Episode 39 - Four Short Episodes of Shujin Academy VGM Club

I come up with a lot of ideas, but all of them aren’t a good fit for a full-length episode, so this episode is actually four mini-episodes. Each one is devoted to an idea that works better in small bites than it would in a longer episode. Enjoy!

Congratulations in advance go out to fellow VGM podcast bro Martyrus for reaching 100 episodes of his excellent show RE-VGM, a great podcast where he explores the world of arranged video game music. I try to catch every episode, and I’d recommend it to you, too! You can find it at www.re-vgm.com or https://re-vgm.blubrry.net/.

Special thanks for this episode goes out to:

• Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.

• LongTones, an experimental electronic jazz project that provides promotional consideration to Professor Tom. You can find their work on Spotify by searching for “LongTones” or on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/jon_no_h
• BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.

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Track Listing:

00:00 - Episode 39a: Home Sweet Home

02:43 - Chrono Trigger (SNES) - Morning Sunlight (composer: Yasunori Mitsuda)

03:22 - Dragon Quest V (Super Famicom) - Country Living (composer: Koichi Sugiyama)

04:53 - Etrian Odyssey (DS) - Town - Bird-Shaped Vane on the Roof (composer: Yuzu Koshiro)

06:06 - Kingdom Hearts (PS2) - Traverse Town (composer: Yoko Shimomura)

07:26 - VA-11 Hall-A (multiplatform): Safe Haven (composer: Garoad)

10:06 - Final Fantasy V (Super Famicom) - Home Sweet Home (composer: Nobuo Uematsu)

12:47 - Episode 39b: Jingle Bleeps, Jingle Bloops

15:20 - Daze Before Christmas (Genesis) - A Story Song (composers: Kim M. Jensen and Geir Tjelta)

17:16 - Home Alone (SNES) - Protecting the House (composer: Mark van Hecke)

18:34 - Home Alone (SNES) - The Scary Basement (composer: Mark van Hecke)

20:09 - Die Hard (NES) - Game Theme (composer: unknown)

23:10 - VA-11 Hall-A (multiplatform) - Snowfall (composer: Garoad)

25:59 - Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn) - Dreams Dreams (Acapella version) (composer: Tomoko Sasaki; vocals: Marlon D. Sanders, Gabriel Morris, and Issa Clemon)

30:25 - Episode 39c: Turning the Screws

33:57 - Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (GBA) - The Item Collection Room (composer: Soshiro Hokkai)

36:16 - Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne (PS2) - Talk (composer: Kenichi Tsuchiya)

38:02 - Danganronpa 2 (Vita) - RE: New World Order (composer: Takada Masafumi)

42:46 - Bionic Commando (NES) - Area 05 (composer: Junko Tamiya)

44:46 - Secret of Mana (SNES) - Danger [Boss Theme] (composer: Hiroki Kikuta)

46:59 - Episode 39d: The Same, But Different

48:51 - Final Fantasy X (PS2) - Prelude (composer: Nobuo Uematsu)

53:12 - Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (multiplatform) - Hey, Cid! (composers: Nobuo Uematsu, Ayumu Murai, Hirosato Noda, Tomonori Adachi, Reo Uratani, Shingo Ktaoka, Yuko Komiyama, Eri Tsunemoto, Kenot Hasegawa, Masato Kouda, Masaya Tsunemoto)

56:06 - Final Fantasy XV (PS4 / Xbox One) - Cindy (composer: Yoko Shimomura)

59:31 - Final Fantasy III (Famicom) - Chocobos! (composer: Nobuo Uematsu)

1:00:51 - Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation) - Electric De Chocobo (composer: Nobuo Uematsu)

1:04:53 - Final Fantasy XIII (PS3/Xbox 360) - “Chocobos of Cocoon - Chasing Dreams” (composers: Masashi Hamauzu and Ryo Yamazaki; lyrics and vocals from Frances Maya)

1:07:48 - Outro Talk Segment

1:09:45 - Final Fantasy VI (SNES) - Mog (composer: Nobuo Uematsu)