BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast

On today’s episode, oh no… unlucky number 13! It’s time for another edition of Radio Hour as we approach the end of the month. Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows: Crystal Lake Camp Map (Friday the 13th NES) [1989] Theme of Samus (Metroid: Samus Returns) [2017] Title...

On today’s episode, we’re going to explore the music found within the Final Fantasy XIII Trilogy. While the games may be considered some of the worst entries in the franchise, there’s no denying they all have great soundtracks. Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows: Pro...

It’s time to celebrate with our longest episode ever!! On this Bonus Episode, we’re officially turning one year old! Bryan, Frank, and Jessica take a trip down memory lane, talk about past episodes, listen to previous tracks we enjoyed, as well as explore some new tracks. Plus, we have four listener submissions! This is a long feel-good episode, so grab a cup of coffee, pull up a blanket, get comf...

Welcome to BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast found on Level Down Games every Wednesday. On today’s episode, we return to explore music from The Legend of Zelda franchise with eight tracks from Skyward Sword and eight tracks from A Link Between Worlds. Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s...

Holy crap! We made it to Radio Hour, Volume 12! That’s an entire years worth of Radio Hour content. Needless to say, we are completely overjoyed on today’s episode. Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows: Sentient Stone (Moonlighter) Cave (McDonald’s Treasure Land Advent...

This episode is posting insanely late due to our coverage of E3 2018 and our studio losing internet for four whole days, so some of the dialogue doesn’t quite make sense, haha. Regardless, we’re going to be exploring music found within both Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV! Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.com...

We’re returning to our Composer Deep Dive episodes as we explore the music and catalog of the insanely talented, Yuzo Koshiro! Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows: Magnus’ Theme (Kid Icarus: Uprising) Feena (Ys I and II Chronicles) Filmore (Actraiser) Rain (Shenmue) E...

On today’s episode, Bryan and Frank explore the music of 1992 from the SNES, MS-DOS, Amiga, Arcades, Sega Genesis, and more! This was a super fun episode to do, and we’ll be looking into doing more like this in the future. Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows: Emerald...

Today we return to our series episodes with The Legend of Zelda, Part 6! We’re going to be playing ten tracks from both The Wind Waker and Twilight Princess. Special note. Bryan was solo on this episode, as he and Frank could not get their schedules to align in order to record the podcast together. Frank will return next week as normal. Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of...

It’s our favorite time of the month once again! It’s time for Radio Hour, baby! Bryan and Frank have ten awesome tracks for you to listen to on this episode, and of course there’s a listener track and a pick from Jessica. Plus.. a little bonus track from Frank to kick off the show. Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.c...

Today’s episode may be one of our favorite ones that we’ve done thus far in 45 weeks. We’re going to exclusively take a look at launch titles spread out across 16 different platforms. This should be a blast. Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows: Big Blue (F-Zero -SNES-...

It’s time to take a look at a franchise that both Bryan and Frank spent a ton of time with thanks to heavy hitters like GoldenEye 007 and 007 Nightfire. Of course, it’s James Bond! The duo explore a wide selection of music spread out across 25+ years of James Bond video games. They also share personal stories about these games and reminisce about times spent playing. Enjoy! Please send all track r...

We made it through another month, and that means it’s time for more Radio Hour! Volume 10, baby! Bryan breaks the mold this month by picking 4 out of his 5 tracks from the same game, while Frank has some real heavy hitters in there. Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows...

Bryan is flying solo as we jump back into another one of our series episodes! It’s Final Fantasy Part 5, and we’ll be listening to 10 tracks each from Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy XII. Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows: To Zanarkand (Final Fantasy X) The Prelud...

Today, we’re going to be jumping into the realm of boss battles! We’ve picked an assortment of music from some of our favorite encounters, and just some pretty stellar music in general. Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows: The Power of Jin (Xenoblade Chronicles 2) The...

Welcome to BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast found on Level Down Games every Wednesday. Today, we’re returning to one of our favorite video game franchises of all time! It’s Part V of our look at The Legend of Zelda series, and we’ll be looking at seven tracks each from The Minish Cap, Phantom Hourglass, and Spirit Tracks. Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour a...

Welcome to BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast found on Level Down Games every Wednesday. Today, it’s the end of the month! Which means it’s time for us to revisit our eclectic mix of music known as Radio Hour. Volume 9, in fact. The lineup for Radio Hour this month is damn good.. get ready for some awesome tunes. Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly...

We are spotlighting another one of our absolute favorite composers. That of course is the wonderful Yoko Shimomura. We’ll be exploring a wide assortment of her work, starting with her origins at Capcom, through her tenure at Square, and then as a freelancer. Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for tod...

Today, we travel back to our series episodes and to the Super Mario franchise. We’ll be looking at tracks from the New Super Mario Bros series and Super Mario 3D World this morning. Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows: Overworld Theme (New Super Mario Bros Wii) Tower...

Hear ye! Hear ye! It’s time to travel back to the Middle Ages to enjoy some Medieval Times. We picked an assortment of tracks today that come from games set during that time period, games inspired by it, or just music that sounds like it belongs there. Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s e...

Welcome to BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast found on Level Down Games every Wednesday morning. It’s the end of the month! Which means, we have another eclectic mix of music for you in Volume 8 of Radio Hour. Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows: Title Theme (Super O...

Welcome to BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast found on Level Down Games every Wednesday morning. This week, we return to our series episodes as we continue our exploration of Final Fantasy music. We’ll be playing ten tracks each from Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy IX. Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The...

Bryan and Frank celebrate Valentine’s Day by listening to an assortment of romantic music and love songs found within video games. Enjoy! Please send all track requests for future episodes of Radio Hour and possibly more to bgmania@leveldowngames.com The tracklist for today’s episode is as follows: Cara Mia Addio (Portal 2) Eyes on Me (Final Fantasy VIII) Dispersion Relation (Hatoful Boyfriend) Lu...