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54) Final Fantasy IX - You're Not Alone!
Series ranking: 2 of 7
https://youtu.be/KKAoSY5bhSw
Composer: Nobuo Uematsu
Score: 8.9/10 (Excellent)
VGMC History: VGMC 1 (Lost R2), VGMC 2 (Lost R4), VGMC 3 (Lost R7 to Reset ~ Thank You)
Favorite Part: The first half

Heavy stuff. Synth pads and bass make it very ethereal. Simply fantastic! The chromatic movements in there work SO GREAT with that sound. Possibly my favorite chord progression by Uematsu right here, too. The shaker really helps with the atmosphere, as well. The banjo melody comes in, which isnt special in and itself, but man, oh, man. Both top AND bottom parts really get amplified very emotional. Hopeful and triumphant, too, when the electric guitar comes in! Still heavy, but cooler now. What bugs me about the section is the drum (trash can) plays on the 3rd beat of the measure, which is all fine and good, but then its like Uematsu decides to say Hey lets change it to the 4th beat every four measures! , except that it sticks out badly, ARGH. Some of the instrumentation is kinda meh to me, but still, the sounds used at the beginning are flat out amazing!!!

ELIMINATED: VGMC 3 (2nd elimination)
54) Final Fantasy IX - You're Not Alone! - 8.9
59) Super Mario 64 - Dire, Dire Docks - 8.8
67) Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddys Kong Quest - Forest Interlude - 8.7
78) Waterworld - Diving - 8.5
89) Okami - Reset ~ Thank You Version - 8.4
105) Chrono Trigger - Enhasa (Time Circuits) - 8.2
117) Mega Man X5 - X vs. Zero - 8.1
118) Umineko no Naku Koro ni 2 - worldenddominator - 8
120) Umineko no Naku Koro ni 4 - dreamenddischarger - 8
122) Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation - Liberation of Gracemeria - 8
125) Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Shin Onigashima - 7.9
127) Professor Layton and the Unwound Future - Theme of the Last Time Travel - 7.9
138) Guilty Gear Isuka - Riches in Me - 7.7
162) Umineko no Naku Koro ni 3 - miragecoordinator - 6.9
186)The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Gerudo Valley - 5.9
190) Donkey Kong Country - Gangplank Galleon -5.7

Average rank: 116.1
Average rating: 7.85

VGMC 6 was eliminated some time ago, but I never posted the full ranked list. That's a lack of preparation for ya.

ELIMINATED: VGMC 6
93) Final Fantasy X - Seymour Battle - 8.4
99) Subarashiki Hibi - Yoru no Himawari - 8.3
103) Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Bramble Blast - 8.3
108) Shikkoku no Sharnoth - Dorchadas - 8.2
110) VVVVVV - Piercing the Sky - 8.1
123) Cladun: This is an RPG - Slicing the Wind - 8
131) White Knight Chronicles 2 - The Battlefield Flower (Violin Version) - 7.8
140) Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War - Zero - 7.7
142) Xenosaga Episode III: Also Sprach Zarathustra Godsibb - 7.6
149) Sonic the hedgehog [2006] - Solaris Phase 2 - 7.3
164) Shenmue - Memories of Distant Days - 6.8
167) Homestuck - Sburban Jungle - 6.8
180) Baldr Sky - Ruins of Silence - 5.9
185) Castle Crashers - Winterbliss - 5.9
189) 7th Dragon 2020 - The Last Location of Mankind - 5.8
192) Sora - Rendezvous - 5.6

Average rank: 142.2 (ouch)
Average rating: 7.28

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