Today’s broadcast is C1E89 for Theme Thursday, November 14th, 2024. Today’s Broadcast is part 1 of a 2 part series on music from 100 of Hugues' favorite games as a part of his "farewell tour" to podcasting – 50 apiece for the occasion of his upcoming 50th birthday – curated, produced, and hosted by Hugues himself - on a program we're calling "Turning 50 – The A-Sides"
Tracklist!
Track# / Track / Game / System / Composer(s) / Timestamp
A1) Earcatcher - 00:00:00
A2) Intro - 00:01:37
Today’s broadcast is C1E89 for Theme Thursday, November 14th, 2024. Today’s Broadcast is part 1 of a 2 part series on music from 100 of Hugues' favorite games as a part of his "farewell tour" to podcasting – 50 apiece for the occasion of his upcoming 50th birthday – curated, produced, and hosted by Hugues himself - on a program we're calling "Turning 50 – The A-Sides"
Tracklist!
Track# / Track / Game / System / Composer(s) / Timestamp
A1) Earcatcher - 00:00:00
A2) Intro - 00:01:37
01) Entrance - Shadowgate - NES - Hiroyuki Masuno - 00:03:45
02) The Moon - Duck Tales - NES - Hiroshige Tonomura - 00:04:56
03) Level Theme 1 - TMNT - NES - Konami Kukeiha Club - 00:05:44
04) Brinstar - Metroid - NES - Hirokazu Tanaka - 00:07:27
05) Map 3 - Super Mario Bros 3 - NES - Hirokazu Tanaka - 00:09:09
06) I wanna Close to You - Misty Blue - PC88 - Yuzo Koshiro - 00:11:10
07) Casino Night Zone - Sonic 2 - Genesis - Masato Nakamura - 00:13:52
08) Planet Dezoris - Phantasy Star 2 - Genesis - Tokuhiko Uwabo - 00:16:02
09) Robo’s Theme - Chrono Trigger - Super Nintendo - Yasunori Mitsuda - 00:16:55
10) Fight 2 - Final Fantasy IV - SNES - Nobuo Uematsu - 00:18:22
11) MEGALOMANIA - Live-A-Live - Super Famicom - Yoko Shimomura - 00:20:38
12) Beatnik on the Ship - Streets of Rage - Genesis - 00:22:07
13) A Breach of Contract - Herzog Zwei - Genesis - 00:26:29
14) Terra - Final Fantasy VI - SNES - Nobuo Uematsu - 00:33:07
15) Into the Thick of It - Secret of Mana - SNES - Hiroki Kikuta - 00:33:07
16) The Road is Full of Dangers - Super Mario RPG - SNES - Yoko Shimomura - 00:37:12
17) Aquatic Ambiance - Donkey Kong Country - SNES - David Wise - 00:38:42
18) Town - Phantasy Star III - Genesis - Izuho Numata - 00:42:01
19) Normal Game - Puzzle Bobble - Arcade - Kazuko Umino and/or Yasuko Yamada - 00:44:34
20) The Girl who Stole the Stars - Radical Dreamers - Satellaview - Yasunori Mitsuda - 00:47:34
21) Last Moment of the Dark - Ys Book I & II - TG16 - Falcom Sound Team jdk (Yuzo Koshiro) - 00:50:46
22) Track 3.5 - Cosmic Fantasy 2 - TG16 - Shingo Murakami and/or Hisao Inoue - 00:53:06
23) BGM 3 - Graduation II: Neo Generation - PC Engine - NEC Avenue - 00:54:07
24) Crowded Street Corner - Lunar 2: Eternal Blue - Sega CD - Noriyuki Iwadare - 00:56:12
25) Country Selection - Jaguar XJ220 - Sega CD - Martin Iveson - 00:59:08
26) Thermal Resolution - Tempest 2000 - Jaguar - Ian Howe, Alistair Lindsay, Kevin Saville, and/or Julian Hodgson - 01:01:32
27) Time’s Scar - Chrono Cross - PS1 - Yasunori Mitsuda - 01:05:26
28) The Man with the Machine Gun - Final Fantasy VIII - PS1 - Nobuo Uematsu - 01:07:47
29) Forest Temple - LoZ: Ocarina of Time - N64 - Koji Kondo - 01:10:33
30) Nozomi and Ryo - Shenmue - Dreamcast - Osamu Murata - 01:12:26
31) Eternity ~Memory of Lightwaves~ - Final Fantasy X-2 - PS2 - Noriko Matsueda and/or Takhito Eguchi - 01:16:17
32) Midna’s Lament - LoZ: Twilight Princess - GameCube - Toru Minegishi, Asuka Ohta, Koji Kondo, and/or Mahito Yokota - 01:18:45
33) Rokka - Grandia Xtreme - PS2 - Noriyuki Iwadare - 01:21:49
34) Windfall Island - LoZ: Wind Waker - GameCube - Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Asuka Hayazaki, and/or Atsuko Asahi - 01:25:56
35) Golf Select - Wii Sports - Wii - Kazumi Totaka - 01:27:07
36) Crazy Dave (Intro Theme) - Plants vs Zombies - iOS / Android - Laura Shigihara - 01:28:02
37) Land of Light and Shadow - Bravely Default - DS - Revo - 01:30:41
38) Founding Anniversary - Trails from Zero - PSP - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Hatato Sonoda) - 01:32:13
39) Color Your Night - Persona 3 - PSP - Atsushi Kitajoh - 01:35:12
40) Sudden Beautiful Lie - Danganrompa V3 - Vita - Masafumi Takada - 01:38:52
41) Wintry Arrival - Trails of Cold Steel II - Vita - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Takahiro Unisuga) - 01:42:47
42) Town Where the Sunlight Doesn’t Reach - Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - PSP - Takeharu Ishimoto - 01:45:47
43) X.R.C. - Tokyo Xanadu - Vita - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Takahiro Unisuga) - 01:48:57
44) Sunshine Coastline - Ys VIII - Vita - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Takahiro Unisuga) - 01:51:25
45) Freeway Escape - Shakedown Hawaii - PS4 - Matt Creamer - 01:54:31
46) Rave in the Grave - Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse - WiiU - Jake Kaufman - 01:55:58
47) Spiral of Erebos - Trails of Cold Steel III - PS4 - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Takahiro Unisuga) - 01:59: 23
48) Reverse Babel - Trails into Reverie - PS4 - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Yukihiro Jindo) - 02:04:12
49) Peachy Pie - Doki Doki Literature Club Plus - Switch - Nikki Kaelar - 02:07:18
50) Hateno Village - LoZ: Breath of the Wild - WiiU / Switch - Yasuaki Iwata - 02:09:23
Music Block Runtime: 02:11:26, Total Episode Runtime: 02:15:12
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