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526: LENA RAINE - CHECKING IN:

https://radicaldreamland.bandcamp.com/track/checking-in

Nominator: MetalmindStats (20/28)
Source: Celeste Soundtrack (15/21)

Initial Score: 41.98 [#494]
Revised Score: 43.28 [#502]
Final Score: 43.90 [#526]

(First Thoughts: Its fine background music, but doesnt really do much with its long runtime. Its just kinda there.)

I wish this song were Checking In from The Simpsons:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTx-9X3Kr34

I actually didnt remember that song at all, I just rediscovered it tonight by searching for checking in song. Classic Simpsons had some truly great songs, didnt it? Good to know this song actually won awards, so people were aware of its greatness.

[The Simpsons song, that is. I doubt Celestes Checking In won any awards, but who knows?]

Celestes song is...well, not much more than my initial reaction portrayed it. It works fine as background noise, but its not atmospheric enough for me to start babbling about soundscapes and its not super interesting either. Its fine, I guess? Sure. Lets go with fine.

[Final Thoughts: It has the sort of low tones and notes I love, I just feel like the song doesnt really do much with them? As soon as the song starts, I feel wow, this song is amazing, how can it possibly be this low?? and then nothing really happens for the next seven minutes. Its so close to greatness, but just lacking something.]

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525: ALAN SILVESTRI - PORTALS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_mhWxOjxp4

Nominator: @GavsEvans123 (12/15)

Initial Score: 46.72 [#462]
Revised Score: 43.94 [#496]
Final Score: 43.94 [#525]

(First Thoughts: Ah, normal length orchestral music, my grudgingly tolerated frenemy. I still dont really care about you.)

I love that my iPads spellchecker recognizes frenemy as a word.

This song is one of several that.just kinda exists for me. It does indeed sound like background music for an Avengers film and almost assuredly works fine in context since I never had reason to complain about the films score, so mission accomplished, I guess?

[Todays installment of Completely Unrelated Song Writeups takes us back to the early 70s:]

Carole King - Its Too Late:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRPls7hjRfs

One of the all time classics and best breakup songs ever. No anger at the other person, no joy about how easily the other person can be replaced, no misery about how you cant go on living with them, just the quiet acceptance that the relationship is dead and its time for everyone involved to move on.

Also it has some pleasant and mild saxophone-ing, which is always a plus.

[Final Thoughts:

[Raetsel praises saxophones counter: 1]

...Hey, I just realized Carole King also sung Jazzman. Huh. Ive loved both of those songs for so many years and never once noticed the connection.

Portals: Its fine? Orchestral music tends to miss more often than not for me, but I didnt really mind the experience.]

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