Board 8 > [VGMC] d59: Gallant Gunshot vs Invitation Flower, AGHR Boss vs Where Sky Ended

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Welcome to today's topic for Video Game Music Contest 13, a tournament of the best tracks from games, as decided upon by you, the voters.

Links:
Bracket - http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=471679
Contest info - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17rEeB1_oYWgryWzIxOaZXw2a381gKGnMegjHCG_2OTQ
Discussion and results thread - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77672812
Bracket playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW9O9mntH1RF28glW72G6s_5M1e4kcSxR

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Rules:

- Listen to both of the songs. Links have conveniently been provided for both songs. Even if Song A is your favorite of all-time and Song B is from a series you hate... Listen. To. Both. (If I have suspicions your vote is not based on a fair and impartial preference, it will be disqualified.)
- Obvious contest rules apply (no alts, one vote per person, no rallying, etc.).
- Please make your voting options clear, rather than burying them in text.
- Each set of matches lasts 24 hours, even if the new one isnt up by then.
- Always vote on the versions of the song provided, not versions from different sources.
- If you know ahead of time that you're not going to be around and you want to vote in advance, post your choices in the discussion/bracket topic.
- Please do NOT post tallies/score updates in the middle of the match, as this has a tendency to directly influence matches.
- You don't have to vote in all the matches, but it'd be cool if you did!

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Match 1:

Ginga Force - Gallant Gunshot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AKnsEL73Jc" data-time="

Atelier Ayesha - Invitation Flower ~ Autumn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIXJU6jt-Ak" data-time="

Match 2:

Aliens Go Home Run - Final Boss Theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na4gzqkpkTQ" data-time="

C9: Continent of the Ninth - Where the Sky Ended

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY1_6AwRSPU" data-time="

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Easy vote form:
Gallant Gunshot / Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
Final Boss Theme / Where the Sky Ended

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Song lyric trivia: Kick! Punch! it's all in the mind. If you wanna test me, I'm sure you'll find The things I'll teach ya, is sure to beat ya. Nevertheless you'll get a lesson from teacher now. Kick! Punch! Chop! Block! Once more now...
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Invitation Flower ~ Autumn fuck you az
don't care
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NFUN posted...

Invitation Flower ~ Autumn fuck you az

QQ
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Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
Where the Sky Ended

That second match is pretty bad and I really hope it's the winner of the first match that retires.
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Gallant Gunshot
Where the Sky Ended
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Gallant Gunshot
Final Boss Theme

Gallant Gunshot
Final Boss Theme

Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
Where the Sky Ended

Good matches but not too hard thankfully
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Sceptilesolar posted...

I really hope it's the winner of the first match that retires

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Atelier Ayesha - Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
Aliens Go Home Run - Final Boss Theme
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Gallant Gunshot
Final Boss Theme
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Atelier Ayesha - Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
C9: Continent of the Ninth - Where the Sky Ended

MATCH 1

Both pretty good songs here, but Invitation Flower ~ Autumn is more my style. Definitely a clear preference for that song here, but Gallant Gunshot is a good opponent as well.

MATCH 2

Very no-brainer match for me. Final Boss Theme is okay, but Where the Sky Ended is really good. Definitely want Where the Sky Ended to retire, but I don't think that'll happen, so in the event that it loses here, I'm for sure rooting for whichever song wins the first match.

Where the Sky Ended > Invitation Flower ~ Autumn > Gallant Gunshot >> Final Boss Theme

Ginga Force - Gallant Gunshot
Aliens Go Home Run - Final Boss Theme

PaRappa the Rapper - Chop Chop Master Onion's Rap
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Gallant Gunshot
Where the Sky Ended
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Atelier Ayesha - Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
C9: Continent of the Ninth - Where the Sky Ended
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Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
Final Boss Theme

Gallant Gunshot
Where the Sky Ended

Gallant Gunshot
Where the Sky Ended
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Atelier Ayesha - Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
C9: Continent of the Ninth - Where the Sky Ended
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Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
Final Boss Theme

First match feels really close for me and in fact Gallant Gunshot sort of "feels" like it should be my kind of song considering it's instrumentation, but there's just, something about it that I'm not really getting all that into, and especially compared to the fun Invitation Flower song, GG just feels kinda... plain.

Anyway AHGR Final Boss is probably my favorite song still in so I Hope It Goes Far !!
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Gallant Gunshot
Final Boss Theme
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Gallant Gunshot
Final Boss Theme

Ginga Force - Gallant Gunshot
C9: Continent of the Ninth - Where the Sky Ended

solid day
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Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
Final Boss Theme

Final Boss > Invitation Flower ~ Autumn > Gallant Gunshot > Where The Sky Ended

i'm surprised where the sky ended got this far.
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IF Autumn
Where the Sky Ended
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Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
Where the Sky Ended

Gallant Gunshot
Final Boss Theme
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Well, if nothing else, I've put my foot in my mouth yet again. I almost reflexively vote against Ayesha/Shallie at this point, and Gallant Gunshot is decent, but Invitation Flower is really good! Hard to believe that's the same soundtrack as YOATI.

Today's daily dose of terrible instead comes courtesy of Aliens Go Home Run. Luckily it's just the one awful song, so it's an easy pick to vote for its opponent.

Votes:
Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
Where the Sky Ended

Rankings:
Invitation Flower ~ Autumn > Where the Sky Ended > Gallant Gunshot > Go Run Home Aliens
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Gallant Gunshot
Where the Sky Ended
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Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
Where the Sky Ended
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Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
Where the Sky Ended

54. Ginga Force - Gallant Gunshot (3) (for Neverending Journey)

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33. Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk - Invitation Flower ~ Autumn (6) (for Lost in the Waves)

Gallant Gunshot is a fairly bland song to me. The instrumentation is exciting in that fake FM synth sort of way, but it doesn't stick with me at all - I much prefer last year's Zenith or other works by Yasui. It comes just shy of this sweeping heroic song but never quite makes the leap for me.

Invitation Flower ~ Autumn is the only remaining Atelier song I like. The intro immediately draws me in and the piano combines with the "world music" elements to make an immersive experience. It's not a perfect song - I don't love the big chordy surge before the (fakeout) loop, for one thing - but it's enough to get the job done here.

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58. Aliens Go Home - Final Boss Theme (2.5) (for Become as Gods, City of Radiant Ruin)

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61. C9: Continent of the Ninth - Where the Sky Ended (2) (for Ashes to Ashes, The Seal Is Broken)

Here it is, my least favorite match of round 3. It is a literal crime that one of these songs has to move on. Literal arrests should be made. These songs should be led out in literal handcuffs.

Anyway, I hate the instrumentation in Aliens Go Home (Run). With different non-abrasive samples, this could be much higher, which is a shame: the song has a lot of energy and fun to it. I could see myself getting into the bridge part, when the melody changes up. But that instrumentation utterly destroys the song.

And yet I'm still voting for it! Where the Sky Ended is stereotypical "music I dislike" - loud guitar, lots of noisy instruments competing with each other, uninspired production and composition. Every time I listen to this I hunger for the end of it.

Gross match. What happened in Bracket D?

Votes:
Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
Final Boss Theme

Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
Final Boss Theme

Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
Where the Sky Ended
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Ginga Force - Gallant Gunshot
Aliens Go Home Run - Final Boss Theme
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Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
Final Boss Theme

Gallant Gunshot
Final Boss Theme

Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
Final Boss Theme

Gallant Gunshot
Final Boss Theme

Match 1:

You can really feel the "shooting aircraft mission" vibe from this song, which is quite nice to hear, since it's like: "Alright. Ready to go in for the mission? Equipment ready! Check your sensors, we're taking off! Let's get 'em guys! ... Yeah, I nailed a quick kill!". They are all in for a great battle. Meanwhile, I listen to Atelier music and see the "PSVITA" logo and think: "Man... It's so sad that the Vita had a lot of wasted potential". This is pretty good Atelier music (more Ar Tonelico than Atelier, but whatever), but not "Rain of Blossoms"-tier Atelier music.

Match 2:

Final Boss Theme always sounds to me like it's striving for an "out of proportions" sound, and it makes me want to see how the actual in-game battle is. Where the Sky Ended is a nice rock song that appears to need a better sound quality since it sounds like the instruments are kind of in the distance and it doesn't help its case much. As far as the actual song goes, it jumps straight to the action and exaggeratedly guitar-riffs its way throughout the whole song, without offering much else (or leaving space to offer much else). Weakest song today, I'd say.

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...Yep (but not by much, really):

Gallaga Shotgun > Autumntation Florida >> Aliens Homerun Finally Go Boss Theme > Where the Guitar Riffs Went Crazy

Match 1 >> Match 2
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Gunshot
Boss
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Atelier Ayesha - Invitation Flower ~ Autumn - seriously, no series rules this particular contest more than Atelier, though I'm expecting the first Atelier loss today. This is a great match, though.
Aliens Go Home Run - Final Boss Theme
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Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
Final Boss Theme

Gallant Gunshot
Where the Sky Ended

both decent matches
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Gallant Gunshot
Where the Sky Ended

I like 1:47 of Gallant Gunshot a lot.
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Gallant Gunshot
Where the Sky Ended
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If
F
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Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
Final Boss Theme

don't really like any of these, but the first match is definitely better than the second
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My Mom votes for Autumn and Final Boss Theme!
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i should get my mom to vote
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