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4. Timespinner - Pioneer's Horizon
Ugh why is this song so amazing. It just floats around like a damn butterfly in the springtime, all perfectly content to give glimpses of its beautiful wings. Some days I listen to this and Im like, oh okay, this is pretty great, and then other days its like WTF WHY IS THIS THE BEST THING EVER. Any song that can make me feel that way, even a little, is worth keeping. The flute really carries this, but there are also other instruments that just...I dont know. Words fail me. This song is great. Listen to it!

Credit to DireKrow for introducing Pioneer's Horizon to me in my soundtrack ranking topic.

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19. Ys III: Wanderers From Ys (PC Engine CD) - Valestein Castle
Now heres a Ys song I can get behind! Ive always enjoyed the melody of Valestein Castle, though my opinion on the execution varies by rendition (not a fan of the Oath in Felghana version, which shouldnt surprise you if youve been following along with these writeups). But this is rad. Very synthy rock, I especially love that flute that pops in a few times. Maybe thats the recipe for me liking Ys songs: just remove the guitars. You know, the thing that makes them popular. (this is why Im not in charge of anything shh)

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13. Aurora Memoria - Philosophical Data Session: 2093 - DigiFamily
I think I slightly prefer Classroom to DigiFamily (also I have Prelude Bedroom higher than both of them, and I completely forget what that even sounds like), but DigiFamily is quite a beast on its own. One of my favorite musical tropes (that Im just now realizing I like) is music that sounds like its from the future. On the one end we have Radioheads Kid A (dystopian) or music by Acreil (like it was made by a computer), but on the other end we have DigiFamily, which is so warm and full of life (there I go with that descriptor again) and jubilant and happy despite sounding like it was composed thirty years from now. Given the presence of the year 2093 in the game title, I can only assume thats intentional.

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45. DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu - The Battle Was Just "To Continue That Future"
I feel like there was a lot of Namiki in this year. Am I making that up? I also feel like I rarely voted for their songs. I like Namiki, dont get me wrong; I guess maybe theyre one of those composers I have trouble distinguishing individual tracks from. Like this is a cool song, but I probably wont remember much of it after it ends. I wish Niji from Dodonpachi Saidaioujou got in; I really like that one. It didnt get in, did it? Its hard keeping track of 256 songs. X_X

Votes:
Pioneer's Horizon
DigiFamily
Unknown Pollution