barSILENCE: A Video Game Music Podcast

barSILENCE: A Video Game Music Podcast

barSILENCE is a retrospective video game music podcast exploring the best soundtracks from your favorite games. Every month we uncover the stories behind the scenes, celebrate iconic composers, and discover nostalgic tunes that you are sure to enjoy.

Casting barSILENCE enhances the defenses of the listener against a silent world.

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Winter Mix 4

Winter Mix 4

[Episode 44] This month, barSILENCE embraces winter as more than just cold days and long nights with an all-new playlist of frosty video game music. In this year's Winter Mix, we're listening to 25 ...

Halloween Haunts 3: Château Agonisant

Halloween Haunts 3: Château Agonisant

[Episode 43] This month, barSILENCE returns to the macabre for a third edition of Halloween Haunts! An unexpected letter has arrived, summoning us to the fortress of darkness and forgotten echoes kn...

Tempest 2000
barSILENCE: A Video Game Music PodcastSeptember 23, 202500:59:54

Tempest 2000

[Episode 42] This month, barSILENCE is blasting through the colorific tube-sliding action of Tempest 2000 on the Atari Jaguar! Jeff Minter’s legendary reimagining of the 1981 classic is a hypnotic, ...

Defender 2000
barSILENCE: A Video Game Music PodcastSeptember 02, 202500:56:59

Defender 2000

[Episode 41] This month, barSILENCE is blasting off into the outer space battlefields of Defender 2000 on the Atari Jaguar. Released in 1996, Jeff Minter’s Defender 2000 put a darker, futuristic spi...

Mario Kart Grand Prix Tour

Mario Kart Grand Prix Tour

[Episode 40] This month, barSILENCE is powersliding through the iconic, energetic, and incredibly fun soundtracks to the console Mario Kart games. The Mario Kart series hit the track in 1992 and has...

Shinobi & Nightshade

Shinobi & Nightshade

[Episode 39] This month, barSILENCE is dashing across rooftops and slicing through the shadows with the pulse-pounding beats of Shinobi and Nightshade for the PlayStation 2. 2002’s Shinobi introduce...