Category: KVGM

KVGM “The Last Wave” (2/24/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (2/24/19)

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. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

Need a soundtrack for that Sunday morning stroll around your local IKEA? The Last Wave is here…for you. This week, we discover Pebble Beach on the 3DO, Yellow Magic Orchestra-influenced tracks, and the power of the Dragon Shadow Spell. What does it do? More importantly, what doesn’t it do? Also, there’s a loose theme of “customization” that threads everything together, be it robots, cars, clothes, etc.

 
Playlist

Calm – Junichi Nakatsuru
(Ridge Racer 7, Sony PlayStation 3)

City – Motoaki Takenouchi
(Granhistoria, Super Famicom)

Meeting – Kengo Sakurai
(Shining Force Feather, Nintendo DS)

Robo Station Theme – Shinji Hosoe
(Custom Robo, Nintendo 64)

Howl ~ In the Indelible Past – Satoshi Kadokura
(Metal Max, Famicom)

Within the Ship (Early Image) – Takashi Okamoto
(Dragon Shadow Spell, Sony PlayStation 2)

Escape ~ Ending – Hideki Okugawa and Yuki Iwai
(Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact, Arcade)

Options – Akihito Suita and Mitsuto Suzuki
(Kidou Senshi V-Gundam, Super Famicom)

Special Request

Settings – Yumi Kinoshita
(Pebble Beach Golf Links, 3DO)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (2/17/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (2/17/19)

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. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

1980’s buddy cop movies, island nations with unlimited lemonade supplies, monster fighters, and swanky swanks – everything you could ever ask for in half an hour. Happy belated Valentine’s Day, lovers and loveless. Happy Sunday Funday.

 
Playlist

Dark Line –  Satoshi Bandoh
(Gran Turismo 5, Sony PlayStation 3)

Shop – Tsukasa Masuko
(Magical Starsign, Nintendo DS)

Outride a Crisis – Katsuhiro Hayashi
(Super Hang-On, MSX)

Day Dream – Kenichi Hirata, Youta Kitagami, Hiromi Fuwa, and Mitsuhiro Arisaka
(Ongaku Tsukuru Kanadeeru, Super Famicom)

Concrete Cave – Masato Kouda
(Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire, Arcade)

Sea Breeze – Norihiko Hibino
(Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Sony PlayStation 2)

Ending – Robert Ling and Martin Wall
(Agony, Amiga)

Staff Roll – Masaharu Iwata
(Conquest of the Crystal Palace, Nintendo)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (2/10/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (2/10/19)

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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. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

This week, we check in on the rising stock prices for detective, fishing, and golf game genres, as well as show appreciation for the “slow burn” when it comes to delivering a video game jam. If we’ve learned one thing on this journey so far, it’s that you can’t really mess up a beach level theme…or can you, if you’ve never been to a beach??? And what is the deal with the birds at Blooper Bay? Find out…on the Last Wave.

 
Playlist

Jody Summer – Daiki Kasho
(F-Zero GX, Nintendo GameCube)

Can’t You See Clearly Now? – Akari Kaida
(Breath of Fire III, Sony PlayStation)

Beach Level – Taro Bando
(Mole Mania, Game Boy)

BGM 6 – Million Bamboo
(Tanteibu: The Detective Club – Angou to Misshitsu to Kaijin to, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Radio 4 – Hikoshi Hashimoto
(Umitsuri Meijin: Suzuki-hen, Super Famicom)

Blooper Bay 2 – Motoi Sakuraba
(Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, Nintendo GameCube)

Bonus Level – Julian Soule
(Lode Runner 3-D, Nintendo 64)

Your Name is… – Yasunori Mitsuda
(Tobal No. 1, Sony PlayStation)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (2/3/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (2/3/19)

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. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

It’s February and half the country is freezing but the Last Wave is here to provide you warmth and comfort. It’s like a sweater with all your favorite colors, knitted with love. This week, we return to the theme of demonology and smooth music, we wonder how could the internet possibly get any better, and we ask the question: what’s your dream monster?

 
Playlist

Devil Forest – Hiroyuki Yanada
(Last Bible III, Super Famicom)

Mayuko no Theme – Yasuhiro Kawasaki, Tarojiro, and Akira Kurita
(Kuro no Juusan, Sony PlayStation)

Olivia – Masakatsu Maekawa
(Timeball, TurboGrafx-16)

Photograph in Twilight (Name Entry) – Atsuhiro Motoyama
(Battle Bakraid, Arcade)

Moon Night 1 – MARI
(Daiya no Kuni no Alice: Wonderful Wonder World, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Ending ~ You Are the Heavy Nova – Studio Riverkids, Tosimasa Iijima, Isao Nakasugi
(Heavy Nova, X68000)

Namcot Sports News – Hiromi Shibano
(Super Oozumou: Netsusen Daiichiban, Super Famicom)

Staff Roll – Hayato Matsuo
(Master of Monsters: Neo Generations, Sega Saturn)

Special Request

Lofty Castle – Stewart Copeland
(Spyro the Dragon, Sony PlayStation)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (1/27/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (1/27/19)

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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. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

Have you ever wondered what a Chinese adaptation of Twin Peaks would sound like? Are you pro-Mitsuda? Do you play Uno with strangers? If you answered yes to at least one of these questions, take a listen to this week’s Last Wave.

 

Playlist

Desert – Motoaki Takenouchi
(Shin Seikoku: La Wares, Super Famicom)

Urban Fantasy – Yasunori Mitsuda
(10,000 Bullets, Sony PlayStation 2)

Cityscape – The Deep Blue Ocean City – Yuzo Koshiro
(Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City, Nintendo DS)

Be Discared – Hiroto Kanno
(Psy-O-Blade, Sega Mega Drive)

Guiding Wind ~ Gentle Wind – Junya Nakano
(Another Mind, Sony PlayStation)

Water Stage – Masaya Kuzume
(Tetris Attack, Game Boy)

Ending – Toshiyuki Takine
(Super Uno, Super Nintendo)

Staff Credit – Asuka Ito
(Pilotwings Resort, Nintendo 3DS)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (1/20/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (1/20/19)

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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. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

A lot of sequels this week, some minimal detective work, the fractured system that is public education, Jean-Claude Van Damme’s jeans, and so much more. Please join me, won’t you?

 
Playlist

Theme of Geffen – SoundTeMP
(Ragnorak Online, PC)

Tower of Magic – Nobuhiro Makino and Kiyotaka Sato
(Mahoujin Guru Guru 2, Super Famicom)

Training and Focusing – Yannis Brown
(Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II, Game Boy Advance)

Dragon Mountain Clear Demo – Akihito Hayashi
(Dragon Buster II: Yami no Fuuin, Famicom)

Tell Me Your Memories – Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
(Virtua Fighter 3 Team Battle, Sega Dreamcast)

A Name of Rose [Visual B Light] – Takahiro Yonemura
(Steam-Heart’s, PC-98)

Owner Turn – Masayoshi Koyama
(Dekitate High School, Super Famicom)

Meet the Staff – Michael Kelly (Garoad)
(VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, Sony PlayStation Vita)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (1/13/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (1/13/19)

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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. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

Once again, we reflect on important themes in living a fulfilled life, including how to keep your cool during a zombie apocalypse, taking time to set up your own person exhibition mode, the serenity of the ancient ruin, and the feeling of champoo (champagne + shampoo). All this and more, backed to an incredible set of smooth video game music.

 
Playlist

Dive into the Mellow…For Aquatic Mine – Tomoya Ohtani and Hunnid-P
(Sonic Adventure 2, Sega Dreamcast)

Beach – Martin Schioeler
(Toy Shop Tycoon, Nintendo DS)

Victory – Nyorita Ogawa
(Super F1 Circus Gaiden, Super Famicom)

VIP Lounge – Oleka Lozowchuk
(Dead Rising 2, Sony PlayStation 3)

Ancient Ruins – Imami Pon and BA.M
(GG Aleste II, Sega Game Gear)

Exhibition Mode Set Up – Kenji Yamazaki
(Dear Boys, Super Famicom)

WON11 – Masahiro Kajihara
(Wonder Parallel Wars, PC-98)

Game of Lamb – Shoji Meguro
(Catherine, Sony PlayStation 3)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (1/6/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (1/6/19)

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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. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

Welcome to the First Wave of 2019, full of smiles and laughs and tears of joy and of course, plenty of relaxing VGM to get you in the mood to face down the monster that is…another New Year. Please also check out the newest episode of Rhythm & Pixels (out tomorrow) for a special guest appearance from yours truly, where we break out the chillest tunes for you and include some neat little surprises. I had a blast, you’ll have a blast, give it a listen and support the community.

 

Playlist

Staff Roll – Hiroaki Yoshida and Tatsuya Kiuchi
(Vapor Trail, Sega Genesis)

A Doze – Masanori Akita
(Enthusia: Professional Racing, Sony PlayStation 2)

Jockey School – Fumito Tamayama, Shigenori Masuko, Yoko Kawashima and Yoshio Akimoto
(Derby Jockey, Super Famicom)

Growing Feeling in My Heart (Staff Roll) – Manabu Namiki and Noriyuki Kamikura
(Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2, Nintendo DS)

H-Scene, Song A – Takahiro Yonemura
(Yanyan no Gekitou Dousoukai, PC-98)

Laboratory – yan
(Shiro Tsume Souwa: Episode of the Clovers, Sega Dreamcast)

Tavern – Kentaro Haneda
(Wizardry III: Knight of Diamonds, Game Boy Color)

Amethyst – Takayuki Nakamura
(Tobal 2, Sony PlayStation)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (12/30/18)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (12/30/18)

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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. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

Come celebrate the final show of 2018 with plenty of chilled out tracks to help keep you warm and merry, including our first request of the show. As we head into the new year, get ready for a BIG collaboration between KVGM’s The Last Wave and the boys at Rhythm and Pixels as Hammock will be a special guest on an upcoming episode dedicated to…wait for it…CHILL VGM! Shocking, I know.

 

Playlist

Emerge – Takayuki Ishikawa and Shinya Watanabe
(Diver’s Dream, Sony PlayStation)

Game Over – Tomoo Kasahara and Music Worx
(Farland Story, Super Famicom)

BGM #3 – Manabu Kunieda
(De-Ja, PC-Engine)

Shop – Sachio Ogawa
(Sega Bass Fishing 2, Sega Dreamcast)

Area 3 – Keishi Yonao
(Hydefos, MSX2)

Chapter 4: Cappucci Island 2 – Takuto Kitsuta
(Detective Pikachu, Nintendo 3DS)

BGM 4 – Yayoi Wachi
(Magic Knight Rayearth 2: Making of Magic Knight, Sega Game Gear)

Staff Roll – Saori Kobayashi
(Inspector Gadget, Super Nintendo)

Special Request

Katamari Stars – Hideki Tobeta
(Katamari Damacy, Sony PlayStation 2)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (12/23/18)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (12/23/18)

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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. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

This week, we look back on the new video game music discovered over the course of 2018 and look forward to 2019 with our umbrellas up and sunscreen on.  Happy holidays from everyone here at the KVGM studios and the Last Wave!

 
Playlist

Level 2 – Jim Andron
(Tetris CD-i, Philips CD-i)

Violet Sky – Satoshi Okubo
(Hotel Dusk: Room 215, Nintendo DS)

Flashback (Ranking) – Manabu Namiki
(Armed Police Batrider, Arcade)

Title – Kinuyo Yamashita
(Tip Off, Game Boy)

Naughty Woods – Kyouko Anderson
(Ningen Konchuu: Nozoki, PC-98)

In the Wind – nev
(PangYa Fantasy Golf, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Main Menu – Hikoshi Hashimoto, Kazuo Nakamura, and Takeo Suzuki
(Ultrabox 2 Go, PC-Engine CD)

Good Ending – Tomohiro Endo and Hiroshi Iizuka
(Majyuuou, Super Famicom)