The Sound of Play videogame music podcast

What we aim to bring you with Sound of Play is a diverse weekly sample of some of our favourite pieces from the many air-punching, spine-tingling, tear-jerking and grin-inducing videogame soundtracks we've heard over the years. However, it’s not just about what we like, so if you venture over to our forum at caneandrinse.com you can put forward your favourites and we’ll include a selection in the playlist for each show. This show's presenter was Ryan Hamann and the band Codename Trigger Thumb! You can find their new album at: https://codenametriggerthumb.bandcamp.com Track listing for this show is as follows: Track 1: New World by Codename Trigger Thumb - Resident Evil/Resident Evil 2, 2017 Track 2: Gathering Stars in the Night Sky by Yasunori Mitsuda - Xenogears, 1998 Track 3: Setting Sail on Dreams by Codename Trigger Thumb - Chrono Cross, 2017 Track 4: Eternal Empire by Miki Higashino, Tappy Iwase, Hiroshi Tamawari, Hirofumi Taniguchi, & Mayuko Kageshita - Suikoden, 1995 Track 5: Birth of a Legend by Codename Trigger Thumb - Final Fantasy VII, 2017 Track 6: Amusement Park (Vocal) by Keiichi Okabe & Keigo Hoashi - NieR: Automata, 2017 Track 7: Setting Sail, Coming Home by Darren Korb - Bastion, 2011 Track 8: Tragic Decision by Manami Kiyota, Ace+, Yoko Shimomura, & Yasunori Mitsuda - Xenoblade Chronicles, 2010 Track 9: Red Devil by Codename Trigger Thumb - Killer7, 2017 Sound of Play: 88 was edited by Ryan Hamann

What we aim to bring you with Sound of Play is a diverse sample of some of our favourite pieces from the many air-punching, spine-tingling, tear-jerking and grin-inducing videogame soundtracks we've heard over the last year or so. However, it’s not just about what we like, so if you venture over to our forum at caneandrinse.com you can put forward your favourites and we’ll include a selection in the playlist for each show. This show's presenter was Leon Cox with guest Craig Windle aka Windmills at Dawn Track listing for this show is as follows: Track 1: Title BGM by Taro Bando, Guitar Arrange Edition by Ryuichi Katsumata - F-Zero X, 1998 Track 2: Ardea Cinerea Jouyi by Windmills at Dawn, 2017 Track 3: Stage 3 by Miki Higashino / Masanori Adachi / Tachihi Iwase / Aki Hata - Contra Spirits, 1992 Track 4: Zephyr by Windmills at Dawn, 2017 Track 5: Largo LaGrande by Michael Z. Land - Monkey Island 2: Lechuck's Revenge - Special Edition, 1991/2010 Track 6: Sound of Surf by Windmills at Dawn, 2017 Track 7: Main Theme by Yuko Komiyama - Monster Hunter 3 (Tri), 2009 Track 8: Theme from Lament by Windmills at Dawn - Lament, 2017 Track 9: Shuhodo by Shigeru Araki / Yusuke Kato / Saiko Miki / Yasumasa Kitagawa - Ganbare Goemon: Neo Momoyama Bakufu no Odori (Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon), 1997 Sound of Play: 87 was edited by Jay Taylor

What we aim to bring you with Sound of Play is a diverse weekly sample of some of our favourite pieces from the many air-punching, spine-tingling, tear-jerking and grin-inducing videogame soundtracks we've heard over the years. However, it’s not just about what we like, so if you venture over to our forum at caneandrinse.com you can put forward your favourites and we’ll include a selection in the playlist for each show. This show's presenter was Ryan Hamann with guest Charlotte Cutts and community contributions by Flabyo, Mononoke, and seansthomas. Track listing for this show is as follows: Track 1: Introvert by KOAN Sound - LittleBigPlanet3, 2014 Track 2: Manzai Birds by Tsunko? - Minna No Rhythm Tengoku, 2011 Track 3: Bu Bu Poruche (Yellow's Theme) by Nobuyuki Shimizu, Kemmei Adachi, & Melody Chubak - LocoRoco, 2006 Track 4: Duty Calls by Jeff van Dyck - Total War: Shogun 2, 2011 Track 5: Item Box by Kota Suzuki - Resident Evil 5, 2009 Track 6: Challenge Theme by David Wise - Yooka-Laylee, 2017 Track 7: Main Theme by Chuck Doud - Syphon Filter, 1999 Track 8: The Teensie Circle by Eric Chevalier - Rayman 2, 1999 Track 9: Rito Village (Day) by Manaka Kataoka & Yasuaki Iwata - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, 2017 Sound of Play: 86 was edited by Ryan Hamann

What we aim to bring you with Sound of Play is a diverse sample of some of our favourite pieces from the many air-punching, spine-tingling, tear-jerking and grin-inducing videogame soundtracks we've heard over the last year or so. However, it’s not just about what we like, so if you venture over to our forum at caneandrinse.com you can put forward your favourites and we’ll include a selection in the playlist for each show. This show's presenter was Leon Cox with guests - the composers of the Halo Wars 2 soundtrack - Gordy Haab, Brian Lee White and Brian Trifon Track listing for this show is as follows: Track 1: Isabel’s Awakening by Gordy Haab, Brian Lee White & Brian Trifon - Halo Wars 2, 2017 Track 2: Welcome Screen by Finishing Move Inc. - Xbox Halo Channel, 2013 Track 3: Rise of the Black Emperor by Clint Bajakian, performed by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra - Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb, 2003 Track 4: The Last of Us (Main Theme) by Gustavo Santaolalla - The Last of Us, 2013 Track 5: Hoth Alliance, Into Battle by Gordy Haab - Star Wars Battlefront, 2015 Track 6: Time Worn - Main Title by Brian Trifon & Brian Lee White - Massive Chalice, 2015 Track 7: Final Fantasy Main Theme by Nobuo Uematsu, performed by The London Philharmonic Orchestra - Final Fantasy, 1987 Track 8: Gravity Jump by Martin Stig Andersen - LIMBO, 2010 Track 9: Firewatch Prologue by Chris Remo - Firewatch, 2016 Track 10: Run Little Demons by Gordy Haab, Brian Lee White & Brian Trifon - Halo Wars 2, 2017 Sound of Play: 85 was edited by Jay Taylor

What we aim to bring you with Sound of Play is a diverse weekly sample of some of our favourite pieces from the many air-punching, spine-tingling, tear-jerking and grin-inducing videogame soundtracks we've heard over the years. However, it’s not just about what we like, so if you venture over to our forum at caneandrinse.com you can put forward your favourites and we’ll include a selection in the playlist for each show. This show's presenters were Ryan Hamann and Neil Piper along with community contributions from Scrustle, BlueWeaselBreath, and MagicianArcana. Track listing for this show is as follows: Track 1: Mirror Room by Hiroyuki Masuno - Shadowgate, 1989 Track 2: Applied Dynamics by Hugh Myrone - Drift Stage, 2017 Track 3: Frantic Factory by Grant Kirkhope - Donkey Kong 64, 1999 Track 4: Imperial Battle Music by Paul Ruskay - Homeworld: Remastered, 1999 Track 5: Main Theme by George Sanger - Loom, 1990 Track 6: Theme of D4 by Tomomi Teratani - D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die, 2014 Track 7: Team Select by Jon Hey - NBA Jam, 1993 Track 8: Dark Flute by Jim Guthrie - Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, 2011 Track 9: Ink Me Up/Now or Never! by Toru Minegishi & Shiho Fuji - Splatoon, 2015. Sound of Play: 84 was edited by Ryan Hamann

What we aim to bring you with Sound of Play is a diverse sample of some of our favourite pieces from the many air-punching, spine-tingling, tear-jerking and grin-inducing videogame soundtracks we've heard over the last year or so. However, it’s not just about what we like, so if you venture over to our forum at caneandrinse.com you can put forward your favourites and we’ll include a selection in the playlist for each show. This show's presenter was Leon Cox with guest Liam Edwards of the Games Media Award winning Final Games Podcast along with community contributions from KSubzero1000, Gallo_pinto, Yacobg42, Jobobonobo and Seanssthomas Track listing for this show is as follows: Track 1: Megalovania by Toby Fox - Undertale, 2015 Track 2: A Scattered Moment by Hidenori Shoji - Yakuza 2, 2006 Track 3: Ending Theme by Koji Kondo - Super Mario World, 1990 Track 4: Okatsu Theme by Yugo Kanno - Nioh, 2017 Track 5: Lost In Thoughts All Alone by Takeru Kanazaki/Hiroki Morishita/Rei Kondoh/Masato Kouda/Yasuhisa Baba - Fire Emblem Fates, 2015 Track 6: She Swallowed Burning Coals by El Tigr3 - Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, 2015 Track 7: Tomorrow Is Mine by Masami Ueda - Bayonetta 2, 2014 Track 8: Official Game Trailer by Unknown - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, 2017 Track 9: Intro Title (The Promise) by Masashi Hamauzu - Final Fantasy XIII, 2010 Sound of Play: 83 was edited by Jay Taylor

What we aim to bring you with Sound of Play is a diverse weekly sample of some of our favourite pieces from the many air-punching, spine-tingling, tear-jerking and grin-inducing videogame soundtracks we've heard over the years. However, it’s not just about what we like, so if you venture over to our forum at caneandrinse.com you can put forward your favourites and we’ll include a selection in the playlist for each show. This show's presenters were Ryan Hamann and guest Ryan Quintal along with community contributions from Todinho, Flabyo, and GoodShrewsbury Track listing for this show is as follows: Track 1: Welcome to Bright Falls by Petri Alanko - Alan Wake, 2010 Track 2: Temple of Light by Danny Elfman - Fable, 2004 Track 3: Smooth Jazz Shop by Gordon McGladdery - OKHLOS: Omega, 2016 Track 4: Mario Paint Medley by Keiki Kobayashi, Junichi Nakatsuru, Hiroki Hashimoto, Hiroyuki Kawada, Eriko Sakurai, Akihiko Ishikawa, and Yoshinori Hirai - Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS & Wii U Track 5: Hypno Baron's Castle by Jake Kaufman - Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, 2017 Track 6: Transporter - Sea Sick by Phonetic Hero - Obliteracers, 2016 Track 7: Power Core by Power Glove - Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, 2013 Track 8: A-Mazing Post Pounding by Tomoya Tomita & Misaki Asada - Yoshi's Woolly World, 2015 Track 9: Vamo alla Flamenco by Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy IX, 2002 Sound of Play: 82 was edited by Ryan Hamann

What we aim to bring you with Sound of Play is a diverse sample of some of our favourite pieces from the many air-punching, spine-tingling, tear-jerking and grin-inducing videogame soundtracks we've heard over the last year or so. However, it’s not just about what we like, so if you venture over to our forum at caneandrinse.com you can put forward your favourites and we’ll include a selection in the playlist for each show. This show's presenter was Leon Cox along with community contributions from Kid Skitzky, Gallo_pinto, MauricioMM, Jobobonobo and Stanshall Track listing for this show is as follows: Track 1: The Light In Us All by Jim Guthrie / JJ Ipsen - Planet Coaster, 2016 Track 2: Introduction / Main Theme by Tadashi Kimijima - Bubble Bobble, 1986 Track 3: Monkey Watch by TSUNKU / Masami Yone / Shinji Ushiroda / Asuka Ito - Minna no Rhythm Tengoku, 2011 Track 4: Space Valley by Hirokazu Ando - Kirby's Dream Course, 1994 Track 5: End of Small Sanctuary by Akira Yamaoka - Silent Hill 3, 2003 Track 6: Mr. Driller's Theme (Ardenten Version) by Go Shiina - Mr. Driller, 1999 Track 7: Athletic 2 (Chain-Link Charge) by Koji Kondo - Super Mario 3D World, 2013 Track 8: Introduction / Main Theme by Yasuko Yamada - The NewZealand Story, 1988 Track 9: Theme Shop Music by Kazumi Totaka(?) - 3DS/2DS console, 2014 Track 10: Sky High by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi - Daytona USA, 1993 Sound of Play: 81 was edited by Jay Taylor

In this special 80th edition of Sound of Play, we turn our focus to Namco's Katamari Damacy series. From the King of All Cosmos' grand entrance into the world in 2004 to a smartphone game in 2016, we bring you seventeen tracks from six titles from within the Katamari series. This show's presenters were Ryan Hamann and Leah Haydu Track listing for this show is as follows: Track 1: Katamari Nah-Nah by Yuu Miyake - Katamari Damacy, 2004 Track 2: Katamari on the Rocks ~ Main Theme by Yuu Miyake & Keita Takahashi - Katamari Damacy, 2004 Track 3: Katamari March Damacy by Yuu Miyake - Katamari Damacy, 2004 Track 4: Que Sera Sera by Asuka Sakai, Natsuki Isaki, & Charlie Kosei - Katamari Damacy, 2004 Track 5: Houston by Hideki Tobeta & Katamari Robo - We ? Katamari, 2005 Track 6: Blue Orb by Kahimi Karie & Tomoki Kanda - We ? Katamari, 2005 Track 7: Shine! Mr. Sunshine by Yuu Miyake, Yoshihito Yano, Naoki Toyama, & Shigeru Matsuzaki - Me & My Katamari, 2005 Track 8: Katamari Dancing by Kimio Yudate, Yuji Masubuchi, & Takashi Utsunomiya - Beautiful Katamari, 2007 Track 9: Guru Guru Gravity by Tetsuya Uchida, Yuu Miyake, Yoshihito Yano, & Nori Horikoshi - Beautiful Katamari, 2007 Track 10: Green Village by Hideki Tobeta & Akitaka Tohyama - Katamari Forever, 2009 Track 11: Gin & Tonic & Red Red Roses (YMCK 8bit Mix) by Asuka Sakai & YMCK - Katamari Forever, 2009 Track 12: Everlasting Love (atom™ remix) by Uwe Schmidt - Katamari Forever, 2009 Track 13: Katamari on the Funk (Takeshi Nakatsuka Edit) by Naotaka Higashiyama, Yuu Miyake, & Takeshi Nakatsuka - Touch My Katamari, 2011 Track 14: Hello World by Hiroshi Okubo & Taku Inoue - Touch My Katamari, 2011 Track 15: Katamari on the Swing (Jeremy Lim Remix) by Yuu Miyake, Yoshihito Yano, Jeremy Lim, & Katelyn Isaacson - Tap My Katamari, 2016 Track 16: Cherry Tree Times by Yuu Miyake, Katamari-Tai Jr., Chihiro Arai, Hiroki Fujita, Kana Sagara, Kento Masui, Tomoka Osawa, Mai Tsukada & Chikara Kawatsuchina - Katamari Damacy, 2004 Track 17: Lovely Angel by Yuu Miyake - Katamari Damacy, 2004 Sound of Play: 80 was edited by Ryan Hamann

What we aim to bring you with Sound of Play is a diverse weekly sample of some of our favourite pieces from the many air-punching, spine-tingling, tear-jerking and grin-inducing videogame soundtracks we've heard over the years. However, it’s not just about what we like, so if you venture over to our forum at caneandrinse.com you can put forward your favourites and we’ll include a selection in the playlist for each show. This show's presenters were Ryan Hamann and Spencer Saunders along with community contributions from Sam_What, Mechner, and Flabyo Track listing for this show is as follows: Track 1: The Kirb Reich (Green Greens Remix) by Brandon Strader - Kirby Super Star, 1995 Track 2: Remix 10 by Tsunku? - Rhythm Heaven Fever, 2011 Track 3: Lazy Daydream by Vincent Diamante - Flower, 2009 Track 4: OCP by EnV - Electronic Super Joy, 2013 Track 5: New Angels of Promise by David Bowie & Reeves Gabrielle - Omikron: The Nomad Soul, 1999 Track 6: Dear Esther / Standing Stones by Jessica Curry - Dear Esther, 2012 Track 7: Neos City by Hiroki Hashimoto - Pokkén Tournament, 2015 Track 8: Gobi's Valley (Main / Jinxy's Area Mix) by Grant Kirkhope - Banjo-Kazooie, 1998 Track 9: Va by Ryan Roth & Halina Heron - The Beginner's Guide, 2015 Sound of Play: 79 was edited by Ryan Hamann

What we aim to bring you with Sound of Play is a diverse sample of some of our favourite pieces from the many air-punching, spine-tingling, tear-jerking and grin-inducing videogame soundtracks we've heard over the last year or so. However, it’s not just about what we like, so if you venture over to our forum at caneandrinse.com you can put forward your favourites and we’ll include a selection in the playlist for each show. This show's presenter was Leon Cox with guest Richard Davison along with community contributions from Magnus and Victor Nystrom, Stalkedbycats, Yacobg42 and hazeredmist Track listing for this show is as follows: Track 1: A Place to Call Home by Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy IX, 2000 Track 2: Happy Birthday by Masashi Kageyama - Gimmick! (aka Mr Gimmick!), 1992 Track 3: Heal by Michiru Oshima and/or Koichi Yamazaki - ICO, 2001 Track 4: Near the Border by Keiki Kobayashi/Tetsukazu Nakanishi/Hiroshi Okubo/Junichi Nakatsuru - Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War, 2006 Track 5: Victorious by Takeshi Furukawa - The Last Guardian, 2016 Track 6: Make this Right by The Toxic Avenger - Furi, 2016 Track 7: Idea V by James Curd and Woody Jackson - Grand Theft Auto Online: Bikers, 2016 Track 8: Main Table by Toshiharu Yamanishi/Takeshi Yoshida/Naosuke Arai - Dragon's Fury (Devil Crash MD), 1991 Track 9: Yarny’s Theme by Frida Johansson and Henrik Oja - Unravel, 2016 Sound of Play: 78 was edited by Jay Taylor

What we aim to bring you with Sound of Play is a diverse weekly sample of some of our favourite pieces from the many air-punching, spine-tingling, tear-jerking and grin-inducing videogame soundtracks we've heard over the years. However, it’s not just about what we like, so if you venture over to our forum at caneandrinse.com you can put forward your favourites and we’ll include a selection in the playlist for each show. This show's presenters were Ryan Hamann and Leah Haydu Track listing for this show is as follows: Track 1: Game Over by Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy II, 1988 Track 2: Battle Lose Result by Toru Minegishi & Shiho Fuji - Splatoon, 2015 Track 3: Dance of Death by Toshiko Tasaki, Kenichi Tsuchiya, & Masaki Kurokawa - Persona 2: Innocent Sin, 1999 Track 4: Death Music by Hiroyuki Masuno - Shadowgate, 1989 Track 5: You Are Dead by Kent Carmical and Joe Sparks - Total Distortion, 1995 Track 6: Goodbye by Jared Emerson-Johnson - The Walking Dead: Season 1, 2012 Track 7: I Closed My Eyes by Hiroki Kikuta - Secret of Mana, 1993 Track 8: Game Over Theme by Naoki Kodaka - Batman: The Video Game, 1990 Track 9: Epilogue by Marty O'Donnell - Halo: Reach, 2010 Sound of Play: 77 was edited by Ryan Hamann

What we aim to bring you with Sound of Play is a diverse sample of some of our favourite pieces from the many air-punching, spine-tingling, tear-jerking and grin-inducing videogame soundtracks we've heard over the years However, it’s not just about what we like, so if you venture over to our forum at caneandrinse.com you can put forward your favourites and we’ll include a selection in the playlist for each show. This show's presenters were Leon Cox and Andy Corrigan along with community contributions from MauricioMM, Follow My Ruin, Nickturner13 and CODEMONKEY Track listing for this show is as follows: Track 1: Discussion -HEAT UP- by Masafumi Takada - Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, 2010 Track 2: The Golden Armada by Jason Hayes/Mike Patti/Neal Acree/Glenn Stafford - StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, 2015 Track 3: Aerith’s Theme by Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy VII, 1997 Track 4: Level One Music by Bluetz Lee - Bonanza Bros., 1991 Track 5: Staff Roll by Minako Hamano/Kozue Ishikawa - The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, 1993 Track 6: By The Bay by Jerry Martin - SimCity 4, 2003 Track 7: What Was Lost by Zach Beever - Project Zomboid, 2013 Track 8: Title by Tim Follin (original by Rob Hubbard) - Star Paws, 1987 Track 9: Apocalypsis Noctis by Yoko Shimomura - Final Fantasy XV, 2015 Sound of Play: 76 was edited by Jay Taylor

What we aim to bring you with Sound of Play is a diverse weekly sample of some of our favourite pieces from the many air-punching, spine-tingling, tear-jerking and grin-inducing videogame soundtracks we've heard over the years. However, it’s not just about what we like, so if you venture over to our forum at caneandrinse.com you can put forward your favourites and we’ll include a selection in the playlist for each show. This show's presenter was Ryan Hamann and the tracks are all from Masaya Matsuura's UmJammer Lammy Track listing for this show is as follows: Track 1: Tag Track 2: I Am a Master and You! Track 3: Fire Fire!! Track 4: Baby Baby!! Track 5: Fright Flight!! Track 6: Power Off! Power On! Track 7: Taste of Teriyaki Track 8: Taste of Teriyaki (PaRappa) Track 9: Got to Move! Sound of Play: 75 was edited by Ryan Hamann

What we aim to bring you for this end of year special Sound of Play is a diverse sample of some of the Cane and Rinse team's favourite pieces from the many air-punching, spine-tingling, tear-jerking and grin-inducing videogame soundtracks we've heard over the last year or so. However, it’s not just about what we like (well, this particular show is an exception!), so if you venture over to our forum at caneandrinse.com you can put forward your favourites and we’ll include a selection in the playlist for each show. This show's presenters were Leon Cox and Leah Haydu with contributions from the rest of the Cane and Rinse team Track listing for this show is as follows: Track 1: Heliosphere by 65daysofstatic - No Man’s Sky, 2016 Track 2: Snowfall by Frida Johansson and Henrik Oja - Unravel, 2016 Track 3: The Great Sea by Kenta Nagata/Hajime Wakai/Toru Minegishi/Koji Kondo - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, 2002 Track 4: Theme of Demitri by Hideki Okugawa - Project X Zone, 2012 Track 5: Lower Hospital - Original Alien themes by Jerry Goldsmith. Orchestral arrangements and new music composed by Christian Henson, Joe Henson and Alexis Smith - Alien: Isolation, 2014 Track 6: Slipping Away by Jessica Curry - Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, 2015 Track 7: Winter Journey’s Tale by Tomoki Miyoshi - I Am Setsuna, 2016 Track 8: Rust, Dust & Guts by Mick Gordon - DOOM, 2016 Track 9: Finale II: Escape by Takeshi Furukawa - The Last Guardian, 2016 Track 10: End of the World Sun by 65daysofstatic - No Man’s Sky, 2016 Track 11: Title (The Legend of Zelda) by Koji Kondo - The Legend of Zelda, 1986 Sound of Play: 74 was edited by Jay Taylor