Battle Bards Episode 116: There Be Dragons

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Mighty and majestic, scaly in hide and shrewd of mind, smoking with fury unabated… these are the Battle Bards! Also, dragons. Yes, in today’s episode, the Bards tackle the soundtracks to one of the most iconic fantasy creatures of all time. So call over your good luck dragon and get your best Sean Connery voice on as we loot the musical hoard of these beasts.

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Episode 116 show notes (show page, direct download)

• Intro (feat. “Bash the Dragons” from Guild Wars 2, “Shinryu’s Theme” from Final Fantasy XIV, and “Drakonspire Depths” from Aion)
• “Sindragosa” from World of Warcraft
• “The Valley of Dragons” from SUN
• “A White Dragon Fallen into the Earth” from Dragon’s Dogma Online
• “Mordremoth” from Guild Wars 2
• “Dragon Considers” from The Secret World
• “Spirit Island” from Istaria
• “Tiamat’s Requiem” from Aion
• Which one did we like best?
• Listener notes: Frazleytastic, Pandalulz, Jdub, Mylin1
• Jukebox picks: “The Valley of the Blinding Mist” from The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, “Milton’s Tower” from What Remains of Edith Finch, and “Ave Maria” from Hitman: Blood Money
• Outro (“Here Be Dragons” from Guild Wars 2)

Battle Bards Episode 115: EVE Online

A new episode of Battle Bards is up!

Forgettable ambient noise or entrancing space sounds? This is the debate that’s at the core of today’s episode, as the Battle Bards take on EVE Online’s beloved and perhaps misunderstood soundtrack. It’s a journey that goes far beyond our galaxy to one full of intrigue, industry, and space discotheques!

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Episode 115 show notes (show page, direct download)

• Intro (feat. “Below the Asteroids,” “Odyssey,” and  “I Saw Your Ship (symphony version”)
• “Akat Mountains”
• “Minmatar Rock”
• “Hail to the Explorer”
• “Theme from Jita”
• “Red Glowing Dust”
• “Merchants, Looters, and Ghosts”
• “The Dealer”
• Which one did we like best?
• Listener notes: Veon91, Zen Dadaist, KatsPurr
• Jukebox picks: “Musik 2” from Hotline Miami, “Battlefield One” from Battlefield 1, and “Theories of an Eager Heart” from Planet Coaster
• Outro (feat. “EVE Fanfest 2013 Theme”)