The Beginning of the End, by Xoc

The Beginning of the End

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Includes: an 18-minute medley of 100 video game tunes; those 100 tunes as separate files; 10 outtakes from the recording sessions; and 10 brand-new bonus tracks recorded in 2015 exclusively for this reissue!

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	1.	(Medley) The Beginning of the End 18:22
	2.	3-D Battles of World Runner (Boss Defeat) 00:07
	3.	10 Yard Fight (Cheerleaders) 00:11
	4.	Adventure Island (Eggplant) 00:20
	5.	Adventures of Bayou Billy (Death Jingle) featuring Streifig 00:03
	6.	Adventures of Bayou Billy (Game Over) 00:09
	7.	Altered Beast (Intermission) 00:09
	8.	APB 00:12
	9.	Bad Dudes (Stage Clear) 00:04
	10.	Bagman (Screen 3) 00:20
	11.	Balloon Fight (Next Life) 00:01
	12.	Balloon Fight (Start) 00:09
	13.	Bases Loaded (Title Screen) 00:16
	14.	Batman (Cutscene) 00:31
	15.	Beauty and the Beast (Title Screen) 00:08
	16.	Beetlejuice (Ending) 00:12
	17.	Bionic Commando (Story Pt. 1) 00:15
	18.	Blades of Steel (Game Over) 00:09
	19.	Blaster Master (Boss Defeat aka Item Fanfare) 00:07
	20.	Blaster Master (Game Over) featuring Vegeroth 00:06
	21.	Bubble Bobble (Title Screen) 00:05
	22.	Bubble Bobble Jr. (Game Over) 00:11
	23.	Burgertime (Theme/Death Jingle/Level Complete) 00:34
	24.	Castlevania (Death Jingle) 00:02
	25.	Castlevania (Final Battle) 00:34
	26.	Castlevania (Game Over) 00:04
	27.	Castlevania Adventure (Game Over) 00:05
	28.	Castlevania Adventure (Game Start) 00:05
	29.	Castlevania II (Game Over) 00:06
	30.	Chiller (Hallway Level) 00:24
	31.	Cloak 'N' Dagger (Level Start) 00:06
	32.	Commando (Game Over) 00:08
	33.	Congo Bongo (Death Jingle) 00:04
	34.	Congo Bongo (Intro) 00:09
	35.	Conker's Bad Fur Day (Sweet Corn) 00:24
	36.	Conker's Bad Fur Day (Uga Buga Idol Fanfare) 00:15
	37.	Contra (Level Complete) 00:06
	38.	Contra (Title Screen) 00:07
	39.	Crystal Castles (Medley) 00:39
	40.	Donkey Kong Country (Rare Logo Fanfare) 00:05
	41.	Donkey Kong Jr. Math (Title Screen) 00:11
	42.	Double Dragon (Ending) 00:23
	43.	Double Dribble (Setup) 00:16
	44.	Duck Hunt (Clay Shooting) 00:09
	45.	Duck Hunt (Ducks) 00:07
	46.	Duck Hunt (Title Screen) 00:05
	47.	Frogger 00:10
	48.	Ghosts 'N' Goblins (Intro) 00:11
	49.	GoldenEye 007 (Death Jingle) 00:08
	50.	Gradius (Miniboss) 00:14
	51.	Gradius (Press Start) 00:01
	52.	Hang-On (Attract Mode) 00:17
	53.	Hard Drivin' (Instant Replay) 00:10
	54.	Heretic (Title Screen) 00:13
	55.	Ice Climber 00:08
	56.	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Sankara Stone) 00:25
	57.	Jaws (Game Over) 00:06
	58.	Jaws (Harbor) 00:05
	59.	Jr. Pac Man (Ready) 00:06
	60.	Jungle Hunt 00:30
	61.	Karate Champ 00:15
	62.	Karnov (Death Jingle) 00:03
	63.	Kid Niki (Ninja School) 00:08
	64.	Life Force (Game Over) 00:17
	65.	Lock 'N' Chase (Start/Main/Death) 00:15
	66.	Mario Bros. (Level Start) 00:03
	67.	Metroid Fusion (Sector 3 Emergency/Samus Fanfare) 00:18
	68.	Military Madness (Operations Map) 00:31
	69.	Mr. Do (Extra Man) 00:11
	70.	Mr. Do's Castle (Extra Man) 00:12
	71.	Nightmare on Elm Street (Falling Asleep/Boom Box) 00:18
	72.	Pac Man 00:05
	73.	Pole Position (Prepare To Qualify) featuring Pieness 00:08
	74.	Popeye (Olive's Song/Ship Level) 00:14
	75.	R.C. Pro-Am (Get Ready) 00:06
	76.	R.C. Pro-Am (Race Finish/Trophy Room) 00:06
	77.	Rampage 00:05
	78.	Robocop (Attract Mode) 00:26
	79.	Silver Surfer (Get Ready) 00:07
	80.	Sonic the Hedgehog (Continue/Game Over) 00:20
	81.	Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic Passed) 00:06
	82.	Spiderman 00:05
	83.	Streets of Rage (Level Clear) 00:08
	84.	Super Mario 64 (Star Catch Fanfare) 00:05
	85.	Super Metroid (Item Fanfare) 00:06
	86.	Super Pac Man 00:09
	87.	Super Sprint 00:15
	88.	T & C Surf Designs (Death Jingle) 00:04
	89.	T & C Surf Designs (Game Over) 00:03
	90.	Thunder Castle (Castle Power-Up) 00:19
	91.	Thunder Castle (Forest Power-Up) 00:17
	92.	Thunder Castle (Title Screen) 00:29
	93.	TMNT III (Story) featuring Streifig 00:27
	94.	Toobin' (Warp) 00:04
	95.	Tron (Death Jingle) 00:05
	96.	Tron (Game Over) 00:07
	97.	Tron (Level Complete) 00:04
	98.	Xenophobe 00:08
	99.	Yie Ar Kung Fu 00:20
	100.	Yoshi's Island (Kamek) 00:21
	101.	Yoshi's Island (Scoreboard) 00:27
	102.	Adventures in the Magic Kingdom (Try Again/Game Over) 00:11
	103.	Bionic Commando (Generalissimo) 00:11
	104.	Blades of Steel (Halftime) 00:35
	105.	Bomberman 00:20
	106.	Doom II (Title Screen) 00:17
	107.	Galaga 00:07
	108.	Metroid (Samus Fanfare) 00:10
	109.	Mr. Do's Wild Ride (Pirate Ship) 00:21
	110.	Pac Man Plus (Intermission) 00:11
	111.	Smurfs Rescue in Gargamel's Castle (Village) 00:17
	112.	Banjo-Kazooie (Death Jingle) 00:03
	113.	Banjo-Kazooie (Zoom/Snacker Attack) 00:10
	114.	Banjo-Tooie (Game Over) 00:10
	115.	Beetlejuice (Boss Defeat) 00:02
	116.	Kangaroo (Intro) 00:08
	117.	Ninja Gaiden (Death Jingle) 00:04
	118.	Ninja Gaiden (Level Start) 00:02
	119.	River City Ransom (Capitol Avenue Bridge) 00:12
	120.	Slaughtersport (Death Jingle) 00:08
	121.	Super Mario Bros. 2 (Bonus Chance Lose) 00:02

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Xoc covers 100 video game tunes - but only the really short ones. A lot of them are either signifying a beginning (get ready!) or an ending (you died).
The original slogan: "100 SONGS from 80 GAMES from 10 SYSTEMS*"

Originally released in August 2008 as one track (the medley) on a 3-inch CD in an edition of 100 by Concatenation Records in collaboration with Good-Evil Records (as CCN008/GE001)

This digital reissue includes the original 100-song medley; all 100 songs as individual files; 10 outtakes from the original sessions (previously released elsewhere); and 10 BRAND-NEW bonus tracks for 2015!

Concatenation Records: concatenationrecords.com
Good-Evil: good-evil.net

* "Systems" meaning Atari, Colecovision, Intellivision, NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, N64, GameCube, and both PC and arcade games

Assembled at Optical Pies Recorders, Sacramento CA
December 2004 - July 2008

XOC plays:
drums, bass, electric and acoustic guitars, 6-string banjo, toy piano, keyboards, battery-powered portable organ, accordion, Korg MS2000B synth, Roland Groovebox, Tyco Hot Lixx, Wurlitzer electric piano, Puerto Rican Cuatro, electric tambourine, trombone, Saxxy, various percussion, vocals

FEATURING:
pIENESS - announcement (Pole Position)
Streifig - guitars and melodica (TMNT3), guitars (Bayou Billy death jingle)
Vegeroth - guitars and bass (Blaster Master Game Over)

THANKS:
Ryu Hokoru, Ian Bennett, Tsu Ryu, JV & G-E, and all of TheSHIZZ

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released February 27, 2015

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