Rhythm and Pixels Video Game Music Podcast

Rob and Pernell are back together in the studio, and ready to rock this podcast! This week's topic is "Memories", meaning anything that triggers specific memories for us, personal or gaming related. So this one gets a little heavy on the nostalgia. Pernell gets nostalgic for the old east coast Bemani scene, and Rob gets nostalgic for old audio formats. Continue reading →

Oh no! Pernell is at MAGFest this week and can't record! BUT WAIT! DON'T WORRY! Rob has got your back with a super-hot-chiptune-mixtape! New jams, old favorites, and silly scratches all mixed up together for your enjoyment this week :) Continue reading →

Happy new year everyone! Thanks for coming back for another great year of video game music. It means a great deal to us that you're still listening and enjoying the show! This week we do another composer focus, this time on one of Konami's greats, Mihciru Yamane! Enjoy! Continue reading →

Happy holidays everyone! Your podcast-friends here at Rhythm and Pixels celebrate the only way they know how, with great video game music! There's surprises, presents, and Rob's elf application to the North Pole. It's a podcast miracle! Continue reading →

This episode is composer-focused, we only play tracks originally composed by Namco alumni Junko Ozawa. Her work ranges from Namco arcade classics like Rolling Thunder and PacMania, all the way to Klonoa for the Playstation. There's old and new classics to be found in this episode, so grab your headphones and get into it! Continue reading →

This week we focus on the small-ish library of role playing games for the Sega Dreamcast. The Sega Dreamcast is a very special system for both of us. It had some great games, but they were also taking risks with some crazy ones. Continue reading →

Happy podcastiversary! Put on your best clothes and grab your party hat, let's celebrate in style! This week we look back at some great episodes, and great music. We each pick our top 5 (but not Pernell) and dance, sing, and talk about superstar-sports-athlete Bo Jackson! Thank you everyone for Continue reading →

The show gets a few upgrades and add-ons this week with our focus on the TurboGrafx CD systems! Last week we looked at classic TurboGrafx 16 music, but this week is music in the classic CD audio format Redbook. It gets a little jazzy, a little funky, and then a little crazy with that Riot Zone track. I'm still not sure what's going on there. Continue reading →

This week we jam out to music from the TurboGrafx 16, also known as the PC Engine in Japan. There are some absolute gems in this week's episode, so get to it! Continue reading →

Welcome to our 50th episode! We have an absolute treat for you this week, we've got special guest Aethernaut joining us to listen and comment on great game music. He helped us out by choosing the topic: Music with emotional gravity. Continue reading →

Boo! It's that time of the year to thinking about spooky-scary things. Things like ghosts and goblins, draculas, wolfmen, and mad-mad-mad-mad-scientists! Let Rob and Pernell be your guides into the haunted house of video game music! Happy Halloween everyone! Continue reading →

Rob and Pernell take a break from the usual, and get down with some original chiptunes! The focus this week isn't just for original chip-music, that is music made specifically with older hardware. The tracks picked for the show are just excellent tunes created with the classic sounds and hardware as the focal point of the show. There's also a lengthy discussion of Anamanaguchi at the end of the sh...

Internet! Are you ready to ROCK! What started as an episode of great guitar riffs, turned into general rock music found in video games. As usual Rob digs into the classic 8 and 16 bit generations, and Pernell shares some of his favorite Falcom Sound Team tunes. Let's jam! Continue reading →

This week your hosts listen to music from sky and air themed stages. These are parts of games that are not entirely about the sky, but these sections are in the clouds. Pernell tries to get his head around the realities of Little Nemo, and Rob channels his inner 90s RnB singer in what might be his favorite track of the year. Continue reading →

Are you lost? Not sure where the next is? Let Pernell, THE HUMAN GPS, help you to your next destination! World map, overworld map, all the maps, it's map music. We find that our picks compliment each other in their happiness, friendliness, and then darkness. These maps get dark yo. Continue reading →

Let's keep the Mega Man love going, let's listen to the music from the GBA series Mega Man Battle Network. Pernell finds his inner Mega Man, and Rob talks about a snare drum for too long. This series is a treasure-trove of excellent music, and it makes this episode a must-listen. Continue reading →

Rob and Pernell set aside their friendship and call each other out. It's time to throw-down! Gutsman I choose you! This week we pit Mega Man Robot Master against Robot Master in a battle to the awesome! Continue reading →

You did it! This is your time, this is all for you. This is your video game music victory. We listen to great music composed for celebratory sections of games. Not necessarily RPGs, but any game where you have become victorious. We're joined this week again by our good friend Matt Waldron of Pernell and Matt Play Games! He brings some great tunes, and some great discussion. He's a great guy! Check...

Roll some dice, flip some cards, and ruin your relationships! That's what board games is all about. This week we focus on board games in video game form. They could be video game versions of existing board games, or video games designed as board games. Pernell gets nostalgic with some Top Shop action, and Rob picks all Japanese Super Famicom tracks. They both can't stop dancing to the Mega Ran tra...

Rob and Pernell choose great video game music RNG style this week, but not really. This week it’s all about picking those tracks that just haven’t fit in other topics. These are the tracks they’ve been sitting on, waiting for them to hatch into the perfect podcast. This is that podcast! Also there’s a huge tangent about Back To The Future 2 for some reason, so look out for that :) Continue reading...

This week Rob and Pernell pick tracks that would be great for your yoga class, spa weekend, or after-work decompression. We're looking at anything that's relaxing, atmospheric, and ambient. Please listen responsibly. Continue reading →

Marvel games, super-80s colors, and adaptations of R-rated movies. That's right, this week we're listening to the sounds of composer Tim Follin! Continue reading →

Gears, robots, machinery! (machina yah?) It's machine music for mechanical stages in video games! There's singing! Dancing! Rob mentions Turbo Teen! Pernell pitches the Back To The Future reboot with Yuzo Koshiro instead of Chuck Berry! It's a good time. Continue reading →

Rhythm and Pixels bring the heat this summer with some sexy slow jams. Cuddle up with someone you love, and listen to great video game music! Continue reading →

It's party time! Come celebrate the half-way point of "podcast world 4" with some great party music. We listen to tracks from amusement parks, celebrations, and parties. Some are more of a stretch than others, but it's all great music! Continue reading →