BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast

This week on A Musical Review, we take a look at Ghost of Tsushima, recently reviewed over at https://leveldowngames.com by Bryan. Email the show at bgmania@leveldowngames.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Please consider supporting the show by using our Amazon Affiliate link when shopping online! EPISODE PLAYLIST The Way of...

Episode #163 of BGMania. This week on the podcast, Bryan debuts the new concept for the end-of-the-month episodes, something we're dubbing... The Monthly Mash. Find out what it is (spoiler: it's still an eclectic mix!) and keep those requests rolling in. Enjoy the show! Please send all track requests for future episodes, feedback, comments, questions, and concerns to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The...

Episode #162 of BGMania. This week on the podcast, Bryan is joined by special guest Kyle from The MediaFiles as they discuss and reminisce on early educational games. Enjoy the show! Please send all track requests for future episodes, feedback, comments, questions, and concerns to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows: Title Screen (The Oregon Trail) [1985] Ern...

Episode #161 of BGMania. This week on the podcast, Bryan is joined by special guest Sean from the Level Down Games Podcast, and they reminisce on some great tabletop classics while playing music from games inspired by those adventures. Enjoy the show! Please send all track requests for future episodes, feedback, comments, questions, and concerns to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for toda...

Episode #160 of BGMania. This week on the podcast, Bryan is joined by special guest Jessica from leveldowngames.com to discuss and remember the life and compositions of Michio Kinugasa, who unfortunately passed away last week. Today's episode also marks the debut of our new format, so please reach out and let us know what you think! Enjoy the show! Please send all track requests for future episode...

Episode #159 of BGMania. Inspired by last week's show, we wanted to take another trip into the retro side of video game music and appreciate what the Game Boy was able to do. We've got some of the best of the best in the episode this week. Enjoy the show! Please send all track requests for future episodes, feedback, comments, questions, and concerns to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for...

Episode #158 of BGMania. It's been five years since the passing of Satoru Iwata. This week on the podcast, we're presenting a different and special episode. Enjoy the show! Please send all track requests for future episodes, feedback, comments, questions, and concerns to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows: Title Screen (Pinball) [1984] Race Theme 2 (Mach Rid...

Bonus Episode #23 of BGMania. Three more years of putting up with Frank! We've got an extra special bonus episode lined up for everyone. Enjoy the show! Please send all track requests for future episodes, feedback, comments, questions, and concerns to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows: Spiny Desert (Mario Party 3) [2000] Knight's Charge (The Elder Scrolls I...

Episode #157 of BGMania. This is a special episode. To commemorate Level Down Games successfully being around for four years now, Jessica had the idea for the guys to do a Questions and Answers episode. It just so happened to also coincide with the highly anticipated release of The Last of Us, Part II... so we're combining everything together! Enjoy the show! Please send all track requests for fut...

Episode #156 of BGMania. 2020 sucks. Leaving the house, especially to go on a nice vacation, is next to impossible right now. So, let's go on a gaming adventure through music inspired by that tropical island feeling. Enjoy the show! Please send all track requests for future episodes, feedback, comments, questions, and concerns to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s episode is as f...

Episode #155 of BGMania. Half the year is gone. I guess that's a blessing since 2020 has absolutely sucked, but normally, I'd be telling time to slow the heck down! Enjoy the show! Please send all track requests for future episodes, feedback, comments, questions, and concerns to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows: Main Theme (The Outer Wilds) [2019] Oishii T...

Episode #154 of BGMania. We all need to pause from the craziness of the world right now, and what better way to do so than by listening to some nice, wholesome pause music. Enjoy the show! Current Giveaway Offer: At 20 new reviews across all four of our podcasts, we're buying someone random lunch. At 40 new reviews, we're also giving away a $20 Amazon Giftcard. Please send all track requests for f...

Episode #153 of BGMania. Man oh man this is going to be a goodie. Bryan and Frank sit down to discuss and enjoy the newly released game and soundtrack, Shantae and the Seven Sirens. Enjoy the show! Please send all track requests for future episodes, feedback, comments, questions, and concerns to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows: Rise and Shine, Shantae &am...

Episode #152 of BGMania. One of our favorite things to do here occurs every three months when we get to talk about nothing but one particular composer and hear the evolution of their sound from their earliest works to their latest. This month, we're focusing on a man known for the Kirby franchise, Jun Ishikawa. Enjoy the show! Please send all track requests for future episodes, feedback, comments,...

Episode #151 of BGMania. Wake up, wake up, wake up, it's the end of the month! I'm fairly certain I've used that dumb joke before, but as Frank always says... actually, he never has good advice. Enjoy an eclectic mix of music picked by the usual suspects of Bryan, Frank, Jessica, and you, the listener! Enjoy the show! Please send all track requests for future episodes, feedback, comments, question...

Episode #150 of BGMania. We continue to be blown away by so many things with each new episode of this show that we produce. Thank you all so much for continuing to listen to two dudes make fun of one another while having a good time and listening to great music every single week. To celebrate this week, we're joined by both Dan and Jessica from Level Down Games on a slightly extended episode as th...

Episode #149 of BGMania. Another classic beat-em-up franchise returns with a killer soundtrack, as was expected! Bryan and Frank equip their baseball bats and metal pipes and hit the mean streets of Wood Oak City to explore the excellent tunes found in Streets of Rage 4. Enjoy the show! Please send all track requests for future episodes, feedback, comments, questions, and concerns to bgmania@level...

Episode #148 of BGMania. Are you ready for some Nihon Falcom excellence? This week on the podcast, Bryan and Frank rave about the amazing soundtrack to Sorcerian that doesn't get enough recognition. The game released originally in 1987, but the arrangements of the tracks we'll be playing today come from the remastered Sorcerian Forever album, which released in 1996. Enjoy the show! Please send all...

Episode #147 of BGMania. Another month in the chapter of 2020 has come and gone, and now we look toward May to see what unfortunate the world could cook up for us next month. In the meantime, listen to Bryan and Frank gush over Final Fantasy VII Remake and other great games on another installment of Radio Hour. Enjoy the show! Please send all track requests for future episodes, feedback, comments,...

Episode #146 of BGMania. Last summer, Bryan and Frank explored the initial games in the Mario Kart franchise, spanning from Super Mario Kart on the SNES through Double Dash on the GameCube. This week on the podcast, the duo continues their dive into this IP by starting with Mario Kart DS, and going through last year's mobile release, Mario Kart Tour. Enjoy the show! Please send all track requests...

Episode #145 of BGMania. Spring is generally a time when many enjoy going out on the lake and catching some fish. Thanks to current events, going outside is a bit of a pain, but thankfully, there's plenty of fishing video games to cure our appetite! This week on the show, Bryan and Frank listen to some nice relaxing fishing themes, with a few rocking tracks sprinkled in for fun. Enjoy the show! Pl...

Episode #144 of BGMania. An idea the guys have been discussing for years, this week on the podcast, Bryan and Frank explore music found within games that never released outside of Japan. Enjoy the show! Please send all track requests for future episodes, feedback, comments, questions, and concerns to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows: Embarrassment Murder S...

Episode #143 of BGMania. Undeniably one of the most beautiful soundtracks to release in 2020 thus far, Ori and the Will of the Wisps possess an almost magical quality and composer Gareth Coker upped the ante on his previous work with this one. Enjoy the show! Please send all track requests for future episodes, feedback, comments, questions, and concerns to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist...

Episode #142 of BGMania. Another month coming to a close, and the world is currently in shambles. We try and have a good time even with all the things going on with a special block of music in the middle of the podcast dedicated to plagues! Enjoy the show! Please send all track requests for future episodes, feedback, comments, questions, and concerns to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for...

Bonus Episode #22 of BGMania. As we sit here and patiently await the midnight release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch, Bryan sits down for some one-on-one radio time with a revisiting to the music of the Animal Crossing franchise. Enjoy the show! Please send all track requests for future episodes, feedback, comments, questions, and concerns to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tra...