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386: PIANO OPERA - MAIN THEME OF FINAL FANTASY V:

https://open.spotify.com/track/5DRqswUIhSOFciuqnbR0im

Nominator: Haste_2 (8/19)
Source: Piano Opera 4/5/6 (4/12)

Initial Score: 57.06 [#289]
Revised Score: 57.19 [#334]
Final Score: 56.12 [#386]

(First Thoughts: Its a nice song. I think I might be undervaluing this one slightly, but Im going to stand by this score for the first listen.

I dont usually like RPGs that are big on customization, so Ive never gotten into FFV. I mean Ive played it, the PSX port came out at a time where I was playing every JRPG I could get my hands on, but its just kinda... there. I think I like this more than the SNES version? SNES one sounds like generic airship music and its... somewhere in the 20 to 40 range, depending on how charitable Im feeling towards songs that are decent but bore me at the exact moment you ask (right now, probably around 33.5 points). This nominated version is way beyond it, to a point that I almost want to jump the score up a few extra points out of respect for it. Im not going to, partly because these preliminary scores mean literally nothing anyway and partly because Im trying not to give or remove points based on unrelated songs, but I did consider it.)

A triumphant exploration theme. It still feels very airship-y, but not in a bad way. Its nice and a distinct improvement over the original, but still not one of my favorites.

[Final Thoughts: Definitely one of the better exploration themes I can recall.]

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385: LINKIN PARK - FOREWORD:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6R-twDkrcI&list=PLlqZM4covn1EbvC_6cuERQ59QaMbPkUyE&index=1

Nominator: Mega_Mana (15/18)
Source: Meteora (12/13)

Initial Score: 52.24 [#346]
Revised Score: 57.47 [#330]
Final Score: 56.16 [#385]

(First Reaction: Its a very ominous 14 seconds that I enjoy a lot, but its just 14 seconds of intense ambiance. I like it more than certain other very short introductions to songs, but I dont know why this is treated as a separate song.)

I get that it transitions seamlessly into the next song and youre meant to listen to the album in one sitting, yeah, but if this song is meant to be part of the next track then...just make it part of the next track? I dont see any value in being able to listen to this by itself or in shortening Dont Stay by 14 seconds by separating this song from it.

That being said... yes, I like ambient tracks and this is one such example, so this probably works better for me than it would most people.

[Final Thoughts: Another of the song intros that are inexplicably divorced from their actual songs category falls.]

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384: EVERY TIME I DIE - ALL STRUCTURES ARE UNSTABLE:

https://open.spotify.com/track/7q8DhrHU7yyFlvcctPreuF

Nominator: Bane (16/28)
Source: From Parts Unknown (8/14)

Initial Score: 68.90 [#150]
Revised Score: 57.61 [#328]
Final Score: 56.23 [#384]

(First Thoughts: I rather like the final verse to be quite honest.)

The past is clearer than it's ever been
Our mistakes made our selves
Blood rushes out of our phantom limbs

That part of the final verse to be more specific. Im not as into the general motif of the song (being inspired by the sinkholes in Florida) and this certainly isnt my favorite performance by the band, but references to phantom limbs do get my attention.

[Final Thoughts: You know the usual ETID writeupgood lyrics, but too intense for my blood.]

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