[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E90: Turning 50 – The B-Sides (feat. Hugues)”

Today’s broadcast is C1E90 for Theme Thursday, November 21st  2024. Today’s Broadcast is part 2 of a 2 part series on music from 100 of Hugues' favorite games as a part of his "farewell tour" to podcasting – 50 apiece for the occasion of his upcoming 50th birthday – curated, produced, and hosted by Hugues himself - on a program we're calling "Turning 50 – The B-Sides" 

 

Tracklist! 

  

Track# / Track / Game / System / Composer(s) / Timestamp 

  

A1) Earcatcher - 00:00:00 

  

A2) Intro - 00:01:35 

  

01) Overworld - Legend of Zelda - NES - Koji Kondo - 00:03:37 

  

02) Forest of Elrond - Wizards and Warriors - NES - David Wise - 00:04:19 

  

03) Swimming - Alex Kidd in Miracle World - Master System - 00:05:40 

  

04) Track 2-3 - Super Mario Bros - NES - Koji Kondo - 00:08:10 

  

05) Chill - Dr. Mario - NES - Koji Kondo - 00:08:10 

  

06) Town - Phantasy Star - Master System - Tokuhiko Uwabo - 00:12:30 

  

07) Passing Breeze - Outrun - Arcade - Hiroshi Kawaguchi - 00:13:50 

  

08) Theme - Space Harrier - Arcade - Hiroshi Kawaguchi - 00:19:30 

  

09) Green Hill Zone - Sonic the Hedgehog - Genesis - Masato Nakamura - 00:27:00 

  

10) Field of Gale - Ys V - Super Famicom - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Atsushi Shirakawa) - 00:29:19 

  

11) Library of Ancients - Final Fantasy V - Super Famicom - Nobuo Uematsu - 00:32:23 

  

12) Behind the Circuit - Phantasy Star IV - Genesis - Izuho Takeuchi and/or Masaki Nakagaki - 00:34:53 

  

13) Tenth Street - Shadownrun - SNES - Marshall Parker - 00:37:15 

  

14) Wilderness - Golden Axe - Genesis - Tōru Nakabayashi - 00:41:10 

  

15) Vega’s Theme - Street Fighter II - Arcade - Yoko Shimomura - 00:46:07 

  

16) In the Bar - Streets of Rage 2 - Genesis - Yuzo Koshiro and/or Motohiro Kawashima - 00:48:42 

  

17) China Town - Revenge of Shinobi - Genesis - Yuzo Koshiro - 00:50:03 

  

18) Onett - Earthbound - SNES - Keiichi Suzuki and/or Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka - 00:52:40 

  

19) Kakariko Village - LoZ: Link to the Past - SNES - Koji Kondo - 00:53:51 

  

20) Town - Legend of Heroes - TG16 - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Meiko Ishikawa) - 00:55:53 

  

21) Track 8 - Dungeon Explorer II - TG16 - Tsukasak Masuko - 01:00:02 

  

22) Track 3 - Splash Lake - TG16 - T’s Music - 01:01:59 

  

23) Celceta: The Sea of Trees - Ys IV - PC Engine - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Atsushi Shirakawa) - 01:05:01 

  

24) Vampire Killer - Castlevania: Rondo of Blood - PC Engine - Akira Sōji, Keizō Nakamura, Tomoko Sano, and/or Mikio Saitou - 01:06:59 

  

25) Collision Chaos (Present) - Sonic CD (N/A) - Sega CD - Spencer Nilsen, David Young, Mark Crew and/or Pastiche - 01:08:35 

  

26) Ending - Popful Mail - Sega CD - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Atsushi Shirakawa) - 01:10:14 

  

27) DK’s Island Theme - Donkey Kong 64 - N64 - Grant Kirkhope - 01:12:10 

  

28) Frontier Village Dali - Final Fantasy IX - PS1 - Nobuo Uematsu - 01:15:56 

  

29) Safe in Beregost - Baldur’s Gate - PC - John Winski - 01:18:16 

  

30) Stone Tower Temple - LoZ: Majora’s Mask - N64 - Koji Kondo - 01:19:37 

  

31) Cosmo Canyon - Final Fantasy VII - PS1 - Nobuo Uematsu - 01:21:29 

  

32) Crossing3084 - Phantasy Star Online - Dreamcast - Hideaki Kobayash and/or Fumie Kumatani - 01:24:59 

  

33) Area 1: Mother Nature - Dig Dug Arrangement - Arcade - c: Yuriko Keino / a: Unknown - 01:28:59 

  

34) Not Mega… - Retro City Rampage - Vita - Jake Kaufman - 01:31:02 

  

35) Commercial City of Liligue ~ Pretense of Prosperity - Grandia II - PS2 - Noriyuki Iwadare - 01:32:51 

  

36) The Byway of Departure - Trails in the Sky - PSP - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Wataru Ishibashi) - 01:35:34 

  

37) Lonely Rolling Star - Katamari Damacy - PS2 - Yoshihito Yano - 01:37:35 

  

38) Comic Klepto - Bully - PS2 - Shawn Lee - 01:43:14 

  

39) Traces of D - Trails to Azure - PSP - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Saki Momiyama) - 01:45:54 

  

40) Beautiful Morning - Danganronpa 2 - PSP - Masafumi Takada - 01:47:55 

  

41) Lanayru Mining Facility - LoZ: Skyward Sword - Wii - Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, Mahito Yokota, Takeshi Hama, Kōji Kondō - 01:50:51 

  

42) The Island Left Behind - Legend of Nayuta - PSP - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Saki Momiyama) - 01:53:59 

  

43) Flower Fields - Kirby’s Epic Yarn - Wii - Tomoya Tomita - 01:56:19 

  

44) Anya by the Stars - To the Moon - PC - Ken Gao and/or Laura Shigihara - 01:59:48 

  

45) Genial and Balmy - Trails of Cold Steel III - PS4 - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Takahiro Unisuga) - 02:01:57 

  

46) AfroCuban-Taco Restaurant - Save the Date - PC - Francisco Cerda - 02:04:28 

 

47) Tokyo Daylight - Persona 5 - PS4 - Shōji Meguro - 02:07:55 

  

48) Hammerhead - Final Fantasy XV - Multiplatform - Yoko Shimomura - 02:09:54 

  

49) Gentle Tiny Sleep - Trails of Cold Steel IV - PS4 - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Hayato Sonoda) - 02:14:01 

  

50) Flamesgrace, Guiding Light - Octopath Traveler - Multiplatform - Yasunori Nishiki - 02:16:14 

 

Music Block Runtime: 02:16:46, Total Episode Runtime: 02:20:23 

 

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