112: A Road Walked by Heroes

A sequel of sorts to the “Lonesome Journeys” episode I did way back when, this episode is all about “sad travel music” — the kind of stuff you might associate with an RPG overworld, where the world is big and open and mysterious and you have to venture forth anyway. It’s a little somber, it’s a little hopeful, and it seems perfect for a late autumn day. 

And if you haven’t yet, also give a listen to my episode “The Overworld Mixtape,” which is nothing but RPG overworld themes — no talking!

A sequel of sorts to the "Lonesome Journeys" episode I did way back when, this episode is all about "sad travel music" - the kind of stuff you might associate with an RPG overworld, where the world is big and open and mysterious and you have to venture forth anyway.

Track listing:

0:09 Character Selection / Golden Axe II (Sega Genesis) / Naofumi Hataya

1:52 Harvest November / Seiken Densetsu 3 (Super Famicom) / Hiroki Kikuta

6:49 The Journey / Arcana (Super Nintendo) / Jun Ishikawa and Hirokazu Ando

9:11 Sword of Vermillion / Last City (Sega Genesis) / Yasunori Shiono 

11:46 Tower / Brandish (Super Nintendo) / Falcom Sound Team

15:57 Bipartite Planet Sharil Daril / Blue Almanac (Sega Genesis) / Noriyuki Iwadare and Masaru Suzuki 

17:32 Just Like the Mountain, He Will Not Move / Treasure Hunter G (Super Famicom) / John Pee

20:36 Walking in Peace / Bounty Sword (Super Famicom) / Kohei Tanaka and Akihiko Mori

21:41 Planet 1 / Cyber Knight (PC Engine) / Unknown Composer 

23:17 Ending Theme / Cadash (Turbografx-16) / Toshiko Tasaki

25:38  Field 1 / Double Dungeons (Turbografx-16) / Unknown Composer

27:27 Map Theme / Benkei Gaiden (Turbografx-16) / Masashi Kageyama 

30:15 King of Berserker / Bahamut Senki (Sega Genesis) / Keisuke Tsukahara

32:39 Exotic Country Road / Pocky & Rocky 2 (Super NES) / Hiroyuki Iwatsuki, Kinuyo Yamashita, Haruo Ohashi and Asuka Yamao

35:09 Field 1 / Tenshi no Uta: Shiroki Tsubasa no Inori (Super Famicom) / Motoi Sakuraba and Shinji Tamura 

38:29 Early Operation / Dyna Brothers 2 (Mega Drive) / Masami Yitsuse

40:33 Mountain Road / Hamelin no Violin Hiki (Super Famicom) / Yoshiyuki Mori

42:50 Track 6 / Monster Maker III (Super Famicom) / Unknown Composer

45:24 Opening Theme / 3x3 Eyes: Jūma Hōkan (Super Famicom) / Unknown Composer

47:26 Overworld / Terranigma / Miyoko Takaoka and Masanori Hikichi

48:54 Between Two Worlds / Treasure of the Rudras (Super Famicom) / Ryuji Sasai 

51:40 Long Valley / Tales of Phantasia (Super Famicom) / Motoi Sakuraba, Shinji Tamura and  Ryota Furuya 

54:37 Breath of the Earth / Tactics Ogre (Super Famicom) / Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata

58:07 Final Battle / Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals (Super NES) / Yasunori Shiono 

60:37 Road Walked By Heroes / Albert Odyssey (Super Famicom) / Naoki Kodaka

63:11 Underworld / Final Fantasy IV (Super NES) / Nobuo Uematsu

64:45 Ruins / Golden Axe II (Sega Genesis) / Naofumi Hataya