by Music Arcade
Join Galen Firestone, Ranakel, and Edie Alexsander on a joke-filled journey through the world of video game soundtracks as we discuss and discover great music together - and have lots of fun along the way. You can find us on Bluesky at music-arcade.bsky.social Or you can send questions, requests, and inquiries to: music.arcade.podcast@gmail.com
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June 14, 2026
<p>This week, celebrations continue, as we dive into the thoughts and interests of the podcast's resident sound guy.</p><p>Discover what Yakuza song gets brought up today, see where "team effort" meets Killer Instinct, and learn why Elden Ring is suddenly in ROZEN-tinted glasses.</p><p><br></p><p>You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist on our YouTube channel: <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwyCfmXgbLJv7BjI2Rdhn1P822ZNO7_TZ&si=xKXrwNB2hUQz2VVm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Music Arcade #104</a></p><p><br></p><p>Looking to get in touch with us? You can find us at music.arcade.podcast@gmail.com</p><p>We're also on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/music-arcade.bsky.social</p><p>And on Discord: https://discord.gg/aM5WWGU</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Song credits (in order of discussion):</p><p><br></p><p>A song you like that deserves more recognition:</p><p>Yakuza 5 - "Hailstorm" by Hidenori Shoji</p><p><br></p><p>The most Rana song you like too (or can think of):</p><p>Kid Icarus: Uprising - "The Seafloor Palace" by Motoi Sakuraba</p><p><br></p><p>The most Edie song you like too (or can think of):</p><p>Final Fantasy X - "Via Purifico" by Nobuo Uematsu</p><p><br></p><p>A sleeper hit from one of your favorite composers:</p><p>"Thousand Lights" by Fury Weekend feat. Megan McDuffee</p><p><br></p><p>A song you want to bring up whenever you see it but you never get the chance:</p><p>Arknights: Endfield - "We Are Empire" by STARSET</p><p><br></p><p>A song that's not from a video game but feels like it could be and you wanna talk about it:</p><p>"Suit Up (Instrumental)" by Blue Stahli</p><p><br></p><p>A song Rana made you discover that you're still actively into:</p><p>Killer Instinct (Season 2) - "Polemos" by Mick Gordon</p><p><br></p><p>A song Edie made you discover that you're still actively into:</p><p>Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania - "Abandoned Castle" by Keygen Church (cover of "Abandoned Castle" by Michiru Yamane, from Castlevania: Curse of Darkness)</p><p><br></p><p>The kind of recent obsession that you've been playing often on your audio app of choice:</p><p>"The Twin Moon Knight" by ROZEN (cover of "The Twin Moon Knight" by Tai Tomisawa, from Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree)</p><p><br></p><p>Free Space:</p><p>Xenoblade Chronicles - "Gaur Plains" by ACE (live version)</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Production credits:</p><p>Hosts:</p><p>Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone</p><p>Ranakel</p><p>Edie Alexsander</p><p><br></p><p>Audio producer:</p><p>Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone</p><p><br></p><p>Executive producer:</p><p>Ranakel</p><p><br></p><p>Writing and publishing:</p><p>Edie Alexsander</p><p><br></p><p>Art and design:</p><p>Alex Hadzaman</p>
May 31, 2026
<p>This week, tech issues are gone as the crew resumes the celebrations for 100 episodes, beginning by focusing on the life and thoughts of our very own Brazilian co-host.</p><p>See what the band Aria has to do with gaming, remember how cool Mega Man Zero 4's music can actually get and discover with us that apparently the Freddi Fish to Gothicism pipeline is real.</p><p>You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist on our YouTube channel: <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwyCfmXgbLJsyOhTI0ag0uaQgo8hmPSeF&si=i7KlfHaEUw_dF4kS" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Music Arcade #103</a></p><p><br></p><p>Looking to get in touch with us? You can find us at music.arcade.podcast@gmail.com</p><p>We're also on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/music-arcade.bsky.social</p><p>And on Discord: https://discord.gg/aM5WWGU</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode prompts and song credits (in order of discussion):</strong></p><p><br></p><p>A song you like that deserves more recognition</p><p><strong>Diablo III - "Urzael" by Derek Duke</strong></p><p><br></p><p>The most Rana song you like too (or can think of)</p><p><strong>Esoteric Ebb - "Days of Jor" by Anders Bach, Kristian Paulsen, and Brian Batz (feat. MØ, GNOM)</strong></p><p><br></p><p>The most Galen song you like too (or can think of)</p><p><strong>Twisted Metal - "Gentlemen, Start Your Weapons" by Chuck Carr</strong></p><p><br></p><p>A sleeper hit from one of your favorite composers</p><p><strong>"Mania Velichia" by Aria (composer: Kirill Pokrovsky)</strong></p><p><br></p><p>A song you want to bring up whenever you see it but you never get the chance</p><p><strong>Mega Man Zero 4 - "Falling Down" by Shinichi Itakura</strong></p><p><br></p><p>A song that's not from a video game but feels like it could be and you wanna talk about it</p><p><strong>"Cursum Perficio" by Enya</strong></p><p><br></p><p>A song Rana made you discover that you're still actively into</p><p><strong>Age of Wonders 4 - "Effortless Expansion" by Michiel van den Bos</strong></p><p><br></p><p>A song Galen made you discover that you're still actively into</p><p><strong>Final Fantasy X - "Otherworld" by Bill Xtillidiex Muir and Nobuo Uematsu</strong></p><p><br></p><p>The kind of recent obsession that you've been playing often on your audio app of choice</p><p><strong>Forza Horizon 6 - "Sniper Rouge" by Mitch Murder (feat. emi)</strong></p><p><br></p><p>FREE SPACE 2</p><p><strong>Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds - "Mr. Two Notes" by The Fat Man (George Sanger)</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Production credits:</p><p>Hosts:</p><p>Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone</p><p>Ranakel</p><p>Edie Alexsander</p><p><br></p><p>Audio producer:</p><p>Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Executive producer:</p><p>Ranakel</p><p><br></p><p>Writing and publishing:</p><p>Edie Alexsander</p><p><br></p><p>Art and design:</p><p>Alex Hadzaman</p>
May 25, 2026
<p>This week, the crew takes flight, with wings, gliders, flying machines and anything else they can get their hands on.</p><p>We behold the might of the Highwind from Final Fantasy VII, hear the jet engines of fighter planes from Project Wingman: Frontline 59 and even manage to make the land itself fly with Driftland: The Magic Revival.You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist in our YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwyCfmXgbLJvIhvccMxyIO0G-TrF19S-o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Music Arcade #102</a></p><p><br></p><p>Looking to get in touch with us? You can find us at music.arcade.podcast@gmail.com</p><p>We're also on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/music-arcade.bsky.social</p><p>And on Discord: https://discord.gg/aM5WWGU</p><p><br></p><p>Song credits (in order of discussion):Final Fantasy VII - "The Highwind Takes to the Skies" by Nobuo Uematsu</p><p>Xenogears - "Soaring" (aka "Flight") by Yasunori Mitsuda</p><p>Assassin's Creed II - "Flight Over Venice 1" by Jesper Kyd</p><p>Skies of Arcadia - "Delphinus" by Yutaka Minobe</p><p>Secret of Mana - "Meridian Dance" by Hiroki Kikuta (arr. by Evelyn Lark aka The Noble Demon)</p><p>Mega Man 7 - "Cloudman" by an unconfirmed composer (no composers officially credited, fan credits include Yuko Takehara, Toshihiko Horiyama, Makoto Tomozawa, and Ayako Mori)</p><p>Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War - "Blue Skies (remix)" by Hiroshi Okubo ("Blue Skies Infinity" cover by The Tiberian Sons, Videri String Quartet, Game Brass, et al.)</p><p>Project Wingman: Frontline 59 - "Wild Dogs" by Jose Pavli</p><p>Driftland: The Magic Revival - "Flowing Sky" by Grzegorz Wlodarski and Pawel Golinski</p><p>Pilotwings - "Hangglider" (unconfirmed title) by Soyo OkaProduction credits:</p><p>Hosts:</p><p>Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone</p><p>Ranakel</p><p>Edie Alexsander</p><p><br></p><p>Audio producer:</p><p>Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone</p><p><br></p><p>Executive producer:</p><p>Ranakel</p><p><br></p><p>Writing and publishing:</p><p>Edie Alexsander</p><p><br></p><p>Art and design:</p><p>Alex Hadzaman</p>
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Join Galen Firestone, Ranakel, and Edie Alexsander on a joke-filled journey through the world of video game soundtracks as we discuss and discover great music together - and have lots of fun along the way.
You can find us on Bluesky at music-arcade.bsky.social Or you can send questions, requests, and inquiries to: music.arcade.podcast@gmail.com
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