Shujin Academy VGM Club

We’re headed back to the fairway for more golf game greatness! Listen to this one and hear from professional golf legends like Jack Nicklaus, Fred Couples, and Chi-Chi Rodríguez! Or at least some video games that they got paid to endorse. Special thanks for this episode goes out to: If you want to reach me, I’m most active on Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. You can also find me on Threads and Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. My show is also featured on Terra Player, the cool app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there. Finally, if you just can’t get enough of me, I’m also voicing esports reporter Samson Escapades on audio drama podcast How Much in Bison Dollars?, which you can hear on FGC Radio or at https://rss.com/podcasts/hmibisondollars/. If you’re listening on Spotify, please be aware that they’ve pulled a few of my episodes before. There’s a non-zero chance that they’ll eventually pull my entire podcast, as they’ve done with a few other game music podcasts, so I’d strongly suggest you subscribe elsewhere to be sure you can get all of the Professor Tom goodness you crave. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:06 - Mario Golf: Advance Tour (Game Boy Advance) - Lesson Course (composer: Motoi Sakuraba) 01:11 - Talk Segment 1 06:18 - Jack Nicklaus Turbo Golf (TurboGrafx-CD) - Track 08 (composer: Advance Communication Company) 07:32 - Japan Pro Golf Tour 64 (Nintendo 64DD) - On The Green (composer: K. Shinzawa) 10:07 - Super Golf (Game Gear) - BGM 01 (composer: unknown) 11:56 - Powerful Golf (DS) - S Touroku (composer: unknown) 13:16 - PGA European Tour (SNES) - Main Theme (composers: Steve Kirk and Christian Dana Perry) 14:25 - Bandai Golf: Challenge Pebble Beach (NES) - 01 (composer: Akihito Hayashi) 15:41 - True Swing Golf (DS) - Menu 02 (composer: Katsumi Yokokawa) 17:17 - Namco Open (Super Famicom) - Namcot Course (composer: unknown) 18:50 - Valora Valley Golf (Saturn) - Tutorial (composer: Yumi Satake) 20:52 - The Irem Skins Game (SNES) - Golf Course (composers: Yasuhiro Kawakami, Hiroshi Kimura, and Taniyama) 21:56 - Talk Segment 2 26:57 - Birdie Try (Arcade) - Coconut Palm Garden (composer: Data East Sound Team) 28:45 - Pebble Beach Golf Links (PC-98) - Opening (composers: Yumi Satake and Shigekazu Kamaki) 30:42 - Jack Nicklaus Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf (NES) - Track 1 (composer: Konami Kukeiha Club) 31:40 - Nettou Golf (Dreamcast) - 03 (composers: Hiroaki Yoshida, Masaaki Iwasaki, and Shinichi Yamazaki) 33:17 - Chi Chi’s Pro Challenge (Genesis) - 02 (composer: Masahito Miyamoto) 34:02 - Dynamic Country Club (Sega CD) - Menu (composer: unknown) 35:38 - Fred Couples Golf (Game Gear) - BGM 05 (composer: unknown) 36:39 - Virtua Golf (Arcade) - 12 (composers: Tetsuya Kawauchi, Masanori Takeuchi, and Eriko Sakurai) 37:36 - Okamoto Ayako to Match Play Golf - Ko Olina Golf Club in Hawaii (Super Famicom) - Match Play 39:48 - T&E VR Golf: Pebble Beach no Hatou (3DO) - Settings (composer: ?) 42:26 - Talk Segment 3 47:29 - Golf Magazine Presents 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples (32X) - Music Test 00 (composers: Ron Saltmarsh and Andy Warr) 51:51 - Super Swing Golf (Wii) - My Room (composers: Shigekiyo Okuda, Yutaka Fujishima) 53:21 - Super Naxat Open (Super Famicom) - Desert (composer: Hisashi Matsushita) 55:26 - Masters Harukanaru Augusta 3...

It’s the inaugural induction into the VGM Hall of Fame! Listen to hear the classic soundtracks that are getting honored! Special thanks for this episode goes out to: https://bgmania.podbean.com/https://www.vgjam.com/https://gameableaudio.com/podcasthttps://pca.st/i8wxkbgthttps://nerdnoiseradio.podbean.com/e/ch-1-noise-from-the-hearts-of-nerds-c1e97-the-super-metroid-soundtrack-vgm-hall-of-fame/https://re-vgm.blubrry.net/2025/08/15/episode-185-vgm-hall-of-fame-child-of-light/ The soundtracks I picked are well-known, and if you want to hear some other VGM podcasters weigh in on how great they are, here are some links to episodes: https://barsilence.com/episode/f66e8916/street-fighter-3https://barsilence.com/episode/ac68ff87/streets-of-ragehttps://www.supermarcatobros.com/podcast/2020/5/3/episode-418-final-fantasy-vihttps://www.supermarcatobros.com/podcast/2014/01/12/episode-94-chrono-triggerhttps://rss.com/podcasts/crtsoundsystem/1917017/ The remixers and arrangers over at OCRemix have touched several of these games over the years, and they even have full albums devoted to Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI. You can find those at https://ocremix.org/album/7/chrono-trigger-chrono-symphonic and https://ff6.ocremix.org/. If you want to reach me, I’m most active on Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. You can also find me on Threads and Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. My show is also featured on Terra Player, the cool app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there. Finally, if you just can’t get enough of me, I’m also voicing esports reporter Samson Escapades on audio drama podcast How Much in Bison Dollars?, which you can hear on FGC Radio or at https://rss.com/podcasts/hmibisondollars/. If you’re listening on Spotify, please be aware that they’ve pulled a few of my episodes before. There’s a non-zero chance that they’ll eventually pull my entire podcast, as they’ve done with a few other game music podcasts, so I’d strongly suggest you subscribe elsewhere to be sure you can get all of the Professor Tom goodness you crave. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:08 - Chrono Trigger Arranged Version :The Brink of Time - Chrono Trigger (composer: Yasunori Mitsuda; arranged by Hiroshi Hata and Kalta Ohtsuki) 06:17 - The First Inductee: Chrono Trigger 09:28 - Chrono Trigger (SNES) - Guardia Millennial Fair (composer: Yasunori Mitsuda) 12:41 - Chrono Trigger (SNES) - Robo’s Theme (composer: Yasunori Mitsuda) 14:12 - Chrono Trigger (SNES) - Corridors of Time (composer: Yasunori Mitsuda) 17:13 - Chrono Trigger (SNES) - Last Battle (composer: Yasunori Mitsuda) 20:55 - The Second Inductee: Street Fighter III: Third Strike 24:30 - Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (Arcade) - Player Select 25:01 - Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (Arcade) - Alex & Ken Stage -JAZZY NYC ‘99- 28:14 - Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (Arcade) - Makoto Stage -SPUNKY- 31:46 - Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (Arcade) - Dudley Stage -YOU BLOW MY MIND- (excerpt) 33:11 - Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (Dreamcast/PS2) - Dudley Stage -YOU BLOW MY MIND- Dreamcast Mix 2 34:26 - Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (Dreamcast/PS2) - Dudley Stage -YOU BLOW MY MIND- Dreamcast Mix 3 36:40 - The Third Inductee: Streets of Rage 2 39:05 - Streets of Rage 2 (Genesis) - Go Straight (composer: Yuzo Koshiro) 41:45 - Streets of Rage 2 (Genesis) - Dreamer...

It’s a stupendous smiley stack of happy songs, coming to make you feel good and take all your worries away! Special thanks for this episode goes out to: I closed out the last music block with an amazing song from Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout, and if you want to hear more from this series, you can check out the episodes of Super Marcato Bros doing a deeper dive into these games. There’s a full episode devoted to Atelier Ryza at https://www.supermarcatobros.com/podcast/2019/10/6/episode-389-atelier-ryza and an episode looking at some other games in the series at https://www.supermarcatobros.com/podcast/2017/5/28/episode-269-the-atelier-series. If you want to reach me, I’m most active on Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. You can also find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. My show is also featured on Terra Player, the cool app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there. Finally, if you just can’t get enough of me, I’m also voicing esports reporter Samson Escapades on audio drama podcast How Much in Bison Dollars?, which you can hear on FGC Radio or at https://rss.com/podcasts/hmibisondollars/. If you’re listening on Spotify, please be aware that they’ve pulled a few of my episodes before. There’s a non-zero chance that they’ll eventually pull my entire podcast, as they’ve done with a few other game music podcasts, so I’d strongly suggest you subscribe elsewhere to be sure you can get all of the Professor Tom goodness you crave. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Guilty Gear XX (Arcade/PS2) - Blue Water, Blue Sky ~May’s Theme~ (composer: Daisuke Ishiwatari) 03:01 - Talk Segment 1 06:54 - Aerobiz (SNES) - Pacific (composer: Taku Iwasaki; credit from Wikipedia) 08:31 - Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice for All (DS) - Maya Fey ~ Turnabout Sisters’ Theme 2002 (composer: Akemi Kimura) 10:22 - 3D OutRun (3DS) - Cruising Line (composer: Manabu Namiki) 16:14 - Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III (TG16) - Main BGM (composer: Noriyuki Iwadare) 17:52 - Super Golf (Game Gear) - BGM #06 (composer: unknown) 19:29 - Black Bird: Toritachi no Tooboe (PC-98) - Eimi Restored (composer: unknown) 21:06 - Talk Segment 2 26:15 - Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow (Game Boy) - Victory (VS Gym Leader) (composer: Junichi Masuda) 28:10 - Persona Q (3DS) - Corn Dog (composer: Atsushi Kitajoh) 31:08 - River City Ransom - Menu (composer: Kazuo Sawa) 33:29 - Windjammers (Neo Geo) - You Got a Power (Concrete Court) (composers: Seiichi Hamada, Tomoyoshi Sato) 35:12 - Zoda’s Revenge: StarTropics II (NES) - Coralcola Village (composers: Takashi Kumegawa and Yoshio Hirai) 36:50 - Side Pocket (Genesis) - Fight It Out (composers: Emi Shimizu and Masaaki Iwasaki) 37:49 - ESPN Final Round Golf 2002 (Game Boy Advance) - BGM #16 (composer: Hiroyuki Nakayama) 41:11 - Talk Segment 3 46:39 - Persona 5 (PS4) - New Beginning (composer: Shoji Meguro) 49:41 - Breath of Fire III (PS1) - Country Living (composer: Akari Kaida) 53:11 - Dragon Quest II (Super Famicom) - Busy City Streets (composer: Koichi Sugiyama) 56:08 - Super Mario RPG (SNES) - Let’s Get Fluffy! (aka “Let’s Do the Fluff Fluff” or “Let’s Do the Fooka-Fooka”) (composer: Yoko Shimomura) 59:02 - Pokemon Diamond/Pearl - Pokemon Center (Day) (composer: Junichi Masuda) 59:49 - Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret...

We’re matching colors, bursting bubbles, and clearing blocks with this playlist of songs from all kinds of puzzle games! There are several links and notes for this episode: https://blockout.nu/https://rss.com/podcasts/crtsoundsystem/1917986/https://youtu.be/6k_hYPfPpEQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngnpsZf24VIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventures_of_Lolohttps://barsilence.com/episode/e6308ce1/tetris-affectshttps://soundcloud.com/user-391016128/sets/phillips-cdi Special thanks for this episode goes out to: If you want to reach me, I’m most active on Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. You can also find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. My show is also featured on Terra Player, the cool app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there. Finally, if you just can’t get enough of me, I’m also voicing esports reporter Samson Escapades on audio drama podcast How Much in Bison Dollars?, which you can hear on FGC Radio or at https://rss.com/podcasts/hmibisondollars/. If you're listening on Spotify, please be aware that they’ve pulled a few of my episodes before. There’s a non-zero chance that they’ll eventually pull my entire podcast, as they’ve done with a few other game music podcasts, so I’d strongly suggest you subscribe elsewhere to be sure you can get all of the Professor Tom goodness you crave. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:06 - Klax (Amiga) - Intro and Attract Screen (composer: Matt Furniss) 03:11 - Talk Segment 1 08:54 - Blockout (Arcade) - Round Select, Next Round (composer: unknown) 09:48 - Planet Puzzle League (DS) - B3 Cub3d (composer: Masanobu Matsunaga) 12:40 - Cu-On-Pa (Super Famicom) - Colloseum (composer: Ken Kojima) 14:00 - Mario’s Super Picross (Super Famicom) - Wario BGM 1 (composer: Toshiyuki Ueno) 17:33 - Puzzle Bobble 2 / Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition (PSX) - Background 2 (composer: Norihiro Furukawa) 19:11 - Adventures of Lolo (NES) - In-Game (composer: Hideki Kanazashi; programmer: Hiroaki Suga) 20:08 - HuniePop (PC) - Farmers’ Market (composer: Jonathan Wandag) 22:15 - Talk Segment 2 25:51 - Puyo Puyo (FM Towns) - Sticker of Puyo Puyo (composers: Haruo Tajima and Masami Yitsuse) 28:34 - Zoop (Genesis) - Uptown Meeting (composers: Mark Davis and Bob Scumaci) 31:31 - Dr. Mario (NES) - Chill (composer: Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka) 33:38 - Columns (Genesis) - Clotho (composer: Tokuhiko Uwabo) 37:54 - Lemmings (Genesis) - Stage Theme 4 / One Way or Another (composers: Tim Wright, Brian Johnston, and Hirohiko Takayama) 40:29 - Talk Segment 3 46:59 - Tetris Kiwamemichi (PS2 / Arcade) - 06 (composer: unknown) 49:36 - Super Tetris 2 + BomBliss (Super Famicom) - Tetris B-Type (composers: Mitsuhiko Takano, K4, and Dhal‑chan) 50:23 - Tetris (Nintendo version) (NES) - Music 3 (composer: Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka) 53:23 - Tetris (Sega Arcade YM2610B version) - Tetremix (composer: Yasuhiro Kawakami) 56:05 - Super Tetris 3 (Super Famicom) - Magicaliss Select (composer: Shigemitsu Goto) 57:12 - Tetris (CD-i) - Foster’s Freeze (Level 5) (composer: Jim Andron) 59:41 - Outro Talk Segment 1:02:29 - Tetris Effect (multiplatform) - 1989 Pt. 2 (composers: Hydelic and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)

We’re back to the vibe zone with another episode full of cool, groovy hangout music. Make yourself a good drink and enjoy this one. Special thanks for this episode goes out to: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/061-sunsoft-w-boin/id1649128722?i=1000696692814 If you want to reach me, I’m most active on Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. You can also find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. My show is also featured on Terra Player, the cool app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there. Finally, if you just can’t get enough of me, I’m also voicing esports reporter Samson Escapades on audio drama How Much in Bison Dollars?, which you can hear on Spotify and FGC Radio. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2 - Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon (PS2) - Everyday Detective Agency (composer: Shoji Meguro) 01:11 - Talk Segment 1 04:10 - Persona 3 Portable (PSP) - A Way of Life (composer: Shoji Meguro) 06:26 - Emerald Dragon (Super Famicom) - Caverns and Forests (composer: Yasuhiko Fukuda) 10:00 - San Francisco Rush 2049 (N64) - Night (composer: Barry Leitch) 14:43 - Pictionary (NES) - Move Piece (composer: Tim Follin) 16:10 - Galactic Pinball (Virtual Boy) - Alien (composers: Kenji Yamamoto, Masaru Tajima) 18:50 - Talk Segment 2 22:47 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit (NES) - City Park (composer: David Wise) 22:54 - Milon’s Secret Castle (NES) - Outside Castle (composer: Takeaki Kunimoto) 26:30 - The Shinri Game 2: Magical Trip (Super Famicom) - Main Menu (composer: Kenji Yamazaki) 28:30 - City Hunter (TG16) - Mission 1: Gone with the Beauty (composer: Masashi Kageyama) 30:12 - King of Fighters XI (PS2) - Arashi no Saxophone ~KOF XI~ (composer: Masahiko Hataya; arranged by Koji Takata, Masuo Okumura, and Masanori Kuki) 33:19 - R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 (PSX) - PEARL BLUE SOUL (composer: Hiroshi Okubo) 36:45 - Talk Segment 3 40:52 - 1943 Kai (PC Engine) - Air Battle B (Round 2, 5) (composers: Kumi Yamaga, Tamayo Kawamoto, Harumi Fujita, Junko Tamiya, Manami Matsumae, Takashi Tateishi, and Hiroshige Tonomura; arranged for the PC Engine by Hisashi Matsushita and Daisuke Morishima) 43:08 - Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge (NES) - 05 (composer: Neil Baldwin) 46:05 - Persona 5 Strikers (Multiplatform) - Vacation (composer: Atsushi Kitajoh) 48:31 - Streets of Rage (Genesis) - Beatnik on the Ship (composer: Yuzo Koshiro) 52:47 - Black Bird: Toritachi no Tooboe (PC-98) - Explorers (composer: unknown) 55:07 - Outro Talk Segment 57:22 - Cyber Police ESWAT (Arcade) - Ending (composer: Yasuhiro Kawakami)

Take to the gritty streets of the urban jungle to seek revenge in this episode full of tough street sounds. Special thanks for this episode goes out to: https://singingmountainpod.com/episodes/16bit-driving-musichttps://singingmountainpod.com/episodes/gritty-city-soundshttps://singingmountainpod.com/episodes/devil-cityhttps://www.gayestepisodeever.com/https://thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/https://vgmporium.wordpress.com/2023/10/05/episode-93-lam-mal/https://pca.st/episode/44d7ee05-2ab4-44b1-9470-8b7978a4ec4d If you want to reach me, I’m most active on Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. For now, you can also find me on Threads or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, and my username on Discord is ProfessorTom. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. My show is also featured on Terra Player, the cool app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there. Finally, if you just can’t get enough of me, I’m voicing esports reporter Samson Escapades on audio drama How Much in Bison Dollars?, which you can hear on Spotify and FGC Radio. Speaking of Spotify, if you’re listening there, please be aware that they’ve pulled a few of my episodes before. There’s a non-zero chance that they’ll eventually pull my entire podcast, as they’ve done with a few other game music podcasts, so I’d strongly suggest you subscribe elsewhere to be sure you can get all of the Professor Tom goodness you crave. I mentioned the DefunctGames.com review of Putter Golf during the show, and you can read it for yourself at http://www.defunctgames.com/review/1366/putter-golf. To hear a different, much nicer version of the sounds of the city, check out my long-ago episode “Welcome to Metro City” at https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-e9upv-12c2d4d. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Chase H.Q. (Arcade) - New York (composer: Takami Asano) 01:08 - Talk Segment 1 04:58 - Capcom vs SNK (arcade) - Stage of Final Fight - Needle (composer: Satoshi Ise) 07:28 - Putter Golf (Genesis) - BGM 1 (composer: E. Fugu) 09:10 - Scramble Spirits (Arcade) - BGM 2 (composers: Toru Nakabayashi and Yasuhiro Kawakami) 12:13 - Moto Roader II (PC Engine) - Menu (composer: Opus) 13:06 - Final Fight (Arcade) - Metro City Subway (composers: Junko Tamiya) 15:06 - Journey to Silius (NES) - Stage Theme 03 (composer: Naoki Kodaka) 16:55 - Streets of Rage 3 (Genesis) - Dub Slash (Round 2-1) (composer: Motohiro Kawashima) 20:30 - Talk Segment 2 24:16 - Power Drift (Arcade) - Adjustment Mind (D Course) (composer: Hiroshi Kawaguchi) 26:23 - Comix Zone (Genesis) - Episode 2, Page 1-2 (composer: Howard Drossin) 28:01 - Cyber Police ESWAT (Arcade) - BGM 01 (Stages 1-4-7-10-13) (composer: Yasuhiro Kawakami) 29:40 - ATP Tour Championship Tennis (Genesis) - Bracket Results (composer: Hikoshi Hashimoto) 31:26 - Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (Genesis) - Ninja Soul (composers: Masayuki Nagao, Hirofumi Murasaki, Morihiko Akiyama) 35:41 - Final Fight 2 (SNES) - Creeping Weeping (composers: Yasuaki Fujita, Mari Yamaguchi, Yuki Iwai, Setsuo Yamamoto, Yūko Takehara, and Tatsuya Nishimura) 37:07 - Lam-Mal (x68000) - Town B (composers: Hideaki Takashita and Ryu Takami) 37:57 - Night Striker (Arcade) - Boss 1 (composer: Masahiko Takaki) 39:09 - Talk Segment 3 44:45 - Final Fight 3 (SNES) - Law and Disorder (composer: Katsunari Kitajima) 46:15 - The Dark Spire (DS) - 1st Floor Underground (Classic)...

It’s an exciting hour of competition and fabulous prizes as we check out four games with great soundtracks! Come on down! Special thanks for this episode goes out to: https://nerdinformants.com/https://www.youtube.com/@jamesyork If you want to reach me, I’m most active on Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. For now, you can also find me on Facebook, Threads, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, and my username on Discord is ProfessorTom. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. My show is also featured on Terra Player, the cool app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there. Finally, if you just can’t get enough of me, I’m voicing esports reporter Samson Escapades on audio drama How Much in Bison Dollars?, which you can hear on Spotify and FGC Radio. Speaking of Spotify, if you’re listening there, please be aware that they’ve pulled a few of my episodes before. There’s a non-zero chance that they’ll eventually pull my entire podcast, as they’ve done with a few other game music podcasts, so I’d strongly suggest you subscribe elsewhere to be sure you can get all of the Professor Tom goodness you crave. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - The Price is Right (DS) - Come On Down (composer: Edd Kalehoff) 00:55 - Intro Talk Segment: The Shinri Game 2 04:40 - The Shinri Game 2: Magical Trip (Super Famicom) - Title Screen (composer: Kenji Yamazaki) 06:58 - The Shinri Game 2: Magical Trip (Super Famicom) - In-game BGM 3 (composer: Kenji Yamazaki) 09:28 - The Shinri Game 2: Magical Trip (Super Famicom) - In-game BGM 4 (composer: Kenji Yamazaki) 12:22 - The Shinri Game 2: Magical Trip (Super Famicom) - In-game BGM 6 (composer: Kenji Yamazaki) 15:10 - The Shinri Game 2: Magical Trip (Super Famicom) - In-game BGM 7 (composer: Kenji Yamazaki) 16:31 - The Shinri Game 2: Magical Trip (Super Famicom) - In-game BGM 10 (composer: Kenji Yamazaki) 18:39 - Talk Segment: Esper Dream 2 22:10 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Name Entry (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae) 22:50 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Toaru Library (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae) 23:29 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Books 1 & 5 - Town (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae) 24:37 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Item Shop (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae) 25:16 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Book 1 - Underwater (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae) 26:17 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Area Clear (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae) 26:56 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Book 2 - Rikki on Train (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae) 27:52 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Book 2 - Express Train (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae) 28:28 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Book 4 - Lava Area (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae) 29:42 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Book 5 - Mount Crystal (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae) 30:53 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Ending - Credits (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae) 33:01 - Talk Segment: Energy Breaker 36:30 - Energy Breaker (Super Famicom) - The Flowers Have Bloomed (composer: Yasunori Shiono) 37:31 - Energy Breaker (Super Famicom) - The Sky’s Brilliance (composer: Yasunori Shiono) 39:25 - Energy Breaker (Super Famicom) - Scientist’s Waltz (composer: Yuusei Yamamoto) 41:05 - Energy Breaker (Super Famicom) - The...

These are hopeful songs about a better tomorrow. Special thanks for this episode goes out to: During the show, I mentioned the CRT Soundsystem episode about Quintet’s Heaven and Earth trilogy of Super NES games: Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, and Terranigma. You can find that episode (and all that cool music) at https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/crtsoundsystem/episodes/049---Quintets-Heaven--Earth-Games-e2m6mok/a-abekg3o. If you want to reach me, I’m most active on Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. For now, you can also find me on Threads or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, and my username on Discord is ProfessorTom. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. My show is also featured on Terra Player, the cool app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there. Finally, if you just can’t get enough of me, I’m also voicing esports reporter Samson Escapades on audio drama How Much in Bison Dollars?, which you can hear on Spotify and FGC Radio. If you’re listening on Spotify, please be aware that they’ve pulled a few of my episodes before. There’s a non-zero chance that they’ll eventually pull my entire podcast, as they’ve done with a few other game music podcasts, so I’d strongly suggest you subscribe elsewhere to be sure you can get all of the Professor Tom goodness you crave. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:06 - Treasure of the Rudra (Super Famicom) - Sword of the Valiant (Night) (composer: Ryuji Sasai) 01:58 - Talk Segment 1 05:45 - Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster (multiplatform) - Road to the Summit (composer: Nobuo Uematsu; arranger: Masaya Tsunemoto) 08:14 - World of Final Fantasy (multiplatform) - Lann’s Melody (composer: Masashi Hamauzu) 10:07 - Chrono Trigger (SNES) - To Far Away Times (composer: Yasunori Mitsuda) 14:27 - Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete (PSX/Saturn) - Field to Tomorrow (composer: Noriyuki Iwadare) 16:33 - Street Fighter III: Second Impact (arcade) - SHARP EYES (piano melo version) : Japan-IBUKI STAGE (composers: Hideki Okugawa & Yuki Iwai) 19:45 - Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon (PS2) - Determination (composer: Shoji Meguro) 21:22 - Talk Segment 2 24:16 - Life Force (arcade) - Fly High (2nd Stage BGM) (composer: Miki Higashino) 25:55 - Soul Blazer (SNES) - Underground Castle (composer: Yukihide Takekawa) 29:04 - Final Fantasy VII (PSX) - Cid’s Theme (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 32:15 - Fire Emblem Fates (3DS) - To A Foreign Land (composer: Hiroki Morishita) 36:38 - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon - Explorers of Time and Darkness (DS) - A Wish for Peace (composers: Arata Iiyoshi, Hideki Sakamoto, Keisuke Ito, Ken-ichi Saito, and Yoshihiro Maeda) 39:44 - Talk Segment 3 42:43 - Bravely Default (3DS) - Horizon of Light and Shadow (composer: Revo) 45:30 - Shining Force 2 (Genesis) - To Arms! (composer: Motoaki Takenouchi) 48:15 - Treasure Hunter G (Super Famicom) - Surrounded by Forest 1 (composer: Mitsuhito Tanaka) 51:48 - Brain Lord (SNES) - Natural Cavern (composer: Masanao Akahori) 54:22 - Tetris Effect (multiplatform) - Always Been But Never Dreamed (composer: Hydelic; vocals: Kathleen Brady) 58:42 - Outro Talk Segment 1:01:08 - Persona 3 FES (PS2) - Brand New Days (The Answer Ending Theme) (composer: Shoji Meguro; vocals: Yumi Kawamura; lyrics: Yuichiro Tanaka)

Tomorrow comes today with this collection of futuristic tracks! Some of them are from games set in the future, and some just sound like the future. Listen for a taste of life in the dystopian world of 2025. Special thanks for this episode goes out to: If you want to reach me, I’m most active on Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. You can also find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, and my username on Discord is ProfessorTom. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. My show is also featured on Terra Player, the cool app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there. If you’re listening on Spotify, please be aware that they’ve pulled a few of my episodes before. There’s a non-zero chance that they’ll eventually pull my entire podcast, as they’ve done with a few other VGM podcasts, so I’d strongly suggest you subscribe elsewhere to be sure you can get every single show.1 Track Listing: 00:00 - VA-11 HALL-A (multiplatform) - CALICOMP 1.1 Startup (composer: Garoad) 00:15 - Show Tagline 00:21 - Civilization III (PC) - Techno (composer: Mark Cromer) 03:48 - Talk Segment 1 08:40 - VA-11 HALL-A (multiplatform) - Welcome to VA-11 HALL-A (composer: Garoad) 11:43 - 2064: Read Only Memories (multiplatform) - Media Blues (composer: Matthew "2 Mello" Hopkins) 13:23 - Persona Q (3DS) - It’s Show Time (composer: Toshiki Konishi) 15:55 - Unlimited SaGa (PS2) - BT Ver. 3 (composer: Masashi Hamauzu) 17:41 - The World Ends With You (DS) - Psychedelic (composer: Takeharu Ishimoto) 20:03 - Tetris Kiwamemichi (PS2 / arcade) - 05 (composer: unknown) 23:09 - Talk Segment 2 25:24 - Arkanoid DS (DS) - only nearby peace (GAME Chuu BGM) (composer: Takafumi Wada) 28:20 - Rage Racer (PSX) - Lightning Luge (composers: Tetsukazu Nakanishi) 33:28 - Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox) - Funky Dealer (composer: Hideki Naganuma) 36:59 - Tempest 2000 (Jaguar) - Mind’s Eye (composers: Alastair Lindsay, Ian Howe, Julian Hodgson, and Kevin Saville) 41:52 - Talk Segment 3 45:31 - Tetris Effect (multiplatform) - Flames (composer: Hydelic) 49:36 - Streets of Rage 3 (Genesis) - Boss (composer: Motohiro Kawashima) 52:19 - Rez (Dreamcast) - Fear (composer: Adam Freeland; vocals: Cage) 57:25 - San Francisco Rush 2049 (N64) - Flier (composer: Barry Leitch) 1:01:49 - Outro Talk Segment 1:04:20 - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness (DS) - Defy the Legends (composers: Arata Iiyoshi, Hideki Sakamoto, Keisuke Ito, Ken-ichi Saito, and Yoshihiro Maeda) 1:08:24 - VA-11 HALL-A (multiplatform) - CALICOMP 1.1 Shutdown (composer: Garoad)

Rando Calrissian had just docked at the megacasino on Humora Gamma, where he’d planned on relaxing with some drinks and winning a few jackpots at the rellack table. But when a mad scientist’s experimental new starship engine gets sabotaged, Rando’s thrust into a tangled grab bag of VGM tracks that may prove fatal! Special thanks for this episode goes out to: https://www.penny-arcade.com/ If you want to reach me, I’m most active on Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. You can also find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, and my username on Discord is ProfessorTom. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. My show is also featured on Terra Player, the cool app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there. If you’re listening on Spotify, please be aware that they’ve pulled a few of my episodes before. There’s a non-zero chance that they’ll eventually pull my entire podcast, as they’ve done with a few other VGM podcasts, so I’d strongly suggest you subscribe elsewhere to be sure you can get every single show. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Tecmo World Wrestling (NES) - Insert Name Screen (composers: Keiji Yamagishi, Mayuko Okamura, Hiroshi Miyazaki, and Mitsuhito Tanaka) 00:50 - Talk Segment 1 03:45 - Arcus Odyssey (Genesis) - Act 1-2: The Shrine (composer: Motoi Sakuraba) 06:46 - 1943 Kai (PC Engine) - Antiship Battle B (Round 4-Zhang He) (composer: Harumi Fujita) 07:42 - Comix Zone (Genesis) - Episode 2, Page 1-1 (composer: Howard Drossin) 11:08 - Road Rash (Master System) - Pacific Coast (composer: Greg Michael) 14:15 - Bomberman 64: The Second Attack (N64) - Ocean Planet Aquanet 2nd Mix (composers: Yasunori Mitsuda and Yoshitaka Hirota) 16:55 - Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (GBA) - Prologue ~ Mina’s Theme (composer: Michiru Yamane) 18:59 - Talk Segment 2 22:32 - Lagoon (SNES) - Premonition (composers: "GO" Saito and Masae Sakaide) 26:44 - Pixel Puzzle Makeout League (Switch / Steam) - It's Urgent (Retro Mix) (composer: Capsule King) 29:13 - Secret of Mana (SNES) - What the Forest Taught Me (composer: Hiroki Kikuta) 30:17 - Street Fighter III: Second Impact (Arcade) - TOMBOY (african voice mix) (composers: Hideki Okugawa and Yuki Iwai) 33:29 - Rolling Thunder 2 (Arcade) - Theme from Rolling Thunder 2 (Round 1) (composer: Ayako Saso) 35:34 - Golden Axe III - Ancient Mound (Stage 2A) (composers: Naofumi Hataya, Tatsuyuki Maeda, and Haruyo Oguro) 38:19 - Talk Segment 3 42:01 - World of Final Fantasy (multiplatform) - Labyrinth of Lights (composer: Masashi Hamauzu) 46:12 - Civilization III (PC) - Stars (composer: Mark Cromer) 50:01 - San Francisco Rush 2049 (N64) - Title (composer: Barry Leitch) 54:52 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (multiplatform) - Silent Howling (8-bit) (composer: Keisuke Ito) 56:47 - Moto Roader II (TG16) - Ingame 3 (composer: Opus) 58:11 - Outro Talk Segment 1:00:14 - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Genesis) - Competition Menu (composers: Michael Jackson, Brad Buxer)

These are more songs that have come to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and they’re all out of bubblegum. Special thanks for this episode goes out to: If you want to reach me, I’m most active on Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. You can also find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, and my username on Discord is ProfessorTom. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. My show is also featured on Terra Player, the cool app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there. If you’re listening on Spotify, please be aware that they’ve pulled a few of my episodes before. There’s a non-zero chance that they’ll eventually pull my entire podcast, as they’ve done with a few other VGM podcasts, so I’d strongly suggest you subscribe elsewhere to be sure you can get every single show. Since you enjoyed this episode, why not go back and listen to the original Playing With Power episode that I did way back in March of 2023? You can find it at https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-mnyub-13a568f Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:06 - U.N. Squadron (SNES) - Introduction (composer: Mari Yamaguchi, Toshio Kajino, and Yasushi Ikeda) 01:19 - Talk Segment 1 04:56 - Command & Conquer (PC) - Act on Instinct (composer: Frank Klepacki) 07:47 - Advance Wars: Dual Strike (DS) - Power! (composers: Taishi Senda and Yoshito Hirano) 08:37 - Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Arcade) - Last Duel (Story Demo 3) (composer: Isao Abe) 09:40 - Quake II (PC) - Operation Overlord (composer: Sascha Dikiciyan) 13:09 - Shin Megami Tensei (Super Famicom) - Level Up (composer: Tsukasa Masuko) 14:18 - Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished (PC-88) - Chase of Shadow (composer: Yuzo Koshiro) 15:28 - Lost Odyssey (Xbox 360) - Howl of the Departed (composer: Nobuo Uematsu / lyrics: Hironobu Sakaguchi) 20:22 - Talk Segment 2 22:59 - Guilty Gear XX (Arcade / PS2) - Awe of She ~Dizzy’s Theme~ (composer: Daisuke Ishwatari) 26:05 - Persona 5 Strikers (multiplatform) - Daredevil (composer: Gota Masuoka / lyrics: Jasmine Webb / vocals: Lyn) 30:56 - Metal Slug 3 (Neo Geo) - Kiss in the Dark (composers: Takushi Hiyamuta, Yoshihiko Wada, Masato Horiuchi, Q_JIROU, and Maiko Iuchi) 33:19 - Contra (Arcade) - Maze Fortress 1 (composer: Kazuki Muraoka) 34:52 - Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster (multiplatform) - Battle at the Big Bridge (composer: Nobuo Uematsu / arrangers: Yuko Komiyama and Hidenori Miyanaga) 37:54 - Talk Segment 3 41:53 - Persona 3 (PS2) - Burn My Dread -Last Battle- (composer: Shoji Meguro / lyrics: Reiko Tanaka / vocals: Yumi Kawamura and Lotus Juice) 45:38 - Shining Force (Genesis) - Darksol Battle (composer: Masahiko Yoshimura) 46:45 - Final Fight 3 (SNES) - Chinese Takeout (composer: Katsunari Kitajima) 49:05 - King of Fighters XI (Arcade) - Queen (composer: Hideki Asanaka) 52:10 - Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster - Dancing Mad (Act 4) (composer: Nobuo Uematsu / arranger: Yuko Komiyama) 58:18 - Outro Talk Segment 1:00:24 - Garou: Mark of the Wolves (Neo Geo) - Spread the Wings (composers: Akihiro Uchida, Masato Horiuchi, and Yasuhiro Naka)

This the episode, now to hear the strange songs. New time for your listening with Professor Tom. Special thanks for this episode goes out to: If you want to reach me, I’m most active on Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. You can also find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, and my username on Discord is ProfessorTom. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. My show is also featured on Terra Player, the cool app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there. If you’re listening on Spotify, please be aware that they’ve pulled a few of my episodes before. There’s a non-zero chance that they’ll eventually pull my entire podcast, as they’ve done with a few other VGM podcasts, so I’d strongly suggest you subscribe elsewhere to be sure you can get every single show. During the show, I mentioned Sega composer Takenobu Mitsuyoshi’s infectiously happy performance of the Daytona USA songs. You can see some videos of him in action at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J9ffRgADRU and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nskok6WhqeI. Also during the show, I mentioned the Four Job Fiesta summer event that sees people play through Final Fantasy V with randomly-assigned jobs. You can check it out at https://www.fourjobfiesta.com/ and let me know how your playthrough goes. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:06 - Fire Emblem Fates (3DS) - Left to Heaven (composers: Renka, Maiko Sugiyama, Miho Komatsu, Mei Mishina, Yumiko Morooka, and Aya Hoashi) 01:07 - Talk Segment 1 05:07 - We Love Katamari (PS2) - Katamari on the Swing (composers: Yuu Miyake and Yoshihito Yano) 09:47 - TOBAL No. 1 (PSX) - Toridon!! (composer: Yasuhiro Kawakami) 13:09 - Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster (multiplatform) - Techno de Chocobo (composers: Nobuo Uematsu with Hirosato Noda) 16:05 - Unlimited SaGa - Tale on a Hilltop (composer: Masashi Hamauzu) 16:41 - X-Men (arcade) - Fake Dance (Name Entry) (composers: Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi, Junya Nakano, A. Hashimoto) 18:17 - Talk Segment 2 22:56 - LocoRoco - Title Song 6 (composer: Noboyuki Shimizu / lyrics: Tsutomu Kouno) 25:33 - Blue Dragon (Xbox 360) - Mysterious Village (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 27:16 - Daytona USA (Arcade) - Pounding Pavement (composer: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi) 30:55 - Earthbound (SNES) - Battle Against a Weird Opponent (composers: Keiichi Suzuki and Hirokazu Tanaka) 32:19 - Xenogears (PSX) - Solaris ~ Eden of Heaven (composer: Yasunori Mitsuda) 35:46 - Final Fantasy V - Critter Tripper Fritter (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 37:11 - Jack Bros. (Virtual Boy) - Opening (composer: Hiroyuki Yanada) 37:54 - Outro Talk Segment 40:36 - Persona 4 Dancing All Night - Shadow World (DE DE MOUSE shadow swing mix) (composer: Shoji Meguro; remixed by DE DE MOUSE)

It’s time to take a break with another Chilly McFreeze episode full of calm, relaxing VGM. Special thanks for this episode goes out to: If you want to reach me, I’m most active on Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. You can also find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, and my username on Discord is ProfessorTom. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the cool app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there. During the show, I mentioned my two golf episodes. The very first episode of the show was golf-themed, and you can find it at https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-q4vfa-118a75b. You can find my follow-up at https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-xdsk9-1674ae3, and listening to both of them together is a good way to hear how I’ve grown as a podcaster with time and experience and also a slightly nicer microphone. I also mentioned composer Garoad during the third block. He’s been featured multiple times on the show, and you can find his work on his Bandcamp page at https://garoad.bandcamp.com/ or on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@garoadmusic. Check him out! Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:06 - Pokemon Black & White (DS) - Nuvema Town (composer: Shota Kageyama) 01:47 - Talk Segment 1 05:08 - Final Fantasy X (PS2) - Auron’s Theme (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 07:50 - Pebble Beach: The Great Shot (Arcade) - Track 27 (composer: unknown) 09:35 - Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly (multiplatform) - Need To Go Home (composer: Andrew Jeremy) 15:30 - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness (DS) - Crystal Cave (composers: Arata Iiyoshi, Hideki Sakamoto, Keisuke Ito, Ken-ichi Saito, and Yoshihiro Maeda) 18:38 - Persona 5 (multiplatform) - Have A Short Rest (composer: Shoji Meguro) 20:46 - SaGa Frontier 2 (PSX) - Naturvolk (composer: Masashi Hamauzu) 22:52 - Talk Segment 2 25:09 - Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii) - Everyday Life (composer: Manami Kiyota) 27:42 - Fantasian (iOS) - World Map (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 33:19 - Final Fantasy XV (multiplatform) - In Dreams (composer: Yoko Shimomura) 36:46 - Last Bible III (Super Famicom) - Val Ship (composer: Hiroyuki Yanada) 39:55 - VA-11 Hall-A (multIplatform) - Spirit Potion (composer: David Nyman) 43:20 - Talk Segment 3 46:51 - Chrono Cross (PSX) - Home Guldove (composer: Yasunori Mitsuda) 51:00 - Lost Odyssey (Xbox 360) - What You Are (Guitar Version) (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 53:59 - Yuppie Psycho (PC) - Meet and Greet (composer: Garoad) 58:12 - Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS) - A Fleeting Respite (composer: Michiru Yamane) 1:02:11 - Persona Q2 (3DS) - Puzzling (composer: Atsushi Kitajoh) 1:04:42 - Outro Talk Segment 1:06:31 - Plants vs Zombies (multiplatform) - Zen Garden (composer: Laura Shigihara)

It’s time to get back in the groove with another collection of funky jams! Special thanks for this episode goes out to: https://www.legends1063.fm/podcasts/its-hollywood-calling/ If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, my username on Discord is ProfessorTom, and I’m most active on Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the new app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there. If you liked this episode, and you want to check out my first Catch a Groove episode, you can find it at https://shujinacademyvgmclub.podbean.com/e/episode-29-catch-a-groove/. During the show, I mentioned the Lotus games. You can find my deep dives into those soundtracks (and the soundtracks of the Top Gear games, their spiritual successors) at https://shujinacademyvgmclub.podbean.com/e/episode-30-add-three-mana/ and https://shujinacademyvgmclub.podbean.com/e/episode-31-add-three-more-mana/ I also mentioned my Super Smart Songs episode while I was talking about Last Bible II, and you can find it at https://shujinacademyvgmclub.podbean.com/e/episode-46-super-smart-songs/ Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Robocop 3 (C64) - Stage 5 (composer: Jeroen Tel) 00:40 - Talk Segment 1 04:07 - Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (Mega Drive) - Stage 2-2 (Giant Desert) (composer: Aki Hata) 06:37 - Bomberman II (NES) - Area 6 (composers: Jun Chikuma, Hitoshi Okuno, Osamu Narita) 08:31 - ToeJam and Earl in Panic on Funkotron (Genesis) - Mellow Groove (composer: John Baker) 10:20 - Burning Force (Genesis) - Aero Space (3rd Day) (composer: Yoshinori Kawamoto) 11:34 - Redline F-1 Racer (SNES) - Setting (composer: Katsuhiro Hayashi) 12:27 - Cosmic Carnage (32X) - Zena Lan’s Stage (composer: Hikoshi Hashimoto) 14:44 - Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth (3DS) - Strange School (composer: Atsushi Kitajoh) 17:03 - Galactic Pinball (Virtual Boy) - Gunpei’s Voyage (composers: Kenji Yamamoto and Masaru Tajima) 19:43 - Talk Segment 2 22:37 - Pictionary (NES) - Title Screen Theme (composer: Tim Follin) 24:09 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (SNES) - Neon Night Riders (composers: Mutsuhiko Izumi, Kazuhiko Uehara, and Harumi Ueko) 25:37 - Last Bible II (Game Boy Color) - BGM 11 (composers: Iwao Mitsunaga and Hiroyuki Yanada) 28:37 - Danganronpa 2 - Sugu Ikoroshia (PSP / Vita) (composer: Masafumi Takada) 31:13 - Base Wars (NES) - Game Theme (Play Ball) (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Tomoko Sumiyama) 34:37 - Zero 4 Champ RR (Super Famicom) - Movement (composers: Katsuhiro Hayashi, Jouji Iijima) 36:40 - Streets of Rage 4 (multiplatform) - 25 Years Ago (composer: Olivier Deriviere) 38:55 - Talk Segment 3 42:23 - Doomsday Warrior (SNES) - Fatty Bomber (P-Lumb) (composer: Junta) 46:03 - Super Mario RPG (SNES) - And My Name's Booster (composer: Yoko Shimomura) 48:02 - Jaguar XJ220 (Amiga) - Speed Storm (composer: Martin Iveson) 50:05 - The Flash (Sega Master System) - At Peace in the Park (composer: Jeroen Tel) 53:05 - Al Unser Jr’s Turbo Racing (NES) - Circuit Qualify (composers: Shōgo Sakai, Takafumi Miura, Masaaki Iwasaki, and Yuji Suzuki) 54:51 - Streets of Rage (Genesis) - Violent Breathing (composer: Yuzo Koshiro) 56:42 - Outro Talk Segment 58:49 - M.C. Kids...

Take a quest with these songs. Special thanks for this episode goes out to: If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, my username on Discord is ProfessorTom, and I’ve joined Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the new app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Lost Odyssey (Xbox 360) - Neverending Journey (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 02:48 - Talk Segment 1 05:55 - Dragon Quest IV (NES) - The Warrior Conquers Alone (Ragnar) (composer: Koichi Sugiyama) 07:30 - Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream (Dreamcast) - Flower of Yesterday’s (short) (composer: Yoko Kanno) 08:06 - Romancing SaGa 3 (Super Famicom) - Insufferable Desert (composer: Kenji Ito) 09:56 - True Swing Golf (DS) - BGM01_03 (composer: Katsumi Yokokawa) 12:51 - Hyper Iria (Super Famicom) - Forest (composers: Kiyotaka Sato, Shintaro Hirakawa, and Nobuhiro Makino) 15:34 - Blaster Master (NES) - Area 5 (composer: Naoki Kodaka) 17:25 - Super Black Bass 3 (Super Famicom) - Track 05 (composers: Michiya Hirasawa and Tsukushi Sasaki) 18:52 - Final Fantasy IV (SNES) - The Sea of Silence (Unreleased Track) (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 21:13 - Talk Segment 2 23:28 - Final Fantasy III (DS) - Eternal Wind (composer: Nobuo Uematsu; arrangers: Tsuyoshi Sekito and Keiji Kawamori) 25:47 - Legend of Mana (PSX) - To the Sea (composer: Yoko Shimomura) 28:31 - Live A Live (Super Famicom) - Wait for Truth (composer: Yoko Shimomura) 30:18 - World of Final Fantasy (multiplatform) - Labyrinth of Darkness (composer: Masashi Hamauzu) 32:12 - Radical Dreamers (Super Famicom) - Under the Moonlight (composer: Yasunori Mitsuda) 36:12 - Dragon Quest V (Super Famicom) - Traveling Alone (composer: Koichi Sugiyama) 38:18 - Dual Orb II (Super Famicom) - Cassius’ Flute (composers: Nobuyuki Hara and Yu Yoshida) 39:02 - Talk Segment 3 42:38 - Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster (multiplatform) - Searching for Friends (composer: Nobuo Uematsu; arrangers: Hidenori Miyanaga, Tomonori Adachi, Reo Uratani, Shingo Kataoka, Yuko Komiyama, Daisuke Shiiba, Ryoue Takagi, Eri Tsunemoto, Kento Hasegawa, Masato Kouda, and Masaya Tsunemoto) 47:02 - Darius II (arcade) - Muse Valley (composer: Hisayoshi Ogura) 50:51 - Xenogears (PSX) - Dazil ~ City of Burning Sands (composer: Yasunori Mitsuda) 53:50 - Octopath Traveler (multiplatform) - Primrose, the Dancer (composer: Yasunori Nishiki) 56:31 - Phantasy Star II (Genesis) - Silent Zone (composer: Tokuhiko Uwabo) 58:13 - Bahamut Senki (Mega Drive) - Intruders (composer: Keisuke Tsukahara) 59:52 - Outro Talk Segment 1:01:49 - Last Bible III (Super Famicom) - Shark Ship (composer: Hiroyuki Yanada)

Not quite three years ago, after listening to a lot of VGM podcasts, I decided to make my own game music podcast, with blackjack and hookers. For my fiftieth episode, I’m leaning into the “blackjack and hookers” theme by featuring a variety of songs about gambling! Special thanks for this episode goes out to: https://soundcloud.com/jon_no_h If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, my username on Discord is ProfessorTom, and I’ve joined Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the new app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:06 - Final Fantasy VII (PS1) - Gold Saucer (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 02:04 - Talk Segment 1 08:49 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Genesis) - Casino Night Zone (composer: Masato Nakamura) 10:58 - SaGa Frontier (PS1) - Baccarat (composer: Kenji Ito) 12:53 - Dragon Quest IV (NES) - Casino Rag (composer: Koichi Sugiyama) 14:22 - Persona 5 (PS4) - The Whims of Fate (composer: Shoji Meguro) 17:33 - Side Pocket (Genesis) - Las Vegas (composers: Emi Shimizu, Masaaki Iwasaki) 20:25 - HuniePop 2: Double Date (PC) - Casino (composer: Jonathan Wandag) 22:43 - Emerald Dragon (Super Famicom) - Casino (composer: Hirohiko Fukuda) 24:27 - Talk Segment 2 30:34 - Dual Orb (Super Famicom) - Casino (composers: Nobuyuki Hara and Yu Yoshida) 32:07 - Vegas Stakes (SNES) - The Hideaway (composer: Kimitaka Matsumae) 32:57 - Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow (Game Boy) - Casino (composer: Junichi Masuda) 35:57 - Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (SNES) - Casino (composer: Yasunori Shiono) 40:56 - Caesars Palace (Genesis) - Casino Theme (composers: Tommy Tallarico and Steve Henifin) 42:11 - Casino Kid (NES) - Casino Floor (composer: Toshio Murai) 43:19 - SNK vs Capcom Card Fighters’ Clash (Neo Geo Pocket Color) - It’s Las Vegas (Las Vegas 1) (composers: Takushi Hiyamuta, Mitsuo, and Miwa) 44:20 - Shin Megami Tensei II (Super Famicom) - Casino (composer: Tsukasa Masuko) 45:29 - Talk Segment 3 52:00 - Final Fantasy VI (SNES) - Blackjack (composer: Nobuo Uematsu) 55:04 - Dragon Quest V (Super Famicom) - Gambling Fever (composer: Koichi Sugiyama) 56:04 - High Stakes Gambling (Game Boy) - Main Theme (composer: Paul Webb) 57:36 - HuniePop (PC) - Gold Falls Casino (composer: Jonathan Wandag) 59:31 - Golden Sun: The Lost Age (Game Boy Advance) - The Lucky Slots (composer: Motoi Sakuraba) 1:01:22 - SNK vs Capcom: Card Fighters DS (DS) - Rare Music Casino Style (composers: Masashi Sugiyama and Kazuyuki Fujita) 1:02:30 - Side Pocket (SNES) - Las Vegas (composer: Fox Productions) 1:03:54 - Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance) - Casino Paradise Zone (Act 1) (composers: Tatsuyuki Maeda, Yutaka Minobe, Hironobu Inagaki, and Atsuyoshi Isemura) 1:06:59 - Outro Talk Segment 1:11:04 - Casino Games (Sega Master System) - Ending (composer: unknown)

These are songs that transport you to a strange and unfamiliar realm, surrounded by ethereal beauty. Special thanks for this episode goes out to: https://soundcloud.com/jon_no_h If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, my username on Discord is ProfessorTom, and I’ve joined Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the new app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:06 - Crusader of Centy (Genesis) - Fortuneteller (composer: Motokazu Shinoda) 02:20 - Talk Segment 1 04:33 - Black Bird (PC98) - Impact (composer: Unknown) 08:17 - Tetris Attack (SNES) - Lunar Stage (composer: Masaya Kuzume) 11:11 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (multiplatform) - Floating Castle (composers/arrangers: Nobuo Uematsu, Ayumu Murai, Hirosato Noda, Tomonori Adachi, Reo Uratani, Shingo Ktaoka, Yuko Komiyama, Eri Tsunemoto, Kenot Hasegawa, Masato Kouda, Masaya Tsunemoto) 13:41 - Darius Gaiden (Arcade) - Refrain (composer: Hisayoshi Ogura) 15:14 - World of Final Fantasy (multiplatform) - Labyrinth of Darkness (composer: Masashi Hamauzu) 17:07 - Golden Sun: The Lost Age (GBA) - Ankohi Ruins (composer: Motoi Sakuraba) 19:18 - Talk Segment 2 21:11 - Seiken Densetsu 3 (Super Famicom) - Fable (composer: Hiroki Kikuta) 24:53 - Emerald Dragon (Super Famicom) - Deserted (composer: Hirohiko Fukuda) 26:17 - Shin Megami Tensei (Super Famicom) - Castle of the Four Gods (composer: Tsukasa Maskuo) 29:16 - Bravely Default (3DS) - Silence of the Forest (composer: Revo) 33:41 - Dragon Quest V (Super Famicom) - Trouble at Night (composer: Koichi Sugiyama) 35:50 - Talk Segment 3 37:39 - Uncharted Waters New Horizons (SNES) - Moslem Dance (composer: Yoko Kanno) 39:05 - Final Fantasy X (PS2) - Darkness (composer: Junya Nakano) 43:30 - World of Final Fantasy (multiplatform) - Labyrinth of Dragons (composer: Masashi Hamauzu) 47:30 - Last Bible III (Super Famicom) - Battle Arena (composer: Yanda) 49:11 - Seiken Densetsu 3 (Super Famicom) - Different Road (composer: Hiroki Kikuta) 53:50 - Outro Talk Segment 55:42 - Famicom Tantei Club (Famicom) - Legend (composers: Kenji Yamamoto)

We’re heading back to the course for another episode all about golf game music! Special thanks for this episode goes out to: https://soundcloud.com/jon_no_h If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, my username on Discord is ProfessorTom, and I’ve joined Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the new app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Chi Chi’s Pro Challenge Golf (Genesis) - Track 13 (composer: Masahito Miyamoto) 01:32 - Talk Segment 1 03:40 - Ganbare! Golf Boys (TG16) - Away Back (composer: Atsuhiro Motoyama) 05:46 - Ganbare! Golf Boys (TG16) - Through the Green (compuser: Atsuhiro Motoyama) 08:06 - True Swing Golf (DS) - Menu 04 (composer: Katsumi Yokokawa) 10:25 - True Swing Golf (DS) - BGM 02 (composer: Katsumi Yokokawa) 13:24 - Golf (Virtual Boy) - Main Menu (composer: Ken Kojima) 15:16 - New 3D Golf Simulation: Devil's Course (Genesis) - Hole Overview (composer: Yumi Kinoshita, Shigekazu Kamaki, Yusaburo Shimojyo, Shunsuke Minomiya, and Akira Tamada) 17:06 - Talk Segment 2 18:42 - Pebble Beach Golf Links (Saturn) - Course BGM 1 (composer: Yumi Satake) 22:32 - Pebble Beach Golf Links (Saturn) - Course BGM 2 (composer: Yumi Satake) 26:06 - Hole in One Golf (Game Boy) - BGM 06 (composer: Iku Mizutani) 27:51 - Power Golf (TG16) - Title Screen (composer: Daisuke Inoue) 29:04 - Power Golf (TG16) - Menu (composer: Daisuke Inoue) 30:29 - Dynamic Country Club (Arcade) - Main BGM 2 (composer: M.A) 33:31 - Talk Segment 3 36:26 - Pebble Beach: The Great Shot (Arcade) - Course BGM 1 (composer: unknown) 37:17 - Pebble Beach: The Great Shot (Arcade) - Course BGM 2 (composer: unknown) 39:10 - Super Masters (Arcade) - BGM 3 (composer: Tohru Nakabayashi) 42:02 - Harukanaru Augusta (Genesis) - Title Screen (composers: Yumi Kinoshita, Hiroshi Morita, Shigekazu Kamaki, and Yusaburo Shimojyo) 42:43 - Harukanaru Augusta (Genesis) - BGM 2 (composers: Yumi Kinoshita, Hiroshi Morita, Shigekazu Kamaki, and Yusaburo Shimojyo) 45:26 - Battle Golfer Yui (Genesis) - Golf Ole! (composers: K. Nakayama, Kentakun.yada!, Kei Maruyama, Masayuki Nagao) 47:24 - Lee Trevino’s Fighting Golf (NES) - Track 27 (composer: Lee Aram) 48:43 - BS Golf Daisuke O.B. Club - Office Course (composers: Masaya Sound Team) 50:21 - Outro Talk Segment 52:27 - Redline F-1 Racer (SNES) - Title (composer: Katsuhiro Hayashi)

Once again, it’s time for Masters of VGM! This year, we’re honoring female, trans, and genderqueer composers working in VGM, and I’ve got a batch of six honorees and two honorable mentions for you. Special thanks for this episode goes out to: https://soundcloud.com/jon_no_h If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, my username on Discord is ProfessorTom, and I’ve joined Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the new app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:04 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX/Saturn) - Marble Gallery (composer: Michiru Yamane) 01:28 - Talk Segment 1: Michiru Yamane 03:09 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX / Saturn) - Dracula’s Castle (composer: Michiru Yamane) 05:00 - Skullgirls (multiplatform) - Moonlit Melee (composer: Michiru Yamane) 11:06 - Talk Segment 2: Yumi Satake (aka Yumi Kinoshita) 12:10 - True Golf Classics Waialae Country Club (SNES) - Title Screen (composer: Yumi Kinoshita) 15:41 - Wicked 18 (SNES) - Course 1 (composers: Yumi Kinoshita, Shigekazu Kamaki, and Yuzaburo Shimojo) 18:13 - Talk Segment 3: Manami Matsumae 19:23 - Mega Man (NES) - Cut Man (composer: Manami Matsumae) 20:43 - Shovel Knight (multiplatform) - A Thousand Leagues Below (Iron Whale) (composer: Manami Matsumae) 24:20 - Talk Segment 4: Yoko Shimomura 25:28 - Super Mario RPG (SNES) - Bowser’s Castle (Second Time) (composer: Yoko Shimomura) 28:11 - Final Fantasy XV (multiplatform) - Valse di Fantastica (composer: Yoko Shimomura) 31:50 - Talk Segment 5: Soyo Oka 32:32 - Sim City (SNES) - Metropolis (composer: Soyo Oka) 34:21 - Pilotwings (SNES) - Rocketbelt (composer: Soyo Oka) 36:01 - Talk Segment 6: Yuki Iwai 37:12 - Mega Man X2 (SNES) - Sinister Gleam (composer: Yuki Iwai) 38:40 - Street Fighter III: New Generation (arcade) - Tomboy ~Stage Africa~ (composer: Yuki Iwai) 40:32 - Talk Segment 7: Megan McDuffee (honorable mention) 41:15 - River City Girls (multiplatform) - Unseen (composer: Megan McDuffee) 45:20 - Talk Segment 8: Yoko Kanno (honorable mention) 45:57 - Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream (Dreamcast) - A Stroll (composer: Yoko Kanno) 47:44 - Outro Talk Segment 49:19 - Live A Live (Super Famicom) - Megalomania (composer: Yoko Shimomura)

I kept writing down “smart” as an adjective for songs I wanted to play on the show, and I eventually got enough smart tracks that they became their own episode. Listen and watch your IQ go up! Special thanks for this episode goes out to: https://soundcloud.com/jon_no_h If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, my username on Discord is ProfessorTom, and I’ve joined Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the new app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there. Track Listing: 00:00 - Show Tagline 00:05 - Super Black Bass 3 (Super Famicom) - Track 14 (composers: Michiya Hirasawa and Tsukushi Sasaki) 00:55 - Talk Segment 1 02:27 - Boomerang Fu (multiplatform)- Spilt Milk (composer: Paul Kopetko featuring Zorsy and Maryske) 06:34 - Persona 3 (PS2) - During the Test (composer: Shoji Meguro) 08:27 - VA-11 Hall-A (multiplatform) - Out of Orbit (composer: Garoad) 11:41 - Planet Puzzle League (DS) - Engimatology (Background Theme #8) (composer: Masanobu Matsunaga) 16:20 - Talk Segment 2 17:55 - Redline F-1 Racer (SNES) - Staff Roll (composer: Katsuhiro Hayashi) 19:10 - Last Bible II (Game Boy Color) - BGM 18 (composers: Iwao Mitsunaga and Hiroyuki Yanada) 20:41 - SaGa Frontier 2 (PSX) - Feldschlacht I (composer: Masashi Hamauzu) 26:09 - Persona 5 (multiplatform) - Life Goes On (composer: Shoji Meguro) 28:36 - Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice for All (DS) - Search ~ Opening 2002 (composer: Naoto Tanaka) 30:02 - Talk Segment 3 32:46 - Side Pocket (Game Boy) - BGM 02 (composer: Yusuke Takahama) 34:26 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Book 2: Train (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Kinuyo Yamashita) 36:21 - Doomsday Warrior (SNES) - Liquid Creature (LC-38X) (composer: Junta) 40:07 - Galaxy Force II (arcade) - Alone Fighter (Scene D - Level 4) (composers: Katsuhiro Hayashi and Kouichi Namaki) 42:53 - Street Fighter III: Second Impact (arcade) - ESCAPE (composer: Hideki Okugawa) 47:45 - Outro Talk Segment 49:40 - Super Baseball 2020 (SNES) - Managerial Menu (composers: Junichi Kuramochi and Hiroo Ikeda)