Summary: <p>Greetings, gamers! Let's talk about some of the most successful, longest-running franchises in gaming. Street Fighter. Mario. Final Fantasy. Mana. Kingdom Hearts. You know what they all have in common? Very Good Music, composed by the queen of VGM herself, Yoko Shimomura!</p> <p>This week, Bedroth and Shootkapow talk about another of their favorites, one of the most famous video game music makers on the planet. We trace her trajectory from her roots at Capcom all the way through her latest freelance collaboration with K-pop star Taeyeon. From chiptune jams to vocal-orchestral masterpieces, though, everything follows our number one rule: It's all Very Good Music!</p> <p>So good, this intro says it twice!</p> <p>Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:</p> <p>Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N</p> <p>Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow</p> <p>E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com</p> <p>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><br></p> <p>Playlist:</p> <p>Intro: Dearly Beloved - Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix - Square Enix - PS3 - 2012</p> <p>10:55 - Round 5: Bay Area - Final Fight - Capcom - SNES - 1990</p> <p>20:21 - Attraction Medley - Adventures in the Magic Kingdom - Capcom - NES - 1990</p> <p>26:49 - Vega's Theme - Street Fighter II: The World Warrior - Capcom - Arcade - 1991</p> <p>36:25 - MEGALOMANIA - Live A Live - Square - Super Famicom - 1994</p> <p>46:45 - Hello, Happy Kingdom - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - Square - SNES - 1996</p> <p>57:48 - Title Theme - Legend of Mana - Square - PS1 - 1999</p> <p>1:10:01 - In the Final/The Grand Finale - Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - Nintendo - DS - 2009</p> <p>1:17:49 - Primal Eyes for The 3rd Birthday - The 3rd Birthday - Square Enix - PlayStation Portable (PSP) - 2010</p> <p>1:27:38 - Colony 9 - Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition - Nintendo/Monolith Soft - Switch - 2019</p> <p>1:37:03 - Ahead of Destiny - Gran Saga - NPIXEL - Mobile - 2021</p> <p>Blooper: BGM 1, 2, and 3 - Hataraku Chocobo - Square/Bandai - WonderSwan - 2000</p> <p><br></p> <p>Special thanks to our Patrons:</p> <p>Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey</p> <p>Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube</p> <p>Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint</p> <p>"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema</p> <p>Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube</p> <p>SprintCade</p> <p>The Mysterious Nathan</p> <p><br></p> <p>Artist Links:</p> <p>Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com</p> <p>Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito</p> <p>Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad</p> <p>Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vgmvgm/message
