Battles - Episode 4 - a podcast by Derek Jones

Episode 4 is dedicated to battle themes. These are the songs that play when you are in the midst combat of any sort, this includes classic RPG battle screens, fighting games, side scrollers, and tactical games. Many of these songs have heavy rhythmic beats, usually intended to pump you up or drive you forward.

Set list for this episode includes:

(intro) Street Fighter 2 – Ken’s Stage/Theme
Valkyria Chronicle – Battle Theme (Matt)
Fire Emblem 3 houses – Battle Theme (Derek)
Dragon Quest 3 – Battle Theme (Matt)
Final Fantasy Tactics – Trisection (Derek)
Final Fantasy 8 – The Landing (Matt)
Parasite Eve – Battle Theme (Derek)
Pokemon Heart Gold Soul Silver – Team Rocket Theme (Matt)
Cadence of Hyrule - Gerudo Desert Battle (Derek)
Pokemon Sun & Moon – Aether Foundation Battle (Matt)
Marvel VS Capcom 3 – Tron Bonne Theme (Derek)
DarkStalkers 3 – Morrigan’s Theme (Matt)
Streets of Rage – Stage 1 (Derek)
Godzilla Domination – Tokyo Stage (Matt)
Eternal Sonata – Leap the Precipes (Derek)
(Closer) Lost Odyssey – Battle Theme (Matt)

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