Legacy Music Hour

Latest Episodes

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  Episode 22: Classical Music

  Released 09.24.12

  Classical music is the focus of Episode 22 and Brent and Rob deliver a wide variety of video game music ranging from Baroque-sounding to 20th Century-sounding.  Black tie not required, but welcome.  Full track listing below.

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  Episode 21: Jeff van Dyck

  Released 09.24.12

  Brent and Rob conduct an interview with acclaimed video game music composer Jeff van Dyck.  He gives a fascinating look into composing 16-bit tunes as well as an explanation of the Genesis and SNES hardware.  This interview also features some of Jeff's gr...

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  Episode 20: Free Play 2

  Released 09.24.12

  Brent and Rob close out "Season 2" with their favorite tracks in another free play episode showcasing the finest 8-bit and 16-bit era music.

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  Episode 19: Ending Music

  Released 09.24.12

  Brent and Rob share some of their favorite ending themes: *SPOILER ALERT* They talk about the endings to many of the games presented, so if you haven't beat the game yet, and you care, pay close attention when to fast forward.  Or maybe wait until you've ...

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  Episode 18: Hirokazu Tanaka

  Released 09.24.12

  In this episode, Brent and Rob focus on the innovative work of video game music pioneer, Hirokazu Tanaka.  They also present an interview with Tanaka-san, conducted via e-mail.  A fascinating inside look into one of video game music's true forefathers!  F...

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  Episode 17: Puzzle Games

  Released 09.24.12

  Brent and Rob explore the music of puzzle games across the 8-bit and 16-bit platforms and present an episode of some of the finest music ever composed in the genre.  Full track listing below.

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  Episode 16: Horror Games

  Released 09.24.12

  For Episode 16, Brent and Rob focus on horror games. Sometimes, the music isn't even necessarily spooky or frightful, but all of it comes from games within the horror genre and of course, and it's all from the 8-bit and 16-bit era.  Full track listing bel...

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  Episode 15: A Romantic Mood

  Released 09.24.12

  Brent and Rob present a special Valentine's Day episode featuring the best romantic/hot/lovey-dovey music from the 8-bit and 16-bit era.  These tracks are perfect to set the mood for you and your special someone.  Full track listing below.

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  Episode 14: Sports

  Released 09.24.12

  Brent and Rob knock one out of the park in this episode which focuses on sports games.  The hosts go into overtime and present their favorite tracks (and field) from the 8-bit and 16-bit era.  Brent shares a track from NBA Jam that is particularly moving ...

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  Episode 13: Jazz Music

  Released 09.24.12

  Brent and Rob present jazz tracks from the 8-bit and 16-bit era.  These two cool cats play a variety of cool, groovy tunes, and Rob even does his own little "side focus."  Full track listing below.

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  Episode 12: Mega Man

  Released 09.24.12

  Brent and Rob present a plethora of tracks from the Mega Man franchise in the twelfth episode of The Legacy Music Hour.  They also take part in "Mame That Chune," a new segment which was introduced in the Lost Level (Episode 11).  Episode 12 is extra long...

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  Episode 10: Free Play

  Released 09.24.12

  The Legacy Music Hour achieves its tenth episode!  To commemorate, Brent and Rob decide to play whatever they want with no category restrictions (within the 8-bit and 16-bit realm, of course).  Full track listing below.

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  Episode 9: Disney

  Released 09.24.12

  The hosts explore music in Disney games and present tracks from QuackShot, Castle Of Illusion, DuckTales, and more.  They also talk about the appeal of Chippendales shows.  Full track listing below.

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  Episode 8: Mari Yamaguchi

  Released 09.24.12

  Brent and Rob explore the work of composer Mari Yamaguchi in the 8th episode of The Legacy Music Hour.  They present music from Breath of Fire, U.N.

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  Episode 7: Elevator Music

  Released 09.24.12

  Episode 7 focuses on the topic of "elevator music."  What exactly is meant by "elevator music?"  Take a listen to the episode and find out!  Rob and Brent also record possible greeting messages for the Legacy Music Hour phone line: (281)SONIC91.  Full tra...

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  Episode 6: Flying and Shooting

  Released 09.24.12

  In Episode 6, the hosts explore music in the flying-shooter category.  They present classic tracks from Technosoft, Konami, Hudson Soft and more.  Full track listing below.

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  Episode 5: Square

  Released 09.24.12

  In this episode, Brent and Rob present music from the company Square (and Squaresoft).  The hosts discuss the music as well as the genre of Role-Playing Games.  Full track listing below.

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  Episode 4: Junko Tamiya

  Released 09.24.12

  In this episode of The Legacy Music Hour, Brent and Rob present a composer focus on Junko Tamiya. They explore her music across several games and analyze her style (and various styles).  NOTE: Harumi Fujita composed Area 1 from Bionic Commando for the arc...

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  Episode 3: Experimental Music

  Released 09.24.12

  In this episode of The Legacy Music Hour, Brent and Rob present 16-bit and 8-bit "experimental" video game music.  They picked tracks which they found to be either unusual or progressive or both when listened to in the context of music for video games.  F...

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  Episode 2: Racing Games

  Released 09.24.12

  In this episode of The Legacy Music Hour, Brent and Rob discuss their new theme song as well as address some issues from Episode 1.  The theme of Episode 2 is Racing Games and the hosts present excellent tracks, making interesting discoveries along the wa...

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  Episode 1: Theme Song

  Released 09.24.12

  The first episode of The Legacy Music Hour is up!  In this installment, Brent and Rob search for a theme song for the show.  Full track listing below.