LMH Mixtape #251: Fours

A lot of great tracks on Episode 251.  Starting things off is "Unused 1" from Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie, which features some really cool orchestra hits and a very catchy beat.  "5 Minute Score Attack" from Coryoon: Child of Dragon has that motivating "get up and save the universe" sound that is common in shoot-them-ups, and also features some great rock style drums.  "Final Battle" from Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals is a very powerful and emotional track with triumphant trumpets and a very singable melody.  "Title" from Pinball Fantasies features the distinct arpeggio sound common in western VGM tracks.  Check out the cool call and response section towards the end of this track.

That's only FOUR of the many amazing tracks in store for you within this mixtape, so get ready for a bunch more!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals - Final Battle

A little spicy Latin flavor: RockMan: Mega World - Wily Tower: Wily Tower 1

Arpeggios galore: Pinball Fantasies - Title

Good things come in fours today: Crisis Force - Stage 3: Mystic Space 

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2022/08/blog-post.html

LMH Mixtape #250: Death Train

All aboard!  You've got your ticket, and this mixtape is a non-stop thrill ride through the third and fourth generation of video game music, including:

"Prime Blue" from Tenchi Souzou, also known as Terranigma outside of Japan, which has a mystical and magical sound with some really smooth bass guitar.  "Level 4" from Contra Force has that distinct Tomoya Tomita style which takes full advantage of the NES' sound capabilities.  "Train" from Knight Move starts out with a simulated train whistle, letting you know that this train is not stopping any time soon.  And it must be mentioned that "Washington" from Time Cop has some fun and memorable voice samples that will leave you quoting "FBI!...GET ON IT!" for the rest of the day.

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Tenchi Souzou - Prime Blue

Another favorite: Contra Force - Level 4

Unreleased but not unloved: Love Quest - Ending/Staff Roll

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2022/07/episode-250-death-train.html

LMH Mixtape #249: Sports 6

For Episode 249, the Legacy Music Hour returned to a classic genre: Sports!  This was the sixth time focusing on this topic, and once again it doesn't disappoint.  Getting pumped up for game night?  Check out "Prime Time Theme" from Prime Time NFL Starring Deion Sanders for some triumphant sounding NFL music.  "Events List" from Track & Field for the Game Boy is sporting that classic Konami sound.  And "Tournament" from '96 Zenkoku Koukou Soccer Senshuken is an incredibly smooth Super Famicom track.

Not only do sports games have really good music, but there's a lot a variety within the genre as well.  What track brings home the first place trophy for you?  Let's find out.  On your marks, get set, enjoy!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: '96 Zenkoku Koukou Soccer Senshuken - Tournament

Another favorite: ATP Tour Championship Tennis - Menu 1

Give this track a medal: Track & Field - Akihiro Juichiya - Events List

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2022/05/episode-249-sports-6.html

Episode 283: Happy Beginnings

Some good tracks on this episode, definitely.  And it's not just themed "happy beginnings," okay?  It's happy beginnings and more -such as sad endings.  Also on this episode, user Hammock treats everyone to a smooth VGM Karaoke performance, so you gotta stay tuned for that.  Full track listing below.

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

Castlevania: Dracula X - Akira Souji, Tomoya Tomita (arr.), Masanari Iwata (arr.), Harumi Ueko (arr.), Masahiko Kimura (arr.) - Divine Bloodlines (Stage 1 BGM) - Konami - SNES - 1995

Aladdin - Yoko Wada (as Nasu-B) - Happy End in Agrabah - SIMS/Sega - Game Gear - 1994

Lucle - Fumito Tamayama - Title Screen/Cutscene/Stage 2 - Vic Tokai - Game Boy (Japan) - 1994

Batter Up - unknown - Sports News - Namco - Game Gear - 1991

Pac-Land - Hoyt Curtin - Homeward - Namco - Famicom - 1985

Surprise Attack - Miki Higashino (Pretty Miki-Chang), Hidenori Maezawa (Michael Maezawa), Yoshinori Sasaki (Moai Sasaki), Kozo Nakamura (La Nakamur) - Reap the Reward (Bonus) - Konami - arcade (Japan) - 1990

Aliens - Masanori Adachi - Stage 7 - Konami - arcade - 1990

Kujaku Ou - Toshihiko Takamizawa, Sachio Ogawa (Sting Ogawa) (arr.) - Ending (“Replicant Scandal”) - Sega Mark III - Sega - 1988

Valkyrie no Densetsu - Hiroyuki Kawada - Castle Theme - Namco - arcade (Japan) - 1989

Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II - Masaru Setsumaru - Ending - Sega - Game Gear - 1992

Harley's Humongous Adventure - Brian Schmidt - Level Music 2 - Visual Concepts/Hi Tech Expressions - SNES - 1993

Low G Man: The Low Gravity Man - Nobuyuki Shioda (Eden), Norio Nakagata (Mr. N), Ryota Musha (Musya) - Chapter 4 - KID/Taxan - NES - 1990

Ganbare Pennant Race! - Atsushi Fujio - Other Match Results - Konami - Famicom - 1989

LMH Mixtape #248: The Legacy Bunch

Another traditional free play this week, so let's dive in.  We start things off with a PC Engine track "Story" from Aoi Blink which has a fun and carefree sound.  No time to relax though, because next up we're charging straight into "Stage 2: Military Fortress" from Super C which will get you pumped up.  We've also got some classic music from the great Nobuo Uematsu with "Shop" from Final Fantasy.  "A Mirage of Mind (Part 1) (Ending)" from the arcade game Metal Black is a great slow jam with some nice punchy drums that come in at the end.  "Overworld" from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is an all-time classic NES track that surprisingly hadn't been played on the show until now.  The fun keeps going with "Go Straight" from Streets of Rage 2 which has that distinct Yuzo Koshiro energy.  Basically, there's a great variety of tracks to listen to here in this legacy bunch.

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Cross Wiber: Cyber Combat Police - Chapter 01

Another favorite: Super C - Stage 2: Military Fortress

Nostalgic favorite: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - Overworld

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2022/05/episode-248-legacy-bunch.html