LMH Mixtape #210: Beyond 16-Bit 4

It's time once again to explore outside the world of third and fourth generation video game music to a land beyond 16-bit.  You might think that some of these tracks were actually from the third or fourth generation, with how well some modern composers have been able to re-create that style.  A prime example of that would be the fantastic Shovel Knight soundtrack by Jake Kaufman.  Other composers like Toby Fox blend vintage and modern styles to create a "best of both worlds" sound.  Of course a Beyond 16-Bit episode wouldn't be complete without some great CD era tracks like Rusty Ruin Zone Act 1 from Sonic 3D Blast which sounds like it would fit right in on a new age album by groups like Enigma or Delerium.  This mixtape clocks in at a little over an hour in length, so there's a lot to explore in this land beyond... time?

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant Favorite ("We're saving our own lives"): Pilotwings Resort - Glider

Another Instant Favorite: Sonic 3D Blast - Rusty Ruin Zone Act 1

Beautifully hypnotizing: Celeste - First Steps

Too many favorites to choose from: The Messenger - Into The Depths (Catacombs) (Past)

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2019/03/episode-210-beyond-16-bit-4.html

LMH Mixtape #132: Motoaki Takenouchi

If you've ever wanted forty-three straight minutes of pure Motoaki Takenouchi in your life, today is your day.  Carefully curated by Brent and Rob, these selections will take you through a myriad of nuanced emotions on the human spectrum.  Enjoy the sophisticated ride.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

 

Instant new favorite: Gamera: Gyaosu Gekimetsu Sakusen - Gamera Leaves

Other instant new favorite: Granhistoria: Genshi Sekaiki - Ending 2

Brewed new favorite: LandStalker - Treasure Hunter Nigel

Other brewed new favorite: Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya - Ending 1

This song needs lyrics: Double Moon Densetsu - Registration/Final Boss Defeated

 

 

Track listing and original episode:

http://www.legacymusichour.com/2013/05/episode-132-motoaki-takenouchi.html

LMH Mixtape #131: Elevator Music 3

October is usually the spookiest month of the year, but with an elevator music mixtape dropping this week, it's officially 2021's smoothest.  Consider pumping this through your porch speakers instead of that Spooky Sounds CD you bought from your local pharmacy two decades ago and see how it transforms the trick-or-treating experience.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

 

Instant new favorite: Lightening Force - Remember of ''Knight of Legend'' (Name Entry)

Other instant new favorite: Double Dribble: The Playoff Edition - Entering Password

Brewed new favorite: Sword World SFC - Nightshade's Theme

Other brewed new favorite: Mouryou Senki Madara 2 - Early Birds

This song has lyrics: New 3D Golf Simulation: Harukanaru Augusta - Tea Break*

This song also has lyrics: Battle Golfer Yui - Smile On*

This song also ALSO has lyrics: Quartet - Shine On (FM Piano Test)**

*Revisit Sentimental in San Gabriel's karaokes "Dungeon" and "I Never" on his setlist at JT's VGM Karaoke Lounge!

**Brent freestyles some partial lyrics at 00:52:00 in the original episode

 

 

Track listing and original episode:

http://www.legacymusichour.com/2013/05/episode-131-elevator-music-3.html

Episode 235: The Saga Of DJ Baby T-Rex

Emily joins Brent, Rob, and Gabe on this episode and they happen to record on April 1, so a good bit of April fooling takes place.  Rob creates a new character named DJ Baby T-Rex, a radio disc jockey who had a thriving on-air career but eventually moves on to other things.  It’s kind of a saga actually.  A legendary saga.  And Brent beatboxes at one point, by the way.  Full track listing below.

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

The Magic of Scheherazade - Akinori Sawa - Overworld 1 - Culture Brain - NES - 1990

Baby T-Rex [Radical Rex prototype] - Marshall Parker - Unused Baby T-Rex Rap - Beam Software - SNES - 1993 (unreleased)

Twin Dragons - Matthieu Halberstadt (Please Lose Battle) - Off to a Green Start! (The Hills) - Broke Studio - NES - 2018

Metal Slader Glory: Director's Cut - Takane Ohkubo - Sadness - HAL/Nintendo - Super Famicom - 2000

Panic Restaurant - Hirohiko Takayama, Kenji Eno - The End - EIM/Taito - NES - 1992

Astro Ninja Man - Nobuyuki Shioda - Staff Roll - RIKI - Famicom - 2020

Ultima: Exodus - Tsugutoshi Goto - Menu/King - Newtopia Planning/Pony Canyon - NES - 1989

Cyborg Hunter - Keisuke Tsukahara (Key), Kazuhiko Nagai (Nav) - Level B & E - Sega/Activision - Sega Master System - 1989

Moon Crystal - Tsukasa Tawada - Stage 2: Waylaid Street - Hect - Famicom - 1992

Umihara Kawase - Masahito Nakano (Pas De chat), Atsuhiro Motoyama, Shinji Tachikawa) - Taki Theme - Atelier Double/TNN - Super Famicom - 1994

Rival Turf! - Yasuhiko Takashiba (Zoso·Takashiba), Atsuyoshi Isemura (Atsu.Isemura) - Things Are Looking Up - Jaleco - SNES - 1992

Top Management II - unknown - Bankruptcy 2 - Koei - Super Famicom - 1994

Tetris Plus - Iku Mizutani (comp., arr.), Shinya Kurahashi, Hikaru Tamura - Staff Roll - Natsume/Jaleco - Game Boy - 1997

Episode 233: Missing Signals

Rob and Brent usually establish a physical signal for each episode when recording so that Brent knows when Rob is good to move on from a track, but for some reason, Brent wasn’t seeing Rob’s signals during this episode.  Regardless, there’s some great tracks here.  At the end, they boizz share a phone message from Shinobi MC, a sort of spoken word-type piece, so stay tuned for that.  Full track listing below.

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

Armadillo - S. Big Land (Shunichi Oshima?) - Stage Music 4 (Water, Bonus) - AIM/IGS - Famicom - 1991

Socks the Cat Rocks the Hill - David Govett - Level 3: Don't Stop to Count the Debt - Realtime Associates/Second Dimension/Kaneko - SNES - 2018

Pulseman - Junichi Masuda - Neo Tokyo - Game Freak - Mega Drive - 1994

P-47: The Freedom Fighter - Sizlla Okamura (Shizura Okamura) - Area 5 - Aicom - PC Engine - 1989

Pop'n TwinBee - Kazuhiko Uehara, Masahiro Ikariko, Tomoya Tomita, Nobuyuki Akena, Saiko Miki, Masae Nakashima, Harumi Ueko, Yukie Morimoto, Michiru Yamane - Mechanical World - Konami - Super Famicom - 1993

Astro Ninja Man - Manabu Namiki - Stage 1 - RIKI - Famicom - 2020

Banishing Racer - Yasuyuki Suzuki - Stage 1: San Francisco - Jaleco - Game Boy (Japan) - 1991

Kat's Run: Zen Nihon K Car Senshuken - Yusuke Takahama, Satoshi Nagano, Michihiko Shichi - Unused 4 - Atlus - Super Famicom - 1995

Cyborg Hunter - Keisuke Tsukahara (Key), Kazuhiko Nagai (Nav) - Ending & Credits - Sega/Activision - Sega Master System - 1989

Super R-Type - Yasuhiro Kawakami (Charlie Y. K.), Takushi Hiyamuta (Hiya), Hiroshi Kimura (Hiroshi) - A Submerging Titan (Stage 4) - Irem - SNES - 1991

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Masato Nakamura - Casino Night Zone - Sega - Genesis - 1992

Jungle no Ouja Tar-chan: Sekai Manyuu Dai Kakutou no Maki - Hiroyuki Togo - Stage 1: Jungle - Kuusou Kagaku/Bandai - Super Famicom - 1994

Episode 231: An 80's Christmas

This is another Christmas episode as the holiday theme seems to pop up all over the show.  Another theme is 80’s.  There’s a lot of 80’s sounds and references in this episode as well.  In the photo, Rob is trying to look like he’s poorly blowing a kiss, in case you were wondering.  There’s a also a VGM Karaoke segment at the end from Hammock of The Last Wave podcast.  Full track listing below.

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

Tetris Plus - Iku Mizutani (comp., arr.), Shinya Kurahashi, Hikaru Tamura - Edit Mode - Natsume/Jaleco - Game Boy - 1997

Ranger X - Yoshinobu Hiraiwa - Ending - Sega - Genesis - 1993

Shounen Ashibe: Goma-chan no Yuuenchi Daibouken - Ebiten - Forests and Rivers - Nova Games/Takara - Super Famicom - 1992

Kiss Shot - Naofumi Hataya (Hata), Hiroshi Kubota (Jimita) - Ending Theme - Sega - Mega Drive Meganet - 1991

TwinBee 3: Poko Poko Dai Maou - Atsushi Fujio (Sukenomiya), Hidehiro Funauchi (FK-King), Katsuhiko Suzuki (Flamingo), Jun Funahashi (Dog-Man) - Rock and Roll Boss (Stage 2 Boss) - Konami - Famicom - 1989

Elemental Master - Toshiharu Yamanishi - Blood-Stained Lake (Stage 4) - Technosoft/Renovation - Genesis - 1993

Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck - Saori Kobayashi - Under Water - Aspect/Sega - Sega Master System (Europe) - 1993

Ganbare Goemon 2 - Michiru Yamane (Tozan Yamane), Kouji Murata - Mechanical Puppet Boss - Konami - Famicom - 1989

King of the Monsters 2 - Toshio Shimizu, Toshikazu Tanaka - Tokyo City - SNK/Takara - Genesis - 1994

Monster World IV - Jin Watanabe - Volcanic Cave (Handera Volcano) - West One/Sega - Mega Drive - 1994

Dead Connection - Yoshiro Horie (Sousukun) - Opening - Taito - arcade - 1992

Little Nemo: The Dream Master - Junko Tamiya - Flower Garden (Dream 2) - Capcom - NES - 1990

LMH Mixtape #39: Side-Scrolling and Platforming

The side-scrolling and platforming genres are kinda like the bread and butter of classic gaming, so why not take a delicious stroll with the boizz?  Just keep heading to the right to savor the tunes.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Eek! The Cat - Zoo
Other instant new favorite:  James Pond: Underwater Agent - From Three Mile Island With Love

Brewed new favorite:  Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts - Castle of the Emperor
Other brewed new favorite:  Plok - Beach

This song has lyrics:  Super Mario World - Fortress*
This song also has lyrics:  Dynamite Headdy - Crosswalk of Love**

* VGM Karaoke begins at 00:44:20 in the original episode
** VGM Karaoke begins at 00:51:18 in the original episode


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/07/legacy-music-hour-episode-39-side.html