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Episode 218: On Stage Now – Vetrom

March is almost over, but it will roar like a lion with this month’s featured remixer for On Stage Now: Vetrom. Vetrom, according to their pages, is “just a person that loves music…” and “Love music!” That passion definitely shows in their YT channel, showcasing over 10 years of cover remixes of music from video games, TV, movies and mainstream music; there’s also some original compositions sprinkled among the list. Vetrom has been featured in several episodes in the past: #27, with a remix cover of Fire Emblem: Three Houses theme; #72, doing a remix cover of “Doomsbane (Path of Yaksha)” from Genshin Impact, #95, a remix cover of “Give Me!” from Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE; #201, a remix of “60% Fantasy – Passion” from Zenless Zone Zero. Prepare to listen to Vetrom’s passon for music with these remix covers… Vetrom (YT, X, Patreon) Track Listing “Heartache – Instrumental Mix Cover” – [Undertale] – composed by Toby Fox “Underground Trial – Remix Cove” – [Danganronpa] – composed by Masafumi Takada “Kass’ Final Song – Instrumental Mix Cover” – [The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild] – composed by Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata “Hate – Instrumental Mix” – [Undertale] – composed by Toby Fox “Battle! Marnie – Remix Cover” – [Pokémon Sword and Shield] – composed by Minako Adachi “Battle Galar Champion Cup (Elite Four)” – [Pokémon Sword and Shield] – composed by Junichi Masuda, Go Ichnose, Minako Adachi “Eula: Flickering Candlelight (Dance of Aphros) – Remix Cover”- [Genshin Impact] – composed by Yu-Peng Cheng “Battle! Sada & Turo – Remix Cover” – [Pokémon Scarlet and Violet] – composed by Toby Fox, Minako Adachi, Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose, Hiromitsu Maebe, Teruo Taniguchi, Hitomi Sato “Furina: All the World’s a Stage (feat. BlueBow) – Remix Cover” – [Genshin Impact] – composed by HOYO-MiX “The Golden Touch (Aventurine Trailer) – Remix Cover” – [Honkai: Star Rail] – composed by HOYO-MiX Outro: “RE Discussion HEAT UP – Remix Cover” – [Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair] – composed by Masafumi Takada YouTube channel Discord channel Source

Episode 217: The Signs in the Sky (Astrology Day)

The stars are a sight to behold on a clear, dark night. The constellations they form have their own backstory, and somehow, they seem to have some involvement with people’s lives. As such, astrologists and readers of fate have interpreted these stars in relation to a person and their personality. Today, we’re celebrating Astrology Day, on March 20th, dedicated to showing the positive aspect of astrology and stir an interest in the stars and planets. This day coincides with the start of the spring equinox, the start of the astrological year when the Sun enters Aries, the first sign of the Zodiac. It’s also a time for reflection and renew, refreshment and beginnings. For this week’s episode, we’re playing tracks from video games that feature or use astrology in some form: a war between two factions as seen by a certain individual, a Holy Queen attempting to bring the Golden Age, and a traveler’s companion who reads the stars. We also have covers, remixes and arrangements along with these original tracks. Sit back, look up, and admire the shiny stars and ponder how they may affected your life… Astrology Day (Days of the Year)  Final Fantasy Tactics: Zodiac Signs and Compatibility Final Fantasy Tactics Zodiac Compatibility Virgo Versus the Zodiac (TV tropes) Genshin Impact: Mona (Fandom) Final Fantasy Tactics Soundtrack Remastered+ Track Listing “Formation Screen” – [Final Fantasy Tactics] – composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto “Final Fantasy Tactics Formation Theme – Metal Remix” – remixed by ToxicxEternity “The Fire Moth” – [Virgo Versus the Zodiac] – composed by Elektrobear “The Fire Moth – Virgo Versus The Zodiac | Piano” – covered by Pixel Partitas “Surge of Prophecies” – [Genshin Impact] – composed by Yu-Peng Chen “Genshin Impact OST – Surge of Prophecies Mona’s Theme – Piano Arrangement” – arranged by MrLint YouTube playlist Discord channel Source

Episode 216: Friday the 13th – Unlucky St. Patrick

Well, look here. It’s another Friday the 13th, the second one for 2026, in fact. That means we’ll be looking into some mysterious and superstitious things, and for this week’s episode, it’ll be related to St. Patrick’s Day. Normally, St. Patrick’s Day is all about luck and the Irish. People wear green, ornate themselves with a four-leaf clover, and hopefully find an Irish woman to kiss for luck. It’s a day to honor a 5th-century Christian missionary who was traveled to Ireland for evangelism. Oh, and of course, it’s a time to see some rivers and beers turn green. However, we’re going to look at some unlucky things that could happen, in or out of St. Patrick’s Day. We’ve got some video game tracks to help us segue into this discussion (a lone girl who can summon creatures, a weapon of holy power, and a woman with extraterrestrial powers), along with covers to follow. Time to get lucky and hopefully avoid some unfortunate circumstances… St. Patrick’s Day “The Luck of the Irish” “20 St. Patrick’s Day Traditions That Will Bring You Luck – Or Just a Whole Lot of Fun” “Rydia’s Theme” – [Final Fantasy IV] – composed by Nobuo Uematsu “Final Fantasy IV – Rydia’s Theme Cello and Piano” – covered by Israfelcello “Stalker” / “Stage 04” – [Castlevania] – composed by Konami Kukeiha Club “Castlevania – Stalker” – covered by Nestalgica “Welcome to Fyrestone” – [Borderlands] – composed by Jesper Kyd “Manhack – Welcome to Fyrestone (Borderlands Metal Cover)” – covered by Manhack YouTube playlist Discord channel Source

Episode 215: That Video Game Drip (National Dress Day)

Today, on March 6th, we are celebrating National Dress Day. It was founded by fashion and dress designer of formal wear Ashley Lauren, she wanted to “draw attention to the beauty of dresses, reliving and celebrating the memories that happen while wearing them.” One can wear their favorite dress that day or attempt the 100-Day Dress Challenge (wear the same dress for 100 days). This is also a great excuse to buy a dress to add to your collection. I’m sure you’re wondering what do dresses have to do with with video games. Sure, they function as armor that can be equipped, but dresses can be a function of game mechanics. For this week’s episode, we’re featuring video games that use dresses as a game mechanic by playing their original tracks: a trio of treasure hunters exploring the world of Spira, a hero from Hyrule utilizing their fashion sense, and a group of adventures that are dressed for success. We’ve also got covers and remixes along with these original tracks. Pick your best threads and strut them on the catwalk like the gamer you are… National Dress Day Final Fantasy X-2: Dresspheres The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes: Outfits Trials of Mana: Costumes Track Listing “Real Emotion (FFX-2)” – [Final Fantasy X-2] – composed by Kazuhiro Hara, arranged by h-wonder, lyrics by Kenn Kato, performed by Jade from Sweetbox “REAL EMOTION Final Fantasy X-2 Cover” – covered by Lacey Johnson “Woodlans” – [The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes] – composed by Ryo Magamatsu “Tri Force Heroes: Woodlands Orchestral Arrangement” – remixed by The Nobel Demon “Where Angel Fear to Tread” – [Trails of Mana (remake of Seiken Densetsu 3)] – composed by Hiroki Kikuta “Seiken Densestsu 3 – Where Angels Fear to Tread (Synthwave mix)” – remixed by Flashburn YouTube playlist Discord channel Source

Episode 214: On Stage Now – 8-Bit Big Band

Time for our monthly special episode of “On Stage Now”, where we feature a musician or group of musicians and play their works of video game music. For February, we’re featuring 8-Bit Big Band, a jazz orchestra founded by Charlie Rosen in 2017. Composed of between 25 to as much as 65, this group plays arrangements of video game music. Earlier, they won their 2nd Grammy award for “Best Arrangement, Instrumental, or A Cappella” for their track “Super Mario Praise Break”. It’s an arrangement of instrumentals from Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, and Super Mario World. Their 1st Grammy was from 2022 for “Best Arrangement, Instrumental, and Vocals” for “Meta Knight’s Revenge”. Let’s give it up for 8-Bit Big Band! 8-Bit Big Band (Personal Website, YT, IG, X, Spotify, Patreon) 8-Bit Big Band (Wikipedia) Track Listing “Athletic Theme from Yoshi’s Island – Big Band Swing Version” – [Yoshi’s Island] – composed by Koji Kondo “Still Alive – Frank Sinatra Big Band Swing Version” – [Portal] – composed by Johnathon Coulton “Tetris Theme – Contempory Big Band/Classical Fusion Version” – [Tetris] – composed by Nikolay Nekrasov and Alexander N. Chernyavsky, arranged by Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka “Geruda Valley – Orchestral Jazz Big Band Version” – [The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time] – composed by Koji Kondo “Jump Up Super Star! – Full Big Band/Strings cover ft. Grace Kelly” – [Super Mario Odyssey] – composed by Naoto Kubo “Snake Eater – Big Band Version ft. Tiffany Mann” – [Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater] – composed by Norihiko Hibino “You Wouldn’t Know – Portal Big Band Version ft. Benny Benack III” – [Portal] – composed by Johnathon Coulton “Beneath the Mask from Persona 5 – Full Big Band Version ft. Aisha Jackson” – [Persona 5] – composed by Shoji Meguro “No More What Ifs from Persona 5: Royal – Full Big Band Version ft. Martina DaSilva” – [Persona 5: Royal] – composed by Shoji Meguro Outro: “Megalovania – Extra HEAVY Big Band version” – [Undertale] – composed by Toby Fox YouTube playlist Discord channel Source