Episode 99 :: Symphony of Zeal, Art of Rally

Video Game Grooves

Blog link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2022/11/25/episode-99-symphony-of-zeal-art-of-rally

As we drift through the festal season of the year, Video Game Grooves returns like some kind of semi-mythic fae village which serves as the object of various musicmaking… Could be Zeal, could be Brigadoon, who can say? At any rate we are back with special guest Chehade Boulos from Mana Wave Media to see what he’s been up to, lo these many years. And it turns out he’s been quite busy, and we’re excited to look at a couple of projects he contributed to! First, we explore the wonder and mystery of Symphony of Zeal, the symphonic adaptation of Chrono Trigger originally produced by Malcolm Robinson. We may just be confirming suspicions that this is a Chrono podcast disguised as a game music vinyl show, but what the heck, we like it. We take a moment to reflect on our discussion topic mid-selection: the relative high standard of quality control that we have enjoyed in the midst of huge production delays and resource scarcity. We then turn a tight corner and head into the turn with Art of Rally, which is simultaneously a casual car-racing time-trial game but also a hardcore education about rally racing by way of a speculative alternate history. And did we mention the music by composer Tatreal is super chill and awesome?

There’s also plenty of new releases this season and a lot of stuff is shipping to you, so we take some time to remind you about all of that, and we hope your season-so-far is merry, bright, and filled with game music on vinyl record! We sure ❤️ that, don’t you?

Outro: “Last Battle” – Symphony of Zeal, by Malcolm Robinson

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Links:
Kind Words (Mana Wave)
https://manawave.co/products/kind-words-lp
Lifeless Planet (Serenity Forge)
https://store.serenityforge.com/products/lifeless-planet-1xlp-vinyl-soundtrack
Final Fantasy XI 20th Anniversary Best Selection (Square Enix)
https://store.jp.square-enix.com/item/SQEX_10964.html
Bravely Default (Square Enix Music)
https://store.jp.square-enix.com/item/SQEX_10969.html
Various iam8bit releases
https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/black-friday
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocture (Fangamer)
https://www.fangamer.com/collections/shin-megami-tensei-iii-nocturne/products/shin-megami-tensei-iii-nocturne-vinyl-soundtrack-box-set
A Plague Tale: Requiem (Black Screen Records)
https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/all-releases/products/a-plague-tale-requiem
Tunic (Stumpy Frog x Mango Mage)
https://www.mangomagerecords.com/products/tunic-original-game-soundtrack-4lp-vinyl-box-set
Konami Lofi Beats To Chill To (Ship To Shore PhonoCo.)
https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/konami-lofi
The Ninjawarriors (Ship To Shore PhonoCo.)
https://shiptoshoremedia.com/products/ninjawarriors
Rogue Legacy (Fangamer)
https://www.fangamer.com/products/rogue-legacy-vinyl-soundtrack
Sonic Frontiers (Data Discs)
2LP: https://data-discs.com/products/sonicfrontiers2lp
4LP box set (sold out): https://data-discs.com/collections/records/products/sonicfrontiers4lp
Fantasy Zone (Data Discs)
https://data-discs.com/collections/records/products/fantasyzone
RuneScape: Elder God Wars (Laced Records)
https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/runescape/products/runescape-elder-god-wars-dungeon-deluxe-double-vinyl-digital-download
Resident Evil (PS1) (Laced Records)
Limited: https://www.lacedrecords.co/products/resident-evil-original-soundtrack-and-original-soundtrack-remix-limited-edition-deluxe-triple-vinyl
Standard: https://www.lacedrecords.co/products/resident-evil-original-soundtrack-and-original-soundtrack-remix-deluxe-triple-vinyl
Hotline Miami 1 & 2 Complete Collection (Laced Records)
https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/hotline-miami/products/hotline-miami-1-2-the-complete-collection-limited-edition-x8lp-boxset
Hundred Days (Black Screen Records)
https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/soundtracks-vinyl/products/hundred-days
Bushiden (Black Screen Records)
https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/all-releases/products/bushiden
Zombies Ate My Neighbors Metal Tribute (Respawned Records)
https://respawnedrecords.com/products/zombies-ate-my-neighbors-metal-tribute-by-lame-genie
20 (arrangement album by The Oneups) (Troggo)
https://www.troggostudio.com/product/20
Frog Fractions (Turtle Pals Tapes)
https://www.turtlepalstapes.com/product/frog-fractions-green
Blue Fire (Mango Mage Records)
https://www.mangomagerecords.com/products/blue-fire-2lp-gatefold-with-artbook
VGM Essentials: Pokémon Remixed (Firaga Records)
https://firagarecords.bandcamp.com/album/vgm-essentials-pok-mon-remixed
Moonglow Bay (Yetee Records)
https://theyetee.com/collections/all/products/moonglow-bay-original-soundtrack
Sam & Max Save The World (Skunkape Games)
https://store.skunkapegames.com/product/sam-max-save-the-world-soundtrack-vinyl
Portal 2 (Mondo) (sold out)
https://mondoshop.com/products/portal-2-original-video-game-soundtrack-5xlp
Video Game LoFi: Winter’s Tale (Curaga Records)
https://music.curagarecords.com/album/video-game-lofi-winters-tale

CROWDFUNDING CORNER
Sandwalkers (Red Art Games)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/goblinzstudio/sandwalkers-a-roguelike-turn-based-exploration-game
Zelda & Chill III (GameChops)
https://gamechops.bandcamp.com/campaign/zelda-chill-iii

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