Episode 292: Orchestral Music

The focus here is orchestral music in games from the third and fourth generation.  What does "orchestral" even mean?  How many instruments are needed to form an orchestra?  The boizz have some trouble answering these questions, so maybe you can figure it out for yourself while listening to their selections.  Full track listing below.

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Game - Composer - Track - Company - Console - Year (North American release unless otherwise indicated)

Jungle Wars 2 - Toshio Okamoto - Field (Night) - Atelier Double/Pony Canyon - Super Famicom - 1993

Albert Odyssey - Naoki Kodaka - Hometown Tibelis - Sunsoft - Super Famicom - 1993

Dark Kingdom - Jimmy & Patty - Ending - Nippon Telenet - Super Famicom - 1994

Heracles no Eikou IV: Kamigami-kara no Okurimono - Shogo Sakai - A New Sky - Data East - Super Famicom - 1994

Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse - Matt Furniss - Whirlwind - Traveller's Tales/Sony Imagesoft - Genesis - 1994

Robotrek - Ayako Yoda - Hometown in Autumn - Quintet/Enix - SNES - 1994

Shining in the Darkness - Masahiko Yoshimura - The Ancient Temple - Climax Entertainment - Genesis - 1991

Super Metroid - Kenji Yamamoto - Space Warrior (Samus Aran's Theme) - Nintendo - SNES - 1994

Heracles no Eikou III: Kamigami no Chinmoku - Seiji Momoi - Glory of Ancient Times - Data East - Super Famicom - 1992

Phelios - Yoshinori Kawamoto - Beast Typhon (Intermission 2, Chapter 7-2) - Namco - Genesis - 1990

Monster World IV - Jin Watanabe - Try the Trial (Tower of Silence) - West One/Sega - Mega Drive - 1994

Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu - Kenji Yamamoto - Lyricism - Nintendo/TOSE - Super Famicom - 1998

Zig Zag Cat: Ostrich Club mo Oosawagi da - Masako Inata - More Paths to Go Down - Opera House/Den'Z - Super Famicom - 1994

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Koji Kondo - Kakariko Village - Nintendo - SNES - 1992

LMH Mixtape #279: Anything Goes

This was a unique episode that went beyond even the "beyond" episodes.  While there were still some limits to this "anything goes" episode (the music had to be from a game), it allowed not just beyond third and fourth generation, but beyond consoles as well.  Meaning computer games, video games, and even slot machines were all allowed in this one time special offer.  And what better way to start this mixtape off than with a track from the immensely talented Enrique Martin (Pentadrangle) with "Omessah" from the PC game Voidrun.  There's also tracks from Playstation 2, Nintendo Switch and much more.  There's even a web browser based game from Google (Doodle Champion Island Games).  When anything goes, you never know what you might find.

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Intant Favorite: Voidrun - Omessah

Another Favorite: Doodle Champion Island Games - Overworld

Love that PC-98 sound: Power Dolls 2 Dash - Calling Me (Title)

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2024/12/episode-279-anything-goes.html

LMH Mixtape #278: Best Of Year In Review 13

Another LMH year (plus one extra month) in the books.  Brent and Rob count down their top ten (third and fourth generation) tracks that they discovered within the year, and Gabe counts down his top three.  This mixtape is loaded with great music.

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Partial track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2024/10/episode-277-far-out.html

LMH Mixtape #277: Far Out

Get ready for some far out music, ya dig?  It's a free play, so we've got a nice variety of music on which to groove.  That includes classic NES games like Ninja Gaiden as well as lesser known Japanese exclusives like Sangokushi Seishi: Tenbu Spirits on the Super Famicom, and everything in between.  There's no knowing where this trip will take you, or how it might expand your MegaMind, so listen to a full dose and see what happens!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Hexion - Form Select Mode (“The Hexagon I Dreamed Of”)

Another favorite: Sangokushi Seishi: Tenbu Spirits - Flow the Yellow River

Bass slappin' greatness: Over Drive - Magic Lady

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2024/10/episode-277-far-out.html

LMH Mixtape #276: Repetition

This episode's theme is repetition.

That means tracks that use repetition as an element of the music.

For example, this helps add an element of suspense and fear for tracks such as "Stage One" from Alien 3 or "Delusion (Round 3-2)" from Zombie Nation.  It can also be a steady driving force for tracks like "Character Presentation" from Mini-Yonku Let's & Go!! Power WGP 2 or "Placings" from Power Drive.

As you know, this episode's theme is repetition, but that doesn't mean boring.

For instance, "Name Entry" from Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair and "Menu Select" from Kat's Run: Zen Nihon K Car Senshuken are very lively and exciting tracks.

So to summarize, this episode's theme is repetition.

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

A favorite: Mini-Yonku Let's & Go!! Power WGP 2 - Character Presentation

A favorite: Kat's Run: Zen Nihon K Car Senshuken - Menu Select

A favorite: Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair - Name Entry

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2024/09/episode-276-repetition.html