Rhythm Encounter 154 - Music of the Year 2024: Part I

It’s time for Music of the Year! 2024 was absolutely stacked with game releases. Some even felt it was one of the all-time best years in gaming. And the side effect of a year filled with excellent games means a year of excellent soundtracks. For this annual special, we let each panelist bring on three songs. Even so, how did we pick just nine today? It wasn’t easy.

2024 being such a great year for RPG music meant that one episode could not contain our Music of the Year celebrations, so we have split it into two back-to-back episodes. Enjoy the likes of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Arco, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and much more today. Then come back next week for three more panelists’ highlights of the year!

Featuring: Mike Salbato, Hilary Andreff, Michael Sollosi, Gio Castillo, Patrick Gann; Edited by Mike Salbato

Links for this episode

The End of Service: A NieR Re[in]carnation Postmortem Retrospective

Tracklist

Pat’s Picks
0:02:58 – The World’s Heartbeat (comp. Kenji Ito, arr. Tsutomu Narita) – SaGa Emerald Beyond
0:04:49 – Battle! (Terapagos – The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero) (comp. Toby Fox, Go Ichinose, Rei Murayama, arr. Go Ichinose) – Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
0:08:16 – Lantern&End (Keiichi Okabe) – SINoALICE

Hilary’s Picks
0:39:58 – Renoir (Lorien Testard) – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
0:42:55 – Moiety Theme (Robyn Miller) – Riven (2024)
0:45:01 – Nadie Los Podrá Salvar (José Ramón “Bibiki” García) – Arco

Michael Sollosi’s Picks
1:17:52 – Impregnable Triangle (Chihiro Aoki) – Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
1:20:59 – Coral Crown (Darren Korb, feat. Erin Yvette, Ashley Barret, Judy Alice Lee) – Hades II
1:25:04 – Queen’s Blood – Prodigious Pedigree (Mitsuto Suzuki) – Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Album Links

Arco Original Soundtrack

VGMdb
Bandcamp
iTunes Store / Apple Music: Vol. 1 | Vol. 2 | Vol. 3
Spotify
Steam

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Original Soundtrack) Cast Reveal Edition – EP

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Original Soundtrack

Hades II Original Soundtrack

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Original Soundtrack

Nintendo Switch Pokémon Scarlet・Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Super Music Collection

Riven (Original Game Soundtrack) [Remastered 2024]

SaGa Emerald Beyond Original Soundtrack

SINoALICE Original Soundtrack Vol.3

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Rhythm Encounter 154 – Music of the Year 2024: Part I