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VGM Wednesdays – “Mushroom Kingdom” from Super Mario RPG

“Mushroom Kingdom” from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, composed by Yoko Shimamura and released in 1996 Why isn’t there more bassoon in VGM? Seriously, its bouncy woodsiness sells me immediate in “Mushroom Kingdom.” I love what Yoko Shimamura (or Parasite Eve and Kingdom Hearts fame) does here.  Instead of adapting a theme from Mario for the iconic Mushroom Kingdom, she puts pencil to paper and creates … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – “Mushroom Kingdom” from Super Mario RPG

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VGM Wednesdays – “Staff Roll” From “LoZ: Wind Waker”

“Staff Roll” from The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, composed by Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo and released in 2003 It feels strange to use a game that I’ve never played for VGM Wednesdays, but I once did a St. Patrick’s Day interview with Radio Free Gamer and this game came up.  I’ve never forgotten its since. It’s the second Koji Kondo game in two … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – “Staff Roll” From “LoZ: Wind Waker”

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VGM Wednesdays – All of the Cutscenes from Ninja Gaiden

Cutscene Music from Ninja Gaiden, composed by Keiji Yamagishi and released in 1992 Things I love about this game: 1) The Music (goes without saying, right?) 2) Cutscenes in an NES game! And by the same company that made Tecmo Bowl! 3) ScrewAttack rated this game as the 7th hardest NES game of all-time… I agree. 4) … (and I suppose a nostalgic connection). Initially, … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – All of the Cutscenes from Ninja Gaiden

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VGM Wednesdays – ~Revived Power~ Battle with the Colossus

“~Revived Power~ Battle with the Colossus” from Shadow of the Colossus by Koh Otani, released in 2005. How did this get published? This is supposed to be next week’s VGM Wednesday.  I must have hit “Publish” instead of “Schedule”… Oh well, I guess it’s already out there! ________________________________________________________ Aren’t you pumped now? What a ride! I love so many things about this game’s score.  There … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – ~Revived Power~ Battle with the Colossus

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VGM Wednesdays – “Close to Home” from Uncharted Waters: New Horizons

“Close to Home” from Uncharted Waters: New Horizons, by Yoko Kanno and released in 1994. I covered this game in my podcast a few years ago and I penned as “one of the best scores you’ve never heard” because the game achieved so little success in North America and Europe.  In Asia, the Uncharted Waters franchise did okay – it wasn’s Mario or Dragon Quest, but … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – “Close to Home” from Uncharted Waters: New Horizons

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VGM Wednesdays – “Fluffy Sweet” from Cloud

“Fluffy” from Cloud, by Vincent Diamante and released in 2005. Have you ever put down a game after a few hours (or minutes) or play and thought, “man, that was just so beautiful?”  That’s Cloud. I was exposed to this game at an IGDA meeting in Winnipeg about four years ago and it really stuck with me.  Noah Decter-Jackson of Complex Games was leading a small presentation … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – “Fluffy Sweet” from Cloud

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VGM Wednesdays – “Blue Skies Over Guardia” from Chrono Symphonic

“Blue Skies Over Guardia,” from Chrono Symphonic,  released in 2006 and remixing “Guardia’s Millenial Fair” from the Chrono Trigger OST by Yasunori Mitsuda There some things in life that make me profoundly happy: Oreo ice cream, pleasant surprises, when the Winnipeg Jets win a nail-biter of a game and finally, music in odd metre. “Blue Skies Over Guardia” is a 7/8 remix of “Millenial Fair,” so we feel … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – “Blue Skies Over Guardia” from Chrono Symphonic

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VGM Wednesdays – Super Metroid (Orchestral)

“Super Metroid” from Orchestral Game Concert IV, recorded by the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra Super Metroid and I go way back.  I got it for my 9th birthday and we tried to play it at my party, but we just weren’t old enough to figure it out.  I was 16 years old the next time I tried it and, that time, I got it 🙂 … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – Super Metroid (Orchestral)

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VGM Wednesdays – “Snowman” from Mother 1-3

“Snowman,” from Mother 1-3,  released in 1989, 1994 and 2006, respectively. I wish that this series was bigger in North America.  One of my oldest friends picked up Earthbound (or Mother 2) around 1996-97 and he was really into it, but I didn’t get it.  It was an RPG, but had no swords or shields, goblins, wizards and the graphics had… well… “much to be … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – “Snowman” from Mother 1-3

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VGM Wednesdays – “The Light”

“The Light” from Bit Blot’s Aquaria, released in 2007. It is very rare in one’s life that they meet someone as creative and passionate about their art as Alec Holowka, one of the co-creators of Aquaria and head of the indie games studio, Infinite Ammo.  To meet someone who devotes every spare minute to art is really inspiring and he’s one of the two people that I … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – “The Light”

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