Episode #412 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan closes out the month of February 2026 with another eclectic mix in Radio Hour, Volume 84!

Just because it's the shortest month of the year doesn't mean Radio Hour is any less packed with what you'd expect. We're going all over the place with this episode, from early PC-98 and Amiga releases, to a modern reimagining of a JRPG classic, a fan-made ROM hack being worked on by a listener of the show, and a beautiful mini-spotlight on the stellar soundtrack to the recently released Cairn!

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EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS

1. BGM 1 from 7 Colors [Hayato Matsuo & Hitoshi Sakimoto, 1992]
2. Tula Dance from Dragon Quest VII Reimagined [Koichi Sugiyama, 2026]
3. Takechiyo from Nioh 3 [Akihiro Manabe, 2026]
4. Sea from Starsand Island [Unknown, 2026]
5. Bee My Honey -Honey B. Lovely Theme- from Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail [Masayoshi Soken feat. Paula Kaye Gerhold, 2024]
6. Never to Return from Pyre [Darren Korb feat. Ashley Barrett, 2017]
7. Together Forever -Main Theme- from Embers of Mana [OK Impala!, Unreleased]
8. Only the Mountain from Cairn [The Toxic Avenger, 2026]
9. Part of a Whole from Cairn [The Toxic Avenger feat. Gildaa, 2026]
10. Stars from Cairn [Martin Stig Andersen feat. Gildaa, 2026]
11. Song to Listen To While Being Chased by an Injured Man Wearing a Tree Costume in a Sewer from What Lies in the Multiverse [Ronny Antares, 2022]
12. Pingolf -Gameplay- from UFO 50 [Eirik Suhrke, 2024]
13. The Way Forward from Brian the Lion [Mike Clarke & Richard Ede, 1994]
14. Liar from ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN [Luby Sparks, 2026]

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PODCAST NETWORK

• Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast
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