Show Notes
Matt and Kris proudly present the return of the WaveBack Awards, featuring the best of the best in VGM from 2022.
The intro music for this episode was Cyclic Oscillations from Super Mega Zero by DDRKirby. Our team tragically overlooked this game until it was too late, so it unfortunately wasn’t given any considerations for this year’s awards. It’s a phenomenal soundtrack though, so we’ve linked to it here.
Super Mega Zero by DDRKirby
And the nominees are:
Best Menu/Map Music
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration - Menu Theme by Bob Baffy
Atari Mania - Museum Theme by Pascal Lamarche
Nintendo Switch Sports - Menu Theme by Haruko Torii and Takuhiro Honda
Vampire Survivors - Dust Elementals by Daniele Zandara
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Iris Network by Manami Kiyota
Best Game Opener
Blossom Tales II - Title Screen by Josie Brechner
Donut Dodo - Funhouse Fiasco by by Sean Bialo
Infernax - A Good Day to Be Alive by Olivier Couillard
Tunic - Memories of Memories by Lifeformed and Janice Kwan
Yars Recharged - An Army of One by Megan McDuffee
Best Stage/Area Music
Atelier Sophie 2 - Distant Lightning by Kazuki Yanagawa, Daisuke Achiwa, Tatsuya Yano, and Ryudai Abe
Donut Dodo - Construction Site Chaos by Sean Bialo
TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - Mutants Over Broadway by Tee Lopes featuring Anton Corazza
Vampire Survivors - Forest Night Fever by Filippo Vicarelli
Yars Recharged - Zorlon Cannon by Megan McDuffee
Best Cinematic/Event Music
Blossom Tales 2 - Story by the Campfire by Josie Brechner
God of War: Ragnarok - Gjallarhorn (With His Sound) by Bear McCreary
Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Kirby and the Mysterious Vortex
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - A Life Sent On (Unison) by Yasunori Mitsuda
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Weight of Life by Yasunori Mitsuda, arrangement by Kenji Hiramatsu
Best Shop Music
Blossom Tales 2 - Shopping! by Josie Brechner
Cuphead DLC - Porkrinds Provisions by Kristofer Maddigan
Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Waddle Dee's Weapons Shop by Hirokazu Ando
Return to Monkey Island - Fish Shop by Michael Z. Land, Peter McConnell, and Clint Bajakian
Shovel Knight Dig - Overground (Hoofman's Shop Layer) by Jake Kaufman
Best Boss Music
Cuphead DLC: Bouree on the Board by Kristofer Maddigan
Infernax - Test Your Might by Jason Letourneau
Shovel Knight Dig - The Forger by Jake Kaufman
TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - Clash of the Outcasts by Tee Lopes
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Mobius Battle by TOMOri Kudo
Best Soundtrack from a Remake or Remaster
Chrono Cross by Yasunori Mitsuda
Crisis Core FF7 Reunion by Takeharu Ishimoto
Live a Live by Yoko Shimomura
Sonic Origins by Sonic Team
Turrican Anthology by Chris Huelsbeck
Best Original Song
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration - Menu Theme by Bob Baffy
Kirby and the Forgotten Land - A Trip to Alivel Mall by Hirokazu Ando
Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Jubilife Village by Go Ichinose, Hitomi Sato, and Hiromitsu Maeba
Shovel Knight Dig - Spore Judgement by Jake Kaufman
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Weight of Life by Yasunori Mitsuda, arrangement by Kenji Hiramatsu
Best Original Soundtrack
Infernax by Jason Létourneau, Jules Conroy, and Olivier Couillard
Shovel Knight Dig by Jake Kaufman
TMNT: Shredder's Revenge by Tee Lopes
Tunic by Lifeformed and Janice Kwan
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 by Yasunori Mitsuda, Et al
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