30 December 2015

LMH Mixtape #36: Kinuyo Yamashita

Back in Episode 36, Kinuyo Yamashita, famed composer for the original Castlevania, spoke with Brent and Rob as part of her very own LMH focus.  Her interview is worth revisiting not only for her insights into her profession, but for some breaking news that surprised even the boizz!  Whether you check that out now or later, don't forget to enjoy this mixtape of pure, distilled Yamashita music.


KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Medarot: Kabuto Version - gameplay (second selection)
Brewed new favorite:  Power Blade - Sector 7
Other brewed new favorite: Medatort: Kabuto Version - gameplay (third selection)

Underestimated Earworm Award:  Medarot: Kabuto Version - gameplay (first selection)
MVP Award:  Medarot: Kabuto Version.  Clearly.


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/07/legacy-music-hour-episode-36-kinuyo.html

16 December 2015

LMH Mixtape #35: Covers

The boizz went beyond 16-bit in Episode 26, and then for Episode 35 they branched out again to dip their toes in the gigantic sea of video game music covers.  Enjoy their picks, as well as a few very special live performances from Brent Weinbach and a track by the Legacy Music Hour's own The Gabe!


KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Goosebumpin':  Brent Weinbach - Marble Zone
Goosebumpin' Again:  Kiminori Atsuta - Main Theme (Space Harrier)
What a Jam:  Playing With Power! - Blades of Steel Intro

One-Man-Band Award:  DTH MTN (Gabe Castro) - target vs ken
Blatant Favoritism Award:  Joe Pleiman - Zelda


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/07/legacy-music-hour-episode-35-covers.html

02 December 2015

Episode 171: Free Play 23

It's the holiday season once again at the Legacy Music Hour, and in turn, Episode 171 is holiday AND surgery themed.  The boizz tie it all together with some singing and goose bumping, so enjoy some photos with Santa and merry Christmas, obviously!  Full track listing below.



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

Hourai Gakuen no Bouken! The Adventure of Hourai High School: Tenkousei Scramble - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Title - J-Wing/Dynamite - Super Famicom - 1996

Tetris - Hirokazu Tanaka - Title Screen - Nintendo/Bullet Proof Software - Game Boy - 1989

Ultra League: Moero! Soccer Daikessen!! - Kazuo Sawa - Stage 5 - Tom Create/Yutaka - Super Famicom - 1995

F1 Circus - Hiroshi Ogawa - Tight Load - Nihon Bussan/Nichibutsu - PC Engine - 1990

Gunstar Heroes - Norio Hanzawa - The End of the Battle (To Out World) - Sega/Treasure - Genesis - 1993

Body Count - Steve Collett - Stage 4 - Probe Software - Mega Drive (Europe) - 1994

Wagyan Paradise - Eriko Imura - Marine Base - Namco - Super Famicom - 1994

Silver Surfer - Tim Follin - Hi Score - Software Creations - NES - 1990

Dungeon Master - Hikoshi Hashimoto - Hall of Champions - JVC/FTL Games - SNES - 1993

Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble - Andy Brock - BUGHAUNT - Atod AB - Genesis - 1996

Alien Storm - Keisuke Tsukahara (Psychedelic Chung), Souseki (arr.) - Ulcer - Sega - Genesis - 1991

Dragon Spirit - Shinji Hosoe (Megaten Hosoe) (comp., arr.), Astron Ishii (arr.), Yoshinori Kawamoto (Kawagen) (arr.), Kazuo Noguchi (Thunder Noguchi) (arr.) - Grave Yard (Area 4) - Namco - TurboGrafx-16 - 1988

Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Finale - Quest/Enix - SNES - 1995

Image Fight - Masahiko Ishida - Stage 8 (Final Mission) - Irem - PC Engine - 1990

SD Hiryu no Ken - Akinori Sawa (Eiji Miyabi) - Credits - Culture Brain - Super Famicom - 1994

18 November 2015

LMH Mixtape #34: Latin Music

Saquen las cuìcas y pitos de samba -- es el LMH episodio de musica latina!!  Le mandamos un saludo a todos los radioescuchas que hablan español, especialmente a los fanaticos de Road Rash. Este mensaje esta aprobado por el Rob F Switch.


KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Sunset Riders - Adios, Amigo
Other instant new favorite:  Streets of Rage - Moon Beach
Brewed new favorite:  Star Tropics - The Sub-C
Other brewed new favorite:  Road Rash 3: Tour De Force - Brazil

Impossible not to dance to:  Streets of Rage - Moon Beach
Blatant Favoritism Award:  Earthworm Jim 2 - The Flyin' King


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/06/legacy-music-hour-episode-34-latin.html

04 November 2015

Episode 170: Free Play 22

Getting back into the groove with another free play.  Brent and Rob talk about their experience at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, the Classic Tetris World Championship, Brent's DJ set at Ground Kontrol, and a new term which Rob coins as "arcading".  They also talk about Zangief for a while.  Full track listing below.



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

Tecmo World Wrestling - Keiji Yamagishi, Mayuko Okamura, Hiroshi Miyazaki, Mitsuhito Tanaka - Fight Music 4 - Tecmo - NES - 1990

Crystalis - Yoko Osaka (Yoko.O) - Tower in the Sky - SNK - NES - 1990

Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar - Toshiharu Yamanishi - Silvery Light of the Moon (Normal Ending) - Technosoft - Genesis - 1992

Little Samson - Kazuhide Sasuga, Yukimari - Dragon’s Theme - Taito - NES - 1992

Chiki Chiki Boys - Hiromitsu Takaoka (Hifumi), Junichi Ueda (Junchan) (arr.) - Ending 1 - Capcom - Genesis - 1993

Gargoyle's Quest II: The Demon Darkness - Yuki Iwai (Yuki Satomura) - Hecate’s Cave - Capcom - NES - 1992

Contra: Hard Corps - Hiroshi Kobayashi (H. Devi Kobayashi), Akira Souji (Akiropito), Kenji Miyaoka, Michiru Yamane (Chiru2 Yamane), Akira Yamaoka (Gajokai), Hirofumi Taniguchi (Nitachigu) - The Hard Corps Blues - Konami - Genesis - 1994

Metroid II: Return of Samus - Ryoji Yoshitomi - Surface of SR388 (Main Theme) - Nintendo - Game Boy - 1991

Super Spike V'Ball - Kazunaka Yamane - USSR - Technos - NES - 1990

Shin SD Sengokuden: Taishou Gun Retsuden - Michiya Hirasawa, Tsukushi Sasaki - Battle Field 5 - Bec - Super Famicom - 1995

Shadow Blasters - Kim Songdong - Round 2: Street, Round 5: Forest - Cyclone System/Sage's Creation - Genesis - 1990

Genjuu Ryodan - Toshio Okamoto - Do Monsters Dream? - Axela/Crea-Tech - Super Famicom - 1998

Panorama Cotton - Kenichi Hirata - Scenario 1 - Success/Sunsoft - Mega Drive - 1994

Illvanian no Shiro: Ruins of Illvanian - Akira Suda - Theme of Enemy 3 - Nippon Clary Business - Super Famicom - 1994

Hook - Tetsuya Furumoto, Katsunori Ujiie - Hook's Ship - Ukiyotei/Sony Imagesoft - SNES - 1992