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^[The track by Zapper] is not a bad song, though I dont know if I like any more than Zappers Freedom. Id probably have to listen to it a few more times to tell.

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564: SCORCHING PING PONG GIRLS - AlwaysHokuHoku:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dMwLIqSZLA

Nominator: pyresword (7/7)

Initial Score: 23.56 [#551]
Revised Score: 32.68 [#547]
Final Score: 34.00 [#564]

(First Thoughts: ...I feel like even this score might be too high.)

I kind of like the first 10 seconds of the song, with its simplistic computerized beeping. Then the louder, heavier beat comes in and the song loses me almost completely. Theres still some artificial beeping sounding music, but its almost completely drowned out.... then the song just has a complete mental breakdown, becoming almost painful to listen to. (Which is odd because I think I usually like that sort of thing).

Ive never heard of this anime and decided to skim the Wikipedia page. Kimiko Hamu: Nicknamed Nom-Nom due to her constant chowing down of food in her mouth.

...I love that the article feels this person is important enough to be described and that they had to clarify that she uses her mouth when chowing down. It raises so many questions about why the author chose to describe it that way and why they felt this was important to our understanding of what the show was about.

[Final Thoughts: I have so many questions about Kimikos existence that I almost want to watch this now.]

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563: PIANO OPERA - KEFKA:

https://open.spotify.com/track/1Moc3Rw04T8okzXEnO5W1o

Nominator: Haste_2 (19/19)
Source: Piano Opera Final Fantasy IV/V/VI (12/12)

Initial Score: 50.12 [#400]
Revised Score: 37.84 [#535]
Final Score: 34.60 [#563]

(First Thoughts: Technically impressive, but Im not wild about it. This is a good arrangement though, a definite improvement over the originalnot sure how low Id drop the SNES version, but Im definitely not a fanso I can say this version of the song is probably as good as Kefkas theme could ever be.)

I think I overvalued this originally just because I was impressed it was so much better than the original, when really, I still dont quite like it. Taking a song I strongly dislike it and improving it is impressive, yes, but the result is quite still not something Id want to listen to.

On some level, I get the song or think I do anywayit starts off goofy and clownish, then develops elements of a military cadence like Evil Military Clown but I dont like particularly like either of those aspects, which results in a song that is quite good at not being what I want to hear.

[Final Thoughts: Personal bias against it aside, I think this song largely succeeds at what it wants to accomplish, so well done.]

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