Episode #386 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan closes out the month of August 2025 with another eclectic mix in Radio Hour, Volume 78!

We're going on a sonic journey from Persian parkour to cyberpunk cemeteries and everywhere in between! This episode features fresh releases like The Rogue Prince of Persia and Mafia: The Old Country alongside incredible listener submissions from our Discord and Instagram community, including infectious J-pop from Yakuza 5, classic Yuzo Koshiro electronica from Streets of Rage 3, and beautiful indie melancholy from Villnoire. We spotlight Austin Wintory's masterful work on Sword of the Sea with three stunning oceanic tracks, plus Crypt Custodian, gritty underground sounds from Drug Dealer Simulator, and Daniel Pemberton's heroic Concord theme to round out another diverse Radio Hour adventure.

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EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS

1. Sunset Smackdown from Leximan [Jake Whittaker, 2024]
2. The Rogue Prince of Persia from The Rogue Prince of Persia [Daniel Asadi feat. Xye, 2025]
3. The Don's Daughter from Mafia: The Old Country [BT feat. the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, 2025]
4. Mountain Rush from Herdling [Joel Schoch, 2025]
5. Be the Star!! from Yakuza 5 [Chihiro Aoki feat. HIROMI, 2012]
6. Inga Rasen from Streets Of Rage 3 [Yuzo Koshiro, 1994]
7. Credits Theme from Villnoire [Clayton Stroup, 2019]
8. One Drop Remained from Sword of the Sea [Austin Wintory, 2025]
9. The Veiled Sea from Sword of the Sea [Austin Wintory, 2025]
10. The Perfect Wave from Sword of the Sea [Austin Wintory, 2025]
11. Neon Crest from Crypt Custodian [Eric Thompson, 2024]
12. CoCo from Drug Dealer Simulator [K. Pietras, 2020]
13. Main Theme from Concord [Daniel Pemberton, 2024]
14. Strange Journey from Dear me, I was... [Satoshi Okubo feat. ITSUKA, 2025]

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PODCAST NETWORK

• Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast
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