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GAMEPLAY: Visual Novels

Still from the narrative-based game "last day of spring"
Still from the narrative-based game "last day of spring"

Cyberpunk bartending, planning a spa day for a friend, wining and dining nobles in pre-revolutionary France...

This week, we'll take you through music from visual novels: games that are all about storytelling through words, art, and music.

We’ll hear music from games about cyberpunk bartending, planning a spa day for a friend, wining and dining nobles in pre-revolutionary France, and lots more!

Generous support for the music heard on this program comes from the Robert T. and Ruth Haidt Hughes Memorial Acquisitions Fund. Special thanks to Michael Culler for engineering assistance. Amanda Sewell is IPR's Music Director. Keith Brown is GAMEPLAY’s host and executive producer.

To hear the full episode, click the link above! Here's the playlist:

John Robert Matz - Ambition: Un menuet de pouvoir (Ambition: A Minuet in Power) - Original soundtrack

Masakazu Sugimori, Akemi Kimura, Noriyuki Iwadare, arr. Noriyuki Iwadare - Phoenix Wright ~ Objection! (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney) - Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

sdhizumi - Erika’s Room (last day of spring) - Original soundtrack

rocka - Yumeiro Koshodou (Hashihime of the Old Book Town) - Original soundtrack

rocka - Hashihime’s face (Hashihime of the Old Book Town) - Original soundtrack

rocka - Stray sheep (Hashihime of the Old Book Town) - Original soundtrack

Chris Remo - The House, Part 1 (Original) (Gone Home) - Original soundtrack

Chris Remo - A Very Long Phase/Getting Lonnie (Gone Home) - Original soundtrack

Chris Remo - I Said Yes (Gone Home) - Original soundtrack

John Robert Matz - Suite Bourgeoisie: I: Allegro (Ambition: A Minuet in Power) - Videri String Quartet/Original soundtrack

John Robert Matz - Suite Bourgeoisie: III: Scherzo (Ambition: A Minuet in Power) - Videri String Quartet/Original soundtrack

John Robert Matz - Le Domaine No. 2 (Estate B) (Ambition: A Minuet in Power) - Kristin Naigus, oboe/Original soundtrack

John Robert Matz - Le rideau tombe (Ambition: A Minuet in Power) - Annie Rosen, mezzo-soprano/Original soundtrack

Michael Kelly - A New Frontier (VA-11 HALL-A) - Original soundtrack

Ritsuko Okazaki, arr. Tomoki Hasegawa - Always Smiling (Symphonic Rain) - Haruki Mino, piano/Tomoki Iwanaga, cello

Kevin Penkin, Jeremy Lim - Banter of the Highest Level (Necrobarista) - Original soundtrack

Kevin Penkin, Jeremy Lim - The Bittersweet Taste of Death (Necrobarista) - Original soundtrack

Keith Brown was the host of Matinee Classics and the host and producer of GAMEPLAY until 2024.