Board 8 > [VGMC] Day 38! Liber Ark v Rush Hour, Murago v La Follia, Conquest v Mr. Domino

(+) Yeah! (+)

Rush Hour
Dyed Gradient (Murago)
Conquest

---

Liber Ark
La Follia d'amore
Shop 'til You drop (Level 2)

---

Rush Hour
La Follia damore
Shop 'til You drop (Level 2)

---

Liber Ark
La Follia damore
Conquest

-why is my present a BOY?!
-(decent chance FC is the next rpg I play, I think I'm in the mood for it)
-yeah, the track. Unisuga writes some nice melodies! very nice Mitsuda-esque aesthetic here, in sort of that Zeal or Zain mysterious-kingdom feel.
-I like the overall feel and cohesion of Murago-- the kick drum and arrangment give it a slight 'rhythm game orchestral' feel; I prefer Follia's composition, even if I think some of its instrumentation isn't great (the violin, notably); moments like 0:28 are cool though, and 1:00 is pretty rad (I prefer the second half of the track in general, which is why this track always starts on the wrong foot with me and slowly recovers)
-there's a shop in Smash Ultimate's adventure mode that plays Conquest (Ablaze), which is the first time I heard the track; I always looked forward to visiting that shop specifically because of that track, especially that intro; I always wondered-- why is this shop music so hype? clearly the shopkeeper wanted me to shop til I drop
-while this doesn't have as extensive an example as Id Purpose, I think Conquest still showcases Morishita's seemingly effortless ability to use some really nice chord changes while making everything sound viscerally like it belongs together. here my favourite chord change is 3:07 (or 1:06 in the calm portion); I also really like the bass that plays throughout the Ablaze portion of the track but shows up prominently here in particular. Even with a melody I'm not super fond of like the Fire Emblem main theme, Morishita puts more ambiguous-feeling chords underneath to make it something I enjoy a lot more.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC - Liber Ark
Border Break: Union - Dyed Gradient (Murago)
Fire Emblem Awakening - Conquest

Close match 1.

I really like the bright and pretty strings in Dyed Gradient! La Follia damore has a nice, playful sound to it, but Dyed Gradients more my thing.

The beginning of Ablaze is super cool! The rest of the song is solid too, but that parts definitely the highlight of the song.

Dont feel very well (got my second dose of the vaccine yesterday and have been dealing with some of the side effects today), so Im keeping my write ups shorter for today.

Liber Ark (145th) vs Rush Hour (176th)
Dyed Gradient (Murago) (10th) vs La Follia damore (154th)
Conquest (55th) vs Shop 'til You drop (Level 2) (181st)

almost forgot to vote on murago day OOPS

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC - Liber Ark [7.0]
Kirby Star Allies - La Follia damore [7.0]
No One Can Stop Mr. Domino! - Shop 'til You drop (Level 2) [9.0]

A Hat in Time: Nyakuza Metro - Rush Hour [6.0]
Border Break: Union - Dyed Gradient (Murago) [6.5]
Fire Emblem Awakening - Conquest [8.0]

Conquest surprised me! Save for match 3, not much to be excited about.

---

Liber Ark
La Follia damore
Conquest

La Follia d'amore is such a cool song.
---

The Legend of / Union / Awakening
---

Rush Hour
La Follia d'amore
Conquest

pretty meh day today

Liber Ark
Dyed Gradient (Murago)
Conquest

---

Rush Hour
Dyed Gradient (Murago)
Conquest

Liber Ark
Dyed Gradient (Murago)
Conquest

Rush Hour
Dyed Gradient (Murago)
Shop 'til You drop (Level 2)