#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”