Episode 131 – The Music of Shinji Hosoe

Many video game music composers try their best to fit into different musical genres but few do it as well as composers like Shinji Hosoe. On today’s episode of XVGM Radio, Mike and Ed discuss several of Hosoe’s game soundtracks, highlighting a wide variety of musical tracks. From techno and jungle to power metal and back to chiptunes, you can truly appreciate his chameleon-like nature to fit his music with a different style. It’ll make you say “I WONNDAAAAAAA” why you maybe haven’t explored his catalog before! Hear Mike and Ed give each other the internal shaft on this exciting episode of XVGM Radio!

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TRACK LISTING:

(All Tracks composed by Shinji Hosoe, with exception to “Mountain” & “Alien Snider” – see updates below.  We learned of the error after-the-fact and apologize for the misinformation)

Intro – Fighting Layer (ARC – 1998) “Allen Snider” (composed by Takayuki Aihara)

1 – Mega Man Network Transmission (GCN – 2003) “Densan Area”

2 – Rave Racer (ARC – 1995) “Wrong Love”