Nerd Noise Radio
Nerd Noise Radio is a podcast dedicated to chiptune and video game music, featuring sounds from classic sound chips like the YM2612, SN76489, SPC700, and many others. It explores the best noise from retro gaming consoles and computers, offering a curated selection of tracks for enthusiasts of 8-bit and 16-bit era audio.
Episodes
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[RERUNS] C2F: Finally our Final Finale (Channel 2 Grand Finale) - orig. rel. 12/28/24
2026 Show Notes Addendum:
Much like the so-called "boss parade" which immediately precedes the final boss battle in so many video games, as I work on producing the grand finale arc of Channel 1 (planned for three installments, though being only two is not completely out of the question), I wanted to fill in the blanks in the aftermath of the Channel F grand finale, "A Fond Farewell to F" with oth
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[Ch F] “A Fond Farewell to F” (Channel F Grand Finale)
Join us for one last look through the complete history of Nerd Noise Radio - Channel F, in a format that lands somewhere in-between The Golden Episode and a one-player Channel 2, with the posture of getting to play historian to our own works - telling the story of each F-isode in series history, in order.
Also, this finale releases 09/09/2026, my mom's 69th birthday! Let's all wish "St. Val" a v
[RERUNS] Nerd Noise Radio presents: "Chandlerfest!" (orig. rel. 07/31/2019)
2026 Show Notes Addendum
Our last chance to share this particular rerun on the anniversary of its release, we present to you - Chandlerfest: our only rerun ever to be so completely retooled. If we're being honest, this broadcast was so heavily amended that it should never have been categorized as a "rerun" episode, but as a Ch F "F-isode" - a thought that's been weighing on me since working on t
[RERUNS] Channel F Introduction (orig rel. 12/24/2017)
2026 Show Notes Addendum:
As we prepare what is slated to become our final ever installment of Nerd Noise Radio - Channel F, I felt it apropos - poetic, even, to make this month's rerun be of our very first ever installment.
As always, please keep in mind how much worse my production quality was all the way back in late 2017 than it is today (both in terms of tools and techniques), and give all
[RERUNS] Ch. F - "Backtracks - THE OTHER 50!" (orig rel 04/28/2020)
2026 Show Notes Addendum:
To round out our second (and final) visit to the realm of backwards VGM (and very closely related non-VGM) on Nerd Noise Radio, let's replay the 2020 original series, which was also a two-parter, but instead of being two "equal billing" parts, it was a one part "episode proper" and then a supplemental Ch F "F-isode" bonus.
In addition to being one of my all-time favor
[RERUNS] C1E52 - "Backtracks" (orig rel 04/01/2020)
2026 Show Notes Addendum:
To round out our second (and final) visit to the realm of backwards VGM (and very closely related non-VGM) on Nerd Noise Radio, let's replay the 2020 original series, which was also a two-parter, but instead of being two "equal billing" parts, it was a one part "episode proper" and then a supplemental Ch F "F-isode" bonus.
In addition to being one of my all-time favor
April 2026 Special Announcement
Discussion of what remains on the roadmap for the remainder of the life of Nerd Noise Radio, the "what's definite", the "what's possible", and a proposed middle ground, if I don't have enough time for the maximum, but more than enough time for the minimum.
This special announcement is intended to give listeners a heads up for what the end of NNR might look like, so that it's not a jarring, sudden
“kcartkcaB tsaL ehT” : pt - 2 .lov skcartkcaB [F .hC]
Part 2 of a 2 part series.
Okay, pt 1 turned out to be a backwards episode after all, didn’t it (who could’ve predicted?!) But that doesn’t mean that pt 2 has to be that too, right? Maybe pt 2 will be about VGM which uses the fibonacci sequence to reinforce fourier operations in Fortnite. Or maybe a sob story about how a chip shortage on the YM2612 is resulting in poachers hunting and killing Se
“!kcaB sekirtS skcartkcaB” :1 pt - 2 .lov skcartkcaB [F .hC]
Part 1 of a 2 part series.
What’s better for a brisk, sunny 1st of April than taking a great big look back at music we featured in the respective “best-of-year-in-review” St. John’s Picks episodes from 2019-2025? Definitely not another backwards episode. Nope. No sir. Uhuh. Just six years esion tseb eht fo. [editor: who did that?!]
Tracklist (all tracks are playing in reverse)
Track# - Track
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1R8: The Best of 2025”
Today’s broadcast is C1R8 for Wayback Wednesday, February 25th, 2026. Today’s episode will be our "best of year-in-review" for calendar 2025, covering C1E91-C1E100 and a number of important Ch F "F-isodes". As Season 8 (calender 2025) was the final regular season of Ch 1, that also makes this our final "best of year-in-review" episode.
Tracklist
Track# / Track / Game / System(s) / Composer(
[RE-RUN] C2E16: "Songs with Words" (orig rel. 03/07/2024)
2026 Show Notes Addendum:
Our last [for now] Ch 2 rerun (our last Ch 2 rerun specifically shared with incoming NintenDomain listeners in mind in the wake of the recent Ch F "Channel Trey" one-off)
This was the first episode of the last season of Ch 2 - the one where we announced to the listeners that Ch 2 would be shutting down, as well as the episode where I revealed my then very recently disco
[RE-RUN] C2E1: "Songs of the Pandemic" - the first "official" ep of Ch 2 (orig rel. 09/17/2020)
2026 Show Notes Adendum:
This was the very first "official episode" of Ch 2 - approx 9 months after Hugues and I's "fun one-off", which at the time had no strings attached!
PRODUCTION CAVEATS:
Just like the 2019 one-off, this was recorded using an M-Audio MobilePre XLR-to-USB audio interface and AudioTechnica AT2020 condenser mic, and was recorded down in a very echoey basement room. Also, I h
[RERUN] "Nerd Noise Game Club" - the one-off which later became "Channel 2" (orig. 12/19/2019)
2026 Show Notes Addendum:
If you're a NintenDomain listener who is new to NNR from Trey and I's "Nerd Noise Radio - Channel Trey" one-off simulcast collaboration, then this rerun should be uniquely interesting to you!
So, "Channel Trey" was a one-off between Trey and I, in the style of an episode of the now-defunct "Nerd Noise Radio - Channel 2" which I used to do with Hugues Johnson of Retro Ga
[Ch F]: "Nerd Noise Radio - Channel Trey" (feat. Trey Johnson - our tracks of 2025)
Today's broadcast is a fun one-off between Trey Johnson of NintenDomain and W.A.R.T. Radio fame and myself in the style of a Nerd Noise Radio - Channel 2 epiosde with the theme of "tracks we discovered in 2025".
Apologies for the absurdist length - but if you miss Ch 2, I think this one will scratch that itch for you! Also reminder that what would eventually go on to become Channel 2 also start
[RERUNS] C2E20: "....all good things".... (orig rel. 10/24/2024)
2025 Show Notes addendum:
In light of the release of C1E100 (the final "non-retrospective" Ch 1), I thought it would also be good to release C2E20 (the final "non-retrospective" Ch 2) as a nice tie-in. Though my production quality has improved somewhat since late 2024, it is nowhere even remotely close to the quantum leap that is the difference between my Dec 2025 and my Jan 2017 production qual
[RERUNS] C1E1: Press Start (orig. rel. 01/05/2017) - see 2025 show notes addendum
2025 Show Notes addendum:
With C1E100, you just heard how Ch 1 ends. Now, hear how Ch 1 began!
Also, C1E100 ends with a production deliberately designed to be as close to the much much MUCH worse production quality of the original episodes. With today's rerun, you can compare it to the C1E100 ending to see how well or how poorly 45yr old "2025 St. John" did at emulating and impersonating that c
[Ch1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - C1E100: Now Go and Rest our Heroes
Today is C1E100 for Theme Thursday, Dec 11th, 2025. Today is our final non-retrospective episode of Channel 1. We made it to 100! Today’s episode is split into two halves: a) a massive pre-show that is actually about 18 minutes LONGER than the “episode proper”, and b) the “episode proper”. The theme for both are end credits and ending sequence music, on a program we’re calling “Now Go and Rest our
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E99: Listener Picks – vol. 3”
Today’s broadcast is C1E99 for Theme Thursday, November 27th, 2025. Today’s broadcast is "Listener Picks – vol. 3" - the final installment of a trilogy of outstanding episodes, guest curated, and guest hosted by you.....the listener!
Tracklist:
Track# / Track Name / Game / System(s) / Composer(s) / Contributing Listener / Timestamp
A1) Intro – 00:00:00
01) Into the Darkness – Astal –
NERD NOISE RERUNS: C1E60 - "Listener Picks - vol. 2" (orig released 12/23/2021)
2025 Rerun Notes:
In anticipation of this month's incoming C1E99: "Listener Picks - vol 3", we are rerunning both previous installments of the Listener Picks trilogy this month!
Today's rerun is the second installment, from December of 2021 And it is less of a sequel per se, and more of an omake (that is, more of an "outtakes" episode). While vol 1 was 40 tracks long and selected by 18 contribu
NERD NOISE RERUNS: C1E40 - "Listener Picks - vol. 1" (orig released 12/20/2018)
2025 Rerun Notes:
In anticipation of this month's incoming C1E99: "Listener Picks - vol 3", we are rerunning both previous installments of the Listener Picks trilogy this month!
Today's rerun is the inaugural installment, from all the way back in 2018.
It features a semi-standard intro and outro, and a standard mixtape - with the exception of the fact that every track is selected by the liste
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E98: Mishmash Monday – vol. 17”
Today’s broadcast is C1E98 for Mishmash Monday, Sept 29th, 2025. Today’s broadcast will be Mishmash Monday – vol. 17 – our final installment in the Mishmash Monday series on Ch 1. Also, while, barring circumstances far beyond my control, this is most certainly not the final episode of Nerd Noise Radio, it is "an end" in a certain manner of speaking. Details in the intro.
A1) Intro - 00:00:00
Channel F: "One for Wyatt"
In this very special edition of Nerd Noise Radio Channel F, St. John's 7yr old son, St. Wyatt makes his Nerd Noise Radio debut (at least, in all the ways that matter). This episode will be a miniature of the Channel 2 format - with only one track!
Circumstances: St. John *MEANT* to include a track from one of Wyatt's iPad games into the mixtape of C1E98: "Mishmash Monday - vol. 17", but realized
[RERUN] [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - C1E10: Mishmash Monday - vol. 1 (orig. rel. 05/22/17)
2025 Rerun Notes:
In commemoration of this month release of the last-ever Mishmash Monday on Channel 1, I thought I'd rerun the first two installments of the series - both from all the way back in 2017 (Season 1 of the show). Therefore, all the obvious caveats on "absolutely atrocious production quality" and blah blah blah (especially on C1E10, the earlier of the two releases).
Though this rerun
[RERUN] [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - C1E16: Mishmash Monday - vol. 2 (orig. rel. 10/09/17)
2025 Rerun Notes:
In commemoration of this month release of the last-ever Mishmash Monday on Channel 1, I thought I'd rerun the first two installments of the series - both from all the way back in 2017 (Season 1 of the show). Therefore, all the obvious caveats on "absolutely atrocious production quality" and blah blah blah (especially on C1E10, the earlier of the two releases).
Though today's re
[Ch F] MAKRANA Soundtrack - feat. Matt Miller of Chronarian Games
Today's "F-isode" is the soundtrack to the upcoming indie game "MAKRANA" designed, developed, and scored by Matt Miller of Des Moines-based Chronarian Games. Matt sits in with St. John at Nerd Noise Studios for a Channel 2-style in-person conversation to discuss the soundtrack and various other matters of varying degrees of relevance. ;-)
All tracks from the game MAKRANA, an upcoming game by Chr
Nerd Noise Radio - Channel F: The Lucid 9 Soundtrack
Today's bonus broadcast is the soundtrack to Lucid 9, created by Fallen Snow Studios, and composed by Ultra Kitsune (10 of 36 tracks), Breezee (15 of 36 tracks), Ziassan (4 of 36 tracks), Blue Wolfie (6 of 36 tracks), and Haven235 (1 of 36 tracks) - listed in order of appearance! The first game I ever played on Steam.
Track list:
A1) Intro - 00:00:00
01) Urban Disturbance (by Ultra Kitsune) - 00:0
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E97: The Super Metroid Soundtrack (VGM Hall of Fame)”
Today’s broadcast is C1E97 for Soundtrack Saturday, July 26th, 2025. Today’s soundtrack is the Super Metroid soundtrack on the Super NES, composed by Kenji Yamamoto and Minako Hamano. This episode is Nerd Noise Radio's contribution to the VGM Hall of Fame ("HoF") project, created in collaboration with Alex "The Messenger" of "A VGM Journey" and Professor Tom from "Shujin Academy VGM Club" podcasts
[RERUN] [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - NERD NOISE CROSSOVERS: “C1E64: ThreeFer Thursday” (orig rel. 05/12/22)
2025 Rerun Notes: A very unique episode in show history, the only time we ever did a "ThreeFer". It's a bit of a long episode, and this was back when I was still using a cheaper mic and less sophisticated production techniques, but I still remain very proud of this episode from a content perspective. Original 2022 show notes below!
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[RERUN] C1E86: "The Celeste Soundtrack" [Masters of VGM] - orig rel. 06/15/2024 (see 2025 show note addendum!)
[2025 Addendum]
Our third and final rerun which we’re releasing for July, and third and final rerun celebrating the memory of Masters of VGM (“MoVGM”), and our third and final of my bids to drum up excitement for the “VGM Hall of Fame” (“HoF”) series spearheaded by Alex “The Messenger” Messenger of “A VGM Journey” (https://terraplayer.com/shows/a-vgm-journey), Professor Tom from “Shujin Academy
[RERUN] C2E13: "Songs of the Unsung" [Masters of VGM] - orig rel. 06/01/2023 (see 2025 show note addendum!)
[2025 Addendum….sorry for the long-winded]
Our second of three reruns which we’re releasing for July, and second of three reruns celebrating the memory of Masters of VGM (“MoVGM”), and the second of three of my bids to drum up excitement for the “VGM Hall of Fame” (“HoF”) series spearheaded by Alex “The Messenger” Messenger of “A VGM Journey” (https://terraplayer.com/shows/a-vgm-journey), Profes
[RERUN] C2E8: "Our Four Favorites" [Masters of VGM] - orig rel. 06/30/2022 (see 2025 show note addendum!)
[2025 Addendum….sorry for the ultra long-winded]
Normally, we only share one rerun a month at Nerd Noise Radio. But due to the confluence of a) our having missed the May rerun completely, b) our not getting a June rerun out until the very end of the month, and c) a very important thematic connection to an event currently happening in the VGM podcast scene this month, I’m releasing…..not one……not
NNR Reruns! - C2E10: “Sega CD 30” (orig released 10/20/22 - with 2025 Terra Player Introduction)
2025 Addendum (original show notes below)
Today’s rerun includes a tacked on 2025 introduction directed primarily at listeners on Terra Player, and also references links to two other “made on Steam Deck” NNR episodes. See those links below:
C1E71: “The Wonder Years” [Channel 1]:
https://nerdnoiseradio.podbean.com/e/noise-from-the-hearts-of-nerds-c1e71-the-wonder-years/
C2R3: “Best of 2023” [C
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E96: Full Steam Ahead”
Today’s broadcast is C1E96 for Theme Thursday, June 26th, 2025 (happy 27th "dating" anniversary to my dear wife, St. Jodee). Today’s theme is a collection of music from games in my own personal Steam Library – planned, curated, produced, and distributed entirely on/from the Steam Deck (SteamOS desktop mode)! A collection dominated by music from indie games from the 2010's and 2020's and peppered w
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E95: VibeOff Vrijdag”
Today’s broadcast is C1E95 for VibeOff Vrijdag, May 9th, 2025. Today’s broadcast will be a one-time-only special twist on a FaceOff Friday, where, instead of comparing different versions of the same track against each other, we're comparing pairs (and occasionally trios) of different songs against each other which either have similar movements, or melodies, or instrumentation, or simply just vibes
[RERUNS] C1E4: TwoFer Tuesday - vol. 1 (orig. rel. 02/21/2017 - see 2025 show notes amendment!)
2025 Show Notes Amendment:
I love the setup we have here where on the first day of the month, we released our final ever TwoFer Tuesday, and now, here at the last day of the month, we re-release our first ever TwoFer Tuesday! It feels like a wonder twist on "bookends".
As always when re-running early episodes, please excuse the atrocious production quality. One of my favorite things looking ba
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E94: Jackbox Jukebox”
Today’s broadcast is C1E94 for Theme Thursday, April 24th, 2025 (Switch 2 pre-order day.....take 2......we hope!). Today’s broadcast is a celebration of the music from the various mainline installments of the Jackbox Party Pack – the greatest "social lubricant" in the history of video games - and the longest run-time [quote] "ordinary" Channel 1 episode in Nerd Noise Radio history, So, buckle up f
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E93: TwoFer Tuesday – vol 11 (April Fool's 2025)”
Today’s broadcast is C1E93 for TwoFer Tuesday, very conspicuously releasing on April 1st, 2025. Today’s "can you find the hidden gag" broadcast will be TwoFer Tuesday – vol. 11 – our final ever installment of the TwoFer Tuesday series, and though technically the second-to-last planned April Fool's episode, our last April Fool's episode to present a novel idea (since 2026's installment is slated to
![[RERUN!!] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E69: Mishmash Monday – vol 12” (orig. release: 11/07/22)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog1455063/Screenshot_20200123-062928.png){kind=logo}
[RERUN!!] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E69: Mishmash Monday – vol 12” (orig. release: 11/07/22)
2025 re-run bonus notes:
This episode is the third in a trilogy of music blocks (parts 1 and 2 were our January and February reruns). Long time listeners may already know what this trilogy is all about, but for those who don't and have been following the reruns, the introduction to this episode finally explains what the trilogy is all about.
So, the fun [for me] question: of the three music bl
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E92: The Arzette Soundtrack!”
Today’s broadcast is C1E92 for Soundtrack Saturday, February 15th, 2025. Today’s broadcast will be the soundtrack to the game Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore, on multiple platforms (St. John played it on Steam Deck), composed by Button Masther aka Jake Silverman – an episode originally intended to release in June 2024, and then again in October 2024 before being bumped both times.
Tracklist!
[RERUN!!] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E51: Mishmash Monday - vol 9” (40th Birthday episode - orig. released 02/03/2020)
2025 re-run bonus notes:
This rerun is releasing on the precise 5yr anniversary of its original release - in other words, this celebration of St. John's 40th birthday, featuring his wife, both his kids, both his parents, and his brother is re-releasing on St. John's 45th birthday!
Also, it is the second of a trilogy of music blocks (the first of which was last month's rerun), which, if not al
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E91: Mishmash Monday – vol. 16”
Today’s broadcast is C1E91 for Mishmash Monday, January 27th, 2025. Today’s Broadcast will be Mishmash Monday – vol. 16 – the debut episode of season 8, and our final "regular", "ordinary", "standard:, "customary" [pick your preferred term] season.
Tracklist!
Track# / Track / Game / System / Composer(s) / Original Episode(s) / Originally Selected By / Timestamp
A1) Intro - 00:00:00
[RERUN!!] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E41: 'Mishmash Monday, vol. 7'” (orig. released 02/04/19)
2025 re-run bonus notes:
Our first re-run of our return to the practice is also the first-released [second produced] of a trilogy of music blocks. Long-time listeners of the show may already know what I'm talking about, but newer listeners and/or those who do not remember may be perplexed by what I'm talking about. Well, it will all be explained in the intro to the final of the trilogy (releasin
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: January 2025!
Today, I have two special announcements for you - actually, three (though only the first two appear in the announcement recording)! Apologies for how awkward and unscripted this recording is:
- The first is a repeat of the all-call, calling our listeners away from Spotify - redundant, but worth repeating!
- The second is an all-call to the listeners to get me tracks (see the links below to relev
![[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1R7: The Best of 2024”](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog1455063/NNR_Channel_1_Avatar_2018.jpg){kind=logo}
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1R7: The Best of 2024”
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1R7: The Best of 2024”
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Today’s broadcast is C1R7 for Wayback Wednesday, January 15th, 2025. Today’s broadcast will be "The Best of 2024" - our look back at the previous year of Channel 1 as well as Channel 2 not already featured in the Ch 2 retrospectives.
Tracklist!
Track# / T
![[Ch 2] Nerd Noise Game Club - C2F: “Finally our Final Finale” (the grand finale)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog1455063/Channel_Two_Avatar649gr.jpg){kind=logo}
[Ch 2] Nerd Noise Game Club - C2F: “Finally our Final Finale” (the grand finale)
Well, this is it, folks - our very last episode of Channel 2, taking a long….VERRRRRRY LONG last look back through the entirety of our show’s history, and featuring at least one track from every single episode! This episode really is obscenely long - just shy of 5 ½ hours! But it covers so much history, and is our way of putting a bow on everything. So we hope you will stick with us for the entire
[Ch F] "The Fire and the Glory" (XMas 89) 2024 35th Anniversary Edition
A 2024 rebroadcast of a 2016 production (with 2024 introduction) reading a 2012 essay on the events of Christmas 1989 - also a tribute to Christmas 1994 (by way of the 2024 intro)
Background music in the 2016 production by Doctor Octoroc (mistakenly said "DJ Octoroc" in the recording) from their collection "8-bit Jesus" - except for brief interludes by Billy Joel and The Gregory Brothers. Backgro
[Ch2] Nerd Noise Game Club: C2R4 - “The Best of Season 4” (our 2nd-to-last episode!)
Today’s broadcast is C2R4 for Wayback Wednesday, December 11th, 2024. Today’s Episode, our 2nd-to-last Ch 2 episode ever (or at least, 2nd-to-last one we PLAN to ever do) is our annual retrospective of the previous year of Channel 2 - in this case, of our Season 4. Today’s broadcast, therefore, is “C2R4 - The Best of Season 4” containing our customary two passes through history (by host), and book
[Channel F] Nerd Noise Radio Channel 2 2024 Season 4 All Music (Music-Only)
Season 4 (2024) - The Final Season of Channel 2!
70 Tracks
Season Runtime (MUSIC-ONLY vers.) - 03:27:17
Complete Season (MUSIC-ONLY vers.) Release Date: 12/08/2024
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Episode: C2E16: "Songs with Words"
Original release date: 03/07/2024
Episode Theme: Game Music with Vocals
Theme Elaboration: N/A
Episode Theme by: Hugues
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E90: Turning 50 – The B-Sides (feat. Hugues)”
Today’s broadcast is C1E90 for Theme Thursday, November 21st 2024. Today’s Broadcast is part 2 of a 2 part series on music from 100 of Hugues' favorite games as a part of his "farewell tour" to podcasting – 50 apiece for the occasion of his upcoming 50th birthday – curated, produced, and hosted by Hugues himself - on a program we're calling "Turning 50 – The B-Sides"
Tracklist!
Track# / Tr
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E89: Turning 50 – The A-Sides (feat. Hugues)”
Today’s broadcast is C1E89 for Theme Thursday, November 14th, 2024. Today’s Broadcast is part 1 of a 2 part series on music from 100 of Hugues' favorite games as a part of his "farewell tour" to podcasting – 50 apiece for the occasion of his upcoming 50th birthday – curated, produced, and hosted by Hugues himself - on a program we're calling "Turning 50 – The A-Sides"
Tracklist!
Track# / Tr
[Ch 2] Nerd Noise Game Club: C2E20 - “....all good things….”
Today’s Broadcast is C2E20, for Theme Thursday, Oct 24th, 2024. All good things must come to an end. Today is the final “regular” (as in, “final non-retrospective” episode - and as opposed to “final all time” episode). This will be the final episode where we bring new tracks to the show, though. So it is still an ending. The theme, therefore, is ending music, on a program we’re calling “...all goo
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E88: FaceOff Friday – vol. 7”
Today’s broadcast is C1E88 for FaceOff Friday, Sept 27th, 2024. Today’s broadcast will be FaceOff Friday – vol. 7 – very likely to be our final FaceOff Friday episode!
A1) Intro – 00:00:00
01) Double Dragon - Mission 2 - Kazunaka Yamane
A) Arcade – 00:03:39
B) Genesis – 00:05:19
C)MastersystemFM – 00:06:59
D)MastersystemPSG – 00:09:06
E) NES – 00:11:15
F) Gameboy – 00:12:43
G) GBA – 00:1
[Ch 2] “Nerd Noise Game Club”: C2E19 - “Mystery Flavors”
Today’s broadcast is C2E19 for Theme Thursday, Sept 26th, 2024. Today’s theme is…..well, there are two themes, and they’re both a secret. Each host has their own mystery theme - can you guess what the themes are? Today’s episode is called “Mystery Flavors”.
[Production Note: more details below, but we apologize if the conversation on the opening track sounds a little more halting or broken up th
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E87: TwoFer Tuesday – vol. 10”
Today’s broadcast is C1E87 for TwoFer Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024. Today’s broadcast will be TwoFer Tuesday – vol. 10. This episode is dedicated to my lovely wife, Jodee, on the occasion of releasing on our 25th wedding anniversary!
A) Intro – 00:00:00
01) Fantavision 202X – Multi – Soichi Terada
A)Fantavision202X – 00:03:57
B) Expositor 2 – 00:04:56
02) Futuri no Fantavision (JP) - PS2 – So
[Ch 2] Nerd Noise Game Club - C2E18: “It Never Happened”
Today’s broadcast is C2E18 for Theme Thursday, July 4th, 2024 (the holiday connection was a pure coincidence - but happy holidays to everyone who celebrates it!). Today’s theme is music from unreleased (and usually unfinished) games - on a program we’re calling “It Never Happened” - subject selected by Hugues, and episode title by St. John!
Track# / Track / Game / System(s) / Composer(s) / Selec
[RE-UPLOAD] [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E86: The Celeste Soundtrack” (Masters of VGM)
[RE-UPLOAD NOTE: When I had previously uploaded this episode, I had accidentally included the sound file to the previous episode instead. So I deleted that upload and am uploading the correct sound file now. My apologies for the mix-up! Original show notes (which were correct) are below - St. John]
Today’s broadcast is C1E86 for Soundtrack Saturday, June 15th, 2024. Today’s episode is our contri
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E85: FaceOff Friday – vol. 6”
Today’s broadcast is C1E85 for FaceOff Friday, May 31st, 2024 Today’s broadcast will be FaceOff Friday – vol 6, a collection of "this version vs that version" of various pieces of Delicious VGM!
A1) Intro - 00:00:00
01) Super Mario Bros. - Overworld Theme - Koji Kondo
- SNES [Super Mario All Stars] (a: N/A) - 00:02:35
- NES (a: N/A) - 00:05:26
- PC 88 [Super Mario Bros. Special] (a:
NNR May 2024 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
A promised update on the status and future of the show!
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E84: TwoFer Tuesday – vol. 9”
Today’s broadcast is C1E84 for TwoFer Tuesday, April 30th, 2024. Today’s episode will be TwoFer Tuesday – vol 9.
A1) Intro - 00:00:00
01) Metroid Prime - GameCube - Kenji Yamamoto
A) Planet Tallon IV - 00:02:29
B) Crashed Frigate - 00:06:36
02) Diver's Dream – PS1 - Takayuki Ishikawa and/or Shinya Watanabe
A) Paradise - 00:11:30
B) Big Pudding - 00:13:36
03) Shenmue – Dreamcast - Takenob
[Ch 2] Nerd Noise Game Club - C2E17: “20th Century Floppies”
Today’s Broadcast is C2E17 for Theme Thursday, April 11th 2024. Today’s broadcast is a focus on pre-turn of the century music from computer systems (as opposed to consoles) - on a program we’re calling “20th Century Floppies”.
Tracklist
Track Number / Track / Game / System(s) / Composer(s) / Selected by
01) Bootup Sequence - N/A (System Music) - FM Towns Marty - Unknown - St. John
a) Earcatc
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E83: Parallels”
Today’s broadcast is C1E83 for Mishmash Monday, April 1st, 2024. Today’s episode helps all of us who struggle so mightily with multitasking to enjoy an entire 27 track music block and an entire intro and outro without feeling like it, and without the guilt of tying up the time and resources so many of us generally require as serial monotaskers – on a program called "Parallels". Nerd Noise Radio is
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E82: Run and/or Gun”
Today’s broadcast is C1E82 for Theme Thursday, March 21st, 2024. Today’s theme is music from Run and Gun games (as best as I can define them), on a program we're quite hedgingly calling "Run and/or Gun"!
Tracklist!
Track# - Track Name – Game – System(s) - Composer(s) - Timestamp
A1) Intro – 00:00:00
01) Dice Dance Days – Gunstar Heroes – Genesis – Norio Hanzawa – 00:03:45
02) Gard
[Ch 2] Nerd Noise Game Club - C2E16: “Songs with Words”
Today’s Broadcast is C2E16 for Theme Thursday, March 7th, 2024. Today’s theme is vocal music from video games, on a program we’re calling “Songs with Words”. BE SURE TO CATCH OUR SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TOWARDS THE END OF THE EPISODE!! (It’s highlighted in the show notes!)
Tracklist
Track# / Track Name / Game / System(s) / Composer(s) / Vocalist / Selected by
01) Shenhua (Vocal Version) - Shenm
[Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E81: Mishmash Monday – vol. 15”
Today’s broadcast is C1E81 for Mishmash Monday, . Today’s episode is Mishmash Monday – vol 15, and the inaugural episode of 2024's "Season 7" (and the start of St. John's 8th year in podcasting).
Tracklist: Track Number - Track - Game - System(s) - Composer(s) - Timestamp
A1 Season 7 Earcatcher - 00:00:00
A2) Intro - 00:00:03
01) Spirit Hymn - Dinosaur - FM Towns (YM2612) - Masaki Kawai -
[Ch 1] ”Noise from the Hearts of Nerds” - “C1R6a: The Best of 2023 – part 1 : St. John’s Picks”
JUMP STRAIGHT TO THE MUSIC TIMESTAMP: 00:08:52
Today’s broadcast is C1R6a for Wayback Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024. Today’s episode is our first of two Channel 1 retrospectives of Calendar 2023. Taking a page from Channel 2's retrospective scheme, today's episode is numbered "C1R6a" (Channel 1 – Retrospective 6a), and will be titled, simply, "The Best of 2023 – pt. 1: St John's picks". Be on t
[Ch 2] Nerd Noise Game Club - C2R3: The Best of Season 3
Today's Broadcast is C2R3 for Wayback Wednesday, December 20th, 2023. Today's episode is our highlights from Season 3 of Nerd Noise Game Club (Channel 2) - our look back at calendar 2023. If you listened to the Channel F which shared every single track featured on Channel 2 this year, and started making some guesses / wishes on what we'd pick, you'll have to let us know how close or far off you we
[Ch F] MEGA MIX: Channel 2 - Season 3 - ALL MUSIC [MUSIC-ONLY!]
Today's Broadcast is the entire collection of every single track featured on Nerd Noise Radio - Channel 2 during Calendar 2023 (Season 3).
All the conversation and dialog have been scrapped, so these are music-only. 5 little mini-blocks, kinda like 5 little "mini Ch 1s with no intros or outros", all shared back to back....to back, to back, to back. C2R3 (our best of year in review episode - as i
[Channel F] “A Time and Place for ‘Time and Place’” (featuring Adam Frazier and Elijah Moore)
Today’s “F-isode” is a look at the fabulous chip-tribute Album, “Time and Place”, written by Adam Frazier and Elijah Moore - on a program we’re calling “A Time and Place for Time and Place” - recorded on-location at the Iowa State University campus radio studio!
Tracklist
01) Blimp
Earcatcher - 00:00:00
Music - 00:00:21
Introduction - 00:02:00
Discussion - 00:06:50
02) Clear Sky
Music - 00:09:
[Ch 2] Nerd Noise Game Club - C2E15: “Animal Planet”
Today’s broadcast is C2E15, for Theme Thursday, November 23rd, 2023 - Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate! But whether you have a certain animal roasting in the oven or not, here are some great animal tunes and talk to keep you company!
Tracklist: Track# - Track - Game - System(s) - Composer(s) - Selected by which host
01) Spring Yard Zone - Sonic the Hedgehog - Genesis - Masato Nakamura
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT (10/17/2023) - A word to our Spotify Listeners
In light of the recent turn of events involving Spotify, and its impact to Nerd Noise Radio in particular, the VGM podcast scene more broadly, and even music podcasts of all types, I wanted to get a special announcement up right away about what's going on, and how Nerd Noise Radio is responding. This announcement is most directly applicable to our Spotify listeners, but applicable more broadly to
[Ch 1] ”Noise from the Hearts of Nerds” - “C1E80: ’The Remix Episode’ (feat. Hugues)”
Today’s Broadcast is C1E80, for Scene Sunday, October 15th, 2023. Today’s episode (our final non-retrospective Ch 1 episode of calendar 2023’s “Season 6”) is a focus on remixes of VGM from various sources, with an emphasis on the OC Remix community, on a program we’re quite simply calling “The Remix Episode”. Today’s episode curated, hosted, and produced ENTIRELY by Hugues - of Nerd Noise Radio -
[Ch 2] Nerd Noise Game Club: C2E14 - “Escape Artists”
[SEE IMPORTANT EDITOR’S NOTE BELOW THE TRACKLIST!]
Today’s Broadcast is C2E14 for Theme Thursday, October 12th, 2023. Today’s Theme is escape themed music, on a program called “Escape Artists” - theme and title (and track run order by Hugues)! Also, a bit of big news and a bit of small news from St. John - neither of which will probably be a surprise to anybody! Lastly, apologies for this episod
[Ch 1] ”Noise from the Hearts of Nerds” - “C1E79: Shadow Blaster OST (featuring ’Kitty’)”
[EDITOR'S NOTE: In addition to being a really special episode for me already in that it features one of my all-time best personal friends, and also includes a really fun, really touching extended conversation between us at the end of the episode (which we're somewhat euphemistically calling an "interview"), or even for the episode featuring an "SM7B vs Podmic" mic comparison by way of the intro /
[Ch 1] ”Noise from the Hearts of Nerds” - “C1E78: TwoFer Tuesday – vol 8”
Today’s broadcast is C1E78 for TwoFer Tuesday, August 15th, 2023. Today’s Episode will be TwoFer Tuesday – vol 8.
A1) Intro – 00:00:00
01) EDGE – Multi – Richard Malot
A) Quiet – 00:04:29
B) Pad – 00:06:58
02) Tetris Party Deluxe – Wii - Brian DiLucente
A) King Street – 00:09:56
B) Main Menu – 00:12:19
03) Hover Racing - PS1 - Tooru Kawakami and/or Hiroaki Ohmori
A) Drop to the Sky – 00:14:
[Ch 1] ”Noise from the Hearts of Nerds” - “C1E77: Mishmash Monday – vol. 14”
Today’s broadcast is C1E77 for Mishmash Monday, July 31st, 2023. Today’s episode will be Mishmash Monday – vol 14.
A1– Intro – 00:00:00:
01 - Practice Race - Marble Madness - FM Towns – c: Hal Canon and/or Brad Fuller / a: Unknown – 00:05:28
02 – R.E.D. - Illumination LASER - X68000 - I.C. Kaze – 00:07:18
03 – Intro - Shadow Squadron - 32X – Teruhiko Nakagawa, and/or Masaru Setsumaru – 00:1
Channel F: Composer mini-focus - rayjkayj [Masters of VGM]
Today’s F-isode features video game music works from chipist and fellow VGM Podcaster, AJ Reyes, better known as “rayjkayj” of the VGM podcast VGMporium, and is our final contribution (of four) to MoVGM - season 2. A fifth was planned, but “man plans and COVID laughs”. Apologies also for a few “production shortcuts” used here due to the last minute nature of the production, as delayed by said inte
[Ch2] Nerd Noise Game Club - C2E13: “Songs of the Unsung” [Masters of VGM]
Today’s broadcast, for Theme Thursday, July 6th, 2023 is an episode of the Masters of VGM - season 2 (www.mastersofvgm.com) and is a focus on music from unsung and undersung composers - on an episode we’re calling “Songs of the Unsung”.
Tracklist:
01) John’s 1st composer (of 4): C418 (aka Daniel Rosenfeld)
John’s Track: Dreiton - Minecraft - MultiplatformEarcatcher - 00:00:00
Music - 00:00:0
Channel F: ”Highlights from’Stray’” [Masters of VGM]
Today’s Channel F (which in the parlance of Nerd Noise Radio are “bonuses and betas” episodes) features highlights from the soundtrack to Stray, for multiple platforms, composed by Yann Van der Cruyssen, also known as Morusque. This program will follow the standard format of neither a Ch 1 nor a Ch 2. I hope you enjoy the unique journey for NNR!
[all tracks composed by Yann Van Der Cruyssen, and
[Ch 1] ”Noise from the Hearts of Nerds” - “C1E76: The Big Sound of the Little Guy – vol 2”
["Skip straight to the music" timestamp: 00:09:09]
Today’s broadcast is C1E76 for Theme Thursday, June 1st, 2023. Today’s theme is music from unsung and undersung composers, on a program we're calling "The Big Sound of the Little Guy – vol. 2" - an episode (and likely the debut episode) of the fabulous VGM podcast community's massive group project "Masters of VGM" - season 2! Masters of VGM can
NNR RERUNS - C1E30: ”The Big Sound of the Little Guy - vol. 1” (orig release 06/14/18) - MoVGM2 Warmup!
IMPORTANT NOTE: Masters of VGM Season 2 starts June 1st, and is slated to kick off with Nerd Noise Radio C1E76: "The Big Sound of the Little Guy - vol. 2".
To prime the pump of excitement for MoVGM in general, as well as to offer a "compare and contrast" between the incoming, much more polished and measured and matured (and much more well-produced) sequel, and this much more enthusiastic, revolu
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