283 - Side Quest: Video Game Music

Mark is joined by Nick and Chazzee for an extra special episode where they listen to, and talk about, some of their favourite pieces of video game music.

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The Lapsed Gamer Radio Team created this episode. Edited by Mark Hamer

Original LGR themes, FX and music cues created and composed by Mark Hamer.

Additional music used in this episode:

• “Valor” — Sarah Schachner (Anthem)

• “A Cup of Liber-tea (Main Theme)” — Wilbert Roget, II (Helldivers 2)

• “Halo Theme Mjolnir Mix” — Martin O'Donnell & Michael Salvatori (Halo 2)

• “Nilin the Memory Hunter (feat. Philharmonia Orchestra)” — Olivier Deriviere (Remember Me)

• “The Final Battle” — Tsukasa Saitoh (Elden Ring)

• “Flying Waters – Rain from the Ground” — Lorien Testard (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)

• “World Map – In Lumière’s Name” — Lorien Testard (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)

• “Grandma (Destruction)” — Kuniyuki Takahashi (NieR:Automata)

• “Valse di Fantastica” — Yoko Shimomura (Final Fantasy XV)

• “The Fairyground” — Joe Hisaishi (Ni no Kuni)

• “Mummy’s Tummy” — Joe Hisaishi (Ni no Kuni)

• “Tears” — HEALTH (Max Payne 3)

• “Rip & Tear” — Mick Gordon (DOOM)

• “Quake Theme” — Nine Inch Nails (Quake)

• “Sync” — Disasterpeace (FEZ)

• “Glitch” — Disasterpeace (FEZ)

• “Main Theme” — Louis.F (Balatro)

• “Go Straight” — Yuzo Koshiro (Streets of Rage 2)

• “Spin on the Bridge” — Yuzo Koshiro (Streets of Rage 2)

• “Crypteque” — Danny Baranowsky (Crypt of the Necrodancer)

• “Megalovania” — Toby Fox (Undertale)

• “Pac Rainbow” — Hiroshi Okubo; Hiroyuki Kawada; Junko Ozawa (PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX)

• “Overworld Combat” — Danny Baranowsky (Cadence of Hyrule)

• “The Battle of Lil' Slugger (Ch 1 Boss)” — Danny Baranowsky (Super Meat Boy)

• “Connected (Yours Forever) [In-Game Mix]” — Hydelic (Tetris Effect)

• “Children of the Omnissiah” — Guillaume David (Warhammer 40K: Mechanicus)

• “Uncharted Worlds” — Jack Wall (Mass Effect)

• “6.24” — Danger (Furi)

• “Appassionato” — Hidenori Shoji, Yuri Fukuda, Chihiro Aoki, Saori Yoshida (Yakuza: Like a Dragon)

• “Normal Battle Theme” — Yoshiaki Fujisawa (Tokyo Mirage Sessions)

• “Level 1 – Intensity 3” — Finn Idris, Filmmaker, and Thomas Scott (Kill Knight)

• “The Exalted” — Darren Korb (Hades)

• “God of the Dead” — Darren Korb (Hades)

• “The Fanatic” — Skye Lewin & Michael Salvatori (Destiny 2: Forsaken)

• “Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There” — Shoji Meguro (Persona 5)

• “Last Surprise” — Shoji Meguro (Persona 5)

• “Burnin' Rubber” — Hiroshi Okubo (Ridge Racer Type 4)

• “Pearl Blue Soul” — Hiroshi Okubo (Ridge Racer Type 4)

• “Inner Animal” — Scattle (Hotline Miami)

• “Hydrogen” — M.O.O.N. (Hotline Miami)

• “Raphael’s Final Act” — Borislav Slavov (Baldur’s Gate 3)

• “The Phantom of the Bwahpera (Act 1 & Act 3)” — Grant Kirkhope (Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle)

• “Still Alive” — Jonathan Coulton (Portal)

• “Want You Gone” — Jonathan Coulton (Portal 2)

• “The Poet and His Muse” — Old Gods of Asgard (Alan Wake)

A full playlist of the songs used in this episode can be found here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb8WvITv5DOFykMC6Hgo9v2xw5klg-6Y7&si=8CeD3kBR0MX2EWKo

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