Month: September 2019

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/29/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/29/19)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

Welcome to the world of business and money and profit margins – it’s the world we currently inhabit, and it has its fair share of problems. Fortunately, we’ve got smooth video game music to help soothe the pain, and when someone tells you “Game over, man!” – just remember, you can always continue. Nobuo Uematsu makes his second appearance on the show with an even smoother jam than before, and the request line continues to ring off the hook so keep ’em coming!

 

Playlist

BGM 6 – Koei Sound Team
(Top Management II, Super Famicom)

Trophy Gallery – Nobuo Uematsu
(Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Nintendo Wii)

Title – Yuka Tsujiyoko
(Backgammon, Famicom Disk System)

Money Makes Money – Hidenori Shoji
(Yakuza 0, Sony PlayStation 3)

Game Over ~ Continue – Shotaro Sasaki and Aka Ishibashi
(Striker Gunner S.T.G., Super Nintendo)

Network Mode (Unused) – Tetsuya Shibata and Mitsuhiko Takano
(Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Sega Dreamcast)

Sky – Jake Kaufman
(Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse, Nintendo 3DS)

Staff Roll – Michiru Yamane and Tsuyoshi Sekito
(Motocross Maniacs 2, Game Boy Color)

Special Request

Game 1 – Nobuyoshi Sano
(Dunk Mania, Arcade)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/22/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/22/19)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.There are a lot of unknowns in life but especially when it comes to the composers of certain video game soundtracks. Who are these mystery composers? Listeners, I turn to you to help fill in some of this historic gaps in our collective awareness of video game composers. Do you know something the KVGM interns do not? Hit us up right here — let us know who is who. Otherwise, enjoy the jams!

 

Playlist

Royalty in the Desert – Tamayo Kawamoto
(Yuuyu no Quiz de Go! Go!, Super Famicom)

Beach – T’s Music
(Reel Fishing: Angler’s Dream, Nintendo Wii)

Hunter’s Pub – Hiroshi Tamawari
(Azure Dreams, Game Boy Color)

Ballad of AT – Yasuhiro Tamaki, Hiroshi Watanabe, Tomoyo Nishimoto, and Yasushi Hasegawa
(Armored Troopers Votoms, Sony PlayStation 2)

For the Sake of a Man from Time – Kazunori Hasegawa
(Rune Worth 2: Jikuu no Shinsen, PC-98)

Brave Heart – Yasuhisa Watanabe
(WarTech: Senko no Ronde, Microsoft Xbox 360)

Complete – Martin Iveson
(Wolfchild, Super Nintendo)

Staff Roll – Katsumi Mirai
(Marble Cooking, PC)

Special Request

Safe Haven – Michael “Garoad” Kelly
(VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, PC)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/15/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/15/19)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

What’s an Air Force situational comedy? Why is Osaka the greatest town? Is virtual scuba diving stress free? Are murder mystery games family friendly? So many questions, not a lot of answers, but a ton of straight up jams by a ton of legendary composers, including Ryu Umemoto, Yuzo Koshiro, and Yoko Kanno.

 

Playlist

Marriage Blue, In Door – Kaori Ohkoshi and Yousuke Yasui
(Everblue 2, Sony PlayStation 2)

Osaka – Tenpei Sato
(Hisshou 777 Fighter: Pachi-Slot Ryugu Densetsu, Super Famicom)

Day by Day – Ryu Umemoto
(Instant Brain, Microsoft Xbox 360)

Name Entry – Toshiyuki Ueno
(Hokkaidou Rensa Satsujin, Famicom)

Unused – Nobuhide Isayama and Masako Ogami
(Air Combat, Sony PlayStation)

A Brief Rest – Yuzo Koshiro
(7th Dragon 2020, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Triscope – Masafumi Ogata
(Heavenly Symphony: Formula One World Championship 1993, Sega Mega-CD)

Silent Groove (Staff Roll) – Kazuko Umino
(Under Fire, Arcade)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/8/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/8/19)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

While Hammock is off somewhere along the coast celebrating his birthday, you can celebrate the music of Tsukasa Tawada and Ryuji Sasai, the relaxing vibes of fishing resorts and golf courses, the spicy nightlife of Faeria, the intensity of naval and space warfare, and the mystery of the MURDER MYSTERY RPG. A special thanks to the Legacy Music Hour for a shout out on their latest episode. And a special thanks to each and every one of our listeners. High five.

 

Playlist

Offense & Defense on the Surging Seas (Naval Battle 1) – Minoru Mukaiya
(Sangokushi III, Sega Mega-CD)

Chapter – Unknown
(Gensou Maden Saiyuuki: Hangyaku no Toushin Taishi, Game Boy Advance)

Lobby Music 1 – Yasuko Yamada and Koji Yamada
(Fishing Resort, Nintendo Wii)

Name Entry – Tsukasa Tawada
(Earth Defense Force, Arcade)

BGM #2 – Katsumi Yokokawa
(True Swing Golf, Nintendo DS)

Rika #2 – Daisuke Minamizawa
(YAKATA: Nightmare Project, Sony PlayStation)

City of Fire ~ Faeria – Yasuhiro Kawakami
(Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest, Super Nintendo)

Staff Roll – Isao Abe, Setsuo Yamamoto, and Masato Kouda
(Quiz Nanairo Dreams: Nijiirochou no Kiseki, Sega Saturn)

Special Request

Arcadia Village – Takanori Arima
(Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2, Sony PlayStation 2)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/1/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/1/19)

Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

Golf? Check. Tennis? Check. Casinos? Check. Bars? Check. We hit a lot of familiar territory on this week’s show but also explore caverns with therapeutic hot mineral springs, contemplate the many options of the world map, and seek to achieve the art of balance in our everyday lives. If you tap an armadillo on the top of their shell, they will pop right into the air. I’m not suggesting you go around scaring armadillos but it’s a fascinating sight. Okay, thanks, enjoy the show!

 

Playlist

Cave – Makoto Asai, Yuichiro Honda, Kenichi Ohkuma, and Masaki Tanimoto
(Mystic Ark: Theatre of Illusions, Sony PlayStation)

World Map – Matt Furniss
(Puggsy, Sega CD)

Dice – Hiroshi Semba
(Kouryaku Casino Bar, Super Famicom)

World D – Martin Schioeler
(Art of Balance, Nintendo Wii U)

Eternal Move – Toshiya Yamanaka
(Spindizzy II, X68000)

Time Forecast – Nobuhiro Ohuchi, Ayako Yamaguchi, Kaori Idaya,
Masashi Sugiyama and Kenichi Takahara
(Smash Court Tennis: Pro Tournament, Sony PlayStation 2)

BGM 6 – Hideki Naganuma
(Bartender DS, Nintendo DS)

Ending – Yumi Kinoshita
(Harukanaru Augusta 2: Masters, Super Famicom)

Special Request

MAGAMI Online Center – Satoshi Ishikawa
(Digimon World 3, Sony PlayStation)