Episode 3-7: The Music of the Pikmin Series




Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast show

Summary: <p>Greetings, Gamers! This week, Shootkapow takes us on a tour through the quirky, often delightful world of the Pikmin series and its music, composed by Nintendo stalwart Hajime Wakai. The entire playlist has been curated by Shoot this time, and you’ll learn more about the titular quirky little plant/animal soldier/friends and their world than you ever realized you wanted to know!</p> <p>Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:</p> <p>Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N">https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N</a><br> Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow<br> E-mail: <a href="mailto:verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com">verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com</a><br> Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm.</p> <p>You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!</p> <p>Playlist:</p> <p>The composer for both Pikmin and Pikmin 2 is Hajime Wakai. Pikmin 3's soundtrack was composed and arranged by Wakai along with Asuka Hayazaki and Atsuko Asahi.</p> <p>Pikmin – GameCube, 2001 (Re-released as part of Wii’s New Play Control! series in 2009)</p> <p>2:49 - Title Theme<br> 10:20 - Impact Site<br> 19:16 - Today’s Results<br> 24:13 - Forest of Hope</p> <p>Pikmin 2 – GameCube, 2004 (Re-released as part of Wii’s New Play Control! series in 2009)</p> <p>33:02 - Title Theme<br> 35:47 - World Map<br> 40:05 - Valley of Repose<br> 46:57 - Boss Theme<br> 56:05 - Perplexing Pool<br> 1:04:35 - The Water Wraith is Coming<br> 1:07:32 - Wistful Wild</p> <p>Pikmin 3 – Wii U, 2013 (Re-released with bonus content as Pikmin 3 Deluxe on Switch in 2020)</p> <p>1:15:31 - Garden of Hope<br> 1:21:17 - Tropical Wilds<br> 1:29:52 - One More</p> <p>Blooper Reel – Bulblax Kingdom – Pikmin 2</p> <p>Patron Links:<br> Alex Messenger's Podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss">https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss</a><br> Skeletroy's Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw</a><br> Ryan's Bandcamp: <a href="https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack">https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack</a><br> Carlos's Podcast: <a href="http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/">http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/</a><br> The Last Rican's Podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss">https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss</a><br> Forrest’s Show: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA</a><br> The Mysterious Nathan…</p> <p>Artist Links:<br> Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com<br> Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito<br> Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad<br> Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vgmvgm/message