Bonus Episode #72 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan reviews Denshattack!, the off-the-rails arcade platformer from Barcelona studio Undercoders and publisher Fireshine Games, out now on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2. Set in a near-future Japan flattened by climate disaster, the game follows Emi, a ramen delivery driver who trades her quiet route for the underground world of train tricking and ends up leading a rebellion against the Miraido corporation, one gravity-defying kickflip at a time.

This Musical Review digs into the combo-chaining trick system and medal-based progression, the sixty-plus stages that wind from the sun-washed tracks of Kyushu to the snowfields of Hokkaido, the wild boss encounters and set pieces that refuse to play it safe, and the cel-shaded pop-art presentation that gives the whole thing an identity you could spot from across a room. The episode also hands a full segment to the game's staggering all-star soundtrack, led by Tee Lopes alongside a lineup of more than twenty composers and vocalists including Sean Bialo, Andrew One, Richard Jacques, Ryo Nagamatsu, Shoji Meguro, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Harumi Fujita, Lotus Juice, Ironmouse, and many more, and how its blend of funk, synthwave, and vocal anthems drives every moment forward without ever losing its cohesive spirit.

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EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS

1. Beppu Ramen Express from Denshattack! [Sean Bialo, 2026]
2. Coastline Funk from Denshattack! [Andrew One, 2026]
3. Fashion Overdrive from Denshattack! [Sean Bialo feat. Alice Peralta & Yunosuke, 2026]
4. Shimonoseki Storm from Denshattack! [Ryo Nagamatsu, 2026]
5. Take Me Higher from Denshattack! [Tee Lopes, 2026]
6. Cross the Tracks from Denshattack! [Richard Jacques, 2026]
7. The Typhoon of Chugoku from Denshattack! [Kohta Takahashi, 2026]
8. Infinite Sky from Denshattack! [Takenobu Mitsuyoshi & Sean Bialo, 2026]
9. Set for Destruction from Denshattack! [Shoji Meguro feat. Lotus Juice, 2026]
10. Unholy Melody from Denshattack! [Tee Lopes feat. Ironmouse & milkyPRiSM, 2026]
11. I'm the Music from Denshattack! [Sean Bialo feat. Sumika Inoue, 2026]
12. Somewhere We Can Play from Denshattack! [Andrew One, 2026]
13. Nebuta Ransen! from Denshattack! [Harumi Fujita, 2026]
14. Densha ni notte ne! from Denshattack! [Tee Lopes, 2026]
15. Still Playing? -Bonus Track- from Denshattack! [Liqid, 2 Mello, Tee Lopes, Andrew One & Emma Rose Williamson, 2026]

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