Channel F: Composer mini-focus - rayjkayj [Masters of VGM]

Nerd Noise Radio

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 interloper. Lastly, these tracks were all outtakes from C1E73 - UNKAYJ THE RAYJ!

All tracks composed and arranged by rayjkayj using VGMusicMaker, Deflemask and Sunvox. Since some of these games were unreleased, the tracklist will not list what system they released for, but which retro game sound hardware the tracks were designed around in the following format: “chip name(s) [major system(s) that used said chip]”.

TRACKLIST:

Intro - 00:00:00

Game 1: Bunny Kicker - YM2612 / SN76489 [Sega Genesis]

1. AJ’s notes - 00:05:25
2. Carrot Crunchin’ Critters (Opening and Title Theme) - 00:07:00
3. See ya later Cotton Tail - 00:08:00

Game 2: Jump Rat - YM2612 / SN76489 [Sega Genesis]

1. AJ’s notes - 00:11:11
2. Title - 00:12:23
3. Intro and In-Game - 00:13:40

Game 3: No Help, No Hope - YM2612 / SN76489 [Sega Genesis]

1. AJ’s notes - 00:15:39
2. In-Game - 00:16:51
3. Radio Scene - 00:19:34

Game 4: Andarnov - YM2151 [Arcade / X68000]

1. AJ’s notes - 00:21:50
2. Aqua Cavern - 00:24:27

Game 5: Roadbuster Championship - YM2413 [Mastersystem FM] or SN76489 [Mastersystem PSG]

1. AJ’s notes - 00:26:38
2. Adrenaline Rush [FM] - 00:28:31
3. Break Neck [PSG] - 00:30:40

Game 6: Slime Labyrinth - HuC6280 [Turbografx16]

1. AJ’s notes - 00:33:09
2. Bravely Viscous - 00:35:15
3. Muckin About - 00:37:08

Outro - 00:38:46

Total Episode Runtime: 00:40:41

Masters of VGM can be found at www.mastersofvgm.com or on Twitter. Please visit MoVGM and check out some of the other shows. Everyone put so much time and love and energy and heart into their shows, and you may end up finding a new favorite for the commute!

VGMporium can be found on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/4dmLZz58rXVtsnw7spiqBE?si=6839ea33fc094c81

or on the podcatcher of your choice, as well as being found on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Discord, and possibly even more places. Please go check out VGMporium, and tell ‘em “St. John sent ya!”

Thanks again to AJ for sharing these track with me, and for allowing me to feature his works, now, TWICE on Nerd Noise Radio. Perhaps we’ll see him here again in the future! Lastly, though I will keep the details to myself for now, be on the lookout for a St. John appearance on VGMporium sometime in the future! We have our subject planned, we just don’t know when it will be yet. :-)

Cheers!