Off Topic: Christmas Music

Happy Holidays! Since it's Christmas Eve at time of posting, the guys present their first installment of a series called "Off Topic" where they discuss...something other than VGM! Enjoy some Christmas music and discussion!

Skating - Vince Guraldi Trio

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Perry Como (And The Fontane Sisters)

Christmas In LA - Vulfpeck

The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole

Christmas Time is Here - Vince Guraldi Trio

The Chipmunk Song - Alvin & The Chipmunks

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Jazz Fusion Version) - Marco Santos

Lo! How a Rose E'er Blooming - The Cathedral Singers

Here Comes Santa Claus - Doris Day

All I Want for Christmas is You - Mariah Carey

I'll Be Home For Christmas - Michael Buble

Get Down Santa - The Jive Turkeys

Christmas Together - Alan Menken & Lynn Ahrens

What Are You Doing New Years Eve - Ella Fitzgerald

Last Christmas - Wham!

O Little Town of Bethlehem - Chanticleer

Disco Christmas - Universal Robot Band

Somewhere in My Memory - John Williams & Leslie Briccuise

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Billie Eilish (Live on SNL)

Marcato Radio 34

It's time for another installment of Marcato Radio! Once again, it's another non-stop collection of outstanding video game music. Some tracks you've heard before, and some you have not! Enjoy!

Puzzle De Pon! - Stage 3

Conker's Bad Fur Day - Ole!!

Astral Ascent - The Garden

Ganbare Goemon 4 - Quiet Desert Moon Town

Karl Brueggemann - Frolics & Flurries

Genshin Impact: The Wind and the Star Traveler - A Storm, A Spire, and A Sanctum

Nu11 - Summer Chip XIII - Burden of Truth

Soldier Blade - Operation 2

Ahhh Chazuke - Sugar, Sweet Symphony - Pudding

Octopath Traveler 2 - The Wildlands

Demon's Crest - Beyond the Colosseum

Super Mario Wonder - Snow

Piano Collections: KH Field and Battle - Sinister Sundown

-Mesuneko Hishoshitsu - MS06V

Pop'n Music 19: Tune Street - Apple Butter

Guilty Gear Strive - Hope

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Geralt of Rivia

Dungeons of Aether- Beyond Refuge ~ Area 6

Detana Pop'n Twinbee Selection - Walk under the sea

Nintendo Month '23: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

For the second episode of Nintendo Month '23, Karl & Will continue the Zelda excitement with the score to another amazing Zelda sequel: Tears of the Kingdom!! Enjoy this spotlight on a phenomenal score!

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Manaka Kataoka, Maasa Miyoshi, Masato Ohashi, Tsukasa Usui - Nintendo - Switch - 2023

-Opening

-Main Theme

-The Sky- Low Gravity

-Lookout Landing (edit)

-Skyview Tower & Skydiving (edit)

-Wind Temple - The Legendary Stormwind Ark (edit)

-Scourge of the Wind Temple, Colgera Battle (Allegro)(edit)

-Vow of Tulin, Sage of Wind

-Serenade To A Great Fairy (medley)

-The Heroes of Zora's Domain

-Scourge of the Water Temple, Mucktorok Battle (Allegro) [Abridged]

-Mattison's New Beginning

-Clearly Not Himself, Yunobo Battle

-Mini-Game- Mine-Cart Land

-Scourge of the Lightning Temple, Queen Gibdo Battle 2 [Abridged]

-Vow of Riju, Sage of Lightning (edit)

-Scourge of the Spirit Temple, Seized Construct Battle (Allegro)

-Vow of Mineru, Sage of Spirit

-War In The Depths Of Hyrule (edit)

-Dragonified Demon King - Final Boss (edit)

-Epilogue (edit)

Nintendo Month '23: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

In this LONG overdue episode, Karl & Will finally spotlight on the incredibly unique and evocative score to Majora's Mask, by Koji Kondo. Enjoy!

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi - Nintendo - N64 - 2000

-Termina Field

-Intro Woods

-Majora's Theme

-Clock Town - Day 1 (& Day 3)

-Mayor's House Council Room

-Astral Observatory

-Song of Healing Demo

-Jungle Cruise

-Get Sonata of Awakening

-Pirate Fortress

-Giants' Theme

-Boss Battle

-Cremia's Wagon

-Tatl and Tael Meet Again

-New Wave Bossa Nova

-Zora Band

-Staff Roll (alternate)

-Deku Palace

Discord Discotheque: Halloween

In this SPOOKY episode, Karl & Will present another installment of Discord Discotheque! These episodes feature playlists consisting of tracks suggested by the Marcato Discord community! The theme of this installment is Halloween! Enjoy!

Conker Live and Reloaded - Robin Beanland - Bats

Undertale - Toby Fox - Here We Are

Mina the Hollower - Jake Kaufman - Septemburg A

Plok - The Follin Brothers - Boss Theme

Donut Dodo - Sean Bialo - Bonus Pumpkin Bounce

Sonic Heroes - Jun Senoue & Naofumi Hataya - Mystic Mansion

Bloodborne Kart - Evelyn Lark & Yuka Kitamura - Astral On-Ramp

Sea of Stars - Eric W. Brown - The Storm Calls for You

Zelda: Majora's Mask - Koji Kondo - Final Hours

Skeleton Boomerang - +TEK - Disco Necropolis

Super Mario Maker 2 - Koji Kondo - Haunted House (SMB1)

Cursed to Golf - Mark Sparling - A Fore-tuitous Meeting

Homestuck - Seth Peele - Pumpkin Cravings

Sonic Adventure 2 - Tomoya Ohtani - Pumpkin Hill

Melkhior's Mansion - Alberto Gonzalez - The Attic

Bloodborne: The Old Hunters - Ryan Amon & Tsukasa Saitoh - Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower

Candies N' Curses - Cactus Bear - Main Menu

Folklore - Kenji Kawai - To the Unknown World

Series Spotlight: Final Fantasy

For the second installment of "Series Spotlight", Karl & Will dive into the music of the long-running, beloved Final Fantasy series! The guys play 1 track from each of the 16 mainline entries, and also present 3 segments about different Final Fantasy topics. Enjoy!!

Final Fantasy I - Nobuo Uematsu - Opening Theme

Final Fantasy II - Nobuo Uematsu - Castle Pandemonium

Final Fantasy III - Nobuo Uematsu - Into the Crystal Cave

Final Fantasy IV - Nobuo Uematsu - Fight 2

Final Fantasy V - Nobuo Uematsu - Tenderness in the Air

Final Fantasy VI - Nobuo Uematsu - Terra

Final Fantasy VII - Nobuo Uematsu - One-Winged Angel

Final Fantasy VIII - Nobuo Uematsu - Force Your Way

Final Fantasy IX - Nobuo Uematsu - Vamo' Alla Flamenco

Final Fantasy X - Nobuo Uematsu - To Zanarkand

Final Fantasy XI - Naoshi Mizuta - Battle Theme

Final Fantasy XII - Hitoshi Sakimoto - The Dalmasca Estersand

Final Fantasy XIII - Masashi Hamauzu - The Sunleth Waterscape

Final Fantasy XIV - Masayoshi Soken - On Westerly Winds

Final Fantasy XV - Yoko Shimomura - Stand Your Ground

Final Fantasy XVI - Masayoshi Soken - My Lady

Revisited: Kid Icarus Uprising

In this second installment of "Revisited" Karl & Will look back on a 3DS soundtrack they remember being awesome, but now feel it is an all-time classic: 2012's Kid Icarus: Uprising! Enjoy!

Kid Icarus: Uprising - Dream Team #2 - Nintendo - 3DS - 2012

-Main Theme

-Chapter 1: The Return of Palutena

-Chapter 2: Magnus and the Dark Lord

-Chapter 2: Dark Lord Gaol's Castle

-Magnus's Theme

-Chapter 3: Heads of the Hewdraw

-Chapter 6: Dark Pit

-Chapter 8: In the Space-Pirate Ship

-Chapter 9: Medusa's Final Battle

-Chapter 10: The Wish Seed (Volcano Route)

-Boss Battle 1

-Chapter 12: Wrath of the Reset Bomb

-Chapter 14: Thunder Cloud Temple

-Chapter 16: The Aurum Hive

-Chapter 17: Aurum Brain's Fortress (Second Half)

-Chapter 18: Dog's Theme

-Chapter 19: Lightning Chariot Base

-Chapter 23: Lord of the Underworld

-Chapter 25: The War's End

Catching Up: Summer's End 2023

In this laidback and conversational episode, Karl & Will catch up and talk about what's been going on with their lives lately, share and discuss a few great VGM tracks, and answer a handful of listener questions. Enjoy!

Cook Serve Forever - Jonathan Geer - Future Funk

AM4N - Spring Tracks XII - Soaring Through Starry Skies

Sea of Stars - Yasunori Mitsuda - Coral Cascades

Play In:

Quest Master - Vav - Forest Dungeon

Play Out:

ko0x - Winter Chip XVIII - Nekonomikon