barSILENCE: A Video Game Music Podcast

Episode 49 is out now! 🎃 Step through The Dark Mirror into a haunting, synth-driven nightmare inspired by VHS-era horror. Nothing on the other side can be trusted. Don't look away: barsilence.com/episode/f9c6... #Halloween #VGM #SuperPodNetwork

Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation - 1998) Elza Walker, a Raccoon University student and motorcycle racer, was replaced with Claire Redfield when Capcom scrapped the original version and started over. #Halloween #RetroGaming

Silent Hill 2 (PlayStation 5 / PC - 2024) “Well, I’m alone there now… In our ‘special place’… Waiting for you…” #Halloween #SilentHill

Nightmare Creatures (PlayStation - 1997) Kalisto used actual 19th-century maps and blueprints to build Nightmare Creatures' version of London, then filled its streets with monsters. #Halloween #RetroGaming #NightmareCreatures

Splatterhouse (TurboGrafx-16 - 1990) A two-page comic ad introduced Rick and Jennifer's trip to West Mansion, giving Rick a lead pipe that never appeared in the game. #Halloween #RetroGaming #Splatterhouse

Need some spooktacular music for the weekend? 🎃 I made you something. Dare you to listen. Kill the lights: barsilence.com/episode/f9c6... #Halloween #VGM #SuperPodNetwork

Manhunt (PlayStation 2 - 2003) Rockstar's Manhunt put you inside a snuff film and rewarded increasingly brutal executions. It ended up being the first video game banned in New Zealand. #Halloween #RetroGaming #Manhunt

Lost in Vivo (PC - 2018) When a storm washes your service dog down a sewer drain, your search to bring it home descends into a surreal first-person nightmare inspired by Silent Hill. #Halloween #HorrorGames #LostInVivo

Elevator Crash by Akuma Kira. 🛗 Maybe take the stairs next time. Listen to more Halloween Haunts 👻 barsilence.com/episode/f9c6... #Halloween #VGM #SuperPodNetwork

Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast - 2001) For Halloween in 2018, Sega released an official 10-hour loop of Pumpkin Hill's “A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup,” featuring Hunnid-P. #Halloween #RetroGaming #SonicAdventure2

Luigi's Mansion (GameCube - 2001) The Game Boy Horror is modeled after a clear Game Boy Color, even though the Game Boy Advance was already out when Luigi's Mansion launched. #Halloween #RetroGaming #LuigisMansion

Silent Hill (PlayStation - 1999) Midwich Elementary's design borrowed from the school in Arnold Schwarzenegger's Kindergarten Cop, right down to the posters on its walls. #Halloween #RetroGaming #SilentHill

Need some music for the weekend? 🎃 This year’s haunting playlist of video game music comes from games like Oxenfree, Dino Crisis, 999, Manhunt and more. Listen if you dare: barsilence.com/episode/f9c6... #Halloween #VGM #SuperPodNetwork

Resident Evil (GameCube - 2002) When Capcom chose Nintendo for its remake of this horror classic, their exclusivity deal made GameCube & Wii the only way to play it in the West for nearly 13 years, until the HD remaster's release. #Halloween #RetroGaming #ResidentEvil

Beacon Beach by SCNTFC. Perfect for long walks on the beach and accidentally opening supernatural rifts. More Halloween Haunts 🎃 barsilence.com/episode/f9c6... #Halloween #VGM #SuperPodNetwork

Dino Crisis 2 (PlayStation - 2000) Dino Crisis 2 traded the original's real-time 3D environments for pre-rendered 2D backgrounds, allowing for more action on screen. #Halloween #RetroGaming #DinoCrisis

Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64 - 1996) The Mad Piano in Big Boo's Haunt level can't be defeated, despite Nintendo's official player's guide claiming otherwise. #Halloween #RetroGaming #N64

Need some music for the weekend? 🎃 It's October. Legally, everything is spooky now. Start haunting: barsilence.com/episode/f9c6... #Halloween #VGM #SuperPodNetwork

If you like Chillscape, you'll LOOOOVE this 💀🦴

Baroque (Sega Saturn - 1998) The Absolute God has returned to Earth, but it is being fed corrupted data to prevent it from fixing the horrors humanity has inflicted on the world. #Halloween #RetroGaming

Dino Crisis (PlayStation - 1999) Capcom hoped Dino Crisis would establish a new genre called “Panic Horror” because of its aggressive dinosaurs compared to Resident Evil's zombies. #Halloween #RetroGaming

This is not a feel good episode of VGM. (Which should be read as a compliment.)

barSILENCE Archives: E43: Halloween Haunts 3 🎃 Return to the haunted halls of Château Agonisant for a sinister mix of video game music that takes you deep into the castle’s heart of darkness. Enter if you dare 🦇 barsilence.com/episode/f8ef... #Halloween #October #VGM

barSILENCE Archives: E20: Halloween Haunts 2 🎃 The nightmare continues! Listen to some spooktacular VGM from Castlevania: SotN, Resident Evil 2, Deadly Premonition, Mortal Kombat 3, and more! The darkness awaits 🌑 barsilence.com/episode/4c87... #Halloween #October #VGM

Bandcamp Friday is here again! Pick up Hydelic/Enhance's soundtracks and support game music! 🎶 Lumines Arise, Tetris Effect: Connected, HUMANITY, Area X and more. 🎧 Your ears deserve a li'l treat, no tricks. 👂 https://enhanceexperience.bandcamp.com

🎃 SAVE THE DATE 🎃 Halloween Haunts is entering The Dark Mirror. FEAR THE FAMILIAR Prepare yourself: barSILENCE.com #Halloween #VGM #SuperPodNetwork

barSILENCE Archives: E7: Halloween Haunts 🎃 October is here, and it’s time for spooky VGM! Revisit the original Halloween Haunts packed with tracks from Silent Hill 3, Clock Tower, Parasite Eve II, and more. Rise from your grave 🪦 barsilence.com/episode/ebb2... #Halloween #October #VGM

APPRECIATION POST 💠💠 Thanks for all the love you've shown the Lumines Arise episode this month! I'm grateful to everyone who took the time to listen. 💠 2x2 Jams: barsilence.com/episode/2514... #Lumines #GameMusic

Lumines Arise has been nominated for Best Soundtrack at the Golden Joystick Awards 2026! 🎧 We are proud to see its soundtrack nominated alongside such outstanding works from around the world. 🏆 🗳️ Vote now → https://www.gamesradar.com/goldenjoystickawards

Lumines Arise by @enhance-experience.com is one of those games where headphones are part of the experience. Good thing they're also pretty useful for podcasts. 💠 Listen to some 2x2 Jams:💠 barsilence.com/episode/2514... #Lumines #GameMusic

Need some weekend music? 💠 Drop everything. Then drop blocks and beats. Press Start: barsilence.com/episode/2514... #Lumines

Lumines Arise 🛗Stage: Rise and Fall ⬆️Song: Sleepless Awakeness #Lumines

🍂 Falling leaves 🌧️ Light rain (?) 🌡️ Cooler temperatures It can only mean one thing...Fall has arrived. Vibe out accordingly. 💜 #LuminesArise

Lumines Remastered (Nintendo Switch · 2018) According to a Famitsu interview, Tetsuya Mizuguchi said the Nintendo Switch's HD Rumble is what finally convinced him to remaster Lumines. #Lumines #NintendoSwitch #GameMusic

Black. White. Bird. Repeat. FASTER. 🕊️ More High-Energy Sounds: barsilence.com/episode/2514... #Lumines #GameMusic

Lumines Arise ⚫️Stage: On Eggshells ⚪️Song: In Black and White #Lumines

Lumines Arise 🟡Stage: Arise 🟣 Song: Arise (Feat. Krysta Youngs) #Lumines

Lumines Arise 🔵Stage: Neon Streets 🟢Song: Bass Cycles #Lumines

Need some weekend music? 💠 Clear your schedule... ...and some blocks. Press Start: barsilence.com/episode/2514... #Lumines

Lumines: Electronic Symphony (PlayStation Vita · 2012) Producer James Mielke said the soundtrack began with over 300 possible songs. It took the team 5–6 months to narrow them down into the game's final tracklist. #Lumines #PSVita

Qubed (Xbox 360 · 2009) Atari and Q Entertainment bundled Rez HD, Lumines Live!, and Every Extend Extra Extreme from Xbox Live Arcade into a single physical release. #Lumines #Xbox360 #RetroGaming

Open the windows. Find Myself by Hydelic is taking us for a ride. ☀️ More Feel-Good Tunes: barsilence.com/episode/2514... #Lumines #GameMusic

Lumines Arise 🪩Stage: Mirror Ball 🟣Song: 1999 #Lumines

Lumines Arise ❌Stage: Code X 🟪Song: Reboot #Lumines