OSC 221 - Advance Wars & Astral Chain

THIS WEEK: Joe strategizes a tiled battlefield with COs to flip Nintendo's views on Western genre tastes in Advance Wars and Peter enlists in the Neuron Task Force to forge a psychic bond with a Legion with Satoshi Igarashi's work in Astral Chain.

TIME STAMPS:

5:11 - Composer Headlines

9:55 - GAME 1: ADVANCE WARS

26:09 - Composer History: Taishi Senda

27:57 - Critical Track #1

31:01 - Critical Track #2

32:54 - Critical Track #3

35:15 - Critical Track #4

37:19 - Critical Track #5

40:13 - Cutting Room Floor

46:32 - Transition

47:45 - GAME 2: ASTRAL CHAIN

1:03:04 - Composer History: Satoshi Igarashi

1:08:36 - Critical Track #1

1:11:45 - Critical Track #2

1:14:40 - Critical Track #3

1:17:48 - Critical Track #4

1:21:04 - Critical Track #5

1:23:38 - Cutting Room Floor

1:29:39 - Outro

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OSC 220 - The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles & The Silver Case

THIS WEEK: Peter leaves Meiji era Japan to learn about the Victorian British legal system and how to become a defense lawyer in The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles and Joe switches investigative perspectives between a detective and a reporter to catch a serial killer in The Silver Case.

TIME STAMPS:

7:19 - Composer Headlines

12:04 - GAME 1: THE GREAT ACE ATTORNEY CHRONICLES

31:59 - Composer History: Hiromitsu Maeba

35:13 - Critical Track #1

38:42 - Critical Track #2

42:19 - Critical Track #3

45:23 - Critical Track #4

49:08 - Critical Track #5

52:27 - Cutting Room Floor

1:05:36 - Transition

1:06:49 - GAME 2: THE SILVER CASE

1:25:33 - Composer History: Erika Ito

1:29:29 - Critical Track #1

1:32:29 - Critical Track #2

1:34:35 - Critical Track #3

1:36:44 - Critical Track #4

1:39:07 - Critical Track #5

1:41:28 - Cutting Room Floor

1:47:08 - Outro

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OSC 219 - Kingdom Hearts III

THIS WEEK: Peter concludes the Dark Seeker Saga story arc in the long-running Disney crossover RPG series with Skrillex's work in Kingdom Hearts III.

TIME STAMPS:

3:33 - Composer Headlines

5:29 - GAME: KINGDOM HEARTS III

21:40 - Composer History: Skrillex

26:38 - Critical Track #1

28:45 - Critical Track #2

30:53 - Critical Track #3

33:07 - Critical Track #4

35:39 - Critical Track #5

37:56 - Cutting Room Floor

46:19 - Outro

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OSC 218 - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

THIS WEEK: Joe assumes the perspective of more than a dozen protagonists in a sweeping sci-fi world filled with time travel, giant robots, and kaiju with Mitsuhiro Kaneda's work in 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim.

TIME STAMPS:

4:31 - GAME: 13 SENTINELS: AEGIS RIM

21:36 - Composer History: Mitsuhiro Kaneda

23:51 - Critical Track #1

25:40 - Critical Track #2

27:10 - Critical Track #3

28:45 - Critical Track #4

31:10 - Critical Track #5

33:23 - Cutting Room Floor

36:56 - Outro

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OSC 217 - Ico

THIS WEEK: Peter escorts a girl who speaks another language through a castle to escape its queen with Koichi Yamazaki's work in Ico.

TIME STAMPS:

1:41 - Composer Headlines

4:09 - GAME: ICO

18:23 - Composer History: Koichi Yamazaki

21:10 - Critical Track #1

23:21 - Critical Track #2

25:02 - Critical Track #3

26:52 - Critical Track #4

28:36 - Critical Track #5

30:45 - Cutting Room Floor

34:20 - Outro

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OSC 216 - Ghost Song

THIS WEEK: Joe puts on the Deadsuit to help a group of stranded people fix their spaceship and escape a planet with Grant Graham's work in Ghost Song.

TIME STAMPS:

2:41 - GAME: GHOST SONG

11:15 - Composer History: Grant Graham

12:34 - Critical Track #1

14:46 - Critical Track #2

17:17 - Critical Track #3

19:27 - Critical Track #4

21:49 - Critical Track #5

24:00 - Cutting Room Floor

27:36 - Outro

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OSC 215 - Fatal Frame II & Kirby Super Star

THIS WEEK: Joe escapes a haunted village with the Camera Obscura to fend off a murderous ritual with Ayako Toyoda's work in Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly and Peter plays eight games in one with the multiplayer omnibus for the pink puffball in Kirby Super Star.

TIME STAMPS:

4:12 - Composer Headlines

7:01 - GAME 1: FATAL FRAME II: CRIMSON BUTTERFLY

21:17 - Composer History: Ayako Toyoda

24:54 - Critical Track #1

27:30 - Critical Track #2

39:38 - Critical Track #3

32:10 - Critical Track #4

34:32 - Critical Track #5

37:42 - Cutting Room Floor

43:13 - Transition

45:19 - GAME 2: KIRBY SUPER STAR

1:02:01 - Composer History: Dan Miyakawa

1:05:30 - Critical Track #1

1:07:59 - Critical Track #2

1:10:40 - Critical Track #3

1:13:40 - Critical Track #4

1:15:55 - Critical Track #5

1:18:46 - Cutting Room Floor

1:26:56 - Outro

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OSC 214 - Destiny 2 & Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights

THIS WEEK: Peter shoots his way through Bungie's definitive action MMO in Destiny 2 and Joe embarks on a solemn journey through a ruined kingdom alongside spirit companions with Mili's work in Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights.

TIME STAMPS:

4:42 - Composer Headlines

8:22 - GAME 1: DESTINY 2

26:31 - Composer History: Skye Lewin

30:21 - Critical Track #1

33:10 - Critical Track #2

35:28 - Critical Track #3

38:24 - Critical Track #4

40:30 - Critical Track #5

42:22 - Cutting Room Floor

47:40 - Transition

48:32 - GAME 2: ENDER LILIES: QUIETUS OF THE KNIGHTS

59:24 - Composer History: Mili

1:01:51 - Critical Track #1

1:04:36 - Critical Track #2

1:07:29 - Critical Track #3

1:09:52 - Critical Track #4

1:12:13 - Critical Track #5

1:15:07 - Cutting Room Floor

1:19:12 - Outro

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OSC 213 - Horizon Forbidden West

THIS WEEK: Peter recovers pieces of an AI to restore the world's biosphere while learning that he isn't alone in this quest with Oleksa Lozowchuk's work in Horizon Forbidden West.

TIME STAMPS:

3:52 - GAME 1: HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST

19:08 - Composer History: Oleksa Lozowchuk

25:10 - Critical Track #1

27:46 - Critical Track #2

30:27 - Critical Track #3

33:16 - Critical Track #4

35:33 - Critical Track #5

38:04 - Cutting Room Floor

43:26 - Outro

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OSC 212 - Final Fantasy

THIS WEEK: Joe battles Chaos with the four Warriors of Light and their crystals with Ryoue Takagi's work in Final Fantasy.

TIME STAMPS:

2:16 - Composer Headlines

6:51 - GAME 1: FINAL FANTASY

19:34 - Composer History: Ryoue Takagi

21:17 - Critical Track #1

23:55 - Critical Track #2

26:03 - Critical Track #3

27:23 - Critical Track #4

28:53 - Critical Track #5

30:52 - Cutting Room Floor

33:29 - Outro

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OSC 211 - Eastward & ARMS

THIS WEEK: Joe travels with his adoptive daughter to the surface after getting banished from his underground village in Eastward and Peter customizes and extends his upper appendages to become the Grand Prix Champion with Eliana Silva's work in ARMS.

TIME STAMPS:

5:55 - Composer Headlines

9:42 - GAME 1: EASTWARD

20:48 - Composer History: HyperDuck SoundWorks

24:48 - Critical Track #1

26:47 - Critical Track #2

28:49 - Critical Track #3

31:11 - Critical Track #4

34:44 - Critical Track #5

37:31 - Cutting Room Floor

42:19 - Transition

43:52 - GAME 2: ARMS

59:12 - Musician History: Eliana Silva

1:03:09 - Critical Track #1

1:06:04 - Critical Track #2

1:09:25 - Critical Track #3

1:11:51 - Critical Track #4

1:13:47 - Critical Track #5

1:16:47 - Cutting Room Floor

1:23:05 - Outro

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OSC 210 - Guacamelee! & Dead Space

THIS WEEK: Peter cheats death to become a luchador and save El Presidente's daughter with Rom Di Prisco's work in Guacamelee! and Joe boards the USG Ishimura to find some answers while severing the limbs of Necromorphs in Dead Space.

TIME STAMPS:

4:55 - Composer Headlines

7:29 - GAME 1: GUACAMELEE!

17:28 - Composer History: Rom Di Prisco

22:46 - Critical Track #1

25:19 - Critical Track #2

28:22 - Critical Track #3

30:54 - Critical Track #4

33:36 - Critical Track #5

36:19 - Cutting Room Floor

43:31 - Transition

44:53 - GAME 2: DEAD SPACE

1:06:55 - Composer History: Don Veca

1:11:54 - Critical Track #1

1:15:07 - Critical Track #2

1:19:22 - Critical Track #3

1:22:43 - Critical Track #4

1:25:16 - Critical Track #5

1:28:06 - Cutting Room Floor

1:33:44 - Outro

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OSC 209 - Super Smash Bros. Melee

THIS WEEK: Joe and Peter celebrate the podcast's four-year anniversary by reflecting on top 5 lists of arranged and original music tracks for a game in the series that started their friendship and their love of video game music - Super Smash Bros. Melee.

TIME STAMPS:

6:41 - SUPER SMASH BROS. MELEE

27:16 - Music Development History

30:13 - Arranged Critical Track #1

33:23 - Arranged Critical Track #2

38:04 - Arranged Critical Track #3

41:47 - Arranged Critical Track #4

45:28 - Arranged Critical Track #5

49:50 - Original Critical Track #1

53:16 - Original Critical Track #2

55:35 - Original Critical Track #3

58:36 - Original Critical Track #4

1:01:29 - Original Critical Track #5

1:04:12 - Cutting Room Floor

1:16:45 - Outro

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OSC 208 - Persona 4: Dancing All Night & Persona 5 Strikers

THIS WEEK: Peter moves to the beat on the Midnight Stage in order to find the missing members of a musical group with Ryota Kozuka's work in Persona 4: Dancing All Night and Joe tours Japan to dive into the Metaverse once again and investigate the stealing of desires in Persona 5 Strikers.

TIME STAMPS:

3:20 - GAME 1: PERSONA 4: DANCING ALL NIGHT

17:19 - Composer History: Ryota Kozuka

20:20 - Critical Track #1

23:45 - Critical Track #2

26:57 - Critical Track #3

29:52 - Critical Track #4

32:32 - Critical Track #5

35:20 - Cutting Room Floor

45:38 - Transition

47:17 - GAME 2: PERSONA 5 STRIKERS

1:02:01 - Composer History: Gota Masuoka

1:04:19 - Critical Track #1

1:06:47 - Critical Track #2

1:09:25 - Critical Track #3

1:11:50 - Critical Track #4

1:14:38 - Critical Track #5

1:17:24 - Cutting Room Floor

1:28:02 - Outro

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OSC 207 - Fire Emblem Fates & The Last of Us Part II

THIS WEEK: Joe makes the strategic choice between his blood family and the family that raised him in Fire Emblem Fates and Peter perpetuates the cycle of violence through Ellie's quest for revenge with Mac Quayle's work in The Last of Us Part II.

TIME STAMPS:

5:09 - GAME 1: FIRE EMBLEM FATES

27:29 - Composer History: Hiroki Morishita

30:16 - Critical Track #1

34:10 - Critical Track #2

36:22 - Critical Track #3

38:13 - Critical Track #4

40:05 - Critical Track #5

42:26 - Cutting Room Floor

49:56 - Transition

51:23 - GAME 2: THE LAST OF US PART II

1:09:46 - Composer History: Mac Quayle

1:13:46 - Critical Track #1

1:16:18 - Critical Track #2

1:19:18 - Critical Track #3

1:22:09 - Critical Track #4

1:25:13 - Critical Track #5

1:28:37 - Cutting Room Floor

1:36:35 - Outro

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OSC 206 - One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 & Beast Breaker

THIS WEEK: Peter creates a non-canon ending to the Wano Country arc in the next swashbuckling anime Musou in One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 and Joe ricochets off of giant shard-based monsters while recruiting a team of friends with Big Giant Circles' work in Beast Breaker.

TIME STAMPS:

4:18 - Top 10 Favorite Games of 2022

6:21 - GAME 1: ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 4

17:23 - Composer History: Masayoshi Sasaki

20:44 - Critical Track #1

23:43 - Critical Track #2

26:49 - Critical Track #3

29:47 - Critical Track #4

32:59 - Critical Track #5

35:01 - Cutting Room Floor

41:26 - Transition

43:11 - GAME 2: BEAST BREAKER

50:27 - Composer History: Big Giant Circles

53:32 - Critical Track #1

55:47 - Critical Track #2

57:42 - Critical Track #3

1:00:02 - Critical Track #4

1:02:01 - Critical Track #5

1:04:45 - Cutting Room Floor

1:09:46 - Outro

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OSC 205 - Best of 2022

THIS WEEK: Joe and Peter present their combined list of the top 10 best game soundtracks of 2022

TIME STAMPS:

2:39 - #10

9:43 - #9

16:53 - #8

24:14 - #7

31:21 - #6

38:57 - #5

47:01 - #4

55:28 - #3

1:03:35 - #2

1:11:48 - Honorable Mentions

1:34:23 - Honorable Honorable Mentions

1:38:11 - #1

1:46:50 - Outro

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OSC 204 - Professor Layton and the Curious Village & Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge

THIS WEEK: Peter fuses adventure with puzzles to unravel the secret of St. Mystere in Professor Layton and the Curious Village and Joe uncovers the truth behind a ghost that is haunting a Japanese hotel with Kevin Manthei's work in Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge.

TIME STAMPS:

3:02 - GAME 1: PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE

18:10 - Composer History: Norihito Sumitomo

22:52 - Critical Track #1

25:43 - Critical Track #2

28:50 - Critical Track #3

31:39 - Critical Track #4

34:32 - Critical Track #5

37:12 - Cutting Room Floor

43:33 - Transition

45:06 - GAME 2: NANCY DREW: SHADOW AT THE WATER'S EDGE

1:01:26 - Composer History: Kevin Manthei

1:04:27 - Critical Track #1

1:06:38 - Critical Track #2

1:08:55 - Critical Track #3

1:11:30 - Critical Track #4

1:13:35 - Critical Track #5

1:15:45 - Cutting Room Floor

1:22:21 - Outro

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OSC 203 - Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery & Shining Force

THIS WEEK: Joe paints a piece for an upcoming exhibition while dealing with his colors going missing in Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery and Peter rallies the troops to stop the Runefaust horde and the Dark Dragon with Masahiko Yoshimura's work in Shining Force.

TIME STAMPS:

3:37 - Composer Headlines

12:44 - GAME 1: BEHIND THE FRAME: THE FINEST SCENERY

19:49 - Composer History: Yuchain Wang

22:22 - Critical Track #1

24:52 - Critical Track #2

26:55 - Critical Track #3

30:04 - Critical Track #4

32:23 - Critical Track #5

35:38 - Cutting Room Floor

40:24 - Transition

41:41 - GAME 2: SHINING FORCE

54:16 - Composer History: Masahiko Yoshimura

56:22 - Critical Track #1

59:19 - Critical Track #2

1:02:04 - Critical Track #3

1:04:29 - Critical Track #4

1:07:37 - Critical Track #5

1:10:20 - Cutting Room Floor

1:16:24 - Outro

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OSC 202 - Metroid Prime 3: Corruption & 1080º Snowboarding

THIS WEEK: Peter shifts to a new motion control scheme while dealing with the effects of Phazon with Masaru Tajima's work in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and Joe works his body down the snowy course to pull off secret tricks in 1080º Snowboarding.

TIME STAMPS:

4:08 - Composer Headlines

12:34 - GAME 1: METROID PRIME 3: CORRUPTION

26:49 - Composer History: Masaru Tajima

30:22 - Critical Track #1

33:33 - Critical Track #2

37:10 - Critical Track #3

40:07 - Critical Track #4

42:31 - Critical Track #5

44:49 - Cutting Room Floor

50:24 - Transition

51:30 - GAME 2: 1080º SNOWBOARDING

1:01:56 - Musician History: Wataru Yamaguchi

1:04:35 - Critical Track #1

1:06:47 - Critical Track #2

1:08:35 - Critical Track #3

1:11:08 - Critical Track #4

1:13:16 - Critical Track #5

1:15:32 - Cutting Room Floor

1:21:11 - Outro

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