103: LIVE - 18/09/20 [Weekly VGM Radio & Podcast]
Sep 19, 2020
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The show gets a polish up this week, with a whole new QuickFire News segment and a special COVID-inspired Top 5! What video game characters would you feel most comfortable bumping into in the supermarket during this pandemic? I take a look at my Top 5 masked characters, all while fumbling my way through all the usual features and a nice, chunky playlist. This week's playlist: Cocoa and the Time Machine – Mike Richmond [Cocoa and the Time Machine]Title Screen – Tim & Mike Follin [LED Storm]Intro – Jeroen Tel & Reyn Ouwehand [Rubicon]Intro – Allister Brimble [Alien Breed II]Rio at Day – Allister Brimble [The Driver Syndicate]Vs. Mecha Bowser – Koji Kondo and/or Shinobu Tanaka [Super Mario Sunshine]Gusty Garden Galaxy – Koji Kondo and/or Mahito Yokota [Super Mario Galaxy]Theme of Vega – Originally composed by Yoko Shimomura and/or Isao Abe [Street Fighter V]The Subway – Dan Forden [Mortal Kombat Trilogy]Bridge Spin – Steve Collett [Speed Kings]Opening – Steve Collett [The Italian Job: LA Heist]Dry ‘n’ Juicy – Million Dollar Emperors [Million Dollar Emperors]Blue Line [Instrumental] – Masahiro Andoh [Gran Turismo 2]Vintage Warmer – Nathan Boddy [GRID]Level 0 – Jim Andron [Tetris, CD-i]A Trader’s Life – Mark Morgan [Fallout]Boss Battle – Koji Kondo [Super Mario World]VR Training – Kazuki Muraoka, Hiroyuki Togo, Takanari Ishiyama, Lee Jeon Myung and/or Maki Kirioka [Metal Gear Solid]Irate Eight – David Wise [Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]Staff Roll – Paul Webb [Day Dreamin’ Davey]
MAIN THEME: Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo & Yasuake Iwata - World 8 [Super Mario 3D World] Discord: https://discord.gg/xeMfzWy Requests and contact: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 "The Sound Test" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesoundtest/ Original episodes of The Sound Test LIVE, with Dale Fowler, are available through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/_secretcave Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher
102: LIVE - 04/09/20 [Weekly VGM Radio & Podcast]
Sep 06, 2020
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Following on from my ST2 Racing Special, I take a look at some of my personal favourite racing games over the years. Unlike how I usually structure playlists, I've made this one follow a bit of a timeline. Across the course of the show, it dips in and out of different consoles, showing off their capabilities and general style. Also, this show is shorter than most, coming in at about half length. I was very tired after hard work on ST2 this week but, oddly, it results in a surprisingly professional demeanour! Maybe I should always be a bit knackered before a broadcast... This week's playlist: Board Shop – Isao Kasai and/or Tomohiko Sato [Snowboard Kids]Passing Breeze – S.S.T. Band (originally composed by Hiroshi Kawaguchi) [Outrun]Red Canyon – Yumiko Kanki and/or Naoto Ishida [F-Zero]Mario Circuit – Soyo Oka [Super Mario Kart]Palm Desert – Michael Bartlow [Road Rash]07 – Messy Studios [Micro Maniacs]Crash Cove – Mutato Muzika, Mark Mothersbaugh and/or Josh Mancell [CTR: Crash Team Racing]Plasticity – CoLD SToRAGE [WipeOut 2097]Ancient Lake – David Wise and/or Graeme Norgate [Diddy Kong Racing]Dolphin Park – Kazumi Totaka [Wave Race 64]Daft Punk Is Playing at My House (Soulwax Shubiya Mix) – LCD Soundsystem [Burnout Revenge]Hot Beats – Wes Smith [Table Top Racing: World Tour]SNES Donut Plains 3 – Originally composed by Soyo Oka [Mario Kart 8]
MAIN THEME: Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo & Yasuake Iwata - World 8 [Super Mario 3D World] Requests and contact: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 "The Sound Test" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesoundtest/ Original episodes of The Sound Test LIVE, with Dale Fowler, are available through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/_secretcave Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher
101: ST2 #12 - Racing Special (w/Steve Collett, Ian Livingstone and TDK) [COMPOSER INTERVIEW / PODCAST]
Sep 04, 2020
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From the oldest arcade cabinets, racing games have been incredibly popular. They’ve revved their way through just about every console and computer chip imaginable, and drifted around every audio innovation with ease. What was once a dedicated and focused profession has widened in scope, especially since the introduction of licensed music and the ever-increasing prevalence of orchestral instrumentation. For this racing special, I spoke to three of the genre’s most prolific professionals. Firstly, from Lowrider Sound, I’m joined by Steve Collett, an industry legend, who has composed for series like MotoGP, curated licensed soundtracks and worked extensively in sound design. However, MotoGP later had bespoke soundtracks by Ian Livingstone, first credited in the racing genre on Formula 1 1999. Since then, Ian has received an Ivor Novello award, and helped set the tone for five further games in the series, alongside many others. While Ian wrote music for F1 through the first half of the 2010s, sound effects were handled by none other than Mark Knight – also known as TDK. Yet, Mark is no stranger to providing his own compositions for various racers, starting in 1995 with Cyberspeed before taking the F1 reigns himself twenty years later. Lee Tyrrell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 Lowrider Sound (Steve Collett) on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lowridersound Ian Livingstone on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ianliv TDK on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TDK_Chiptune Also available through: YouTube iTunes Spotify Stitcher and many more... Early access, unedited interviews, LIVE shows and more: http://patreon.com/_secretcave
100: LIVE - 28/08/20 [Weekly VGM Radio & Podcast]
Aug 29, 2020
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I'm back on my own this week, but that doesn't stop the tunes a-flowing! Not only is the playlist nice and strong this week, but we return to presenting a full selection of features - for the first time in months! Alongside the usual SFX Showdown and VGM SongFight segments, Quickfire News is reinstated, with all the usual clumsiness intact. Otherwise, Daisy gets a couple of barks in, and the SongFight moves in mysterious directions... This week's playlist: Gotta Gotta – Jay Tholen [Hypnospace Outlaw]Colder Than the Rest (Fre3zer) – Jay Tholen [Hypnospace Outlaw]Dreams of Love and Literature – Dan Salvato [Doki Doki Literature Club!]Smooth Operetta – Ian Livingstone [Boom Boom Rocket]Title Sequence – Robin Finck [Observation]Way to Go, Way to Die – Steve Collett [Crash ‘n’ Burn]Theme – Steve Collett [CSR Racing]07 – Kenji Matsuo, Masashi Sugiyama and/or Ayako Yamaguchi [Rescue Shot]Pleasantly Understated Credit Sequence – Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell and/or Michael Land [Sam & Max Hit the Road]Solving a Mystery – Martin Gwynn Jones and/or Martin P. Simpson [Scooby-Doo Mystery]Green Hill Zone – Masato Nakamura [Sonic the Hedgehog]Zone J – Harumi Fujita [Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers]Baka Mitai (Dame De Ne) – Mitsuharu Fukuyama [Yakuza Kiwami]The Sea Cucumber – Michael Land [The Curse of Monkey Island]Ricco Harbour (Medley) – Koji Kondo and/or Shinobu Tanaka [Super Mario Sunshine]Thunder Before Lightning – Austin Wintory [The Banner Saga]Escape Velocity – 65daysofstatic [No Man’s Sky]Credits Closing Theme – Kelly Bailey [Half-Life]On the Go – Neil Biggin and/or Pat Phelan [Loaded]Evil Ways (Justice Mix) – Blues Saraceno [Rebel Galaxy]Race 7 – TDK [CyberSpeed]
MAIN THEME: Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo & Yasuake Iwata - World 8 [Super Mario 3D World] Requests and contact: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 "The Sound Test" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesoundtest/ Original episodes of The Sound Test LIVE, with Dale Fowler, are available through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/_secretcave Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher
99: LIVE - 21/08/20 [Weekly VGM Radio & Podcast]
Aug 23, 2020
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Unfortunately, Bethany's had to return to her homeland of Northern Ireland, so this is her second and final appearance - for now! In time, Bethany'll be back, and we'll continue on with more of my clumsy attempts at explaining VGM. Until then, this is a fun, chaotic show that sees us both slowly lose our faculties thanks to some intense heat. A playlist full of interesting tracks from a variety of systems keeps up the energy though, and it's been fantastic to share the show with Bethany. This week's playlist: Title – Pipe Smoker’s Cough [Kid Chaos]Carrotus – Alexander Brandon, Robert A. Allen and/or Sean Hiler [Jazz Jackrabbit 2]End of Game – Rick Fox [NBA Jam: Tournament Edition]Another Medium – Toby Fox [Undertale]Gobber Groover – Disasterpiece [Neutralite]02 – Ben Daglish [Hades Nebula]Title Theme – Ichiro Hada [Dino Land]Title – Ian Howe [The Humans]The Woods of Light - (P2) Beginning – Eric Chevalier [Rayman 2: The Great Escape]Escape! (Gurgle Gulch) – Tomoya Tomita and/or Minako Hamano [Wario Land: Shake It!]Petty Theft Homer – Jeff Young, Allan Levy and/or Jeff Tymoschuk [The Simpsons: Hit and Run]Cogs & Tires, Metal & Wires – Tess Tyler, Rob Westwood and/or Ian Livingstone [Lego Worlds]Rubedo – Lena Raine [Minecraft: Nether Update]The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Medley – Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, Mahito Yakota, Takeshi Hama and Koji Kondo [The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]Super Mario Galaxy – Mahito Yokota and/or Koji Kondo [Super Mario Galaxy]Timber Hearth – Andrew Prahlow [Outer Wilds]Big Iron – Marty Robbins [Fallout: New Vegas]Outside A Crisis (Yamaha DX7 Version) – NOZ MUSIC (originally composed by Katsuhiro Hayashi and or Koichi Namiki) [Super Hang On]
MAIN THEME: Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo & Yasuake Iwata - World 8 [Super Mario 3D World] Requests and contact: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 "The Sound Test" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesoundtest/ Original episodes of The Sound Test LIVE, with Dale Fowler, are available through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/_secretcave Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher
98: LIVE - 14/08/20 [Weekly VGM Radio & Podcast]
Aug 16, 2020
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For Bethany Wilson's very first appearance as a Sound Test co-host, we sail through a playlist that (clumsily) provides a bit of a history lesson! As best as I can with wine, I try to explain some of the fundamentals of VGM and how it evolved. All the way, we hear some prime examples from a variety of chips, with a bit of an accidental concentration on the SNES. We also spend plenty of time in the modern era, and chat a bit about the use of licensed music and orchestras. So, all-in-all, this is a packed episode! But, the whole thing stays relaxed and fun, and it was wonderful to welcome Bethany onto the show. This week's playlist: Funk Goes On – Hidenori Shoji [Yakuza Kiwami]Final Fall – Jukio Kallio & Daniel Hagstrom [Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout]Title – Matt Furniss [Torvak the Warrior]Athletic – Koji Kondo [Super Mario Bros. 3]Section 1 BGM – Tim & Geoff Follin [Silver Surfer]Cavern – Tim & Geoff Follin [Plok]Staff Roll – Dean Evans [The Flintstones]Codis Mu VI – [Star Trek: The Next Generation – Future’s Past]Goemon Impact! – Michiru Yamane [Ganbare Goemon 2 – Kitretsu Shogun Magginesu!]13 – Koji Hayama [Kaizou Chounin Shubibinman 3: Ikai no Princess]Credits – Shigehisa H. and/or Junichi Saito [Knight Rider Special]Stage Theme 4 – Hirohiko Takayama [Lemmings]Escape – Jaroslav Beck and Summer Haze [Beat Saber]Super Mario Galaxy – Mahito Yokota and/or Koji Kondo [Super Mario Galaxy]Halo – Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori [Halo]Corneria – Hajime Hirasawa [Star Fox]Bay City Disguised – Garry Schyman [Destroy All Humans! 2]The Waters Above – Vincent Diamante [Sky: Children of the Light]Mrs. Sadie Adler, Widow – Woody Jackson [Red Dead Redemption 2]Nick’s Bass is OLD – TDK [Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown] MAIN THEME: Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo & Yasuake Iwata - World 8 [Super Mario 3D World] Requests and contact: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 "The Sound Test" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesoundtest/ Original episodes of The Sound Test LIVE, with Dale Fowler, are available through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/_secretcave Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher
97: LIVE - 07/08/20 [Weekly VGM Radio & Podcast]
Aug 09, 2020
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Along with all the old features, ST LIVE returns for its first fully-fledged broadcast in a month! Streamed from Shady's (and featuring him playing Lemmings for the YouTube version), this episode is a triumphant return to the manic, varied fun of the past. Within, you'll hear a whole new round of the SFX Showdown, another VGM SongFight chapter and one of the strongest playlists yet. It's good to be back! This week's playlist: Faze – Neil Voss [Tetrisphere]Last Surprise – Shoji Meguro & Lyn Inaizumi [Persona 5]Diving – Dean Evans [Waterworld]Eliminator – Jeroen Tel [Hints and Tips for Video Game Pioneers]Guiding Light Dub – Chip Tanaka [Domingo]Tree Top Village – Darren Mitchell [Turok: Dinosaur Hunter]Koopa Bros. Keep Cool – Yuka Tsujiyoko and/or Taishi Senda [Paper Mario]Staff Roll – Masanori Hikichi and/or Masayuki Nagao [Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine]LOSER – Kenshi Yonezi [Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session]Luigi’s Mansion Theme (Trap Remix) – Kemical KiddGod-Shattering Star (Rain) – Takeru Kanazaki, Hiroki Morishita and/or Rei Kondoh [Fire Emblem: Three Houses]Bowerstone Market – Russell Shaw [Fable 2]Venom (Main Theme - Star Fox 64) – Hajime Wakai and/or Koji Kondo [Super Smash Bros. Melee]Super Mario Galaxy – Mahito Yokota and/or Koji Kondo [Super Mario Galaxy]Jammin’ Jungle – Jun Chikuma [Mega Bomberman]Level 1 – Jun Chikuma and/or Tomoyuki Hamada [Super Bomberman]Fawful’s Theme – Yoko Shimomura [Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story]Cutscene – Nobuyuki Hara, Shinichi Seya and/or Naoki Kodaka [Gremlins 2: The New Batch]The Best is Yet to Come – Rika Muranaka and Aoife Ni Fhearraigh [Metal Gear Solid]
MAIN THEME: Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo & Yasuake Iwata - World 8 [Super Mario 3D World] Requests and contact: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 "The Sound Test" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesoundtest/ Original episodes of The Sound Test LIVE, with Dale Fowler, are available through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/_secretcave Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher
96: LIVE - 30/11/18 [Weekly VGM Radio & Podcast] - REMASTERED!
Jul 31, 2020
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Due to not getting internet installed in my new home until August, I'm unable to stream LIVE shows until then! Instead, here's another remastered version of The Sound Test's second show of all time! This time, I speak an unbelievable amount of bollocks. There are parts of this episode that really make me cringe, but I think longtime listeners will enjoy hearing some of my naivety and growth as a VGM fan. Really, I was at the very beginning of my journey! In particular, I'm especially embarrassed about my totally misread pronunciation of "Clark Aboud" as "Clark Abound" - sorry Clark! Fortunately, after two interviews with the man himself, I think we're cool! Dale brings his usual unique perspective to the proceedings and, other than a few ignorant comments on my part, this is another great, relaxed evening with the two of us. All the chat aside, the playlist stays strong this week with a number of banging choices and odd gems side-by-side. However, it's worth mentioning that there are several tracks/games on this playlist that would later become repeated favourites of the show. Apologies for some of the replays! Previously, this episode was only available to patrons, but I've given it a clean up and posted it here ready for the usual stream time. Essentially, I've replaced the music with better quality rips and tweaked the volumes of our chat slightly. This week's playlist: C418 - Haunt Muskie [Minecraft] Norihiko Hibino & Cynthia Harrell - Snake Eater [Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater] Hirokazu Tanaka & Masato Kouda - Humoresque of a Little Dog [Super Smash Bros. Brawl] E-Z Rollers - Short Change [Grand Theft Auto 2] Scattle - Knock Knock [Hotline Miami] Laura Shigihara - These Grey Walls [Rakuen] Didier Lord & Stéphane Bellanger - Pink Plant Woods Area 2 [Rayman] Takayuki Iwai, Yuki Iwai, Isao Abe, Hideki Okugawa and/or Tetsuya Shibata - End Titles [Street Fighter Alpha 3] Nathan McCree - In the Blood [The Tomb Raider Suite] Jami Sieber - Undercurrent [Braid] Yoko Shimomura - Somnus (Instrumental Version) [Distant Worlds IV] Michael Bartlow - Redwood Forest [Road Rash] Koji Kondo - Throwback Galaxy [Super Mario Galaxy 2] Mick Gordon - Flesh and Metal [DOOM (2016)] Michael Jackson, Brad Buxer, Cirocco Jones, Bobby Brooks, Darryl Ross, Geoff Grace, Doug Grisby, Sachio Ogawa, Tatsuyuki Maeda and/or Jun Senoue - Hydrocity Zone (Act 1) [Sonic the Hedgehog 3] Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Yuzo Koshiro and/or Ryuji Iuchi - Evening in Green Market Qr. [Shenmue II] Clark Aboud - Jellyfish [Make Sail] Yuzo Koshiro - Dilapidated Town [Streets of Rage] Matt Furniss, Andy Blythe, Marten Joustra and/or Michael Giacchino - Ghosts 2 [Mickey Mania] Terry Scott-Taylor - She Reminded Me With Science [Skullmonkeys] Takeshi Furukawa - End Titles: The Last Guardian Suite [The Last Guardian] MAIN THEME:Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo & Yasuake Iwata - World 8 [Super Mario 3D World]
Requests and contact: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 "The Sound Test" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesoundtest/ Original episodes of The Sound Test LIVE, with Dale Fowler, are available through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/_secretcave Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher
95: LIVE - 23/11/18 [Weekly VGM Radio & Podcast] - REMASTERED!
Jul 24, 2020
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Due to not getting internet installed in my new home until August, I'm unable to stream LIVE shows until then! Instead, here's a remastered version of The Sound Test's very first broadcast, featuring Dale Fowler. Previously, this episode was only available to patrons, but I've given it a clean up and posted it here ready for the usual stream time. Essentially, I've replaced the music with better quality rips and tweaked the volumes of our chat slightly. This show is a real relic, and a lot of fun to hear. There's quite a huge shift in tone compared to how I run The Sound Test LIVE now, but I think fans will really enjoy listening to our first - very casual - attempt at streaming music. Dale joins me for the second link onwards, and some of our interactions are just gold. I hope, even if you've heard this episode before, that you'll get a kick out of this! This week's playlist: ConcernedApe - Spring (Wild Horseradish Jam) [Stardew Valley] Robin Beanland - Exploring the Terrarium [Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts] Grant Kirkhope - Mid-Boss Mayhem [Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle] Michael Bross - The Looten Duke [Stranger's Wrath] Danny Baranowsky - March of the Profane (feat. FamilyJules7x) [Crypt of the NecroDancer] RIDICULON - The End is Anguish [The End is Nigh] David Wise - Aquatic Ambience [Donkey Kong Country] Ben Daglish - Trap [Trap] Eveline Novakovic - Simian Segue [Donkey Kong Country] Nathan McCree - Venice [The Tomb Raider Suite] Rob Hubbard - Monty on the Run [Monty on the Run] Various - Main Theme [Red Dead Revolver] Graeme Norgate - Full Bore [Killer Instinct - Original Arcade] Spencer Nilson, Brian Coburn & András Magyari - Title Screen [Ecco the Dolphin] Da Shootaz - Grand Theft Auto [Grand Theft Auto] Tommy Tallarico - Banjo Race [Earthworm Jim] Andrew Skeet, London Philharmonic Orchestra - Tetris Theme [Tetris] Nobuo Uematsu - Swing De Chocobo [Distant Worlds] John Baker - Toejam Jammin' [Toejam & Earl] MAIN THEME: Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo & Yasuake Iwata - World 8 [Super Mario 3D World] Requests and contact: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 "The Sound Test" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesoundtest/ Original episodes of The Sound Test LIVE, with Dale Fowler, are available through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/_secretcave Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher
94: LIVE - 17/07/20 [Weekly VGM Radio & Podcast]
Jul 18, 2020
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A third "Lee's busy moving house" castaway edition, in which things remain nice and chilled out for a short, peppy playlist. We check back in on music from ST2 Racing Special guests (after the premiere of my WipeOut BONUS), hear yet more from Chris Abbott and relax to several great choices and requests. For the pick of the week this week, though, Lee tells the story of "Puggs in Space", and how its music came to be used in Lemmings... This week's playlist: Messij - Bobbing Boat Version – CoLD SToRAGE [Chillout] D/Generation – TDK [D/Generation HD] Menu – Ian Livingstone [Ultimate Racing 2D] Jungle Gym – Steve Collett and Nick Stroud [Jelly Boy] Magical Sound Shower (from “Outrun”) – Chris Abbott (originally composed by Hiroshi Kawaguchi) [Arcade Classics Vol. 1] Stage Theme 10 – Hiroshi Tsukamoto and/or Hirohiko Takayama (originally composed by Tim Wright) [Lemmings] The Red Woods – Matt Furniss [Puggsy] Migratory Bird of the Wilderness (Rudy’s Theme) – Michiko Naruke [Wild Arms] The Last Gunfight – Clint Bajakian [Outlaws] Mining Melancholy – David Wise (restored by Jammin’ Sam Miller) [Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest] Wrinkly 64 – David Wise and Koji Kondo (restored by Jammin’ Sam Miller) [Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble!] Fire Raid – Naoki Kodaka [Albert Odyssey] Brinstar Overgrown with Vegetation Area – Kenji Yamamoto and/or Minako Hamano [Super Metroid] Munch Remix – Michael Bross [Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee] MAIN THEME: Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo & Yasuake Iwata - World 8 [Super Mario 3D World] Requests and contact: https://twitter.com/GreenT128 "The Sound Test" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesoundtest/ Original episodes of The Sound Test LIVE, with Dale Fowler, are available through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/_secretcave Also available through: YouTube Spotify iTunes Stitcher