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Episode 207: Rage-quit!!! (Quitters Day)

Some days, it’s a peaches and cream and everything seems all right. Other days, things are going horribly wrong and the world seems against you. When it becomes too much or the goals seem too far away, you’re ready to throw in the towel and call it quits. Today we’re celebrating Quitters Day, a ...

The Best Soundtracks of 2025

With this episode's release, we can all finally move on from 2025. Will Mario Kart World and Clair Obscur continue to be glazed? Will Matt be swayed on Pokémon Legends Z-A? Will Seth drop everything and play Skate Story? Find out in this climactic conclusion to 2025 (in 2026)! (00:00) Intro (13: ...

S7E6 - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

Samus is back! Chatterbox Max Roberts and fanboy trooper Logan Moore return to the Prime franchise to read the minds of the developers. Was Retro Studios able to go beyond their own classics or was the team frozen in time? You can download a copy of this episode's transcript here. Metroid Prime ...

Level 176

Track Listing Title Music - Pro Sports Hockey - Takeshi Ichida First Steps - Rayman and Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition - Originally by Remi Gazel and arranged by Christophe Heral Pemo Pemo Kuroto - Columns III: Revenge of Columns - Morihiko Akiyama Sylux - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - Kenji Ya ...

[176] Home Of The Machines

About: Mechanical and industrial themes from areas or locations that a machine could easily call home!  Artwork: Streets of Rage  00:00 - Factory [Dark Cloud]  by Tomohito Nishiura >  01:29 - Tunnel Vision [Battle Garegga]  by Manabu Namiki >  05:41 - Conveyer Smasher [Donkey Kong Country Re ...

Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2

We, in our hubris, have chosen to tackle both Super Mario Galaxy games in a single episode. We're just that kinda cRaZy. Mario's outer space adventures brought with them iconic orchestral scores, creative level design, and introduced the world to canonical BBW Rosalina - so let's spend part of t ...

Feature: Metroid Prime 4 Nintendo Dream Interview

Today we’re sharing another translated interview! In the March 2026 issue of Nintendo Dream, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond producer Kensuke Tanabe, composer Kenji Yamamoto and Retro Studios’ Design Director Bill Vandervoort were interviewed about the game’s development. They discuss, among other topic ...

Episode 226: Video Game Title Tracks (National Title Track Day)

Every fourth Friday of May, there’s a day called “National Title Track Day” that celebrates the title tracks of albums. These tracks were often the same as the album title, like The Beatles’ “Let It Be” or Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”. They can also be tracks that were first released before the ...

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

When you loaded up an episode of a videogame music podcast dedicated to Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, you probably (rightly) expected a David Wise glazefest. But you almost certainly didn't expect an emotional deep dive into environmental messaging. You didn't expect that we'd turn heel ...

07 - What's Meaningful To You?

This month on Pixel Symphonic we’re doing things a little bit differently. I was on vacation, renting a house with a big group of friends, and I took the opportunity to ask those friends a simple question: what’s a video game soundtrack that is meaningful to you? Ten answers from ten people, ran ...