LogFAQs > #952761658

a few points:

first of all, mycro is definitely right about talking about music theory being considered not done in '11-'13 and that people acted like asses to him because he did do that (i remember this well enough that i actually could name names but let's not start drama/bring back bad memories). but that has nothing to do with music taste. someone who writes a 5000 word music theory essay about geofront 4 can like the song the exact same amount as someone who has nothing to say about it other than "this song is so awesome dude cool beat."

second of all, i'm not sure if we're all talking about the same thing here. the board 8 VMGC is definitely very different than a more typical video game music contest where stuff like the super mario bros. main theme and one winged angel or whatever would end up very high. so i echo what mycro said about that. but that doesn't mean the board generally gravitates towards the same kind of songs. look at some of the songs that did the best last time - can you say they all sound similar?

• endeavour: symphonic pop song
• isoleucine: dance song with orchestral and electronic elements, lots of "fusion" chord changes
• geofront 4: downtempo, ambient song

i dunno, i always find the selection of songs to be incredibly diverse (that's one of the things i love about this contest btw!!) so it's weird to me to say that there is such a thing as "distinct board 8 VGM taste."

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