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156: MAMOMO - (Encounter) [mamomo #11]:

https://s-mamomo.bandcamp.com/track/--55

Nominator: @FL81 (8/20)
Source: mamomo album (7/13)

Initial Score: 50.12 [#400]
Revised Score: 73.94 [#171]
Final Score: 75.60 [#156]

(First Thoughts: This reminds me of the type of RPG boss themes that I dont like. I guess its good enough for this style of music (I wouldnt say I dislike it, exactly), but its a low point for the album.)

I feel like Im probably overvaluing this and moving it too far up the list, but I rather like it tonight and Im going to jump it up to the low 70s because I can. I suppose having vocals that I cant really make out helps & it does have a nice intro? *shrugs* Either way, Im giving it a high score tonight, so nyah.

[Todays space filling talk of a completely unrelated song takes us to my favorite Broadway duet that I discovered during the nomination period for Rakas Raka ranks musical duets topic:]

Beautiful (from Ordinary Days):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4gPdkHDxj0

I actually couldnt name more than one Broadway duet when the nomination period started and I was content to leave things with only one nomination (from The Addams Family musical), but after Raka extended the nomination period to allow me a full five nominations... well... it would have felt rude to not find four other songs. So, I spent quite a few hours hunting for duets, scanning every topic & playlist I could find. While I did find several other songs I wanted to nominate (some of which I may use in future space filling writeups because I wish to talk about them), my absolute favorite discovery had to be Beautiful.

Something about the simplicity of the piano playing drew me in. From the first note, my ears perked up and the song had my absolute full attention. And the conversation felt much like one I was having with myself (this is our pick? Out of all the duets, this is it? Out of hundreds of duets, our favorite duet is this?!?) and I was instantly hooked.

I also find it easy to relate to the female character, who seems to be as ignorant of art as I am. After completely dismissing the painting of apples (describing it as a piece of shit, plain, and boring), she gets a lecture about how its truly beautiful... and then in her attempt to pretend she understands, she points at the picture of the apple and says I like that shade of red right there.

And its just so wonderful. It feels like such a me type of answer. To try so hard to find something to say about art and to only come up with something like apples are red!.

(Dont even get me started on her Its deep as an ocean but lighter than air line; yes, this painting I dismissed as shit is like a metaphorbut also like the opposite metaphor? I am very deep!)

And the way the male character never gets angry with her, trying to gently push her into thinking about the painting and being so excited to have a chance to explain. It actually reminds me of Mycro trying to explain the concept of music to me, even if its a relatively hopeless endeavor on his part. Its one of my happy place songs and I absolutely love it.

(I suspect the song to get last place at the actual rankings if they happen as it doesnt seem like the type of song anyone else on the board would go for, but its still one of my favorite discoveries.)

[Final Thoughts: Yeah, I still feel like this is a solid 70 point song.]

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155: THE EIGHTFOLD ROAD - OCTOPATH TRAVELER MAIN THEME:

https://familyjules7x.bandcamp.com/track/octopath-traveler-main-theme

Nominator: The_Mighty_KELP (7/32)

Initial Score: 70.29 [#125]
Revised Score: 87.47 [#76]
Final Score: 75.70 [#155]

(First Thoughts: This is a surprisingly triumphant feeling song. It feels much like a celebration and, in terms of feel, I wish this was the last song I heardeither of the album or of the first trip through the rankings altogether, because it sounds so...final that continuing on with more music feels a bit silly.)

A very heroic and triumphant track that is probably doing better off by itself, instead of trying to open the album. I understand opening with the Main Theme and the final track of the album (Daughter of the Dark God) did have a very pleasing outro to end the album on, but Main Theme is just too... final to be an album opener and I quite prefer listening to it by itself.

[Final Thoughts: Less interested in a triumphant song right now.]

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154: THE EIGHTFOLD ROAD - OREWELL, BENEATH THE CRAGS:

https://familyjules7x.bandcamp.com/track/orewell-beneath-the-crags

Nominator: The_Mighty_KELP (6/32)

Initial Score: 63.62 [#185]
Revised Score: 74.38 [#167]
Final Score: 75.80 [#154]

(First Thoughts: It would fit for a Wild ARMs town. Which is nice.)

I also reference Wild ARMs a lot in this topic.

This is a nice wild west type song, perfect for strolling past the old timey saloons or wandering a desert like environment as a loner who doesnt fit into society and is mildly sad about this fact and also thinks in italics because bold is reserved for people who are less sad than you are.

[Final Thoughts: Good song.]

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153: RAVENCYARM - TOO SWISS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTZ5gj80sTk

Nominator: Mega_Mana (12/18)
Source: Manas Extra Songs (3/5)

Initial Score: 71.15 [#111]
Revised Score: 77.13 [#142]
Final Score: 75.97 [#153]

(First Thoughts: Somehow I never noticed how good Cesaros theme was before hearing it in this mashup)

Kinda funny side-note: Ive recently started watching some of Xavier Woods/Austin Creeds YouTube Channel, particularly his weekly Uno games with Da Party (of which Cesaro is a member), so Cesaro is strangely relevant to my interests right now.

I feel like these two themes shouldnt work together as well as they do. I never cared for Too Cool or anything about them, but somehow combining their theme with Miracle creates something that does better than either song would have done individually.

[Final Thoughts: I like Cesaro, wrestling, and mashups so this was a pretty good pick.]

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