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barSILENCE: A Video Game Music Podcast

barSILENCE: A Video Game Music Podcast

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 barSILENCE is a retrospective video game music podcast exploring the best soundtracks from your favorite games. Every month we uncover the stories behind the scenes, celebrate iconic composers, and discover nostalgic tunes that you are sure to enjoy. Casting barSILENCE enhances the defenses of the listener against a silent world.Copyright 2025 Music Science Fiction
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  • Defender 2000

    Defender 2000
    Sep 2 2025

    [Episode 41] This month, barSILENCE is blasting off into the outer space battlefields of Defender 2000 on the Atari Jaguar.

    Released in 1996, Jeff Minter’s Defender 2000 put a darker, futuristic spin on the arcade classic. It also featured an awesome, breakbeat and techno-infused soundtrack by Alastair Lindsay that was perfectly crafted for the new millennium.

    Grab your ship and get ready to save some humanoids to this DJ-style mix of the techno tunes of Defender 2000!

    Tracklisting:

    00:00:00 - Intro and the History of Defender 2000

    00:06:41 - Title Screen (Defender 2000) [Alastair Lindsay]

    00:11:45 - Level 1 (Defender 2000) [Alastair Lindsay]

    00:18:05 - New Song (Defender 2000) [Alastair Lindsay]

    00:24:54 - Level 3 (Boom Boom) (Defender 2000) [Alastair Lindsay]

    00:30:22 - Level 4 (Rescue Us) (Defender 2000) [Alastair Lindsay]

    00:36:53 - Level 5 (It’s a Dream) (Defender 2000) [Alastair Lindsay]

    00:42:41 - New Song 2 (Annihilating Rhythm) (Defender 2000) [Alastair Lindsay]

    00:50:24 - Outro & Final Tracks

    00:52:32 - Bonus Level (Beethoven's 5th RMX) (Defender 2000) [Alastair Lindsay]

    00:54:59 - Hiscore (Defender 2000) [Alastair Lindsay]

    barSILENCE is a monthly podcast crafted to celebrate and explore the best video game music in the world! You’re here because you enjoy the same thing that I do, and I am grateful for that.

    If you want to become a member of the Legion of VGM, consider subscribing to the show on Patreon! As a thank you for subscribing, you can access all 20 episodes of the exclusive Bonus Beats podcast! Click here to learn more!

    If you want to consider a one-time donation check out the Ko-Fi!

    Shout-outs to two fantastic friends of the show and members of the Legion of VGM:

    Shujin Academy VGM Club: The creatively themed episodes of this video game music podcast are the brainchild of the venerable Professor Tom. Please listen to and follow this excellent VGM Podcast!

    SuperPod Saga: This fantastic video game variety podcast hosted by Aaron, is a show on a mission to discuss every video game topic ever! Give it a listen and follow for weekly episodes!

    Connect with the show!

    Patreon - /barSILENCE

    Ko-Fi - @barsilencevgm

    BlueSky - @barsilencevgm.bsky.social

    Instagram - @barSILENCE

    Threads - @barSILENCE

    More ways to listen:

    Listen on the website - barsilence.com

    SuperPod Network - Video Game Podcast Network

    8Beats Radio - 24/7 VGM Music & Mixes

    Terra Player App - VGM & Gaming Podcasts & More

    YouTube - Podcast Videos
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    57 mins
  • Mario Kart Grand Prix Tour

    Mario Kart Grand Prix Tour
    Jul 1 2025
    [Episode 40] This month, barSILENCE is powersliding through the iconic, energetic, and incredibly fun soundtracks to the console Mario Kart games. The Mario Kart series hit the track in 1992 and has remained one of Nintendo’s most iconic and best-selling franchises. Whether it was the leap into 3D with Mario Kart 64, the two-character strategy of Double Dash!!, or Mario Kart Wii’s motion controls and online multiplayer, each entry introduced new ways to race while keeping the spirit of the series intact. In this Grand Prix-style tour through the first four console games, we’re racing through favorites like Koopa Beach and Mario Circuit (Super Mario Kart), Toad’s Turnpike and Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 64), Peach Beach and Sherbet Land (Double Dash!!), and Coconut Mall and Daisy Circuit (Mario Kart Wii). Get your limited edition gold N64 controllers ready, because we’re hitting the track and setting Nintendo Power contest lap records! Let’s-a-Go! Waaahooooo! Trackilisting: 00:00:00 - Main Theme (Super Mario Kart) [Soyo Oka] 00:00:38 - Intro and the History of Mario Kart 00:13:30 - Mario Circuit (Super Mario Kart) [Soyo Oka] 00:14:44 - Choco Island (Super Mario Kart) [Soyo Oka] 00:16:13 - Koopa Beach (Super Mario Kart) [Soyo Oka] 00:17:38 - Vanilla Lake (Super Mario Kart) [Soyo Oka] 00:18:45 - Rainbow Road (Super Mario Kart) [Soyo Oka] 00:20:36 - Battle Mode (Super Mario Kart) [Soyo Oka] 00:22:01 - Mario Kart 64 Theme (Mario Kart 64) [Kenta Nagata] 00:23:05 - 3 Raceways & Wario Stadium (Mario Kart 64) [Kenta Nagata] 00:25:52 - Koopa Troopa Beach (Mario Kart 64) [Kenta Nagata] 00:28:09 - Winning Results (Mario Kart 64) [Kenta Nagata] 00:29:58 - Kalimari Desert (Mario Kart 64) [Kenta Nagata] 00:32:30 - Battle Arenas (Mario Kart 64) [Kenta Nagata] 00:35:31 - Toad's Turnpike (Mario Kart 64) [Kenta Nagata] 00:38:28 - Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 64) [Kenta Nagata] 00:43:07 - Game Select (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) [Kenta Nagata & Shinobu Tanaka] 00:44:47 - Peach Beach & Daisy Cruiser (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) [Kenta Nagata & Shinobu Tanaka] 00:47:08 - Sherbet Land (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) [Kenta Nagata & Shinobu Tanaka] 00:49:15 - Luigi Circuit, Mario Circuit, Yoshi Circuit (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) [Kenta Nagata & Shinobu Tanaka] 00:51:59 - Staff Credits (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) [Kenta Nagata & Shinobu Tanaka] 00:55:16 - Channel Intro (Mario Kart Channel) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu] 00:55:24 - WiFi Menu (Mario Kart Wii) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu] 00:57:54 - Main Menu (Mario Kart Wii) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu] 01:00:18 - Mario Kart Channel Menu (Mario Kart Channel) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu] 01:01:42 - Coconut Mall (Mario Kart Wii) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu] 01:03:53 - Maple Treeway (Mario Kart Wii) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu] 01:06:10 - Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit (Mario Kart Wii) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu] 01:08:17 - Daisy Circuit (Mario Kart Wii) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu] 01:10:25 - DK Summit (Mario Kart Wii) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu] 01:12:33 - Moonview Highway (Mario Kart Wii) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu] 01:14:32 - Rainbow Road (Mario Kart Wii) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu] 01:17:19 - Outro & Final Tracks 01:19:23- Select (Mario Kart on CLUB CIRCUIT) [Kenta Nagata] 01:23:42 - Battle (Mario Kart on CLUB CIRCUIT) [Kenta Nagata] barSILENCE is a monthly podcast crafted to celebrate and explore the best video game music in the world! You’re here because you enjoy the same thing that I do, and I am grateful for that. If you want to become a member of the Legion of VGM, consider subscribing to the show on Patreon! As a thank you for subscribing, you can access all 20 episodes of the exclusive Bonus Beats podcast! Click here to learn more! If you want to consider a one-time donation check out the Ko-Fi! Shout-outs to two fantastic friends of the show and members of the Legion of VGM: Shujin Academy VGM Club: The creatively themed episodes of this video game music podcast are the brainchild of the venerable Professor Tom. Please listen to and follow this excellent VGM Podcast! SuperPod Saga: This fantastic video game variety podcast hosted by Aaron, is a show on a mission to discuss every video game topic ever! Give it a listen and follow for weekly episodes! Connect with the show! Patreon - /barSILENCE Ko-Fi - @barsilencevgm BlueSky - @barsilencevgm.bsky.social Instagram - @barSILENCE Threads - @barSILENCE More ways to listen: Listen on the website - barsilence.com SuperPod Network - Video Game Podcast Network 8Beats Radio - 24/7 VGM Music & Mixes Terra Player App - VGM & Gaming Podcasts & More YouTube - Monthly Videos
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Shinobi & Nightshade

    Shinobi & Nightshade
    May 6 2025

    [Episode 39] This month, barSILENCE is dashing across rooftops and slicing through the shadows with the pulse-pounding beats of Shinobi and Nightshade for the PlayStation 2.

    2002’s Shinobi introduced us to the relentless, vengeance-driven Hotsuma, and 2004’s Nightshade passed the blade to Hibana, a fierce ninja with her own score to settle. With blazing speed, brutal difficulty, a sleek near-future look, and a killer soundtrack, these stylish action games brought Sega’s classic ninja franchise into the 3D era.

    Prepare for an audio mission through shadows, steel, and synths in Tokyo!

    Je te dédie ça Elliot

    Tracklisting:

    00:00:00 - Patience (Shinobi) [Yutaka Minobe]

    00:01:39 - Intro and Shinobi

    00:07:32 - Transfiguration (Shinobi) [Tatsuyuki Maeda]

    00:11:07 - Moritsune (Shinobi) [Tatsuyuki Maeda]

    00:15:43 - Waiting Place (Shinobi) [Tatsuyuki Maeda]

    00:20:00 - Destroyed by Fire (Shinobi) [Fumie Kumatani]

    00:24:02 - Strange Device (Shinobi) [Fumie Kumatani]

    00:27:47 - Red Blade (Shinobi) [Fumie Kumatani]

    00:31:26 - Golden Castle (Shinobi) [Teruhiko Nakagawa]

    00:35:14 - Nightshade

    00:39:22 - Conspiracy Bottomless (Nightshade) [Tomonori Sawada]

    00:40:14 - Ascetic Practice (Nightshade) [Masaru Setsumaru]

    00:41:45 - Overcome Speed (Nightshade) [Keiichi Sugiyama]

    00:45:43 - Skyscraper Tokyo (Nightshade) [Keiichi Sugiyama]

    00:49:39 - Dark Kingdom (Nightshade) [Tomonori Sawada]

    00:53:16 - Heart Settle (Nightshade) [Fumie Kumatani]

    00:54:38 - Apparition Sovereign (Nightshade) [Tomonori Sawada]

    00:58:17 - Impossible Maze (Nightshade) [Yutaka Minobe]

    01:02:43 - Monochrome Arch (Nightshade) [Tomonori Sawada]

    01:06:03 - Iron Will (Nightshade) [Tomonori Sawada]

    01:08:24 - Iron Shogun (Nightshade) [Tomonori Sawada]

    01:11:55 - Outro & Final Track

    01:13:51 - Kan-Ei-Ji Neo (Nightshade) [Teruhiko Nakagawa]

    barSILENCE is a monthly podcast crafted to celebrate and explore the best video game music in the world! You’re here because you enjoy the same thing that I do, and I am grateful for that.

    If you want to become a member of the Legion of VGM, consider subscribing to the show on Patreon! As a thank you for subscribing, you can access all 20 episodes of the Bonus Beats podcast! Click here to learn more!

    If you want to consider a one-time donation check out the Ko-Fi!

    Shout-outs to two fantastic friends of the show and members of the Legion of VGM:

    Shujin Academy VGM Club: The creatively themed episodes of this video game music podcast are the brainchild of the venerable Professor Tom. Please listen to and follow this excellent VGM Podcast!

    SuperPod Saga: This fantastic video game variety podcast hosted by Aaron, is a show on a mission to discuss every video game topic ever! Give it a listen and follow for weekly episodes!

    Connect with the show!

    Patreon - /barSILENCE

    Ko-Fi - @barsilencevgm

    BlueSky - @barsilencevgm.bsky.social

    Instagram - @barSILENCE

    Threads - @barSILENCE

    More ways to listen:

    Listen on the website - barsilence.com

    SuperPod Network - Video Game Podcast Network

    8Beats Radio - 24/7 VGM Music & Mixes

    Terra Player App - VGM & Gaming Podcasts & More

    YouTube - Monthly Videos]
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 17 mins
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