Board 8 > Wickle ranks the Songs of the Undertale OST (OST #1)

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#14. Snowy
Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BIeGdBjJiU" data-time="

Piano and Strings create a melody for a barren snowland, where your inhabitants are two skeletons, a bunch of dogs, a live snowman, some monsters including a pun-centered snowflake dude... and snowpoffs. I love ice themed songs. I also like piano and strings songs. I even have tried to learn piano and violin to play some. The former I'm okay with, the latter... lol.
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not a whole lot of surprises in the top 20 thus far
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This and Snowpoint city from Pokemon D/p/p are what I listen to whenever it snows.
Always fits so well.
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#13. Metal Crusher
Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0PpyUsvT9w" data-time="

To think, we sadly lose one of the final two Mettaton songs here, and boy I enjoy this song heavily, while it does have the boring aspect at the end of the song, it's so fast and tense, yet also hyper and enjoyable. Kind of like taking a test when you're afraid of not finishing before the time limit. You can be excited about the material, but still feel rushed and want to get it done. This song gives that feel quite well.
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Man
Bad luck indeed.

This song was amazing to listen to while focusing on doing college work.
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Would you smooch a ghost?
[ ] HECK YEAH
[ ] HECK YEAH
[ ] HECK YEAH
[ ] HECK YEAH
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and alphys just glares in the background
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#12. His Theme
Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkOK8tdEsFY" data-time="

This was so hard to eliminate, I started pushing it higher on my list as I was making it, and then it hit Undertale, and I sat there for a moment and pushed it here after some consideration. It's the melody that starts Undertale, but is played with chimes with a piano background. The song gets really good and emotional as steadily more instruments poke in. It's a great piece that is limited simply by having a single melody. But still an impactful piece.

One song left till top 10. What do you guys think will drop just outside of it, a massively liked tune... or a good elimination to keep those alive? What do you want eliminated, what do you think will be? Sadly only doing one tomorrow since I didn't plan this out well, but should be good.
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...I'd put this in the top ten just by its emotional impact goatkid literally made me cry when he did his thing ... but I can see that there are better songs that surpass that in technical merit while keeping a similar emotional impact.

and actually, I'd say keep doing two a day if you can.
starting at #11, it would be 11-10, 9-8, 7-6, 5-4, 3-2, and then kicking the #1 spot to the next day for suspense.
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I need to listen to the remaining songs before I predict #11.
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Snowdin or Fallen Down (again) seem likely, but everything left is good so who knows.

preparing a table to flip if it's mettaton.
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Man, this topic just makes me come around again to how much I love this game. Thanks for doing this, Wickle. I'm getting misty just listening to His Theme again.

As far as what will be #11... I think it'll be Snowdin. It's a solid song but I can only put town songs so high.
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No point saving 1 for a separate day. We'll all know what it is.
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next should be the fallen down reprise but my faith has been shaken by these last two
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azuarc posted...

No point saving 1 for a separate day. We'll all know what it is.

The point is to keep the discussion, and not wanting to post a write-up too late in the night.
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#11. Fallen Down (Reprise)
Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGBMTAGzWPs" data-time="

I enjoy Reprises when they really do something to the song. I liked Fallen Down... not the most out of anything but it was a good song. This song starts off the same way as normal Fallen Down, then 0:50 hits and it's a cool change, but the especially good part starts at about 1:20, where it returns to the the intro song to this game, Once Upon a Time. It's a nice version of that tune that actually makes this song almost top 10 worthy. But it narrowly misses, and for some definitely good songs.
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And with that, the top 10 is here.

Snowdin Town
NGAHHH!!
Waterfall
Spider Dance
Death by Glamour
Undertale
Hopes and Dreams
Reunited
Battle Against a True Hero
Megalovania

What do you guys think, anything you wish didn't make it, and something that'd be put here instead? I know there's those songs that are upsetting to have been dropped back a bit, but really, what wouldn't be here in place of it for you, can you really say something isn't top 10 worthy?
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Hopes and dreams
Spider dance
Battle against a true hero
Death by glamour
Megalovania

Top 5 easy
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ASGORE is still the best track imo but this is a solid top 10. Only thing that sticks out is Snowdin, which I already discussed briefly.
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I don't know Reunited by name, and I'm still surprised to see Snowdin Town, but most of the rest of those are understandable. We'll see how far Waterfall can go against that list.
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Glad Waterfall made it into the top 10.

Not glad Spider Dance made it into the top 10.
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Would have posted #10 yesterday but got busy. Going to busy for a while I hope I can get two today.
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Pretty good top 10, aside from ASGORE being missing (which is my #1)
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#10. NGAHHH!!
Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLDyWLbuptQ" data-time="

A song that forced even Spear of Justice back, because it was such a hype set up and could have been part of the melody to the fight. The Touhou aspect behind the song has just so much value and fun to it. Like, more than the fight itself, this song sets up such a badass scene revealing what Undine is behind that helmet and preparing for her battle was the first time of serious determination in the game. And this song perfected that moment.
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>Undine

Oh
So that's the joke

Also,that scene was anime as hell
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Your Best Nightmare is so damn good. Straight up NG audio portal nonsense.
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NGAHHH!!

c
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crazygamer999 posted...

>Undine

Oh
So that's the joke

Well, actually that was just an accidental typo, but thanks for giving me credit on it being a joke since it certainly works as one.
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Undyne is named after the Undines
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crazygamer999 posted...

Also,that scene was anime as hell

Of course it was. Anime is real you know.
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#9. Reunited
Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgRfPc1lfJk" data-time="

Such a beautiful song at the start. It has just that peaceful feel that you've done everything good that you can, and it's finally time to relax. It's also just great to listen to out of the game, and feels emotional without really striking at your heart strings.
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Nothing... huh?
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you used up all the daily reactions with # 10?

I do love this entire segment though, of course.
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I don't really have anything to say about #9.
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I don't remember this song at all. I'm pretty confident I've just straight listened through the Undertale OST on one or two occasions, too.
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Probably because it meshed so well with the mood.
Not much to say about it other than it was the perfect track for the place.

also rip goatkid again
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Tag
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#8. Waterfall
Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v712NiVK5uY" data-time="

A chime backdrop, the piano melody... but it's also the bass. Those three together make this song as fantastic as it is, and it's not like the other strings make it suddenly worse when they kick in. It's a peaceful melody at first, but that change in song actually reminds you that it's not all peaceful here. Undyne is still lurking and hunting you down, and you're still fighting monsters. Waterfall is the best setting, and this song definitely helps with that.
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My favorite area for sure
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Quiet Water is the better track to listen to by itself...but Waterfall fits the area far better.
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Thought that would beat Snowdin for sure. Everything left is great but Snowdin is the odd man out, at least to me.
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Snowdin for # 1, here we go. (Its not in my top 10 either)
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#7. Megalovania
Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5daGZ96QGU" data-time="

God, the start of this song is just so good. Just pieces don't appeal as much, stuff like especially at 2:00 is why it's not a top 5 song. But shit, Genocide run is hype to get to this point. It feels disappointing when you one shot everyone except Undyne by this point, and hell, you one shot Sans when it comes down to it. but like you're just playing along, you get to this fight like "okay, it'll start up soon." *dies* "OH SHIT THIS IS SOMETHING"

That said, yeah. Maybe a top 5 for others, a top 3 for many... but just parts of it make it clear that I prefer other songs.
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Wouldnt be fair to put it at # 1 anyway

Still
You're gonna have a bad time
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I haven't done the run, (have seen it though, thanks Flowey) but this track alone( as well as the fight itself) is a damn good temptation to do it.
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It's better out of context, you can tell it was one of the earliest tracks and wasn't really designed specifically for the game

But the context is amazing so it's still amazing
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Snowdin Town
NGAHHH!!
Waterfall
Spider Dance
Death by Glamour
Undertale
Hopes and Dreams
Reunited
Battle Against a True Hero
Megalovania

So we have 4 battle themes, 1 dramatic anthem, and 1 generic town music. Clearly we can tell what's going to win, right?
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For a more serious remark, predictions:

6. Battle Against a True Hero
5. Spider Dance
4. Snowdin Town
3. Death By Glamour
2. Hopes and Dreams
1. Undertale

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Preference:

6. Snowdin Town
5. Undertale
4. Battle Against a True Hero
3. Spider Dance
2. Hopes and Dreams
1. Death by Glamour
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Well, you won't be upset here at least.

#6. Snowdin Town
Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6LmMCuGjfA" data-time="

I'll admit, I love town songs. Part of that is just I'm a major fan of Zelda games, and every town through Zelda typically has a great tune, and a lot of staying power in their locations. At least in my opinion. Having something like the Kakariko Village song in particular is like, just waiting around in the village feels great because of its BGM. This song takes what I like about town themes (staying ability) and gives it a winter feel. I love Winter (though it's not my favorite season, to say).

And to be honest, I swapped my 5 and 6 just before this placement after listening to both one last time. Not because of any caving in, but I noticed something about 5 I didn't before, and I'll talk about in its write-up.
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Predix:

5. Undertale
4. Death By Glamour
3. Hopes and Dreams
2. Battle against a True Hero
1. Spider Dance

The opposite of my list
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