20 January 2016

LMH Mixtape #37: Movies

The Legacy Music Hour Official Rulebook states that straight-up adapted music is illegal, but original compositions from movie tie-in games?  Those are fair play!  Have a listen to what some of the biggest films of the 80s and 90s inspired in the minds of some of the era's greatest video game composers.


KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Super Back to the Future II - Round 3-1
Brewed new favorite:  Platoon - Title Screen
Other brewed new favorite:  The Untouchables - Title


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/07/legacy-music-hour-episode-37-movies.html

06 January 2016

Episode 172: Free Play 24

Brent and Rob bring in the neo year (the world’s neo year, not the LMH neo year) with another free play of great video game music.  Brent is sick, but sounds sicker than he actually is, so beware that there is a lot of throat clearing, coughing, and sniffling.  Sorry, the Legacy Music Hour hopes this isn’t too disgusting.  Also, Brent’s brothers, Max and Nicky, who were in town for the holidays, sit in to help comment and discuss and count time signatures.  Also, also, Rob and Brent open up a bunch of user submitted Christmas gifts (these gifts weren’t late, the boys just wanted to save them for the episode), so thank you to Joseph B. and KeyGlyph for the excitement and fun.  Full track listing below.



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

Breakers - Kenichi Kamio - Sho - Visco/SNK - Neo Geo (Japan) - 1996

F-1 Grand Prix Part III - Naoki Itamura - Story Mode - Video System - Super Famicom - 1994

Dyna Brothers - Masami Yitsuse (Mikan Yuzuno) - Stage 01 (Easy) - CRI - Mega Drive - 1992

Bounty Sword - Kohei Tanaka - Western Comrades - ITL/Pioneer LDC - Super Famicom - 1995

Momotarou Dengeki: Momotaro Thunderbolt - Masakatsu Maekawa - Final Boss - Hudson Soft - Game Boy (Japan) - 1993

Tengai Makyou Zero: Far East of Eden - Kohei Tanaka, Toshiyuki Sasagawa - Overture - Red/Hudson - Super Famicom - 1995

HAL's Hole in One Golf - Jun Ishikawa (?) - Dance Alone - HAL Laboratory - SNES - 1991

Super Bonk - Masaaki Nishizawa, Keiji Ueki, Kennosuke Suemura - Blue Sky - Red/Hudson - SNES - 1994

Ballz 3D: Fighting at its Ballziest - Mark Miller, Jason Scher - Title Screen, Menus, Winner! - PF.Magic/Accolade - Genesis - 1994

GP-1 - Masanao Akahori - Champion - Genki/Atlus - SNES - 1993

Olympic Summer Games: Atlanta 1996 - Mark Ortiz - Main Theme - Tiertex/Black Pearl - SNES - 1996

Wakataka Oozumou: Yume no Kyoudai Taiketsu - Takako Ono, Takane Ohkubo - Name Edit Selection - Tomcat System/Imagineer - Super Famicom - 1993

Kid Dracula - Akiko Itoh - Password - Konami - Game Boy - 1993

Tetris Battle Gaiden - Tomoyuki Hamada - Credits - Bullet-Proof Software - Super Famicom - 1993

Shin Nippon Pro Wrestling: Chou Senshi in Tokyo Dome - Yusuke Takahama - Theme of Hase - Varie - Super Famicom - 1993

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