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)

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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This is an episode packed with jazzy jams of all shapes and sizes!

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. 

During the show, I mentioned that my podcast bro Rayjkayj of VGMporium does episodes of shop themes, and you can check out his latest shop themes episode at https://vgmporium.wordpress.com/2023/12/07/episode-102-shop-themes-vii/ 

If you liked the Kiss Shot and Side Pocket tracks and want to hear more, you can check out the Super Marcato Bros’ episode all about Genesis Pool Jazz at https://www.supermarcatobros.com/podcast/2019/7/21/episode-378-genesis-pool-jazz, where they talk about both Side Pocket and Kiss Shot and their excellent soundtracks. 

Track Listing:

00:00 - Show Tagline

00:05 - Front Mission (Super Famicom) - Bar (composer: Noriko Matsueda)

01:31 - Talk Segment 1

03:38 - Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (PSP) - Parabellum (composers: Toshiko Tasaki, Kenichi Tsuchiya, Masaki Kurokawa, Toshiki Konishi, and Atsushi Kitajoh)

07:54 - Kiss Shot (Genesis) - Nineball Game (composers: Naofumi Hataya and Hiroshi Kubota)

10:57 - The Flinstones (SNES) - Cinema (composers: Keith Tinman and Jonathan Dunn)

13:12 - Tales of Phantasia - Tasteful (composer: Motoi Sakuraba, Shinji Tamura and Ryota Furuya)

16:08 - Persona 5 (PS4) - Bar (composer: Shoji Meguro)

16:59 - Talk Segment 2

18:40 - Persona 5 Strikers - Sophia’s Shop (composer: Atsushi Kitajoh)

21:21 - Marvel vs Capcom 2 (Multiplatform) - Training Mode (composer: Tetsuya Shibata)

24:32 - Marvel vs Capcom 2 (Multiplatform) - Cave Stage (composer: Tetsuya Shibata)

26:10 - X-Men vs Street Fighter (Arcade) - Sabretooth Stage (composers: Yuki Iwai and Yuko Kadota) 

27:57 - Arkanoid DS (DS) - too much funky? (GAME Chuu BGM) (composer: Kemmei Adachi)

30:50 - Talk Segment 3

33:26 - Arkanoid DS (DS) - Rest on Starlit Sky (OPTION BGM) (composer: Hirokazu Koshio)

34:49 - Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast) - Recipe for the Perfect Afro (composer: Hideki Naganuma)

40:41 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night- Wandering Ghosts (composer: Michiru Yamane)

43:17 - Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike - Jazzy NYC '99 (composer: Hideki Okugawa)

46:31 - Outro Talk Segment

48:17 - Side Pocket (Genesis) - Slow Down, Dude (composers: Emi Shimizu, Masaaki Iwasaki)

There’s a sad girl, crying as the snow falls. This is what her heart sounds like.

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

00:05 - Tokemeki Memorial (PC Engine CD) - All Alone on Christmas (composers: Mikio Saito, Seiya Murai, Miki Higashino, and Hiro Noguchi)

01:28 - Intro Talk Segment

02:11 - Pokemon Black and White (DS) - Undella Town (Autumn) (composer: Hitomi Sato)

04:31 - Doki Doki Literature Club (PC) - Sayo-nara (composer: Dan Salvato)

07:09 - Etrian Odyssey III (DS) - That's the Beginning of the Adventure (composer: Yuzo Koshiro)

10:22 - VA-11 Hall-A (multiplatform) - Where Do I Go From Here? (composer: Garoad)

12:21 - Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (multiplatform) - Cry in Sorrow 2 (credits: Nobuo Uematsu, Ayumu Murai, Hirosato Noda, Tomonori Adachi, Reo Uratani, Shingo Ktaoka, Yuko Komiyama, Eri Tsunemoto, Kenot Hasegawa, Masato Kouda, and Masaya Tsunemoto)

14:32 - Arcus Odyssey (Genesis) - Act 6-4: Pray for Victory (composer: Motoi Sakuraba)

18:02 - VA-11 Hall-A (multiplatform) - Will You Remember Me? (composer: Garoad)

19:46 - Final Fantasy VI (SNES) - Epitaph (composer: Nobuo Uematsu)

22:38 - Final Fantasy VII (PSX) - Tifa's Theme (composer: Nobuo Uematsu)

27:45 - Last Bible 3 (Super Famicom) - Field Theme 1 (composer: Yanda)

30:21 - Persona 2 Eternal Punishment (PSP) - Kaori (composers: Toshiko Tasaki, Kenichi Tsuchiya, Masaki Kurokawa, Toshiki Konishi, and Atsushi Kitajoh)

33:30 - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness (DS) - Goodnight (composers: Arata Iiyoshi, Hideki Sakamoto, Keisuke Ito, Ryoma Nakamura, and Kenichi Saito)

35:33 - Aerobiz Supersonic (SNES) - Deficit (composer: Koei Sound Team)

36:24 - VA-11 Hall-A (multiplatform) - Who Was I? (composer: Garoad)

37:44 - Mega Man and Bass (Super Famicom) - Database (composers: Toshihiko Horiyama, Naoshi Mizuta, and Akari Kaida)

41:14 - Dual Orb (Super Famicom) - Deserted Village (composer: Lucky-7)

43:23 - Final Fantasy VII (PSX) - If You Open Your Heart (composer: Nobuo Uematsu)

46:11 - Outro Talk Segment

47:55 - VA-11 Hall-A (multiplatform) - Everything Will Be Okay (composer: Garoad)

Sometimes, you gotta just keep on keepin’ on, and that’s what all these tracks will help you do.

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. 

During the show, I mentioned my Gotta Go Speed episode full of racing game music. You can find it at https://shujinacademyvgmclub.podbean.com/e/episode-34-gotta-go-speed/ if you want to check out some tracks that are a little faster-paced than this episode’s selections.

I recently made a guest appearance on fellow VGM podcast Senpai’s Playlist & VGM Origins. You can check it out at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/darryl-bowers/episodes/VGM-Origins-Presents-A-VGM-Christmas-Carol-e2d3971. Hear me as the ghost of VGM Christmas! Also hear Darryl and I talk about stuff! 

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 - Mega Man Star Force 2 (DS) - Network (composer: Marika Suzuki)

01:15 - Talk Segment 1

03:32 - Final Fantasy VIII (PSX) - Movin’ (composer: Nobuo Uematsu)

08:50 - Metal Max Returns (Super Famicom) - Caterpillar Village (composer: Satoshi Kadokura)

10:15 - Final Fantasy IV (SNES) - Mt. Ordeals (composer: Nobuo Uematsu)

11:33 - Al Unser Jr.’s Turbo Racing (NES) - Circuit Theme B (composers: Shōgo Sakai, Takafumi Miura, Masaaki Iwasaki, and Yuji Suzuki)

14:33 - Persona 5 Strikers (multiplatform) - Camping Trip (composer: Atsushi Kitajoh)

17:34 - Talk Segment 2

19:24 - Pixel Puzzle Makeout League (multiplatform) - Tick Tock (composer: Capsule King)

21:57 - Blaster Master (NES) - Area 1 (composer: Naoki Kodaka)

24:55 - Etrian Odyssey II (DS) - Labyrinth V - Heavens’ Rock Seat (composer: Yuzo Koshiro)

29:14 - Shovel Knight (multiplatform) - An Underlying Problem (The Lost City) (composer: Jake Kaufman)

33:02 - River City Girls 2 (multiplatform) - Dance Arcade (composer: Megan McDuffee)

34:15 - Talk Segment 3

36:58 - Dance Aerobics (NES) - Track 15 (composer: unknown; possibly Masaki Hashimoto)

39:58 - Darkstalkers 3 (Playstation) - Green Scream (composers: Takayuki Iwai, Masato Kouda, and Satoshi Ise)  

44:03 - Top Gear 2 (SNES) - Auckland (composers: Patrick Phelan, Ashley Bennett, Paul Bennet)

46:55 - Horizon Chase 2 - The Prettiest Menu Theme Ever Written (composer: Barry Leitch)

52:43 - Outro Talk Segment

54:28 - The Flash (Master System) - Ending (composer: Jeroen Tel)