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WaveBack Music Podcast

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The WaveBack Music Podcast is all about the most interesting video game music around, and what makes it great. Join Geekade's Kris Randazzo (Stone Age Gamer Podcast) and Matt Raimo (Turning Tracks) as they take a nostalgic trip into the past and present of VGM and explain why these soundtracks are worth listening to whether you're a fan of video games or not.

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Episodes

Episode 70 – Episode 70: Winter Special IV 24.12.2018 1:34:22

Show Notes Matt and Kris dive into some listener requests for this year’s Winter Special. Useful Links Blossom Tales Visager Mega Man X Setsuo Yamamoto Makoto Tomozawa Yuki Iwai Yuko Takehara Toshihiko Horiyama Battletoads David Wise EarthBound Keiichi Suzuki Hirokazu Tanaka Mischief Makers Norio Hanzawa Mega Man 7 Banjo-Kazooie Grant Kirkhope Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Yoko Shimomura Diddy Kon...

Episode 69 – Episode 69: Super Mario Bros. 2 10.12.2018 1:15:00

Show Notes Matt and Kris head to Subcon for a musical trip through the wonderfully weird world of Super Mario Bros. 2 and its Japanese counterpart, Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic. Useful Links Super Mario Bros. 2 Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic Koji Kondo Social Stuff WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Tumblr Twitch Website Contact Us Support WaveBack Music Podcast by contributing...

Episode 68 – Episode 68: ActRaiser 26.11.2018 1:14:47

Show Notes Matt and Kris finally take on one of Matt’s frequently referenced favorites, Enix’s classic world building action SNES game ActRaiser. Useful Links ActRaiser Yuzo Koshiro Social Stuff WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Tumblr Twitch Website Contact Us Support WaveBack Music Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/waveback

Episode 67 – Episode 67: TinStar 12.11.2018 1:57:16

Show Notes Matt and Kris dive into the tunes of the overlooked SNES gem TinStar. Plus, stay tuned at the end of the episode for an interview with Matthew Cannon, one of the game’s composers! Useful Links TinStar Matthew Cannon Suddi Raval Chris Jojo Social Stuff WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Tumblr Twitch Website Contact Us Support WaveBack Music Podcast by contribut...

Episode 66 – Episode 66: Spooky Special IV 31.10.2018 1:32:07

Show Notes Matt and Kris keep the Geekade’s 31 Days of Halloween tradition alive with a brand new Spooky Special! Useful Links The Secret of Monkey Island Michael Land Graveyard Keeper Hamza El Hamri Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Hideaki Kobayashi Chrono Trigger Yasunori Mitsuda Mario Party 2 Hironao Yamamoto Shohei Bando Kazuhiko Sawaguchi The Messenger Rainbowdragoneyes The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina...

Episode 65 – Episode 65: Castlevania II - Simon's Quest 08.10.2018 1:07:07

Show Notes Matt and Kris jump in on Geekade’s 31 Days of Halloween to compare the NES and Famicom Disk System versions of Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest! Useful Links Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Kenichi Matsubara Social Stuff WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Tumblr Twitch Website Contact Us Support WaveBack Music Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.p...

Episode 64 – Episode 64: Super Smash Bros. Vol 7 – Grand Finale 24.09.2018 2:06:33

Show Notes Matt and Kris finish up their Smash Bros extravaganza with the best of the rest they didn’t get to earlier, including music from Duck Hunt, Mach Rider, Tetris, and even a new tune from Smash Bros. Ultimate! Useful Links Hirokazu Ando Manabu Namiki Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka Masato Coda Soyo Oka Junichi Nakatsuru Kazumi Totaka Keigo Ozaki Akito Nakutsuka Yoshihito Yano Shogo Sakai Hideki Kana...

Episode 63 – Episode 63: Super Smash Bros. Vol 6 – Remaining Fighters 10.09.2018 2:04:39

Show Notes Matt and Kris reach the penultimate chapter in their ongoing Smash Bros. saga with the remaining fighters they haven’t spotlighted yet, including Ryu from Street Fighter, Captain Falcon from F-Zero, Little Mac from Punch-Out!!, and more! Useful Links Yasufumi Fukuda Yumiko Kanki Naoto Ishida Shogo Sakai Junichi Masuda Asuka Hayazaki Keiichi Suzuki Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka Yuka Tsujiyoko Sh...

Episode 62 – Episode 62: Super Smash Bros. Vol 5 – Donkey Kong/Yoshi/Kirby 27.08.2018 1:28:28

Show Notes Matt and Kris enter the cuteness zone with the amazing Smash Bros. music of the Donkey Kong, Yoshi, and Kirby franchises. Useful Links Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka Yukio Kaneoka Shogo Sakai David Wise Michiko Naruke Yoshihito Yano Koji Kondo Taku Inoue Kazumi Totaka Tadashi Ikegami Jun Ishikawa Jun Fukuda Hirokazu Ando Noriyuki Iwadare Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros...

Episode 61 – Episode 61: Super Smash Bros. Vol 4 – Metroid/Star Fox/Mega Man 13.08.2018 1:42:10

Show Notes Matt and Kris enter the sci fi sector of the Smash Bros. series with music originating in the Metroid, StarFox, and Mega Man franchises. Useful Links Kohta Takahashi Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka Yuzo Koshiro Akari Kaida Yusuke Takahama Kenji Yamamoto Minako Hamano Seiji Momoi Hajime Hirasawa Kentaro Ishizaka Kenji Ito Minae Fujii Mari Yamaguchi Yuko Takehara Takashi Tateishi Michiko Naruke Man...

Episode 60 – Episode 60: Super Smash Bros. Vol 3 – Zelda/Kid Icarus 16.07.2018 1:42:31

Show Notes Matt and Kris continue their journey through the Smash Bros. series with a tour through the music from The Legend of Zelda and Kid Icarus franchises. Useful Links Koji Kondo Akito Nakatsuka Toru Minegishi Manaka Tominaga Asuka Ota Yuzo Koshiro Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka Shogo Sakai Arata Iioshi Rio Hamamoto Michiko Naruke Yutaka Iraha Kenji Ito Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. Melee Super...

Episode 59 – Episode 59: Super Smash Bros. Vol 2 - Mario 18.06.2018 1:32:41

Show Notes Matt and Kris continue their journey through the Smash Bros. series with a tour through the music from various Mario games. Useful Links Koji Kondo Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka Tetsuya Shibata Koji Hayama Hiroshi Okubo Hirokazu Ando Yusuke Takahama Masaaki Iwasaki Manabu Namiki Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Social...

Episode 58 – Episode 58: Super Smash Bros. Vol 1 - Originals 11.06.2018 1:31:17

Show Notes Matt and Kris begin their journey through the Smash Bros. series with some of the franchise’s best original themes. Useful Links Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Hirokazu Ando Shogo Sakai Nobuo Uematsu Junichi Nakatsuru Social Stuff WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Tumblr Twitch Web...

Episode 57 – Episode 57: Mario's Tennis 21.05.2018 1:08:31

Show Notes Matt and Kris look forward to the release of Mario Tennis Aces by looking back at the very first Mario Tennis game’s soundtrack. Useful Links Mario's Tennis Hitoshi Fukushima Morihito Iwamoto Social Stuff WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Tumblr Twitch Website Contact Us Support WaveBack Music Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com...

Episode 56 – Episode 56: The Adventures of Batman & Robin (SNES) 07.05.2018 1:21:25

Show Notes Matt and Kris take a trip to Gotham City to listen to the music of The Adventures of Batman & Robin for SNES. Useful Links The Adventures of Batman & Robin (SNES) Konami Kukeiha Club Kazuhiko Uehara Harumi Ueko Jun Funahashi Masanari Iwata Masahiko Kimura Kayo Fujitani Masahiro Ikariko Social Stuff WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Tumblr Twitch Websit...

Episode 55 – Episode 55: Donkey Kong Country Pt. 2 23.04.2018 1:24:35

Show Notes Matt and Kris return to Donkey Kong Country to finish one of the Super Nintendo’s most memorable soundtracks. Useful Links Donkey Kong Country David Wise Eveline Fischer Robin Beanland Social Stuff WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Tumblr Twitch Website Contact Us Support WaveBack Music Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/wa...

Episode 54 – Episode 54: Donkey Kong Country Pt. 1 09.04.2018 1:26:00

Show Notes Matt and Kris travel to Donkey Kong Country to visit one of the Super Nintendo’s most memorable soundtracks. Useful Links Donkey Kong Country David Wise Eveline Fischer Robin Beanland Social Stuff WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Tumblr Twitch Website Contact Us Support WaveBack Music Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/wav...

Episode 53 – Episode 53: Strider (NES) 26.03.2018 1:23:53

Show Notes Matt and Kris visit he classic Capcom action game Strider for NES. Useful Links Strider (NES) Harumi Fujita Social Stuff WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Tumblr Twitch Website Contact Us Support WaveBack Music Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/waveback

Episode 52 – Episode 52: Kirby's Adventure 12.03.2018 1:17:14

Show Notes Matt and Kris gear up for the new Kirby: Star Allies game by listening to the music from Kris’s favorite Kirby game, Kirby’s Adventure for NES. Useful Links Kirby’s Adventure Hirokazu Ando Jun Ishikawa Social Stuff WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Tumblr Twitch Website Contact Us Support WaveBack Music Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pi...

Episode 51 – Episode 51: Creators Month Special 26.02.2018 1:44:20

Show Notes Matt and Kris are joined by The Stone Age Gamer Podcast’s Dan Ryan to get in on Geekade’s Creators Month. Everyone chose 3 of their favorite video game-related original songs/covers from all manner of creators. It’s the most diverse episode of WaveBack yet! Useful Links Mii Channel Music but it’s played by a saxophone quartet by Bari S In Another Castle by Jimmy Wong Join Us for a Bite...

Episode 50 – Episode 50: Metroid II Comparison 03.02.2018 2:29:59

Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate WaveBack’s 50th episode with a super-sized entry about the music of Metroid II: Return of Samus and its two most prominent remakes, AM2R and Metroid: Samus Returns. Useful Links Metroid II: Return of Samus Ryoji Yoshitomi AM2R DoctorM64 Metroid: Samus Returns Daisuke Matsuoka Anthem of a Metroid Hunter by Big Giant Circles Social Stuff WaveBack Facebook Geekade F...

Episode 49 – Episode 49: New Years Special 14.01.2018 1:57:14

Show Notes Matt and Kris ring in the new year with a collection of “level 1” music. Useful Links Super Castlevania IV Masanori Adachi River City Ransom Kazuo Sawa ActRaiser Yuzo Koshiro Psycho Fox Fumito Tamayama Banjo Guy Ollie’s awesome cover Hiroto Kanno Loaded Neil Biggin Shovel Knight Jake Kaufman Banjo Guy Ollie’s awesome cover Droplitz Snake Pass David Wise Overcooked! Goodkill Music Turric...

Episode 48 – Episode 48: Winter Special III 24.12.2017 1:53:31

Show Notes The holiday season is a time for sharing, so Matt and Kris are sharing a fresh track list of great “ice level” songs for you all to enjoy. Useful Links Super Mario Odyssey Shiho Fujii The Lost Vikings Matt Furniss Donkey Kong Land David Wise Metroid Prime Kenji Yamamoto Kouichi Kyum Blaster Master Naoki Kodaka Batman Returns Jun Funahashi Harumi Ueko Kazuhiko Uehara NiGHTS into Dreams N...

Episode 47 – Episode 47: Black Friday Shop Music Special 24.11.2017 1:34:23

Show Notes Kris and Matt celebrate Black Friday with their favorite shop music. Useful Links The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Koji Kondo Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap Michael Geyre Wizards & Warriors III: Kuros, Visions of Power David Wise Fantasy Zone Hiroshi Kawaguchi Mega Man 10 Ippo Yamada EarthBound Keiichi Suzuki Hirokazu Tanaka The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang Hisashi Matsushita Ca...

Episode 46 – Episode 46: Spooky Special III 31.10.2017 1:46:25

Show Notes Kris and Matt assemble a new list of spooky songs for your Halloween listening enjoyment. Useful Links Banjo Guy Ollie’s Castlevania - Walking on the Edge Banjo Guy Ollie’s Bancamp page Mega Man 7 Yuko Takehara Toshihiko Horiyama Makoto Tomozawa DOOM DOOM Soundtrack Rebuild DOOM II: Hell on Earth DOOM 2 Soundtrack Rebuild Robert Prince Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Masato Nakamura A Nightmare on...