Rhythm Encounter Podcast 159 - Press Start Again: More RPG Title Screen Music
2RPG title screens bear a heavy burden. They're one of the first things we see in a game, making them one of the best places to leave a strong first impression. And often, a key component of that is the music. Several years ago, we highlighted eight standout title screen tracks in episode 71 (https://www.rpgfan.com/2021/11/08/rhythm-encounter-71-press-start-title-screen-music/) , and today, with a new panel, we're highlighting eight more! Come in and enjoy the music of several games you may know and some you likely don't. Welcome Matt to his first episode, and learn why there's an Elvis song in our links below, in this jam-packed episode of, well, jams!
As a side note, this episode's publish date was moved back, so some of the info near the end about Random Encounter and Retro Encounter's schedule is accurate, if behind where the shows currently are.
Featuring: Mike Salbato, Gio Castillo, Tin Manuel, Matt Wardell; Edited by Mike Salbato
Links for this episode
• Rhythm Encounter 61 - A Very Yoko Shimomura January (https://www.rpgfan.com/2021/01/27/rhythm-encounter-61-a-very-yoko-shimomura-january/)
• Rhythm Encounter 71 - Press Start: Title Screen Music (https://www.rpgfan.com/2021/11/08/rhythm-encounter-71-press-start-title-screen-music/)
• Square Enix: KINGDOM HEARTS: Memories of Dearly Beloved with Yoko Shimomura (https://www.square-enix-games.com/en_EU/news/yoko-shimomura-dearly-beloved)
• YouTube: Elvis Presley - Unchained Melody (live) ( • Elvis Presley - Unchained Melody )
• YouTube: Community Pom: Ending Theme ( • Community POM - Ending (Perrier) )
Tracklist
Peaceful Beginnings
0:11:20 - Somnus (Instrumental Version) (Yoko Shimomura) - Final Fantasy XV
0:13:46 - Dearly Beloved KINGDOM HEARTS III Version (Yoko Shimomura) - Kingdom Hearts III
Cheerful Beginnings
0:32:30 - Solramimi (Kazuki Yanagawa) - Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout
0:34:27 - Title (Hideki Tobeta) - Community Pom
Emotional Beginnings
0:56:01 - Dragon Age: Origins (Inon Zur) - Dragon Age: Origins
0:58:46 - Off-Seer (Yasunori Mitsuda) - Xenoblade Chronicles 3
There's-no-time-for-backup Beginnings
1:20:49 - Metropolitan Edge (Akira Yamaoka) - The 25th Ward: The Silver Case
1:23:47 - Invitation to the Overworld (Yukihide Takekawa) - Soul Blazer
1:53:10 - Matt's Bonus Track!
Album links for places to buy, stream, and more are available in our post on RPGFan. (https://www.rpgfan.com/2025/04/28/rhythm-encounter-159-more-rpg-title-screen-music/)
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