LMH Mixtape #145: New Age Music 3

Welcome to Applied Music Theory in Video Game Music.  Today we will be focusing on New Age Music: Volume 3.  Let these calming tracks wash over you, but no sleeping in class or you'll miss all this great music.

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

 

New favorite: Tenshi no Uta: Shiroki Tsubasa no Inori - Meeting

Other new favorite: The Addams Family: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt - House Interior

Best use of forest creature sounds: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - Forest Interlude

 

 

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2013/08/episode-145-new-age-music-3.html

LMH Mixtape #113: New Age Music 2

The Legacy Music Hour kicked off an early new year's celebration in December of 2012 with a stirring return to New Age music, and now in 2020 you can meditate along to the festivities in music-only style.  Just let your mind drift away on the synths and strings, and we'll meet you back here when you land.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Stealth - Mission Briefing
Brewed new favorite:  Beyond Oasis - Evil Territory
Other brewed new favorite:  Mario Paint - Mysterious


Track listing and original episode:

http://www.legacymusichour.com/2012/12/episode-113-new-age-music-2.html

LMH Mixtape #38: New Age Music

Been feeling stressed out lately?  Treat yourself to the LMH New Age Music Mixtape -- and maybe a Turkish bath, too -- and you'll find yourself feeling fresh and relaxed in no time.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Secret of Evermore - Ebon Keep
Other instant new favorite:  Equinox - Atlena

Brewed new favorite:  EarthBound - Dr. Andonut's Lab
Other brewed new favorite: Star Ocean - Guitar 2

This track scared me as a child:  Ecco the Dolphin - Welcome to the Machine


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/07/legacy-music-hour-episode-38-new-age.html

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.

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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

Episode 113: New Age Music 2

New Age music to bring in the New Year.  This is Brent and Rob's second time focusing on the New Age genre within video game music of the 8-bit and 16-bit era.  Sometimes more melodic, sometimes more ambient, the music in this episode is relaxing and also contemplative.  The boys also talk about hats.  Full track listing below.

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

New Horizons - Yoko Kanno - Mast in the Mist - Koei - SNES - 1994

Harvest Moon - Tsuyoshi Tanaka (CHACKey) - Star Night Festival - Natsume/Amccus - SNES - 1997

Sandra no Daibouken: Valkyrie to no Deai - Norihiko Togashi, Nakanobu, Ebihara - Song for the Golden Bird - Namco - Super Famicom - 1992

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

Stealth - unknown - Mission Briefing - Hect - Super Famicom - 1992

Othello World - Kimitaka Matsumae, Manami Matsumae - Freedom Zone and Ocean Opening - Dice/Tsukuda Original - Super Famicom - 1992

Secret of Evermore - Jeremy Soule - Fields of Gothica - Square - SNES - 1995

Arcus Odyssey - Motoi Sakuraba - Act 2-1: Prison - Wolf Team/Renovation - Genesis - 1991

Famicom Jump II: Saikyou no Shichinin - Satoshi Kadokura - Theme Of Victory - Chunsoft/Bandai - Famicom - 1991

Bram Stoker's Dracula - Matt Furniss - Vampyre Book - Sony Imagesoft - Genesis - 1993

Beyond Oasis - Yuzo Koshiro - Evil Territory - Ancient - Genesis - 1994

Elfaria II: The Quest of the Meld - Yukihide Takekawa - Boa Town - Red/Hudson - Super Famicom - 1995

Mario Paint - Kazumi Totaka, Ryoji Yoshitomi, Hirokazu Tanaka - Mysterious - Nintendo - SNES - 1992

Ranma 1/2: Akanekodan Teki Hihou - Toshio Okamoto - Cat Ghost King - Atelier Double/Toho - Super Famicom - 1993

Final Fantasy III - Nobuo Uematsu - The Phantom Forest - Square - SNES - 1994

Episode 38: New Age Music

In this soothing yet provocative episode, Brent and Rob explore new age music found in video games of the 8-bit and 16-bit era.  They discuss Turkish baths, "junk," and more.  Put on your avocado mask, cucumber slices on your eyes, and RELAX to the sounds of The Legacy Spa.  Full track listing below.

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

Chrono Trigger - Yasunori Mitsuda - Memories of Green - Square - SNES - 1995

Secret of Evermore - Jeremy Soule - Ebon Keep (Town) - Square - SNES - 1995

Ys III: Wanderers from Ys - Mieko Ishikawa - Premonition (Styx) - Riot - Genesis - 1991

Ecco the Dolphin - Spencer Nilsen, Brian Coburn, András Magyari - Welcome to the Machine - Novotrade International/Sega - Genesis - 1992

Junction - unknown - Background 1 Ocean - Micronet/Konami - Genesis - 1990

Equinox - Tim Follin - Atlena (excerpt) - Sony Imagesoft - SNES - 1994

Final Fantasy III - Nobuo Uematsu - Awakening - Square - SNES - 1994

Secret of Mana - Hiroki Kikuta - A Prayer and a Whisper - Square - SNES - 1993

Ys III: Wanderers from Ys - Mieko Ishikawa - Key of Light - Riot - Genesis - 1991

Last Bible III - Hiroyuki Yanada - Brantika - Atlus - Super Famicom - 1995

Chrono Trigger - Yasunori Mitsuda - Secret of the Forest - Square - SNES - 1995

Donkey Kong Country - David Wise - Aquatic Ambiance - Rare/Nintendo - SNES - 1994

The Karate Kid - Hirohiko Takayama - Title - LJN - NES - 1987

Star Ocean - Motoi Sakuraba - Guitar 2 - tri-Ace/Enix - Super Famicom - 1996

Final Fantasy III - Nobuo Uematsu - The Mines of Narshe - Square - SNES - 1994

EarthBound - Hirokazu Tanaka - Dr. Andonut's Lab - Nintendo - SNES - 1995

Ys III: Wanderers from Ys - Mieko Ishikawa - Sentimental Twilight - Riot - Genesis - 1991

Alice no Paint Adventure - Takahisa Hirano, Takeshi Miura - Cloud Kingdom - Epoch - Super Famicom - 1995

Final Fantasy II - Nobuo Uematsu - The Lunarians - Square - SNES - 1991