Battle Bards Episode 196: Project Gorgon

Another episode of Battle Bards is up!

This time around, the Battle Bards cruise into the indie MMO known as “Project Gorgon” to see what musical landscape is being concocted in this usual realm. From dark dungeon crawls to dusty deserts, it’s a trip around a world of fantasy, mystery, and deliberate old school musical cues!

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Episode 196 show notes (show page, direct download)

• Intro (feat. “Fae Forest,” “SunVale,” and “The Spider Crypt”)
• “Overture Theme”
• “Quiet Countryside”
• “Eltibule”
• “Delving for Forgotten Secrets”
• “Rakshasa City”
• “Anagoge Magical Island”
• “The Deep Desert” 
• Which one did we like best?
• Listener notes from Katriana and Mark
• Jukebox picks: “Galaxy Map” from Mass Effect, “Main Theme” from Ratchet and Clank, and “Lich is Unbreakable” from Loop Hero
• Outro (feat. “Bard Music”)

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Battle Bards Episode 195: In The Mountains

A new episode of Battle Bards is up!

Attempting to summit the very best of MMO music, the Battle Bards head up, up, up into the mountains with this episode! What musical motifs do the ranges hold in online games? The crew of Steff, Syl, and Syp are going to try to find out — if the yeti doesn’t eat them first!

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Episode 195 show notes (show page, direct download)

• Intro (feat. “Berg” from Drakensang Online, “Snowhorn” from Runes of Magic, and “Mountains” from Valheim)
• “Interdica High Mountain” from Aion
• “Wind-Washed Mountains” from Genshin Impact
• “The Vista from Mount Crom” from Age of Conan
• “Steamfront Mountains” from EverQuest 2
• “Mountains of Past Times” from Elsword Online
• “Sunqua Peak” from Guild Wars 2
• “The Mountains of Night” from Age of Conan
• Which one did we like best?
• Listener notes from Katriana
• Jukebox picks: “Welcome to the Academy” from The Slormaster, “Frontier Music” from The Trail, and “A Big Adventure” from Sackboy
• Outro (feat. “Cold Mountain Duet” from World of Warcraft)

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Battle Bards Episode 194: No Man’s Sky

A new episode of Battle Bards is up!

No Man’s Sky is a Cinderella story, a turnaround from a project that failed on its promises to exceeding them. But what about its soundtrack? In this episode, the Battle Bards examine this “experimental” score and grapple with how it fits with space exploration theme.

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Episode 194 show notes (show page, direct download)

• Intro (feat. “I’ve Seen Things,” “Blueprint for a Slow Machine,” and “Escaping the Dark Side”)
• “Heliosphere”
• “Outlier”
• “The Lost Traveler”
• “Asimov”
• “The Journey”
• “World of Wonders”
• “Escape Velocity”
• Which one did we like best?
• Listener notes from Katriana
• Jukebox picks: “Main Theme” from Outriders, “The Last Artificer” from In Other Waters, and “Track 2” from Bomb Jack
• Outro (feat. “The Sacrifice”)

• Talk to the Battle Bards on Twitter!
• Follow Battle Bards on iTunes, Stitcher, Player.FM, Google Play, iHeartRadio, and Pocket Casts!
• This podcast is produced using copyrighted material according to Fair Use practices as stated under Section 107 of the 1976 Copyright Act.