52: Live a Live in 30 Minutes

It never left Japan and it’s not the best known of Square’s 16 bit-era RPG outings, but Live a Live should be notable to VGM fans at least for having a great soundtrack composed by Yoko Shimomura. It bridges the gap between her Street Fighter II phase and the work she composes today for games like Kingdom Hearts.

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It never left Japan and it’s not the best known of Square’s 16 bit-era RPG outings, but Live a Live should be notable to VGM fans at least for having a great soundtrack composed by Yoko Shimomura. It bridges the gap between her Street Fighter II phase and the work she composes today for games like Kingdom Hearts. Track listing: 0:16: Title Theme / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 2:22: Select-a-Live / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 5:03: Secret Mission / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 7:39: Under the Fake / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 8:53: Wait for Truth / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 10:36: The Birds Fly in the Sky, the Fish Swim in the Rivers / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 12:28: Dangerous Bar / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 14:44: Silent Labyrinth / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 17:23: Kiss of Jealousy / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 19:02: Ultimate Strength ~ Victory Road / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 21:29: Megalomania / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 23:56: Sound of Shinobi / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 26:58: Prehistoric Night / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 28:27: Difficult Fight / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura Forever Sound Version: https://foreversoundversion.wordpress.com Obscure Video Games: https://obscurevideogames.tumblr.com Drew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drewgmackie Singing Mountain on Twitter: https://twitter.com/singmopod On Facebook: https://facebook.com/singingmountainpod/ On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/singing-mountain/id1252832457 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ISyNLUc1ALxzvjBqw4ru3 On Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/Ifofiaeephbs27wb6cqr24dlgl4 On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/singingmountainpod/ On SoundCloud: @singingmountain On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9f9iAcO1ZMTYVH91c2Jsyw Official website: https://singingmountainpod.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tablecakes TableCakes Productions: https://www.tablecakes.com

Track listing:

0:16: Title Theme / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura
2:22: Select-a-Live / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura
5:03: Secret Mission / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 
7:39: Under the Fake / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura
8:53: Wait for Truth / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura
10:36: The Birds Fly in the Sky, the Fish Swim in the Rivers / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura 
12:28: Dangerous Bar / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura
14:44: Silent Labyrinth / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura
17:23: Kiss of Jealousy / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura
19:02: Ultimate Strength ~ Victory Road / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura
21:29: Megalomania / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura
23:56: Sound of Shinobi / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura
26:58: Prehistoric Night / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura
28:27: Difficult Fight / Live a Live / Yoko Shimomura