WaveBack Music Podcast

Show Notes Matt and Kris take a dip in the ocean with the wonderfully weird music of Ecco the Dolphin for Sega Genesis.    Useful Links Ecco the Dolphin Spencer Nilsen Brian Coburn Andras Magyari Background Music Ecco the Dolphin (Sega CD) Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris bring you the 7th annual Winter Special, filled with winter-themed tunes, some of which were chosen by you!     Useful Links Celeste by Lena Raine Moonglow Bay by Lena Raine Snow Brothers by Osamu Ohta & Tatsuya Uemura Let it Snow by Bit Shifter Contra by Hidenori Maezawa and Kiyohiro Sada Winterbells arrangement by Eric Peel The Legend of Xanadu by Mieko Ishikawa, Ats...

Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Kid Icarus series by listening to some originals, great covers, and all manner of goodness spanning Pit’s career. Useful Links Kid Icarus Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters Kid Icarus: Uprising Kid Icarus by Sam Griffin The Minibosses Background Music Other songs from the Kid Icarus series, mostly Uprising Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay...

Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the 30th anniversary of A Link to the Past by listening to its memorable soundtrack and reminiscing about their first time traveling to 16-bit Hyrule. Useful Links The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Koji Kondo Background Music Other songs from the Zelda series, mostly A Link Between Worlds Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon...

Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the 20th anniversary of Halo by listening to the original game’s soundtrack for the very first time!     Useful Links Halo: Combat Evolved Martin O'Donnell Michael Salvatori Background Music Other songs from Halo  Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Conta...

Show Notes Matt and Kris bring you the 7th annual Spooky Special, full of your requests! Useful Links Halloween Town from Kingdom Hearts by Yoko Shimmamora, original composition by Danny Elfman. Requested by Bedroth Area 4 from Blaster Master by Naoki Kodaka Indoctrination (The Tower) from Iconclasts by Joakim Sandberg. Requested by Matt Flammger Death and I from Hades by Darren Korb Nightmare Kin...

Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Game Boy classic Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge. It’s got crunchy bass, spooky atmosphere, and classic Castlevania composition. Enjoy! Useful Links Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge Hidehiro Funauchi Background Music The Castlevania Adventure Castlevania Legends Castlevania II covers by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay...

Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the 35th anniversary of OutRun, Sega’s arcade racer that left a serious impression.     Useful Links OutRun Hiroshi Kawaguchi Background Music Various OutRun covers Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the 25th anniversary of Crash Bandicoot, the unofficial platforming mascot for the Sony PlayStation. Useful Links Crash Bandicoot Josh Mancell Background Music Crash N Sane Trilogy Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the 30th anniversary of F-Zero, the Super NES launch title that taught us to love Mode 7. Useful Links F-Zero Yumiko Kanki Naoto Ishida Background Music Various tracks from F-Zero X, F-Zero GX, F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, and F-Zero Climax Various F-Zero remixes from the Super Smash Bros. series. Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon...

Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Metroid franchise by listening to an eclectic set of tracks and covers spanning the entire series.     Useful Links Metroid Title Theme by Banjo Guy Ollie Metroid Zero Mission Overplay - Brinstar Kraid’s Lair by Family Jules Surface of SR388 by Banjo Guy Ollie Ridley Battle from Nintendo Land by Ryo Nagamatsu Metroid by Super Guitar Br...

Show Notes Matt and Kris shake their bananas in honor of Donkey Kong’s 40th birthday, featuring music from the entire franchise. Useful Links Donkey Kong Yukio Kaneoka Hip Tanaka Taisuke Araki Banjo Guy Ollie Hiroshi Yamaguchi Eveline Fischer David Wise Greame Norgate Sam Griffin PPF Grant Kirkhope Kenji Yamamoto Masaru Tajima Minako Hamano Background Music Various other songs from the same games...

Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Sega Saturn classic NiGHTS into Dreams.     Useful Links NiGHTS into Dreams Fumie Kumatani Tomoko Sasaki Naofumi Hataya Background Music Other songs from NiGHTS into Dreams Sonic Pinball Party NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Insta...

Show Notes Matt and Kris are joined once again by Alex and Alex to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Sonic Adventure 2 for the Sega Dreamcast. And to roll around at the speed of sound, obviously.    Useful Links Sonic Adventure 2 Jun Senoue Kenichi Tokoi Fumie Kumatani Tomoya Ohtani Background Music Other songs from Sonic Adventure 2 Sonic Adventure 2: Project Genesis Social Stuff WaveBack Overpla...

Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the 30th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog with a deep dive into the soundtrack that changed what Sega Genesis music could be.   Useful Links Sonic the Hedgehog Masato Nakamura Background Music Various remixes of the Sonic tunes Sonic 1 for Master System Sonic Generations Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Su...

Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the 30th anniversary of Battletoads with a turbo tunnel ride through the game’s original NES soundtrack by David Wise Useful Links Battletoads David Wise Background Music Other tracks from Battletoads NES Sega Genesis, Game Gear, and Amiga versions of Battletoads Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Faceb...

Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the 35th anniversary of Dragon Quest by enjoying the music of the NES version, Dragon Warrior. Useful Links Dragon Warrior Koichi Sugiyama Background Music Every Dragon Warrior song on OC Remix Other versions of the Dragon Quest theme from various other games Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook...

Show Notes Matt and Kris try to win the love of a daisy with the music of Parappa the Rapper for PlayStation.  Useful Links Parappa the Rapper Masaya Matsuura Background Music Other stuff from Parappa Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris try not to walk off a cliff while listening to the delightful music of Lemmings for Super NES.  Useful Links Lemmings Tomomi Hatakeyama Background Music The rest of the SNES soundtrack Various other versions of Lemmings on other platforms Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitc...

Show Notes Matt and Kris dive into the unknown depths of the MSX computer system and the Konami classic The Treasure of Usas. Useful Links The Treasure of Usas Background Music Various NES Konami games Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris give a listen to the strikingly well done music of Game & Watch Gallery 2 for Game Boy Color. Useful Links Game & Watch Gallery 2 Background Music Game & Watch Gallery Game & watch Gallery 3 Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the 35th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda with a playlist of some of their favorite songs in the franchise.      Useful Links Zelda 2 Village Theme by Banjo Guy Ollie Background Music A whole lot of Zelda games, and a couple Smash Bros tunes Town Medley by The OneUps Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade...

Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the 30th anniversary of Street Fighter II by spending some time with the original arcade version’s excellent music.      Useful Links Street Fighter II Yoko Shimomura Isao Abe Background Music Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram Yo...

Show Notes Matt and Kris bring you a different kind of WaveBack Awards. Useful Links We aren’t going to fill this part out this time to avoid SPOILERS!!! Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris kick off 2021 with one of the coolest racing game soundtracks on the planet.     Useful Links Horizon Chase Turbo Barry Leitch Background Music More Horizon Chase Turbo Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us