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Keep the Rhythm Up!
Tune in every day at 2 PM EST for a fighting game song, selected by the blog's operator (hi that's me, Koop!) or requested by a listener just like you! See the links below to request a song and/or read the FAQ!
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Hey folks! Sorry for the radio silence (vague pun intended) for... almost a month now, yikes, but I'm hoping to get things back up and running here soon!
Gonna be with a big caveat though: to reduce my workload and stretch out the backlog of requests and my personal picks, we'll only be doing songs every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday until further notice. I'll make exceptions for special events (relevant songs for holidays, coinciding with major releases, etc) that don't otherwise line up to those weekdays, and may add in Tuesday and Thursday if I get enough requests, but for now I think this'll be a decent compromise.
Excited to get back on the beat, starting next Monday at the usual time!
Hey folks, Koop here for an update!
It's my birthday today! And after that I'll be busy this weekend through Monday with important personal matters. As a little gift to myself so I have one less thing to worry about, I've decided to give myself a break from operating this blog for those days. Expect the next song this Tuesday!
While I'm taking a break though, feel free to put in requests! Having a backlog will make it easier to queue up in advance, so personal breaks like this won't make as much of an impact. Multiple requests per person are allowed still, but a song will likely be withheld for later if it's from a game or series that's already been posted recently. Can't have the entire Skullgirls soundtrack in just the first year at least.
Either way though, thanks for listening in, and be ready to tune in for more soon!
#16: "Break Out Of..." from Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Requested by TalonRJ, their comment: "So what makes Persona's spinoffs interesting is the way they try to incorporate the original game's themes and tone into the new genre they try to tackle, and its foray into fighting games is no different: Persona 4's themes of truth and identity, and the way we accept both at face value when presented to us through the ease of media like television, get to be examined at new angles; The cast being forced to fight each other while being portrayed as shallow, two-dimensional gladiator versions of themselves in a pay-per-view wrestling show makes for a wild premise that plays to a lot of the RPG's original messages AND lets players have fun slamming these characters together like action figures. The game's intro song remixes old concepts the same way; Starting with Persona 3, the series' soundscape up to this point has been defined by pop vocalists like Shihoko Hirata, and the rapper Lotus Juice. So for a fighting game, let's pit them against each other, call-and-response style, in a track that encapsulates the core conflict: the heroic cast that have learned to accept their flaws and be vulnerable with each other, learning empathy and refusing to accept easy answers at face value (here portrayed by Hirata), versus the antagonists who, whether through tragedy or a lack of support in their past, refuse to admit weakness and stubbornly cling to their assumptions of others and the world around them rather than risk extending their trust to be broken (here portrayed by Lotus Juice). The back and forth of their debate in the lyrics see both performers either seeking or admitting common ground at points, but both refusing to concede the argument without a fight."
#15: "Armor-clad Faith (Potemkin's Theme)" from Guilty Gear Strive
Requested by Purplekoop, their comment: "Yeah shouldn't be surprising this is by far my favorite guilty gear character, and his theme is a well-known banger in Strive's well-established style. Potemkin is described as a 'moving fortress' on the character select screen and his theme directly implies that fortress is moving towards You. It's got the tempo somewhere right between a war march and a war protest, and while I'm not super studied on his story yet, it does play into his role as a more tragic figure than his notoriously simple playstyle implies. Easy fast track to be my favorite character in a game: be a massive lumbering unstoppable absolute unit, who under the simple larger-than-life surface is someone who has to question the futility of their assigned role, and either stand against a cruel system or fight past it in the hopes that someone else can make things better one day. I'm a fool. maybe I'm worthless. But I won't turn my back on life..."
#14: "AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE A FUNKY BEAT" from Lethal League Blaze
Requested by Purplekoop, their comment: "Not even two weeks in and I'm struggling not recycling games. This is my personal reminder to play more games, specifically to finally get Lethal League Blaze next time it's on sale. You'll know this note to self worked when I next post a Lethal League Blaze song."
#13: "The Fish Man's Dance" from Skullgirls
Requested by Purplekoop, their comment: "I was going to do another base game Skullgirls song for today that'd be a more direct followup to the MvC2 track from yesterday, but then I realized what number it was today and realized I didn't have any choice besides the theme for Ms. Fortune's stage. Skullgirls has a sharply defined lounge jazz sound with most of its soundtrack to match its overarching art deco aesthetic, which makes the songs that vary the instrumentation stand out more. Fitting here, as the Little Innsmouth stage has a very distinct atmosphere from the other urban stages. Tangential but GOD I wish I was better at Ms. Fortune. At least I'm decent as her robot counterpart, but I'm pretty sure that's much less impressive."
#12: "Beneath the Mask" from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Requested by Purplekoop, their comment: "Made it a whole 12 days without dipping into my most played fighting game ever with a track count I'm astonished doesn't dwarf my play hours. It does pose a bit of a dilemma though as I don't want to use it as a crutch to just share songs from other games I like, hence the specificity of how songs have to be original arrangements even if not original compositions. Smash has plenty of those though and there's a ton of excellent ones, so I just picked one of my favorites apropos of nothing... except I guess the recent announcement of Persona 5's involvement in a more incidentally crossover-inclined game. Speaking of P5 though, I've embarassingly yet to beat it myself (got stumped in the final(?) dungeon and haven't found a good time to pick it back up since) but I don't think I need to sing the praises of its soundtrack. That's not even the point here, since HERE we're talking about this INCREDIBLE rearrangement. Smash's lineup of Persona songs has a few odd gaps, but making the already gorgeous Beneath the Mask into an up-tempo battle-ready track while retaining the core of the song is a brilliant move that makes something strikingly unique. It's genuinely wild though that there's another Persona remix in Ultimate I like just as much that's an even more unique take on a song you DEFINITELY wouldn't expect as a battle theme."
#11: "River Stage" from Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Requested by Purplekoop, their comment: "It's baffling to think that of all the things Marvel 2 was criticized for on release, the SOUNDTRACK was one of them. It's a small lineup, matching the game's small stage list relative to its massive roster, and it's almost entirely divorced from its roster, but MAN those songs count. They're a bit unconventional for "fight" songs, but they capture something about fighting games I think it's easy to overlook. Usually people expect fighting games to be a climb, a fierce battle where all that'll be left is the winner, a triumph, a prize. But... I think that's a disservice to how a lot of people play these games. For the well-known moments where a game takes center stage, there's so much more time spent in them by. friends. siblings. passing arcade goers. In these moments the game isn't the clash, it's the togetherness. It's a centerpiece at the table we can use to make jokes about funny-looking animations, pull off a cool trick we saw online, or... just appreciate the music while the fighters do the talking. I think that's the fascinating way MvC2's soundtrack shines: most of its tracks match the energy of the action, but frame it as something casually celebratory, a jazzy lounge for a get-together. I think it's in those unknowably abundant hours where you really get to enjoy these songs, and those of many other games, to the fullest. I like this one a lot."
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#10: Guile's Theme
Requested by Purplekoop, their comment: "...new tradition, whenever I'm super late I'm just gonna post a rendition of Guile's Theme. or. I would, but I think somehow tumblr recognizes the song won't and let me post it. So like a hungover middle school teacher, you get a video instead. Oops."
...you didn't see anything.
Forgot to get a song ready today. Oops.
#9: King Dedede's Theme
Requested by Purplekoop, their comment: "Wanted to not do a repeat series quite yet and figured yesterday's news was timely enough to give this odd game a spotlight. Most of Kirby Fighters 2's rearrangements use traditional Japanese instrumentation, I'd assume to give the feel of each fight being an "honorable duel". The game's iteration on Dedede's theme, perhaps fittingly, stands defiantly against that, being a primarily techno-EDM style track that uses steel drums for much of the main melody. Definitely fits Dedede, though that's our second big guy use steel drums for his theme. That classical Japanese style does still seep in though, but much more reserved, limited only to a small portion right before the loop ends with the iconic 'triumphant return' motif that became a series staple with Super Star, which I'd say invokes Kirby triumphing over Dedede's more antagonistic role in this game. Also rest assured, my favorite track in the game (which is the obvious one, if you've played this game you know what it is) will be played later. probably for that big upcoming release a couple months out, that feels like a good time..."
#8: Jellyfish Fields
Requested by LazyVase, their comment: "Much like many things in NASB2, this songs contains a nostalgia-baiting reference to a classic era Spongebob episode. However, this is undeniably a perfect use. The numerous analogous sound effects to the ones used in the end of Jellyfish Jam cement this as a Spongebob song. Furthermore, instrumentation effortlessly hearkens back to the show's credits. Such a calm and whimsical melody, yet still perfect for a fight. In a game full of songs where they frequently skirt the line of sounding like the series but not exactly matching it, I feel confident in saying this song is 100% SpongeBob."
#7: Extras (Elphelt Theme)
Requested by Purplekoop, their comment: "This is one you're gonna want to let play out for a bit, trust me... though maybe a slight volume warning. I originally had a more conventional Strive pick to wrap up this first week, but figured I'd go with the more unique pick that's been stuck in my head lately. I've only just recently started playing GGS, so expect some more of my picks from there later."
Apologies, forgot I hadn't had today's song ready in advance. Should be up in a few minutes!