Episode #407 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan and Bedroth spotlight Octopath Traveler 0, the newest entry in Square Enix's beloved HD-2D series.
Yasunori Nishiki returns as composer, delivering new tracks that capture the game's themes of loss, revenge, and restoration. From Wishvale's destruction to ring-bearing villains, we explore battle themes, character leitmotifs, and an emotional vocal ending.
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EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS
- Main Theme from Octopath Traveler 0 [Yasunori Nishiki, 2025]
- Choices to Make from Octopath Traveler 0 [Yasunori Nishiki, 2025]
- Wishvale from Octopath Traveler 0 [Yasunori Nishiki, 2025]
- Battle 0 from Octopath Traveler 0 [Yasunori Nishiki, 2025]
- Tytos, The Hero from Octopath Traveler 0 [Yasunori Nishiki, 2025]
- Herminia, the Covetous Witch from Octopath Traveler 0 [Yasunori Nishiki, 2025]
- Auguste, the Playwright from Octopath Traveler 0 [Yasunori Nishiki, 2025]
- Decisive Battle 0 from Octopath Traveler 0 [Yasunori Nishiki, 2025]
- Bestower of Wealth from Octopath Traveler 0 [Yasunori Nishiki, 2025]
- Who Awaits on Greed's Path from Octopath Traveler 0 [Yasunori Nishiki, 2025]
- Hell -Battle- from Octopath Traveler 0 [Yasunori Nishiki, 2025]
- The Heavens -Decisive Battle- from Octopath Traveler 0 [Yasunori Nishiki, 2025]
- Returning All to Nil from Octopath Traveler 0 [Yasunori Nishiki, 2025]
- Yet I Carry On from Octopath Traveler 0 [Yasunori Nishiki feat. Kaon Kokudo, 2025]
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