In today's episode Chris brings us the celebrated remake of an iconic JRPG, Final Fantasy VII Remake. Released in 2020, developed and published by Square Enix, this turn based/action RPG is a reimagining of the 1997 classic that brought JRPGs to the West in a big way on the original PlayStation. While Final Fantasy VII on it's own would make for a great episode, we wanted to focus on it's new music, deeply embellished arrangements from the past, or wildly reinterpreted and mixed tracks supported by modern instrumentation throughout. Most of the music was originally composed for Final Fantasy VII by Nobuo Uematsu primarily, with new arrangements and compositions by Shotaro Shima, Yasunori Nishiki, Masashi Hamauzu, and Naoyuki Honzawa selected for today's episode.

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• (00:01) - Bombing Mission
• (03:20) - (Talky Bits)
• (09:12) - Shining Beacon of Civilization
• (11:12) - Hollow Skies
• (13:58) - (Talky Bits)
• (21:29) - Scrap Boulevard Cleanup Crew
• (24:50) - Let the Battles Begin! - A Merc's Job
• (27:37) - (Talky Bits)
• (31:34) - Ignition Flame
• (34:29) - (Talky Bits)
• (39:29) - Jessie's Theme
• (41:57) - Tifa's Theme - Seventh Heaven
• (45:51) - (Talky Bits)
• (48:22) - Those Chosen by the Planet
• (51:02) - Whispers' Theme
• (53:46) - (Talky Bits)
• (58:06) - Seven Seconds till the End
• (01:00:27) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:05:03) - Aerith and Marlene - A Familiar Flower

In today's episode Joshua brings us a peculiar game from the Super Famicom with Ihatovo Monogatari (roughly translated "Ihatovo Stories"), a 1993 adventure developed and published by Hect and unreleased outside of Japan. In modern times a fansub has been released making it playable in the West, but those fortunate enough to have encountered it as an import rental in the 90s would have quite a tale of their own to share... With music is composed by Tsukasa Tawada, you're likely in for a real treat if you're a fan of SNES era game music with this lost gem.

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• (00:01) - Title
• (01:43) - (Talky Bits)
• (10:24) - Ihatovo City
• (13:43) - (Talky Bits)
• (23:08) - Cave
• (25:18) - Kenjuu's Village (Sad)
• (27:40) - Kenjuu's Village (Happy)
• (29:55) - (Talky Bits)
• (41:11) - Volcano Center
• (45:00) - Music Festival
• (47:58) - Gosh Solo
• (49:11) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:02:47) - Galaxy Express

In today's episode Joshua, Chris, and Laura bring us tracks that get us jazzed up and ready to go and punch cars while snowboarding down city streets. Classic bangers, new hotness, chiptune rock, and some unsuspectingly hype songs make a great mix to help you power through the day. There's plenty here for everyone and hopefully it's something new for your ears this week.

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• (00:01) - Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - Bloody Tears
• (02:04) - (Talky Bits)
• (09:04) - Chrono Cross - Scars of Time
• (11:29) - (Talky Bits)
• (18:59) - Sonic Adventure 2 - Escape from the City
• (21:18) - (Talky Bits)
• (29:41) - Street Fighter II - Guile's Theme
• (30:01) - (Talky Bits)
• (30:29) - Street Fighter V - Air Force Base (Stage Theme)
• (33:26) - (Talky Bits)
• (38:53) - Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game - Rock Club
• (41:26) - (Talky Bits)
• (48:19) - Chicory: A Colorful Tale - Do the Impossible
• (53:58) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:00:26) - Mega Man 2 - Wily Fortress 1
• (01:03:20) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:11:04) - Gravity Rush - Pleasure Quarter
• (01:14:18) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:21:16) - Doom (2016) - At Doom's Gate

In today's episode Laura rolls in with the cult classic Katamari Damacy, a 2004 action-puzzle game developed and published by Namco. Originally released on PlayStation 2, its had a myriad of sequels and rereleases over the years for PSP, Xbox 360, iOS, Vita, PS3, PS4, Switch, Xbox, and even Google Stadia. Music compositions by Yuu Miyake, Asuka Sakai, Akitaka Tohyama, Hideki Tobeta, Yoshihito Yano, and Yuri Misumi.

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• (00:01) - Overture
• (00:49) - (Talky Bits)
• (09:53) - Lonely Rolling Star
• (15:37) - (Talky Bits)
• (22:18) - Que Sera Sera
• (27:46) - (Talky Bits)
• (32:02) - Moon & Prince
• (37:24) - (Talky Bits)
• (43:26) - Roll Me In
• (49:15) - (Talky Bits)
• (56:05) - Walking on a Star!

In today's episode the group celebrates the music from the award winning 2003 MMO of the Year, Toontown Online. Developed by Disney's Virtual Reality Studio and Schell Games, composed by Jamie Christopherson, this iconic video game soundtrack filled the robust family friendly world of cream pie-throwing hijinks. Come in and reminisce with us as we remember this online gem from 2003 on PC and all the sleepness nights it brought us and the conventions it called us together at.

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• (00:01) - Introduction - The Toontown Theme
• (00:52) - (Talky Bits)
• (05:13) - Cog HQ - Cog Battle
• (05:46) - Cog Building - Final Floor (Boss Battle)
• (06:24) - Cog HQ - Boss Battle Victory
• (07:10) - (Talky Bits)
• (12:39) - April Fools

In today's episode Joshua brings us music from the much beloved farming simulator game Stardew Valley. Developed and composed by ConcernedApe, this 2016 cozy game is a love letter to a bygone era of SNES' Harvest Moon and was released initially on PC, eventually finding its way all modern platforms.

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• (00:01) - Stardew Valley Overture
• (02:26) - (Talky Bits)
• (11:42) - Spring (It's a Big World Outside)
• (15:38) - Pelican Town
• (17:58) - Flower Dance
• (18:28) - (Talky Bits)
• (25:11) - Summer (Tropicala)
• (28:33) - Sam's Band (Heavy Version)
• (29:34) - Fall (Ghost Synth)
• (32:13) - (Talky Bits)
• (43:40) - Pleasant Memory (Penny's Theme)
• (44:40) - Mines (A Flicker in the Deep)
• (46:05) - In the Deep Woods
• (48:11) - Winter (The Wind Can Be Still)
• (51:02) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:00:42) - Load Game

In today's episode Chris takes us on a journey through a slice of history for the Shmups genre of video games. A wide range of games and composers in this one as we listen to shoot 'em up spaceship games (ala Galaga) across four decades of arcades, PC, and console releases. Strap in and get ready to blast off (and trance a bit) as these songs find a new home in your heart and in your brain.

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• (00:01) - Macross 2036 - Title Screen
• (01:41) - (Talky Bits)
• (10:45) - Truxton - Brave Man (Take Off)
• (11:02) - Truxton - Far Away (Stage 1)
• (13:15) - Truxton - Crisis (Boss Theme)
• (14:41) - Truxton - Down Fall (Ending Theme)
• (15:34) - (Talky Bits)
• (24:18) - Gradius III - Sand Storm
• (26:11) - Gradius III - Fire Scramble
• (27:52) - Gradius III - Game Over
• (28:03) - (Talky Bits)
• (38:35) - Radiant Silvergun - Quickening
• (39:16) - Radiant Silvergun - Debris
• (42:28) - (Talky Bits)
• (48:41) - Steam Hearts - Fly High
• (51:19) - Steam Hearts - Ancient Westina
• (54:49) - Steam Hearts - Crisis
• (56:39) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:04:02) - Ikaruga - Metempsychosis (Final Chapter)
• (01:08:57) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:18:51) - R-Type Final 2 - Taking Off Again
• (01:20:01) - R-Type Final 2 - Where Pilots Meet
• (01:23:46) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:35:23) - DariusBurst - Hinder Four

In today's episode Chris, Laura, and Joshua bring us vocal track selections across nine different games. Going from Big Band Jazz to Jpop, Jrock to Classic Rock... Heck, let's even throw in ballad and grunge tracks while we're at it. There's plenty here for everyone and hopefully it's something new for your ears this week.

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• (00:01) - Super Mario Odyssey - Jump Up, Super Star!
• (04:09) - (Talky Bits)
• (14:26) - Transistor - We All Become
• (16:56) - (Talky Bits)
• (23:13) - Rayman Legends - Castle Rock
• (25:06) - (Talky Bits)
• (31:52) - Final Fantasy X-2 - 1000 Words
• (37:49) - (Talky Bits)
• (46:45) - Give Me! - Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
• (49:55) - (Talky Bits)
• (55:14) - TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - Mutants Over Broadway!
• (57:34) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:04:16) - Okami - Reset
• (01:08:26) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:14:47) - Silent Hill 3 - You're Not Here
• (01:18:33) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:27:55) - Persona 3 - Mass Destruction