Episode #393 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan and Bedroth explore the creepy-crawly world of spiders and insects in video game music. From tragic cursed weavers to building-sized arachnid boss battles, discover how composers capture both our primal fear and fascination with arthropods through sound.

We're examining everything from mournful orchestral pieces to crushing rock guitars, exploring how music brings eight-legged horrors and buzzing nightmares to life. It's October on BGMania, and we're celebrating spooky season with some of gaming's most memorable encounters with nature's perfect predators!

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EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS

1. Spider Silk from Hades II [Darren Korb, 2025]
2. Battle With Silitha from Darksiders [Cris Velasco, 2010]
3. Main Theme from Last Year, Chapter 1: Afterdark [Danny Cocke, 2019]
4. You Never Stood a Chance from Choo-Choo Charles [Thomas Bellingham, 2022]
5. Hold On Tight! -Moskito- from Rayman [Rémi Gazel, 1995]
6. Stagnox, Armored Colossus from The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks [Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi, Asuka Hayazaki & Manaka Kataoka, 2009]
7. Oh No! WASPS!! from Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling [Tristan Alric, 2019]
8. Rom, The Vacuous Spider from Bloodborne [Yuka Kitamura, 2015]
9. Black Tiger from Resident Evil Remake [Shusaku Uchiyama, Makoto Tomozawa & Misao Senbongi, 2014]
10. Armogohma -First Half- from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess [Toru Minegishi, 2006]
11. Flight of the Zinger -Hornet Hole- from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest [David Wise, 1995]
12. Predator in the Dark -Nerscylla- from Monster Hunter 4 [Miwako Chinone, 2014]
13. Kytinn Lost Hive from Mortal Kombat 11 [Nathan Grigg, 2019]
14. The Horde Appears from Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair [Masafumi Takada & Jun Fukuda, 2015]

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