkio - Chrono Trigger - Yasunori Mitsuda - SNES, 1995 - Square

    Slot Machine - Star Fox - Hajime Hirasawa - SNES, 1993 - Nintendo

    Champion & Red Battle Music - Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver - Go Ichinose, Shota Kageyama, Hitomi Sato, Jnichi Masuda, and Takuto Kitsuta - Nintendo DS, 2009 - The Pokemon Company

    Valkyries - God of War - Bear McCreary - PS4/Windows, 2018 - Sony Interactive Entertainment

    BIG SHOT - Deltarune Chapter 2 - Toby Fox - Multiplatform, 2021 - Toby Fox

    The Incarnation of Devil - Star Ocean: Till the End of Time - Motoi Sakuraba - PS2, 2003 - Square Enix

    Artist Links:

    Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

    Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

    Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

    Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

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  • Thank you, game music lovers, for almost three years of Very Good Music. We love you.

    Discord: https://discord.gg/gfypDsuqFs

    Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm

    Tracklist:

    Still Alive - Portal - Jonothan Coulton and Ellan McLain - Valve, 2007 (@NerdNoiseRadio)

    Ending Theme - The Adeventures of Mighty Max (Genesis) - Matt Furniss - WJS Design/Ocean, 1994 (@TheVGMbassy)

    Hard Corps Blues - Contra Hard Corps - Hiroshi Kobayashi - Konami, 1994 (@ThePhantomire)

    End Credits - Perfect Dark - Grant Kirkhope, Graeme Norgate, and David Clynick - Rare, 2000 (@RichStokesy and @DYHPTG)

    Rebirth - Illusion of Gaia - Yasuhiro Kawasaki - Quintet/Enix/Nintendo, 1993 (@Jgangsta187)

    Return to Mother Earth - Terranigma - Miyoko Takaoka and Masanori Hikichi - Quintet/Enix/Nintendo, 1995 (@OkImpala)

    Staff Roll - Vagrant Story - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Square Electronic Arts, 2000 (@BeardSpeck)

    Tears Stained Eyes - Snatcher (Sega CD) - Masahiro Ikariko - Konami, 1994 (@NerdNoiseRadio)

    Ending - Tales of Symphonia - Motoi Sakuraba, Shinji tamura, and Takeshi Arai - Namco, 2003 (RyanDS)

    The Last Scene - Sonic Adventure 2 - Fumie Kumatani - Sonic TEam USA/Sega, 2001 (Rjjj Gacria)

    No Cab, Fan Pride: Boku No Infinite Thotty Gaiden from Resonance of the Pure Land (based on Second Truth From the Left from Secret of Mana) - Hiroki Kikuta, arr. Sir Jordanius - Square, 1993 (@re_vgm)

    https://soundcloud.com/ocremix/1-11-no-cab-fan-pride-boku-no?in=ocremix/sets/secret-of-mana-resonance-of-the-pure-land

    Kirby's Dream Land 3 Extended Dreamy 80's Synth Remix (based on Staff Roll) - Jun Ishikawa, arr. Voltz Supreme - HAL Laboratory/Nintendo, 1997 (@VoltzSupreme)

    https://open.spotify.com/album/5Pgsg2vFuyqBN4ssJBC1L8?si=ojVIWN_ETei3jVhPl8Z-hw&nd=1

    "Bye" With a Smile / Do U R - Grounseed - Masahiro Kajihara, Ryu Takami, Takahiro Nogi, Ryu Umemoto, Daisuke Takahashi, and Tatsuya Komoro - Studio Twinkle/EXIT, 1996 (@VGMporium) 

    Ending Theme - Mega Man X5 - Naoto Tanaka and Naoya Kamisaka - Capcom, 2000 (@KurlyKevinS)

    Memories of You - Persona 3 - Shoji Meguro and Yumi Kawamura - Atlus, 2006 (Professor Tom - http://linktr.ee/shujinacademy)

    Never More - Persona 4 - Shoji Meguro and Shihoko Hirata - Atlus, 2008 (Professor Tom)

    Devil Trigger - Devil May Cry 5 - Kota Suzuki, Hiromitsu Maeba, and Yoshiya Terayama - performed by Casey Edwards, Ali Edwards, and Cliff Lloret - Capcom, 2019 (@BombermanX21)

    Lily - Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- (Arcade) - Daisuke Ishiwatariand Junya C. Motomura, performed by Naoki Hashimoto, arr. Norichika Sato - ArcSystemWorks/Sega, 2014 (ProfJeff)

    See You Again - Ys I & II (PC Engine CD-ROM2) - Yuzo Koshiro, arr. Ryo Yonemitsu - Nihon Falcom/Alfa System/Hudson Soft, 1989 (@Purenell)

    Ending Theme - Fido Dido (Genesis) - Matt Furniss - Kaneko, 1994 (unreleased) (UtopiaNemo)

    Closer: Beyond the Sky - Xenoblade Chronicles - Yasunori Mitsuda - Monolith Soft/Nintendo, 2010

    Stingers: Skeletroy's VGMVGM Theme Songs:

    VGMPod Theme Song...OF DOOM

    MMX Style Theme Song

    VGM Pod Metal Version 3

    VGM Theme RPG Mix

    VGM Pod Winter Theme

    A Very Good Theme Song

  • Episode 76: Credit Where It's Due

    This is it, gamers. The last regular episode of VGMVGM. Thanks so much for joining us. We hope you had as much fun on this road trip as we did.

    Thanks to everyone who shared their tracks with us as well. A very special tanks to Dusk and ProfJeff, our most frequent cohosts, and to the rest of our family: Lemon Boy, Flare, Luna, and Mrs. Bedroth.

    Now, let's get into one last batch of Very Good Music!

    As always, we appreciate our amazing patrons who supported us for so long, as well as the artists who made our show art and theme song. Even though the show is ending, you can continue to reach out to us one of these ways:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/gfypDsuqFs

    Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm

    And you can find our other content in these places: 

    Shootkapow's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheYf62G3VoUQHNdwl18TdA

    Shootkapow on Flat: https://flat.io/@boothkb0607

    The Movie Bar: https://anchor.fm/moviebar

    BGMania: https://anchor.fm/bgmania

    Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

    Tracklist:

    Credit Roll - Mega Man 3 - Yasuaki "BunBun" Fujita or Harumi Fujita

    Staff Roll - Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine - Masanori Hikichi, Masayuki Nagao

    Credits - Banjo-Kazooie - Grant Kirkhope

    Ending Roll - Spark: the Electric Jester - Falk Au Yeong, Andy Tunstall, James Landino, Michael Staple, Paul Bethers, Pejman Roozbeh, and Funk Fiction

    Staff Roll/The Yoshis Are Home/Cast List - Super Mario World - Koji Kondo

    To Far Away Times - Chrono Trigger - Yasunori Mitsuda

    Smiles and Tears - Mother 2: Earthbound - Keiichi Suzuki, Hirokazu Tanaka

    Staff Roll - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Koji Kondo

    Last Goodbye - Undertale - Toby Fox

    Staff Credits - Metroid: Samus Returns - Ryoji Yoshitomi, arr(?) Daisuke Matsuoka

    Ending Theme - Pokemon: Emerald Version - Junichi Masuda (also Go Ichinose, Morikazu Aoki, and Hitomi Sato)

    Staff Credits - Star Fox 64 - Koji Kondo (also Hajime Wakai)

    Dream a New Dream for Tomorrow - Kirby's Dream Collection - Jun Ishikawa, arr. HAL Laboratory Sound Staff

    Daisy/Staff Roll - Super Mario Land - Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka

    Ending Demo/Staff Roll - Super Mario 64 - Koji Kondo

    Special thanks to our Patrons:

    Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

    The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

    Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

    Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

    "Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

    Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

    SprintCade

    The Mysterious Nathan

    Artist Links:

    Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

    Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

    Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

    Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  • Greetings, game music lovers. Welcome to the penultimate episode of Very Good Music. We've beaten the big bad boss, and now it's time for a cutscene, epilogue, or some other small detour before the credits roll. We're not always sure where this last step of our journey will take us, but we know we'll be accompanied by some Very Good Music!

    Thanks again to our listeners and supporters who recommended tracks for this episode on Discord and Twitter!

    As always, we appreciate our amazing patrons who supported us for so long, as well as the artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/gfypDsuqFs

    Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm

    And you can find our other content in these places: 

    Shootkapow's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheYf62G3VoUQHNdwl18TdA

    Shootkapow on Flat: https://flat.io/@boothkb0607

    The Movie Bar: https://anchor.fm/moviebar

    Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

    Tracklist:

    Because I Love You - Earthbound - Hirokazu Ando - SNES, 1994 - Nintendo

    Ending Theme (Hard Mode) - TMNT IV: Turtles in Time - Kazuhiko Uehara, Harumi Ueko - SNES, 1992 - Konami

    You're My Hero - Sonic 3d Blast - Jun Senoue - Sega Saturn, 1996 - Sega

    The Wake of Destruction - Mega Man X2 - Yuki Iwai - SNES, 1995 - Capcom

    Hall of Fame - Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver - Junichi Masuda, arr. Shota Kageyama - Nintendo DS, 2009 - Nintendo/Game Freak

    Wingding (Outro) - The Messenger: picnic Panic - Rainbowdragoneyes - Multiplatform, 2019 - Devolver Digital/Sabotage Studio

    Each to His Own World - Kirby's Return to Dream Land - Hirokazu Ando, Jun Ishikawa - Nintendo Wii, 2011 - Nintendo/HAL Laboratory

    Daybreak (Ending Theme) - Street Fighter Alpha 3 - Takayuki Iwai - Multiplatform, 1998 - Capcom

    Recommended by Lee Tyrell, writer, musician, podcaster (host of The Sound Test) and currently working on the Decent Land project. Find out more by visiting @decentdotland on Twitter.

    Lee's Medium Page: https://medium.com/@leetyrrell

    Ending (Olimar's Comeback) - Pikmin 3 Deluxe - Unknown Composer - Switch, 2020 - Nintendo

    Goodbye Geno - Super Mario RPG - Yoko Shimomura - SNES, 1996 - Nintendo/Square

    Blooper Reel: End Game (Sweet Little Dead Bunny) - Doom - Bobby Prince - MS-DOS, 1993 - id Software

    Special thanks to our Patrons:

    Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

    The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

    Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

    Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

    "Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

    Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

    SprintCade

    The Mysterious Nathan

    Artist Links:

    Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

    Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

    Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

    Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  • Greetings, game music lovers. Welcome to the second of our final four official episodes. We've made our way through the final level, and now it's time to face the big bad boss! We don't know exactly what we'll be facing - a giant turtle-dragon, an even genius with a penchant for roboticization, or a one-winged angel, but we know we're in for some Very Good Music!

    Thanks again to our listeners and supporters who recommended tracks for this episode on Discord and Twitter!

    As always, we appreciate our amazing patrons who supported us for so long, as well as the artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/gfypDsuqFs

    Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm

    And you can find our other content in these places: 

    Shootkapow's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheYf62G3VoUQHNdwl18TdA

    Shootkapow on Flat: https://flat.io/@boothkb0607

    The Movie Bar: https://anchor.fm/moviebar

    Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

    Tracklist:

    Play-In: Premonition - Final Fantasy VIII - Nobuo Uematsu - PlayStation, 1999 - Square (Bryan 

    I'm the Boss - Power Overwhelming - Big Bad Bosses (Remix by DJ Cutman) - Original Album, 2015 - Remix by GameChops, 2016

    One Winged Angel - Final Fantasy VII - Nobuo Uematsu - PlayStation, 1997 - Square

    Hymn of Light - Child of Light - Cœur de pirate (Béatrice Martin) - Multiplatform, 2014 - Ubisoft 

    RE-VGM: https://re-vgm.blubrry.net/

    Radiance - Hollow Knight - Christopher Larkin - Multiplatform, 2017 - Team Cherry

    Todesengel (Angel of Death) - SaGa Frontier 2 - Masashi Hamauzu - PlayStation, 1999 - Square 

    VGMPorium: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMYBTQsYS8AmE3Tv-v35ySg

    CROWNED - Kirby's Return to Dream Land - Hirokazu Ando & Jun Ishkawa - Wii, 2011 - Nintendo

    The Unexpected Enemy - Panzer Dragoon II Zwei - Yayoi Wachi - Sega Saturn, 1996 - Sega 

    Transcending, Overpowering, Everlasting - Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling - Tristan Alric - Multiplatform, 2019 - developed by Moonsprout Games, published by Dangen Entertainment

    Final Boss (Are You the True Form of Darkness?) - Mystic Ark - Akihiko Mori - Super Famicom, 1995 - Enix 

    Twitter: @ReddMcKnight

    Live and Learn - Sonic Adventure 2 - Composition and guitar by Jun Senoue, lyrics and vocals by Johnny Gioeli, performed by Crush 40) - Multiplatform, 2001 - Sega

    Rebirth - Fantasian - Nobuo Uematsu - Mobile, 2021 - Mistwalker (Brandon Specktor)

    Twitter: @BeardSpeck

    Blooper Reel: Gank-Plank Galleon - Donkey Kong Country - David Wise - SNES, 1994 - Rare/Nintendo

    Special thanks to our Patrons:

    Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

    The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

    Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

    Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

    "Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

    Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

    SprintCade

    The Mysterious Nathan

    Artist Links:

    Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

    Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

    Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

    Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  • Greetings, game music lovers. Here we are at the beginning of our final four official episodes. You have joined Shootkapow and me on quite an adventure on this father/kid VGM road trip, but our quest isn't over yet!

    It's time to enjoy some Very Good Music from last levels and final areas. Thanks to all of our listeners and supporters who recommended tracks for this episode on Discord and Twitter!

    As always, we appreciate our amazing patrons who supported us for so long, as well as the artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/gfypDsuqFs

    Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm

    And you can find our other content in these places: 

    Shootkapow's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheYf62G3VoUQHNdwl18TdA

    Shootkapow on Flat: https://flat.io/@boothkb0607

    The Movie Bar: https://anchor.fm/moviebar

    BGMania Alberto Gonzalez Interview: https://anchor.fm/bgmania/episodes/Composer-Appreciation-Alberto-Jos-Gonzlez-w-An-Interview-e1n95a3/a-a6olb4h

    Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

    Tracklist:

    Play-In: Within These Castle Walls - Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - Kenichi Matsubara, Satoe Terashima, & Kouji Murata - Famicom/NES, 1987 - Konami

    Nerd Noise Radio: http://nerdnoiseradio.blogspot.com/

    Wily Fortress 3 - Mega Man 3 - Yasuaki Fujita - NES, 1990 - Capcom

    Stage 7: Amarna - Pharaoh Rebirth+ - Peposoft - Steam, 2016 - KROBON Station/Degica

    Kotaku article by UtopiaNemo: https://kotaku.com/pharaoh-rebirth-has-that-nostalgic-playstation-sound-1847419303

    Peposoft Website: http://www.peposoft.com/

    Castle Theme - New Super Mario Bros. Wii- Shiho Fujii - Wii, 2009 - Nintendo

    Final Stage - Rave Master: Fighting Live - Toshihisa Furusawa - GameCube, 2002 - Konami

    Hammock's Website: https://www.kvgmradio.com/

    Another Dimension - Kirby's Return to Dream Land - Jun Ishikawa - Wii, 2011 - HAL Laboratory/Nintendo

    A Melody to Break the Curse (Music Box Future) - The Messenger - Rainbowdragoneyes - Multiplatform, 2018 - Sabotage Studio/Devolver Digital

    VGM Journey: https://anchor.fm/vgmjourney

    Hyrule Castle (Exterior) - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Manaka Kataoka - Wii-U/Switch, 2017 - Nintendo

    Ignition - Sega Rally Championship - Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (arr. for Saturn by Takayuki Hijikata) - Saturn, 1995 - Sega (electricBoogaloo)

    Within the Giant - Final Fantasy IV - Nobuo Uematsu (arr. for DS by Junya Nakano) - DS, 2007 - Matrix Software/Square Enix

    The Gate of Finis - Octopath Traveler - Yasunori Nishiki - Multiplatform, 2018 - Square Enix 

    Mustin's Website: https://www.mustinenterprises.com/

    Blooper Reel: Undertale - Undertale - Toby Fox - Multiplatform, 2015 - Toby Fox

    Special thanks to our Patrons:

    Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

    The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

    Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

    Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

    "Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

    Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

    SprintCade

    The Mysterious Nathan

    Artist Links:

    Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

    Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

    Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

    Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  • In June of 2022 (and stretching into July), over a dozen VGM podcasts came together to honor our favorite composers in what came to be called Masers of VGM. 

    Part 2 was originally intended to be a one-episode listener recap. Instead, it evolved into three parts of its own! In this third and final episode you're in for some Very Good Music as Bedroth and his guest discuss ProfJeff's Masters of VGM!

    Thanks as always to our amazing artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N

    Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm 

    You can also leave us a comment on Anchor or Spotify and while you're at it, please rate and review the show and subscribe and to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!

    Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

    Track List:

    Red Hot Skull - Sonic Adventure - Jun Senoue - Sonic Team/Sega - Multi-Platform, 1998

    Concept of Love (Concept of Passion Remix) - Ollie King - Hideki Naganuma - Amusement Vision/Sega - Arcade, 2004

    Pink Sadism (Haruka's Theme) - Senran Kagura Estival Versus - Mutsumi Ishimura - Tamsoft/Marvelous - PS4/Vita, 2015

    MUST DIE (Susano Theme) - BlazBlue: Central Fiction - Daisuke Ishiwatari (also recommended by listener Muddle MADness) - Arc System Works - Multi-Platform, 2015

    Artist Links:

    Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

    Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

    Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

    Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  • In June of 2022 (and stretching into July), over a dozen VGM podcasts came together to honor our favorite composers in what came to be called Masers of VGM. 

    Part 2 was originally intended to be a one-episode listener recap. Instead, it evolved into three parts of its own! In this episode, the second of the three, we start by featuring blocks of tracks suggested by keyglyph (including a special cameo from key!) and VGM uber-fan UtopiaNemo. Then, Prof Jeff joins Bedroth again to discuss 12 tracks recommended by VGM podcast listeners - all of which are, of course Very Good Music.

    Join us for Part 2-3 tomorrow for ProfJeff's Masters of VGM!

    Thanks as always to our amazing artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N

    Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm 

    You can also leave us a comment on Anchor or Spotify and while you're at it, please rate and review the show and subscribe and to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!

    Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

    I don't want to spoil the content of this episode, so I won't be listing tracks, but here are the composers we'll feature, along with who recommended them:

    Miki Higashino - keyglyph

    Tomomi Otani, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Dean Evans, and Olivier Deriviere - UtopiaNemo 

    Kenji Yamamoto - Ganon11

    Kenji Ito - InspectorSpecktor

    Ryu Umemoto - UtopiaNemo, Hammock, Mike Levy, and Rayjkayj

    Ryu Takami - Rayjkayj

    Masayoshi Soken - Ayymart

    Yasuhiro Kawakami - Hammock

    Jack Wall - ThePirateZee

    Jeremy Soule - ThePirateZee

    Yasuhisa Watanabe - Electric Boogaloo

    Masaya Matsuura - Naomi Rubin

    Tomoyuki Uchida - Naomi Rubin

    Christopher Tin - Martyrus

    Artist Links:

    Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

    Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

    Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

    Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  • In June of 2022 (and stretching into July), over a dozen VGM podcasts came together to honor our favorite composers in what came to be called Masers of VGM. 

    Part 2 was originally intended to be a one-episode listener recap. Instead, it evolved into three parts of its own! In this episode, the first of the three, Prof Jeff joins the party to help discuss Bedroth's honorable mentions for the event - composers who didn't quite make his Mount Rushmore, but still deserve recognition for their Very Good Music.

    Join us for Part 2-2 tomorrow for the listener showcase event, featuring additional commentary by ProfJeff and a cameo from the wonderful keyglyph of The VGM Jukebox and Sound Test Roulette podcasts!

    Thanks as always to our amazing artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N

    Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm 

    You can also leave us a comment on Anchor or Spotify and while you're at it, please rate and review the show and subscribe and to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!

    Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

    Track List:

    In-Game Music - Treasure Island Dizzy - Allister Brimble - Oliver Twins/Codemasters - ZX Spectrum, 1989

    Lunar - Lunar: The Silver Star - Noriyuki Iwadare - Game Arts/Working Designs - Sega CD, 1992

    Megalovania - Undertale - Toby Fox - Multi-Platform, 2015

    Las Vegas - Top Gear - Barry Leitch - Gremlin Graphics/Kemco - SNES, 1992

    Artist Links:

    Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

    Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

    Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

    Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  • In June of 2022 (and stretching into July), over a dozen VGM podcasts came together to honor our favorite composers in what came to be called Masers of VGM. But how did it happen? And who ended up on the list?

    There are too many composers for me to list here (literally - word count wouldn't even allow me to list all the names, let alone attribute the songs we're playing or the games we're from), so you'll have to listen to this recap to find out. But trust us - everything is 100% very good music!

    Join us for part 2 some time this week to hear some of our listeners' choices for the Masters of VGM event!

    Thanks as always to our amazing artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N

    Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm 

    You can also leave us a comment on Anchor or Spotify and while you're at it, please rate and review the show and subscribe and to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!

    Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

    Artist Links:

    Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

    Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

    Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

    Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  • Greetings, Gamers!

    On this special bonus episode of Very Good Music, Bedroth is proud to present his VGM podcasting colleague Andre, host of the Brazilian O Som do Cartucho podcast! As one of only three international podcasts joining the event, and as the only podcast whose regular episodes have been released entirely in a language other than English, “Cartridge’s Sound” definitely lends a unique flavor to the proceedings.

    There was a bit of confusion at first as to whether this episode would be posted on the BGMania thread or the Very Good Music thread. However, since VGMVGM won’t be posting another regular episode for at least a couple weeks, and BGMania has a full slate of episodes for July, we opted to present it for you here.

    We hope you enjoy one of the final episodes in the inaugural Masters of VGM event!

    Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics! You can reach out to us one of these ways:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/gfypDsuqFs

    Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm 

    Check out O Som do Cartucho at https://www.osomdocartucho.com.br/ (website and podcast are in Portuguese)

    Check out the Masters of VGM at mastersofvgm.com or @MastersofVGM on Twitter!

    Track List:

    Funky Writer “Hangar” - Jesper Kyd - Sub-Terrania/Red Zone - Sega Genesis

    Stage 3 - Naoki Kodaka - Journey to Silius - NES

    Stage 4-1 “Gotham City Streets 2” & Stage 5 “In the Sky Over Gotham City” - Naoki Kodaka - Batman - Sega Genesis

    Across the Tube (Round 3) - Ayako Saso - Rolling Thunder 2 - Arcade

    Snow - Ayako Saso - Dirt Dash - Arcade

    Desert - Masashi Kageyama - Robot Construction R.C. - Sharp X68000

    Good Night (True End) - Masashi Kageyama - Gimmick! - NES

    Special thanks to the Friends of the Show:

    ProfJeff

    "Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

    Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

    Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

    The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

    Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

    Martyrus, host of the RE-VGM Podcast

    SprintCade

    Artist Links:

    Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

    Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

    Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

    Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  • Episode 70: Super Turbo Hyper Ultra VGM Robot Go!!!

    Greetings, game music lovers! In this episode, This month, Bedroth is exploring an area of popular culture he's not all that familiar with - giant robots! He has asked his friends ProfJeff and Kung Fu Carlito, who are regular experts in the subject matter, to serve as his guides through this SUPER EXCITING corner of nerddom in search of some Very Good Music!

    Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N

    Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm 

    You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!

    Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

    Playlist:

    Metal Beat - Metal Masters - Game Boy/Atari ST/AmigaOS, 1990 - Composer: Alberto Jose Gonzalez

    Go! Vulkaiser! - Supercharged Robot Vulkaiser - PC, 2015 - Composer: SAK - Lyrics: Sakeo - Vocals: Yasubara Hataro

    Mazinkaiser - Super Robot Taisen Alpha - PS1, 2000 - Composer: Chumei Watanabe - Vocals: Ichiro Mizuki 

    Wings - Metallic Child - Switch/PC, 2021 - Composer: Kim Hyun

    Office - Ninja Warriors Once Again - Switch/PS4, 2019  - Composer: Hiroyuki Iwatsuki 

    Giant Beast - Stonefly - Multi-platfoform, 2021 - Composer: Natureboy Flako

    A Despair-filled Farewell - Shadow of the Colossus - PS Series, 2005 - Composer: Kow Otani 

    Boss Battle - Rocket Knight Adventures - Sega Genesis, 1993 - Composers: Masanori Oouchi, Aki Hata, Michiru Yamane, Masanori Adachi, and Hiroshi Kobayashi

    I Am Impact- Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon - Nintendo 64, 1997 - Composers: Shigeru Araki, Yusuke Kato, Saiko Miki, Yasumasa Kitagawa - Vocals:  Ichiro Mizuki 

    Inherit the Stars - Daemon X Machina - Switch/PC, 2019 - Composer: Akihiko Ishikawa

    I Take Hold - Risk System - Multi-platform, 2019 - Composer: Chris Ekins 

    Blooper Reel Tracks:

    Sunset - Tech Romancer - Arcade/Dreamcast, 1998 - Composer: Yuki Iwai

    Hot Wind! Fierce Wind! (Cybuster Theme) - Super Robot Wars OG Gaiden - PlayStation 2, 2007 - Composer: Shinichi Tanaka - Arranger: Ryo Yonemitsu

    Special thanks to our Patrons:

    Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

    SprintCade

    "Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

    Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

    Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

    The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

    Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

    Martyrus, host of the RE-VGM Podcast

    Artist Links:

    Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

    Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

    Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

    Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  • Well, everyone, we've made it. This is the big one. Not 50. Not 100. Not an anniversary.

    Episode 69. Nice.

    In all seriousness, we're not doing anything naughty on this episode. Quite the contrary - Bedroth and Shootkapow have invited Dusklight back onto the show to discuss music from games that are just...nice. We hope you enjoy this very special helping of Very Nice Music.

    Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N

    Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm 

    You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!

    Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

    Playlist:

    Sweden - Minecraft - Daniel Rosenfield (C418) - Mojang/Microsoft

    C418's Bandcamp: https://c418.bandcamp.com/

    Tube Town - Kirby's Epic Yarn - Tomoya Tomita - Nintendo

    Tomoya's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TomoyaTomitaMusic

    Golf: Results - Wii Sports - Kazumi Totaka - Nintendo

    Stratosphere - Journey of the Broken Circle - Andrew Rohrmann (scntfc) - Lovable Hat Cult

    scntfc's Bandcamp: https://scntfc.bandcamp.com/ 

    Boss Battle 1 - Miitopia - Toshiyuki Sudo, Shinji Ushiroda, Yumi Takahashi, Megumi Inoue - Nintendo

    Calico Desert - Stardew Valley - Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) - Independent

    ConcernedApe's Bandcamp: https://concernedape.bandcamp.com/

    Somewhere in the Woods - A Short Hike - Mark Sparling - Adam Robinson-Yu (Independent)

    Mark's Bandcamp: https://marksparling.bandcamp.com/

    The Final Fall - Fall Guys - Jukio Kallio - Mediatonic/Devolver Digital/Epic

    Jukio's Website: https://jukiokallio.com/

    Hang Glider - Pilotwings 64 - Dan Hess - Nintendo

    Dan's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=24306210

    Hello? - A Short Hike - Mark Sparling - Adam Robinson-Yu (Independent)

    Otherside - Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs - Lena Raine - Mojang/Microsoft

    Lena's Bandcamp: https://radicaldreamland.bandcamp.com/

    Route 22: Fireflow Volcano - New Pokemon Snap - Hiroki Hashimoto

    Blooper Reel: Flyswatter: Level 1 - Mario Paint - Hirokazu Tanaka, Ryoji Yoshitomi, Kazumi Totaka

    Under-music: Mysterious - Mario Paint

    Special thanks to our Patrons:

    Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

    The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

    Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

    Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

    "Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

    Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

    SprintCade

    The Mysterious Nathan

    Artist Links:

    Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

    Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

    Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

    Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  • Ahoy, Game Music Lovers! Shootkapow is back again as the two of us set sail on the High Seas of VGM Goodness! Last year we brought you some excellent train tracks. Watergoing vessels may not ride on tracks, but they can still delever fathomless amounts of Very Good Music!

    Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N

    Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm 

    You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!

    Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

    Playlist:

    Intro - Kapp'n Song - Aninal Crossing: New Horizons - Kazumi Totaka, Yasuaki Iwata, Yumi Takahashi, Shinobu Nagata, Sayako Doi, and Masato Ohashi - Nintento (Switch, 2020)

    The Great Sea - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD - Kenta Nagata - Nintendo (Wii-U, 2013)

    Dire Dire Docks / Jolly Roger Bay - Super Mario 64 - Koji Kondo - Nintendo (N64, 1996)

    Acid Tunnel of Love - Deltarune Chapter 2 - Toby Fox - Independent (Multi-Platform, 2021)

    Flea and Ozzie (Nautical Mix) - You Must Build a Boat - Daverd and Troupe Gammage - EightyEightGames (Mobile/PC, 2015)

    Boat Buds - A Short Hike - Mark Sparling - Adam Robinson-Yu (Multi-Platform, 2019)

    Bumper Boat Battle - Six Flags Fun Park - Elik Alvarez and Freddy Sheinfeld - Ubisoft (Wii, 2009)

    S. S. Anne - Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen - Junichi Masuda, arr. Go Ichinose - Nintendo/The Pokemon Company (Game Boy Advance, 2004)

    Sailing to Scaraba - EarthBound - Keiichi Suzuki and Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka - Nintendo (Super NES, 1994)

    Daisy Cruiser - Mario Kart 7 - Kenta Nagata - Nintendo (3DS, 2011)

    Skull and Crossbones - Turtles in Time - Mutsuhiko Izumi - Tsutomu Ogura (cover by Lame Genie feat. Whang!) - Capcom (Arcade/Super NES, 1991)

    Check out Whang!'s Channel: https://youtube.com/WhangWhangWhang

    Support Lame Genie (TMNT album coming soon!): https://lamegenie.bandcamp.com

    Blooper Reel: Gang-Plank Galleon - Donkey Kong Country - David Wise - Nintendo (Super NES, 1994)

    Background Music: A Star to Sail By - Sea of Thieves - Robin Beanland - Microsoft Studios (Windows/Xbox Series, 2018)

    Special thanks to our Patrons:

    Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

    The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

    Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

    Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

    "Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

    Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

    SprintCade

    The Mysterious Nathan

    Artist Links:

    Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

    Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

    Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

    Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  • This week, Bedroth is joined by his two youngest daughters, Flare and Luna. The kids have been very excited to do their first podcast, and after a lot of back-and-forth, decided to talk about one of their favorite games to play together: Pikuniku.

    The game, released in 2019 by Devolver Digital and developed by French-British indie collective Sectordub, stars a strange, red, ovoid creature named Piku (whose orange counterpart, Niku, is the avatar for player 2), as he takes on the megalomaniacal Mr. Sunshine, who wants to strip the land of all its resources, which he will use to hatch an even more nefarious plot. The single-player mode is a puzzle-platforming adventure, while the two-player mode includes both a cooperative adventure and competitive mini-games.

    The clever, lighthearted soundtrack by Calum Boen (sometimes known simply as Bo En)perfectly complimentes the simple, childlike art style designed by Arnaud De Bock (also the game's creator) and the quirky, humorous story by Remi Forcadel.

    You can find Calum at https://www.youtube.com/user/calumbowen and http://bo-en.info/, and you can check out (and purchase!) the Pikuniku soundtrack at https://calumbowen.bandcamp.com/album/pikuniku-original-soundtrack.

    For more about the soundtrack, check out Kate Remington's interview with Calum on Music Respawn: http://www.respawnshow.com/home-1/2019/2/7/calum-bowens-funny-lighthearted-soundtrack-for-pikuniku

    Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N

    Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm 

    You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!

    Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

    Playlist:

    The Mountain Village

    Free Money!

    El Bunko

    King of the Dancefloor

    Run!

    Underground Friends

    Mother's Lullaby

    Don't Fall!

    The Sun Is Shining

    Everything's Gonna Be Okay

    Bonus Track: Enter The Mine

    Special thanks to our Patrons:

    Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey

    The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist

    Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

    Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

    "Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema

    Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

    SprintCade

    The Mysterious Nathan

    Artist Links:

    Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

    Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

    Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

    Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  • This week, Bedroth and Shootkapow are joined by Shootkapow's little brother, whose podcast personal is "Lemon Boy". Lemon Boy has made a couple of brief appearances before, but this time he is bringing his 10 favorite tracks from a game that has been taking up a lot of his attention: Cuphead!

    The 2017 indie sensation, developed and published by Studio MDHR, the company started by brothers Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, became famous for its unique visual aesthetic inspired by classic robber-hose animation style, as well as its high degree of difficulty. Also highly praised is the game's soundtrack, composed by Ontario jazz musician Kristofer Maddigan and performed by live jazz and big band musicians.

    If you enjoy this showcase of Very Good Music from Cuphead, you can reach out to us in any of these ways:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N

    Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm 

    You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!

    Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

    Playlist:

    Don't Deal With the Devil

    Ruse of an Ooze

    Aviary Action

    Threatenin' Zeppelin

    The Mausoleum

    Botanic Panic

    Shootin n' Lootin

    Inkwell Isle Three

    Railroad Wrath

    Floral Fury

    Sugarland Shimmy

    Blooper Reel: Die House & All Bets Are Off

    Artist Links:

    Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

    Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

    Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad

    Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  • An announcement about some things happening in our world and the world of the podcast.

    Background Music: Super Training! - Pokemon X & Y  -  Shota Kageyama

    Things Mentioned in the Show:

    The Movie Bar - https://anchor.fm/moviebar

    The Literate Pixel - https://anchor.fm/literatepixelpodcast

    VGM Journey - https://anchor.fm/vgmjourney

    BGMania - https://rpgera.com/blog/category/podcasts/bgmania/

    Talk to Us:

    https://twitter.com/vgmpod

    https://twitter.com/shootkapow

    Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6r-B1UHRbvZ5tcEGQHvrCg

  • Greetings, Gamsers, and welcome to the Very Best Music of the podcast in 2021! This episode is packed with some of our favorite tunes from this year. It's been such a great year for the show. Very good listeners, very good guests, and, as this episode showcases better than any words I could say - VERY GOOD MUSIC!

    Thanks so much for making 2021 a little more bearable. We're excited to see what 2022 holds!

    Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N
    Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm. 

    You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!

    Very Good Music is now proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!

    Playlist:

    Play-in: Studiopolis Act 1 - Sonic Mania - Tee Lopes
    (I couldn't download the cover Shootkapow metioned, but here's where you can listen to it: https://youtu.be/19YPbJl_hVs)
    Las Vegas - Top Gear - Barry Leitch
    Newer York - Aura - Shootkapow
    Let's Live in a Lovely Cemetery - IKUSAAAAAAAN! - ZUN, arr. Eru (originally from Touhou 13: Ten Desires)
    Polargeist - Geometry Dash - DJVI
    Boss (Gorilla Grodd) - Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Videogame - Jake Kaufman
    Super Mario World - Ending/Credits - Koji Kondo
    Wastelands Loader (Live at Underworld with the Fastloaders) - The Last Ninja (performance from 2016)
    Mechanical Rhythm - Xenoblade Chronicles DE - ACE+ (Tomori Kudo, CHiCO, and Kenji Hiramatsu)
    The Office Theme - Gremlins 2 - Naoki Kodaka
    Activate! Burning Phase - Inazuma Eleven - Yasunori Mitsuda
    Driver's Delight - Wangan Midnight Maxium Tune - Yuzo Koshiro
    Mount Magmeow - Bowser's Fury - Koji Kondo, Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi
    Catlandia - A Spark in the Air - Ryan Steel
    Mega Man 3 - Title Theme - Yasuaki Fujita
    Attack of the Killer Queen from DELTARUNE Chapter 2 by Toby Fox, Lena Raine, and Marcy Nabors
    Fatalize - Tales of Symphonia - Motoi Sakuraba (GameCube/PS2, 2003, Namco)
    The Sandy Beach of Gumbo/Ganbo (Love Theme) - Grandia - Noriyuki Iwadare
    Watery Graves (Slow) - Plants vs. Zombies - Laura Shigihara
    THE WORLD REVOLVING - DELTARUNE Chapter 2 - Toby Fox
    Gambit's Theme - X-Men vs. Street Fighter (XvSF) – Yuki Iwai & Yuko Takehara
    Mothiva’s Grand Stand! – Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling - Tristan Alric
    Play-Out/Blooper: Password - Mega Man X - Toshihiko Horiyama

    Special thanks to our Patrons:

    Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey
    The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist
    Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube
    Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint
    "Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema
    Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube
    SprintCade
    The Mysterious Nathan

    Artist Links:

    Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com
    Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito
    Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad
    Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  • Hi everyone!

    No episode this week. Just a great piece of winter music by Grant Kirkhope from 1998's Banjo-Kazooie, remixed and remastered for Grant's 2021 album Re-Jiggyed! And a brief announcement.

    Merry Christmas to you and yours. And if you don't celebrate Christmas, or don't celebrate it today, then happy December 25th!

    Love,

    Bedroth (@VGMPod) and Shootkapow (@shootkapow)