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Topic	Haste2 ranks the VGMC retirees - Finale!
HasteThree 02/12/21 12:13:43 AM #112:	13) Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru 8 - Ricordando il Passato Series ranking: 1 of 15 https://youtu.be/RF96mzWzdPc Composer/vocals: Akiko Shikata Prelim score: 9.5/10 Score: 9.6/10 (Phenomenal) VGMC History: VGMC 7 (Lost R4), VGMC 10 (Lost R6 to Despair of ELFERIA) Favorite Part: 0:55 - 1:47 and2:40 - 3:33 Remember when Hope won and this lost in BOST? ARGH. But hey, it won a match on ToC, so there's that. It was the only emotional theme in the last ToC to have any strength whatsoever, too. But on to the music... very mystical and heavenly sounding, no The vocals are pure and pretty (and shows off the different timbres that Akiko Shikata can sing) and there are many key changes and chord progressions that really bring out the emotions. Oboes add to the sweetness and guitars and bouzouki add some folkiness... all in all, amazing instrumentation, too! As great as the climax parts are, its really the soft stuff that makes this stand out. The start is simply angelic the voices are really reverent, yet at the same time so unified (okay, so its all just Akiko) and it has that slightly electric quality that can occur in group vocals Beautiful, subtle use of piano, harp, and bells (some interesting dissonances) as it turns into solo at 0:28. A gentle crescendo of orchestration between 0:40 and 1:14. I love how it switches back and forth between major (happy) and minor (sad), almost like a conversation is going on. 0:54 we see the harmony lose some stability (plus the vocal support is back!)...key changes are great, but notable is the unexpected shift at 1:13 (also oboe comes in!) and then right after there's the moment of HEAVEN BURSTING at 1:14. FILL MY SOUL WITH YOUR PURITY. (oh, yeah, it sounds so HAPPY youd think its shifted to major but never really did) What great organ use, too. its PERFECT the way its used. Back to calm and pure again at 1:50 Oboes get a much bigger role at 2:18! What wonderful call/responses involving them. Lovely new harmonies and new feel at 3:04 oboes and violin create a sort of quartet that is flat out gorgeous! (oops, oboes a bit out of tune on the low note) Guitars have a sweetness to them dont they.? Back to the CLIMAX again at 3:58, which is nice, but honestly not as good without the neat key changes to set it up like before. But what happens AFTER is gorgeous! :) :) :) Gets kind of ethereal and a bit sad again (Dorian!!!) towards the end with how it takes the HEAVEN BURSTING bit to wind down. --- "He's the one who took my coin! Why didn't you stop him?" "Because I forgot my bazooka at home! Sheesh... Give me a break, here." <cite>HasteThree posted [p:950549130] in Haste2 ran... [t:79243737]...</cite> <quote>13) Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru 8 - Ricordando il Passato Series ranking: 1 of 15 https://youtu.be/RF96mzWzdPc Composer/vocals: Akiko Shikata Prelim score: 9.5/10 Score: 9.6/10 (Phenomenal) VGMC History: VGMC 7 (Lost R4), VGMC 10 (Lost R6 to Despair of ELFERIA) Favorite Part: 0:55 - 1:47 and2:40 - 3:33 Remember when Hope won and this lost in BOST? ARGH. But hey, it won a match on ToC, so there's that. It was the only emotional theme in the last ToC to have any strength whatsoever, too. But on to the music... very mystical and heavenly sounding, no The vocals are pure and pretty (and shows off the different timbres that Akiko Shikata can sing) and there are many key changes and chord progressions that really bring out the emotions. Oboes add to the sweetness and guitars and bouzouki add some folkiness... all in all, amazing instrumentation, too! As great as the climax parts are, its really the soft stuff that makes this stand out. The start is simply angelic the voices are really reverent, yet at the same time so unified (okay, so its all just Akiko) and it has that slightly electric quality that can occur in group vocals Beautiful, subtle use of piano, harp, and bells (some interesting dissonances) as it turns into solo at 0:28. A gentle crescendo of orchestration between 0:40 and 1:14. I love how it switches back and forth between major (happy) and minor (sad), almost like a conversation is going on. 0:54 we see the harmony lose some stability (plus the vocal support is back!)...key changes are great, but notable is the unexpected shift at 1:13 (also oboe comes in!) and then right after there's the moment of HEAVEN BURSTING at 1:14. FILL MY SOUL WITH YOUR PURITY. (oh, yeah, it sounds so HAPPY youd think its shifted to major but never really did) What great organ use, too. its PERFECT the way its used. Back to calm and pure again at 1:50 Oboes get a much bigger role at 2:18! What wonderful call/responses involving them. Lovely new harmonies and new feel at 3:04 oboes and violin create a sort of quartet that is flat out gorgeous! (oops, oboes a bit out of tune on the low note) Guitars have a sweetness to them dont they.? Back to the CLIMAX again at 3:58, which is nice, but honestly not as good without the neat key changes to set it up like before. But what happens AFTER is gorgeous! :) :) :) Gets kind of ethereal and a bit sad again (Dorian!!!) towards the end with how it takes the HEAVEN BURSTING bit to wind down. --- "He's the one who took my coin! Why didn't you stop him?" "Because I forgot my bazooka at home! Sheesh... Give me a break, here."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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