016: Our favourite video game music

In this episode we continue our discussion theme of video game music. Instead of picking out examples we think are ‘good use’ of video game music, we just pick out games that have soundtracks that we think are awesome.

Mario Galaxy
- Listen: Gusty Garden Galaxy, Beach Bowl Galaxy
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
- Listen: Under Heaven Destruction, Lust SIN, Queen of Rose
Link’s Awakening
- Listen: Village Theme, Overworld, Sword Search
FTL: Faster Than Light
- Listen: Space Cruise (Title), Mantis (Battle), Last Stand
Jet Set Radio Future
- Listen: Concept of Love, Like a Butterfly, Aisle Ten
Banjo-Kazooie
- Listen: Click Clock Wood, Treasure Trove Cove, Freezeasy Peak
Honourable mentions:
- DK Rap
- The Sims 2 radio music

Intro/outro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion

015: The art of video game music

In this episode we pick out some of our favourite uses of music in video games.

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker combat
- Video of an example of combat with audio ‘accents’ (minor Wind Waker spoilers)
- Listen: Middle Boss Battle
Final Fantasy VI
- Composed by Nobuo Uematsu
- Listen: Terra’s theme
Half Life 2
- Listen: CP Violation
Music levels from Rayman Legends
- Listen: ‘Gloo Gloo’ Musical Level (video of level)
Transistor
- Developed and published by Supergiant Games
- Composed by Darren Korb. Vocals by Ashley Barrett
- Listen: We All Become and The Spine
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
- Listen: Old Snake vs. Liquid Ocelot (Ultimate Version)

Some other games that we were considering include: Banjo-Kazooie, Journey and Audiosurf. There are many more great examples of the use of music in video games, get in touch and let us know yours!

Intro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion

001: Hero Mode activated

In this episode of Octal FM, Jalada tells Sefran what he thinks of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD for the Wii U.

Spoiler warning: Contains minor spoilers about Twilight Princess and a general discussion of the Zelda timeline.