Battle Bards Episode 155: FFXIV – Shadowbringers

A new episode of Battle Bards is up!

Welcome to the “Cursed Episode” of Battle Bards, where you’ll be risking bad luck and poor RNG rolls just by hearing it! But it is totally worth it, because this week the trio is tackling the astounding Shadowbringers soundtrack and it’s impressive addition to the FFXIV music library. Also, if you listen very, very carefully, a certain “la-HEE” might make a cameo!

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Episode 155 show notes (show page, direct download)

• Intro (feat. “Prologue,” “Amaro Mount Theme,” and “Figments”)
• “The Source”
• “Civilizations”
• “Kholusia Night”
• “The Dark Which Illuminates the World”
• “Vamo’ alla Flamenco”
• “Unwound”
• “Insatiable”
• Which one did we like most?
• Listener notes: Zinn and Katriana
• Jukebox Picks: “Hear Our Call” from Ancestor’s Legacy, “Gateway Galaxy” from Super Mario Galaxy, and “Menu (Ramp Mix)” from Tron Run_r
• Outro (feat. “Hades Theme”)

Battle Bards Episode 154: Death and Decay

A new episode of Battle Bards is up!

Get an early jump on Halloween with the Battle Bards, as they grab the nearest shovel and start unearthing all sorts of morbid and macabre tunes from MMORPGs! In this grim grinning episodes, Syl, Steff, and Syp explore the musical side of the afterlife in online games. Listen to it… at your own peril.

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Episode 154 show notes (show page, direct download)

• Intro (feat. “Paths of the Dead” from Lord of the Rings Online, “Graverobbing” from RuneScape, and  “Dead Forest” from Vanguard)
• “Crypt of Decay” from EverQuest
• “Secrets in a Shallow Grave” from Fallen Earth
• “Graveyard” from World of Warcraft
• “Silent Death” from The Secret World
• “Korriban Tombs” from Star Wars: The Old Republic
• “Lullaby of Death” from Runes of Magic
• “Graveyard” from Neverwinter
• Which one did we like most?
• Listener notes: Mark
• Jukebox Picks: “Summer Day” from Radical Dreamers, “Create-a-Sim” from The Sims 4: Island Living, and “A New Adventure” from Hytale
• Outro (feat. “Death” from Ryzom)