Nerds Without Pants Episode 249: Let's Call It a Synth

Welcome to a special Nerds Without Pants! Eric Peacock from the Soundtracker Podcast joins us for the first time to talk about pretty video game music, his video game origin story, and much, much more! 00:00 – 26:35 Pabloism, the Soundtracker Podcast 26:47 – 3:33:50 STAGE SELECT: Songs from video games you think are pretty 3:34:01 – 4:43:06 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Eric’s secret origin, Resident Evil 4 remake, Hitman’s Freelancer mode, Forspoken, Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, Street Fighter 6 demo 4:43:45 – 5:08:54 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Kartia: World of Fate vs Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (and outro) NEXT WEEK: HEADLINES! IN TWO WEEKS: STAGE SELECT: Who are some of your favorite women in video games? Can be characters, developers, writers, content creators, go nuts! VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Dragon Quest XI vs The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 5/5 TO BE ON THE SHOW! Find Soundtracker here: https://open.spotify.com/show/4C8paGqzKMklecf9qJ6DIR Twitter: @NWPcast Email: [email protected] Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee. TRACK LIST: Reset (Thank You)- Hiroshi Yamaguchi (Okami), Eternity- Noriko Matsueda and Takahito Eguchi (Final Fantasy X-2), Main Theme- Nobuo Uematsu (The Last Story), Sacrifices- Yuzo Koshiro (ActRaiser), Ding Dong Dell Theme- Joe Hisaishi (Ni No Kuni), To Zanarkand (Distant Worlds version)-Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy X), Harmonious- Cassie Wei (Ender Lilies), Vows Between Man and Star- Go Shiina (Harvestella), Wailers and Waterwheels- Masayoshi Soken (Final Fantasy XIV), Aloy’s Theme- Joris de Man and Niels van der Leest (Horzon: Zero Dawn), The Harborlands (Night)- Yasunori Nishiki (Octopath Traveler II), Aethervox- Emi Evans (Drakengard 3), Agnus Castle- Yasunori Mitsuda (Xenoblade Chronicles 3), The Scent of the Sea- Tomoki Miyoshi (I Am Setsuna), Madeline and Theo- Lena Raine (Celeste), Mallard’s Tomb- Alec Holowka (Night in the Woods), Prisoner’s Awakening- Yoann Laulan (Dead Cells), Century of the Patriarch- Yuko Takehara (Breath of Fire II), Serenity- Shusaku Uchiyama and Misao Senbongi (Resident Evil 4-2005)