13 March 2024

LMH Mixtape #205: Best Of Year In Review 7

Once again, it's time for the Best Of Year In Review where Brent and Rob share their top ten tracks that they discovered during the year.  How do you think their picks compare to what you would have chosen?  Well, considering "Best Of" mixtapes are filled with nothing but "tenners,” you know it's going to be good.


MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

No spoilers!


Track listing and original episode:

06 March 2024

Episode 270: Court

Rob's got a bone to pick with a big entity and he gets into it all on Episode 270.  And there's some tenners on the show, so brace yourself for that.  Full track listing below.



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

LandStalker - Motoaki Takenouchi - Heh Heh, Think I'll Disrupt This Good Cheer - Climax Entertainment - Genesis - 1992

Hany on the Road - Atsuko Iwanaga (Ako Matsudaira), Yasushi Kawasaki (Manipii Kawasaki), Junya Kozakai) - Iceland - Arc System Works/Face - PC Engine - 1990

Task Force Harrier EX - Tenpei Sato, Kazunori Hideya - Siberia Region (Area 2) - Jorudan/Treco - Genesis - 1991

Honkaku Mahjong: Tetsuman II - Kenichi Fujii (Eurhythm) - Title Screen - Khaos/Naxat Soft - Super Famicom - 1994

Jewel Master - Motoaki Takenouchi - Burning Bridges - Sega - Genesis - 1991

Shadow of the Ninja - Iku Mizutani, Kouichi Yamanishi - Stage 5 - Natsume - NES - 1990

BreakThru - unknown - Ending - Data East - arcade - 1986

Meikyuu Jiin Dababa - Shinya Sakamoto (Rusher), Satoe Terashima (Satoe), Kiyohiro Sada (Charley) - Ending - Konami - Famicom Disk System - 1987

Panorama Cotton - Kenichi Hirata - Stage 3 Midboss: Alabbin - Success/Sunsoft - Mega Drive - 1994

Super Ninja-kun - Takahiro Ogata - Stages 1-1, 3-1, 5-1 (Main Music) - Jaleco - Super Famicom - 1994

Dangerous Seed - Yoshinori Nagumo (NAUN), Yoshiki Nishimura (Yosiquin) (arr.), Akihito Hayashi (Neumann A. H) (arr.), Yoko Shimokawa (Shimokyaaa) (arr.), Totsukurzwell (arr.) - Stage 4: 4th Tube - TOSE/Namco - Mega Drive - 1990

Famicom Mukashi Banashi: Yuuyuuki (Zenpen) - Soyo Oka - Name Entry - Pax Softonica/Nintendo - Famicom Disk System - 1989

TwinBee Da!! - Shigeru Fukutake, Noriko Gushiken, Masanori Oouchi, Akiko Itoh - Wind Power (Main BGM) - Konami - Game Boy (Japan) - 1990

28 February 2024

LMH Mixtape #204: David Wise

In a RARE moment, The Legacy Music Hour had back to back composer focus episodes, which also happened to feature exclusive interviews with said composers.  This episode focuses on famed video game composer David Wise!  David is famous for many game soundtracks, including the Donkey Kong Country series, Battletoads, and much more.  His own distinct style stands out amongst his fellow western composers, focusing on elements like percussion, rather than the arpeggios typically found in western compositions.  David combines influences such as 80's synth rock and movie scores to create some truly iconic video game soundtracks.  The 80's rock influence can be heard in his earlier compositions on the NES, where he uses the noise channel (think of the classic "video game explosion" sound) to replicate rock style drum hits.  You can get a lot more insight into David's work from the interview in the full episode, but for now, it's time to enjoy a Wise selection of tracks in this composer focus mixtape!


MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

A fantastic New Age track: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - In a Snow-Bound Land
Distinctly David Wise: IronSword: Wizards & Warriors II - Store/Game Over
Blatant favoritism award: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - Flight of the Zinger


Track listing and original episode:

21 February 2024

LMH Mixtape #203: Tim Follin

Iconic video game composer Tim Follin has a distinct style that fans can recognize instantly.  As a western composer, Tim brought his prog rock influences to create some incredibly beloved soundtracks, including Solstice and Pictionary, just to name a couple.  One distinct trait you'll notice is the use of arpeggios, which can be heard on many of his tracks, including High Score from Magic Johnson's Fast Break and Stage 2 from Sky Shark.  Also, if you haven't listened to the full episode, the boizz got to conduct an interview with the man himself, getting clarification and answers to some of their long-standing questions.  But for now, hit play on this mixtape and prepare for a hypnotizing journey through the music of Tim Follin.


MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Magic Johnson's Fast Break - High Score
Another favorite: Pictionary - Mini-Game 2
Super funky jam: Time Trax - Stages 4, 6


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14 February 2024

LMH Mixtape #202: TurboGrafx-16 3

If you thought the boizz were out of TurboGrafx-16 tracks, think again.  With so many great tracks to choose from, including many user submitted ones, the only logical thing to do was to make a third TurboGrafx-16 focused episode.  “In-Game 7” from Aoi Blink (also known as Blue Blink) is a fantastic 70's electronic style track (listen for those cascading notes).  Wai Wai Mahjong: Yukai na Jantomi-tachi gives us a cool elevator style piece with creative melodies, while “Semimaru” from Jinmu Denshou is a really catchy tune that makes great use of pitch bending.  That's just a sample of the variety you'll find in this mixtape.


MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Aoi Blink - In-Game 7
Another favorite: Makai Hakkenden Shada - Battle with Garyo
Get caught in the...: Cross Wiber: Cyber Combat Police - Story Out


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