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Topic	Haste2 ranks all 180 VGMC Retirees.
Haste_2 10/20/20 12:07:36 AM #420:	64) Ao no Kiseki Evolution - Seize the Truth Series ranking: 2 of 3 (Legend of Heroes) https://youtu.be/oxXfJR-6ry0 Composer: Saki Momiyama, arr. by Yukihiro Jindo Score: 8.7/10 (Excellent) VGMC History: VGMC 9 (CHAMPION) Favorite Part: https://youtu.be/oxXfJR-6ry0?t=22 Two champs in a row! Nine down, five to go! Time to reminisce about one of only a few things I remember prior to VGMC XIII: Anyone remember when this faced AAI2s Pursuit ~ Wanting to to Find the Truth? I certainly remembered the Pursuit theme losing...getting TRIPLED, in fact. That was not a happy day for me, especially since it was, for a long time, my all-time favorite Ace Attorney theme. I thought it was tripled by Magus Theme, but my memory was faulty. Magus Theme just happened to be in the neighboring match. happened to be in the other match. Good quasi-electronic orchestration. Piano/string synth sound good on the opening stuff with nice soft synths behind that sound like echoes (but not really echoes). This one of those unusual times where I enjoy a simplistic beat, probably because I LOVE squashy snares(actually, maybe thats not even a snare...whatever!), and then at 0:22 everything drops out for pure electric guitar goodness! Talk about a classic melody among classic melodies! SO GOOD!!!! I especially love when the section finishes on the IV-->V at 0:43, nice! The next section makes a good follow-up, and the violin duet works nicely for that purpose, and the synth strikes at the end of it fill me with excitement! Next, violin and guitar combine for a third conclusive section score yet another good melody! (its kind of a mesh of the first two sections!) Violins take the theme again after with cool percussive hits as backup at 1:44! Cool. After that, its kind of a mixed reception from me. The repeats of the theme later arent as cool on the violins, but its alright. The exception is at 2:07 where the piano expands its idea from the start, it works really well acapella with those delay echoes! The guitar solos got some virtuosity to it, fun stuff! Oh, yeah, and being an Evolution remake, I might as well mention the older version wow, its a lot different! It feels a lot rougher around the edges, and the energy is less. Darker, too. 63) Mario Kart 8 - Big Blue Series ranking: 3 of 4 (Mario) https://youtu.be/obr-T3e_wY8 Composer: Naoto Ishida, arr. by Kenta Nagata Soloists: Kazuki Katsuta (saxophone), Takashi Masuzaki (electric guitar) Score: 8.8/10 (Excellent) VGMC History: VGMC 9 (Lost R4), VGMC 11 (Lost R5 to Daddy Mulk) Favorite Part: https://youtu.be/obr-T3e_wY8?t=81 [I really need to mention singers/soloists in all writeups] ...and now we have a champion killer! This beat Sunshine Coastline and EXSPHERE going off my unreliable memory. This had to lose to Daddy Mulk :[. Oh, hey, Mario Kart got something retired? Unexpected! Granted, this tune doesnt really belong to Mario Kart, even if . Okay, so F-Zero got something retired! Cool. I actually prefer Mute City when it comes to the original and most arrangements, but THIS version of Big Blue is without question the best Ive heard. I love how it goes back and forth with the sax and the electric guitar, and then combines them at other times with a WONDERFUL blend and balance. The orchestration in general is clear and transparent, which is a big deal to me! Im absolutely FLOORED that such a great arrangement was ever put on Mario Kart 8. The source material is nice, but not amazing or anything. Now, about specifics within this track first off, the eighth notes in the bass sound at the start sound absolutely PERFECT. You got those little fill-ins between phrases (the triplets at 0:16/0:17 is COOL) Then you got 0:18-:20 where the bass does this totally unexpected "displaced by a 16th note pattern, WHOA. (Jazzy) When the main melody starts, you got an electric organ with this nice PURE sound. (out of time for today) Then at 0:53 you got tasty virtuosic patterns, continued by the electric guitar after impromptu sounding, except Im sure they were written out. Then you got some GREAT new harmonies starting about 1:21 (the only part with awesome harmonies I wish it did more stuff like that) OMG I just learned ERIC MIYASHIRO PLAYS TRUMPET IN THE MK8 SOUNDTRACK. (but I'm sure the other trumpeters are just as good) Why haven't I checked out this OST?! --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So... what is a party?" "You drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think." <cite>Haste_2 posted [p:946061647] in Haste2 ran... [t:78392394]...</cite> <quote>64) Ao no Kiseki Evolution - Seize the Truth Series ranking: 2 of 3 (Legend of Heroes) https://youtu.be/oxXfJR-6ry0 Composer: Saki Momiyama, arr. by Yukihiro Jindo Score: 8.7/10 (Excellent) VGMC History: VGMC 9 (CHAMPION) Favorite Part: https://youtu.be/oxXfJR-6ry0?t=22 Two champs in a row! Nine down, five to go! Time to reminisce about one of only a few things I remember prior to VGMC XIII: Anyone remember when this faced AAI2s Pursuit ~ Wanting to to Find the Truth? I certainly remembered the Pursuit theme losing...getting TRIPLED, in fact. That was not a happy day for me, especially since it was, for a long time, my all-time favorite Ace Attorney theme. I thought it was tripled by Magus Theme, but my memory was faulty. Magus Theme just happened to be in the neighboring match. happened to be in the other match. Good quasi-electronic orchestration. Piano/string synth sound good on the opening stuff with nice soft synths behind that sound like echoes (but not really echoes). This one of those unusual times where I enjoy a simplistic beat, probably because I LOVE squashy snares(actually, maybe thats not even a snare...whatever!), and then at 0:22 everything drops out for pure electric guitar goodness! Talk about a classic melody among classic melodies! SO GOOD!!!! I especially love when the section finishes on the IV-->V at 0:43, nice! The next section makes a good follow-up, and the violin duet works nicely for that purpose, and the synth strikes at the end of it fill me with excitement! Next, violin and guitar combine for a third conclusive section score yet another good melody! (its kind of a mesh of the first two sections!) Violins take the theme again after with cool percussive hits as backup at 1:44! Cool. After that, its kind of a mixed reception from me. The repeats of the theme later arent as cool on the violins, but its alright. The exception is at 2:07 where the piano expands its idea from the start, it works really well acapella with those delay echoes! The guitar solos got some virtuosity to it, fun stuff! Oh, yeah, and being an Evolution remake, I might as well mention the older version wow, its a lot different! It feels a lot rougher around the edges, and the energy is less. Darker, too. 63) Mario Kart 8 - Big Blue Series ranking: 3 of 4 (Mario) https://youtu.be/obr-T3e_wY8 Composer: Naoto Ishida, arr. by Kenta Nagata Soloists: Kazuki Katsuta (saxophone), Takashi Masuzaki (electric guitar) Score: 8.8/10 (Excellent) VGMC History: VGMC 9 (Lost R4), VGMC 11 (Lost R5 to Daddy Mulk) Favorite Part: https://youtu.be/obr-T3e_wY8?t=81 [I really need to mention singers/soloists in all writeups] ...and now we have a champion killer! This beat Sunshine Coastline and EXSPHERE going off my unreliable memory. This had to lose to Daddy Mulk :[. Oh, hey, Mario Kart got something retired? Unexpected! Granted, this tune doesnt really belong to Mario Kart, even if . Okay, so F-Zero got something retired! Cool. I actually prefer Mute City when it comes to the original and most arrangements, but THIS version of Big Blue is without question the best Ive heard. I love how it goes back and forth with the sax and the electric guitar, and then combines them at other times with a WONDERFUL blend and balance. The orchestration in general is clear and transparent, which is a big deal to me! Im absolutely FLOORED that such a great arrangement was ever put on Mario Kart 8. The source material is nice, but not amazing or anything. Now, about specifics within this track first off, the eighth notes in the bass sound at the start sound absolutely PERFECT. You got those little fill-ins between phrases (the triplets at 0:16/0:17 is COOL) Then you got 0:18-:20 where the bass does this totally unexpected "displaced by a 16th note pattern, WHOA. (Jazzy) When the main melody starts, you got an electric organ with this nice PURE sound. (out of time for today) Then at 0:53 you got tasty virtuosic patterns, continued by the electric guitar after impromptu sounding, except Im sure they were written out. Then you got some GREAT new harmonies starting about 1:21 (the only part with awesome harmonies I wish it did more stuff like that) OMG I just learned ERIC MIYASHIRO PLAYS TRUMPET IN THE MK8 SOUNDTRACK. (but I'm sure the other trumpeters are just as good) Why haven't I checked out this OST?! --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So... what is a party?" "You drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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