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The farther we get, the more fun it is! =D For me, at least.

80) Blue Reflection - TIGAR ~ All Phase Mix
https://youtu.be/G9-NsUPcFFU
Rating: 8.5/10 (Excellent)
Composer: Hayato Asano
VGMC History: VGMC 14 (Lost R5 to Rude Buster)
Favorite part: https://youtu.be/G9-NsUPcFFU?t=148

The big question here is this: is TIGAR the best Blue Reflection representative? What do YOU think? Well, like it or not, its the first one from the game to retire! Other entries very well could retire in future contests considering it did very, very well in BOST 2019. Im trying to remember.it got either third or fourth place, wait, or was it SECOND place? It feels like it faced Umineko in the finals, but dont quote me on that. All right, now to talk about the music! My affinity towards this one used to be pretty limited, largely because of those annoying edm sounds I associate with dubstep. For some unknown reason, my dislike for those sounds were neutralized beginning in R2 of the last contest. So now theres very little for me to dislike. The pretty piano chords and radio static at the start makes me happy :) But yeah, I like it as soon as it gets upbeat. I really enjoy the many different styles presented here, even if some of the melodies are a bit trite, for example, the piano melody from 1:02, but the stuff accompanying it I like more, such as the 16th-note synth lines. 1:46 uses the same chord progression as before, but we got this HYPERactive synth duet going on over the same harmonic progression. 2:07 is also cool love the note choices on those chords, the way it plays with chromatics! And they're all like uuuuuuaaaaaooooooo. Also immediately after are the BEST piano chords in the entire track! And hey, they get added upon right after! I used to hate 3:12, but Im neutral towards it now At 3:44 I have a hard time describing those weird percussive electronic chords, but theyre really cooL! Most of the latter part of the track isnt quite as exciting for me, relying on generic piano stuff from earlier. (even if it's the refrain melody! I know its important to the overall structure) I LOVE that little surprise key change near the end of the loop at 5:37, though! Overall, its a fun track that I like more than DNF at this point! The best in the soundtrack? Hard to say. Its close between several (Albireo Lake, Overdose, etc. are contenders).

79) Chrono Cross - Dreamwatch of Time
Series rank: 2 of 4
https://youtu.be/wMntblDX0Bg
Composer: Yasunori Mitsuda
Score: 8.5/10 (Excellent)
VGMC History: VGMC 1 (Lost R5 to Legend of Mana - Title)
Favorite Part: https://youtu.be/wMntblDX0Bg?t=66

This is truly one-of-a-kind. This has such a magical atmosphere. I never played much of CC (I stopped because I just couldnt stand certain things about the game), but this is obviously one of the major epic themes of the game. Combining one of the most classic Trigger themes with one of the most classic Cross (actually, Radical Dreamers) themes is simply too good to be true, except that it IS true! I enjoy the celtic-like melody on the harp, but more especially when the flute takes over nice and flashy. Then comes the Dreams theme (admittedly Im not crazy about this theme by itself), and then comes a sort of intermediary section with bright hemiolic patterns that just FILLS the air with musical joy at 0:40 I especially like 0:44 GREAT note choices on top of bII there) Then at 1:06 the music moves forward in such an EPIC manner as it gradually heightens with more great harmonies.(one of Mitsudas specialties is putting the melody a major 7th above the bass at key moments) I just love how it feels like one phrase whose ending just keeps getting delayed and delayed and delayed..it is ABSOLUTELY one of Mitsudas best compositional bits in anything hes ever done! And then finally it climaxes and suddenly its CHRONOS theme! Nice, but not quite as awesome as the previous stuff.


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