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Shujin Academy VGM Club

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  • Summary

  • Hosted by Professor Tom, Shujin Academy VGM Club is a video game music podcast that primarily focuses on retro VGM with occasional forays into newer games. New episodes are released on Thursdays every time Professor Tom gets one finished, which is typically every 2 to 4 weeks.
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Episodes
  • Episode45 - Chilly McFreeze V: Baron Von Ruthless
    Apr 18 2024

    It’s time for another collection of relaxing, laid-back VGM tracks in this fifth installment of the Chilly McFreeze series.

    Special thanks for this episode goes out to:

    • Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.
    • LongTones, an experimental electronic jazz project that provides promotional consideration to Professor Tom. You can find their work on Spotify by searching for “LongTones” or on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/jon_no_h
    • BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.

    If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, my username on Discord is ProfessorTom, and I’ve joined Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the new app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there.

    Track Listing:

    00:00 - Show Tagline

    00:06 - Super Black Bass 3 (Super Famicom) - Track 04 (composers: Michiya Hirasawa and Tsukushi Sasaki)

    01:19 - Talk Segment 1

    03:10 - Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster (multiplatform) - The Submarine Nautilus (composers: Nobuo Uematsu, Ayumu Murai, Hirosato Noda, Tomonori Adachi, Reo Uratani, Shingo Ktaoka, Yuko Komiyama, Eri Tsunemoto, Kenot Hasegawa, Masato Kouda, and Masaya Tsunemoto)

    07:31 - Shining Force II (Genesis) - Water Goddess Mitula (composer: Motoaki Takenouchi)

    09:15 - SD Snatcher (MSX) - The Peaceful Avenue (composers: Masahiro Ikariko, Mutsuhiko Izumi, Motoaki Furukawa, Michiru Yamane, Yuji Takenouchi, Harumi Ueko, Yuko Kurahashi, Tomoya Tomita, Tsuyoshi Sekito, and Kazuhiko Uehara)

    11:39 - Picross e6 (3DS) - Picross Puzzle (composer: unknown)

    13:54 - Mother 3 (GBA) - Sorrowful Tazmily (composer: Shogo Sakai)

    16:12 - Pokemon Black and White (DS) - Kanoko Town (aka Nuvema Town) (composer: Shota Kageyama)

    17:53 - Talk Segment 2

    19:47 - Brandish 2: The Planet Buster (Super Famicom) - Shop (composers: Michiya Hirasawa and Tsukushi Sasaki)

    23:40 - Persona 2 - Eternal Punishment (PSP) - Hiiragi Psychotherapy

    27:37 - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness (DS) - Don’t Ever Forget… (composers: Arata Iiyoshi, Hideki Sakamoto, Keisuke Ito, Ken-ichi Saito, Yoshihiro Maeda)

    29:42 - Saga Frontier (PSX) - Blue Town (composer: Kenji Ito)

    33:54 - Emerald Dragon (Super Famicom) - Separation (composer: Hirohiko Fukuda)

    35:13 - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox/PC) - Kashyyyk (composer: Jeremy Soule)

    36:35 - Talk Segment 3

    39:02 - Front Mission 4 (PS2) - Grapevine (composers: Hidenori Iwasaki and Ryo Yamazaki)

    41:34 - Romancing SaGa 2 (Super Famicom) - Village 2 (composer: Kenji Ito)

    44:02 - Lufia 2 (SNES) - Town (composer: Yasunori Shiono)

    47:01 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster - Inn (composers/arrangers: Nobuo Uematsu, Ayumu Murai, Hirosato Noda, Tomonori Adachi, Reo Uratani, Shingo Ktaoka, Yuko Komiyama, Eri Tsunemoto, Kenot Hasegawa, Masato Kouda, and Masaya Tsunemoto)

    48:41 - The Flintstones (SNES) - Cinema (composers: Keith Tinman and Jonathan Dunn)

    50:55 - Tempest 2000 (Jaguar) - Gilde Control (composers: Alastair Lindsay, Ian Howe, and Kevin Saville)

    56:10 - Outro Talk Segment

    58:03 - Last Bible III (Super Famicom) - North Lake (composer: Hiroyuki Yanada)

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    1 hr
  • Episode 44 - Rando Calrissian and the Perilous Pippin Plot
    Mar 21 2024

    After his escapades at Voltara Prime, Rando Calrissian just wants some peace and quiet and high-stakes gambling. But when Rando hears about the Pippin Device, a horrific weapon that could shatter the galaxy, he’s forced to spring into action with this grab bag of great VGM!

    Special thanks for this episode goes out to:

    • Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.
    • LongTones, an experimental electronic jazz project that provides promotional consideration to Professor Tom. You can find their work on Spotify by searching for “LongTones” or on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/jon_no_h
    • BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.
    • Penny Arcade for the "Rando Calrissian" title. You can find them at https://www.penny-arcade.com/

    If you want to reach me, you can find me on Threads, Tumblr, or Instagram as ShujinAcademyVGMClub. I’m also on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee, my username on Discord is ProfessorTom, and I’ve joined Bluesky as @shujinacademy.bsky.social. All episodes of the show are posted to my YouTube channel, which you can find by searching for Shujin Academy VGM Club. You can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. Links to everything are available on my LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode. New episodes are released once or twice a month depending on how often I get them done, and they premiere on Thursday mornings on your favorite podcatcher and on 8beats.co, the internet's number one game music radio station. I’m also now appearing on Terra Player, the new app that’s a destination for gaming podcasts and other content, so you can check me out there.

    Track Listing:

    00:00 - Show Tagline

    00:05 - Street Fighter III: Third Strike (Dreamcast) - JUDGE (composer: Hideki Okugawa)

    00:46 - Talk Segment 1

    03:21 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (multiplatform) - Brave Trigger (composer: Michiru Yamane)

    05:33 - Mega Man VI (NES) - Plant Man (composer: Yuko Takehara)

    07:09 - Phantasy Star II (Genesis) - Silent Zone (composer: Tokuhiko Uwabo)

    08:48 - Front Mission (Super Famicom) - Blackhounds (composers: Yoko Shimomura and Noriko Matsueda)

    11:19 - Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (Genesis) - Hassou (composers: Hirofumi Murasaki, Morihiko Akiyama, and Masayuki Nagao)

    12:42 - Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS) - An Empty Tome (composer: Michiru Yamane)

    15:41 - Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight (NES) - Alleyway (composer: Junko Tamiya)

    17:25 - Talk Segment 2

    19:00 - A King’s Tale: Final Fantasy XV (PS4/XBox One) - Insomnia (composer: Bill Kiley)

    24:15 - King of Fighters 98 (Neo Geo) - London March (composers: Hideki Asanaka, Marimo, Yasuo Yamate (KOF98), Masahiko Hataya, Toshio Shimizu, Yoshihiko Kitamura (Fatal Fury 2))

    27:16 - Power Drift (Arcade) - Side Street (A Course) (composer: Hiroshi Kawaguchi)

    31:49 - Ristar (Genesis) - Round 5-2 Ice Scream (composer: Tomoko Sasaki)

    34:33 - Talk Segment 3

    36:41 - Final Fantasy VII (PSX) - Mark of the Traitor (composer: Nobuo Uematsu)

    40:11 - Front Mission: Gun Hazard (Super Famicom) - Tension (composer: Nobuo Uematsu)

    42:44 - Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (SNES) - Autumn (composer: Yasunori Shiono)

    44:44 - Spider-Man the Videogame (Arcade) - BGM1 (composer: Kazuhiko Nagai)

    46:48 - Pokemon Black and White (DS) - Opelucid City (Black) (composer: Go Ichinose)

    51:00 - Outro Talk Segment

    52:50 - Bionic Commando (NES) - Neutral Area (composer: Junko Tamiya)

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    54 mins
  • A Special Message for Spotify Listeners
    Mar 17 2024

    Spotify has pulled down a few of my episodes recently, so please be aware of that if you use that service to listen to the show. I expect they'll keep pulling episodes in the future, so please use https://linktr.ee/shujinacademy to find an alternative service.

    If you don't listen on Spotify, feel free to disregard this message. Thanks, and look for a new episode soon!

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    1 min

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