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125) Persona 3 - The Battle for Everyone's Souls
Series rank: 2 of 4
https://youtu.be/bK8vpWIvA9o
Composer: Shoji Meguro
Score: 7.6/10 (Great)
VGMC History: VGMC 2 (Lost R3), VGMC 3 (Lost R4), VGMC 4 (Lost R2), VGMC 5 (Lost R5 to Halo Theme Mjolnir Mix)
Favorite Part: https://youtu.be/bK8vpWIvA9o?t=23

Very full electric bass/guitar chords at the start! Simple, but satisfying rhythmic structure (referring to the melody, not the percussion). WAY cool how it takes that last chord and reverbs very distinctly as if it got frozen in time. VERY tasteful intro, indeed. Oddly enough, it effectively leads into the much more somber feeling once the piano takes the lead...its kind of neat how it does that. The piano chords are nice for a little while, especially when it quiets down, with nice guitar effects in there (1:18). I love when it gets loud again with those distinctive chords at 1:37, too! The soprano stuff is okay, contributing to that somber feel. Overall, its not that great compositionally, but it does a lot of things very well in terms of style.

124) Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War - Zero
Series rank: 3 of 3
https://youtu.be/ML4Jx76vSTk
Composer: Keiki Kobayashi
Score: 7.7/10 (Great)
VGMC History: VGMC 1 (Lost R4), VGMC 2 (Lost R3), VGMC 6 (CHAMPION)
Favorite Part: The first 30 seconds

Here comes another champion! This may be ranked third from its series, but theres plenty to like. The start is WONDERFUL. I love those low moving harmonies with the strings, and the way it leads into a small piece of the theme at the end of the phrase. (From 0:00-0:07, then it repeats a similar idea) Also the soft electronic percussion adds a nice touch of intensity as if to tell us this music is headed toward Epic Central. Then comes the guitar that everyone loves, playing some sweet UNEXPECTED chords and adding percussive spice to the mix. The standard AC brass takes over what the strings were doing, yay! (I love the use of brass in Ace Combat) Finally, the full theme comes at about the thirty second mark. Rhythmic and succinct! Next comes a surprisingly lovely soprano solo. The way it soars is a nice contrast to the previous stuff. The spanish guitar works really nicely in the accompanying role here. Once the guitar takes the main stage, though, Im not as big of a fan. It uses the most stereotypical chords and patterns imaginable for the style, and it goes on for WAY too long. Afterwards we get some WOOoperatic choirs they sound okay, I guess. Essentially, the first half is great. The second half, not so much.


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