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Topic | Rank the Tracks 156: The Weeknd - Dawn FM + ~Future Album Voting~ |
rwlh 03/14/24 4:45:29 PM #14 | Only five more albums to listen to so I can be an informed voter! *gasps for breath* |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/14/24 4:36:10 PM #300 | ELIMINATION 51/59: paulg235 Average rating: 5.9 Average ranking: 4360 Your lucky song: Cartagra - Profundity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Sfa6YdlBs Thank you for nominating! |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/14/24 4:32:04 PM #299 | 120/2853 @Place Taiko no Tatsujin (2011) - Magical Parfait https://youtu.be/GcS1ges6jYk?si=DQSlmVywsSJLy7Ay This is a very dense song. Lots of stuff popping off all over the place: little bells and chimes, beeps and boops, persistent percussion, a cute PAH noise every now and then. Parts of this feel like alien music and parts feel like somebodys ringtone. Its a truly unique experience. Its only not higher because, like virtually everything at this tier, I dont really have a desire to come back to it, but when I do come back to it, its delightful. 119/2848 @failgirlema Outburst4D - FUTURE EXPRESS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PglnNElc8Dk Love the crackly opening, then the muffled vocal sample, then this heavenly melody kicks in. Some very strong Indian vibes, and some very nifty sound design and melodic progression. As we exit the 7s soon, get ready for more of these songs that tick off multiple boxes but do so in style. I chose to place this right around the following song, which I used in a mini collab with deo, because I respond to both songs very similarly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30UcYqSXpBg 118/2847 @banshiryuu SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN - Spectrum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVxI-7HtaaY Speaking of deoI placed this song one slot above FUTURE EXPRESS, and Life & Lodge one slot above that. Ranking is an exact science, you see. Spectrum is a mysterious song that never manages to shed its sense of whimsy. This is probably the least rhythm game-y nomination from deo; I could see this in like a Zero Escape soundtrack or something. I love that interplay between the two poles of innocent and dark. 117/2840 @DeadTaffer Tenchu: Stealth Assassins - Crisis 3 (Onikage) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrH8V5Zdz3k The best way I can think of to describe this song is sinister Layton music. I dont know. Even though the instrumentation is different, the composition really reminds me of like, a chase sequence in Layton. Do Layton games have chase sequences? If they did, and if the BGM that played during them had East Asian trappings, it would sound like this. 116/2836 @paulg235 Crypt Of The NecroDancer - Konga Conga Kappa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eon9jJDK2q8 Last 7! Here is an example of a song that improved significantly after the loop point. At first I wasnt feeling this, but something hearing the melody and grungy bass again really made the song improve in my eyes (ears?). Its got great presence: if I was personifying songs, this one would be a very important and powerful person who gets what they want, and has fun doing it, but maybe at others expense. |
Topic | Mount Rushmore Stats & Discussion |
rwlh 03/14/24 3:07:19 PM #140 | ZenOfThunder posted... celebrity product endorsements would be separate from products created by celebrities, right? I was thinking the former but if you'd rather do the other, that's fine too. |
Topic | What four rappers are on the Rappers Mount Rushmore? |
rwlh 03/14/24 2:44:55 PM #71 | Okay. Then change: Run D.M.C. N.W.A. Nas Kendrick Lamar To: Grandmaster Flash 2Pac Nas Kendrick Lamar Grandmaster Flash was one of the originators and influencers, and Tupac remains one of the genre's biggest superstars. |
Topic | What four rappers are on the Rappers Mount Rushmore? |
rwlh 03/14/24 2:16:20 PM #67 | rwlh posted... Run D.M.C. Change Public Enemy to N.W.A. |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/13/24 11:11:18 PM #293 | You've been smackledorfed! |
Topic | Mount Rushmore Stats & Discussion |
rwlh 03/13/24 10:11:41 PM #121 | Relevant to the current discussion (the full title of Barkley Shut Up and Jam Gaiden probably qualifies), here's a nomination that could be fun: Celebrity product endorsements. |
Topic | What four rappers are on the Rappers Mount Rushmore? |
rwlh 03/13/24 9:53:11 PM #22 | Okay, I'll give it a try. Run D.M.C. Public Enemy Nas Kendrick Lamar The first two are musical acts. If you want individual rappers, let me know and I'll revise. Run D.M.C. were some of the earliest and most influential rappers. Public Enemy was (to my knowledge) one of the first rap acts to be loudly political. Nas's album Illmatic was highly influential among rappers. And Kendrick Lamar is probably the most acclaimed rapper of his generation and one of the most celebrated of all time. |
Topic | What four rappers are on the Rappers Mount Rushmore? |
rwlh 03/13/24 8:50:40 PM #6 | I don't really have much input on this except that I think this Rushmore is funniest if Kanye is kept off it. |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/13/24 8:10:31 PM #290 | 125/2934 @Prody_Parrot DANCE aROUND - Star Tune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J35vbcuV6w4 Why hello its our old friend little girl music. Prodys first drop is a funky dance track with some gratuitous English in the chorus; the singer entreats us to dance dance dance and jump jump jump. Its way catchier than it has any right to be. The song feels like disco. Jessie Wares been real quiet since this dropped Only Place stands alone with all five songs undropped. But for how long??? 124/2918 @Haste_2 Kirby Super Star - Flying Through Outer Space https://youtu.be/tgQ0AyOMiAo?si=EZrZNekVgOn8HSgr I think this song is largely in14/4? Is that a real time signature? Thats how it sounds to me at least. Like the best Kirby songs, this twinkles like the stars, captivating me with bubbly melodies and shockingly complex rhythms. God, this must be a great song to just get fucking baked to. Kirby music really brings out the poet in me. 123/2882 @sergiocornaga Monument Valley - Sounds from Shattered Seashells https://youtu.be/Y5_6gcl6UHM I love the big, immersive sound in the Monument Valley soundtracks. While this isnt quite as high on my list as other examples (Amateur Cartography is the highest ranked song from the series, at #303), it still does a great job at setting the tone with big chords and a slow, deliberate rhythm. This is a good song to get lost in. 122/2871 @tgs2 UEFA 2000 (GBC) - Statistics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtBaaRuEg8I Why yes I like Alberto Jose Gonzlez, thanks for asking. Is Gonzlez the most consistent VGM composer of all time? I feel like if you like one song by him, youll like everything by him. This sounds just like his other work, which I also like, so this is fine by me Like every solid Gonzlez track, its got a catchy melody and some delightful Game Boy Color arpeggios (which, hey, I guess not every song of his has). 121/2854 @GameBopAdv corru.observer - Fractured City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHeSVh5XgY0 A short song, under forty seconds. Everybodys always talking about how songs are too long but I would absolutely listen to six and a half minutes of this. Its the closest to literal noise in the whole ranking. Noise music always calms me down when Im feeling stressed; I can put on Crazybus and within seconds feel calm neurotransmitters flowing through my brain. This is a song that I absolutely want more of, a testament to how much I liked what was here. |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/13/24 7:21:53 PM #289 | Expect another five tonight - just posting now to say that I updated the playlist through song 126 (Lathouse). |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/13/24 7:06:37 PM #288 | ELIMINATION 52/59: tazzyboyishere Average rating: 6 Average ranking: 4224 Your lucky song: Abzu - Seriola Lalandi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4XsxGS-VtM Thank you for nominating! |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/13/24 7:02:03 PM #287 | hey guess what i'm a fucking liar - 130/3040 @Arti The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero - Afternoon in Crossbell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBkrcWMgJdo Nice vibes. Very pleasant. What sets this track apart from other nice/pleasant songs is these atonal bells that are used throughout that give it some nice heft. Its like two bells in harmony, but one is off-key, and its really lovely. When I revisited this song for the second listenthrough, I noted that it felt like I was returning to an old friend. 129/3024 @DanKirby Star Ocean: The Second Story - We form in crystals https://youtu.be/ZA0Pk5DKKSY As you may have gleaned from earlier writeups, Im not the biggest fan of Motoi Sakuraba. But We form in crystals is a strangely compelling song. I especially like the wolf howling that appears periodically. The song is almost six minutes long but it doesnt feel long at all, at least not in a bad way; like a walk through a darkened forest, there are new discoveries and a hint of danger around every corner. 128/2974 @Paratroopa1 Life on Earth: Reimagined - Stage 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRaC60Y5_Ps Yes this FM synth sound on this is so good. Songs like this, with minimal melody but heavy reliance on a particular soundchip, get by for me partially on the percussion. This track has a lot of really solid percussion, nice crunchy drums and a deep THROBBING bass. Heres actual footage of me with the FM synth in this song: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/6a6ed352.jpg 127/2960 @tazzyboyishere Lumines - Shinin' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr5ey9HNorE This is A Big Song. Ive used the term maximalist a few times so far and Im not sure if Im using it correctly, but Ill use it again here to refer to a song with big sound design. Lots of energy, Wall of Sound production, heavy reverb sometimes. Shinin does all of these things. Much like SHAKE YA BODY, the Lumines nom from last VGMC, its repetitive, but it holds my interest all throughout. This is an example of a song that uses repetition in a way that I find engaging and fun. It even changes up 2/3 of the way through to a more acoustic tone, so if youre bored with the song, skip ahead 126/2944 @Collen The Urbz: Sims in the City - Lathouse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rMzApMW3Yw This song has everything: sex noises, someone muttering in French, funky beats, and beeping. All in the first 30 seconds! When the dude comes in speaking in Simlish or whatever, it transcends to another level. Its fun if nothing else! This strikes me as an example of microhouse, a genre Collen introduced me to in the album ranking. (Fans of the Ballz 3D Title Theme may wish to take notes on this one.) |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/13/24 5:26:36 PM #286 | Probably no writeups today, maybe not tomorrow either. But we'll be back soon! |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/12/24 6:10:58 PM #279 | 135/3144 @JONA The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood - Sisterhood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6Rhdpxi0kU This song starts out in 10/4 and then switches to 5/4 (or maybe its always 5/4). It feels super prog in that its constantly shifting and throwing new musical ideas around, but everything feels so cohesive. Its a fun song to see develop and to revisit. 134/3137 @MargaretAnnMid Suikoden III - Theme of Narcissism (Once Again) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NofniC4T7U I really hope this plays on a boat because its making me seasick. I mean that in a good way its disorienting in a palpable way. The notes feel ever so slightly off, and the runs happen dizzyingly fast. The whole thing feels like its tilting me sideways. I dont know if Narcissism is the name of someones boat or just their belief that theyre the center of their underwater kingdom, but its such a visceral song. Was this the reaction you expected from when you nominated this? 133/3125 @xx521xx PokPark 2: Wonders Beyond - Battle Theme 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUU7S8TuXJY More of that garage band sound that I didnt know I particularly enjoyed! This is somehow a Pokemon song. Very intense but in a playful way. This might be a childs first exposure to rock like this, with big dramatic cowbells and drum flourishes and such. Grownups can enjoy it too! 132/3112 @DeadTaffer Bunker Punks - Earthshifter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGSmeqMx-Xo A pretty intense rock song with some dubstep elements. In contrast to the previous song, this ones all business, with guitars that sound like nails on chalkboards and an intense drumbeat. I didnt expect to like this one quite so much rock can be a tough sell for me, but these two songs prove that this old genre still has plenty of surprises. 131/3048 @Collen else Heart.Break() - Safe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akhCH8B_qAk Safe is a song full of wonderful surprises. Its over seven minutes long (I know thats sacrilege to some of you) and it holds my interest the whole time. Parts of it sound like dinosaur noises and parts of it simulates the feeling of my ear collapsing. If thats not a recommendation for you to give this one a spin, I dont know what it is! |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/12/24 1:52:54 PM #275 | ELIMINATION 53/59: Hbthebattle Average rating: 6.2 Average ranking: 4154 Your lucky song: Sable - Beetle Detour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEDqMdmCygg Thank you for nominating! |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/12/24 1:49:03 PM #274 | 140/3343 @Hbthebattle Blue Dragon - Release the Seal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrUx_F6plEw AHHHHHHH AHHHHHHH AHHHHHHH This is certainly an Uematsu ass final boss song. Lots of rip-roaring guitars and a steady, rhythmic beat straight out of The Extreme. At 1:50 the song really kicks into high gear as all the elements come together nicely. This feels weirdly like it has OP energy, like this is a reprise of the main theme at parts? Either way, its very cool! 139/3324 @sergiocornaga Tangledeep: Legend of Shara - Lands Above the Clouds (Realm of the Gods) https://youtu.be/FudJUVH85x8 The Schala is strong with this one. Maybe a little too strong, lol. Fortunately for you, I like Schalas Theme a lot (#582 on the sheet!), enough to push this past some of the reservations I still sort of have, like how it doesnt feel as full to me as other, similarly styled songs. But I love the shimmery effects the notes have throughout, and the excellent SNES-style percussion. Honestly Id probably still like this if the Schala influence wasnt there. 138/3251 @bebr117 Cytus II - VIS::CRACKED https://youtu.be/35SxtEFwVZ4?si=hWx71AHacYjhqWQu This opens with what can charitably referred to as mouth swirling and then transitions into heavy wubbing and kitchen-sink production. I really like it around 0:50 when that Nekomata Master-esque instrument comes in. Frums already made an appearance at song #202; this one is less aggressive with wubbing but more with the overall sound production, which is a lot of stuff thrown together. I dont always like that, but here it works for me. Also, did you know Frums is smurF backwards 137/3173 @GameBopAdv Rhem 4 - Over Strange Waters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRu4v5oIoC8 Good ambience is an underappreciated musical genre. Over Strange Waters is mostly wind and a spooky airy effect and a few stray piano keys and its very lovely. Creepy as hell too. This would fit well in a psychological horror movie (Snake, are you taking notes?). The whole thing feels like silk. Love it. (Its also a hilarious transition from the last song, haha.) 136/3164 @dowolf Lantern Lagoon - Rust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhyafxApKgI Talking about songs with clear influences, I hear a lot of Midnas Lament in this: the piano sample, the melancholy tone. What Rust does differently is it takes that melody and places it in the background, bringing a clock-esque beat and some unexpected instruments to the forefront. I wouldnt go so far as to say this explicitly has ticking clocks, but its clock adjacent. |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/11/24 8:00:04 PM #270 | Fluttershy_Pony posted... I'm pleasantly surprised that one lasted as long as it did. It's the most obscure song I nominated, being an unused song from a very small game jam project, but it was such a delight that I wanted to show it off somewhere. I appreciate the effort! Now to wait and see what you think of my two nominations for your ranking |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/11/24 7:31:25 PM #267 | ELIMINATION 54/59: Fluttershy_Pony Average rating: 6.3 Average ranking: 4281 Your lucky song: Quadralien - Main Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh2TE8VQWZg Thank you for nominating! |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/11/24 7:27:08 PM #266 | 145/3484 @kamakazikila GITADORA Tri-Boost - Jauguar Ningen no Junan (Long Version) https://youtu.be/Xztei-bzB0U Hey its Kudo rhythm prog! I'm not always into this very specific style. This one has strings and guitars, already an uphill battle. It's certainly interesting but like a lot of prog I struggle to maintain my focus with so many new ideas constantly popping offhowever, the bit at 2:10 is great, and then again when it gets "softer" later; I like modulations like that. By the three-minute mark I really came around on this. This is definitely closer to Trajectory of the Kiyarora Satellite than Jupiter Guns Novel. Cool pick, and thanks for pushing me out of my comfort zone. 144/3474 @azuarc Final Fantasy - Flying Castle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejJMXQWVvHs Two Final Fantasy drops in one day! This is another NES classic. Like everything Ive heard from OG FF, its got an impeccable melody and a very effective use of the soundchip. I especially love when the song slows down slightly before the loop, which is a nice touch. I dont fully know the context of this one but it strikes me as a good song for sneaking around. 143/3463 @Bane_Of_Despair The World Ends With You - New Born (Hybrid) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WipL4pF9F_k The final TWEWY song to drop, New Born (Hybrid) is a slower-paced affair than the other three songs. Its moody and would fit in well in the esteemed pantheon of 2000s alt rock. This was going to drop a little earlier but it has TICKING CLOCKS and we all know how much I love those :3 142/3454 @Mihark Pokmon Crystal - Eusine's Theme https://youtu.be/TWVm0ktFQTY Another classic chiptune experience. I did a Pokemon song ranking a few years back but there were apparently some high quality Poketunes nobody nominated for that; several of them have made their way onto this ranking, including some that havent even dropped yet. Eusines Theme is catchy, though Im not drawn in by the melody so much as by the overall crispness of the Game Boy Color, one of my favorite soundchips. 141/3365 @Fluttershy_Pony The One Button - Stitch 'n' Scuffle (Unused) https://youtu.be/Dk1UW8ue28o This song is hilarious. Its probably in the top ten, maybe top five in this ranking of songs that sound fake. Nothing is a real instrument in this; its all keyboards and synths. But isnt real instrument a little reductive? If you can make music with it, its a real instrument, thats my take. And this happy tune celebrates its fakeness. You couldnt get the same experience with a real mallet-based instrument, or with a real steel drum. From the fakeness of this song comes one of the realest musical experiences so far. |
Topic | Rank the Tracks 155: Shpongle - Tales of the Inexpressible + ~NOMINATION PERIOD~ |
rwlh 03/11/24 6:49:02 PM #27 | I decided it might be fun to listen to all the nominated albums in advance of next week. (I would then rank them by how much I want to listen to them again.) Does anybody have a good upload for Garth Brooks - No Fences? The Youtube uploads are incomplete (at least one song is missing). I even registered an account on Spotify but it doesn't seem to be there either. It'll have to get place by default if I can't even listen to it in full. |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/11/24 5:02:07 PM #263 | ELIMINATION 55/59: Chaeix Average rating: 5.6 Average ranking: 4536 Your lucky song: League of Legends - Login Screen (ARCADE 2019: ULTRACOMBO) https://youtu.be/EeyPmIssreo Thank you for nominating! |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/11/24 4:57:07 PM #262 | First off: playlist updated as of the halfway point. Here's the link again if you need it: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9FyX-bNcVjNDqgefrKF0BsrsFvAIzVp1 - 150/3573 KecleonFan352 Them's Fightin' Herds - The Woodlands (Oleander) https://youtu.be/28OQJaycrgU I like the strings and drum samples. This is a song that feels a little empty at parts but still proves satisfying to listen to after all, its got dramatic bells, and everyone loves those. I love the fade in not a lot of vgm seems to have fade-ins, you know and then it goes pretty ham, with harpsichord and strings. Lots of fun. 149/3545 @Chaeix Lineage II - Shepard's Flute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqWJz4J3e4c This is a song I need to be in the right headspace for. Its a lovely piece for guitar and flute(?) and some strings and percussion. Shepards Flute is sneaky because you think its going to be a rinky dinky little Western vgm song but its got a lot of substance; theres a real undercurrent of sadness, a real heft to its presence. undercurrent of sadness count = 2 148/3544 @andylt Reflec Beat groovin'!! - envidia Long Version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp2K98m2ELs Nekomata flamenco hell yes please. This is different enough that if you told me it was someone other than Nekomata Master, Id probably believe you, but its still within his purview enough that Id believe it was him. Its got his trademark world music trappings coupled with a flamenco style. Not much to say about this one except this its super cool; Nekomata is normally a safe bet with me. 147/3519 @Not_an_Owl Final Fantasy XIV - FINAL FANTASY IV: The Final Battle (Endwalker) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmsSMtswgwA I love how we go from a brief intro to right into the action. This is a song that Id normally say would benefit from cleaner production these drums in particular sound like theyre very muffled but the whole thing is solid enough that it doesnt bother me. I like the original version of this a good deal but my favorite parts are the new sections at 1:45, with those staccato string hits and that runaway bass and new string part. A nicely updated take on a classic. 146/3499 @UF8 AQUARIUM - Cassiopeia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hPA5g8Nylo I dont actually know what this song is about (this didnt work out to my favor with UF8s last nom) but it strikes me as a really, really sad song. Maybe its the imagery of this virtual person singing to you, and the knowledge that you can never actually know her (or date her, if thats your thing), but theres this soft piano and plaintive singing and its reallykind of heartbreaking? |
Topic | What four games are on the Mario Games Mount Rushmore? |
rwlh 03/10/24 11:39:22 AM #4 | Super Mario Bros. Super Mario World Super Mario 64 Mario Kart 8
Super Mario World I'm not too sold on - I didn't pick Super Mario Bros. 3 because I didn't want to double dip per console. Open to arguments! |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/10/24 11:32:07 AM #255 | We have now arrived at the top half of the list! Huge congratulations to the following nominators for not losing a single song so far: azuarc Collen Place Prody_Parrot Wowzers! Good luck to everyone in the fiercely competitive upper half! Its still (almost) anybodys game! |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/10/24 11:30:41 AM #254 | Posting today's second five early today since I figure a lot of people will be busy with the VGMC preview list on Discord. - 155/3629 @TunnelScene Silent Dragon - Last Stage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9E7cj7HUFA Here we have the first song of the ranking that Ive actively returned to a few times. Theres something infectiously catchy about Last Stage. Part of it is the Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! sure, but its also this interesting amalgamation of sounds that you wouldnt think go together. Like theres strings but also a heavy dance beat vibe, and big arcade sound hits that add flavor. Its pretty great! 154/3623 KecleonFan352 Godzilla: Monster of Monsters - Main Theme/Planet X https://youtu.be/4F7MnU2ZIc8 Another unrelated Godzilla songor so I thought. It seems the FNF songs are based on some sort of creepypasta for this game? I dunno. Im just here for the catchy NES song. For as much as I said I liked chiptunes, Im surprised not many of you opted for giving me, like, NES songs. The NES soundchip is great! This Godzilla song uses it well, with a great melody that can hang with some of the best in the library. 153/3601 @Anagram Your Turn to Die - Clown's Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RycfPDf4_Qc Did I say that I like spooky circus music? If I didnt, then you got very lucky with this one, because I absolutely love spooky circus music. To be fair this doesnt have much of a circus vibe, but I can hear it being the theme of a character calling themselves a clown. Like the prior YTTD song, this song does a wonderful job establishing a mood right out of the gate in such a short time. 152/3581 bea Batman (Gameboy) - Chemical Factory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3A2j7CTLvY Another OG chiptune. This one doesnt have as memorable a melody as the NES Godzilla one (see #154), but it makes up for it with that Sunsoft bass. While not as prominent on a Game Boy, Sunsofts NES games were renowned for their special soundchip wizardry. Chemical Factory is a great example of a song that wouldnt be as effective on another platform, with another soundchip. 151/3575 @andylt Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Final Phase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2uISr_5J7k Danganronpa ass shit, thanks Takada. This is likesad final boss music? I dont really know how else to put it. The brief pause before it resumes is followed by very plaintive choir samples (that sound suspiciously like child vocals!). Its a weird song to place tonally, but I like it; I like when songs can simultaneously exist at the ends of two poles like Final Phase does. |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/10/24 10:25:07 AM #252 | ELIMINATION 56/59: Bitto Average rating: 5.8 Average ranking: 4523 Your lucky song: Teen Titans Go!: Stellar Showdown - Space Mode https://youtu.be/LAGH8CTk5VA Thank you for nominating! |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/10/24 10:20:53 AM #251 | 160/3655 @Bitto The World Ends With You - Give Me All Your Love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3mHdyiuJRA This song has GOOD ENERGY. Its a weird combo of optimism and ominousness. Theres a pulsating beat and murky guitar and brooding vocals. The whole thing comes together impressively, creating an atmosphere of oppression with beams of sunlight poking through. Im not sure how else to describe it! There were four TWEWY nominations, two from NEO (which fell right after the other) and two from the original. I wonder when the last one will drop? 159/3648 @MacArrowny Goddess of Victory: Nikke - The Collector https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKPYkX0Wr20 I have one note for this song and all it says is whoa. This is how you do a song with suffocating production that really appeals to me. Its sort ofmaximalist, I guess? In its execution? Everything is so big and bold, from the hero chords to the wubs to the disparate things like the ominous Latin singing and strings. This song shouldnt work for me but it absolutely does and Im so glad! 158/3642 @sergiocornaga KGB - Gorbi https://youtu.be/Z48ncQu5bh4 What a delightful song! Lots of activity going on, from garbled speech with robotic sounds to really nice FM synth sounding notes. Gorbi feels very airy, like theres a robot blowing bubbles that carry me to the ceiling, or something, I dont know. This is one of my first songs where you will notice that my idea of delightful or happy often differ from the norm 157/3637 @Paratroopa1 Ristar - Crying World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69YtG0eP2SE For a song that relies so heavily on one melodic aspect (in this case, the stretchy note at the start), its kind of funny how little I like that part. Instead this is, like Gorbi, the previous song, a whole freaking circus of delicious Genesis effects: panned synths and a wonderful drumbeat and that ridiculous Oh! sample. Very cool. 156/3635 @Fluttershy_Pony Friday Night: Monster of Monsters - Out of Place https://youtu.be/tmPGU0BrXfk I wasnt sure if Id like this from the beginning; some of these FNF songs with shrill vocal clips are a tough sell. But theres a surprising amount of emotion packed in here. It sounds like a desperate struggle for the fate of something big. Ive said this before about at least one other song, and it applies here too: this is a song that tells a story, even if I dont know what that story is. Its also the same soundtrack that gave us the John Madden song. Talk about range! |
Topic | I'm In The Mood To Rank User-Nominated Hero Songs (Nominations) |
rwlh 03/09/24 8:50:14 PM #17 | This was hard to come up with. I may add more at a later date. The Hero(es): Bajirao Name of Song: Malhari Source Material/Artist: music by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, lyrics by Prashant Ingole, vocals by Vishal Dadlani Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRlA7JWTj04 |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/09/24 6:00:16 PM #246 | Oh! I didn't actually read the post you quoted I guess, because I thought you were talking about Weapons Up. I'd rather not spoil myself on 13 Sentinels. |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/09/24 5:19:32 PM #244 | ELIMINATION 57/59: NBIceman Average rating: 5.4 Average ranking: 4596 Your lucky song: Chunithm - The ether https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UVeYJJJ9Ys Thank you for nominating! |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/09/24 5:15:06 PM #243 | And here we are at the 7s. Over half of the nominations made it this far, to playlist worthy status. I really do want to thank you all again. Its been such a delight to listen to everything and revisit it for this topic. Lets move forwards, not backwards! Upwards, not forwards! - 164/3690 @NFUN Phantom Dust - August 31st, 1982 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvI0ozN9oOQ We open the 7s with a song thats very spooky and evil and discordant. Theres a great drum beat at 0:55, and some Vivaldi ass shit piping up throughout. This is not a song that hurts for ideas, thats for sure. Watching it unfold is a fascinating process , especially right before the loop, where all those dark layers are peeled back to nothingness, just so it can start up again. 163/3681 @NBIceman Furi - Wisdom of Rage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrm_kb1d-Xc You were wise to assume this would be your top nomination. It very much appeals to my taste: the deep, crunchy bass; the soaring melody; the powerful drum. All the elements come together cohesively to make something inspiringly intense (intensely inspiring?). Thank you for this one it didnt make the top half but its still a keeper. 162/3668 @handsomeboy2012 Old School Runescape - Monkey Badness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-R04scet6s This one was a pleasant surprise. I think every time I listen to a song like this I brace myself to be underwhelmed, but Monkey Badness is really cool! Surprisingly epic and intense, the song covers a lot of musical ground; though it stays intense the whole time, it keeps changing and adding new pieces. Also, this is a song where the MIDI format works well; I wouldnt want to hear this with, say, a live orchestra. Something about the soundchip is charming enough on its own. 161/3667 @Tked Deo Gratias - cpculte https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jjiAtwpDiY In the pre-ranking listening party I made a comment like I hope this is all chanting. I stand by that! The effect is super creepy and immersive; the heartbeat adds to the creepiness, plus that reverb drenched ominous voice. It's a total package. Now, this is not something I'm liable to put on again any time soon. However, unlike other songs Ive said that about, I find this so effective that I have to rate it high. Consistency, am I right? |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/09/24 4:38:50 PM #242 | Haha I didn't even notice! |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/09/24 4:32:20 PM #240 | pyresword posted... I have been slain It's funny because IIRC our mini collab went super smoothly. Ah well, I appreciate your nominations regardless! bebr117 posted... The lyrics of loli kami requiem are about I didn't even realize that's what it was called, big oof |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/09/24 3:10:00 PM #236 | failgirlema posted... Jojo's Fashion Show: World Tour is PC only i think, but YEAA the soundscapeee. This was prob my fav song I nominated (and the main song I wanna get in VGMC) lol. oh oops. Maybe I just assumed because you're a big DS person. But it does sound kinds DS-y to me lol |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/09/24 2:18:24 PM #234 | ELIMINATION 58/59: pyresword Average rating: 5.5 Average ranking: 4639 Your lucky song: REFLEC BEAT colette - Lilieze to enryuu Laevateinn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-gCackdMks Thank you for nominating! |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/09/24 2:13:34 PM #233 | Six instead of five right now to bring us to the 7 tier. (Don't worry dowolf, I'll only post four tonight.) 170/3713 Revolver Alan Wake 2 - The Road https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R9ywOmJqUc Did not expect to get a trip-hop nomination for this, certainly not from Alan Wake 2 of all things. This is very well produced I especially love the way it gradually slows down in the last half. The vocalist is also a wonderful fit for the song, smoky and a little seductive. Just put this one onto the pile of this is cool but I didnt connect with it enough/it wasnt for me. 169/3710 @pyresword Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - Cliffs of Morytha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIn82wCRrHY I hear the Brawl theme around 0:40 I appreciate you going for the factory theme with this pick. Theres a lot that I would normally like: mechanical sounds like whirring and pistons, a crunchy industrial soundscape. I think I just wasnt into the overall presentation? I dont know. Its hard when a song does lots of things you like on paper but comes up short on execution. I do appreciate this pick for attempting to cater to my tastes though! 168/3706 @UF8 GROOVE COASTER WAI WAI PARTY!!!! - SHUKUSEI!! RORI GAMI REKUIEMU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci_zad39Uhw Apparently this is a uhproblematic song. I enjoy it because its cute and bouncy. I also like how it changes into a darker flavor halfway through before coming back around to the bubbly tone. Its interchangeable from most other songs Ive found like this, but thats okay because I tend to like the genre. I did not really watch the video and did not interpret the lyrics, so uhyeah. >_> 167/3703 @Not_an_Owl Guilty Gear Xrd - HEAVY DAY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPE5UUCPHyY Some really nice hard rock. I have no idea what the vocalist is even saying except I think theres a heavy day at one point (which I only recognize because of the title). Thats okay: I normally like memorable vocalists, and NAOKI songs always stand out for the unique vocal delivery. Here he even has a bit of country twang to him. 166/3698 @failgirlema Jojo's Fashion Show: World Tour - Barcelona https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1C68yGX_xo I want to gush about the soundscape in this song. DS games often have some of the most atmospheric and immersive sounds Ive come across. Barcelona conveys a strong sense of being in a dimly lit, densely packed room, possibly like some sort of catwalk or runway. The vocal samples and funky beats lend a sense of majesty to the track. Very cool! 165/3694 @Anagram Your Turn to Die - Majority Rules https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXEzdeh7xTQ Short loop (under a minute) and very bare bones, with a hypnotic series of notes played on strings, broken up occasionally by other passages. Thats the song. This is the highest 6.5 (only two songs from a 7!) because Im very captivated by its simple melody and structure. The nominations from this game youll hear me echo this when they drop are what I wish Ace Attorney music was like. |
Topic | Which four songs are on the Sonic the Hedgehog Songs Mount Rushmore? |
rwlh 03/09/24 10:46:34 AM #22 | Let's see... Green Hill Zone Back in Time Escape from the City Undefeatable The series' most iconic song, plus three vocal songs of very different style and time periods; I strongly associate vocal songs with the Sonic franchise. Back in Time is because it won last year's VGMC. Should it belong here, in an attraction for the general public? Who truly knows... Despite being a fan favorite, I don't think Ice Cap is "Rushmore worthy" because Sega literally doesn't have the rights for it so it can't even be included in remasters of the game lol |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/09/24 10:32:00 AM #232 | sergiocornaga posted... Do you think you ever will play the game? Highly unlikely. Feel free! |
Topic | Rank the Tracks 155: Shpongle - Tales of the Inexpressible + ~NOMINATION PERIOD~ |
rwlh 03/08/24 7:11:47 PM #20 | 1. A New Way to Say Hooray 2. Around the World in a Tea Daze 3. Star Shpongled Banner 4. Dorset Perception 5. Room 23 6. My Head Feels Like a Frisbee 7. Flute Fruit 8. Once Upon the Sea of Blissful Awareness 9. Shpongleyes Shpongle is great. I've not found many bands that combine all the sounds they combine into something this amazing. A New Way to Say Hooray is my easy pick for first place - that song gives me chills. I would best describe it as "psychedelic Space Lion." |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/08/24 6:55:30 PM #227 | 175/3747 @MargaretAnnMid Star Ocean: Till the End of Time - I Am the No. 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6M_EGqy9O0 Double drop, sorry! You know, big ups to you for nominating this random-ass rodeo music. Its fun! Its fascinating to hear Sakurabas usual style in this genre of music. His usual prog organ comes out to play a few times, but generally speaking its a fairly conventional song, albeit one with a lot of spirit. The spirit of Texas, that is! 174/3746 @tazzyboyishere Everhood - Euthanasia Rollercoaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmZsx5Uo7aU Every time I click on an Everhood song I worry its going to sound like Revenge. Mercifully this one doesnt. Unfortunately it sounds like Hopes and Dreams from Undertale, which I also dont like, lol. But this song is more palatable for me I think it does what Hopes and Dreams tries to do in that tone of final triumph, that sense of arriving at the end of your journey and believing in the power of friendship. The drums sound like theyre being played through a sock though, holy jesus. Reading this writeup I do wonder how this song got such a comparatively high placement, but something about it just appeals to me, I gues- *gets to 3:00* Oh right it glitches out. Thatll do! 173/3734 @banshiryuu KALPA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEtf3YPcNfE An odd song here; parts of it sound underwatery and parts sound very crisp. There is some beeping and glitchiness. I dont have a lot to say about it it does that thing rhythm songs sometimes do where itll stop halfway through and then pick up again like it started, but surge up with more intensity. A few other songs on this list do that too. 172/3729 @Prince46 Super Mario Maker - Castle (Super Mario Bros.) (Edit) https://youtu.be/Jv4V4Cevoj4 lol points for weirdness I guess. This is a silly and surprisingly effective arrangement of the Super Mario Bros. Castle theme. It goes ham on the warbles (theres a phrase) and manages to make the most out of what is essentially a five second loop. Docking points because, while it is fun, I cant really ever see myself wanting to listen to this again, haha. 171/3721 bea F-Zero Maximum Velocity - Tenth Zone East https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qONPNBrPkA4& Nice melody here that fuels the song forward, very hot-blooded. I dont love the samples though. I feel like Ive been shitting on the GBA a lot so far its just that GBA samples often have this unpleasant fogginess to them that I have trouble getting around. (When that don't have this issue for me, they can be big hits, like Ultimate Card Games or the Mega Man Zero series.) Tenth Zone East falls into that trap a bit, but the melody is strong enough for me to overlook that. |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/08/24 11:43:07 AM #224 | That's another 25, so I've updated the playlist! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9FyX-bNcVjNDqgefrKF0BsrsFvAIzVp1 |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/08/24 11:39:02 AM #223 | 180/3764 @Bane_Of_Despair Kingdom Hearts - Hollow Bastion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nlCNVewMjA Is this the most well-known song in the ranking? Its either this, Running from Evil, or CORE. I never really gave much thought to Hollow Bastion. Its very ominous and atmospheric, which I like. It actually kind of reminds me of PowerOne from Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter in a weird way? That sort of atmospheric buildup that morphs throughout but doesnt lead to a greater melody. PowerOne is a top ten song for me, so its hard to do better for comparisons! 179/3761 @PIayer_0 The Last of Us Part II - Wayfaring Stranger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvCd-9W_8Gk VGM unplugged. This reminds me of the acoustic version of Will the Circle Be Unbroken from Bioshock Infinite, which is a 9. This is just two singers and a guitar. The singers are pretty rough are these the voice actors from the game? but that adds to the charm of the song, a stripped-down and vulnerable number. I prefer the male singer, who takes over in the second half, for his gravelly, barely-even-singing delivery. 178/3758 @dowolf Punishing Gray Raven - Sie liebten sich beide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuOae6-GA-g A transcription of my notes: The opera in the beginning is neat, but Im not as into the symphonic backingbut then it changes around 1:55 and becomes um a totally different ass song? Then it changes AGAIN????? The fuck am I even listening to???? No it's okay because it keeps getting more interesting; its still not really engaging but points for variety. Movement 4 brings opera back with dubstep? What a creative song; movement 4 is my favorite. Punctuation! 177/3755 @cakophon Manifold Garden - Strange Worlds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpvPx-B1ilQ Very immersive, big sounds. This reminds me of Todd Baker/Monument Valley but more grandiose and with vocals. Pretty unique soundscape, very easy to get lost in. The song does this cool thing at 1:10 that I really like. 176/3753 @MargaretAnnMid Suikoden II - The Great Street Performers https://youtu.be/9JSmBXlDWh0?si=iO7BfC-RI0qkNYuN Nice and lively. I really like the instruments and percussion. This song screams Suikoden music to me if you gave it to me without any metadata and asked me to name the series, Id probably be able to do so. That main instrument I cant identify is a hallmark of this series musical identity, and it fits super well in this song. |
Topic | What four mascots are on the Cereal Mascots Mount Rushmore? |
rwlh 03/07/24 10:35:37 PM #112 | TomNook posted... Nominate anime characters in honor of Akira Torayami Nominate non-Saiyan Dragon Ball characters. |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/07/24 7:00:16 PM #219 | 185/3801 @handsomeboy2012 A Dance of Fire and Ice - Pulse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR3sxQ8Lh9Q 7/8 time The instruments here all feel super fake, but thats not necessarily a bad thing. I like how this feels like a genuine prog song, with long, meandering passages and a little drum solo at the end. Again, not something Im aching to go back to any time soon, but I enjoy listening to it well enough. 184/3789 @Hbthebattle Bravely Default - That Person's Name Is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNDmLA5a5zg Intense violin action. Im pretty sure this is one of the highest songs in the ranking that I can say this isnt really my thing about. I dont love strings like this and the song sounds like its being played through a wall and there even dips and peaks in volume that make me dizzy. But dangit, it actually sort of works for me. I think its the intensity of the composition. I can really feel Revos intent here, and that sort of overrides my general distaste for the style. 183/3781 @OrangeCrush980 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim - Seaside Vacation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKdIhT3Feks This is such a weird song. I feel like theres big context Im missing. But even without that, its weirdly inspirational, with a sweeping melody and bells (again with the bells) and CLAPPING I love clapping. The singer also doesnt go ham, which I appreciate. If I ever played this game I get the sense that the song would make it to like 8.5, so 6.5 is pretty good! 182/3775 Hbthebattle Zwei: The Arges Adventure - Floating Continent Arges -Main Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB0NWwjoyJE sry 4 double drop This comes dangerously close to happy town music, which I didnt say I didnt want, but I definitely didnt want. But! This ones fine. I get real Chrono Cross vibes both from the instrumentation and the composition: that woodwind sample is good, plus that synth at 1:30 is fun too. I know Ive heard that particular sound before in other games that I cant recall. Maybe I like this so much because its not happy town music at all its wistful town music. And wistful music is more my thing. 181/3765 @cakophon beatmania IIDX 8th style - murmur twins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCXp29Gc5K0 cuddlecore is this more little girl music -me, a few weeks ago This is a cool song with a lot of great energy and some prominent piano. Its not any higher because the mixing irritates me by doing that thing I generally dislike where the vocals get buried behind the other instruments. Change that up and its an easy 7. Ah well! |
Topic | Rank the Tracks 155: Shpongle - Tales of the Inexpressible + ~NOMINATION PERIOD~ |
rwlh 03/07/24 6:23:54 PM #15 | Nominate Joni Mitchell - Blue Joni Mitchell is an artist I've always meant to listen to more of. Blue is probably her most acclaimed album, 10 songs of singer-songwriter goodness. Sample song: A Case of You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqYpK3CFmMk |
Topic | I rank 300 VGM (2024 edition) [ranking] |
rwlh 03/07/24 1:34:01 PM #217 | 190/3875 @loweffortmemes Heaven Burns Red - Before I Rise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReJsfzGeIXE This might be a surprisingly early drop, as Ive seen this song talked about occasionally in the community. I love the weird timesig (I always enjoy it when I cant follow the timesig). The song takes a curious turn into a dance number pretty quickly, which always surprises me when I listen, as I assume its going to stay contemplative and slow-paced. Its pretty. I dont know. Maybe Ill relisten for VGMC and get really into it; for now, 6.5 is a good fit. 189/3856 DeviDoesNothing Geometry Dash - Dash https://youtu.be/uLgpk2Vc2Tk My notes say fun enough song I guess and thats it. Its catchy with a good beat and it does a thing where it fades out and then fades back in again, so thats cool. I could do without the man telling me what game its from though. Weird that it fades out when it does I wouldve liked to hear more. 188/3852 @MaxGalactica opoona - At Tokione https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGp2F3gJswk A very, very pretty song. I love how it opens with solo piano and then opens up into this world of possibility: bright synths, spacey effects, subtle bass and drums. Its cool. Its only this low for the highly subjective reason of Im just not that into it. The 6.5s are full of songs like this: cool experiences that I dont have any desire to seek out again. So yeah, this is great to listen to right now, but once its over, its over. I do need to go through this soundtrack at some point and figure out the keepers. 187/3829 @NFUN Panzer Dragoon Orta - Legacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv-cdV9PZBs Legacy has a pretty slow but promising start. I love those big drums that come in and ground the song mixed with a flute-type instrument and an overall tribal vibe. I dont love this but Im very immersed in it, maybe more than any other song so far. Its very compelling. I especially like the bit at 3:20. 186/3817 @Chaeix Teamfight Tactics - Maestro x Disco x 8 Bit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mi5XNYjfMI As with some of the other nominations that are comprised of multiple songs, I can only judge this by the overall package. This song is split between Early and Late sections. Early is pretty whatever to me; by itself it might not even make it to a 5. The strings really irritate me in Easy. Late, howeverby itself Late is probably a 7.5. Late has a fast-paced Celtic vibe to it that really resonates with me; the strings are much more tolerable here. Theres probably no way to separate the two not that youd even want to but thats the risk you take with composite songs like this. |
Topic | What four mascots are on the Cereal Mascots Mount Rushmore? |
rwlh 03/07/24 11:56:53 AM #43 | LeonhartFour posted... I haven't seen a cereal commercial in probably over a decade at this point so I don't even know what "storylines" they have anymore This is a good point - I haven't either. For all I know the Trix Rabbit's fortunes may have shifted by now. |
Topic | What four mascots are on the Cereal Mascots Mount Rushmore? |
rwlh 03/07/24 11:49:01 AM #38 | Cap'n Crunch Tony the Tiger Lucky the Leprechaun Trix Rabbit Those four are probably the most recognizable to modern audiences, at least in the US - not sure if other countries have different mascots. Such is the power of Tony the Tiger that he is the only one of my four who doesn't have his product in his name and he still conjures up the product. Tony also has possibly the most recognizable catchphrase among the cereal mascots, though the Trix Rabbit is close. Does Cap'n Crunch even have a catchphrase? Trix Rabbit has an ongoing storyline in a way that the other mascots don't have ("storyline" might be generous but his commercials have plots, albeit the same plot). Lucky has sort of the opposite story ("they're always after me Lucky Charms!"), but I don't associate it with him as much as I associate the tragedy of the Trix Rabbit with the rabbit. Then again, it might just be me - the "lucky charms" line is pretty enmeshed in pop culture. Either way, they're both on the Rushmore, so why split hares (get it). This video is also highly relevant to the discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-qq8_svEv0 |
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