Dream Girl Radio / EXT SRC presents:

 

Today I’m celebrating my 10th episode by revisiting one of my favorite genres of music: video game soundtracks. 14 years ago I created a mix called “Sega Saturn Megamix” which included a collection of my favorite tracks straight from my game collection (still on my Mixcloud). This new mix is going to include a few of those along with some others I didn’t include the first time.

The music from this era holds a special place in my heart. Game companies had switched over to using discs which allowed for full, CD-quality sound. Composers at the time didn’t hesitate to take advantage of it.

As a kid I noticed that if you placed the games into a normal CD player you could listen to the soundtracks (known as red book audio). While a lot of my friends were probably listening to pop, I was recording game music onto cassettes.

As the son of two jazz-loving parents I was immediately drawn to the fusion featured in games like Sega Rally Championship and Daytona USA. This period was also my introduction to electronic music, through Cold Storage’s work on Wipeout. It was that game that lead me to browse FYE’s “dance” section and pick up Roni Size & Reprazent’s “Newforms”, the first album I purchased on my own and would influence my taste in music forever.

So turn back the clock to 1994 when Sega was making terrible business decisions but great music! I hope listeners enjoy the show and bear with me while I nerd out for two hours.

 

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Playlist:

    Time: May 8 - 11:04:01 am
  • Hiroaki Yoshida, “Track 03”

    from Winter Heat

    Sega - 1998

  • Time: May 8 - 11:06:23 am
  • Naofumi Hataya, “Reckless Running”

    from Sega Rally Championship

    SEGA - 1995

  • Time: May 8 - 11:15:00 am
  • Kouichi Namiki, “Sky High”

    from Daytona USA

    SEGA - 1995

  • Time: May 8 - 11:15:02 am
  • Tomoyuki Hamada, “Night Wind”

    from Tokyo Highway Battle

    Genki - 1996

  • Time: May 8 - 11:20:44 am
  • David Leytze, “Beginning”

    from Fighting Vipers

    SEGA - 1995

  • Time: May 8 - 11:22:02 am
  • Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, “Black Cat Moon (Alternate)”

    from Virtua Fighter 2

    SEGA - 1995

  • Time: May 8 - 11:24:50 am
  • Bygone Dogs, “I Will Not Take It”

    from Cyber Speedway

    SEGA - 1995

  • Time: May 8 - 11:28:26 am
  • Hyakutaro Tsukumo, “Legendary Wings”

    from Thunder Force V

    Technosoft - 1997

  • Time: May 8 - 11:30:30 am
  • Kentaro Koyama, “In The Blue Sky”

    from Virtual On: Cyber Troopers

    SEGA - 1995

  • Time: May 8 - 11:33:13 am
  • Yasuhiro Nakano, “Ellis' Theme”

    from Battle Arena Toshinden URA

    Takara - 1996

  • Time: May 8 - 11:34:12 am
  • Kentaro Koyama, “Time (Not Used)”

    from Virtua Cop

    SEGA - 1996

  • Time: May 8 - 11:38:52 am
  • D'SECRETS, “Jaggy Love”

    from Last Bronx

    SEGA - 1996

  • Time: May 8 - 11:43:34 am
  • Zuntata, “Penetration”

    from Layer Section

    Taito - 1995

  • Time: May 8 - 11:49:45 am
  • Zuntata, “VISIONNERZ”

    from Darius Gaiden

    Taito - 1994

  • Time: May 8 - 11:52:42 am
  • Tamayo Kawauchi, “Area 2 - Aquarium”

    from Layer Section II

    Taito - 1997

  • Time: May 8 - 11:57:52 am
  • CoLD SToRAGE, “Cold Comfort”

    from WipEout

    Psygnosis - 1995

  • Time: May 8 - 12:02:04 pm
  • Channel X, “The Phantom Voltage”

    from Steep Slope Sliders

    Cave - 1997

  • Time: May 8 - 12:06:50 pm
  • Ann Sinclair, “Don't Drop Me”

    from Sega Touring Car Chamionship

    SEGA - 1996

  • Time: May 8 - 12:08:10 pm
  • Richard Jacques, “Gene Gadget, Act Two”

    from Sonic 3D Blast

    SEGA - 1996

  • Time: May 8 - 12:10:47 pm
  • Richard Jacques, “Radical City - Living In The City”

    from Sonic R

    SEGA - 1997

  • Time: May 8 - 12:15:41 pm
  • Tomoko Sasaki & Naofumi Hataya, “Dreams, Dreams: Dance Mix”

    from Christmas Nights

    SEGA - 1996

  • Time: May 8 - 12:21:03 pm
  • Yoshitaka Azuma, “Flight”

    from Panzer Dragoon

    SEGA - 1995

  • Time: May 8 - 12:21:05 pm
  • Richard Jacques, “Special Stage”

    from Sonic 3D Blast

    SEGA - 1996

  • Time: May 8 - 12:23:45 pm
  • Naofumi Hataya, “We Are Burning Rangers (Featuring Dennis St. James)”

    from Burning Rangers

    SEGA - 1998

  • Time: May 8 - 12:27:26 pm
  • Katsuhiko Suzuki & Norio Hanzawa, “Jazzy Sabotage”

    from Guardian Heroes

    Treasure - 1996

  • Time: May 8 - 12:29:29 pm
  • Kenji Yamamoto, “Track 03”

    from Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Dragon Ball Densetsu

    Bandai - 1996

  • Time: May 8 - 12:31:02 pm
  • Justin Scharvona, “Fight Night With Flibby”

    from Croc: Legend of the Gobbos

    Fox Interactive - 1997

  • Time: May 8 - 12:32:02 pm
  • Shun Nishigaki, “Sakura Theme”

    from Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo

    Capcom - 1996

  • Time: May 8 - 12:36:30 pm
  • Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, “Young Knight (Theme of Lion)”

    from Virtua Fighter Kids

    SEGA - 1996

  • Time: May 8 - 12:38:40 pm
  • Tomoko Sasaki & Naofumi Hataya, “The Mantle”

    from Nights into Dreams

    SEGA - 1996

  • Time: May 8 - 12:40:40 pm
  • Cave, “1st Circuit Ending”

    from DoDonPachi

    Cave - 1997

  • Time: May 8 - 12:43:32 pm
  • Naofumi Hataya, “Game Select”

    from Sonic Jam

    SEGA - 1997

  • Time: May 8 - 12:45:09 pm
  • Shusaku Uchiyama, “Staff Roll”

    from Mega Man 8

    Capcom - 1997

  • Time: May 8 - 12:51:17 pm
  • Yukifumi Makino, “Into The Darkness”

    from Astal

    SEGA - 1995

  • Time: May 8 - 12:52:44 pm
  • Saori Kobayashi, “Ending Credits”

    from Panzer Dragoon Saga

    SEGA - 1998

  • Time: May 8 - 12:56:45 pm
  • Tomoko Sasaki & Naofumi Hataya, “Dreams, Dreams”

    from Christmas Nights

    SEGA - 1996

    Dream Girl Radio / EXT SRC    May 8th, 2024

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