INFORMAZIONI SU QUESTO EPISODIO
This week, the crew looks at songs, soundtracks and more that have completely changed the game either for their games, franchises or beyond!
We chat about how a song in Skullgirls completely changes the vibe, how Persona 3 completely changed the franchise's identity, and even how Wipeout might have changed the entire electronic music industry and rave culture - and we have the sources to prove it!
You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWie-AzPTQuw
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Song credits (in order of discussion):
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies - "Megalith -Agnus Dei-" by Keiki Kobayashi
Devil May Cry - "Legendary Battle (Demon Emperor Mundus Battle 1 - Aerial)" by Masami Ueda
God of War (2018) - "Ashes" by Bear McCreary, feat. Eivør
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos - "Blackrock & Roll" by Glenn Stafford
Guilty Gear - "Holy Orders ~Be Just Or Be Dead~ -Ky's Theme-" by Daisure Ishiwatari
Soul Calibur II - "Link's Theme" (unconfirmed title) by an unconfirmed composer (remix of "Overworld" by Koji Kondo, from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past)
Persona 2: Innocent Sin - "Battle" by Kenichi Tsuchiya (presumed arr. by Toshiki Konishi, unconfirmed)
Persona 3 - "Mass Destruction" by Shoji Meguro and Lotus Juice
Skullgirls - "The Fish Man's Dance" by Michiru Yamane
Bloodborne - "Rom, The Vacuous Spider" by Yuka Kitamura
Wipeout - "Chemical Beats" by The Chemical Brothers (and the story of how video games may have changed the electronic music industry)
Additional credits about Wipeout and PlayStation's nightclub campaign:
The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/03/how-playstation-infiltrated-youth-culture
Baby Audio: https://babyaud.io/blog/wipeout-soundtrack-90s-electronic
GamesHub: https://www.gameshub.com/news/features/how-playstation-and-uk-club-culture-forever-changed-gamings-image-22424/
Production credits:
Hosts:
Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone
Ranakel
Edie Alexsander
Audio producer:
Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone
Executive producer:
Ranakel
Writing and publishing:
Ranakel
Edie Alexsander
Art and design:
Alex Hadzaman
