Episodes — Singing Mountain

16: Bad Girls Club

Music for female big bads, supervillainesses, henchwomen and general badasses who don't fit the mold of damsels in distress.

Drew MackieFebruary 14, 2018

15: Music From When I Missed Video Games

The low-key video game music I listened to during my freshman year of college, repackaged for your relaxation.

Drew MackieJanuary 29, 2018

14: Terra / Tina

How Terra's theme is reused throughout the first half of Final Fantasy VI, and how that might trick players into thinking she's the main character.

Drew MackieJanuary 19, 2018

13: The Best Saxophones in Video Game Music

An unabashed appreciation of saxophones and their digital reproductions as they've been used in video games.

Drew MackieJanuary 8, 2018

12: Diamond Dust

The best of the chilled-out video game ice level music. Think crystal blue. Think sparkly.

Drew MackieDecember 23, 2017

11½: The Cuphead Vinyl Mixtape

Cuphead features an old-timey aesthetic and a retro soundtrack that seems just too perfect a fit for the vibe of an old scratchy record.

Drew MackieDecember 7, 2017

11: Moonlight Drive

What does a nighttime drive through the city sound like? Here are thirty video games that attempt to answer that question.

Drew MackieDecember 5, 2017

10: An 8-Bit Halloween

If your old NES was haunted, it would sound like this. Happy grinning pumpkin season!

Drew MackieOctober 26, 2017

9: The Vengeful Ghost of Super Mario

Yes, the Mario games have often been relentlessly cheerful, but sometimes Nintendo allows the mustachioed one and his pals to tread into darker territory.

Drew MackieOctober 16, 2017

8: Let’s Journey Together

Seiken Densetsu 3 was never officially translated and brought to the U.S., but you can still enjoy the game's soundtrack.

Drew MackieSeptember 18, 2017

7: The Legend of Deep Purple

Discussed herein: The likely (but not yet proven) connection between the original Legend of Zelda dungeon theme and the British rock band Deep Purple.

Drew MackieAugust 13, 2017

6: One Toot on This Whistle

The flute noise from the original Legend of Zelda has resurfaced in later games, and I'm attempting to round up all the instances of this iconic melody.

Drew MackieAugust 8, 2017

5½: The Forest Mixtape

All the tracks from episode five (plus a few more that got cut from the final edit) mixed together into one uninterrupted longplay. Think green.

Drew MackieAugust 2, 2017

5: What the Forest Taught Me

I'm taking refuge from summer heat with some of the most beautiful forest themes composed in video games.

Drew MackieAugust 1, 2017

4: Ric Ocasek in Moonside

A deep dive into the wonderfully weird music of Nintendo's Earthbound but also a personal essay of sorts, as Drew tracks a Ric Ocasek song that he didn't even know he knew.

Drew MackieJuly 5, 2017

3: Giana from Germany

Why the Great Giana Sisters soundtrack makes for a handy entry point into the work of one of the most talented video game composers around: Chris Huelsbeck.