Retronauts Episode 99: More game music. More! More!
This week brings another episode of Retronauts Radio. You should know the drill by now. Lots of music, lots of musing about that music. With this latest episode, I've highlighted four different works.
- Snatcher (LP, Ship to Shore): Definitely the highlight of this episode — it comprises about half the total running time.
- BRA*BRA | Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo 3 (CD or MP3, iTunes): A collection of Final Fantasy soundtrack covers, loosely affiliated by the inclusion of brass instruments across a huge variety of styles. Not that the world needs yet another Final Fantasy cover set, but some of these are pretty fresh.
- HuCard Disc in Taito Vol. 1 (CD, CDJapan): A collection of classic Taito music... but not the original Zuntata arcade performances. Instead, these are taken from the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 ports of the games. Some of it is quite good, some... less good.
- Switched On: A Link to the Past (MP3, Bandcamp): Another entry in the expanding field of retro analog synthesizer covers of beloved classic game music.
MP3, 53.7 MB | 1:51:24
In other words, some great stuff this month, and some acquired tastes. Next month, I'll look at some actual Zuntata arcade jams, another Konami adventure, and... who knows what else?
