Battle Bards Episode 133: Star Citizen

A new episode of Battle Bards is up!

The sparkling majesty of space beckons to the hearts of the Battle Bards — and up there they discover the Star Citizen soundtrack! In today’s episode, Syl establishes that she’s not a “scifi nerd,” Syp causes an international crisis, and the team comes together to hand out praise to this rich score.

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Episode 133 show notes

• Intro (feat. “Main Theme,” “A Symphony in Motion,” and “First Light”)
• “Scifi Homage”
• “Bishop Speech”
• “Majesty of Space”
• “Hero March”
• “My Home”
• “Leir III”
• “Main Theme Happy Variation 1”
• Which one did we like best?
• Listener mail from Cyclone Jack, Scott, Ken, and Katriana
• Jukebox picks: “Marble Gallery” from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, “Overture” from Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and“A Jaunty Tune” from Death’s Gambit
• Outro (“The Ballad of Big Benny’s”)

Battle Bards Episode 132: Steampunk

A new episode of Battle Bards is up!

Steam-powered tech, airships, clockwork machines, and automata are the source of inspiration for this week’s episode of Battle Bards! The team scrounged the landscape of MMOs for music from and inspired by steampunk games. It’s a wild grab bag of themes, so fire up your phonographs and give it a listen!

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Episode 132 show notes (show page, direct download)

• Intro (feat. “Operation Gnomeregan” from World of Warcraft, “The Refugee” from City of Steam, and “Main Theme” from Arcanum)
• “Main Theme” from Black Gold Online
• “Lands of Igsh” from Allods Online
• “Through the Epoch” from City of Steam
• “Login Theme” from Divine Soul
• “Ganedine” from Neo Steam
• “Town” from Guns of Icarus
• “Adventure Awaits” from Deepworld
• Which one did we like best?
• Listener mail from Video Game Music Soundtrack OST and Katriana
• Jukebox picks: “Dark Forest” from Rise of Nations, “Lakrum Beach” from Aion, and “CrossWorlds” from CrossCode
• Outro (“Menace of the Underdark Character Creation” from Dungeons and Dragons Online)