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Battle 3
Wayward Daughter
Fight with Seymour
Sunrise

I wonder how this version of Seymour Battle would have done?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njFTnh5z674

The Archylte Steppe
Roses of May
Antipyretic
The Valkyrie

Servants of the Mountain
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The Feywood
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Only two songs I liked and they're both in the first match oops

Beyond the Darkness
Main Theme of FFIV
Nova Chrysalia
Ultima

Really solid first match. I like Vamo'alla Flamenco too and I won't mind if it wins.

Last match has two of my favorite songs so far, and I also love Nova Chrysalia!

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Yggdrasil

Decisive Battle V
Woe that is Madness
Battle 2 MQ
A Long Fall

A CHICKEN TENDEEEER
I'M READY FOR FRIEEEES

New Bodhum
Dalmasca Estersand
Shuffle or Boogie
Bombing Mission R

Not really into anything today, but Shuffle or Boogie is neat.

Valse di Fantastica
Aerith's Theme
Magitek Research Facility
The Legend Begins

I don't love Aerith's Theme (at least not the original) but Dragonsong is definitely not my style.

I thought match 3 would be harder than it was, but the beginning of Dark Messenger is by far my favorite part, whereas I like Devil's Lab consistently throughout.

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Saber's Edge
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The Landing
The Extreme

Corneo Colosseum
One-Winged Angel
Dear Friends
Court Jesters

Dang, Corneo Colosseum is cool. I love songs with aggressive, methodical percussion. I love the new Aerith's Theme too but I'm more in the mood for the first song today.

One-Winged Angel is top tier. There's not much else I'd vote for over it, here or otherwise.

Sunleth Waterscape
Decisive Battle VI
Bombing Mission
Thunder Plains

Bombing Mission vs. Final Battle is an intense match - I really love both songs, so it's a shame one has to go. Giving the slight edge to Bombing Mission. I definitely prefer the original to the remake.

Zanarkand Ruins
The Extreme XIV
Save the World
Kuon

there is a LOT of really intense music today lol

It's not really a surprise that I like Save the World so much - I'm a sucker for intense chiptunes like that.

Ghoul
Dancing Mad
World of Nine Wood Hills
Blinded by Light

Ghoul is really good, wow! It has that dynamic "epic" feel that The Airbuster had, but I like Ghoul significantly more. Lots of strong elements.

Dancing Mad is my 1rd favorite Final Fantasy song!!!! Wow!!!!!

Boy, this JENOVA song really ripped off Elebits - Me and My Little War, huh? ;) Nine Wood Hills is a strange arrangement I didn't originally nominate - maybe this is an OST release and my link was an in-game rip? Though I've heard multiple links with my version, so I don't know. I still like it a ton, so it's fine. This is a really tough match, I love both. Siding with Nine Wood Hills, but it's close!

I see we have the "long version" of Blinded by Light. Pretty cool!

Clash on the Big Bridge
Good King Moggle Mog XII
The Farplane Abyss
The Glittering City of Yusnaan

Getting major This Is Halloween vibes from Good King Moggle Mog.

Votes for the other two groups:

The Decisive Battle
already voted
Lava Dome

Chaos Shrine was also enjoyable, wouldn't mind seeing that move on too.

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Goblin's Lair
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I'm not up for listening to all of these, so I stuck to the middle grouping, since that's where Goblin's Lair is and I really like Goblin's Lair. Turns out I like it more than the other two songs, which isn't surprising, but I gave them all a fair listen!

Battle 3
Insanity
Valse di Fantastica
Aerith's Theme

Battle 3 is an easy pick for me, though I liked Don't Be Afraid more than I remembered.

Insanity was a nice surprise. Based on how it started, I didn't think I would enjoy it, but I really appreciated how dynamic it is.

Pretty solid third grouping, though I have a clear preference.

I hadn't heard the new Aerith's Theme before. It's very emotive - I think I might like it more than the original. I could also see Streets of Rasbanastre growing on me with subsequent listens.

Limit Break!
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Servants of the Mountain
Ultima

I really liked Limit Break! I love the energy and MENACE. The Legendary Beast isn't my thing at all. Endwalker I could barely focus on over all the talking and sound effects, but it's a safe bet that even in the absence of those things, it wouldn't get my vote.

No opinions on the second grouping.

I've always enjoyed Servants of the Mountain. It has that sad, wistful feeling that a lot of Final Fantasy X conveys so beautifully.

I liked Yeul's Theme. The singer really nails it. Ultima, however, is i my top 100 vgm, and it's hard to beat that!

14) Final Fantasy X - Wandering Flame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuCnGQOdABU

Nothing says "30 minutes left to vote" like a brand new nomination.

And my last one...

15) Dear Friends (FFV)

Final Battle (FFX)

Making this into a double nom:
The Glittering City of Yusnaan (LR: FFXIII)

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You have Fight With Seymour and Seymour Battle, and Talon and Talon Theme.

andylt posted...

Should I count this as a nom?

Yes, sorry! That's meant to be both a nomination of my own and a comment on the original nom.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy - The Glittering City of Yusnaan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4T62pV71DA

Wow, this song is great!

andylt posted...

Oh man this has gotten way more participation than I expected already. Lots of Legend love!

I may have mentioned it on the Discord.

Final Fantasy VI - Aria di Mezzo Carattere - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOXwMNhaWdg
Final Fantasy VII - Jenova Absolute - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Syuwn4ggKM
Final Fantasy VII - One Winged Angel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDD-iYkHBhc
Final Fantasy VIII - The Man With the Machine Gun - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jho-peCAKs
Final Fantasy XI - Bustle of the Capital - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J9IofCBof0
Final Fantasy XIV - Ultima - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXrtICZyzNo
Final Fantasy XIV Heavensward - Woe That Is Madness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9F0tU7-wbA
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - Nova Chrysalia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t_8VEp72RU

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest - Battle 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qZPrPW15NQ
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles - Goblin's Lair - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lNPKTx_Ii0
World of Final Fantasy - Nine Wood Hills - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PCwMUWcjvQ

That's it for now, might nominate more later.

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There's a lot with the Vong, like over ten novels worth. I wasn't sure how much to give you (so I gave you literally nothing lol). The Embrace of Pain is one of the most horror-centric things they do.

Oh I also forgot that the skeleton is like encrusted with jewels or something ridiculous, like the Vong wanted to honor the emissary as a hero. It's messed up.

Also I just realized I forgot to nominate my favorite scary VGM two years in a row. Oops.

Dang! I was hoping they'd place higher. Ah well.

One thing that always struck me as horrifying about the Yuuzhan Vong (maybe the most horrifying thing) is they're religious fanatics whose religion revolves around pain, inflicting it on themselves and on others. In one book, a peaceful ambassador of the New Republic goes as an emissary to the Vong, and in order to better understand their culture, he's subjected to the Embrace of Pain, a horrible torture device, then he's skinned alive and his skeleton is sent back to the New Republic. I'm pretty sure the Vong thought this was, like, an offer of cultural exchange or something.

I'm glad you liked Metaphorical Music! Well, maybe like is a strong word - you said you were glad you listened to it, which is also important. My favorite song on it is Latitude, so I'm glad that one resonated with you. I also the love the "Stop asking me that, I dunno" in Think Different. I didn't have any expectations for which songs I was hoping you'd like - I'm just glad you seemed to enjoy at least some of it.

In case you didn't look him up, Nujabes was a Japanese DJ who tragically died young in a car accident. I think he only officially released two studio albums, though there are a number of tributes and unreleased works.

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1. Mama
2. Who Do You Think You Are
3. If U Cant Dance
4. Say Youll Be There
5. 2 Become 1
6. Naked
7. Love Thing
8. Something Kinda Funny
9. Last Time Lover
10. Wannabe

comfi beats - dreamy night
This overall production reminds me of Mili do you know them? They mostly do VGM. I like the chill nature of this song paired with the very serious lyrics, its a nice juxtaposition.

Danny Playamaqui - Parsley
I feel like theres got to be a musical term for what this song is doing. These drawn out notes layered over top of each other create this unnerving effect, like something is very off. But also the actual notes feel off too. This is all a good thing I tend to like these uncanny valley type songs that sound like theyve been robotically engineered in certain ways.

Sara Bareilles - Gravity
I tend to be a bit ambivalent on these sad female singer with piano and string accompaniment songs. This is fine but doesnt quite grab me, though I do like her voice.

Manuel Valera & Groove Square - Gliding
Ooh, this is nice. I expected vocals but I am happy to hear a harmonica. I really like how chill this is, but its also very wistful, very evocative of the title. I can see this being a situation of put a band in a room and let them improvise, and its fun to hear with these unexpected instruments.

Muramasa: The Demon Blade - Ephemeral Glory A
Fun fact: I really like Ephemeral Glory B, but I dont think Ive ever heard A. This reflects my piecemeal approach to finding music, where I almost never seek out music based on other music I like. I really like the immersive sounds here, the song very much conjures up the feel of traveling to a strange, potentially hostile land. I actually think I might like it more than B, though its a very different type of song.

Jessie Ware - Spotlight
This song surprised me, because I really didnt like it at first. Like, potentially bottom three. Then the beat kicked in and I think I figured out what it was trying to do a bit more. Its not a particularly flashy song, and that threw me off, but I really really like the easygoing club aesthetic it evokes. Pretty great find!

As an aside, I dont have Spotify this is the version I listened to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgy-eAzARNE

They Might Be Giants - End of the Tour
I really dont like this guys voice. It feels a little too monotone for my tastes. The rest of it feels pretty . . . unexceptional? TMBG has a big cult following but I dont know them all that well are all their songs like this?

TM Network - Get Wild
This has 90s anime written all over it, which is a fun subgenre. The production has that rough-around-the-edges feel thats common in songs like this. It doesnt really stand out to me, but its good fun.

1. Gin Wigmore - Bad Got Me Good
2. Jessie Ware - Spotlight
3. Master Boot Record - Irc
4. Enter Shikari - Gandhi Mate, Gandhi
5. Conisch - Attack
6. Cloudkicker - He Would Be Riding on the Subway...
7. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy
8. Zero Divide 2 Misunderstanding
9. Muramasa: The Demon Blade - Ephemeral Glory A
10. Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen - Like I Used To
11. Danny Playamaqui - Parsley
12. comfi beats - dreamy night
13. Charli XCX - Shake It
14. Clutch - A Quick Death in Texas
15. Manuel Valera & Groove Square - Gliding
16. Caligula's Horse - Songs for No One
17. Chvrches - Death Stranding
18. Kano - CAFUN
19. Britney Spears x Rammstein - Du One More Hast
20. Groove Armada - Don't Give Up
21. Ice Nine Kills - IT is the End
22. BitBurner - Don't Shoot Food
23. DJ Cummerbund - Play That Funky Music Rammstein
24. Sara Bareilles - Gravity
25. Hanabie - We Love Sweets
26. Thank You Scientist - Caverns
27. TM Network - Get Wild
28. Brand New - Missing You
29. Harry Nilsson - Joy
30. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations - Questioning ~ Allegro 2004
31. They Might Be Giants - End of the Tour
32. Owl City - Fireflies

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Might get back to this soon!

Cool.

Some of these I'm more eager to hear your thoughts on than others, but I won't say which ones, so as to not bias you in any way. :) Looking forward to the writeups!

Here, have some VGM, like I did last year.

American McGee's Alice | Time to Die | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzil5K2i_hY
Space Funeral | The Irredemiable I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPu7CPrW3IM
Umineko: When They Cry - Answer Arcs | ridicule | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi3eAjB_LcA

And here's two more:
The Powerpuff Girls - Speed Demon (episode): you've already done Him, so you might find this nomination redundant. Let me know if you do and I'll give you something else.
Yuuzhan Vong (Star Wars Legends)

I can't tell if that means I was giving you too much credit or not enough credit.

Cloudkicker - He Would Be Riding on the Subway...
I like this sort of proggy intro, with shifting meter and building suspense. Oh wait I guess this isnt the intro so much as the whole song not sure why I expected vocals to kick in. Thats fine I think I like this better as an instrumental. Its very ominous and foreboding, lots of tension. Pretty cool!

Antidote Audio - THE SAUSAGE FATTENER IS THE BEST PLUGIN. EVER.
i cant tell if this is an actual nomination or not but i dont see any other songs in the queue for you so uh

Its a commercial of sorts for some audio plugin. It has musical aspects but is mostly a tongue-in-cheek advertisement. The audio thats there is generally unpleasant. The whole thing is a joke that Im not privy to, which isnt inherently bad, but which doesnt work in its favor. It is pretty gross, Ill give it that.

DJ Cummerbund - Play That Funky Music Rammstein
What a strange mashup! It sounds like the chorus is original material, but there is plenty of stuff from other sources. I really dig the guitar solo at the bridge. This is what I was talking about with the idea of creating new stuff from other sources. I can hear Du Hast in a very different way now!

Groove Armada - Don't Give Up
I like the wistfully chill vibe. Its a little repetitive, but thats not a bad thing since I like what it repeats. Parts of this (the vocals mostly) curiously feel like theyve been inserted from different, unrelated songs maybe I just have mashups on the mind.

Harry Nilsson - Joy
I had a hard time with this one until I realized its meant to be a bit silly. I dont find it very funny but at least I have a better handle on what its trying to accomplish. I really really liked the lyric about how if everyone was happy, thered never be a love song, so Joy gets bumped up a bit from that.

1. Gin Wigmore - Bad Got Me Good
2. Master Boot Record - Irc
3. Enter Shikari - Gandhi Mate, Gandhi
4. Conisch - Attack
5. Cloudkicker - He Would Be Riding on the Subway...
6. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy
7. Zero Divide 2 - Misunderstanding
8. Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen - Like I Used To
9. Charli XCX - Shake It
10. Clutch - A Quick Death in Texas
11. Caligula's Horse - Songs for No One
12. Chvrches - Death Stranding
13. Kano - CAFUN
14. Britney Spears x Rammstein - Du One More Hast
15. Groove Armada - Don't Give Up
16. Ice Nine Kills - IT is the End
17. BitBurner - Don't Shoot Food
18. DJ Cummerbund - Play That Funky Music Rammstein
19. Hanabie - We Love Sweets
20. Thank You Scientist - Caverns
21. Brand New - Missing You
22. Harry Nilsson - Joy
23. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations - Questioning ~ Allegro 2004
24. Owl City - Fireflies
25. Antidote Audio - THE SAUSAGE FATTENER IS THE BEST PLUGIN. EVER.

Clutch - A Quick Death in Texas
Ooh, I like this dudes voice a lot. Nice warble. I like how this is sort of like country, but with more of a hard rock edge. Song is a lot of fun.

Britney Spears x Rammstein - Du One More Hast
I unironically like mashups like this. I love when two very different songs get blended together to make something with unique flavor. (Sweet Dreams Are Made of Seven Nation Army is probably the gold standard.) It feels like a pretty standard mashup, but its enjoyable to listen to.

Charli XCX - Shake It
oh my god what is this intro I LOVE it

Song continues to be unabashedly weird, with filters and distortions. The whole presentation is pretty discordant and unsettling, and I love songs that go for aesthetics like that.

Kano - CAFUN
I feel this is could turn into dubstep at any point and the anticipation is KILLING me. It sounds like happy casino music, which is a descriptor Ive used on other songs I know you like, though this is less casino and more...fashion runway? I especially like the second half.

Owl City - Fireflies
This guy has an...interesting voice. I cant tell if hes purposely taking on some sort of affectation or if thats how he naturally sings. Not really a fan of this one, sorry!

Caligula's Horse - Songs for No One
I really like 2:00 nice transition from a softer section to a fuller, denser part. I also like 3:15, when it truly commits to a strong rock sound. This song flutters back and forth between sparse and full. It was an especially enjoyable first listen, since I wasnt sure what was coming next.

Master Boot Record - Irc
Chippy synthwave metal, eh? (Again, not the best with genres.) Very spooky. I think Id like this one more if the tempo were a bit faster. Then again...I was going to give this a relatively low ranking, but it really grew on me by the end.

1. Gin Wigmore - Bad Got Me Good
2. Master Boot Record - Irc
3. Enter Shikari - Gandhi Mate, Gandhi
4. Conisch - Attack
5. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy
6. Zero Divide 2 - Misunderstanding
7. Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen - Like I Used To
8. Charli XCX - Shake It
9. Clutch - A Quick Death in Texas
10. Caligula's Horse - Songs for No One
11. Chvrches - Death Stranding
12. Kano - CAFUN
13. Britney Spears x Rammstein - Du One More Hast
14. Ice Nine Kills - IT is the End
15. BitBurner - Don't Shoot Food
16. Hanabie - We Love Sweets
17. Thank You Scientist - Caverns
19. Brand New - Missing You
20. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations - Questioning ~ Allegro 2004
21. Owl City - Fireflies

Relistened to Misunderstanding and I liked it much more. Bumping it up to spot #5, below Pride and Joy.

Hanabie - We Love Sweets
This is the twelfth song and its not even in the first time Ive been surprised by stealth metal. Metal is a tough sell for me, but I think theres untapped potential for me to listen to metal in non-English language. I find the sweetly sung sugaaaar charming.

Zero Divide 2 - Misunderstanding
I gave this a ranking of 6.5 back in the last BOST. Feels very proggy and it doesnt always hold my interest, but the parts I enjoy are pretty engaging. Actually, its a curious experience listening to this: it feels like I would enjoy individual chunks of this on their own more than I do as part of a larger whole. Like, give me 15 second increments of this song and I probably rank most of them higher than the total package. What a weird reaction.

1. Gin Wigmore - Bad Got Me Good
2. Enter Shikari - Gandhi Mate, Gandhi
3. Conisch Attack
4. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy
5. Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen - Like I Used To
6. Chvrches - Death Stranding
7. Zero Divide 2 - Misunderstanding
8. Ice Nine Kills - IT is the End
9. BitBurner - Don't Shoot Food
10. Hanabie - We Love Sweets
11. Thank You Scientist - Caverns
12. Brand New - Missing You
13. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations - Questioning ~ Allegro 2004

Snake5555555555 posted...

I could probably give you some gross songs

Just reporting on the poll!

Nobody listens to gross music, huh

Gin Wigmore - Bad Got Me Good
I have a soft spot for squeaky voices. This voice, however, has a lot of power behind it, backed by this full production of a band in the chorus.

This is the first song in the topic I replayed immediately, so for that alone its going to the top of the ranking.

1. Gin Wigmore - Bad Got Me Good
2. Enter Shikari - Gandhi Mate, Gandhi
3. Conisch Attack
4. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy
5. Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen - Like I Used To
6. Chvrches - Death Stranding
7. Ice Nine Kills - IT is the End
8. BitBurner - Don't Shoot Food
9. Thank You Scientist - Caverns
10. Brand New - Missing You
11. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations - Questioning ~ Allegro 2004

Enter Shikari - Gandhi Mate, Gandhi
Ooh, this passionate vocal clip at the beginning is great; it really escalates along with the industrial instrumentation. I didnt expect it turn into metal with Pac-Man noises, haha. But I really like that!

lol at the rest of the band telling the singer to calm down

I didnt know I needed leftist punk beepy metal today, but I am so glad I got some!

Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen - Like I Used To
This song strikes me as very timeless, which is a word we commonly use to refer to things that evoke an older era. I honestly get like...Abba vibes from this, or at least Abba with a more rock sound. Maybe its the harmonizing female vocals. Theres definitely Big Sad going on in this song, maybe because it (and the music video) evoke COVID. Very cool.

Chvrches - Death Stranding
At last, a song I can add to my big VGM ranking spreadsheet! (I couldnt add Questioning 2004 because it was an extended link.) This is like...Im really bad with genres if you couldnt tell, but its like pop with big echo effects, like the only way to listen to it is with a subwoofer or in a stadium. Despite this, its shockingly intimate.

1. Enter Shikari - Gandhi Mate, Gandhi
2. Conisch Attack
3. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy
4. Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen - Like I Used To
5. Chvrches - Death Stranding
6. Ice Nine Kills - IT is the End
7. BitBurner - Don't Shoot Food
8. Thank You Scientist - Caverns
9. Brand New - Missing You
10. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations - Questioning ~ Allegro 2004