Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast

bedroth & Shootkapow
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Bedroth and Shootkapow take a parent/kid road trip through the wide world of VGM. Songs can come directly from games, be covers or remixes, or even just be inspired by existing VGM, but they always follow one rule: everything must be very good music! Subscribe to us on YouTube | Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/vgmvgm VGMVGM art by Naomi Rubin! Support out her work at patreon.com/naomirubin and read her comics on moonsproutstation.com! Drawn Portraits by Carlos Leon-Roman. Check him out at Instagram.com/kf_carlito Pixelart by Ben "The Diad" Dishman. Check him out @TheDiad on Twitter!

  1. 11/10/2022

    Episode 75: All's Well That Ends Well

    Greetings, game music lovers. Welcome to the penultimate episode of Very Good Music. We've beaten the big bad boss, and now it's time for a cutscene, epilogue, or some other small detour before the credits roll. We're not always sure where this last step of our journey will take us, but we know we'll be accompanied by some Very Good Music! Thanks again to our listeners and supporters who recommended tracks for this episode on Discord and Twitter! As always, we appreciate our amazing patrons who supported us for so long, as well as the artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways: Discord: https://discord.gg/gfypDsuqFs Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm And you can find our other content in these places:  Shootkapow's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheYf62G3VoUQHNdwl18TdA Shootkapow on Flat: https://flat.io/@boothkb0607 The Movie Bar: https://anchor.fm/moviebar Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics! Tracklist: Because I Love You - Earthbound - Hirokazu Ando - SNES, 1994 - Nintendo Ending Theme (Hard Mode) - TMNT IV: Turtles in Time - Kazuhiko Uehara, Harumi Ueko - SNES, 1992 - Konami You're My Hero - Sonic 3d Blast - Jun Senoue - Sega Saturn, 1996 - Sega The Wake of Destruction - Mega Man X2 - Yuki Iwai - SNES, 1995 - Capcom Hall of Fame - Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver - Junichi Masuda, arr. Shota Kageyama - Nintendo DS, 2009 - Nintendo/Game Freak Wingding (Outro) - The Messenger: picnic Panic - Rainbowdragoneyes - Multiplatform, 2019 - Devolver Digital/Sabotage Studio Each to His Own World - Kirby's Return to Dream Land - Hirokazu Ando, Jun Ishikawa - Nintendo Wii, 2011 - Nintendo/HAL Laboratory Daybreak (Ending Theme) - Street Fighter Alpha 3 - Takayuki Iwai - Multiplatform, 1998 - Capcom Recommended by Lee Tyrell, writer, musician, podcaster (host of The Sound Test) and currently working on the Decent Land project. Find out more by visiting @decentdotland on Twitter. Lee's Medium Page: https://medium.com/@leetyrrell Ending (Olimar's Comeback) - Pikmin 3 Deluxe - Unknown Composer - Switch, 2020 - Nintendo Goodbye Geno - Super Mario RPG - Yoko Shimomura - SNES, 1996 - Nintendo/Square Blooper Reel: End Game (Sweet Little Dead Bunny) - Doom - Bobby Prince - MS-DOS, 1993 - id Software Special thanks to our Patrons: Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint "Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube SprintCade The Mysterious Nathan Artist Links: Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  2. 08/13/2022

    Episode 72-3: ProfJeff's Masters of VGM

    In June of 2022 (and stretching into July), over a dozen VGM podcasts came together to honor our favorite composers in what came to be called Masers of VGM.  Part 2 was originally intended to be a one-episode listener recap. Instead, it evolved into three parts of its own! In this third and final episode you're in for some Very Good Music as Bedroth and his guest discuss ProfJeff's Masters of VGM! Thanks as always to our amazing artists who made our show art and theme song. You can reach out to us one of these ways: Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm  You can also leave us a comment on Anchor or Spotify and while you're at it, please rate and review the show and subscribe and to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you! Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics! Track List: Red Hot Skull - Sonic Adventure - Jun Senoue - Sonic Team/Sega - Multi-Platform, 1998 Concept of Love (Concept of Passion Remix) - Ollie King - Hideki Naganuma - Amusement Vision/Sega - Arcade, 2004 Pink Sadism (Haruka's Theme) - Senran Kagura Estival Versus - Mutsumi Ishimura - Tamsoft/Marvelous - PS4/Vita, 2015 MUST DIE (Susano Theme) - BlazBlue: Central Fiction - Daisuke Ishiwatari (also recommended by listener Muddle MADness) - Arc System Works - Multi-Platform, 2015 Artist Links: Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  3. 07/06/2022 ·  Bonus

    Bonus Episode 11: VGMVGM Presents O Som do Cartucho's Masters of VGM!

    Greetings, Gamers! On this special bonus episode of Very Good Music, Bedroth is proud to present his VGM podcasting colleague Andre, host of the Brazilian O Som do Cartucho podcast! As one of only three international podcasts joining the event, and as the only podcast whose regular episodes have been released entirely in a language other than English, “Cartridge’s Sound” definitely lends a unique flavor to the proceedings. There was a bit of confusion at first as to whether this episode would be posted on the BGMania thread or the Very Good Music thread. However, since VGMVGM won’t be posting another regular episode for at least a couple weeks, and BGMania has a full slate of episodes for July, we opted to present it for you here. We hope you enjoy one of the final episodes in the inaugural Masters of VGM event! Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics! You can reach out to us one of these ways: Discord: https://discord.gg/gfypDsuqFs Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm  Check out O Som do Cartucho at https://www.osomdocartucho.com.br/ (website and podcast are in Portuguese) Check out the Masters of VGM at mastersofvgm.com or @MastersofVGM on Twitter! Track List: Funky Writer “Hangar” - Jesper Kyd - Sub-Terrania/Red Zone - Sega Genesis Stage 3 - Naoki Kodaka - Journey to Silius - NES Stage 4-1 “Gotham City Streets 2” & Stage 5 “In the Sky Over Gotham City” - Naoki Kodaka - Batman - Sega Genesis Across the Tube (Round 3) - Ayako Saso - Rolling Thunder 2 - Arcade Snow - Ayako Saso - Dirt Dash - Arcade Desert - Masashi Kageyama - Robot Construction R.C. - Sharp X68000 Good Night (True End) - Masashi Kageyama - Gimmick! - NES Special thanks to the Friends of the Show: ProfJeff "Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube Martyrus, host of the RE-VGM Podcast SprintCade Artist Links: Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

    Bonus Episode 11: VGMVGM Presents O Som do Cartucho's Masters of VGM!

  4. 06/18/2022

    Episode 70: Super Turbo Hyper Ultra VGM Robot Go!!!

    Episode 70: Super Turbo Hyper Ultra VGM Robot Go!!! Greetings, game music lovers! In this episode, This month, Bedroth is exploring an area of popular culture he's not all that familiar with - giant robots! He has asked his friends ProfJeff and Kung Fu Carlito, who are regular experts in the subject matter, to serve as his guides through this SUPER EXCITING corner of nerddom in search of some Very Good Music! Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways: Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm  You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you! Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics! Playlist: Metal Beat - Metal Masters - Game Boy/Atari ST/AmigaOS, 1990 - Composer: Alberto Jose Gonzalez Go! Vulkaiser! - Supercharged Robot Vulkaiser - PC, 2015 - Composer: SAK - Lyrics: Sakeo - Vocals: Yasubara Hataro Mazinkaiser - Super Robot Taisen Alpha - PS1, 2000 - Composer: Chumei Watanabe - Vocals: Ichiro Mizuki  Wings - Metallic Child - Switch/PC, 2021 - Composer: Kim Hyun Office - Ninja Warriors Once Again - Switch/PS4, 2019  - Composer: Hiroyuki Iwatsuki  Giant Beast - Stonefly - Multi-platfoform, 2021 - Composer: Natureboy Flako A Despair-filled Farewell - Shadow of the Colossus - PS Series, 2005 - Composer: Kow Otani  Boss Battle - Rocket Knight Adventures - Sega Genesis, 1993 - Composers: Masanori Oouchi, Aki Hata, Michiru Yamane, Masanori Adachi, and Hiroshi Kobayashi I Am Impact- Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon - Nintendo 64, 1997 - Composers: Shigeru Araki, Yusuke Kato, Saiko Miki, Yasumasa Kitagawa - Vocals:  Ichiro Mizuki  Inherit the Stars - Daemon X Machina - Switch/PC, 2019 - Composer: Akihiko Ishikawa I Take Hold - Risk System - Multi-platform, 2019 - Composer: Chris Ekins  Blooper Reel Tracks: Sunset - Tech Romancer - Arcade/Dreamcast, 1998 - Composer: Yuki Iwai Hot Wind! Fierce Wind! (Cybuster Theme) - Super Robot Wars OG Gaiden - PlayStation 2, 2007 - Composer: Shinichi Tanaka - Arranger: Ryo Yonemitsu Special thanks to our Patrons: Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube SprintCade "Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube Martyrus, host of the RE-VGM Podcast Artist Links: Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  5. 04/15/2022

    Episode 67: Pikuniku (with Flare and Luna)

    This week, Bedroth is joined by his two youngest daughters, Flare and Luna. The kids have been very excited to do their first podcast, and after a lot of back-and-forth, decided to talk about one of their favorite games to play together: Pikuniku. The game, released in 2019 by Devolver Digital and developed by French-British indie collective Sectordub, stars a strange, red, ovoid creature named Piku (whose orange counterpart, Niku, is the avatar for player 2), as he takes on the megalomaniacal Mr. Sunshine, who wants to strip the land of all its resources, which he will use to hatch an even more nefarious plot. The single-player mode is a puzzle-platforming adventure, while the two-player mode includes both a cooperative adventure and competitive mini-games. The clever, lighthearted soundtrack by Calum Boen (sometimes known simply as Bo En)perfectly complimentes the simple, childlike art style designed by Arnaud De Bock (also the game's creator) and the quirky, humorous story by Remi Forcadel. You can find Calum at https://www.youtube.com/user/calumbowen and http://bo-en.info/, and you can check out (and purchase!) the Pikuniku soundtrack at https://calumbowen.bandcamp.com/album/pikuniku-original-soundtrack. For more about the soundtrack, check out Kate Remington's interview with Calum on Music Respawn: http://www.respawnshow.com/home-1/2019/2/7/calum-bowens-funny-lighthearted-soundtrack-for-pikuniku Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways: Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm  You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you! Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics! Playlist: The Mountain Village Free Money! El Bunko King of the Dancefloor Run! Underground Friends Mother's Lullaby Don't Fall! The Sun Is Shining Everything's Gonna Be Okay Bonus Track: Enter The Mine Special thanks to our Patrons: Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint "Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube SprintCade The Mysterious Nathan Artist Links: Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  6. 03/19/2022

    Episode 66: Cuphead (With Lemon Boy)

    This week, Bedroth and Shootkapow are joined by Shootkapow's little brother, whose podcast personal is "Lemon Boy". Lemon Boy has made a couple of brief appearances before, but this time he is bringing his 10 favorite tracks from a game that has been taking up a lot of his attention: Cuphead! The 2017 indie sensation, developed and published by Studio MDHR, the company started by brothers Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, became famous for its unique visual aesthetic inspired by classic robber-hose animation style, as well as its high degree of difficulty. Also highly praised is the game's soundtrack, composed by Ontario jazz musician Kristofer Maddigan and performed by live jazz and big band musicians. If you enjoy this showcase of Very Good Music from Cuphead, you can reach out to us in any of these ways: Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm  You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you! Very Good Music is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics! Playlist: Don't Deal With the Devil Ruse of an Ooze Aviary Action Threatenin' Zeppelin The Mausoleum Botanic Panic Shootin n' Lootin Inkwell Isle Three Railroad Wrath Floral Fury Sugarland Shimmy Blooper Reel: Die House & All Bets Are Off Artist Links: Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy

  7. 01/31/2022 ·  Bonus

    2022 State of the Podcast

    An announcement about some things happening in our world and the world of the podcast. Background Music: Super Training! - Pokemon X & Y  -  Shota Kageyama Things Mentioned in the Show: The Movie Bar - https://anchor.fm/moviebar The Literate Pixel - https://anchor.fm/literatepixelpodcast VGM Journey - https://anchor.fm/vgmjourney BGMania - https://rpgera.com/blog/category/podcasts/bgmania/ Talk to Us: https://twitter.com/vgmpod https://twitter.com/shootkapow Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6r-B1UHRbvZ5tcEGQHvrCg

  8. 12/25/2021 ·  Bonus

    Christmas 2021 Announcement

    Hi everyone! No episode this week. Just a great piece of winter music by Grant Kirkhope from 1998's Banjo-Kazooie, remixed and remastered for Grant's 2021 album Re-Jiggyed! And a brief announcement. Merry Christmas to you and yours. And if you don't celebrate Christmas, or don't celebrate it today, then happy December 25th! Love, Bedroth (@VGMPod) and Shootkapow (@shootkapow)

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Bedroth and Shootkapow take a parent/kid road trip through the wide world of VGM. Songs can come directly from games, be covers or remixes, or even just be inspired by existing VGM, but they always follow one rule: everything must be very good music! Subscribe to us on YouTube | Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/vgmvgm VGMVGM art by Naomi Rubin! Support out her work at patreon.com/naomirubin and read her comics on moonsproutstation.com! Drawn Portraits by Carlos Leon-Roman. Check him out at Instagram.com/kf_carlito Pixelart by Ben "The Diad" Dishman. Check him out @TheDiad on Twitter!

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