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Lights!  Camera!  VGM! Video games based on movies have generally garnered themselves a bad reputation. While it does seem that most of them were rushed out the door by their publishers, many of those games’ composers made sure to provide excellent soundtracks to make up for it. Talented folks like Jonathan Dunn, Barry Leitch, and Hitoshi Sakimoto have all lent their skills to these licensed titles at one point or another, and Mike and Ed share some of their favorite tunes from games based on films.  Grab some overpriced popcorn, pick your seat, and enjoy!

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The Tracklist:

Format: Game Title (Year) (System) – Track Title – Composer(s)

1- Super Back to the Future Part II (SFC) (1993) – “Storyline” and “Round 2-1” – Hitoshi Sakimoto, Alan Silvestri

2 – Robocop (NES) (1989) – “On Duty” –  Shōgo Sakai, Takafumi Miura, Masaaki Iwasaki, Yuji Suzuki, Basil Poledouris

3 – Die Hard Trilogy (PSX) (1996) – “Wall Street” – Stephen Root, Neil Palmer

4 – Darkman (Nes) (1991) – “Burned Alive” – Jonathan Dunn

5 – Lethal Weapon (Amiga) (1992) – “Mission 1” – Barry Leitch, Dean Evans

6 – Batman (PC Engine) (1990) – “Level 1” – Naoki Kodaka, Noboyuki Hara

7 – Blade Runner (Windows) (1997) – “Decktora’s Dance” – Frank Klepacki

8 – Aeon Flux (PS2/Xbox) (2005) – “Cue 8 Loop” – Kyle Richards

9 – Top Gun (NES) (1987) – “Refueling” – Kiyohiro Sada, Kazuki Muraoka, Kouji Murata  

10 – Rambo (NES) (1987) – “Stage Theme” – Toru Hasebe

11 – Toy Story (Genesis) (1995) – “Stage 8: Buzz Battle” – Patrick J. Collins, Philip Morris, Andy Blythe, Marten Joustra, Allister Brimble

12 – Waterworld (SNES) (1995) – “Mission Theme 2” – Dean Evans