Beeps Bops & Beats

Today's episode? BBB Crew Vocal Tracks Vol 2 - electric boogaloo. Some of this. Some of that. Good times. Soft times. Weird times. All coming out of the mouths of real people. Well, aside from the last one. Maybe? Join the BBB Discord @ https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8 Follow us on TikTok @ beepsbopsandbeats Or on BlueSky @ BeepsBopsAndBeats Click here for our YouTube channel with all of our playlist...

You didn't think we'd go all of October without a spooky soundtrack, did you? Thankfully Laura is here to carry us through the grotesque beauty of Silent Hill f . This 2025 psychological survival horror was developed by NeoBards Entertainment, published by Konami, written by Ryukishi07, and composed by Akira Yamaoka and Kensuke Inage. Within it is a powerful and captivating soundscape of both disc...

Today's episode has the fifth turtle, Joshua, bringing us back to 1992 with the SNES release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time. Developed and published by Konami, and music composed by Kazuhiko Uehara and Harumi Ueko. Times were the radest in the 90's and these tunes are the perfect pairing for it. Get some friends together, run around New York, the old west, prehistoric times, o...

Uh oh, it seems we've really put ourselves in another pickle... Listening to JRPG music from a game that none of us have played again. This time we're seeking out grand adventure with Skies of Arcadia , hosted by special guest Zack from the OverClocked ReMix Podcast . Developed by Overworks and published by Sega for the Dreamcast, composed by Yutaka Minobe and Tatsuyuki Maeda. Roam the skies in th...

In today's episode the group falls back into the good ol' days as we share our favorite classics with  SNES Celebration. With a whole slew of music from Donkey Kong Country, F-Zero, Sim City, Star Fox, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Jurassic Park, and more - There's a lot of composers and companies to thank for helping shape our collective childhoods on today's episode. As always, pull up a chair or jo...

Hey everyone! Welcome to a new format we're trying out. " bbb ", or " Baby b's " as we've been calling it. In between our normal bi-weekly releases we look to get in and drop bite sized episodes with a small sampling of three or four songs in it. And for our first outing we have a magical treat for you... The music of Flamecraft, a truly whimsical fantasy score set to the digital adaptation of the...

Welcome to the long lost world of JRPGs with Sony's offering, The Legend of Dragoon , hosted by special guest Melissa ( @ MissLissaDreams ) . Developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the original PlayStation, composed by SIE / Dennis Martin and Takeo Miratsu. We learn a lot about the deep lore of the game, what a dragoon is, the dragon campaign from 10,000 years ago, moon princes...

We hope you're fluent in Sploosh, as today Laura takes us swimming through the  Splatoon series  and all of its wild music and lore . Developed and published by Nintendo, and music composed by primarily by Toru Minegishi, Shiho Fujii. There's a lot to unpack, but the vibes are immaculate as in-game bands sing in a fictional language with all the passion and soul you'd expect from a world ravaged b...

You thought we were done, son?! Dancing Mad (from Final Fantasy VI) takes us back for one more dip into the game we covered last week . Developed and published by Square, and music composed by Nobuo Uematsu. Our episode today primarily focuses on breaking down the 4 movements of this 17+ minute song in all its organ glory. This time the 1994 SNES JRPG classic goes to church and progs hard as you b...

Uh oh, it's another episode with Random Encounters turned on! Joshua braves the hotseat as he puts his mettle to the test with Final Fantasy VI. Developed and published by Square, and music composed by Nobuo Uematsu - This 1994 SNES JRPG classic offers some of the best music and most mature storytelling of the 16-bit era. The question is how well can Joshua link those two together as he's tested o...

Laura brings to us a game where the world needs color and she's more than happy to oblige in de Blob 2, a 2011 puzzle platformer developed by Blue Tongue Entertainment and published by THQ. This funky groovetastic soundtrack builds as you play with a dynamic score complements of composer John Guscott and performed by The Bamboos. Come experience the perfect vibes to revolutionize yoots with while...

In today's episode the group increases their friendship ratings by discussing Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Released in 2024, developed and published by Square Enix (Creative Business Unit 1), this continuation from FF7 Remake is a turn based/action RPG is a reimagining of the 1997 classic that brought JRPGs to the West in a big way on the original PlayStation. Continuing right where the story left o...

So we're back with Axiom Verge 2! Today Joshua walks us through this 2021 metroidvania prequel. As with Axiom Verge previous covered here, this game was developed, published, and composed by Thomas Happ. A lot of the similarities end there though as there's a heavy divergence from the heavy synythetic chiptunes with a whole new sound from Happ as Joshua supplies trip hop beats, melodic world music...

SNES JRPG royalty comes barreling back to Beeps Bops and Beats as Chris brings us Secret of Mana, a 1994 action-RPG developed and published SquareSoft. Composed by Hiroki Kikuta, this beloved entry in the Mana series was the first to land in the US with its own moniker while enthralling a generation with the promise of high adventure. Ancient sorcerers, flying on dragons, finding legendary weapons...

Welcome to the World of BBB! Today we'll be joined by Professors Laura, Joshua, and Chris as we bring to you the Pokémon Power Hour! We cover a whole heaping of everyone's favorite Pokemon Company creatures while exploring the music from as far back as the original GameBoy releases all the way up to the most recent ooting with Pokopia on Switch 2! As varied as the creatures are, the music runs the...

Eager to bring more cyberpunk to the podcast, Chris is coming in today with 2016's waifu booze-em-up  VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action . Developed by Sukeban Games, published by Ysbryd Games, this indie hit is composed by Michael Kelly aka Garoad. In this dystopian visual novel you sling drinks as a bartender trying to make in a crazy world where talking corgis run companies, android pop s...

Link, wake up. You've been snoozing for a century! Laura bringing us Breath of the Wild despite it not having any music somehow? Really though, the soundtrack for this 2017 action-adventure game that developed and published by Nintendo was composed by Hajime Wakai, Yasuaki Iwata, and Manaka Kataoka. Somehow its ambient, yet threatening - but also melancholic and triumphant? Things are getting dice...

The perks of getting old is having a lifetime of gaming under your belt, and today the BBB crew leans hard into that during this Nostalgia Hour (+), sharing with each other beloved games, memories, and music from our collective childhoods. Some of us were Hylian adventurers or blue hedgehogs, others were farmers in remote mountain villages, rapping dogs, or purple dragons and eco terrorists... It...

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, wait, it's Laura bringing us Skyward Sword today while riding a massive loftwing in this 2011 action-adventure game, developed and published by Nintendo. Compositions by Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, Mahito Yokota, and Takeshi Hama. Continuing our journey through the 40th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series, we find ourselves way way up in the skies, but also way...

So what IS the Axiom Verge ? Today we found out as Joshua walks us through this 2015 indie homage to Metroid that leans heavily into the retro feel of the genre. Developed, published, and composed by Thomas Happ, this side scrolling action adventure game takes the scientist Trace through a foreign alien world ruled by technology while piecing together what happened to the world you woke up in, and...

What would games be if not for the characters that let you live there stories? Today we're putting our heads together and coming out with some of our favorite Character Themes across all manner of games, genres, and decades. Summoners, mole men, self-proclaimed badasses, space bounty hunters, devout murderers, and fish people about.  Join the BBB Discord @ https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8 Follow us o...

Today Chris is bringing the wub wubs with 2018's release  Tetris Effect . Developed by Monstars / Resonair / Stage Games, published by Enhance Games, directed by Tetsuya Mizuguchi, with compositions by Hydelic. Drop blocks, make lines, clear out the puzzle. We all know Tetris. Now add in some panache fueled by various electronica beats, entrancing visualizations to match the music, a desire for a...

In today's episode Joshua serves up his favorite su... tunes from Dave the Diver. This 2023 indie darling has a blend of action-adventure and management gameplay as you play as Dave exploring the depths of The Blue hole to catch fish to serve at his friend's sushi diner. Developed by Nexon, published by Minitrocket, and composed by D'Anthoni Wooten and Jukio Kallio, there's never been a better tim...

Hopefully you brought a change of clothes because this is our wettest episode yet as we share our favorite Water Music across the decades . We got some Mario music... and Mario music... And some not Mario music. Some dam turtles. A goddess love story. Deep fears of... well, the deep. Fear not though as after some rough seas we'll bring you back to port with beautiful lake music, and even a serenad...

Today's episode is a change-up as we play a game to celebrate storied composer Yoko Shimomura . With over 40 years of work in her portfolio, Chris puts Joshua and Laura to task as they try and connect the dots of which games come from which series. Ranging the gamut from Street Fighter to Kingdom Hearts, there's something in here for everyone. Give it a shot and let us know how you held up on toda...