#110 — Three Video Game Music Questions!

What's the best music mechanic in video games? What are those songs from video games that stick with you? What musical artist would you mash-up with one of your favorite games? These are the questions we're answering this episode!

A full list of songs played this episode are at the end of the show notes!

But of course, we gotta check in on some of the stuff we've been reading, watching, and thinking about lately.

Reading:

'Murder in the Dressing Room' by Holly Stars

'Howl's Moving Castle' by Diana Wynne Jones

The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins

Watching:

Common Side Effects (Max, Adult Swim)

Say Nothing (Hulu)

Agatha All Along (Disney+)

The Bachelor 29 (Hulu)

Thinking about:

Drawtectives, Season 3 (YT: Drawfee Show)

Music League

Carrying a tiny field notes notebook

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Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux

Memorable music mechanics:

DJ Cutman & Popcorn Kid, “Samurai” (The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor)

Low Roar, “Bones (feat. Jófríður Ákadóttir)” (Death Stranding)

Lektrique, Sam Lamar, “Black Magic” (Pistol Whip)

“Fire Fire!!” (Um Jammer Lammy)

“Mariachi Madness” (Rayman Legends)

Songs from games that stick with you:

Hikaru Utada, “Simple And Clean” (Kingdom Hearts)

Nobuo Uematsu, “Zanarkand” (Final Fantasy X)

Teruo Taniguchi, “Cassiopeia’s Theme” (Pokemon Scarlet & Violet)

Minako Adachi, , “Battle! (Gym Leader)” (Pokemon Sword & Shield)

Yoko Shimomura, “Dearly Beloved” (Kingdom Hearts)

ConcerendApe, “Volcano Mines (Molten Jelly)” (Stardew Valley)

Kenta Nagata, “Dragon Roost Island” (The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker)

Seth Parker, “Wiggle Wigglebottom’s Steamy Walking Tour” (Bugsnax)

Andrew Prahlow, “Travelers” (Outer Wilds)

Rage Against the Machine, “Guerrilla Radio” (Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2)

Gaming/artist mash-ups:

Red Dead Redemption 2 🞩 Beyoncé, “SWEET ★ HONEY ★ BUCKIIN’”

Hazelight Studios 🞩 Tegan and Sara, “I Couldn’t Be Your Friend”

God of War 🞩 thrash & groove metal, Pantera “Becoming”

Bonus:

Vincent Diamante, “Lazy Daydream” (Flower)

Britney Spears, “My Baby”