Month: June 2022

KVGM “The Last Wave” (6/26/22)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (6/26/22)

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.

Of course, after I recorded the episode, I figured out the composer of City Bravo! Business Hen is Ken Tamura but maybe not THE Ken Tamura…but a Ken Tamura. But if it is THE Ken Tamura, that is incredible. But don’t get your hopes up. Otherwise, it’s back to the convenience store, back to the Legend of Heroes and Rockman series, and of course, it wouldn’t be the Last Wave without some gratuitous adult visual novel sleaze. ENJOY!

Playlist

Map – Makoto Oka
(The Conveni 4, Sony PlayStation 2)

Night Mood – PELVISMUSIC inc.
(Fight Ippatsu! Juden-Chan!! CC, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Town of Murota – Akihiro Juichiro
(Robopon 2, Game Boy Advance)

Night Sky – Wasabi
(Tsukushite Agechau 4 ~Watashi-tachi no Mitsugetsu~, PC)

Pancake on the Way Home from School – Takahiro Unisuga
(The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki III, Sony PlayStation 4)

Title – D.S.P.
(Gekirin, FM Towns CD)

Chain of Wish – Akari Kaida
(Rockman EXE 5 DS: Twin Leaders, Nintendo DS)

Credits – Ken Tamura
(City Bravo! Business Hen, Sony PlayStation)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (6/19/22)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (6/19/22)

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.

Summer vacation is here, everyone is taking time off of work and school to relax in the sunshine and jam out to some of the very smoothest in VGM, sipping Arnold Palmtrees in the shade. Of course, KVGM is providing the beats, with some horse racing majesty, a little Chiki boom, Jerry Martin classing it up, wonderful skincare tips, Konami race action, and, of course, an adult visual novel for all the adults in the room.

Playlist

Remembering You (Arranged) – Wataru Ogura
(Derby Stallion II: Birth of the Divine Stallion, Super Famicom)

Tranquil – Steve Woodzell
(Color Zen, Nintendo Switch)

Password – Jun Chikuma
(Super Bomberman 3, Super Nintendo)

The Club – Jerry Martin
(The Sims: Hot Date, PC)

Glossary – Michiru Yamane, Akihiro Honda and Masanori Akita
(Saeki Chizu Shiki Yumemihada: Dream Skincare, Nintendo DS)

Main Menu – Sota Fujimori
(Konami International Rally Racing, Sony PlayStation)

Midnight – Makoto Sasakura
(Clear: Atarashii Kaze no Fuku Oda de, Sony PlayStation 2)

Stories of Summer Vacation [Credits] – Imami Pon and BA.M.
(Madou Monogatari: ARS, PC-98)

Special Request

EZ’s Theme – Nobuo Uematsu
(Fantasian, iOS)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (6/12/22)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (6/12/22)

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.

This back, back to normal but still featuring appearances from two of the four VGM JAM MASTERS, as well as some Tamagotchi goodness, a little demon detective action, family mahjong, smooth jazz 101, and an emotional ending to an another unemotional game. Be sure to keep checking out the ongoing Masters of VGM series through the month of June – lots of talented composers getting the love they deserve.

Playlist

Title – Jun Fukuda
(Majin Tantei Nogami Neuro: Neuro to Yako no Bishoku Zanmai, Nintendo DS)

Blue Tone – Naotoshi Nishino
(Dolls Antique ~Ningyou-tachi no Yakata~, PC)

Gameplay BGM 1 – Kenji Yoshida
(Family Mahjong II: Shanghai he no Michi, Famicom)

Bossa Days – Shigemitsu Goto and Hideaki Miyamoto
(Tamagotchi! Seishun no Dream School, Nintendo 3DS)

Smooth Jazz #2 – Jerry Martin
(The Sims: Bustin’ Out, Nintendo Gamecube)

Sound Test 13 – Takahiro Ogata
(T: Kara Hajimaru Monogatari, Sony PlayStation)

Heart of Agony – Takeshi Abo
(Dunamis15, Microsoft Xbox 360)

Ending – Yoko Wada
(Buster Fight, Sega Game Gear)

KVGM “The Last Wave” VGM Masters (6/5/22)

KVGM “The Last Wave” VGM Masters (6/5/22)

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.

Oh baby, it’s the Masters of VGM throughout the month of June and of course, the Last Wave is kicking things off with four certified JAM MASTERS of VGM – you know the names, you love the music, if you’ve listened to this show at all, these composers come as no surprise. Plus, we’ve got a special request that just happens to be an honorable mention. Be sure to check out the Masters of VGM website for updates and all the shows participating in this month’s shenanigans. And if you want to dive deeper into Abo and Nishino’s works, subscribe to our Patreon.

Playlist

Title – Katsuhiro Hayashi
(Redline F-1 Racer, Super Nintendo)

BGM 15 – Katsuhiro Hayashi
(Zero4 Champ II, PC-Engine CD)

Unused Music – Takeshi Abo
(Starfire, PC-98)

Kasumi -enigmatic smile- – Takeshi Abo
(Memories Off: Yubikiri no Kioku, Microsoft Xbox 360)

BGM 9 – Naotoshi Nishino
(Twilight Theater, PC)

Happy Ending – Naotoshi Nishino
(Synchronize Dream, PC)

BGM 1 – Yumi Kinoshita
(New 3D Golf Simulation: Waialae no Kiseki, Sega Mega Drive)

On the Links, It’s Out and Back – Yumi Kinoshita
(Pebble Beach Golf Links, Super Nintendo)

Special Request

Blue Moon – Yasunori Mitsuda
(10,000 Bullets, Sony PlayStation 2)