LMH Mixtape #227: Youthful Hair

While the pandemic quarantine continued, haircuts may have been in short supply, but one thing that is always abundant is the supply of great VGM for the boizz to share.  Starting things off, we've got some classic David Wise music from Battletoads for the Game Boy featuring all of his iconic style.  "Painting Panic!" from The Legend of the Mystical Ninja is smooth as all heck with its funky bass and upbeat mojo.  "Riverside (Round 2)" from Mighty Final Fight shows just how much Capcom was able to squeeze out of the NES towards the end of the system's lifespan.  Of course I have to mention the smoothest jam of all, "Unused (Brave)" from Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, which sounds a bit like the song "Come Undone" by Duran Duran, as was pointed out in the full episode.

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine - Unused (Brave)

Another favorite: The Legend of the Mystical Ninja - Painting Panic!

Mighty good: Mighty Final Fight - Riverside (Round 2)

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2020/08/episode-227-youthful-hair.html

LMH Mixtape #226: The Legend Of Kai

This mixtape comes out swinging with a face melting rock jam ("Omake 5") from Lightening Force that is undeniably pumped up.  That's followed up by a super jazzy track from 1943 Kai: Midway Kaisen by Tamayo Kawamoto which has a really cool and funky bass line. 

In Gabe's Corner, we got to hear "Spiritual Peaks (Street Race 8)" from Kat's Run: Zen Nihon K Car Senshuken, which is an absolute stand-out track that is super fun and catchy.  Check out the full episode to hear Brent freestyle lyrics from Sade's "Smooth Operator" over the top of this track.  It fits really well, and will definitely be stuck in your head afterwards.

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Kat's Run: Zen Nihon K Car Senshuken - Spiritual Peaks (Street Race 8) 

Another favorite: Shinseiki Odysselya II - Pruisen Castle

Rockin' favorite: Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar - Omake 5

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2020/07/episode-226-legend-of-kai.html

LMH Mixtape #225: Noise

The title of the episode may be "Noise," but this free play is filled with anything but.

We've got a lot of tracks from games that are new to the show, as well as some classic returning titles.  For example, somehow, Rob still manages to find another Lightening Force track that hadn't been played yet, and it packs all the punch you've come to expect from that soundtrack. 

We've also got another (legal at the time) track, "Jungle" from Nebs 'n Debs.  While that track would technically fall under the "Beyond 16-Bit" category now, it's still a really cool and catchy track, done in full 8-bit glory, running on original NES hardware.

"House in Fire Area" from Drakkhen is a very mellow track that can help you calm your mind and allow you to meditate for a moment.  Breathe... focus... block out all the "noise" surrounding you, and enjoy the musical journey of this mixtape.

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: New 3D Golf Simulation: Waialae no Kiseki - Tournament Champion

Another favorite: Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar - Omake 3

No longer legal, but still a favorite: Nebs ’n Debs - Jungle

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2020/06/episode-225-noise.html

Episode 276: Repetition

The theme of this episode is repetition.  While video game music from the third and fourth generation, generally speaking, is repetitious by nature (or format or whatever), in Episode 276, Brent, Rob, and Gabe share specific pieces that employ a deliberate use of repetition as a motivated compositional device.  Does that make sense?  Full track listing below.

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

Alien 3 - Matt Furniss - Stage One - Probe Entertainment/Arena - Genesis - 1992

Gunple: Gunman’s Proof - unknown - Wood Tower - Lenar/ASCII Entertainment - Super Famicom - 1997

Arrow Flash - Hanauri Musume - Stage 3-2 - ITL/Renovation - Genesis - 1990

Pulseman - Junichi Masuda - Voltage Algorithm - Game Freak - Mega Drive - 1994

Faceball 2000 - David Whittaker, Darren Stone (arr.) - Title Screen - Xanth Software/Riverhillsoft - Game Gear (Japan) - 1993

Zombie Nation - Norio Nakagata - Delusion (Round 3-2) - KAZe/Meldac - NES - 1991

Mini-Yonku Let's & Go!! Power WGP 2 - Masaru Tajima - Character Presentation - Jupiter Multimedia/Nintendo - Super Famicom - 1998

Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair - Shinichi Sakamoto - Name Entry - Aicom/Sega - Mega Drive - 1990

Alien Syndrome - Takashi Horiguchi (Fumi) - Title Screen - SIMS - Game Gear (Japan) - 1992

Power Drive - Kev Bruce - Placings - Rage Software/U.S. Gold - SNES (Europe) - 1995

Hurricanes - Andi McGinty (Andi) - Level BGM 1 (Lagoon, Jungle, Temple, Compound) - Arc Developments/U.S. Gold - Game Gear (Europe) - 1994

The Mahjong Touhaiden - Soushi Hosoi, Pirowo - Force of Tiger - Video System/Khaos - Super Famicom - 1993

Kat's Run: Zen Nihon K Car Senshuken - Yusuke Takahama, Satoshi Nagano, Michihiko Shichi - Menu Select - Atlus - Super Famicom - 1995