Episode 292: Orchestral Music

The focus here is orchestral music in games from the third and fourth generation.  What does "orchestral" even mean?  How many instruments are needed to form an orchestra?  The boizz have some trouble answering these questions, so maybe you can figure it out for yourself while listening to their selections.  Full track listing below.

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

Jungle Wars 2 - Toshio Okamoto - Field (Night) - Atelier Double/Pony Canyon - Super Famicom - 1993

Albert Odyssey - Naoki Kodaka - Hometown Tibelis - Sunsoft - Super Famicom - 1993

Dark Kingdom - Jimmy & Patty - Ending - Nippon Telenet - Super Famicom - 1994

Heracles no Eikou IV: Kamigami-kara no Okurimono - Shogo Sakai - A New Sky - Data East - Super Famicom - 1994

Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse - Matt Furniss - Whirlwind - Traveller's Tales/Sony Imagesoft - Genesis - 1994

Robotrek - Ayako Yoda - Hometown in Autumn - Quintet/Enix - SNES - 1994

Shining in the Darkness - Masahiko Yoshimura - The Ancient Temple - Climax Entertainment - Genesis - 1991

Super Metroid - Kenji Yamamoto - Space Warrior (Samus Aran's Theme) - Nintendo - SNES - 1994

Heracles no Eikou III: Kamigami no Chinmoku - Seiji Momoi - Glory of Ancient Times - Data East - Super Famicom - 1992

Phelios - Yoshinori Kawamoto - Beast Typhon (Intermission 2, Chapter 7-2) - Namco - Genesis - 1990

Monster World IV - Jin Watanabe - Try the Trial (Tower of Silence) - West One/Sega - Mega Drive - 1994

Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu - Kenji Yamamoto - Lyricism - Nintendo/TOSE - Super Famicom - 1998

Zig Zag Cat: Ostrich Club mo Oosawagi da - Masako Inata - More Paths to Go Down - Opera House/Den'Z - Super Famicom - 1994

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Koji Kondo - Kakariko Village - Nintendo - SNES - 1992