Today’s broadcast is Episode 40 for Theme Thursday, December 20th, 2018. Today’s Theme is Listener Picks on a program we're calling "Listener Picks - vol. 1". Guest curated by the listeners - guest hosted by the listeners! 01 - Prologue - 00:00:00 02 - Intro - 00:00:10 03 - Wizards and Warriors – NES – Opening Theme – David Wise – Phillip Vaughn - 00:02:38 04 - Super Smash Bros. Ulitmate - SWITCH – Lifelight (Main Theme – English Vocals) - Hideki Sakamoto – The Messenger - 00:03:13 05 - Twisted ...
Dec 20, 2018•2 hr 26 min•Ep. 38
Today’s broadcast is Episode 39 for Face Off Friday, November 23rd, 2018. Today’s Episode is "Nerd Noise Crossovers - vol 3: Soundtrack Face Off Friday: The Cyber Knight Soundtrack - PC Engine vs Super Famicom, composed by Michiharu Hasuya, Osamu Kasai, and Junko Yokoyama. 01: Intro - 00:00:00 Direct comparisons (same tracks used in same places on both versions - SFC vs PCE all) 02: Name Entry - 00:02:19 / 00:04:06 03: Space Battle - 00:05:34 / 00:06:14 04: Title - 00:07:42 / 00:08:53 05: Menu -...
Nov 23, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 33
Today’s broadcast is Episode 38 for TwoFer Tuesday, November 13th, 2018. Today's program will be "TwoFer Tuesday - vol. 4". Track Number / Game (Composer) / Track Names (Composers) / Time Stamp 01: Intro - 00:00 02: Astyanax - NES - Kiyoshi Yokoyama Remilia Castle - 02:03 Red Road - 04:31 03: Chakan: The Forever Man - Genesis - Mark Steven Miller and/or Jason Scher The Tundra Beast - 06:20 The Fire Dragon - 07:54 04: Doom 2016 - Mick Gordon Rip and Tear - 10:53 Skullhacker - 16:53 05: Shenmue - ...
Nov 13, 2018•46 min•Ep. 33
Happy Halloween! Today’s broadcast is Episode 37 for Soundtrack Saturday, October 27th, 2018. Today’s soundtrack is the Super Castlevania IV soundtrack on the SNES, composed by Masanori Adachi and Taro Kudo. Note: While producing the video, I noticed (and corrected) a few mistakes in the show notes that I did not notice when recording the audio for the outro. So the spoken track list in the outro will have those mistakes. Sorry. :-( Track Number / Track Name / Time stamp 01: Intro - 00:00:00 02:...
Oct 27, 2018•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 33
Today’s broadcast is Episode 36 for Mishmash Monday, October 8th, 2018. Today's program will be "Mishmash Monday - vol. 6" Track#, Game, System, Track Name, Composer, Timestamp: 01: Intro - 00:00 02: Pitfall 2 - Atari 2600 - Main Theme - David Crane - 02:03 03: Sonic Mania - multi - Main Menu - Tee Lopes - 3:00 04: Tetris - CD-I - Level 3 - Jim Andron - 4:07 05: LoZ: Twilight Princess - GC/Wii - Faron Woods - Toru Minegishi and/or Asuka Ohta - 06:33 06: Castlevania: SOTN - PS1/Sat - Dance of the...
Oct 08, 2018•43 min•Ep. 33
Today’s broadcast is Episode 35 for Theme Thursday, September 20th, 2018. Today’s theme is music from computer systems on a program (as I'm sure our Des Moines listeners will appreciate) we're calling "The Floppy Show" - a Super-Sized Episode! Track#, Game, System, Track Name, Composer, Timestamp: 01: Intro - 00:00:00 02: Doom - PC (ROLAND SC-155) - At Doom's Gate - Bobby Prince - 00:02:55 03: Guantlet III - Amiga - Title - Tim Follin - 00:06:11 04: Bad Toys - PC (AWE64) - Title Theme - J.T. Bob...
Sep 20, 2018•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 33
Today’s broadcast is Episode 34 for Soundtrack Saturday, August 25th, 2018. Today’s Episode is "Nerd Noise Crossovers - vol. 2: TwoFer Soundtrack Saturday. Soundtracks are the Contra, and Super C soundtracks for the NES -Contra is composed by Kazuki Muaoka and arranged by Hidenori Maezawa and Kiyohiro Sada -Super C is composed by Kazuki Muaoka, and Motoaki Furukawa, and arranged by Hidenori Maezawa NOTE: The music block runtime in the show notes as well as what is said in the intro is incorrect....
Aug 25, 2018•32 min•Ep. 33
Today’s broadcast is Episode 33 for Face Off Friday, August 10th, 2018. Today's program will be "Face Off Friday - vol. 2" Play along with us! Let us know in the comments section, or on our social media sites, or by e-mail which versions of which tracks you like better - and why! Let's cuss it, and discuss it! Track Number / Game Name / Track Name / Composers / Versions List / Timestamp 01: Intro - 00:00:00 02: Street Fighter II - Title Screen - Yoko Shimomura SNES - 00:02:05 Arcade (CPS1) - 00:...
Aug 10, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 33
The creation of the Episode 32 Outro was unique for the show, and very, VERY special for me. It was a family project involving the wife and the kiddo. Since this was a labor of love with people I love, I'm sure not all of the heart-swelling magic that I feel about it will be fully transferrable to an audience who doesn't know them. Here is my best effort to transfer as much of that magic to you as possible. Supplemental background VGM used for this "F-isode" (the first Channel F outing to offici...
Aug 03, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 37
Today’s broadcast is Episode 32 for Mishmash Monday, July 23rd, 2018 on a program we're calling "Mishmash Monday - vol. 5". This episode is dedicated to my lovely wife, Jodee, who made me the happiest man on earth 19yrs ago today. Love ya, babe! This episode is also co-curated by Jodee, made up principally of tracks that are extra special to her - arranged into two separate phases: first sweet, then savory, each kicked off by title screen themes. Track#, Game, System, Track Name, Composer, Times...
Jul 23, 2018•53 min•Ep. 34
Today’s broadcast is Episode 31 for Soundtrack Saturday, July 7th, 2018. Today’s Soundtrack is the Streets of Rage 2 soundtrack (including unused tracks) on the Sega Genesis, composed by Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima. Track Number / Track Name / Time stamp 01: Intro - 00:00:00 02: SOR Super Mix (Intro vers.) - 00:02:07 03: Character Select - 00:03:22 04: Go Straight - 00:03:45 05: In The Bar - 00:06:50 06: Never Return Alive - 00:08:43 07: Level Clear - 00:12:19 08: Spin on the Bridge - 00...
Jul 07, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 33
Nerd Noise Radio - Channel F: Special Rebroadcast - W.A.R.T. Radio - Episode 11: Indie Extravaganza Today, we are featuring a rebroadcast of an episode of a podcast that is -NOT- made by Nerd Noise Radio. This is an episode of W.A.R.T. Radio - a VGM "gaiden" of the Nintendomain Podcast. More info on why we are doing this is included in the intro of the episode. Below is a copy/paste of the original W.A.R.T. show notes for their episode - inlcuding tracklist! Enjoy! p.s. I made a mistake in my in...
Jun 17, 2018•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 36
Today’s broadcast is Episode 30 for Theme Thursday, June 14, 2018. Today’s theme is Indie Game music, on a program we're calling "The Big Sound of the Little Guy - vol. 1" - A Super-Sized Episode! Track#, Game, System, Track Name, Composer, Timestamp: 01: Intro - 00:00:00 02: Ranquest - Hydra Development System- In-game theme - c: John Wedgeworth / a: Jay Cook - 00:02:17 03: VVVVVV - multi - Potential for Anything - Magnus Pålsson - 00:04:33 04: One More Line - multi - Theme - BATTERIE - 00:08:1...
Jun 14, 2018•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 32
Today’s broadcast is C1E29 for Scene Sunday, May 27th 2018. Today’s Episode will feature the Metroid soundtrack for NES performed entirely on 70's era analog synthesizers by Chiptune and remix scenester "Luminist" on a program we're calling "VCO Metroid" - a Fun-Sized episode. Original compositions by Hirokazu (Hip) Tanaka. 01: Intro - 00:00 02: Title Theme - 02:24 03: Samus Fanfare - 04:49 04: Brinstar - 04:59 05: Item Room - 06:47 06: Item Fanfare - 07:48 07: Kraid's Lair - 07:56 08: Norfair -...
May 27, 2018•23 min•Ep. 35
Today’s broadcast is Episode 28 for Scene Sunday, May 6th, 2018. Today’s Episode is a free play of elements found throughout the space just outside of video game music, covers, remixes, chiptunes, karaoke, and so much more, on a program we're calling "Sense of the Scene - vol. 1" Tracklist - provided in various formats depending on "scene subgenre": 01: Intro - 00:00:00 02: ["Real Instruments" VGM Cover]: Stemage - Metroid Metal - The Tunnel (orig. comp: Ryoji Yoshitomi) - 00:02:23 03: [Original...
May 06, 2018•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Today’s broadcast is Episode 27 for Mishmash Monday, April 23rd, 2018, on a program we're calling "Mishmash Monday - vol. 4" Track#, Game, System, Track Name, Composer, Timestamp: 01: Intro - 00:00 02: Chu Chu Rocket - Dreamcast - Challenge - Tomoya Ohtani - 02:07 03: Wolfchild - SNES - Map Screen - Martin Iveson - 05:00 04: Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge - multi - Rikuo - Takayuki Iwai, Akari Kaida and/or Hideki Okugawa - 06:41 05: Spellcaster - Mastersystem - Action Screen - Sachio Ogaw...
Apr 23, 2018•55 min•Ep. 31
Today’s broadcast is Episode 26 for Soundtrack Saturday, April 7th, 2018. Today’s soundtrack is the Mega Man X soundtrack on the Super NES, composed by Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara, and Toshihiko Horiyama. Track Number / Track Name / Time stamp 01: Intro - 00:00 02: Title - 02:13 03: Password - 02:37 04: Opening Stage - 03:57 05: Vile (Intro) - 05:31 06: Vile - 05:53 07: Enter Zero - 06:56 08: Variable X (Demo) - 07:41 09: Stage Select (Mavericks) - 08:50 10: Stage ...
Apr 07, 2018•47 min•Ep. 31
Today’s broadcast is Episode 26a for Scene Sunday, April 1st, 2018. Today, we will be focusing on the works of renowned lounge musicians who were little-known to have gotten their starts in the chiptune and video game music scene. We will hear a collection of their tunes in their original chip format on a program we're calling "The Secret [Extra] Lives of Lounge Singers". 01: Intro - 00:00 02: Fly me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra - 02:23 03: Copacabana - Barry Manilow - 04:47 04: Magic Moments - P...
Apr 01, 2018•40 min•Ep. 29
WARNING: This submission is SUPER-DUPER LONG – like “Insane in the Membrane” long!!! Like, take a week to make the track list long!!! It’s the musical version of a “tl;dr”. And now for a non-musical version of one, here’s the explanation (with track list to follow): If you’re new to Nerd Noise Radio, and feel this is oppressively long, fear not (and certainly unsubscribe not)! This is not at all indicative of a standard episode! Typically, episodes generally find themselves in the half hour to a...
Mar 17, 2018•3 hr 23 min•Ep. 28
Today’s broadcast is C1E25 for Wayback Wednesday, March 14th, 2018. Today’s broadcast is a collection of favorite tracks from Episodes 1-20, picked by you, the listener! Today's program is called "The Best of 2017". Track#, Game, System, Track Name, Composer, Listener(s), Original Episode, Timestamp (unless obviously otherwise): 01: Intro - 00:00:00 02: Streets of Rage - Genesis - The Streets of Rage - Yuzo Koshiro - Trey Johnson - Ep 1 - 00:02:19 03: The OneUps - Green Hill Zone - Volume 2 (alb...
Mar 14, 2018•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 27
Today’s broadcast is Episode 24 for TwoFer Tuesday, February 27th, 2018, on a program we're calling "TwoFer Tuesday - vol. 3" ---NOTE--- There is a mistake in the tracklist. I was unable to catch it in time to fix it in the episode itself, but have fixed it in the show notes. The track list is corrected with an asterisk. See the asterisk at the VERY bottom of the show notes for the details of the mistake. Track Number / Game (Composer) / Track Names (Composers) / Time Stamp 01: Intro - 00:00 02:...
Feb 27, 2018•51 min•Ep. 25
Back in November on Channel 1, we had our first FaceOff Friday episode, and with it, our first Nerd Noise Radio contest! The third person to e-mail nerdnoiseradio@gmail.com would get to have their picks featured in a bonus episode here on Channel F, and if they so chose, even guest host the intro and/or outro of the episode. If the winner would turn out to have a podcast or other project of their own they'd get the opportunity to promote it. It turns out that winner was Trey Johnson, one of the ...
Feb 17, 2018•58 min•Ep. 26
Today’s broadcast is Episode 23 for Theme Thursday, February 8th, 2018. Today’s theme is music from the Forza 3 XBox360 menu suite, composed by Lance Hayes, on a program we're calling "Pedal to the Menu". Track Number / Track Name / Time stamp 01: Intro - 00:00:00 02: X Track - 00:2:13 03: This Final Lap - 00:08:44 04: Road Side - 00:14:15 05: Van Air - 00:19:22 06: Elapsed Time - 00:24:40 07: Superleggera - 00:30:04 08: Base Telemetry - 00:35:33 09: Visual Installation - 00:41:03 10: Japanese F...
Feb 08, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 24
Today’s broadcast is Episode 22 for Mishmash Monday, January 22nd, 2018, on a program we're calling "Mishmash Monday - vol. 3" Track#, Game, System, Track Name, Composer, Timestamp: 01: Intro - 00:00 02: Gran Turismo 5 - PS3 - Current of the Times - Yudai Satoh - 02:06 03: Tobal No. 1 - PS1 - Aqua and Trees - Yoko Shimomura - 07:13 04: Fantavision (US) - PS2 - Vs. Mode - Ashif Hakik - 10:19 05: Tetris Worlds - multi - Talithan Trance - Donovan Miller - 14:40 06: Skeleton Krew - Genesis - Sewer D...
Jan 22, 2018•46 min•Ep. 23
Today’s broadcast is Episode 21 for Soundtrack Saturday, January 6th, 2018. Today’s soundtrack is the Secret of Mana soundtrack on the SNES, composed by Hiroki Kikuta. Track Number / Track Name / Time stamp 01: Intro - 00:00:00 02: Fear of the Heavens - 00:02:16 03: A Curious Tale - 00:03:55 04: Phantom and a Rose - 00:05:23 05: Together Always - 00:06:48 06: Fond Memories - 00:07:56 07: Into the Thick of It - 00:08:56 08: The Color of the Summer Sky - 00:10:49 09: Dancing Animals - 00:12:13 10:...
Jan 06, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 22
This is John’s picks from Nerd Noise Radio - Channel 1’s C1E18: Face-Off Friday - vol. 1 (Nov. 2017). I’ve hidden the version details in this track list so as not to “blow the punchline”. However, track list provided at the end of the episode does list the version info. Also, in the case of the YouTube video version, there’s a pop-up for each track, and those provide version info as well. Also, I had one tie, where both (or all) of the versions included in the original episode are still included...
Dec 29, 2017•59 min•Ep. 21
Tales of the glories of Christmases long long ago.......and tales of the glories of an all-new Channel from the Nerd Noise Radio Network - plus a certain special "re-run" embedded at the end! Merry Christmas (etc), Noisers!!! p.s. First Appearance of the new Nerd Noise Radio logo and background design scheme for 2018. I hope you like it! It's purposely lo-fi, but hope that comes off in the good way, rather than the bad way. Also, as a fledgling (and I mean SUUUUUUPER fledgling) student of Japane...
Dec 24, 2017•27 min•Ep. 20
Today’s broadcast is Episode 20 for TwoFer Tuesday, December 19th, 2017, on a program we're calling "TwoFer Tuesday - vol. 2" Track Number / Game (Composer) / Track Names (Composers) / Time Stamp 01: Intro 00:00 02: Earthworm Jim 2 - SNES - Tommy Tallarico Anything but Tangerines 01:47 Flyin' King 05:56 03: Samurai Ghost - TG16 - Gappy, Miyoshi Okuyama, and/or Hiroyon Swamp 10:41 In Game 1 12:27 04: Futuri No Fantavision - PS2 - Soichi Terada Starmine 14:40 Pagoda 16:01 05: Kamiko - NINTENDO SWI...
Dec 19, 2017•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 17
Today’s broadcast is Episode 19 for Scene Sunday, December 3rd, 2017. Today’s Episode features selections from the Video Game cover band, the One Ups on a program we're calling "Keeping up with The OneUps - vol. 1" Track Number / Original Track Name (OneUps-specific track name - where applicable) / OneUps Album / Original Version Composer / Timestamp 01: Intro 00:00 02: Super Mario Kart - Title Theme - Super Mario Kart Album - Soya Oka - 01:53 03: Sonic the Hedgehog - Green Hill Zone - Volume 2 ...
Dec 03, 2017•59 min•Ep. 16
Today’s broadcast is Episode 18 for FaceOff Friday, November 17th, 2017, on a program we're calling "FaceOff Friday - vol. 1". Play along with us! Let us know in the comments section, or on our social media sites, or by e-mail which versions of which tracks you like better - and why! Let's cuss it, and discuss it! Track Number / Game Name / Track Name / Composers / Versions List / Timestamp 01: Intro 00:00:00 02: Spiderman vs the Sinister Six - Game Theme 1 - David Whittaker NES 00:02:03 Masters...
Nov 17, 2017•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 15
