Uh oh, it's another episode with Random Encounters turned on! Joshua braves the hotseat as he puts his mettle to the test with Final Fantasy VI. Developed and published by Square, and music composed by Nobuo Uematsu - This 1994 SNES JRPG classic offers some of the best music and most mature storytelling of the 16-bit era. The question is how well can Joshua link those two together as he's tested on how well he remembers the songs and when they play during the game after decades of play and love for an RPG filled with laughs, heartache, octopus, and trains needing to be suplexed. If you aren't familiar with the game, there's plenty of great music to listen to. If you are, step up to the plate and see if you can fare better than Joshua by the time all is said and done.

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• (00:01) - Terra's Theme
• (03:51) - (Talky Bits)
• (15:55) - Song 2
• (18:32) - Song 3
• (20:24) - (Talky Bits)
• (29:59) - Song 4
• (32:33) - Song 5
• (35:00) - (Talky Bits)
• (46:52) - Song 6
• (49:09) - Song 7
• (52:02) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:00:57) - Song 8
• (01:02:34) - Song 9
• (01:05:20) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:11:50) - Song 10
• (01:14:40) - Song 11
• (01:17:30) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:31:19) - Song 12
• (01:34:10) - Song 13
• (01:36:05) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:51:32) - Celes' Theme

Laura brings to us a game where the world needs color and she's more than happy to oblige in de Blob 2, a 2011 puzzle platformer developed by Blue Tongue Entertainment and published by THQ. This funky groovetastic soundtrack builds as you play with a dynamic score complements of composer John Guscott and performed by The Bamboos. Come experience the perfect vibes to revolutionize yoots with while bodyslamming paint into their life to fight the power.

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• (00:01) - Theme from de Blob 2
• (03:14) - (Talky Bits)
• (13:01) - Prisman Holiday / Fizzy
• (16:08) - (Talky Bits)
• (20:28) - Pinked / Steppin'
• (23:58) - (Talky Bits)
• (30:53) - Paint Party / Gonzo
• (33:55) - (Talky Bits)
• (37:02) - Colour on the Dancefloor / Chilled
• (40:22) - (Talky Bits)
• (45:27) - Paradise Island / Tranquil
• (48:38) - (Talky Bits)
• (52:07) - The Roll & Bounce / Intrepid
• (56:04) - (Talky Bits)
• (59:28) - Blob in Space / Pan-Galactic
• (01:01:58) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:08:19) - The Colourist Agenda / Empowered

In today's episode the group increases their friendship ratings by discussing Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Released in 2024, developed and published by Square Enix (Creative Business Unit 1), this continuation from FF7 Remake is a turn based/action RPG is a reimagining of the 1997 classic that brought JRPGs to the West in a big way on the original PlayStation. Continuing right where the story left off on Remake, we have a whole slew of new settings, side quests, and story bits to chomp through with a varied selection of music both new and old to cover all the bases. While most of the music was originally composed for Final Fantasy VII by Nobuo Uematsu, today also features new arrangements and compositions by Shotaro Shima, Mitsuto Suzuki, Kengo Tokusashi, Ryo Furukawa, Yasunori Nishiki, Yoshinori Nakamura, and Miki Hirose.

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• (00:01) - Hide and Seek
• (02:17) - (Talky Bits)
• (12:41) - Jungles of Gongaga
• (15:47) - (Talky Bits)
• (22:23) - Rah Rah Roche
• (25:19) - (Talky Bits)
• (34:37) - Queen's Blood - Prodigious Pedigree
• (36:58) - (Talky Bits)
• (43:34) - Chadley's Theme
• (45:58) - (Talky Bits)
• (53:44) - Corel Region
• (56:32) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:07:52) - Nanaki's Return
• (01:11:48) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:23:29) - J-E-N-O-V-A Emergence
• (01:29:55) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:35:00) - The Turks - Tseng and Elena
• (01:38:26) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:57:38) - Aerith's Theme - Return to the Planet

So we're back with Axiom Verge 2! Today Joshua walks us through this 2021 metroidvania prequel. As with Axiom Verge previous covered here, this game was developed, published, and composed by Thomas Happ. A lot of the similarities end there though as there's a heavy divergence from the heavy synythetic chiptunes with a whole new sound from Happ as Joshua supplies trip hop beats, melodic world music, and the beautiful vocals by Mayssa Karaa lending a bit of spirited life into the mix. A new direction in terms of game and music, it largely remains somehow perfectly aligned with the magic Happ composed before.

[Around the 1:00:00 mark we experience a bit of microphone shenanigans for Laura and Chris. We tried to correct it in post to the best of our ability, but apologies for the wonkiness ahead of time!]

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• (00:01) - Omni
• (04:49) - (Talky Bits)
• (17:31) - Indra's Discovery
• (21:36) - (Talky Bits)
• (26:49) - Silver Pipes (feat. Mayssa Karaa)
• (30:54) - Argentum Alias
• (34:09) - (Talky Bits)
• (39:37) - Indra Internal
• (42:08) - Nephropidae
• (44:17) - (Talky Bits)
• (48:12) - White Sand City (feat. Mayssa Karaa)
• (52:02) - Orn
• (54:29) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:02:22) - Primordial Axiom

SNES JRPG royalty comes barreling back to Beeps Bops and Beats as Chris brings us Secret of Mana, a 1994 action-RPG developed and published SquareSoft. Composed by Hiroki Kikuta, this beloved entry in the Mana series was the first to land in the US with its own moniker while enthralling a generation with the promise of high adventure. Ancient sorcerers, flying on dragons, finding legendary weapons, and saving the world from total annihilation. Everything one could ask for in a (mostly) child friend story supported by some of the most evocative and original music available on the SNES in its heyday. Spooky tunes, aggressive boss music, and music full of longing and hope. Really there's something in here for everyone.

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• (00:01) - Fear of the Heavens
• (01:39) - (Talky Bits)
• (08:29) - A Curious Tale
• (09:59) - The Color of the Summery Sky
• (11:24) - Into the Thick of It
• (13:17) - (Talky Bits)
• (21:13) - The Little Sprite
• (22:04) - Secret of the Arid Sands
• (23:16) - Danger
• (25:25) - (Talky Bits)
• (33:22) - The Legend
• (35:06) - Ceremony
• (36:33) - A Bell is Tolling
• (38:02) - (Talky Bits)
• (48:36) - Flight into the Unknown
• (50:07) - Spirit of the Night
• (51:54) - Prophecy
• (53:04) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:00:42) - The Wind Never Ceases
• (01:01:56) - Leave Time for Love
• (01:03:22) - The Oracle
• (01:05:08) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:12:30) - Morning is Here
• (01:13:36) - Meridian Dance
• (01:15:51) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:25:10) - I Won't Forget

Welcome to the World of BBB! Today we'll be joined by Professors Laura, Joshua, and Chris as we bring to you the Pokémon Power Hour! We cover a whole heaping of everyone's favorite Pokemon Company creatures while exploring the music from as far back as the original GameBoy releases all the way up to the most recent ooting with Pokopia on Switch 2! As varied as the creatures are, the music runs the gamut of frenetic battles on space whales, deep beats from the streets, dazzling Hollywood movie stardom, and even a bit of grand classical orchestra as we bring our favorite tracks across the decades and share some of the weirdest corners of the fandom.

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• (00:01) - Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, "Title Theme"
• (01:39) - (Talky Bits)
• (13:52) - FireRed & LeafGreen, "Mt Moon"
• (17:02) - (Talky Bits)
• (27:05) - Pokopia, "Bleak Beach (Day)"
• (30:38) - (Talky Bits)
• (38:23) - Black & White 2, "Confrontation Battle Theme - Pokestar Studios"
• (39:42) - (Talky Bits)
• (48:31) - Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, "Battle Deoxys"
• (51:28) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:06:04) - Black & White, "Champion Cynthia Theme"
• (01:08:49) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:20:45) - New Pokemon Snap, "Fireflow Volcano - Iluumina Spot"
• (01:22:43) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:31:25) - Sun & Moon, "Battle - Team Skull Leader Guzma"
• (01:36:24) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:56:29) - HeartGold & SoulSilver, "Encounter! Lyra"

Eager to bring more cyberpunk to the podcast, Chris is coming in today with 2016's waifu booze-em-up VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action. Developed by Sukeban Games, published by Ysbryd Games, this indie hit is composed by Michael Kelly aka Garoad. In this dystopian visual novel you sling drinks as a bartender trying to make in a crazy world where talking corgis run companies, android pop singers run the entertainment circuits, and Mega Christmas was saved thanks to a wrestling match against Nega Santa... And your boss may be a secret pro-wrestler? We swear it makes slightly more sense with context, but just barely. Either way the music is a smooth ride as its 80s dark-synth, city pop, EDM, and everything in-between soundtrack powers you through another day in Glitch City at the bar lovingly called Vallhalla.

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• (00:01) - Hopes and Dreams
• (00:43) - (Talky Bits)
• (06:36) - Welcome to VA-11 Hall-A
• (09:45) - Go! Go! Streaming-Chan!
• (11:07) - (Talky Bits)
• (20:50) - Good for Health, Bad for Education
• (24:05) - March of the White Knights
• (25:59) - (Talky Bits)
• (33:44) - Safe Haven
• (36:24) - Your Love is a Drug
• (39:17) - (Talky Bits)
• (47:00) - Digital Drive
• (48:33) - Who Was I
• (49:48) - (Talky Bits)
• (58:24) - Calicomp 1.1 Startup
• (59:13) - Better Luck Next Time
• (59:28) - Calicomp 1.1 Shutdown
• (59:39) - Transition I
• (59:43) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:04:48) - Showtime!
• (01:08:03) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:14:09) - Last Call
• (01:16:15) - Until We Meet Again
• (01:17:01) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:23:28) - Reminiscence
• (01:26:04) - For Marceline

Link, wake up. You've been snoozing for a century! Laura bringing us Breath of the Wild despite it not having any music somehow? Really though, the soundtrack for this 2017 action-adventure game that developed and published by Nintendo was composed by Hajime Wakai, Yasuaki Iwata, and Manaka Kataoka. Somehow its ambient, yet threatening - but also melancholic and triumphant? Things are getting dicey with the timeline as we explore the latest setting with Link while challenging shrines, divine beasts, and Calamity Ganon after catching a nice hundred year nap and equipped with an swank new digital tablet. Get your maracas ready as Laura helps us ya-ha-ha the secrets of just where this buffet of musical offerings comes from, and just what is that strange beeping coming from the divine beasts..?

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• (00:01) - Opening Theme
• (01:54) - (Talky Bits)
• (10:20) - Riding - Day
• (12:16) - Sheikah Tower
• (14:21) - (Talky Bits)
• (22:03) - Blessing Shrine
• (24:44) - Shrine Battle
• (26:12) - (Talky Bits)
• (31:14) - Field Battle
• (33:16) - Molduga Battle
• (36:00) - Guardian Battle
• (38:05) - (Talky Bits)
• (46:35) - Kass' Final Song
• (47:40) - Malanya's Theme
• (49:21) - The Dragons of Hyrule
• (51:21) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:02:12) - Vah Medoh (0 Terminals)
• (01:04:43) - Vah Rudania Shrine (All Terminals)
• (01:06:22) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:13:07) - Hyrule Castle
• (01:17:45) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:28:12) - Korok Forest (Day)