Battle Bards Episode 137: League of Legends Hero Themes

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What’s your hero’s theme? If you play League of Legends, you know the answer to that already, because every hero in that game has his, her, or its own musical motif, from the dour to the delightful. In this episode of Battle Bards, the crew turns to this popular MOBA to see what heroic themes are pure ear candy.

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Episode 137 show notes (show page, direct download)

• Intro (feat. “Elementalist Lux,” “Odyssey Login,” and “Snowdown 2018”)
• “Irelia”
• “Arcade Ahri”
• “Dragon Trainer Tristana”
• “Kindred”
• “Lulu”
• “Tahm Kench”
• “Braum”
• Which one did we like best?
• Listener mail from Mika, Thomas, and Katriana
• Jukebox picks: “Warsongs: Silver Scrapes (ProtoShredanoid Remix)” from League of Legends, “Can’t Wait Until Night”from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and “Stars at Our Backs” from Monster Hunter World
• Outro (“Jinx, the Loose Cannon”)

Battle Bards Episode 136: Overlooked MMO Soundtracks

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Ever feel like the Battle Bards have covered every MMO soundtrack in existence? It’s actually far from true, and today’s episode is Exhibit A to prove it. The team looks at seven online RPGs that have never had a single track featured on a Battle Bards show — and it’s a fun discovery process! So settle back as we roll out 100% debuts!

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Episode 136 show notes (show page, direct download)

• Intro (feat. “Terminus” from Pantheon and “Main Theme” from Otherland)
• “A Harsh Winter Fell” from Camelot Unchained
• “Intro Theme” from Rising Force Online
• “Aman’s Theme” from Lost Ark
• “Outdoors” from The 4th Coming
• “Sea of Hakanas” from Riders of Icarus
• “East Sea Plain (night)” from Dream of Mirror Online
• “The Magic Shop” from PlaneShift
• Which one did we like best?
• Listener mail from Mika, Theldos, Myre_Test, Mike, and Raphael
• Jukebox picks: “Sea Theme” from Heroes of Might and Magic IV, “Dog” from MineCraft, and “Cave” from Blue Dragon
• Outro (“Lorencia” from Mu Online)

Battle Bards Episode 135: World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth

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It’s Battle Bards vs. Battle for Azeroth — and only one victor will come out of this alive! Actually, the podcast trio is delighted to have another World of Warcraft expansion to explore and investigate. Will it be destined to obscurity as this x-pack apparently will be, or does the score rise above and beyond Blizzard’s design flaws? Find out in today’s show!

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Episode 135 show notes (show page, direct download)

• Intro (feat. “The Grand Bazaar,” “Drustvar,” and “Freehold”)
• “Pride of the Seas”
• “Crimson Forest”
• “Might of the Zandalar”
• “Zuldazar Zandalari Lament”
• “The Motherlode Dungeon”
• “Time and Tide”
• “Tiragarde Sound Tavern (Night)”
• Which one did we like best?
• Listener mail from Pedro Macedo Camacho (Composer, Star Citizen), Katriana, and
  Jinxed Thoughts
• Jukebox picks: “Pallet Town” from Pokémon Let’s Go, “Hunting Path” from Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, and “Another Voyage” from Chrono Cross
• Outro (“Dive Bar C”)