31 August 2013

Live Recording: Episode 150

To honor the 150th episode of The Legacy Music Hour, Brent and Rob are inviting the listeners and anyone else interested to sit in on the recording.  This is just like a normal free play episode where Brent and Rob pick some tracks and comment on them, except there will be some extra microphones so that anyone who attends can chime in and comment as well.  Previous LMH guests will also make appearances.  So think of this as a sort of listening party or like a regular episode but with a lot more guests than usual.

The recording will take place at 7pm sharp on Thursday, September 5, 2013 at the Zephyr Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.  It'll take about two hours to record.  If you live in the area, feel free to come and bring who ever you like, as long as they won't be bored by people listening and talking about video game music.

The Legacy Music Hour 150th Episode Recording
September 5th, 2013
7pm - 9pm
Zephyr Theatre
7456 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036

28 August 2013

Episode 148: Experimental Music 2

Weird music is the focus of Episode 148.  The kind of stuff one might hear on a "new music" radio program.  Brent is joined by listener Michael and together they listen to very unusual and sometimes creepy pieces of video game music.  Full track listing below.



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

Spider-Man/X-Men: Arcade's Revenge - Geoff Follin - Wolverine - LJN/Software Creations - SNES - 1992

Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis - Misaki Okibe - If We Believe... - Atlus - Super Famicom - 1995

Strider - Junko Tamiya - Short Spin - Capcom - Genesis - 1990

EarthBound - Hirokazu Tanaka - Threed, Zombie Central - Nintendo - SNES - 1995

The Mahjong Touhaiden - Soushi Hosoi, Pirowo - Dancing Princess - Video System/Khaos - Super Famicom - 1993

Dark Law: Meaning of Death - Satoshi Nagano, Michihico Shichi - Final Battle - SAS Sakata/ASCII - Super Famicom - 1997

Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode - Michiharu Hasuya - Target Mode Ground - Vic Tokai - NES - 1988

Game Boy Camera - Hirokazu Tanaka, Minako Hamano, Kentaro Nishimura - Main Title - Nintendo - Game Boy - 1998

Pocket Kyoro-chan - unknown - Ball & Paddle Game - Tomy/Jupiter Multimedia - Game Boy (Japan) - 1998

Tsuri Tarou - Katsuhiro Hayashi (?) - Fishing for Seema - Pack-In-Video - Super Famicom - 1994

Mario Paint - Kazumi Totaka, Ryoji Yoshitomi, Hirokazu Tanaka - Flyswatter: Level 3 - Nintendo - SNES - 1992

21 August 2013

Episode 147: Golf Games

Golf games have proven to be a great source of music in past episodes, so Brent and Rob finally dedicate an entire episode to golf games and really dig up some good tracks, many of which are pretty elevatory and jazzy.  Full track listing below.



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

New 3D Golf Simulation: Devil's Course - Shigekazu Kamaki, Yusaburo Shimojyo, Yumi Satake (Yumi Kinoshita) (arr.), Shunsuke Minomiya (arr.), Akira Tamada (arr.) - Coffee Break - T&E Soft - Mega Drive - 1994

Great Golf - unknown - Title Screen - Sega - Sega Mark III - 1986

Top Player's Golf - Kikuko Hataya - Shiny Afternoon (Main 4) - SNK - Neo Geo - 1991

Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf - Tokuhiko Uwabo - BGM 3 - Sega - Genesis - 1989

New 3D Golf Simulation: Harukanaru Augusta - Kazunori Hasegawa, Shigeru Tomita, Yumi Satake (Yumi Kinoshita) (arr.), Hiroshi Morita (arr.), Shigekazu Kamaki (arr.), Yusaburo Shimojyo (arr.) - BGM 2 - T&E Soft - Mega Drive - 1993

Golf Club: Birdie Rush - unknown - Main BGM - Data East - Famicom - 1987

New 3D Golf Simulation: Waialae no Kiseki - Yumi Satake (Yumi Kinoshita), Shunsuke Minomiya, Shigekazu Kamaki, Hiroshi Morita, Yusaburo Shimojyo, Akira Tamada - Menu - T&E Soft - Mega Drive - 1994

Ganbare! Golf Boys - Atsuhiro Motoyama - Take It Easy - Masaya/Dual - PC Engine - 1989

Winning Shot - unknown - Menu - Data East - PC Engine - 1989

HAL's Hole in One Golf - Jun Ishikawa (?) - Take a Rest - HAL Laboratory - SNES - 1991

True Golf Classics: Pebble Beach Golf Links - Kazunori Hasegawa, Shigeru Tomita, Yumi Satake (Yumi Kinoshita) (arr.) - Main Menu - T&E Soft - SNES - 1992

Battle Golfer Yui - Naka-chan 3-sai, Kenta-kun. Yada!, Maru-chan wa omotta, Kyoporiran - Finale - Santos/Sega - Mega Drive - 1991

Power Golf - unknown - Title Screen - Hudson Soft - TurboGrafx-16 - 1989

Chi Chi's Pro Challenge Golf - Masahito Miyamoto - gameplay - Virgin Interactive/Soft Machine - Genesis - 1993

Putter Golf - E. Fugu - Title Screen/BGM 2 - Sega - Mega Drive Meganet - 1991

14 August 2013

Episode 146: Gambling Games

Obscure yet very common at the same time, Gambling Games provide a whole new untapped resource for the boys.  Similar to the Mahjong and Board Games episodes, the River City Ransom twins cover a lot of new ground here, not to mention great tracks.  Pachinko games, casino games, card games, any video game or section of a video where there's gambling, that's what's happening here and there's tons and tons of material.  Full track listing below.



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

Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals - Yasunori Shiono - Casino - Neverland/Natsume - SNES - 1996

Pachinko Maruhi Hisshouhou - Tenpei Sato, Tatsuya Sato - Title - Jorudan/Vap - Super Famicom - 1994

Pachinko Kuunyan - H. Suzuki - gameplay - I.S.C./Soft Vision International - Mega Drive - 1992

Pachi-Slot World Cup '94 - unknown - Competitor Profiles - I'Max - Game Boy (Japan) - 1994

Miracle Casino Paradise - Yuzo Koshiro - Europe - Carrozzeria - Super Famicom - 1995

Super Trump Collection - unknown - Daihinmin - Bottom Up - Super Famicom - 1995

Super Pachinko Taisen - Kenji Yamazaki - Sunset Coast - Banpresto - Super Famicom - 1995

Pachinko Tetsujin: Shichiban Shoubu - Shigenori Masuko, Yoko Kawashima (Yoko Suzuki), Maki Kirioka - Opening - Graphic Research/Daikoku - Super Famicom - 1995

King of Casino - Hiroshi Suzuki - Inside Casino - NEC - TurboGrafx-16 - 1990

King of Casino - Hiroshi Suzuki - gameplay - NEC - TurboGrafx-16 - 1990

AV Poker: World Gambler - unknown - gameplay - Games Express - PC Engine - 1992

Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou! Yamasa Densetsu - unknown - gameplay - Sammy Studios - Super Famicom - 1996

Caesars Palace - Seth Mendelsohn - Ending - Coconuts Japan/Arcadia Systems - Game Boy - 1991

Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou! Classic - unknown - gameplay - Sammy Studios - Super Famicom - 1995

Miyaji Shachou no Pachinko Fan: Shouri Sengen 2 - Masahito Miyamoto, Mikio Ohno, Mio.H - Outside - Planning Office Wada - Super Famicom - 1995

07 August 2013

Episode 145: New Age Music 3

After all the battle music from the last episode, the boys decide to focus on New Age music found in 8-bit and 16-bit era video games, most of it quite calming.  This is their third focus on the New Age genre.  Full track listing below.



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

Tenshi no Uta: Shiroki Tsubasa no Inori - Motoi Sakuraba, Shinji Tamura, Ryota Furuya, Hiroya Hatsushiba - Meeting - Telenet Japan - Super Famicom - 1994

Valis - Hiroaki Kai, Minoru Yuasa - Opening Visual 1 - Riot/Renovation - Genesis - 1991

The Addams Family: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt - Jonathan Dunn - House Interior - Ocean - SNES - 1993

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - David Wise - Forest Interlude - Rare/Nintendo - SNES - 1995

Marble Madness - Brad Fuller, Hal Canon - Practice Race - Atari Games - arcade - 1984

Sword of Vermilion - Hiroshi Kawaguchi - Jiji Theme - Sega - Genesis - 1989

Solid Runner - Mitsuhito Tanaka, Toshiaki Sakoda, Pure Sound - Irene's Voice - Sting/ASCII - Super Famicom - 1997

Donkey Kong Country - David Wise - Life in the Mines - Rare/Nintendo - SNES - 1994

Mahjong Taikai II - unknown - Matsuo Bashou - Koei - Super Famicom - 1994

Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warship - David Wise - Approaching Planet 9 - Rare/Tradewest - NES - 1990

The 7th Saga - Norihiko Yamanuki - Kamil Dowonna - Enix/Produce - SNES - 1993

Valis III - Hisao Inoue, Jun Hasebe, Shingo Murakami, Takaharu Umezu (arr.), Michiko Naruke (arr.), Minoru Yuasa (arr.) - Deja-Vu - Telenet Japan/Renovation - Genesis - 1991

Bram Stoker's Dracula - Matt Furniss - Stage 4-3 - Sony Imagesoft - Genesis - 1993

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - David Wise - Bayou Boogie - Rare/Nintendo - SNES - 1995

Habu Meijin no Omoshiro Shougi - Cube - Battle Theme 1 - Tomy/Access - Super Famicom - 1995