Episode #422 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan and Bedroth are diving headfirst into the wonderfully strange and somehow endlessly entertaining catalog of Jaleco for this year’s annual studio showcase. For a lot of retro fans, Jaleco became practically inseparable from the phrase “Jaleco Junk,” thanks to a library packed with everything from solid hidden gems to absolute trainwrecks that felt tossed onto store shelves at the last possible second. But buried inside all of that chaos was music that often had no business going as hard as it did.

We’ll be highlighting a huge mix of tracks from across Jaleco’s catalog, some attached to games that people still remember fondly, others tied to titles that are memorable for completely different reasons. Whether the games themselves were masterpieces, disasters, or somewhere in between, the soundtracks frequently brought an energy and personality that stuck with us all these years. Expect plenty of nostalgia and more than a few laughs along the way this week.

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EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS

1. Dave's Theme from Maniac Mansion [David Warhol, George Sanger, David Hayes & Dave Govett, 1988]
2. Main Theme from Avenging Spirit [Studio O.K., 1991]
3. Down in the Sewers from Brawl Brothers [Atsuyoshi Isemura & Hajime Uchida, 1992]
4. Bubble Builder Shanty from Super Bubble Pop [Jeremy Taylor, 2002]
5. Naval Battle -Stage 4- from E.D.F.: Earth Defense Force [Tsukasa Tawada, 1991]
6. BGM 02 from Soldam [Takahiro Ogata, 1993]
7. Dolf Theme from Tuff E Nuff [Yasuhiko Takashiba & Suguru Ishida, 1993]
8. Naoki's Theme from Psychic 5 [Shinichi Sakamoto, 1987]
9. Remlia Castle from The Astyanax [Toshiko Tasaki, 1989]
10. Unknown Track from Bases Loaded '96: Double Header [Takahiro Ogata, 1995]
11. Edit Mode from Tetris Plus [Iku Mizutani, 1996]
12. Battle on the Holy Plane from Dragon Seeds [Kenichi Arakawa & Ryo Yamazaki, 1998]
13. Battle Music 2 from Lowrider [Kazuaki Miyaji, 2002]
14. Lovely Star from Game Tengoku: The Game Paradise! [Noritaka Ubukata feat. Miki Takahashi & Saotomo Korogi, 1995]

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Bonus Episode #68 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan reviews PRAGMATA, Capcom's first original franchise in eight years. Set aboard a lunar research station called the Cradle, PRAGMATA follows Hugh, a spacefarer left stranded after everything goes sideways, and Diana, a young android with no memory of what happened to the facility or its people. Together, they have to fight their way through a station that has turned hostile and find a way back to Earth.

This Musical Review covers the full game across eight segments, including the environmental design and atmosphere of the Cradle's varied sectors, the story's themes of connection and survival, the inventive dual-character combat system built around exploration and real-time hacking, and the progression systems that give the experience its backbone. The episode also dedicates a full segment to the original score by Yasumasa Kitagawa of the Capcom Sound Team, how the music handles the tension between the game's cold sci-fi setting and its deeply human core, and where it excels and where it falls just slightly short.

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EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS

1. Thoughts from PRAGMATA [Yasumasa Kitagawa, 2026]
2. The Beginning from PRAGMATA [Yasumasa Kitagawa, 2026]
3. Dawn from PRAGMATA [Yasumasa Kitagawa, 2026]
4. Toughness from PRAGMATA [Yasumasa Kitagawa, 2026]
5. False City Dweller from PRAGMATA [Yasumasa Kitagawa, 2026]
6. Saturations from PRAGMATA [Yasumasa Kitagawa, 2026]
7. The Captive Girl from PRAGMATA [Yasumasa Kitagawa, 2026]
8. Promise from PRAGMATA [Yasumasa Kitagawa, 2026]
9. Moon Runner from PRAGMATA [Yasumasa Kitagawa, 2026]
10. Recall from PRAGMATA [Yasumasa Kitagawa, 2026]
11. Touch Your Heart from PRAGMATA [Yasumasa Kitagawa, 2026]
12. Showtime from PRAGMATA [Yasumasa Kitagawa, 2026]
13. Dissonant Harmony from PRAGMATA [Yasumasa Kitagawa, 2026]
14. Memories Are You from PRAGMATA [Yasumasa Kitagawa feat. YU-KA, 2026]

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Episode #421 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan closes out the month of April 2026 with another eclectic mix in Radio Hour, Volume 86!

We've got a slightly extended Radio Hour this month due to a mini-review being included for People of Note in the middle. I just couldn't choose three songs from this game. Every single one of them deserves to be listened to and appreciated. Besides that, we have a ton of new releases, some really fun listener submissions, and Bedroth, as usual, takes us in some very different directions.

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EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS

1. Good Mouse from MOUSE: P.I. For Hire [Caravan Palace, 2026]
2. Cuor non si Spaura from Vampire Crawlers [Yoko Shimomura, 2026]
3. World 4 from Trip World [Tsutomu Ishida, Masayuki Iwata & Atsushi Mihiro, 1992]
4. Glessing Way! from Ys IX: Monstrum Nox [Yukihiro Jindo, 2019]
5. That One Song from The Mortuary Assistant [Cody Pawlak, 2022]
6. Taillight from Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 [Yuzo Koshiro feat. Emi Evans, 2011]
7. Morose from Tevi [3R2, 2023]
8. Going on Tour from People of Note [Jason Charles Miller & Jason Wishnov feat. LEXXE, Griffin Burns, Joe Zieja & Alex Boniello, 2026]
9. Mashup from People of Note [Jason Charles Miller & Jason Wishnov feat. LEXXE & Jason Charles Miller, 2026]
10. Imposter from People of Note [Andrew Aversa feat. Amanda Angeles, 2026]
11. Power Chord from People of Note [Jason Charles Miller & Jason Wishnov feat. Joe Zieja, 2026]
12. Sorry, Girl from People of Note [John Torkington & Jason Wishnov feat. Griffin Burns, Kylen Deporter, Jensen Trani & Geoff Bisente, 2026]
13. Arc Nemesis from People of Note [Jason Charles Miller & Jason Wishnov feat. LEXXE & Alex Boniello, 2026]
14. Mii Maker from Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream [Toru Minegishi, Shinobu Nagata, Reika Nakai & Kairi Hamada, 2026]
15. SURVIVE from Screamer [WAGAMAMARAKIA, 2026]
16. I Am Farewell Itself, I Am Life from OPUS: Prism Peak [Kevin Penkin feat. Sarah Àlainn, 2026]
17. Game Over from Bomb Jack [Alberto Jose González, 1992]

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