Episode 257: Ending Music 4

It's been a while but here's another Legacy Music Hour focus on ending music.  That's music in video games that plays during the ending or the staff roll.  Except for this one part when Rob falls asleep.  You'll see (hear).  Full track listing below.

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

Code Name: Viper - Junko Tamiya - Ending - Capcom - NES - 1990

Blackthorne - Glenn Stafford, Michael Bartlow (arr.), Brian Schmidt (arr.) - Story/Ending - Paradox/Blizzard Entertainment/Interplay - Sega 32X - 1995

Obocchama-kun - Junya Kozakai (Junya 'Shakoire' Kozakai), Atsuko Iwanaga (Ako Matsudaira) - Ending - Pack-In-Video/Namco - PC Engine - 1991

Operation Thunderbolt - Yojiro, Katsuhisa Ishikawa (Babi), Naoto Yagishita (Yagi), Kazuyuki Ohnui (Pochi), Hisayoshi Ogura (O. G. R.) - Ending - Aisystem Tokyo/Taito - SNES - 1994

Soldam - Yasuyuki Suzuki, Atsuyoshi Isemura - Ending - Jaleco - arcade (Japan) - 1992

Nazo no Kabe: Block Kuzushi - Hidenori Maezawa, Jun Funahashi, Hiroshi Takeyasu - Ending - Konami - Famicom Disk System - 1986

Sweet Home - Junko Tamiya - Ending - Capcom - Famicom - 1989

Shadow Squadron - Teruhiko Nakagawa - Mission 4 - Sega - Sega 32X - 1995

Kingyo Chuuihou! Tobidase! Game Gakuen - Yasuyuki Suzuki - Staff Roll - Jaleco - Super Famicom - 1994

Princess Minerva - Hiroaki Iwatani - Staff Roll - Atelier Double/Vic Tokai - Super Famicom - 1995

King of Casino - Hiroshi Suzuki - Staff Roll - NEC - TurboGrafx-16 - 1990

Syvalion - Hayato Matsuo, Koichi Sugiyama (advisor) - Ending - Toshiba/Taito - Super Famicom - 1992

Contra - Kazuki Muraoka, Hidenori Maezawa (arr.) - Congratulations!/Staff - Konami - NES - 1988

LMH Mixtape #160: Adapted Music

Tracks adapted from previously existing music would not normally be “legal” for an LMH episode, but as a rare exception just for this specific installment, these sorts of tracks were given an opportunity to shine.  Also, be sure to check out the full episode for the debut of KeyGlyph's fantastic VGM Karaoke track: Pluto Baby!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Favorite: The Goonies II - Good Enough/Main Theme (The Goonies 'R' Good Enough) - Basement

Another favorite: Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers - Title Screen

Yet another favorite: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game - Fire!! (Scene 1)

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2015/01/episode-160-adapted-music.html

LMH Mixtape #159: Free Play 17

Although Rob was out sick for this episode, he was there in spirit with his track picks.  This free play is absolutely loaded with many great tracks for your listening pleasure.  Be sure to check out the full episode though, for a very special guest host and prolific game composer of Shovel Knight fame, Jake Kaufman (virt)!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Lord Monarch - Demon's World

Other favorite: Dangerous Seed - Ending Theme

Hey look, another favorite: Momotarou Dentetsu Jr.: Zenkoku Ramen Meguri no Maki - Peach Airline

Bonk jam: Streets of Rage - Keep the Groovin'

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2014/12/episode-159-free-play-17.html

LMH Mixtape #158: Free Play 16

The boizz are back in town!  After a short break, the Legacy Music Hour returned by user demand.  Switching to a monthly format and bringing engineer Gabe Castro into the crew made it easy to pick back up right where they left off and get back to business without missing a beat.

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu - Stage Theme 3

Other favorite: Dungeon Master - Scorpions!

Other other favorite: Lennus II: Fuuin no Shito - Field of Eltz (Ertse Field)

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2014/11/episode-158-free-play-16.html

Episode 256: Beyond 16-Bit 9

Well, it turned out to be a back-to-back beyond 16-bit situation after all.  For the second month in a row, Brent, Rob, and Gabe showcase video game music from the fifth generation and above.  Wow, they recorded this one super early in the morning.  In fact, this is the earliest they've ever recorded in the last twelve years, not including late-night post-midnight recordings.  Hey, ever wanted to meet people at a library?  No problem, the Legacy Music Hours gives you plenty of library pick-up lines you can draw from in Episode 256.  Also, Brent tests Rob's and Gabe's geography knowledge at one point, so with what you learn in that segment, you can use to impress your librarian date at dinner (or breakfast).  Full track listing below.

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

n/a - David Javelosa - Sega CD BIOS Version 1 - Sega - Sega CD - 1992

Demon Throttle - Scott Mitchell (ZBW) - Stage 2: Snowlands - Doinksoft/Devolver - Nintendo Switch - 2022

Akumajou Dracula X: Gekka no Yasoukyoku - Michiru Yamane, Youichi Iwata (arr.), Tetsuya Ousono (arr.), Junko Karashima (arr.), Kaoru Okada (arr.) - Master Librarian - Konami - Sega Saturn - 1998

Bass Masters Classic - Iku Mizutani, Kinuyo Yamashita (Kinuyo Ueda) - Lake Quack - Natsume/THQ - Game Boy Color - 1999

Wheel of Fortune - Mark Van Hecke, Jim Wallace, Steve Melillo - Jewelry - Imagineering Inc./Sony Imagesoft - Sega CD - 1994

Excitebike: World Rally - Daisuke Shiiba - Canada - Monster Games/Nintendo - WiiWare - 2009

Mario Kart Wii - Asuka Hayazaki, Ryo Nagamatsu - DK Summit - Nintendo - Wii - 2008

Kira Kira Star Night DX - Haruhisa Tanaka (hally) - Yuppy Samba - RIKI/Columbus Circle - Famicom - 2016

Silpheed - Mecano Associates, Fumihito Kasatani, Mariko Satou, Youko Sonoda, Mamoru Ishimoda, Takahiro Nishi, Ari Kamijo, Kenichi Kunishima, Tomoyuki Shimada, Kazuya Takahashi, Akio Matsuda, Hiromi Ohba, Hiroshi Kawai - Hyperspace (Stage 5) -  Game Arts/Sega - Sega CD - 1993

Kero Blaster - Daisuke Amaya - Prothallium (Stage 2 - Greenery Zone) - Studio Pixel/Playism - Nintendo Switch - 2018

Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo - Tomoko Sano (Sanoppi) - Requiem (Name Entry BGM) - Konami - PC Engine CD - 1993

Pokémon Diamond Version - Go Ichinose - Lake - Game Freak/Nintendo - Nintendo DS - 2007

Neo Drift Out: New Technology - unknown - Southern Hemisphere (Stage 4) - Visco/SNK - Neo Geo CD - 1996