A VGM Journey

A VGM Journey

Spanning the many decades of Video Game Music. The Messenger will share music from the 8 Bit Era to today of bite sized episodes with amazing Video Game Music

Episodes

August 25, 2025 21 mins

Track Listing

Not All There - Viewpoint - Sizlla Okamura

Map - Postal 2 - Christian Salyer

Challenge Course 2 - Donkey Kong Bananza - Naoto Kubo

Battle - Final Fantasy - Nobuo Uematsu

Knights Quarters - Wild Arms - Michiko Naruke

GET ENUF - Bomb Rush Cyberfunk - Hideki Naganuma

 

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Composed by Jake Kaufman with additional tracks by Manami Matsumae

Track Listing

Main Theme

Strike the Earth (Plains of Passage)

The Starlit Wilds (Campfire Scene)

In the Halls of the Usurper (Pridemoor Keep)

High Above the Land (The Flying Machine)

La Danse Macabre (Lich Yard)

No Weapons Here (Village)

A Thousand Leagues Below (Iron Whale) (Manami Matsumae)

Flowers of Antimony (The Explodatorium) (Manami Matsumae)

Courage Under Fi...

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June 29, 2025 24 mins

Track Listing

Force Addiction - Yakuza 0 - Hidenori Shoji

Blood Red - Doom: The Dark Ages - Finishing Move

Peach Stadium - Mario Kart World - Atsuko Asashi, Maasa Miyoshi, Takuhiro Honda and Yutaro Takakuwa

Koopa Beach/Koopa Troopa Beach - Super Mario Kart - originally by Soyo Oka and Arranged by Atsuko Asashi, Maasa Miyoshi, Takuhiro Honda and Yutaro Takakuwa

Giraffe Song - To a T - Sakai Asuka

Credits - Shantae - Jake Kaufman

 

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June 15, 2025 23 mins

Composed by Riyou Kinugasa and Kengo Hagiwara

Track Listing:

Title Screen

Rain Shower

Boxing

Mario’s Cement Factory

Donkey Kong 3

Fire Attack

Credits

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June 1, 2025 20 mins

Composed by Noriko Nishizaka

Track Listing

Title Screen

Egg

Greenhouse

Turtle Bridge

Mario Bros

Donkey Kong Jr Level 1, 2, and 3

 

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May 18, 2025 21 mins

Composed by Noriko Nishizaka, Yoko Mizuta, Saburo Sasaki

Track Listing

Title Screen

Parachute

Helmet Level 1

Chef

Vermin

Donkey Kong

Ball

 

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May 4, 2025 20 mins

Composed by Jun Sugita and Yoko Mizuta

Track Listing

Title Theme

Manhole

Fire

Octopus

Oil Panic

Ending

 

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March 23, 2025 20 mins

Track Listing

Main Menu - Wii Party - Toshiki AidaMain Menu - Fortune Street - Koichi SugiyamaWishes on the Wind (Starlight Sanctuary) - Party Project - BlueLonerWolfAngelica’s Temple - Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt - Mark MothersbaughMedieval Board - Pac-Man Fever - Jim Andron & Chris Tilton Credits (Timejinx) - The Jackbox Party Pack 10 - Elise WattmanWishes In the Dark (Starlight Sanctuary: Homestretch) - Party Project - BlueLoner...

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March 9, 2025 21 mins
Track Listing Journey To The New World - Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii - Saori Yoshida Mad Dog - Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii - Saori Yoshida Stage 7 - Donkey Kong (94) - Taisuke Araki Gorgeous-Go-Round (Casino Area) - Kirby: Planet Robobot - Hirokazu Ando and Jun Ishikawa Track 3 - Looney Tunes: Sheep Raider - Eric Caspar Ending - Ganbare Goemon 2 - Kouji Murata and Michiru Yamane
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February 23, 2025 19 mins

Track Listing

Stage 1 - Sutte Hakkun - Masanori Tanaka and Akito NakatsukaSteel on Steel - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Jeremy SouleFlowing - Sonic Frontiers - Tomoya OhtaniToad’s Midway Madness - Mario Party 4 - Ichiro ShimakuraHole Overview - Pebble Beach Golf Links - Yumi KinoshitaEnd Credits - Mighty Flip Champs - Jake Kaufman

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January 12, 2025 22 mins

It’s a Shakedown! - Shakedown Hawaii - Matt Creamer Twistee Island - Mario & Luigi: Brothership - Hideki Sakamoto Main Theme - Johnny Bazookatone - Andi McGinty and Des Tong Burrow Playful - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Jeremy Soule High Score - Magic Johnson’s Fast Break - Tim Follin Good Ending - Streets of Rage - Yuzo Koshiro Check out the Discord!!! https://discord.gg/m4e6xmtrft

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December 22, 2024 57 mins

Track Listing

The Messenger for the Listeners A Little Light Snowfall - Yoshi’s Woolly World - Tomoya Tomita, Masaki Asada and Kazumi Totaka Heatoveride for Martyrus Battle Theme Medley - Final Fantasy (I to VI) - Originally by Nobuo Uematsu and Arranged by Ferdk Kungfu Carlito for Muddle Madness Zone J - Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers - Originally by Harumi Fujita and arranged by Camicom Martyrus for KungFu Carlito Tactile S...

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November 3, 2024 23 mins

Track Listing

Funk Down Under - ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove - Originally by John Baker and Arranged by Cody Wright Cemetery - Gex -Greg Weber and Steve Henifin The Nightmare Festivial - Disney SpeedStorm - Originally composed by Danny Elfman and arranged by Vincent Labelle, Nicholas Dube, Francis Collard and Martin Courcy Hodojo - Rivals of Aether II - Resoforce & Moonsailor A Contest in Space - Super Mario Party...

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October 20, 2024 57 mins

Composed by Shigenobu Okawa and Yuta Yamaguchi Track Listing Main Theme Where to Play? Rainbow Galleria Roll Em Raceway (Moving) Goomba Lagoon Mini Game Instruction Keep Your Cool Don’t Panic Match em Up Waltzing Round and Round Mario’s Rainbow Castle (Originally by Yasunori Mitsuda) Western Land (Originally by Hironao Yamamoto, Shohei Bando and Kazuhiko Sawaguchi) Western Land (Homestretch) Slowly, But Surely (Ori...

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October 6, 2024 29 mins

Track Listing

Gig’s on, Penny - Pennys Big Breakaway - Tee Lopes Khaoseum - Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns - Blue Stahli Ride or Fry - Splatoon 3 - Toru Minegishi Suthorn Village - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - Masato Ohashi, Manaka Kataoka, Chisaki Hosaka, Reika Nakai, Yuri Goto, Ryotaro Yagi, and Azusa Kato Legacy - Saturday Morning RPG - Vince DiCola Good Night - Gimmick! - Masashi Kageyama Check Out the Discord!...

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September 22, 2024 28 mins

Track Listing

Overworld - Super Mario Bros Wonder - originally by Shiho Fuji, Sayako Doi and Chisaki Shimazu. Remixed by Qumu Escape from the City - Sonic Adventure 2 - Originally by Jun Senoue and remixed by LittleVMills Hyrule Field - Legend of Zelda: Twlight Princess - Originally by Toru Minegishi and remixed by The Noble Demon (Evelyn Lark) Kraids Lair - Metroid - Originally by Hirokazu Tanaka and remixed by Luminist Cry...

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September 8, 2024 20 mins

Track Listing

A Sparkling Red Metropolitan - Scarlet Nexus - Hayata Takeda Pizza Deluxe - Pizza Tower - Post Elvis Main Theme - Burger Shop - Heather Perkins Subwoofer Lullaby - Minecraft - C418 Volcano Island - Croc: Legend of the Gobbos - Justin Scharvona, Karin Griffin and Martin Gwynn Jones Credits - Sonic the Hedgehog - Masato Nakamura Check out the discord!!! https://discord.gg/m4e6xmtrft

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August 24, 2024 32 mins

Track Listing

Cyclops - Spider Man and the X-Men in Arcade’s Revenge - Tim and Geoff Follin Fighting Back - Lightening Force - Toshiharu Yamanishi, Takeshi Yoshida and Tomomi Ootani Gargos - Killer Instinct 2 - Robin Beanland DOOM - Doom II: Hell on Earth - Originally by Bobby Prince and arranged by Andrew Hulshult Fight On ! - Final Fantasy VII - Nobuo Uematsu The Legendary Theme - Gitaroo Man - COIL, YUAN and Tomohiro Hara...

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August 11, 2024 20 mins

Track Listing

Leaving - Paradise Killer - Barry Topping Firestone Lake - Link: The Faces of Evil - Tony Trippi and William Havilcek Main Theme - Pac-Man World 2 - David Logan On Your Toes - Mario Party 3 - Ichiro Shimakura Gym Leader Battle - Pokémon Gold and Silver - Go Ichinose, Junichi Masuda, and Morikazu Aoki Ending - Contra Rebirth - Manabu Namiki Check out the Discord!!! https://discord.gg/m4e6xmtrft

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Track Listing Title Theme - A Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Koji Kondo Overworld - Super Mario World - Koji Kondo Manhole - Game & Watch Gallery - Jun Sugita and Yoko Mizuta Princess Zelda - Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Koji Kondo Break the Targets - Super Smash Bros Melee - Hirokazu Ando, Shogo Sakai, Tadashi Ikegami and Takuto Kitsuta Route 209 - Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl - Go Ichinose, Junichi Masuda, a...
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