Episode 40: 2014 - An Encore

Train Station at 8: A Video Game Music Podcast

We listened to a lot of wonderful music and met a lot of wonderful people during Train Station at 8's first year of podcasting, so we decided to say farewell to 2014 with a tribute celebrating all of those good times. The invitations went out and resulted in this mega-sized episode featuring Jayson Napolitano, Alyssa Menes, Will and Karl Brueggeman, Andrew Luers (OA), Deia Vengen (DragonAvenger), and Matthew Tucciarone (Major Third). It's a packed table this week and there's way too much to talk about, so sit back and join us for a two-hour adventure into the past!

Make sure you stick around until the very end for guest appearances by Christophe Blondel (CarboHydroM), Joe and Christina Walker, Morgan Sleeper, Kevin VanOrd, Stevo Bortz (Level 99), and DiGi Valentine. We like them a lot.

Lastly, we'd like to thank every guest and listener we've ever had. We're grateful to the max that you've shared your time and enthusiasm with us, so stick around as we have no intention of stopping now!

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Stuff we talked about:

• Super Marcato Bros.
• Scarlet Moon Productions
• Major Third
• OverClocked ReMix
• OverClocked University
• Alyssa Menes Music
• The Backlog with Joe Walker
• CarboHydroMusic
• GameSpot
• Zone Runners

Music used in this episode:

• Chilling with the Monkey Porter (Train Station at 8 Season 2 Theme) - Bryan Kelly
• Super Smash Bros. Wii U Menu - Junichi Nakatsuru
• Super Smash Bros. Melee Opening - Shogo Sakai
• King Dedede's Theme Ver. 2 - Hideki Ishigaki, Hideki Onoue (HIDE HIDE)
• Fortress Boss (Super Mario World) - ACE (TOMOri Kudo / CHICO)
• Between Light and Shadow - Revo
• Laputa: Castle in the Sky Suite - Eminence Symphony Orchestra
• Mario Kart 8 Title - Shiho Fuji, Atsuko Asahi, Ryo Magamatsu, Yasuaki Iwata
• Mute City (Mario Kart 8) - Shiho Fuji, Atsuko Asahi, Ryo Magamatsu, Yasuaki Iwata
• Evergreen Wind - Nobuo Uematsu
• 2014 'til Infinity - Zone Runners
• No Way, Sir J! - Zone Runners
• A Glass to the City of Stars - Zone Runners
• Hyrule Field: 1st - Masato Koike, Yuki Matsumura
• Under Siege - Koji Kondo, Masato Koike, Yuki Matsumura
• Departure - Motoi Sakuraba, Yuka Kitamura
• Majula - Motoi Sakuraba, Yuka Kitamura
• Shovel Knight Main Theme - Jake Kaufman
• Strike the Earth! (Plains of Passage) - Jake Kaufman
• Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Staff Credits - David Wise, Minako Hamano, Daisuke Matsuoka, Riyu Tamura, Shinji Ushiroda
• Windmill Hills - David Wise, Minako Hamano, Daisuke Matsuoka, Riyu Tamura, Shinji Ushiroda
• Scorch and Torch - David Wise, Minako Hamano, Daisuke Matsuoka, Riyu Tamura, Shinji Ushiroda
• No Tree Grows to the Sky - Austin Wintory
• South Park: The Stick of Truth Main Theme - Jamie Dunlap
• Theme of D4 - MANYO
• Old Friends - Darren Korb
• The Awakening - David Wise
• Excerpt from the Hope - Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson, Martin O'Donnell, Paul McCartney
• Waltz of the Troupple King - Jake Kaufman
• The Starlit Wilds - Jake Kaufman
• Pull up a Chair - Peter McConnell
• Two Rogues, One Mark - Peter McConnell
• Thwomp Ruins - Shiho Fuji, Atsuko Asahi, Ryo Magamatsu, Yasuaki Iwata
• Tomodachi Life 3DS Menu Jingle - Daisuke Matsuoka, Asuka Ito
• Dream - Daisuke Matsuoka, Asuka Ito
• Album - ???
• Skyloft: Skyward Sword (Hyrule Warriors) - Masato Koike, Yuki Matsumura
• Beautiful Days - Masafumi Takada
• How Did it Come to This? - Austin Wintory
• We Will Not Be Forgotten - Austin Wintory
• Crab Boss Battle (Yumi's Odd Odyssey) - Atsuhiro Motoyama, Shinji Tachikawa
• Mount Wario - Shiho Fuji, Atsuko Asahi, Ryo Magamatsu, Yasuaki Iwata
• Soaring Illusions - Minako Adachi, Go Ichinose, Hitomi Sato, Junichi Masuda
• Hi☆sCoool! - ???