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Well, yeah, Umineko swept the last BOST! Meanwhile Umineko Chiru lost its minimum two matches. Right? (I'm going off of memory)

You might think I have the top twelve all planned out, but not even close. o_o Certain tracks continue to impress me that I thought would have fallen long ago.... like one of them may very well be top five by the time all is said and done.

12) Idola Phantasy Star Saga - Endeavour
Series ranking: 2 of 2 (Phantasy Star)
https://youtu.be/74TocPKiNCs
Prelim score: 9.3/10
Score: 9.6/10 (Phenomenal)
Composer: Kenichi Tokoi
Vocals: Shaylee & Florence McNair
VGMC History: VGMC 14 (CHAMPION)
Favorite part: The refrain, off course!

Aaaaaand the last champion finally drops! Thats right, even though Im still angry that it beat Partizans, Moonstruck Blossom, and Isoleucine >.<, its still my favorite champion! (congrats, @dowolf on this!) Weve got here a VGMC Cinderella based on its close early round matches! Oh, yeah and we FINALLY see the first Phantasy Star rep! (thus it goes without saying that PS did the best of any multi-rep series in my rankings!)
It starts off relaxed and ambiguous its hard to say whats going to happen. Once that piano comes in, it sounds very foreboding (the piano writing there is simple, but GREAT. Its one of my favorite things about the whole track.). Then the violin comes in with maximum force, and the music lets everything loose for quite some time! I love those ascending piano chords. Then in come the trumpets at 1:02 WOW, what energy! I normally dislike ridiculously high trumpet lines that are sampled, but it accomplishes exactly what it needs to do!!!!!

Then finally at 1:59 comes the peak of it all, Shaylee + Florence joining forces belting out WILL WE EVER FIND FOREVER!!!! Yeah, if this part doesnt impact you, NO music will! Harmonies here are excellent, too, and love how they often change while the vocalists sustain. For example, the minor 9th vs. the bass at at 2:07, and 2:09 - 2:11 you got tritone then a major 7th, I LOVE THE CHOICE OF CHORDS UNDERNEATH!!! Trumpet and drumming is really high energy and makes it all even better! 3:58 I love how the drums drop out and its FAT BRASSY goodness. At 4:24 we get an unexpected bebop harmonized trio cool contrast =O. Then its back to the amazing piano feels from the beginning. WHOA placement of those reverse piano effectsits like the time/space itself just got warped and its very haunting :) :). hey seem to work well almost anywhere, haha! Then we got the refrain once more, yay! (that might be the wrong term) Then it gets happy for a bit! Then it ends again with the solo duet, mirroring the beginning with that calm, ambiguous feeling.

But yeah, what I love about this piece is that it covers a wide spectrum of feelings, which gets all put together in such a beautiful way! Also, the lyrics are great! I often dont listen for the lyrics in songs, but I cant help but do it in this one. Its great to have not one, but two Phantasy Star tracks retired now from VGMC 14! :) This music has grown on me over time, even after the contest ended, so Im not AS annoyed about its path of destruction as before.


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