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7th: Sonic Mania - Flying Battery Zone Act 2
Composer: Tee Lopes
Score: 90/100 (8.4), Sonic Mania (3/28)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7nB-wNDDpw

I'll save a lot of this writeup for when the original comes up, which is obviously higher up lol, but I'll touch on a few things the remix does that make me very happy. First off, the instrumentation of Mania Flying Battery is OFF THE CHARTS like I never ever ever thought I'd be saying "wow this FM song sounds really good without FM!" but like DAMN this song manages to still sound like FM even with literally one instrument from the original I think?? Like the lead right away at 0:02 is close but not quite, and then 0:14 is actually the original one but like the way it fakes it is so good. It sounds so clean while still having that edge that makes FM so crunchy and good and it's so strange to hear in a very wonderful way. I'm probably describing it like ass but yeah lmao

One other thing I like about the arrangement is how an actual different second loop is thrown into the mix, tossing in cool sections like the short minimal breakdowns at 0:58 and 1:04 with the quiet orch hit loop in there, and changing the lead up to a synth guitar thing. It's a really nice mixup thrown in that helps keep listening to it for a long, long time interesting... not that without it it would be any harder to listen to. Cause Flying Battery bangs hard. Nothing but praise for this song and it's my """worst Flying Battery"" which is a BAD TITLE even if correct cause it sounds SO NEGATIVE but yeah this is the flying battery on the bottom

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