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Playlist: THE WORLD IS SQUARE
Playlist: THE WORLD IS SQUARE

All episodes featuring the music of Squaresoft games, mostly from the 16-bit era.

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Drew MackieMarch 16, 2019
65: Valis III in 30 Minutes
65: Valis III in 30 Minutes

This is the soundtrack of long-legged anime girls swinging swords.

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Drew MackieMarch 15, 2019
64: Hard Rock Minus Guitars
64: Hard Rock Minus Guitars

It’s impressive how many old school video games rocked hard without anything close to a real guitar.

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Drew MackieMarch 13, 2019
63: Kirby’s Dream Land 3 in 30 Minutes
63: Kirby’s Dream Land 3 in 30 Minutes

The Kirby games have happy music, but Kirby’s Dream Land 3 has some other moods too.

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Drew MackieMarch 6, 2019
62: Elec Man’s Journey
62: Elec Man’s Journey

The Elec Man theme from the first Mega Man sounds like Journey… and REM and Cheap Trick and Bon Jovi and more.

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Drew MackieFebruary 27, 2019
61: Power Litany (With Special Guest Star My Roommate!!!)
61: Power Litany (With Special Guest Star My Roommate!!!)

Listen as I test my friendship with Glen by forcing him to appear on my podcast. There is also music.

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Drew MackieFebruary 21, 2019
60: Square Over There
60: Square Over There

Who needs Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger when you have Treasure of the Rudras and Bahamut Lagoon?

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Drew MackieFebruary 15, 2019
59: Throughout the Universe, in Eternity
59: Throughout the Universe, in Eternity

Yes, there’s a Bone Thugs album that samples Eternal Champions, but no, it doesn’t seem to be credited.

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Drew MackieFebruary 7, 2019
58: Wizards & Warriors in 30 Minutes
58: Wizards & Warriors in 30 Minutes

All but forgotten today, Wizards & Warriors feature some of David Wise’s best work on the NES.

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Drew MackieFebruary 1, 2019
57: David Wise Before Donkey Kong Country
57: David Wise Before Donkey Kong Country

It’s not as if David Wise simply materialized in 1994 to compose a career-making soundtrack.

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Drew MackieJanuary 29, 2019
56: Michael and Janet in Video Game Land
56: Michael and Janet in Video Game Land

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 isn’t the only connection between the Jackson family and video game music.

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Drew MackieJanuary 21, 2019
Playlist: Winter Music
Playlist: Winter Music

Listen to all of Singing Mountain’s winter music episodes past, present and future.

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Drew MackieDecember 27, 2018
55: Slip Off a Ledge and Die in a Hole
55: Slip Off a Ledge and Die in a Hole

You asked for this: another episode about non-jolly winter music.

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Drew MackieDecember 27, 2018
54: A Harvest Moon Winter in 30 Minutes
54: A Harvest Moon Winter in 30 Minutes

The toughest season for growing crops happens to have the best music.

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Drew MackieDecember 23, 2018
53: Another Winter
53: Another Winter

Spend another Christmas eve in an ice cave.

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Drew MackieDecember 19, 2018
52: Live a Live in 30 Minutes
52: Live a Live in 30 Minutes

It’s a classic, 16-bit Squaresoft soundtrack that never made it outside Japan.

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Drew MackieDecember 14, 2018
51: When Smash Bros. Remixes Improve Upon the Originals
51: When Smash Bros. Remixes Improve Upon the Originals

Smash’s composers find new ways to revisit the most classic tunes in gaming,

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Drew MackieDecember 4, 2018
50: Unheard and Unused
50: Unheard and Unused

Sometimes great video game music doesn’t end up in the finalized video game, but that doesn’t mean it's gone forever.

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Drew MackieNovember 30, 2018
49½: Naptime With Nintendo
49½: Naptime With Nintendo

Kick back and relax, along with Mario, Link and Samus.

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Drew MackieNovember 14, 2018
49: Little Nemo in 30 Minutes
49: Little Nemo in 30 Minutes

This Capcom title has one of the best-composed soundtracks of the NES era.

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Drew MackieNovember 9, 2018
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