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Undertale (song)
Floatlands
Magma Town

It's been quite some time since I've listened to Undertale the track. How does it fare for me now?

It fares stunningly well. This is a pretty simple piece that really goes for one thing, and I am still sold on it-- it genuinely makes me feel hopeful. I feel like such a sap but I am downright stirred.

Assault of the Silver Dragons always feels like something of a near-miss for me. It opens with that fanfare feel and then that metal-clanging percussion comes in and it has that PS1 Final Fantasy feel and it's cool, almost. But it never really sticks with me. Every time I run into this I leave with the vague impression I like the track-- but I never really remember the track itself.

I like things like Floatlands-- relaxed tracks with a sense of wonder, pads floating in and out, dreamy piano and shiny synth arpeggios. Floatlands goes in heavy for feel-- it doesn't really drive a melody-- but it has its share of highlights: the bass kicking in at 0:25, the section with those shiny arpeggios at 0:51. The chords are light and airy. Floatlands, indeed.

This Battletoad enters foot-first-- heavy, tromping guitar/drums and 'fake' chiptune. It's a bit lead-footed-- it doesn't have a lot of melodic ideas or interesting chords. In the end, it's also trying to get by on feel and aesthetic-- but in ways I care less for.

I never did think Guile's theme went with everything. This is a pretty by-the-numbers remix-- too faithful for its own good. A tinny synth shreds for a while before the actual guitar comes in, like it's telling the synth that the adults have arrived.

When I think 'Magma Town', I think of FIRE! style arrangements, which generally seem to be tribal drums and marcato strings and heavy brass. This is far too pretty to be a Magma Town. This is competently arranged and quite nice.