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Battle Bards Episode 107: Blade and Soul expansions

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After 50 episodes, the Battle Bards have made the brave decision to revisit the hallowed lands of Blade and Soul to look at two of the soundtrack expansions. The team combs through The World and Silverfrost Mountain albums to see what bounty can be harvested. It’s another lively episode with plenty of upbeat music, so what are you waiting for?

Episode 107 show notes (show page, direct download)

  • Intro (feat. “Hammer of the Dog Sorcerer,” “The Dreamdrift,” and “Hogshead Hamlet”)
  • “The Road/Lycandi Foothills”
  • “The Pot Fighter”
  • “Pine Stone Island”
  • “The Stranger”
  • “Forest of Illusions”
  • “Blood Battle”
  • “Pig’s Ranch”
  • Which one did we like best?
  • Jukebox picks: The Annotator podcast, “The Old Republic Theme” from Knights of the Old Republic, and “Gremori Dungeon Ver. 1” from Closers Online
  • Outro (“Snowy North”)
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Battle Bards Episode 106: Early access themes

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Instead of looking back at MMORPGs this week, the crew of Battle Bards launches forward into early access! What would a show about music from MMOs that aren’t even officially out yet be like? We’re going to find out in this wild and woolly episode!

Episode 106 show notes (show page, direct download)

  • Intro (feat. “Pre-Alpha Music” from Shroud of the Avatar, “Main Theme” from H1Z1, and “Rhyldan” from The Repopulation)
  • “Main Theme” from Star Citizen
  • “Main Theme” from Kritika Online
  • “Main Theme” from Osiris: New Dawn
  • “Another Story Begins” from Gloria Victis
  • “Main Theme” from Sea of Thieves
  • “Bay Theme” from Cloud Pirates
  • “Winter is Here” from Crowfall
  • Which one did we like best?
  • Listener feedback
  • Jukebox picks: “The Wild White Yonder” from West of Loathing, “Main Theme” from Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire, and “A Threatin’ Zeppelin” from Cuphead
  • Outro (“True Pirate” from Sea of Thieves)

Battle Bards Episode 105: Uncharted Waters Online

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Set sail for amazing adventure and an assortment of audio discoveries! This week, Cap’n Steff and her lackeys board Uncharted Waters Online to see what bounty this soundtrack holds. It may not be to everyone’s liking, but the sea is a fickle mistress that doesn’t appeal to everyone!

Episode 105 show notes (show page, direct download)

  • Intro (feat. “Login Screen,” “Central South America,” and “Seville”)
  • “First Voyage”
  • “Bar”
  • “Forest”
  • “East Asian Sea”
  • “Russian Empire”
  • “American Sea”
  • “Caribbean Pirate Song”
  • Which one did we like best?
  • Listener feedback
  • Jukebox Picks: “On The Sands Of Serkonos” from Dishonored 2, “The Scent of the Sea” from I am Setsuna, and “Strike the Earth!” from Shovel Knight
  • Outro (feat. “Caribbean Pirate Song”)

Check out the new Battle Bards index page!

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Just a quick note to say that I’ve created a new page here at Bio Break, an index for all of the episodes of both Battle Bards and Retro Reprise to date. It’s a small project that I’ve wanted to do for a while, especially now that Battle Bards is over 100 shows and perusing them might be a messy affair.  I’ll try to keep it updated moving forward.

It was kind of trippy to go back through 104 episodes and link to them while remembering all sorts of bits from them that I’ve forgotten over the last four years. And I listened to the first episode for a while until I could stand it no longer — I wince at how bad the editing was, and naturally a first show of a podcast is a little rough until the co-hosts find their rhythm. I think it took us about 10 episodes or so until we cemented the format we have today.

Anyway, hope you can use the page some time — after all, music doesn’t being obsolete! And hit us up on Twitter some time with feedback or suggestions!

Battle Bards Episode 104: Something wicked this way comes

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And lo, as the Battle Bards walk through the zone of the shadow of death, they will fear no evil, but they will listen to evil’s soundtrack because that is what they do! In today’s episode, the crew looks at the darker side of MMORPG soundtracks, dwelling in the wicked, the profane, and the deliciously macabre. Also, Syp does his Cookie Monster voice.

Episode 104 show notes (show page, direct download)

  • Intro (feat.“In the Darkest Hour” from Vindictus, “Twilight Vale” from World of Warcraft, and “Theme” from Hellgate London)
  • “Into the Shadows” from Dragon’s Prophet
  • “Zombie Apocalypse” from The Secret World
  • “Eulogy for Hope” from Warhammer Online
  • “Krall Theme” from Aion
  • “Battle of the Black Gate” from Lord of the Rings Online
  • “Warsong” from World of Warcraft
  • “The Heartbeat of Evil / The Strain” from WildStar
  • Which one did we like best?
  • Jukebox Picks: “Monster Town” from Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap, “1:00 A.M.” from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and “The Synapse” from Deus Ex
  • Outro (feat. “Palace of the Dead Final Floor” from Final Fantasy XIV)

Battle Bards Episode 103: Wurm Online

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You think you’ve heard strange MMORPG soundtracks before, but Wurm Online is about to take you to the odd frontier. With two distinctive soundtracks that skew away from typical composition, Wurm baffles, amuses, and bewitches the Battle Bards in today’s show!

Episode 103 show notes (show page, direct download)

  • Intro (feat. “Sunrise,” “Long Summer,” and “Traveling”)
  • “Waking Up”
  • “Why You Dive”
  • “Abandon the Hill”
  • “Flatland Stride”
  • “They Wait Back Home”
  • “Along the Broken Ridge”
  • “Village Work Song”
  • Which one did we like best?
  • Jukebox Picks: “Stormblood Theme” from Final Fantasy XIV, “Shipwreck Creek” from Yooka Laylee, and “The Path” from The Last of Us
  • Outro (feat. “Disband Deed”)

Retro Reprise Episode 12: Offbeat NES music tracks

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When it comes to talking about the music from the original NES, everyone seems to always reference the same games. But what about those “other” titles with interesting and memorable soundtracks that get ignored? In today’s show, Syp pulls out 10 offbeat NES music tracks that you might have never heard of — but definitely should! Buckle up, Retro Reprise is about to go off the beaten path and into the wild unknown!

Episode 12: Offbeat NES music tracks (show page, direct download)

  • Intro
  • “Theme” from Rambo
  • “Theme” from Pictionary
  • “Coralcola Village” from StarTropics 2
  • “Duel” from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
  • “Towering Catastrophe” from Monsters in my Pocket
  • “Running Through the Blue Fields” from Strider
  • “House Theme 3” from A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • “Good Weather” from Mr. Gimmick!
  • “Salvage Chute” from Bucky O’Hare
  • “Strange Woman” from Uninvited
  • Outro (“Mini-Game” from Pictionary)