Episode 59 - Soundtrack Showcase Shodown

It’s an exciting hour of competition and fabulous prizes as we check out four games with great soundtracks! Come on down!

Special thanks for this episode goes out to:

• Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing excellently-themed cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com. 
• Josh Grisham of Nerd Informants. You can find Nerd Informants on social media and YouTube, or at https://nerdinformants.com/. Listen to Josh on the radio on Branson Missouri’s My 100.1 KOMC, and hear his podcast “It’s Hollywood Calling with Josh Grisham” on your favorite podcatcher. 
• James York, the YouTuber who introduced me to the soundtracks for Energy Breaker and The Shinri Game 2. You can find his channel at https://www.youtube.com/@jamesyork. 
• BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart. 

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Track Listing:

00:00 - Show Tagline

00:05 - The Price is Right (DS) - Come On Down (composer: Edd Kalehoff)

00:55 - Intro Talk Segment: The Shinri Game 2

04:40 - The Shinri Game 2: Magical Trip (Super Famicom) - Title Screen (composer: Kenji Yamazaki)

06:58 - The Shinri Game 2: Magical Trip (Super Famicom) - In-game BGM 3 (composer: Kenji Yamazaki)

09:28 - The Shinri Game 2: Magical Trip (Super Famicom) - In-game BGM 4 (composer: Kenji Yamazaki)

12:22 - The Shinri Game 2: Magical Trip (Super Famicom) - In-game BGM 6 (composer: Kenji Yamazaki)

15:10 - The Shinri Game 2: Magical Trip (Super Famicom) - In-game BGM 7 (composer: Kenji Yamazaki)

16:31 - The Shinri Game 2: Magical Trip (Super Famicom) - In-game BGM 10 (composer: Kenji Yamazaki)

18:39 - Talk Segment: Esper Dream 2

22:10 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Name Entry (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae)

22:50 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Toaru Library (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae)

23:29 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Books 1 & 5 -  Town (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae)

24:37 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Item Shop (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae)

25:16 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Book 1 - Underwater (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae)

26:17 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Area Clear (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae)

26:56 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Book 2 - Rikki on Train (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae)

27:52 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Book 2 - Express Train (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae)

28:28 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Book 4 - Lava Area (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae)

29:42 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Book 5 - Mount Crystal (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae)

30:53 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Ending - Credits  (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Manami Matsumae)

33:01 - Talk Segment: Energy Breaker

36:30 - Energy Breaker (Super Famicom) - The Flowers Have Bloomed (composer: Yasunori Shiono)

37:31 - Energy Breaker (Super Famicom) - The Sky’s Brilliance (composer: Yasunori Shi