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165 - It's Wild Arms, Pardner!

We last celebrated the beloved Wild Arms series in 2022's episode 93, where we paired its Western stylings with Shadow Hearts, in honor of the then-new Armed Fantasia/Penny Blood Kickstarter. Now, almost exactly three years later, we are talking exclusively about Wild Arms. This series of RPGs from Media.Vision and Sony featured a distinctive Wild West flair, with exciting soundtracks to boot. While there sadly have been no new games in the series since 2007's Wild Arms XF (unless you count Wild Arms: Million Memories and its less-than-two-year mobile game lifespan, which we aren't!), we still have five main games, a remake, and a tactical spinoff packed with memorable music, almost all of which feature on today's show. Saddle up pal, it's Wild ARrms! Featuring: Mike Salbato, Audra Bowling, Matt Wardell, Wes Iliff; Edited by Mike Salbato Links for this episode Andrew W.K. - Gundam Rock (YouTube)TracklistThe Warmth of a Desert Morning Stirs My Heart0:13:35 - A Person's Warmth (Michiko Naruke) - Wild Arms 30:16:33 - The Shaman Princess' Feelings (Michiko Naruke) - Wild ARMs The Remnants of Determined Relaxation0:33:52 - A Town Where the West Wind Blows (Michiko Naruke) - Wild ARMs 2 0:34:55 - Courage (Michiko Naruke) - Wild Arms Alter Code: F The Whistle of Memory - Blazing Suns0:56:02 - ‌Migratory Birds-Scoundrels (Michiko Naruke) - Wild Arms 30:59:35 - When the Heart Ignites (Noriyasu Agematsu) - Wild Arms 5 A Voice in the Desert Calls to Me1:21:05 - ‌as time goes by ~We Won't Forget~ (Michiko Naruke, vocals by Franki Love) - Wild Arms 41:25:05 - Because You Are Here Looking Up at the Sky (Opening Theme) (Michiko Naruke, vocals by Kaori Aso) - Wild Arms 41:44:14 - Wes' Bonus Track! Album links for places to buy, stream, and more are available in our post on RPGFan.Get in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: music@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomBluesky: @rpgfan.bsky.socialInstagram: @rpgfancomThreads: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancom

1 h y 45 min
18 AGO

164 - Sean Schafianski: The Sequel

It's been almost exactly 11 years to the day since we last welcomed video game arranger, producer, and saxophonist Sean Schafianski onto Rhythm Encounter, so it's long past time we had him on again! With a string of excellent new arrangement albums throughout last year and this year, there's so much to talk about. From his work on Jazz Arrange Version: Chrono Cross to a 3 "disc" full remaster arrangement of Final Fantasy VI and so much more that even two hours only covered so much of it! But it was a great conversation with music you don't want to miss. Be sure to check below for links on where you can listen to more of Sean's work as well. Featuring: Mike Salbato, Patrick Gann, Sean Schafianski; Edited by Jono Logan Links Rhythm Encounter 19 - Schmoozin' with Schafianski | RPGFanSnarky Puppy - Lingus (We Like It Here)Sean's WebsiteSean on BandcampTracklistClowns, Gods, and Bird Folk0:12:36 - Dancing Mad (comp. Nobuo Uematsu) - Remastered Soundtrack: Final Fantasy VI, Disc 30:16:15 - Island (comp. Yoshino Aoki) - Letters from Wyndia: Music from Breath of Fire III Time & Space0:45:13 - Primitive Mountain (comp. Nobuo Uematsu) - Remastered Tracks: Chrono Trigger0:47:20 - Fields of Time (Home) (comp. Yasunori Mitsuda) - Jazz Arrange Version: Chrono Cross Storm Clouds1:09:16 - Matataki Village (comp. Tomohito Nishiura) - Remastered Tracks: Dark Cloud1:10:58 - Distant Thunder (from Secret of Mana) (comp. Hiroki Kikuta) - Remembrance: A Game Music Tribute1:48:09 - Sean's Bonus Track! Album links for places to buy, stream, and more are available in our post on RPGFan. Get in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: music@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomBluesky: @rpgfan.bsky.socialInstagram: @rpgfancomThreads: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancom

1 h y 53 min
4 AGO

163 - Princes, Expeditions, Dating, the 1980s, and More

Call it spring, some spring and some summer, or the most accurate but boring moniker, "Q2 2025," but the second quarter of this year saw the release of some VERY musically important titles in RPGFan's coverage. While Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 looms over everything in the RPG space for this time period, there were many notable other releases that also deserve your time, from RPGs to adventure games and visual novels. Oh, and classic RPG fans, just for the record, Mike would have included a song in honor of the overdue release of the Super Mario RPG (Remake + SNES) OST if he hadn't featured that game in our prior episode! As usual, we also have a longer list below of the many albums and releases we considered for this episode, so don't miss it! Featuring: Mike Salbato, Hilary Andreff; Edited by Mike Salbato Links for this episode Rose Betts' WebsiteMedieval Lofi on BandcampThe 8-Bit Big Band - "Orchestrator Emulator" Album (YouTube) Tracklist0:07:51 - The 80s Called (Thomas Regin) - Old Skies0:13:23 - Encounter Elite! (Narcis Version) (Eric W. Brown) - Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker0:19:05 - Ever Higher (Toby Fox) - Deltarune Chapters 3+40:24:14 - Theme from Capriccio Infernal (John Michael Tatum) - Date Everything0:32:46 - Éveil (Lorien Testard) - Clair Obscur: Expedition 330:40:09 - Under the Black Bridge (Trigg & Gusset) - Blue Prince Album links for places to buy, stream, and more are available in our post on RPGFan. Get in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: music@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomBluesky: @rpgfan.bsky.socialInstagram: @rpgfancomThreads: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancom

59 min
20 JUL

162 - A Very Nintendo Summer

The Switch 2 is here! Is what we would have opened with had this episode gone up on time. Still, Nintendo's latest is the newest console on the market and it's doing pretty well, so we gathered up some fans of Nintendo music for this one. To try something new and to celebrate a wider range of Nintendo music history, each panelist was allowed to choose one non-RPG song, which resulted in a great episode of both expected and unexpected musical choices. Even branching out like this barely scratches the surface of Nintendo's long music history, but we gotta start somewhere! If you're still reading this, we both know there's only one way to kick this off: Let's-a-go! Featuring: Mike Salbato, Gio Castillo, Matt Wardell, Tom Cox; Edited by Mike Salbato TracklistBlock of Affection0:27:38 - ‌Because I Love You (Keiichi Suzuki, arranged by Kenji Kondo) - Mother 1+20:31:01 - Caring (Kazuki Komai) - Fire Emblem Engage Giants and Monsters0:47:24 - ‌Yellow Giant (2023 Remaster) (Tatsuhiko Asano) - Doshin the Giant0:49:54 - Ecruteak City (Go Ichinose) - Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver Butter Galaxy1:16:46 - ‌Gusty Garden Galaxy (Mahito Yakota) - Super Mario Galaxy1:19:10 - Butter Building (Tomoya Tomita, Jun Ishikawa, Hirokazu Ando) - Kirby's Epic Yarn From the Stars1:38:08 - ‌Title (Kenji Yamamoto) - Metroid Prime1:40:16 - Fight Against Smithy (Yoko Shimomura) - Super Mario RPG (Remake)2:09:40 - Tom's Bonus Track! Album links for places to buy, stream, and more are available in our post on RPGFan. Get in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: music@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomBluesky: @rpgfan.bsky.socialInstagram: @rpgfancomThreads: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancom

2 h y 13 min
7 JUL

161 - Mobile RPG Music Medley

Say what you want about your average mobile game, but there are a growing number of great RPGs you can play on your phone. Sure, some have hostile gacha mechanics, and many of the best get shut down eventually, but the care, budget, attention, and talent that goes into some mobile RPG soundtracks is no less than their console or PC brethren. In some cases, it's even tragic (or tragedic...) that we may only have a collection of music to remember some games by. So join us today as we cover a bunch of music for games that rarely, if ever, make their way into typical episodes of Rhythm Encounter! (Please note this episode was recorded far in advance of publication, so the notes about recent episodes of our other podcasts are outdated, but you should listen to them anyway!) Featuring: Mike Salbato, Patrick Gann, Audra Bowling, Pete Leavitt; Edited by Jono Logan Links for this episode Smoke Signals at Sea transcribed by k l e i a クレイア: YouTubeSarah Brightman Interview on Love and Deepspace: YouTubeTracklistWhat's in a Name, Anyway?0:09:54 - ‌Smoke Signals at Sea (Yasunori Nishiki) - Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent OST vol.20:13:20 - Tragedic Paramours (Shunsuke Tsuchiya) - Another Eden OST 2 Boisterous Relaxation0:30:30 - The story so far (Shuhei Naruse, perf. Chisato Akita) - The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - Northern War0:34:44 - Jinzhou (maybe jixwang) - Wuthering Waves Heartbreak Block0:51:50 - Smooth White (Takeharu Ishimoto, Devin Kinoshita) - Final Fantasy Record Keeper OST Vol. 50:56:08 - ‌Entrance: Celestial Fulcrum (Kenji Ito, arr. Kohei Tanaka, perf. Ayano Nonomura) - Romancing SaGa Re;univerSe Flow and Deepspace1:12:47 - Whence the Flow Cometh / Springvale I (Yu-Peng Chen) - Genshin Impact1:14:12 - ‌Love and Deepspace (Sarah Brightman) - Love and Deepspace1:39:23 - Pete's Bonus Track! Album links for places to buy, stream, and more are available in our post on RPGFan. Get in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: music@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomBluesky: @rpgfan.bsky.socialInstagram: @rpgfancomThreads: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancom

1 h y 44 min
23 JUN

160 - Foliage Ocean: The Second Story

It's been nearly nine years since we published our first episode about RPG forest music, so it is high time we revisited the topic! Forest music comes in several varieties, from contemplative to mysterious, upbeat to foreboding, and many more. Today's long-awaited episode covers RPG music with a real range, both in terms of styles but also in that the games span many years, between 1995 and 2022! Give it a listen and let us know what some of your favorite forest music is. Also, an important note to our listeners: We apologize for the delay in publishing this episode! We have recently been short staffed in the audio editing department. So while we have continued to record Rhythm Encounter episodes during this unplanned hiatus, it has taken longer than planned to edit them. We are hoping to be back on our regular bi-weekly schedule starting here, though! We appreciate your patience, and hey, if you or anyone you know would want to help us with editing our podcasts, let us know! And thank you to Jono Logan for stepping in to edit! Featuring: Mike Salbato, Hilary Andreff, Gio Castillo, Audra Bowling; Edited by Jono Logan Links for this episode Rhythm Encounter 37 – Foliage Ocean in St. LouisHylics 2 OST on BandcampTracklistArboreal Aspirations0:09:04 - ‌In the Deep Woods (ConcernedApe) - Stardew Valley0:11:08 - ‌As I Feel, You Feel (Nobuo Uematsu) - Final Fantasy V: Dear Friends Bacon & Eggs0:33:03 - ‌Starting Over (Naoshi Mizuta, perf. by Joelle) - Final Fantasy XIII-20:38:20 - ‌Secret of Forest (Yasunori Mitsuda, arr. by Guido - Hiroshi Hata and Kalta Ohtsuki) - Chrono Trigger: The Brink of Time Great Silence1:04:50 - ‌Silence of the Forest (Revo) - Bravely Default1:09:15 - Dungeon1 The Great Forest (Takashi Tsuzuki and Seitaro Tsuzuki) - Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising Devilish Visitors1:22:26 - ‌A Visitor in the Forest (Marika Suzuki) - Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin1:24:18 - ‌Devil Forest (Hiroyuki Yanada) - Last Bible III1:45:11 - Audra's Bonus Track! Album links for places to buy, stream, and more are available in our post on RPGFan. Get in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: music@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomBluesky: @rpgfan.bsky.socialInstagram: @rpgfancomThreads: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancom

1 h y 47 min
28 ABR

159 - Press Start Again: More RPG Title Screen Music

RPG title screens bear a heavy burden. They're one of the first things we see in a game, making them one of the best places to leave a strong first impression. And often, a key component of that is the music. Several years ago, we highlighted eight standout title screen tracks in episode 71, and today, with a new panel, we're highlighting eight more! Come in and enjoy the music of several games you may know and some you likely don't. Welcome Matt to his first episode, and learn why there's an Elvis song in our links below, in this jam-packed episode of, well, jams! As a side note, this episode's publish date was moved back, so some of the info near the end about Random Encounter and Retro Encounter's schedule is accurate, if behind where the shows currently are. Featuring: Mike Salbato, Gio Castillo, Tin Manuel, Matt Wardell; Edited by Mike Salbato Links for this episode Rhythm Encounter 61 - A Very Yoko Shimomura JanuaryRhythm Encounter 71 - Press Start: Title Screen MusicSquare Enix: KINGDOM HEARTS: Memories of Dearly Beloved with Yoko ShimomuraYouTube: Elvis Presley - Unchained Melody (live)YouTube: Community Pom: Ending ThemeTracklistPeaceful Beginnings0:11:20 - ‌Somnus (Instrumental Version) (Yoko Shimomura) - Final Fantasy XV0:13:46 - Dearly Beloved -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version- (Yoko Shimomura) - Kingdom Hearts III Cheerful Beginnings0:32:30 - ‌Solramimi (Kazuki Yanagawa) - Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout0:34:27 - Title (Hideki Tobeta) - Community Pom Emotional Beginnings0:56:01 - Dragon Age: Origins (Inon Zur) - Dragon Age: Origins0:58:46 - ‌Off-Seer (Yasunori Mitsuda) - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 There's-no-time-for-backup Beginnings1:20:49 - Metropolitan Edge (Akira Yamaoka) - The 25th Ward: The Silver Case1:23:47 - Invitation to the Overworld‌ (Yukihide Takekawa) - Soul Blazer1:53:10 - Matt's Bonus Track! Album links for places to buy, stream, and more are available in our post on RPGFan. Get in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: music@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomBluesky: @rpgfan.bsky.socialInstagram: @rpgfancomThreads: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancom

1 h y 56 min
31 MAR

158 - Winter 2025: Pirates, Urban Myths, Magnolias, and More

Continuing our new run of quarterly new music updates is our first episode for 2025, and it's a truly notable start. We have a range of new music today, from well composed soundtracks that play homage to earlier console generations to new projects from popular Minecraft composer C418. We also continue to take our definition of music from a certain timeframe liberally and even have music for a game that doesn't exist (anymore). May these episodes help you learn more about new game music releases, and we'll be ready for more next quarter! Featuring: Mike Salbato, Hilary Andreff; Edited by Mike Salbato Links for this episode Extremely OK Games: Final Earthblade UpdateTracklist0:04:58 - ‌Batten Down the Hatches (Winifred Phillips) - Flint: Treasure of Oblivion0:12:08 - Child of the Earth (Lena Raine) - Earthblade ~ Across the Bounds of Fate0:23:28 - ‌Acoustic: Main Theme of FFVII - Battle Edit (Nobuo Uematsu, arr. Takaaki Nakagawa) - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Acoustic Arrangements0:34:00 - A Different Sun (Amos Roddy) - Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector0:43:22 - Truth (Ada-P) - Urban Myth Dissolution Center0:52:08 - Main theme (Mili feat. Cassie Wei) - ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist1:09:02 - Hilary's Bonus Track! Album links for places to buy, stream, and more are available in our post on RPGFan. Get in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: music@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomBluesky: @rpgfan.bsky.socialInstagram: @rpgfancomThreads: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancom

1 h y 13 min

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