Episode #424 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan and Bedroth are celebrating the season with an episode built entirely around flowers... or at least flower names. From soft and reflective themes to energetic idol tracks, strange late-night vibes, and even a few pieces carrying a little danger underneath the petals, every selection on today’s playlist features a different flower in the title.

Along the way, we’ll be wandering through everything from visual novels and city builders to platformers, cyberpunk dystopias, puzzle games, and early-2000s Square weirdness. Some tracks feel warm and comforting like the first clear morning after a week of rain, while others drift into darker territory where the flowers probably grow under neon signs instead of sunlight. Turns out video game music has a surprisingly deep garden to pull from... No? Okay, I'll see myself out.

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EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS

Iris from FLOWERS [MANYO, 2016]
Tulip -M@ster Version- from THE iDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS [Kakeru Ishihama feat. Yuko Iida, Ru Thing, Haruka Yoshimura, Asami Takano & Kotomi Aihara, 2011]
Daffodil -Ginny's Theme- from Koibumi Romantica [Kensei, 2009]
Pansy Town from Kururin Paradise [Atsuhiro Motoyama, 2002]
Morning Glory from Cities: Skylines II [King Major, 2023]
Lilac's Theme from Freedom Planet 2 [Leilani Wilson, 2022]
Stadium -Daisy Cruiser- from Mario Super Sluggers [Ayako Yamaguchi, Masashi Sugiyama, Nobuhiro Ohuchi & Kazuyuki Fujita, 2008]
Lily from Stellar Blade [seibin & Youngjee Lee feat. Miyo Takashiro, 2024]
Bluebonnet from DYE [Danny Stracener, 2017]
Kaldea Orchid from The Bouncer [Noriko Matsueda & Takahito Eguchi, 2000]
White Sunflowers from Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time [Kazuya Izumi feat. Kouki Miyata, 2000]
Salvia from Alice Gear Aegis [Nakayama Raiden, 2018]
Dirty Roses from Cyberpunk 2077 [OnenO & Perilous Futur, 2020]
Al-Di-La -Bergamot Version- from Nights: Journey of Dreams [Tomoya Ohtani & Naofumi Hataya, 2007]

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