Published: Jan. 21, 2019, 5 a.m.

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Show Notes

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Matt and Kris decide on the best video game music of 2018 with the first annual WaveBack Awards

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And the nominees are...\\nBest Menu Music

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• Victory Fanfare \\u2013 Octopath Traveler by Yasunori Nishiki
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• Stage Select \\u2013 Mega Man 11 by Marika Suzuki
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• Spooky Main Manu \\u2013 Graveyard Keeper by Hamza el Hamri
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• Torna - Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna by Yasunori Mitsuda
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• Guacamelee! 2 Theme (Main Menu) \\u2013 Guacamelee 2 by Peter Chapman
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Best Game Opener

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• First Steps \\u2013 Celeste by Lena Raine
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• Los Manglares - Guacamelee 2 by Rom Di Prisco
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• CommanderVideo Runs Again \\u2013 Runner 3 by Matthew Harwood
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• Prisoner\\u2019s Awakening \\u2013 Dead Cells by Yoann Laulan
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• Minit\\u2019s Awakening - Minit by Jukio Kallio
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Best Stage Music

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• Quillshroom\\u2019s Horrors (Quillshroom Marsh) \\u2013 The Messenger by Rainbowdragoneyes
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• A Melody to Break the Curse (Music Box) \\u2013 The Messenger by Rainbowdragoneyes
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• Fuse Man Stage \\u2013 Mega Man 11 by Marika Suzuki
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• Greenpath - Hollow Knight by Christopher Larkin
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• Sabasaba Desert - Minit by Jukio Kallio
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Best cinematic or event music

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• Scattered and Lost \\u2013 Celeste by Lena Raine
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• Shocking Turn of Events \\u2013 Spider-Man by John Paesano
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• Lara\\u2019s Dream \\u2013 Shadow of the Tomb Raider by Brian D\'Oliveira
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• Nasty Majesty \\u2013 Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion by Toru Minegishi, Ryo Nagamatsu, and Shiho Fuji
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• Primed for Battle \\u2013 Starlink by Trevor Yulie
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Best shop music

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• Botanist \\u2013 Blossom Tales by Visager
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• Weapon Merchant \\u2013 Dead Cells by Yoann Laulan
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• Shop \\u2013 Mega Man 11 by Marika Suzuki
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• The Arcane Shoppe \\u2013 The Messenger by Rainbowdragoneyes
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• Mouth Verbalmeyer - Runner 3 by Matthew Harwood
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Best boss music

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• Weight of a Doubt - Dandara by ThommazK
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• They Who Govern Reason \\u2013 Octopath Traveler by Yasunori Nishiki
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• Not the Boss of Me - Runner 3 by Matthew Harwood
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• Phantom Legacy \\u2013 The Messenger by Rainbowdragoneyes
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• New Boss Theme - Guacamelee 2 by Peter Chapman
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Best soundtrack from a remake/remaster

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• DKC Tropical Freeze by David Wise
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• Lumines Remastered by Takayuki Nakamura and Katsumi Yokota
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• Shadow of the Colossus by Kow Otani
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• Pokemon Let\\u2019s Go by Shota Kageyama
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• Katamari Damacy Reroll by Yuu Miyake, Asuka Sakai, Akitaka Tohyama, Hideki Tobeta, Yoshihito Yano, and Yuri Misumi
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Best original song

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• Scattered and Lost - Celeste by Lena Raine
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• CommanderVideo Runs Again - Runner 3 by Matthew Harwood
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• A Melody to Break the Curse - The Messenger by Rainbowdragoneyes
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• Minit\\u2019s Awakening - Minit by Jukio Kallio
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• Los Manglares - Guacamelee 2 by Rom Di Prisco
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Best original soundtrack

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• Celeste by Lena Raine
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• Guacamelee 2 by Peter Chapman (aka Coins), Rom Di Prisco and Mariachi Entertainment System
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• Minit by Jukio Kallio
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• The Messenger by Rainbowdragoneyes
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• Runner 3 by Matthew Harwood and Stemage
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