WaveBack Music Podcast

It's the 20th anniversary of Pokemon's original Japanese release, and Kris and Vicky have decided to celebrate by listening to the soundtrack that started it all. Listen to the sweet tunes of the Kanto region, which also happen to be some of the most memorable songs on the Game Boy. Enjoy! Pokemon Red Version, Pokemon Blue Version, and Pokemon Yellow Version Composer: Junichi Masuda Release: Septe...

The Legend of Zelda has turned 30, and Kris and Vicky celebrate that fact by listening to the original masterpiece's soundtrack in 3 different flavors! They're covering the original Famicom Disk System release, the US NES release, and the BS-X Satelliview release. Enjoy! The Legend of Zelda Composer: Koji Kondo Release: February 1986 Platform: Famicom Disk System Published by Nintendo Show Notes U...

For Vicky's first game choice, she chooses the iconic PlayStation 3 title LittleBigPlanet, complete with a very eclectic soundtrack. And as an added bonus, this is Kris's first time hearing almost every one of these songs! Enjoy! LittleBigPlanet Composers: Kenneth C M Young, Mat Clark, Daniel Pemberton, Cafe Tacvba, DJ Krush, Jim Noir, The Go! Team Release: October 2008 Platform: PlayStation 3 Pub...

Geekade's Mega Man Month continues as Kris and Vicky listen to the Blue Bomber's first portable soundtrack. Taking heavy musical inspiration from the original NES game, this soundtrack is definitely something interesting. Enjoy! Mega Man in Dr. Wily's Revenge Composer: Makoto Tomozawa Release: December 1991 Platform: Game Boy Published by Capcom Show Notes Useful Links Mega Man  in Dr. Wily's Reve...

As part of Geekade's Mega Man Month, Kris is joined by Vicky to discuss the very first Mega Man soundtrack. Back when there were 6 robot masters instead of 8, Mega Man climbed ladders at a snail's pace, and the music was odd, yet wonderful. Enjoy! Mega Man Composer: Manami Matsumea Release: December 1987 Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System Published by Capcom Show Notes Useful Links Mega Man M...

The holiday season is in full sprint, so we're decking the halls with some great video game Christmas music! Show Notes Useful Links Christmasasaurus Volume 2 M ega Man: Powered Up Christmas NiGHTS Lemmings (SNES) Tetris (NES) Paper Mario: Sticker Star Donkey Kong Country Mario Kart 8 Donkey Kong Country 2 NES Remix 2 Xmas Lemmings The OneUps Social Stuff Facebook Twitter Tumblr Instagram YouTube...

In the midst of the mascot onslaught that brought us Bubsy and Aero the Acrobat, an opossum named Sparkster grabbed his jetpack and laser sword and rose above the rest in this stellar Konami classic for the Sega Genesis. Rocket Knight Adventures Composers: Masanori Oouchi, Aki Hata, Michiru Yamane, and Masanori Adachi Release: September 1993 Platform: Sega Genesis Published by Konami Show Notes Us...

Welcome to the first annual WaveBack Halloween Spooky Special! To help keep you in the Halloween spirit, Kris has assembled a mix of some of the best Halloween, horror, and all around spooky video game music there is. Enjoy. Show Notes Useful Links Super Castlevania IV composers Taro Kudo  &  Masanori Adachi Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts composer Mari Yamaguchi Duck Tales composer Hiroshige Tonomura...

The Bit.trip series contains some truly remarkable music. Featuring sever different styles, these soundtracks form a sort of love letter to retro game music, and must be heard to be believed. Enjoy. Bit.trip SAGA/Bit.trip COMPLETE Composers: Petrified Productions (Matthew Harwood), Gaijin Games, Bit Shifter, Sucka MCs, and Minusbaby Release: September 2011 Platform: Nintendo Wii/Nintendo 3DS Publi...

Metal Gear Solid V released earlier this month, so what better time to take a listen back to where it all began. This is the very beginning of the Metal Gear saga, and pieces of this soundtrack have been heard throughout the entire series. Enjoy.  Metal Gear Composer: Kazuki Muraoka Release: June 1988 Platform: NES Published by Ultra Games Show Notes Useful Links Metal Gear Kazuki Muraoka on the M...

With Super Mario Maker nearly here, Kris spends some time listening to the music of the game that helped inspire it. More great classic Super NES tunes from some of the best names in the business. Enjoy! Mario Paint Composers: Ryoji Yoshitomi, Kazumi Totaka, and Hirokazu Tanaka Release: August 1992 Platform: Super NES Published by Nintendo Show Notes Useful Links Mario Paint Mario Paint Composer M...

The Virtual Boy is how old??? In honor of the Virtual Boy's 20th anniversary, Kris takes a look at the remarkably unique music that graced the short-lived system. In this episode you'll hear music from all 14 US releases for the console. Enjoy!

In this episode, we take a look at two similar soundtracks by two titans in the industry. Koji Kondo and Hip Tanaka had pretty unique takes on the Mario universe, but both are some of the most memorable soundtracks in all of video games.  Super Mario Bros.  Composer: Koji Kondo Release: October 1985 Platform: NES Published by Nintendo Super Mario Land Composer: Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka Release: April...

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Let's shoot evil coat hangers and sentient watermelons!

In the 90's, Sonic music was some of the best around

Some of the best music the Sega Master System has to offer

For our first live episode, we look at the awesome Mega Man X soundtrack!

Nothing goes together quite like Game Boy and Hip Tanaka