Episode 288: Castle Areas 2

Not since 2013, has the Legacy Music Hour done a focus on castle music in video games, but here's one now, twelve years later.  So this all music from either castle-themed stages or castle areas (in role-playing games, for example).  Full track listing below.

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

Golden Axe - You Takada (Dolphin), Tohru Nakabayashi - Death Adder - Sega - Genesis - 1989

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

Rampart - Satoshi Murata, Tomoko Sumiyama - Place Cannons (Practice/Normal/Hard) - Konami/Atari Games - Famicom - 1991

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

Milon's Secret Castle - Takeaki Kunimoto - Inside Castle - Hudson Soft - NES - 1988

The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle - Hiroyuki Masuno - Building - Kemco - NES - 1989

Rock'n Rage - Shigeru Fukutake (Fancy Furutake), Iku Mizutani (Can Mizutani), Satoe Terashima (Drum Terashima), Noriko Gushiken (River Gushiken), Kazuki Muraoka (Sand Muraoka) - Castle (Stage 2-2A) - Konami - arcade - 1986

SmartBall - Yasuhiko Fukuda (Hirohiko Fukuda), Manabu Saito, Akira Yamaoka - Castle - Game Freak/Sony Imagesoft - SNES - 1992

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle - Chikako Kamatani - Castle - Sega - Genesis - 1989

Madoola no Tsubasa: The Wing of Madoola - Naoki Kodaka - Castle - Sunsoft - Famicom - 1986

Neugier: Umi to Kaze no Koudou - Yukihiro Takahashi - Retake the Castle! - Wolf Team/Nippon Telenet - Super Famicom - 1993

Stone Protectors - Steve Duckworth - Stage 8 (In the Castle/Tension/Sucker Puncher/Completed) - Eurocom/Kemco - SNES - 1994

Final Fantasy - Nobuo Uematsu - Castle Coneria (Cornelia Castle) - Square - NES - 1990

LMH Mixtape #265: Best Of Year In Review 12

Time for another Best Of Year In Review episode.

The boizz reached their twelfth annual review.

Brent and Rob count down their top ten tracks, and Gabe counts down his top five.

Will they have any overlapping tracks this time causing back-to-back repeats?

Listen and find out.

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Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2023/10/episode-265-best-of-year-in-review-12.html

LMH Mixtape #264: Hackers

You don't need to hack the system to access these great tracks.  They've been compiled into this convenient mixtape, just for you!  There's a lot to explore here, starting with a pumped up piece from the run-and-gun game Ranger X.  Ending 2 (The End) from Don Doko Don 2 is a triumphant and whimsical Famicom tune and Emerald Forest from Socket for the Genesis is fantastic -listen for the cool bell sounds that ping back and forth in stereo.  These are just a few examples of the hacking good tracks in store for you.

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant Favorite: Don Doko Don 2 - Ending 2 (The End)

Another Favorite: Socket - Emerald Forest

Great hacking music: Ranger X - Stage 1-1 (Desert) 

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2023/09/episode-264-hackers.html

LMH Mixtape #263: Ballads

You would be forgiven for thinking the focus of this episode was ending music, which makes sense considering ballads are often used for ending tracks.  Ballads traditionally tell a story or narrative, and while these tracks are purely instrumental, they still convey a lot through emotion.  Whether it's an ending track to reflect upon your completed adventure, a specific character's theme, or simply the music that plays in a peaceful cozy village, a ballad can set just the right mood.  So raise your arms and sway them side to side, because it's time for a ballad-concentrated mixtape!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant Favorite: Kat's Run: Zen Nihon K Car Senshuken - Unused 5

Another Favorite: Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu - Ending

Most peaceful: Bounty Sword - Theme of Furis

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2023/08/episode-263-ballads.html

Episode 287: Buttz

In Episode 287, Brent, Rob, and Gabe talk about Rite Aid and John Williams.  Brent also tells Rob and Gabe about a dream he had.  And obviously, there's video game music!  Full track listing below.

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

Mamono Hunter Yohko: Dai 7 no Keishou - Keiichi Yamamoto - Scene 5: Snow and the Stars - NCS/KLON - Mega Drive - 1991

Mr. Nutz - Raphael Gesqua, Matt Furniss (arr.) - Volcano Underpass - Ocean - Mega Drive (Europe) - 1994

Hany on the Road - Atsuko Iwanaga (Ako Matsudaira), Yasushi Kawasaki (Manipii Kawasaki), Junya Kozakai - State of Mind - Arc System Works/Face - PC Engine - 1990

Mega Anser - Tadahiko Inoue - Title - Sega - Mega Drive Meganet - 1989

Flying Hero: Bugyuru no Daibouken - Mitsuhito Tanaka - High in the Sky ~ Act 6 - Sting/Sofel - Super Famicom - 1992

Isolated Warrior - Nobuyuki Shioda (Eden), Ryota Musha (Mush), Norio Nakagata (Mr. N) - Scene 04 - KID/NTVIC - NES - 1991

Dead Connection - Yoshiro Horie (Sousukun) - Staff Roll - Taito - arcade - 1992

Metal Fangs - Hiroshi Kawaguchi (H. M) - Racer Select - Victor Entertainment Software - Mega Drive - 1993

Legend of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse - Yayoi Fujimori, Kayoko Maeda, Shigenori Kamiya (Kamiya Studio) - Falls of Fortune - Aspect - Game Gear - 1995

Contra III: The Alien Wars - Miki Higashino, Masanori Adachi, Tachihi Iwase, Aki Hata - Point of Entry “Select The Landing Point” - Konami - SNES - 1992

Dynamite Headdy - Norio Hanzawa (NON), Katsuhiko Suzuki (Nazo² Suzuki), Aki Hata, Yasuko, Koji Yamada - Hustle Maruyama - Treasure - Genesis - 1994

Metal Marines - Hiromi Shibano (Shibanon) - Storyline - Namco - SNES - 1993

Lock On - Akihiko Mori (Don) - Special Mission 2 - Vic Tokai/Copya Systems - SNES - 1993