104: LIVE - 25/09/20 - Discord Special! (feat. Jammin' Sam Miller) [Weekly VGM Radio & Podcast]

The Sound Test

Besides a mic-levels blunder at the very beginning, this is one of my favourite Sound Test broadcasts ever.
Within, we celebrate incredible video game music largely brought to the table by my Discord members. Across the course of this episode, you'll hear how many of my regular listeners came to love VGM and the tunes that started their passion. Of course, I've got a Top 5 of my own formative choices, alongside new rounds of Quickfire News and the SFX Showdown.
Particularly special this week is a LIVE call-in interview from Jammin' Sam Miller; the man behind a string of impressive Donkey Kong Country restorations. We discuss his history with the franchise and music, dig a little into his restoration process and even hear about his composing work for an adaptation of War of the Worlds!
In the VGM SongFight battle, we discover that - just like an oft-ridiculed spin-off - Mario is Missing! And it's up to you if Rosalina can track him down or not for next week. Until then, I hope you enjoy this extra-stuffed playlist of VGM goodness and thank you to everyone who contributed choices!
This week's playlist:
Title – Hiroshige Tonomura [DuckTales]

Staff Roll – Rainbowdragoneyes [The Messenger]

Ice Cap Zone 2 – Brad Buxer [Sonic the Hedgehog 3]

Carrera Rapida – Apollo 440 [Rapid Racer]
This Life – Slumpussy [Grand Theft Auto]

Stickerbrush Symphony – Jammin’ Sam Miller (originally composed by David Wise) [Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest]

Nuts & Bolts – Jammin’ Sam Miller (originally composed by Eveline Novakovic) [Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble!]

Treasure Trove Cove (Smash Remix) – Originally composed by Grant Kirkhope [Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]

Death by Glamour – Toby Fox [Undertale]

Rainbow Road – Kenta Nagata [Mario Kart 64]

Rainbow Road – Soyo Oka [Super Mario Kart]

Stealthy Steps – Yuzo Koshiro [Streets of Rage]

(Jibberish Jungle) Danger Ahead + The Darktoon Chase – Christophe Heral [Rayman Origins]

Snide’s HQ – Grant Kirkhope [Donkey Kong 64]

Page One (Menu Theme) [RESTORED] – Motoi Sakuraba [Golden Sun]

Breezy – Nobuo Uematsu [Final Fantasy VIII]

Safety in the Sanctuary – Koji Kondo [The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]

Palace Theme – Akito Nakatsuka [Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]

Title – Jun Funahashi [Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]

Title – Ben Daglish [Dark Fusion]

Midnight Ride – Midnight Riders [Left 4 Dead 2]

Rip & Tear – Mick Gordon [DOOM]

C.H.A.D.’s Broken Wind (Ch 2 Dark World) – Danny Baranowsky [Super Meat Boy]

Simple & Clean (PLANITb Remix) – Hikaru Utada and Russell McNamara [Kingdom Hearts]

Opening – Shogo Sakai [Super Smash Bros. Melee]

Bowser – Hironobu Yahata and/or Shinya Outouge [Mario Party 6]

Clash! Gourmet Race - Pumpkin Grand – Jun Ishikawa [Kirby Super Star]

Forest Interlude – David Wise [Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest]

Boss Battle – Koji Kondo [Super Mario World]

Buoy Base Galaxy – Koji Kondo and/or Mahito Yokota [Super Mario Galaxy]
Overworld – Koji Kondo [Super Mario Bros.]

MAIN THEME:
Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo & Yasuake Iwata - World 8 [Super Mario 3D World]
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