Board 8 > I hit 1000 karma, you hit me with VGM and I'll rate it out of 1000

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PIayer_0 01/05/20 2:39:46 PM #1:	Completely disregarding all of Wildcards, MAGFest, and AGDQ happening today, I'm gonna try rating some VGM to start the new year! No nomination period or anything, just post songs for the rest of the day and I'll respond as soon as I see it. Also the ratings are out of 1000 because big numbers are big - better to get a score of 600 than 6.0, right? Rules: - VGM means songs must originate from a game, available either in-game or on the OST (no arranges). - Only submit one song at a time; once I've responded to your previous song, you can post another one. - Submissions are open until the karma strikes 1001, which should be around 10 PM EST (7.33 hours from now). - At the end, I'll rank my top 10 from what's been submitted. I'll take some time to revise my ratings for this, so it won't necessarily be the songs that got the highest scores. And here's a free sample chosen randomly from VGMC1 that I hadn't heard before! I'll generally open with some semi-conscious thoughts I had while listening to the song. VGMC1 posted... Wild Arms 4 - The Shining Spear Pierces the Darkness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdFLRkDRtP0 battle theme! a bit of jazz. love me those high strings. 0:56 is super nice. then loop at the half Score: 738 This is pretty nice, it's got a casual energy to it interspersed with some more emotional sections. Style reminds me of the newer Etrian Odyssey battle themes, which I've become very acquainted with since last year. Could do with some higher-quality instruments though. --- -Abraham Lincoln <cite>PIayer_0 posted [p:932502649] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Completely disregarding all of Wildcards, MAGFest, and AGDQ happening today, I'm gonna try rating some VGM to start the new year! No nomination period or anything, just post songs for the rest of the day and I'll respond as soon as I see it. Also the ratings are out of 1000 because big numbers are big - better to get a score of 600 than 6.0, right? Rules: - VGM means songs must originate from a game, available either in-game or on the OST (no arranges). - Only submit one song at a time; once I've responded to your previous song, you can post another one. - Submissions are open until the karma strikes 1001, which should be around 10 PM EST (7.33 hours from now). - At the end, I'll rank my top 10 from what's been submitted. I'll take some time to revise my ratings for this, so it won't necessarily be the songs that got the highest scores. And here's a free sample chosen randomly from VGMC1 that I hadn't heard before! I'll generally open with some semi-conscious thoughts I had while listening to the song. VGMC1 posted... <quote>Wild Arms 4 - The Shining Spear Pierces the Darkness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdFLRkDRtP0</quote>battle theme! a bit of jazz. love me those high strings. 0:56 is super nice. then loop at the half Score: 738 This is pretty nice, it's got a casual energy to it interspersed with some more emotional sections. Style reminds me of the newer Etrian Odyssey battle themes, which I've become very acquainted with since last year. Could do with some higher-quality instruments though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Murphiroth 01/05/20 2:43:55 PM #2:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULWRuDzHmoA --- http://goforbeau.com/ <cite>Murphiroth posted [p:932502831] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULWRuDzHmoA </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Underleveled 01/05/20 2:46:10 PM #3:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC0cvwnG0Ik --- darkx <cite>Underleveled posted [p:932502926] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC0cvwnG0Ik </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 01/05/20 2:46:28 PM #4:	Melty Blood Act Cadenza - End of 1000 Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm1nrD1lfmI --- Placeholder signature until ImgTC comes back online <cite>FL81 posted [p:932502938] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Melty Blood Act Cadenza - End of 1000 Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm1nrD1lfmI</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Grand Kirby 01/05/20 2:47:55 PM #5:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7jhnVdLz50 --- Okay, I rolled a 14. What's that mean? Hsu That you're a cheater. This is a 12-sided die. Chan <cite>Grand Kirby posted [p:932502988] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7jhnVdLz50 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 01/05/20 2:55:13 PM #6:	Trails of Cold Steel - Roer, the Industrial Metropolis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJyIZZRjzJc --- Thus is our treaty written; thus is our agreement made. Thought it the arrow of time; memory never fades. What was asked for was given; the price is paid <cite>NFUN posted [p:932503286] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Trails of Cold Steel - Roer, the Industrial Metropolis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJyIZZRjzJc </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
-hotdogturtle-- 01/05/20 2:58:34 PM #7:	The song that I always forget to post every other time a VGM rating topic comes up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTsEXu5cNE0 --- Hey man, LlamaGuy did encrypt the passwords. With what? ROT-13? -CJayC <cite>-hotdogturtle-- posted [p:932503430] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>The song that I always forget to post every other time a VGM rating topic comes up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTsEXu5cNE0 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GameBopAdv 01/05/20 3:03:21 PM #8:	Oh Jeez, Oh No, My Rabbits Are Gone! - The Deep Woods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZdQnJI3VJs --- luigi says: "and" <cite>GameBopAdv posted [p:932503631] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Oh Jeez, Oh No, My Rabbits Are Gone! - The Deep Woods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZdQnJI3VJs </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kaonashi1 01/05/20 3:03:35 PM #9:	Kidou Sentai Iron Saga - Mechalullaby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCRtnoYGh2U <cite>kaonashi1 posted [p:932503645] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Kidou Sentai Iron Saga - Mechalullaby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCRtnoYGh2U </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PIayer_0 01/05/20 3:08:35 PM #10:	Murphiroth posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULWRuDzHmoA some kinda devil trigger remix? guessing the part around 1:00 is new though. love the more synthy sound in this one. why crypt of the necrodancer at 1:45. "bang bang bang"s are cool. 2:47 SHE SAID THE THING Score: 778 This is cool, I really like the interpolation of the Devil Trigger samples. I love modern-sounding synths and this uses them in a way I like. I'd probably put this above Devil Trigger? The middle sections get a little slow but it really picks it up at the end! Underleveled posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC0cvwnG0Ik oh boy, first time listening to this all the way through. it's cool when a section comes up that somewhat resembles a song. hey this is one of those annoying videos that ends with silence!!! Score: 535 I was expecting to give this an even 500 because I'd feel completely neutral on it, but it's at least interesting to listen to. I think the story is that this is just one of many procedurally generated/randomly generated iterations of the song, so everyone who plays the game will get something different. It's fun listening for nicer-sounding sections; 1:15-1:30 doesn't sound too bad. It might even break 600 if it used nicer sounds than just bleeps and bloops! FL81 posted... Melty Blood Act Cadenza - End of 1000 Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm1nrD1lfmI thought this was a touhou fangame but then PlayStation(tm)2. definitely got that touhou-style piano. 0:45 is a pretty dull guitar riff. but then 1:00?!? good violin. wow big classical at 1:55. hi loop Score: 644 I thought the guitar was the main thing holding it back, but it might actually be the lack of oomph in the drums. The piano and violin sections are pretty good, and it gets really nice at the end before looping. --- -Abraham Lincoln <cite>PIayer_0 posted [p:932503873] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Murphiroth posted... </cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULWRuDzHmoA</quote>some kinda devil trigger remix? guessing the part around 1:00 is new though. love the more synthy sound in this one. why crypt of the necrodancer at 1:45. "bang bang bang"s are cool. 2:47 SHE SAID THE THING Score: 778 This is cool, I really like the interpolation of the Devil Trigger samples. I love modern-sounding synths and this uses them in a way I like. I'd probably put this above Devil Trigger? The middle sections get a little slow but it really picks it up at the end! Underleveled posted... </cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC0cvwnG0Ik</quote>oh boy, first time listening to this all the way through. it's cool when a section comes up that somewhat resembles a song. hey this is one of those annoying videos that ends with silence!!! Score: 535 I was expecting to give this an even 500 because I'd feel completely neutral on it, but it's at least interesting to listen to. I think the story is that this is just one of many procedurally generated/randomly generated iterations of the song, so everyone who plays the game will get something different. It's fun listening for nicer-sounding sections; 1:15-1:30 doesn't sound too bad. It might even break 600 if it used nicer sounds than just bleeps and bloops! FL81 posted... </cite> <quote>Melty Blood Act Cadenza - End of 1000 Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm1nrD1lfmI</quote>thought this was a touhou fangame but then PlayStation(tm)2. definitely got that touhou-style piano. 0:45 is a pretty dull guitar riff. but then 1:00?!? good violin. wow big classical at 1:55. hi loop Score: 644 I thought the guitar was the main thing holding it back, but it might actually be the lack of oomph in the drums. The piano and violin sections are pretty good, and it gets really nice at the end before looping. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChichiriMuyo 01/05/20 3:15:51 PM #11:	Secret of Mana - Prophecy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLkJGagBhVY&ab_channel=LedZeppelinXV --- "The X-Treme lineup is annoying as all get-out in a fight." - NBIceman <cite>ChichiriMuyo posted [p:932504244] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Secret of Mana - Prophecy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLkJGagBhVY&ab_channel=LedZeppelinXV </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 01/05/20 3:18:53 PM #12:	Like the stuff I nominated for azuarc's topic, End of 1000 Years is one of those songs I keep meaning to nominate each year for VGMC, but forget. --- Placeholder signature until ImgTC comes back online <cite>FL81 posted [p:932504395] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Like the stuff I nominated for azuarc's topic, End of 1000 Years is one of those songs I keep meaning to nominate each year for VGMC, but forget.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PIayer_0 01/05/20 3:22:51 PM #13:	Grand Kirby posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7jhnVdLz50 hey esperanto it's that universal language thing. nice lush synths. good chords. 1:40 cool sounds. 1:42 very good section! 2:44 also nice! (I can't tell if it looped) Score: 687 This has a lot of harmony and melody elements I enjoy! There's a lot of short sections I like, usually when the texture/instrument layers get more populated. I just feel like the rest of it could use a fuller sound and maybe more motion in the instruments. NFUN posted... Trails of Cold Steel - Roer, the Industrial Metropolis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJyIZZRjzJc big falcom city theme, probably gonna like this. very strong opening. looking up at the sky sequel??? GOOD CHORDS. good clarinet...wind...thing at 1:30 Score: 841 Oh yeah, this is the kind of wistful emotional Falcom town theme I like!!! Does remind me a lot of Looking Up at the Sky from SC, but maybe most town themes are just like that and I'm missing out. Love love love the chords happening and use of high strings. The harp thing sounds a little out of place with the other insturments. --- -Abraham Lincoln <cite>PIayer_0 posted [p:932504610] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Grand Kirby posted... </cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7jhnVdLz50</quote>hey esperanto it's that universal language thing. nice lush synths. good chords. 1:40 cool sounds. 1:42 very good section! 2:44 also nice! (I can't tell if it looped) Score: 687 This has a lot of harmony and melody elements I enjoy! There's a lot of short sections I like, usually when the texture/instrument layers get more populated. I just feel like the rest of it could use a fuller sound and maybe more motion in the instruments. NFUN posted... </cite> <quote>Trails of Cold Steel - Roer, the Industrial Metropolis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJyIZZRjzJc</quote>big falcom city theme, probably gonna like this. very strong opening. looking up at the sky sequel??? GOOD CHORDS. good clarinet...wind...thing at 1:30 Score: 841 Oh yeah, this is the kind of wistful emotional Falcom town theme I like!!! Does remind me a lot of Looking Up at the Sky from SC, but maybe most town themes are just like that and I'm missing out. Love love love the chords happening and use of high strings. The harp thing sounds a little out of place with the other insturments. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZaziGuado 01/05/20 3:23:54 PM #14:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aJ6v40BZCQ --- snowpork Zazi is OP. <cite>ZaziGuado posted [p:932504651] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aJ6v40BZCQ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 01/05/20 3:24:44 PM #15:	most town themes are not like that but in my heart i also look at it as the sequel to looking up at the sky although the real sequel is Trails in the Sky the Third - Looking Up at the Sky (Ending) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3TqH9ileB8 --- Thus is our treaty written; thus is our agreement made. Thought it the arrow of time; memory never fades. What was asked for was given; the price is paid <cite>NFUN posted [p:932504690] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>most town themes are not like that but in my heart i also look at it as the sequel to looking up at the sky although the real sequel is Trails in the Sky the Third - Looking Up at the Sky (Ending) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3TqH9ileB8 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PIayer_0 01/05/20 4:14:53 PM #16:	-hotdogturtle-- posted... The song that I always forget to post every other time a VGM rating topic comes up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTsEXu5cNE0 what the hell is this fruit game why is it 7 minutes long. OOOH 1:27. this is a JAM haha get it. ooh quiet 3:25 what's gonna happen...it's slowly picking up...I'm still waiting...4:50, that's the resolution I wanted! Score: 768 Gotta come back to this after the topic's over, I don't usually listen to this kind of song and it feels like there's a lot to process. I do like electronic music and there are some really cool-sounding instruments in there, though I tend to prefer when there's a stronger tonality I can recognize, while this one is more about building texture and rhythms. The big breakdowns I mentioned above are pretty satisfying. GameBopAdv posted... Oh Jeez, Oh No, My Rabbits Are Gone! - The Deep Woods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZdQnJI3VJs is this an ori fangame made by a highschooler...cool synth pad things. suddenly a melody. okay 1:05 was a cool drum break. Score: 732 It's definitely got that indie charm, slightly weird instruments with strong melodic lines. Now I want to know where this plays, it sounds too dramatic for just a forest theme! I'd like it a lot if the melodies were more interesting. kaonashi1 posted... Kidou Sentai Iron Saga - Mechalullaby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCRtnoYGh2U got the thumbnail of a rhythm game though it's clearly not. huh, english?! sounds like a pop song from the radio. is this verse 2? oh the "life is wonderful" part is the chorus. very cool periodic swells, with the bubble sounds it's like waves coming in from the ocean. oh I did not expect it to end there... Score: 825 I really wanted this to be longer!!! I guess that's both a good and bad thing...I just thought there would be a big climax somewhere. Definitely a cool electronic song to chill at home to while it plays on Spotify; I'd have a hard time recognizing this as actual VGM. I totally lost track of time while listening which might be why I got caught off-guard by the ending! Unsure about the vocal style but I could get used to it on repeat listens. ChichiriMuyo posted... Secret of Mana - Prophecy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLkJGagBhVY&ab_channel=LedZeppelinXV secret of mana this might be bad...nevermind this is cool! interesting rhythms. wanna say it's in odd time or something but I'm pretty bad at recognizing that. oh I see that was a loop. Score: 671 Very short, but probably my favourite SoM song that I've heard! It's got a magical sound to it, very befitting of a Prophecy. Would benefit from being longer, but I do like what's there right now. --- -Abraham Lincoln <cite>PIayer_0 posted [p:932507313] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>-hotdogturtle-- posted... </cite> <quote>The song that I always forget to post every other time a VGM rating topic comes up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTsEXu5cNE0</quote>what the hell is this fruit game why is it 7 minutes long. OOOH 1:27. this is a JAM haha get it. ooh quiet 3:25 what's gonna happen...it's slowly picking up...I'm still waiting...4:50, that's the resolution I wanted! Score: 768 Gotta come back to this after the topic's over, I don't usually listen to this kind of song and it feels like there's a lot to process. I do like electronic music and there are some really cool-sounding instruments in there, though I tend to prefer when there's a stronger tonality I can recognize, while this one is more about building texture and rhythms. The big breakdowns I mentioned above are pretty satisfying. GameBopAdv posted... </cite> <quote>Oh Jeez, Oh No, My Rabbits Are Gone! - The Deep Woods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZdQnJI3VJs</quote>is this an ori fangame made by a highschooler...cool synth pad things. suddenly a melody. okay 1:05 was a cool drum break. Score: 732 It's definitely got that indie charm, slightly weird instruments with strong melodic lines. Now I want to know where this plays, it sounds too dramatic for just a forest theme! I'd like it a lot if the melodies were more interesting. kaonashi1 posted... </cite> <quote>Kidou Sentai Iron Saga - Mechalullaby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCRtnoYGh2U</quote>got the thumbnail of a rhythm game though it's clearly not. huh, english?! sounds like a pop song from the radio. is this verse 2? oh the "life is wonderful" part is the chorus. very cool periodic swells, with the bubble sounds it's like waves coming in from the ocean. oh I did not expect it to end there... Score: 825 I really wanted this to be longer!!! I guess that's both a good and bad thing...I just thought there would be a big climax somewhere. Definitely a cool electronic song to chill at home to while it plays on Spotify; I'd have a hard time recognizing this as actual VGM. I totally lost track of time while listening which might be why I got caught off-guard by the ending! Unsure about the vocal style but I could get used to it on repeat listens. ChichiriMuyo posted... </cite> <quote>Secret of Mana - Prophecy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLkJGagBhVY&ab_channel=LedZeppelinXV</quote>secret of mana this might be bad...nevermind this is cool! interesting rhythms. wanna say it's in odd time or something but I'm pretty bad at recognizing that. oh I see that was a loop. Score: 671 Very short, but probably my favourite SoM song that I've heard! It's got a magical sound to it, very befitting of a Prophecy. Would benefit from being longer, but I do like what's there right now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 01/05/20 4:18:10 PM #17:	Concluse - Retro Darkness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRg8ThjiFaU --- What I am about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. https://imgur.com/MmrKwGZ - https://imgur.com/ntWVGyh <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:932507495] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Concluse - Retro Darkness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRg8ThjiFaU </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PIayer_0 01/05/20 4:43:44 PM #18:	ZaziGuado posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aJ6v40BZCQ cool, atlus time. oh no sounds sad, did someone die? whoa 1:00 drums. okay I wanna sleep now...hey there's guitar! no guitar come back... Score: 758 This had a lot of potential, it would've been a great first section to a bigger song and the instruments are exactly what I like, but it didn't really go anywhere. Still, I enjoy the emotional feel and the basic structure of what's there. NFUN posted... most town themes are not like that but in my heart i also look at it as the sequel to looking up at the sky although the real sequel is Trails in the Sky the Third - Looking Up at the Sky (Ending) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3TqH9ileB8 oh yeah I've checked this out once or twice, this is why I kept thinking the original was also an ending theme. yes 1:38. AAAAAh 2:39! AAAAAH 2:55!!! random guitar solo okay. 4:42 SHE DID IT AGAIN! wow violins are going wild Score: 878 I really love this, it works so damn well as an ending theme. I was so surprised when I found out the original was just a town theme and not something more significant. This version is just slightly below the original, which would be around 890. I thought it would be slowing down towards the end but then it came back with everything and really delivered! Feels like a slightly different vocalist would work better, but she definitely has her great emotional moments. Excellent way to say farewell to a series. Snake5555555555 posted... Concluse - Retro Darkness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRg8ThjiFaU what is this scary game...huh, it's bleeps and bloops? oh that's why it's "Retro" Darkness. reminds me of cave story. WHAT THE HELL SAINTS LOST??? okay now I have to listen again because I got distracted... Score: 648 Cave Story - Moonsong is what it reminds me of, I think. Very mysterious song, it's got the makings of something I'd like but goes a bit minimalist on the instruments; basic chiptune is usually not enough to get me into a song by itself. Not sure if this is the one "Retro" song from the game or they're all like this, but I might like something more layered from the same soundtrack. --- -Abraham Lincoln <cite>PIayer_0 posted [p:932508911] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>ZaziGuado posted... </cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aJ6v40BZCQ</quote>cool, atlus time. oh no sounds sad, did someone die? whoa 1:00 drums. okay I wanna sleep now...hey there's guitar! no guitar come back... Score: 758 This had a lot of potential, it would've been a great first section to a bigger song and the instruments are exactly what I like, but it didn't really go anywhere. Still, I enjoy the emotional feel and the basic structure of what's there. NFUN posted... </cite> <quote>most town themes are not like that but in my heart i also look at it as the sequel to looking up at the sky although the real sequel is Trails in the Sky the Third - Looking Up at the Sky (Ending) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3TqH9ileB8</quote>oh yeah I've checked this out once or twice, this is why I kept thinking the original was also an ending theme. yes 1:38. AAAAAh 2:39! AAAAAH 2:55!!! random guitar solo okay. 4:42 SHE DID IT AGAIN! wow violins are going wild Score: 878 I really love this, it works so damn well as an ending theme. I was so surprised when I found out the original was just a town theme and not something more significant. This version is just slightly below the original, which would be around 890. I thought it would be slowing down towards the end but then it came back with everything and really delivered! Feels like a slightly different vocalist would work better, but she definitely has her great emotional moments. Excellent way to say farewell to a series. Snake5555555555 posted... </cite> <quote>Concluse - Retro Darkness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRg8ThjiFaU</quote>what is this scary game...huh, it's bleeps and bloops? oh that's why it's "Retro" Darkness. reminds me of cave story. WHAT THE HELL SAINTS LOST??? okay now I have to listen again because I got distracted... Score: 648 Cave Story - Moonsong is what it reminds me of, I think. Very mysterious song, it's got the makings of something I'd like but goes a bit minimalist on the instruments; basic chiptune is usually not enough to get me into a song by itself. Not sure if this is the one "Retro" song from the game or they're all like this, but I might like something more layered from the same soundtrack. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Baconus_Yum 01/05/20 4:51:19 PM #19:	Did have this one for Bost, but I might as well post it again because I need to go vgm listening again. Terratech - Large & in Charge (GeoCorp Theme) https://youtu.be/CdVn3HcXbLM <cite>Baconus_Yum posted [p:932509270] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Did have this one for Bost, but I might as well post it again because I need to go vgm listening again. Terratech - Large & in Charge (GeoCorp Theme) https://youtu.be/CdVn3HcXbLM </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kaonashi1 01/05/20 4:53:40 PM #20:	sure why not let's keep going with this angle Girls' Frontline - Connexion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYWheToJlPA <cite>kaonashi1 posted [p:932509378] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>sure why not let's keep going with this angle Girls' Frontline - Connexion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYWheToJlPA </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheArkOfTurus 01/05/20 5:02:24 PM #21:	Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass - Beach Volleyball Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa8ajFafgCw --- Our eyes were removed For our own safety <cite>TheArkOfTurus posted [p:932509812] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass - Beach Volleyball Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa8ajFafgCw </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 01/05/20 5:04:06 PM #22:	Yeah, it's a little retro Easter egg, since there is another track on the soundtrack named Darkness which is the same track just not chiptune. I'll hit you with one more from the soundtrack: https://youtu.be/Xh4vu3Slty4 --- What I am about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. https://imgur.com/MmrKwGZ - https://imgur.com/ntWVGyh <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:932509883] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, it's a little retro Easter egg, since there is another track on the soundtrack named Darkness which is the same track just not chiptune. I'll hit you with one more from the soundtrack: https://youtu.be/Xh4vu3Slty4 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 01/05/20 5:10:09 PM #23:	The original is a highway theme, not a town here's proto Soaring Through Azure Sadness Zwei!! - Final Battle ~Demon Lord Vesper~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTqwGW5ZKYc --- Thus is our treaty written; thus is our agreement made. Thought it the arrow of time; memory never fades. What was asked for was given; the price is paid <cite>NFUN posted [p:932510112] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>The original is a highway theme, not a town here's proto Soaring Through Azure Sadness Zwei!! - Final Battle ~Demon Lord Vesper~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTqwGW5ZKYc </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PIayer_0 01/05/20 5:26:10 PM #24:	Gotta head out for a few hours and might not be back in time to clear out the next batch before the deadline, so you may now have up to three songs in the queue at a time and I'll go through all of them. So, anyone who's still waiting on a song above this post can add two more. --- -Abraham Lincoln <cite>PIayer_0 posted [p:932510791] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Gotta head out for a few hours and might not be back in time to clear out the next batch before the deadline, so you may now have up to three songs in the queue at a time and I'll go through all of them. So, anyone who's still waiting on a song above this post can add two more. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Uglyface2 01/05/20 5:32:36 PM #25:	I like this song, right up until the "flute" kicks in: https://youtu.be/ome6XI_KuIw Let's give the Genesis version some love: https://youtu.be/DvaO3tJMRmk And one from Legend of Mana, for when I'm in a bad mood: https://youtu.be/OkuVw5EBUIE <cite>Uglyface2 posted [p:932511066] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>I like this song, right up until the "flute" kicks in: https://youtu.be/ome6XI_KuIw Let's give the Genesis version some love: https://youtu.be/DvaO3tJMRmk And one from Legend of Mana, for when I'm in a bad mood: https://youtu.be/OkuVw5EBUIE </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Baconus_Yum 01/05/20 5:32:37 PM #26:	Oh boy I can post a licenced and a CD-i song I found. Planet 51 The Game - Looking for the Comet https://youtu.be/2ZPIHlCgJqs Dimo's Quest - The Hardest Levels https://youtu.be/gGl_Ug-Fc6U (Please note: I cannot find a regular length version on youtube, so you will have to do with an extended version. The song ends at ~3:42) <cite>Baconus_Yum posted [p:932511068] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Oh boy I can post a licenced and a CD-i song I found. Planet 51 The Game - Looking for the Comet https://youtu.be/2ZPIHlCgJqs Dimo's Quest - The Hardest Levels https://youtu.be/gGl_Ug-Fc6U (Please note: I cannot find a regular length version on youtube, so you will have to do with an extended version. The song ends at ~3:42) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bullhogderbaxer 01/05/20 5:36:07 PM #27:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK02KL7Lspo <cite>bullhogderbaxer posted [p:932511220] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK02KL7Lspo </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Murphiroth 01/05/20 5:41:21 PM #28:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LMnuVRk_0c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W61-AJIZFCk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR6pHaeRV3w --- http://goforbeau.com/ <cite>Murphiroth posted [p:932511437] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LMnuVRk_0c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W61-AJIZFCk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR6pHaeRV3w </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 01/05/20 5:50:37 PM #29:	Resident Evil 4 - The Drive ~ First Contact https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeX4hf28yTI Pathologic 2 - You Aren't Welcome Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GovUJQMYko --- What I am about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. https://imgur.com/MmrKwGZ - https://imgur.com/ntWVGyh <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:932511811] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Resident Evil 4 - The Drive ~ First Contact https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeX4hf28yTI Pathologic 2 - You Aren't Welcome Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GovUJQMYko </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheArkOfTurus 01/05/20 5:55:46 PM #30:	Romancing SaGa 3 - Four Demons Battle 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtSR0r1IZO4 Nier Automata: Vague Hope (Cold Rain) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xat7mhoKTLQ --- Our eyes were removed For our own safety <cite>TheArkOfTurus posted [p:932512009] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Romancing SaGa 3 - Four Demons Battle 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtSR0r1IZO4 Nier Automata: Vague Hope (Cold Rain) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xat7mhoKTLQ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZaziGuado 01/05/20 6:09:57 PM #31:	Katamari Damacy - Katamari on the Rocks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhKMDjfToEc Street Fighter II - Guile's Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd9rS23qxdA Final Fantasy XIV - Fate Boss Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9yKegOT02g --- snowpork Zazi is OP. <cite>ZaziGuado posted [p:932512662] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Katamari Damacy - Katamari on the Rocks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhKMDjfToEc Street Fighter II - Guile's Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd9rS23qxdA Final Fantasy XIV - Fate Boss Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9yKegOT02g </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PIayer_0 01/05/20 9:48:27 PM #32:	It is currently: 9:00 PM, let's see how much I can get through! Baconus_Yum posted... Did have this one for Bost, but I might as well post it again because I need to go vgm listening again. Terratech - Large & in Charge (GeoCorp Theme) https://youtu.be/CdVn3HcXbLM I remember this soundtrack! would this be country rock? nice electric riffs. Score: 772 I nearly supported this in BOST, the songs all have a great aesthetic and instruments I like, it's real country road motorbike gang-like. I enjoy the general feel and you do get the instruments doing some interesting things, but it just feels like a new section never starts. It'd be better for background music than something I'd actively listen to, especially with the repeating bassline that always holds the harmony in place. kaonashi1 posted... sure why not let's keep going with this angle Girls' Frontline - Connexion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYWheToJlPA oh boy prague philharmonic...vocals seem a bit quiet for the accompaniment at times. agh there's so much tension when she says connection I want it to resolve to something bigger. don't think I like this singer Score: 781 The vocals turn me off every so slightly to this song, but she gets the job done. The chords are super nice and I love the instrumentation, it makes for some big moments during the choruses and when she hits the "connection"! The instruments used really make it feel like it should be a faster, more high-energy song though, especially the drums, and I'd love for it to feel like a bigger moment when the chorus comes in. TheArkOfTurus posted... Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass - Beach Volleyball Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa8ajFafgCw what is this, old pc game? cool saxophones. saxes did a cool thing at 1:13, and again at 1:19! ok very abrupt ending. wait I think it looped and I didn't notice... Score: 608 Not really my kinda thing, the instruments are dated and not quite used in a way I like. Can't really tell what the organ thing is trying to achieve, but the part with the saxophones and drum breakdown is pretty cool (I think it was also in the first loop and I missed it). Snake5555555555 posted... Yeah, it's a little retro Easter egg, since there is another track on the soundtrack named Darkness which is the same track just not chiptune. I'll hit you with one more from the soundtrack: https://youtu.be/Xh4vu3Slty4 ah yes, this one sounds much better. cool synths and choir thing and bass!!! WHOA 1:45 BIG DROPS COMING THROUGH. MOM I'M SCARED. whoops silence now okay Score: 815 Those synth broken chords persist the entire song and I thought it would get annoying, but it worked really well! Listening to everything play around that single synth line was pretty cool. The dubstep part is fun to appreciate, but not super pleasant to listen to. The other sections are great, it hits its peak at 1:15 and sounds awesome there. NFUN posted... The original is a highway theme, not a town here's proto Soaring Through Azure Sadness Zwei!! - Final Battle ~Demon Lord Vesper~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTqwGW5ZKYc zwei, I think this is old falcom. this is supposed to sound like that gurumin song? cool bagpipe things, also cool drumline. whoa 1:37!!! okay those are some high notes it hurts my ears, but very triumphant! I think this is a loop now Score: 829 Can't say I hear the resemblance, but this is pretty great! Very happy and triumphant final battle theme that makes me feel like I'll win in the end. Interesting instruments are also a bonus. The big climax with the bagpipes is super satisfying, but they do hit some very sharp high notes that get unpleasant. I'll probably just come back to this with my good headphones. --- -Abraham Lincoln <cite>PIayer_0 posted [p:932522083] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>It is currently: 9:00 PM, let's see how much I can get through! Baconus_Yum posted... </cite> <quote>Did have this one for Bost, but I might as well post it again because I need to go vgm listening again. Terratech - Large & in Charge (GeoCorp Theme) https://youtu.be/CdVn3HcXbLM</quote>I remember this soundtrack! would this be country rock? nice electric riffs. Score: 772 I nearly supported this in BOST, the songs all have a great aesthetic and instruments I like, it's real country road motorbike gang-like. I enjoy the general feel and you do get the instruments doing some interesting things, but it just feels like a new section never starts. It'd be better for background music than something I'd actively listen to, especially with the repeating bassline that always holds the harmony in place. kaonashi1 posted... </cite> <quote>sure why not let's keep going with this angle Girls' Frontline - Connexion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYWheToJlPA</quote>oh boy prague philharmonic...vocals seem a bit quiet for the accompaniment at times. agh there's so much tension when she says connection I want it to resolve to something bigger. don't think I like this singer Score: 781 The vocals turn me off every so slightly to this song, but she gets the job done. The chords are super nice and I love the instrumentation, it makes for some big moments during the choruses and when she hits the "connection"! The instruments used really make it feel like it should be a faster, more high-energy song though, especially the drums, and I'd love for it to feel like a bigger moment when the chorus comes in. TheArkOfTurus posted... </cite> <quote>Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass - Beach Volleyball Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa8ajFafgCw</quote>what is this, old pc game? cool saxophones. saxes did a cool thing at 1:13, and again at 1:19! ok very abrupt ending. wait I think it looped and I didn't notice... Score: 608 Not really my kinda thing, the instruments are dated and not quite used in a way I like. Can't really tell what the organ thing is trying to achieve, but the part with the saxophones and drum breakdown is pretty cool (I think it was also in the first loop and I missed it). Snake5555555555 posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah, it's a little retro Easter egg, since there is another track on the soundtrack named Darkness which is the same track just not chiptune. I'll hit you with one more from the soundtrack: https://youtu.be/Xh4vu3Slty4</quote>ah yes, this one sounds much better. cool synths and choir thing and bass!!! WHOA 1:45 BIG DROPS COMING THROUGH. MOM I'M SCARED. whoops silence now okay Score: 815 Those synth broken chords persist the entire song and I thought it would get annoying, but it worked really well! Listening to everything play around that single synth line was pretty cool. The dubstep part is fun to appreciate, but not super pleasant to listen to. The other sections are great, it hits its peak at 1:15 and sounds awesome there. NFUN posted... </cite> <quote>The original is a highway theme, not a town here's proto Soaring Through Azure Sadness Zwei!! - Final Battle ~Demon Lord Vesper~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTqwGW5ZKYc</quote>zwei, I think this is old falcom. this is supposed to sound like that gurumin song? cool bagpipe things, also cool drumline. whoa 1:37!!! okay those are some high notes it hurts my ears, but very triumphant! I think this is a loop now Score: 829 Can't say I hear the resemblance, but this is pretty great! Very happy and triumphant final battle theme that makes me feel like I'll win in the end. Interesting instruments are also a bonus. The big climax with the bagpipes is super satisfying, but they do hit some very sharp high notes that get unpleasant. I'll probably just come back to this with my good headphones. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 01/05/20 9:58:58 PM #33:	Terraria Calamity - sanctuary. https://youtube.com/watch?v=BgLahg0wkGs --- Thus is our treaty written; thus is our agreement made. Thought it the arrow of time; memory never fades. What was asked for was given; the price is paid <cite>NFUN posted [p:932522499] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Terraria Calamity - sanctuary. https://youtube.com/watch?v=BgLahg0wkGs </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pyresword 01/05/20 10:04:32 PM #34:	If it's not too late Baldr Sky - Easiness at Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjfqtQjqmgQ --- Oh woops. Putting Advokaiser in my sig like this until I think of something more clever <cite>pyresword posted [p:932522723] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>If it's not too late Baldr Sky - Easiness at Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjfqtQjqmgQ</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PIayer_0 01/05/20 10:28:01 PM #35:	I think I got 1001 a bit after 10:05 PM, so submissions are now closed as of pyresword's post. Not sure if I'll get through the rest of the songs tonight, I'm getting a bit tired and it feels like my write-ups aren't as good now. In any case, I'll come back with a ranking of my top 10 after doing some re-listening and re-rating later this week! Uglyface2 posted... I like this song, right up until the "flute" kicks in: https://youtu.be/ome6XI_KuIw cool video thumbnail. "cyberpunk fringe"! huh, I actually like this flute part. Score: 613 I think the flute adds a nice air of mystery. I didn't know what to make of this at first, but it made sense when I re-read the song title. Cyberpunk with synths and electric guitar is definitely an aesthetic I like, but the sounds used here just don't do the song justice. I wouldn't mind listening to a modernized remix of this. Uglyface2 posted... Let's give the Genesis version some love: https://youtu.be/DvaO3tJMRmk what the heck the genesis game has a completely different cover. good start but those high synths might give me a headache. that sounded like a loop point Score: 588 The high twangy synths are kind of unpleasant, but the stuff in the bass I do like. Again get a mysterious vibe from this, but it's not quite as musically interesting as the previous track. Uglyface2 posted... And one from Legend of Mana, for when I'm in a bad mood: https://youtu.be/OkuVw5EBUIE oh this is cool, I'm guessing this is newer than secret of mana. cool oriental sounds. oh hey it's yoko shimomura! thumbnail tricked me into imagining this as a forest or jungle, apparently it's a city. Score: 742 Super atmospheric, real soundscape-like. Really cool how it plays with the texture and swells in each section. Another song that makes me lose track of time. Feels like I'm exploring some ancient ruins in the jungle. Baconus_Yum posted... Oh boy I can post a licenced and a CD-i song I found. Planet 51 The Game - Looking for the Comet https://youtu.be/2ZPIHlCgJqs oh wasn't this a movie that came out recent-ishly? (update: whoops it's from 2009) very nice acoustic guitar. ok awkward loop, wait where's the acoustic guitar, it wasn't a loop?! ok I see they added drums and stuff in the second half Score: 711 Definitely liked that first half better, the high electric guitar they replaced it with in the second half just sounded awkward. Still can't believe the acoustic only gets that one solo!!! Definitely fits the title, it feels very magical and even a bit emotional at times. Some of the instruments just don't quite fit together. I'm guessing this is just two variations on the same song that play at different sub-sections of the same part of the game. Baconus_Yum posted... Dimo's Quest - The Hardest Levels https://youtu.be/gGl_Ug-Fc6U (Please note: I cannot find a regular length version on youtube, so you will have to do with an extended version. The song ends at ~3:42) why is this crazy bus okay there we go. groovy! definitely an example of an older-sounding song that I like. loving what I think is a high saw synth combined with the trumpet things. there's choir and arps too! Score: 783 This has got such a great retro aesthetic! The older-sounding synths are really used in a way that I like and it makes for a song with good energy and positive vibes. If this is the score for "The Hardest Levels," I think it would affect me in the same way as Celeste tracks where they sound so encouraging that I'm pushed to move forward despite all the deaths I've gone through. Thank you CD-i, very cool! --- -Abraham Lincoln <cite>PIayer_0 posted [p:932523671] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>I think I got 1001 a bit after 10:05 PM, so submissions are now closed as of pyresword's post. Not sure if I'll get through the rest of the songs tonight, I'm getting a bit tired and it feels like my write-ups aren't as good now. In any case, I'll come back with a ranking of my top 10 after doing some re-listening and re-rating later this week! Uglyface2 posted... </cite> <quote>I like this song, right up until the "flute" kicks in: https://youtu.be/ome6XI_KuIw</quote>cool video thumbnail. "cyberpunk fringe"! huh, I actually like this flute part. Score: 613 I think the flute adds a nice air of mystery. I didn't know what to make of this at first, but it made sense when I re-read the song title. Cyberpunk with synths and electric guitar is definitely an aesthetic I like, but the sounds used here just don't do the song justice. I wouldn't mind listening to a modernized remix of this. Uglyface2 posted... </cite> <quote>Let's give the Genesis version some love: https://youtu.be/DvaO3tJMRmk</quote>what the heck the genesis game has a completely different cover. good start but those high synths might give me a headache. that sounded like a loop point Score: 588 The high twangy synths are kind of unpleasant, but the stuff in the bass I do like. Again get a mysterious vibe from this, but it's not quite as musically interesting as the previous track. Uglyface2 posted... </cite> <quote>And one from Legend of Mana, for when I'm in a bad mood: https://youtu.be/OkuVw5EBUIE</quote>oh this is cool, I'm guessing this is newer than secret of mana. cool oriental sounds. oh hey it's yoko shimomura! thumbnail tricked me into imagining this as a forest or jungle, apparently it's a city. Score: 742 Super atmospheric, real soundscape-like. Really cool how it plays with the texture and swells in each section. Another song that makes me lose track of time. Feels like I'm exploring some ancient ruins in the jungle. Baconus_Yum posted... </cite> <quote>Oh boy I can post a licenced and a CD-i song I found. Planet 51 The Game - Looking for the Comet https://youtu.be/2ZPIHlCgJqs</quote>oh wasn't this a movie that came out recent-ishly? (update: whoops it's from 2009) very nice acoustic guitar. ok awkward loop, wait where's the acoustic guitar, it wasn't a loop?! ok I see they added drums and stuff in the second half Score: 711 Definitely liked that first half better, the high electric guitar they replaced it with in the second half just sounded awkward. Still can't believe the acoustic only gets that one solo!!! Definitely fits the title, it feels very magical and even a bit emotional at times. Some of the instruments just don't quite fit together. I'm guessing this is just two variations on the same song that play at different sub-sections of the same part of the game. Baconus_Yum posted... </cite> <quote>Dimo's Quest - The Hardest Levels https://youtu.be/gGl_Ug-Fc6U (Please note: I cannot find a regular length version on youtube, so you will have to do with an extended version. The song ends at ~3:42)</quote>why is this crazy bus okay there we go. groovy! definitely an example of an older-sounding song that I like. loving what I think is a high saw synth combined with the trumpet things. there's choir and arps too! Score: 783 This has got such a great retro aesthetic! The older-sounding synths are really used in a way that I like and it makes for a song with good energy and positive vibes. If this is the score for "The Hardest Levels," I think it would affect me in the same way as Celeste tracks where they sound so encouraging that I'm pushed to move forward despite all the deaths I've gone through. Thank you CD-i, very cool! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
azuarc 01/05/20 10:45:40 PM #36:	EU4 - Ride Forth, Victoriously https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO_UqoIDJO0 --- VGMC13 champion: Ar Nosurge - Class::EXSPHERE_NOSURGE; <cite>azuarc posted [p:932524371] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>EU4 - Ride Forth, Victoriously https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO_UqoIDJO0 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PIayer_0 01/06/20 10:49:37 PM #37:	Sorry for the delay, let's finish these up now! bullhogderbaxer posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK02KL7Lspo king of fighters, recognize that from smash ultimate. cool guitar, this has style. 1:38 is nice. this is the loop I guess Score: 734 Another older-sounding song where the instruments don't bother me that much, the guitars give it a good retro coolness vibe. I like the general feel of it and wouldn't mind having it on in the background, but it needs a bit more variation in the instruments and sections to be interesting. Murphiroth posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LMnuVRk_0c more dmc 5 oh no this guy looks scary. oh no dark music he's gonna kill me. huh it faded out I guess that was the intro. cool guitar riffs, I think you can call that prog rock/prog metal? good strings. ooooh 3:05! silence? oh there's an outro. oh no you thought you killed him but he had a final form and it's very short for some reason! Score: 808 I like this, reminded me of DOOM but it's got more structure to it and orchestral parts which are really nice. Electric guitars with orchestra is definitely a sound I can get behind, and the metal never gets too harsh for my tastes. That's kind of a weird sound they used for the snare though, I feel like it makes it lose a lot of its intensity. Sounds like it would make for a great boss fight against the guy in the thumbnail. Murphiroth posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W61-AJIZFCk kiwami 2, this is like a yakuza spinoff right. why cowboy bebop tank. oh wow jazz! is that even a trumpet??? cool sax! dang, loop already... Score: 833 This had potential to be really good, shame that the loop is so short! Super cool rock + jazz energy, I love the big chords in the piano and drum breaks. The super muted/distorted trumpet sounds kinda weird to me, but I might get used to it. Whoever's on that sax is killing it! Murphiroth posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR6pHaeRV3w back to atlus! very foreboding, feels like it's gonna build up to something. ooh 1:28 getting intense! oh I guess it looped but I didn't notice Score: 665 Cool dissonant elements, definitely feels like I'm fighting some forces of darkness. Don't really like the wah synth thing playing broken chords, it gets kinda tiring, but the intense part where it drops out is pretty good! Dated instruments holding it back just a little here. Snake5555555555 posted... Resident Evil 4 - The Drive ~ First Contact https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeX4hf28yTI more horror games, people warned me about this! hey this isn't scary. uhhh spanish? sounds sad did he lose his sweetheart? now it's a girl? uh oh scary, I like this part better though. silence oh wait there's more. Score: 634 No idea what to make of this, it's like two and a half songs slapped together into one. Apparently you've entered some undead Mexican village and have to fight the horde of villagers??? I was starting to enjoy the part right after the Spanish, but it got cut off before it could go anywhere. The guitar in the first part is nice enough, but I'm not a fan of the vocals; I think that's just the style of that kind of Mexican folk though. Snake5555555555 posted... Pathologic 2 - You Aren't Welcome Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GovUJQMYko not welcome?! are villagers trying to kill me again. wow this is cool! very stealth infiltration like. oh there's drums now! Score: 752 Another one with cool atmosphere, there isn't much actually going on, but I think this kind of song really works as a minimalist affair. Definitely sounds like I'm sneaking through some shady places and bad things will happen if I get caught. Some of the sounds even remind me of Umineko, probably goldenslaughterer. Didn't expect to be rating it this high! TheArkOfTurus posted... Romancing SaGa 3 - Four Demons Battle 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtSR0r1IZO4= title sounds familiar, is it vgmc? (update: I got it confused with Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song - A Challenge to God ~Four Guardian Kings Battle~) good chords! the harp is cool. ooh 2:12 very satisfying! Score: 682 This is one where I can tell it's a really good song, but the instrument quality doesn't really do it justice. It's got the chord progressions and different sections I always like in a battle theme, and I'm sure it's very good for its era. Looks like it's 1995, so that's actually quite impressive for being 25 years old (why is everything so far from 2020) - it reminded me a bit of the Lufia II battle themes, turns out that's also 1995! ... Warning: Your message appears be over 8000 characters long; you will need to split it into multiple posts ... You can have a maximum of 7 quote blocks in your message - please edit some out --- -Abraham Lincoln <cite>PIayer_0 posted [p:932568751] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Sorry for the delay, let's finish these up now! bullhogderbaxer posted... </cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK02KL7Lspo</quote>king of fighters, recognize that from smash ultimate. cool guitar, this has style. 1:38 is nice. this is the loop I guess Score: 734 Another older-sounding song where the instruments don't bother me that much, the guitars give it a good retro coolness vibe. I like the general feel of it and wouldn't mind having it on in the background, but it needs a bit more variation in the instruments and sections to be interesting. Murphiroth posted... </cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LMnuVRk_0c</quote>more dmc 5 oh no this guy looks scary. oh no dark music he's gonna kill me. huh it faded out I guess that was the intro. cool guitar riffs, I think you can call that prog rock/prog metal? good strings. ooooh 3:05! silence? oh there's an outro. oh no you thought you killed him but he had a final form and it's very short for some reason! Score: 808 I like this, reminded me of DOOM but it's got more structure to it and orchestral parts which are really nice. Electric guitars with orchestra is definitely a sound I can get behind, and the metal never gets too harsh for my tastes. That's kind of a weird sound they used for the snare though, I feel like it makes it lose a lot of its intensity. Sounds like it would make for a great boss fight against the guy in the thumbnail. Murphiroth posted... </cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W61-AJIZFCk</quote>kiwami 2, this is like a yakuza spinoff right. why cowboy bebop tank. oh wow jazz! is that even a trumpet??? cool sax! dang, loop already... Score: 833 This had potential to be really good, shame that the loop is so short! Super cool rock + jazz energy, I love the big chords in the piano and drum breaks. The super muted/distorted trumpet sounds kinda weird to me, but I might get used to it. Whoever's on that sax is killing it! Murphiroth posted... </cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR6pHaeRV3w</quote>back to atlus! very foreboding, feels like it's gonna build up to something. ooh 1:28 getting intense! oh I guess it looped but I didn't notice Score: 665 Cool dissonant elements, definitely feels like I'm fighting some forces of darkness. Don't really like the wah synth thing playing broken chords, it gets kinda tiring, but the intense part where it drops out is pretty good! Dated instruments holding it back just a little here. Snake5555555555 posted... </cite> <quote>Resident Evil 4 - The Drive ~ First Contact https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeX4hf28yTI</quote>more horror games, people warned me about this! hey this isn't scary. uhhh spanish? sounds sad did he lose his sweetheart? now it's a girl? uh oh scary, I like this part better though. silence oh wait there's more. Score: 634 No idea what to make of this, it's like two and a half songs slapped together into one. Apparently you've entered some undead Mexican village and have to fight the horde of villagers??? I was starting to enjoy the part right after the Spanish, but it got cut off before it could go anywhere. The guitar in the first part is nice enough, but I'm not a fan of the vocals; I think that's just the style of that kind of Mexican folk though. Snake5555555555 posted... </cite> <quote>Pathologic 2 - You Aren't Welcome Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GovUJQMYko</quote>not welcome?! are villagers trying to kill me again. wow this is cool! very stealth infiltration like. oh there's drums now! Score: 752 Another one with cool atmosphere, there isn't much actually going on, but I think this kind of song really works as a minimalist affair. Definitely sounds like I'm sneaking through some shady places and bad things will happen if I get caught. Some of the sounds even remind me of Umineko, probably goldenslaughterer. Didn't expect to be rating it this high! TheArkOfTurus posted... </cite> <quote>Romancing SaGa 3 - Four Demons Battle 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtSR0r1IZO4=</quote>title sounds familiar, is it vgmc? (update: I got it confused with Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song - A Challenge to God ~Four Guardian Kings Battle~) good chords! the harp is cool. ooh 2:12 very satisfying! Score: 682 This is one where I can tell it's a really good song, but the instrument quality doesn't really do it justice. It's got the chord progressions and different sections I always like in a battle theme, and I'm sure it's very good for its era. Looks like it's 1995, so that's actually quite impressive for being 25 years old (why is everything so far from 2020) - it reminded me a bit of the Lufia II battle themes, turns out that's also 1995! ... Warning: Your message appears be over 8000 characters long; you will need to split it into multiple posts ... You can have a maximum of 7 quote blocks in your message - please edit some out </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PIayer_0 01/06/20 10:52:08 PM #38:	TheArkOfTurus posted... Nier Automata: Vague Hope (Cold Rain) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xat7mhoKTLQ ooh automata, and a track I actually haven't heard! this thumbnail doesn't look like cold rain. hi emi evans. some of these nonsense words sound pretty weird. ooh 1:01! wait what kinda cutoff point is that!!! Score: 776 Most songs from this soundtrack would be an instant 800+, but I don't really find this one interesting, even during the busier sections with the pretty chords. Instrumentation is nice enough, but the words just don't sound as good as other songs. I think it's the consonant sounds I don't like? Comments say she based this song's lyrics on Hebrew; doesn't sound like a language I'd want to learn! ZaziGuado posted... Katamari Damacy - Katamari on the Rocks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhKMDjfToEc hey this was in a guessing game, I already forgot how it sounded though...should really know it by now. very cool sounds. CHOO CHOO CHOO-ROO CHOO CHOO CHOO-CHOO-RO DON'T WORRY DO YOUR BEST. ok now I had no idea what they're saying. wait that was the game title. Score: 822 Really fun song with lots of positive energy! I love the trumpets and bongo-like drums driving the rhythm. Vocals kinda weird but I can see them growing on me. Feels like it fits the Katamari Damacy aesthetic really well, filling you with a carefree bounce to go explore the wondrous world out there. Will definitely come back to this as I see potential for the rating to go higher. ZaziGuado posted... Street Fighter II - Guile's Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd9rS23qxdA hey another song I know, don't think it's the same version though. very groovy bass. hey this is actually good and I never realized. nice melody! Score: 792 I've been missing out, I always dismissed this as a meme and never took the time to give it a proper listen! I guess a lot of songs become memes precisely because they are good. It's got a real solid melody in the high synths and cool drum fills as well. I remember liking the Smash Ultimate remix during BOST, so that might be a version with modern instruments that I'd actually enjoy a lot. ZaziGuado posted... Final Fantasy XIV - Fate Boss Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9yKegOT02g oh is this what ff14 looks like what. this sounds older than the year it's from. ok short loop Score: 732 I do like the general feel of an RPG battle theme, it just feels like a very "safe" composition that doesn't do much outside of very standard things. The electric guitars also sound washed-out, this might just be a low-quality upload or something. Solo violin is always nice, but sounds a little fake in this one. Are all the instruments just standard orchestral library samples and that's why it sounds low quality?!? NFUN posted... Terraria Calamity - sanctuary. https://youtube.com/watch?v=BgLahg0wkGs oh this game has songs other than boss themes...still 6 minutes though??? nice synth chords being weaved in and out. 1:48 is nice. sounds like a modernized dire dire docks Score: 788 This is cool, it's very chill but not completely relaxing either. The in-and-out synths do a good job of making me think of floating up and down on the waves. I do think it's at its strongest from 1:48 until the loop, the synths in the middle sections don't quite fit with the other layers and the piano melody feels too simple. The boss themes are probably better for me - wait, is Crabulon the boss of this stage?! (update: apparently it only has the Giant Clam miniboss which doesn't get a theme) pyresword posted... If it's not too late Baldr Sky - Easiness at Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjfqtQjqmgQ hey this just came out, guess you heard it in-game. this does not feel "easiness" it feels sad. whoa are those violas??? wait it sounds like a violin now. hi loop Score: 726 It's hard to visualize the scene without context, and not even the comment section can save me! The two violins or whatever do sound nice together, especially when one goes up high at 1:27. I usually like sad emotional moods like this, but this song is a bit too simple for me to really appreciate. azuarc posted... EU4 - Ride Forth, Victoriously https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO_UqoIDJO0 eu? europa universalis? oh cool, I didn't expect a grand strategy game to have a song like this. 1:08 very cool vocals. oh no why is it a different song. is that backwards speech??? nice key change Score: Hold on now, you missed the deadline by like 40 minutes! I'll give this a pass because it's a good song, but this better mean I get to vote late in one VGMC14 match! Score: 839 I don't know what that was in the middle there, but this is a pretty awesome song to battle to! Choirs and electric guitar are always welcome, and I really like when the solo vocal line comes in. Big goosebump-worthy moments. It does feel like it stays on the same section for most of the song, but at least it's a good section and they did technically break it with that weird backwards talking thing. --- -Abraham Lincoln <cite>PIayer_0 posted [p:932568872] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>TheArkOfTurus posted... </cite> <quote>Nier Automata: Vague Hope (Cold Rain) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xat7mhoKTLQ</quote>ooh automata, and a track I actually haven't heard! this thumbnail doesn't look like cold rain. hi emi evans. some of these nonsense words sound pretty weird. ooh 1:01! wait what kinda cutoff point is that!!! Score: 776 Most songs from this soundtrack would be an instant 800+, but I don't really find this one interesting, even during the busier sections with the pretty chords. Instrumentation is nice enough, but the words just don't sound as good as other songs. I think it's the consonant sounds I don't like? Comments say she based this song's lyrics on Hebrew; doesn't sound like a language I'd want to learn! ZaziGuado posted... </cite> <quote>Katamari Damacy - Katamari on the Rocks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhKMDjfToEc</quote>hey this was in a guessing game, I already forgot how it sounded though...should really know it by now. very cool sounds. CHOO CHOO CHOO-ROO CHOO CHOO CHOO-CHOO-RO DON'T WORRY DO YOUR BEST. ok now I had no idea what they're saying. wait that was the game title. Score: 822 Really fun song with lots of positive energy! I love the trumpets and bongo-like drums driving the rhythm. Vocals kinda weird but I can see them growing on me. Feels like it fits the Katamari Damacy aesthetic really well, filling you with a carefree bounce to go explore the wondrous world out there. Will definitely come back to this as I see potential for the rating to go higher. ZaziGuado posted... </cite> <quote>Street Fighter II - Guile's Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd9rS23qxdA</quote>hey another song I know, don't think it's the same version though. very groovy bass. hey this is actually good and I never realized. nice melody! Score: 792 I've been missing out, I always dismissed this as a meme and never took the time to give it a proper listen! I guess a lot of songs become memes precisely because they are good. It's got a real solid melody in the high synths and cool drum fills as well. I remember liking the Smash Ultimate remix during BOST, so that might be a version with modern instruments that I'd actually enjoy a lot. ZaziGuado posted... </cite> <quote>Final Fantasy XIV - Fate Boss Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9yKegOT02g</quote>oh is this what ff14 looks like what. this sounds older than the year it's from. ok short loop Score: 732 I do like the general feel of an RPG battle theme, it just feels like a very "safe" composition that doesn't do much outside of very standard things. The electric guitars also sound washed-out, this might just be a low-quality upload or something. Solo violin is always nice, but sounds a little fake in this one. Are all the instruments just standard orchestral library samples and that's why it sounds low quality?!? NFUN posted... </cite> <quote>Terraria Calamity - sanctuary. https://youtube.com/watch?v=BgLahg0wkGs</quote>oh this game has songs other than boss themes...still 6 minutes though??? nice synth chords being weaved in and out. 1:48 is nice. sounds like a modernized dire dire docks Score: 788 This is cool, it's very chill but not completely relaxing either. The in-and-out synths do a good job of making me think of floating up and down on the waves. I do think it's at its strongest from 1:48 until the loop, the synths in the middle sections don't quite fit with the other layers and the piano melody feels too simple. The boss themes are probably better for me - wait, is Crabulon the boss of this stage?! (update: apparently it only has the Giant Clam miniboss which doesn't get a theme) pyresword posted... </cite> <quote>If it's not too late Baldr Sky - Easiness at Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjfqtQjqmgQ</quote>hey this just came out, guess you heard it in-game. this does not feel "easiness" it feels sad. whoa are those violas??? wait it sounds like a violin now. hi loop Score: 726 It's hard to visualize the scene without context, and not even the comment section can save me! The two violins or whatever do sound nice together, especially when one goes up high at 1:27. I usually like sad emotional moods like this, but this song is a bit too simple for me to really appreciate. azuarc posted... </cite> <quote>EU4 - Ride Forth, Victoriously https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO_UqoIDJO0</quote>eu? europa universalis? oh cool, I didn't expect a grand strategy game to have a song like this. 1:08 very cool vocals. oh no why is it a different song. is that backwards speech??? nice key change Score: Hold on now, you missed the deadline by like 40 minutes! I'll give this a pass because it's a good song, but this better mean I get to vote late in one VGMC14 match! Score: 839 I don't know what that was in the middle there, but this is a pretty awesome song to battle to! Choirs and electric guitar are always welcome, and I really like when the solo vocal line comes in. Big goosebump-worthy moments. It does feel like it stays on the same section for most of the song, but at least it's a good section and they did technically break it with that weird backwards talking thing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Haste_2 01/06/20 10:55:22 PM #39:	Lunar: The Silver Star - Determination https://youtu.be/0sEI2_mFbfg --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So... what is a party?" "Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think." <cite>Haste_2 posted [p:932569005] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Lunar: The Silver Star - Determination https://youtu.be/0sEI2_mFbfg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LordoftheMorons 01/06/20 11:06:29 PM #40:	Dragon Quest VIII - Sky, Ocean and Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IgR_-JbOjs Oh whoops guess I'm late --- Congrats to Advokaiser for winning the CBX Guru Challenge! <cite>LordoftheMorons posted [p:932569454] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Dragon Quest VIII - Sky, Ocean and Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IgR_-JbOjs Oh whoops guess I'm late </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PIayer_0 01/06/20 11:46:58 PM #41:	I'm gonna proceed with ranking based on what I've rated already, but if people want to post more songs, I don't mind listening to them after I'm done putting together the top 10. In the meantime, some stats! Songs: 36 Average score: 738.6 All scores: 535 588 608 613 634 644 648 665 671 682 687 711 726 732 732 734 742 752 758 768 772 776 778 781 783 788 792 808 815 822 825 829 833 839 841 878 By user: TheArkOfTurus - 608 682 776 (avg. 688.7) azuarc - 839 Baconus_Yum - 711 772 783 (avg. 755.3) bullhogderbaxer - 734 ChichiriMuyo - 671 FL81 - 644 GameBopAdv - 732 Grand Kirby - 687 -hotdogturtle-- - 768 kaonashi1 - 781 825 (avg. 803) Murphiroth - 665 778 808 833 (avg. 771) NFUN - 788 829 841 878 (avg. 834) pyresword - 726 Snake5555555555 - 634 648 752 815 (avg. 712.3) Uglyface2 - 588 613 742 (avg. 647.7) Underleveled - 535 ZaziGuado - 732 758 792 822 (avg. 776) --- -Abraham Lincoln <cite>PIayer_0 posted [p:932571031] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>I'm gonna proceed with ranking based on what I've rated already, but if people want to post more songs, I don't mind listening to them after I'm done putting together the top 10. In the meantime, some stats! Songs: 36 Average score: 738.6 All scores: 535 588 608 613 634 644 648 665 671 682 687 711 726 732 732 734 742 752 758 768 772 776 778 781 783 788 792 808 815 822 825 829 833 839 841 878 By user: TheArkOfTurus - 608 682 776 (avg. 688.7) azuarc - 839 Baconus_Yum - 711 772 783 (avg. 755.3) bullhogderbaxer - 734 ChichiriMuyo - 671 FL81 - 644 GameBopAdv - 732 Grand Kirby - 687 -hotdogturtle-- - 768 kaonashi1 - 781 825 (avg. 803) Murphiroth - 665 778 808 833 (avg. 771) NFUN - 788 829 841 878 (avg. 834) pyresword - 726 Snake5555555555 - 634 648 752 815 (avg. 712.3) Uglyface2 - 588 613 742 (avg. 647.7) Underleveled - 535 ZaziGuado - 732 758 792 822 (avg. 776) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 01/07/20 12:22:31 AM #42:	PIayer_0 posted... Feels like a slightly different vocalist would work better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=959oYzVI3FQ ~~definitely prefer the original~~ --- Thus is our treaty written; thus is our agreement made. Thought it the arrow of time; memory never fades. What was asked for was given; the price is paid <cite>NFUN posted [p:932572280] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>PIayer_0 posted... </cite> <quote>Feels like a slightly different vocalist would work better</quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=959oYzVI3FQ definitely prefer the original </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
azuarc 01/07/20 10:27:13 AM #43:	PIayer_0 posted... Hold on now, you missed the deadline by like 40 minutes! I'll give this a pass because it's a good song, but this better mean I get to vote late in one VGMC14 match! Pro tip: Nobody reads past the second bullet point in a list on this board. Especially on a "post and I'll rank/rate" thread. PIayer_0 posted... but if people want to post more songs, I don't mind listening to them after I'm done putting together the top 10. Mr. Driller - Heading Back to Town https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2FGNMULSY4 PIayer_0 posted... Very short, but probably my favourite SoM song that I've heard! It's got a magical sound to it, very befitting of a Prophecy. Would benefit from being longer, but I do like what's there right now. The remake has a longer version. One of the few good things about the remake's soundtrack. --- VGMC13 champion: Ar Nosurge - Class::EXSPHERE_NOSURGE; <cite>azuarc posted [p:932583720] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>PIayer_0 posted... </cite> <quote>Hold on now, you missed the deadline by like 40 minutes! I'll give this a pass because it's a good song, but this better mean I get to vote late in one VGMC14 match!</quote> Pro tip: Nobody reads past the second bullet point in a list on this board. Especially on a "post and I'll rank/rate" thread. PIayer_0 posted... </cite> <quote>but if people want to post more songs, I don't mind listening to them after I'm done putting together the top 10.</quote> Mr. Driller - Heading Back to Town https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2FGNMULSY4 PIayer_0 posted... </cite> <quote>Very short, but probably my favourite SoM song that I've heard! It's got a magical sound to it, very befitting of a Prophecy. Would benefit from being longer, but I do like what's there right now.</quote> The remake has a longer version. One of the few good things about the remake's soundtrack. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PIayer_0 01/14/20 7:08:13 PM #44:	I am back with the first half of my top 10! I basically started from a pool of contenders which I listened to 3-5 times each to try and gain some appreciation for things I had missed, but for most of them, uh, it just made me realize I was too optimistic with my initial rating. Even with 10 songs, there was lots of re-ordering and songs getting taken on and off the list, so I definitely made the right decision not to make this a "you hit me with 1000 VGM" topic. Heck, I still wonder how people can deal with 100+ songs! 10. Katamari Damacy - Katamari on the Rocks (Score: 760, previously 822) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhKMDjfToEc Whoops, this was one of the songs I thought I really liked but eventually got tired of. I do love the energy in here and enjoy the parts where the guy sings the main melody, but it's kinda too long for its own good and the in-between sections aren't that interesting. Trumpets and bongos still good! 9. Girls' Frontline - Connexion (Score: 770, previously 781) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYWheToJlPA I've gotten a bit more used to this singer, but still get turned off by the tone of her vocals. I did realize that I really like the melody in the chorus after coming to accept its more subdued feel (I preferred the pre-chorus before). AND MADE A WALL, A HEDGE BE-TWEEEEEEEEEEEEN - would definitely like this one better if it was faster, though. 8. Yakuza Kiwami 2 - Outlaw's Lullaby (Score: 780, previously 833) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W61-AJIZFCk Another one that made a big first impression, but I think the lack of more conventional melodies and short loop made me bored after a while. I always like the fun energy that jazz can bring, but definitely prefer it to be paired with parts that have a nicer tonality. Still have no idea how they got that super-high muted trumpet sound; it's just a bit too weird for me to appreciate over something more familiar. 7. Planet 51: The Game - Looking for the Comet (Score: 800, previously 711) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZPIHlCgJqs Hey, here's one that saw a big boost for a change! I think I was dismissive of this at first because my brain lowered expectations when it saw "licensed song" and "weird CGI animated movie from a no-name studio". This is definitely my kind of song with the melancholy guitar and pretty chords though! I also came to appreciate the second half a lot more, though the acoustic solo in the first half remains my favourite. Now my biggest complaint is only that the song should be longer! Also the faces in the thumbnail make me uncomfortable; that astronaut guy is staring right at me with a creepy smile and he needs to stop!!! 6. CONCLUSE - Lost in 1993 (Score: 810, previously 815) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh4vu3Slty4 I just noticed this song and the previous one both start on a D minor-ish chord. Anyway, this is probably my favourite in the top 10 in terms of instrumentation; these synths are the kind of sound you could do anything with and I'd be able to keep listening for a long time. The dubstep section does bring it down a little bit, but I don't mind it as much now that I've taken notice of the brief "stab, stab" synth chords that come in there and persist until the ending, which I think are cool. Rest of the list and bonus ratings later this week. --- -Abraham Lincoln <cite>PIayer_0 posted [p:932933964] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>I am back with the first half of my top 10! I basically started from a pool of contenders which I listened to 3-5 times each to try and gain some appreciation for things I had missed, but for most of them, uh, it just made me realize I was too optimistic with my initial rating. Even with 10 songs, there was lots of re-ordering and songs getting taken on and off the list, so I definitely made the right decision not to make this a "you hit me with 1000 VGM" topic. Heck, I still wonder how people can deal with 100+ songs! 10. Katamari Damacy - Katamari on the Rocks (Score: 760, previously 822) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhKMDjfToEc Whoops, this was one of the songs I thought I really liked but eventually got tired of. I do love the energy in here and enjoy the parts where the guy sings the main melody, but it's kinda too long for its own good and the in-between sections aren't that interesting. Trumpets and bongos still good! 9. Girls' Frontline - Connexion (Score: 770, previously 781) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYWheToJlPA I've gotten a bit more used to this singer, but still get turned off by the tone of her vocals. I did realize that I really like the melody in the chorus after coming to accept its more subdued feel (I preferred the pre-chorus before). AND MADE A WALL, A HEDGE BE-TWEEEEEEEEEEEEN - would definitely like this one better if it was faster, though. 8. Yakuza Kiwami 2 - Outlaw's Lullaby (Score: 780, previously 833) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W61-AJIZFCk Another one that made a big first impression, but I think the lack of more conventional melodies and short loop made me bored after a while. I always like the fun energy that jazz can bring, but definitely prefer it to be paired with parts that have a nicer tonality. Still have no idea how they got that super-high muted trumpet sound; it's just a bit too weird for me to appreciate over something more familiar. 7. Planet 51: The Game - Looking for the Comet (Score: 800, previously 711) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZPIHlCgJqs Hey, here's one that saw a big boost for a change! I think I was dismissive of this at first because my brain lowered expectations when it saw "licensed song" and "weird CGI animated movie from a no-name studio". This is definitely my kind of song with the melancholy guitar and pretty chords though! I also came to appreciate the second half a lot more, though the acoustic solo in the first half remains my favourite. Now my biggest complaint is only that the song should be longer! Also the faces in the thumbnail make me uncomfortable; that astronaut guy is staring right at me with a creepy smile and he needs to stop!!! 6. CONCLUSE - Lost in 1993 (Score: 810, previously 815) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh4vu3Slty4 I just noticed this song and the previous one both start on a D minor-ish chord. Anyway, this is probably my favourite in the top 10 in terms of instrumentation; these synths are the kind of sound you could do anything with and I'd be able to keep listening for a long time. The dubstep section does bring it down a little bit, but I don't mind it as much now that I've taken notice of the brief "stab, stab" synth chords that come in there and persist until the ending, which I think are cool. Rest of the list and bonus ratings later this week. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Murphiroth 01/16/20 8:45:06 PM #45:	I'd drag out fights in Kiwami 2 just to hear Outlaw Lullaby for longer, it's the battle track for one of the two towns. --- http://goforbeau.com/ <cite>Murphiroth posted [p:933051296] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>I'd drag out fights in Kiwami 2 just to hear Outlaw Lullaby for longer, it's the battle track for one of the two towns. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PIayer_0 01/20/20 7:19:54 PM #46:	Man, I keep saying I'll finish stuff the same week and then I end up doing it at the beginning of the next week. Let's finish off the top 10! 5. Europa Universalis IV: Guns, Drums and Steel - Ride Forth, Victoriously (Score: 810, previously 839) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO_UqoIDJO0 The sameyness throughout this song got old quick, but I still love the instrumentation enough to enjoy it when I'm in the right mood. Goosebumps when the solo voice comes in, and at the key change. Makes me feel like I'm part of the army charging into the final battle in a Hollywood epic! I guess I technically appreciate the song doing something different in the middle, but it was definitely the wrong kind of different! According to the comments, it really is just English played backwards that says "You shall retrieve those bowls, we never have changed the melody, but those who come, you will become something". Uhh, bowls? 4. Zwei!! - Final Battle ~Demon Lord Vesper~ (Score: 830, previously 829) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTqwGW5ZKYc Better headphones definitely helped me get used to those high notes. This is a really great inspirational-sounding song with some very charming instrumentation; I would have a hard time trying to place what era the song was from without looking it up. The big drum rolls into cymbal crash during the main section are wonderful. Someone in the comments came to the video from WatchMojo's "Top 10 RPG Boss Battle Themes," which actually mentioned Zwei!!, Ys Origin, Ar Tonelico, and Trails in the Sky SC in its list! It also misspelled the game as "Zweii!"... 3. Kidou Sentai Iron Saga - Mechalullaby (Score: 830, previously 825) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCRtnoYGh2U I think this genre is called "music that plays over the speakers as you spend your day at the spa & massage centre". I had a hard time evaluating this song at first, because I couldn't really justify its appeal in the ways I usually do for music I enjoy. It really is just a great song to relax to and have playing in the background without evoking any particularly strong emotions. It's very easy to find myself lost in the pleasant sounds and instrumental layers before I find that the song's already over. It's also cool how it uses a principle of "voice as an instrument," as in the lyrics and human element of the vocals don't matter as much as their texture and how they're filtered to blend with the rest of the song. Makes me wonder if I would like it less or more if the voice was replaced with some kind of synth. 2. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - Roer, the Industrial Metropolis (Score: 850, previously 841) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJyIZZRjzJc Another relaxing song, but now with emotional elements that make it easier to determine why I like it. The beginning and 1:30 are really nice sections with pretty chords and melodies that evoke that vague nostalgia in me. I also don't really mind the harp anymore; it actually does a good job of adding to the magical feeling of new beginnings that I get from this song. Also I really appreciate that the loop just plays the first section again before fading out, ending at just the right spot for me. 1. The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd - Looking Up at the Sky (Ending) (Score: 870, previously 878) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3TqH9ileB8 I'm really someone who should check out more Falcom music, huh? But the songs that showed up in VGMC and BOST weren't even as good as what I got from this topic! (maybe the best ones are all retired by now) This is another song for my long list of wistful ending themes, a VGM style I'm a sucker for. The singer does a great job of adding that emotional strain to her voice when she hits the high notes in the chorus. Instant goosebumps! The only place I get a bit bored is in the quiet section before the final chorus, but that just ends up adding to the anticipation for the finale! The phrase from 4:40 to 4:56 is probably my favourite moment from any song on this list; love the lyrics and fast-moving violins there. Honourable Mentions: Voltaic Black Knight, Guile's Theme, Silver Bullet, Large & in Charge, Greenish Illusion Thanks to everyone for sharing some cool songs with me! I found something to enjoy in each one and had fun being exposed to new kinds of music. The songs with 830+ will probably be added to my "favourite VGM" playlist. My initial idea was to do this as a warmup for an actual ranking topic, but I think I'm more comfortable with this short-form format so I'll probably keep rolling with it for next time. I still need to be careful about how my expectations influence how much I enjoy a song on the first listen - with enough time, I'll eventually discover all the things I like about a song, but it seems that I'll try harder to do so if I'm already expecting to like it versus when my expectations are low! Here are the people responsible for the top 10! I guess NFUN is the winner, but I don't know what he gets for winning. I guess I'll be more inclined to consider VGMC noms when I see they're from him? NFUN: 1, 2, 4 kaonashi1: 3, 9 azuarc: 5 Snake5555555555: 6 Baconus_Yum: 7 Murphiroth: 8 ZaziGuado: 10 I'll come back and share thoughts on the remaining queued songs as well; for now I'll just regroup them here so I remember what they are. Haste_2 posted... Lunar: The Silver Star - Determination https://youtu.be/0sEI2_mFbfg LordoftheMorons posted... Dragon Quest VIII - Sky, Ocean and Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IgR_-JbOjs NFUN posted... <cite>PIayer_0 posted [p:933242428] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Man, I keep saying I'll finish stuff the same week and then I end up doing it at the beginning of the next week. Let's finish off the top 10! 5. Europa Universalis IV: Guns, Drums and Steel - Ride Forth, Victoriously (Score: 810, previously 839) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO_UqoIDJO0 The sameyness throughout this song got old quick, but I still love the instrumentation enough to enjoy it when I'm in the right mood. Goosebumps when the solo voice comes in, and at the key change. Makes me feel like I'm part of the army charging into the final battle in a Hollywood epic! I guess I technically appreciate the song doing something different in the middle, but it was definitely the wrong kind of different! According to the comments, it really is just English played backwards that says "You shall retrieve those bowls, we never have changed the melody, but those who come, you will become something". Uhh, bowls? 4. Zwei!! - Final Battle ~Demon Lord Vesper~ (Score: 830, previously 829) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTqwGW5ZKYc Better headphones definitely helped me get used to those high notes. This is a really great inspirational-sounding song with some very charming instrumentation; I would have a hard time trying to place what era the song was from without looking it up. The big drum rolls into cymbal crash during the main section are wonderful. Someone in the comments came to the video from WatchMojo's "Top 10 RPG Boss Battle Themes," which actually mentioned Zwei!!, Ys Origin, Ar Tonelico, and Trails in the Sky SC in its list! It also misspelled the game as "Zweii!"... 3. Kidou Sentai Iron Saga - Mechalullaby (Score: 830, previously 825) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCRtnoYGh2U I think this genre is called "music that plays over the speakers as you spend your day at the spa & massage centre". I had a hard time evaluating this song at first, because I couldn't really justify its appeal in the ways I usually do for music I enjoy. It really is just a great song to relax to and have playing in the background without evoking any particularly strong emotions. It's very easy to find myself lost in the pleasant sounds and instrumental layers before I find that the song's already over. It's also cool how it uses a principle of "voice as an instrument," as in the lyrics and human element of the vocals don't matter as much as their texture and how they're filtered to blend with the rest of the song. Makes me wonder if I would like it less or more if the voice was replaced with some kind of synth. 2. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - Roer, the Industrial Metropolis (Score: 850, previously 841) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJyIZZRjzJc Another relaxing song, but now with emotional elements that make it easier to determine why I like it. The beginning and 1:30 are really nice sections with pretty chords and melodies that evoke that vague nostalgia in me. I also don't really mind the harp anymore; it actually does a good job of adding to the magical feeling of new beginnings that I get from this song. Also I really appreciate that the loop just plays the first section again before fading out, ending at just the right spot for me. 1. The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd - Looking Up at the Sky (Ending) (Score: 870, previously 878) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3TqH9ileB8 I'm really someone who should check out more Falcom music, huh? But the songs that showed up in VGMC and BOST weren't even as good as what I got from this topic! (maybe the best ones are all retired by now) This is another song for my long list of wistful ending themes, a VGM style I'm a sucker for. The singer does a great job of adding that emotional strain to her voice when she hits the high notes in the chorus. Instant goosebumps! The only place I get a bit bored is in the quiet section before the final chorus, but that just ends up adding to the anticipation for the finale! The phrase from 4:40 to 4:56 is probably my favourite moment from any song on this list; love the lyrics and fast-moving violins there. Honourable Mentions: Voltaic Black Knight, Guile's Theme, Silver Bullet, Large & in Charge, Greenish Illusion Thanks to everyone for sharing some cool songs with me! I found something to enjoy in each one and had fun being exposed to new kinds of music. The songs with 830+ will probably be added to my "favourite VGM" playlist. My initial idea was to do this as a warmup for an actual ranking topic, but I think I'm more comfortable with this short-form format so I'll probably keep rolling with it for next time. I still need to be careful about how my expectations influence how much I enjoy a song on the first listen - with enough time, I'll eventually discover all the things I like about a song, but it seems that I'll try harder to do so if I'm already expecting to like it versus when my expectations are low! Here are the people responsible for the top 10! I guess NFUN is the winner, but I don't know what he gets for winning. I guess I'll be more inclined to consider VGMC noms when I see they're from him? NFUN: 1, 2, 4 kaonashi1: 3, 9 azuarc: 5 Snake5555555555: 6 Baconus_Yum: 7 Murphiroth: 8 ZaziGuado: 10 I'll come back and share thoughts on the remaining queued songs as well; for now I'll just regroup them here so I remember what they are. Haste_2 posted... </cite> <quote>Lunar: The Silver Star - Determination https://youtu.be/0sEI2_mFbfg</quote>LordoftheMorons posted... </cite> <quote>Dragon Quest VIII - Sky, Ocean and Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IgR_-JbOjs</quote>NFUN posted... </cite> <quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 01/20/20 7:23:45 PM #47:	I'm gonna nominate Vesper Battle this year at least! heading back to town is super good --- Thus is our treaty written; thus is our agreement made. Thought it the arrow of time; memory never fades. What was asked for was given; the price is paid <cite>NFUN posted [p:933242587] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>I'm gonna nominate Vesper Battle this year at least! heading back to town is super good </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PIayer_0 01/24/20 3:52:41 PM #48:	Going through the last four user submissions - I feel like I can get my thoughts down faster now, so that's a good sign! Haste_2 posted... Lunar: The Silver Star - Determination https://youtu.be/0sEI2_mFbfg rpg battle? cool chords and synth. wait now it's not a battle theme. 1:50 cool flourishes! Score: 722 This ain't no game, I'm just looking at promo art for some 90s anime film! The opening really had me thinking it would be a classic battle theme, but then suddenly dramatic overworld/dungeon music? Somehow, I wanna say it feels like a mix of Roer and Demon Vesper from earlier, probably because they're fresh in my mind as reference points. I was really excited about the first 20 seconds and it didn't go where I wanted, but I don't mind a wistful-sounding adventure theme either (if only it had better instruments). Also felt like the big flourishes like 0:55 should have led into something more exciting. LordoftheMorons posted... Dragon Quest VIII - Sky, Ocean and Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IgR_-JbOjs oh no 6:25!!! big orchestra sound, hope it gets more interesting though. right now it just feels like classical music. a classical song would follow this slow section with something faster...2:13 OUCH MY HEART MY BLOOD PRESSURE WHAT that was rude but the song is better 3:03 OWIE IT HAPPENED AGAIN ok I'll be prepared next time. 3:52 ooooh cool part, big brass coming through Score: 667 Uhh I feel like I'm just reviewing classical music here. I generally find VGM like this unengaging because it takes too long for musical ideas to be developed; I am a millennial I want reward and gratification now!!! This would probably be incidental music to some heroic tale from European folklore back in the good ol' days, telling a clear story with different sections but the high points like 3:52 don't really make up for the rest. I suppose it's cool that the theme from 2:13 gets referenced throughout the song but it wasn't worth me nearly falling off my chair! My dad would probably like this better than me. NFUN posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=959oYzVI3FQ here we go again! um why does she sound so bored. no power at all! 2:04 ooh okay. this one sounds more "anime" than the other one. 2:48 oh she CAN sing! 3:42 cool new part. 4:00 oh no why robot. this fadeout is awkward Score: 848 Oh no how could they do this to my baby??? I do think this is more towards the younger-sounding voice type I would like from this song; I thought the original singer's voice sounded too "old" with her breathier texture on the low notes. Unfortunately, the performance in this one just sounds uninspired, real "I'm only in the recording studio because I'm getting paid" vibes. I can see her style fitting in with a softer-sounding chorus, but they also changed the instrumental track to contrast more between sections, and all the activity in the chorus kinda overpowers her voice. She does do a more impressive job of hitting the I-MAAAAAAAAA in "Ima sora miagete," so I'll give her credit for that (and wow I just realized that lyric is a title drop holy crap I love this song). The original felt like a heartfelt farewell from a humble franchise to its dedicated fanbase; this one feels like corporate directors trying too hard to appeal to a more mainstream audience with a "hey let's make it sound more like those anime soundtrack songs!" (wouldn't be completely unjustified given the nature of remakes). Doesn't take away from the fact that it's still a great song though! azuarc posted... Mr. Driller - Heading Back to Town https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2FGNMULSY4 oh no zelda temple chanting. okay there's a violin. now guitar! jazz piano! interesting mix of instruments in this one. trombone now! trumpet! Score: 766 This song sounds like what music will become in 10 years or something! It definitely is one that transcends genre, though there are clear rock and jazz elements in there. I appreciate the abundance of solo instruments passing various themes off to one another, which makes it feel really dynamic and active. I don't find the main melody repeated by the violin particularly interesting though, so it's not really a strong theme to put so much focus on in the song. This just sounds like it's too ahead of its time - maybe I'll like it more in 10 years! --- -Abraham Lincoln <cite>PIayer_0 posted [p:933429248] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>Going through the last four user submissions - I feel like I can get my thoughts down faster now, so that's a good sign! Haste_2 posted... </cite> <quote>Lunar: The Silver Star - Determination https://youtu.be/0sEI2_mFbfg</quote>rpg battle? cool chords and synth. wait now it's not a battle theme. 1:50 cool flourishes! Score: 722 This ain't no game, I'm just looking at promo art for some 90s anime film! The opening really had me thinking it would be a classic battle theme, but then suddenly dramatic overworld/dungeon music? Somehow, I wanna say it feels like a mix of Roer and Demon Vesper from earlier, probably because they're fresh in my mind as reference points. I was really excited about the first 20 seconds and it didn't go where I wanted, but I don't mind a wistful-sounding adventure theme either (if only it had better instruments). Also felt like the big flourishes like 0:55 should have led into something more exciting. LordoftheMorons posted... </cite> <quote>Dragon Quest VIII - Sky, Ocean and Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IgR_-JbOjs</quote>oh no 6:25!!! big orchestra sound, hope it gets more interesting though. right now it just feels like classical music. a classical song would follow this slow section with something faster...2:13 OUCH MY HEART MY BLOOD PRESSURE WHAT that was rude but the song is better 3:03 OWIE IT HAPPENED AGAIN ok I'll be prepared next time. 3:52 ooooh cool part, big brass coming through Score: 667 Uhh I feel like I'm just reviewing classical music here. I generally find VGM like this unengaging because it takes too long for musical ideas to be developed; I am a millennial I want reward and gratification now!!! This would probably be incidental music to some heroic tale from European folklore back in the good ol' days, telling a clear story with different sections but the high points like 3:52 don't really make up for the rest. I suppose it's cool that the theme from 2:13 gets referenced throughout the song but it wasn't worth me nearly falling off my chair! My dad would probably like this better than me. NFUN posted... </cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=959oYzVI3FQ</quote>here we go again! um why does she sound so bored. no power at all! 2:04 ooh okay. this one sounds more "anime" than the other one. 2:48 oh she CAN sing! 3:42 cool new part. 4:00 oh no why robot. this fadeout is awkward Score: 848 Oh no how could they do this to my baby??? I do think this is more towards the younger-sounding voice type I would like from this song; I thought the original singer's voice sounded too "old" with her breathier texture on the low notes. Unfortunately, the performance in this one just sounds uninspired, real "I'm only in the recording studio because I'm getting paid" vibes. I can see her style fitting in with a softer-sounding chorus, but they also changed the instrumental track to contrast more between sections, and all the activity in the chorus kinda overpowers her voice. She does do a more impressive job of hitting the I-MAAAAAAAAA in "Ima sora miagete," so I'll give her credit for that (and wow I just realized that lyric is a title drop holy crap I love this song). The original felt like a heartfelt farewell from a humble franchise to its dedicated fanbase; this one feels like corporate directors trying too hard to appeal to a more mainstream audience with a "hey let's make it sound more like those anime soundtrack songs!" (wouldn't be completely unjustified given the nature of remakes). Doesn't take away from the fact that it's still a great song though! azuarc posted... </cite> <quote>Mr. Driller - Heading Back to Town https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2FGNMULSY4</quote>oh no zelda temple chanting. okay there's a violin. now guitar! jazz piano! interesting mix of instruments in this one. trombone now! trumpet! Score: 766 This song sounds like what music will become in 10 years or something! It definitely is one that transcends genre, though there are clear rock and jazz elements in there. I appreciate the abundance of solo instruments passing various themes off to one another, which makes it feel really dynamic and active. I don't find the main melody repeated by the violin particularly interesting though, so it's not really a strong theme to put so much focus on in the song. This just sounds like it's too ahead of its time - maybe I'll like it more in 10 years! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PIayer_0 02/03/20 7:47:22 PM #49:	just three more why do I keep putting this off. dummy --- -Abraham Lincoln <cite>PIayer_0 posted [p:933890927] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>just three more why do I keep putting this off. dummy </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PIayer_0 02/09/20 2:07:18 PM #50:	aaaaaa I should just finish this so I can move on to following the other rankings happening right now! Might still do a second one before VGMC hits though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SftWXAdmyU8 same person? but her english was so good in the original...2:05 kinda cool? Score: 721 This version makes me realize how much I should appreciate the little things in the original! It really confirms for me that I enjoyed it for the instruments and textures rather than the vocal performance. Her inexperience with English and general tone become much more apparent here and make it hard for me to enjoy the melody as much as before. The guitar strumming sections are quite nice though. The effects on the original really had me convinced she was a native English speaker! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08MzSVTk2eg ROCK I already like this better. oh was 2:00 loop already. I guess it's not that much longer than the original Score: 774 Not sure if I'd actually call this a good remix, since it doesn't retain the charm of the original and basically just feels like a different song with elements of the original piled on top. Fortunately, I like rock so that makes it a better song for me! And it kinda works out in that using the original adds a more magical feeling to the otherwise standard battle theme. The guitar feels like it could be doing more though, when it just plays chords the sound gets muddy without anything interesting happening. 1:12-1:36 is a really good moment! Someone in the comments said "Sounds like some hick wrestling theme from the 80s! the orginal was way better" which I couldn't help but laugh at. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0j5ACRACrU no jazz, it's time for rock! um nothing is happening can something happen please. and now it's over Score: 708 Very unengaging battle theme that just sounds like the same guitar riffs played over and over. The lack of any strong melody makes it feel like it's meant to serve as background music rather than something interesting, which I guess is a style of music that has its place in games. I certainly don't mind listening to some cool electric guitar things for three and a half minutes though, even if it's basically the same thing the whole time. Adding one more! I've been meaning to come back to this since BOST and it showing up in Glacier's topic reminded me to check it out again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoypJ3dCNUo yay go my koshiro. lead synths lack a bit of power. ok random synth solo. now guitar! Score: 762 Definitely was not expecting this, but I actually like the original better (or whatever the version was that got nominated before)! The instruments in this one just lack the oomph and the power that I think this song really needs. It also feels like it's missing some bass to round out the low end. Solos are always cool, though they kinda felt like they came out of nowhere in this one, no buildup! The melodic elements are still there for me to enjoy, so I don't mind listening to this version either. --- -Abraham Lincoln <cite>PIayer_0 posted [p:934147948] in I hit 1000... [t:78307845]...</cite> <quote>aaaaaa I should just finish this so I can move on to following the other rankings happening right now! Might still do a second one before VGMC hits though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SftWXAdmyU8 same person? but her english was so good in the original...2:05 kinda cool? Score: 721 This version makes me realize how much I should appreciate the little things in the original! It really confirms for me that I enjoyed it for the instruments and textures rather than the vocal performance. Her inexperience with English and general tone become much more apparent here and make it hard for me to enjoy the melody as much as before. The guitar strumming sections are quite nice though. The effects on the original really had me convinced she was a native English speaker! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08MzSVTk2eg ROCK I already like this better. oh was 2:00 loop already. I guess it's not that much longer than the original Score: 774 Not sure if I'd actually call this a good remix, since it doesn't retain the charm of the original and basically just feels like a different song with elements of the original piled on top. Fortunately, I like rock so that makes it a better song for me! And it kinda works out in that using the original adds a more magical feeling to the otherwise standard battle theme. The guitar feels like it could be doing more though, when it just plays chords the sound gets muddy without anything interesting happening. 1:12-1:36 is a really good moment! Someone in the comments said "Sounds like some hick wrestling theme from the 80s! the orginal was way better" which I couldn't help but laugh at. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0j5ACRACrU no jazz, it's time for rock! um nothing is happening can something happen please. and now it's over Score: 708 Very unengaging battle theme that just sounds like the same guitar riffs played over and over. The lack of any strong melody makes it feel like it's meant to serve as background music rather than something interesting, which I guess is a style of music that has its place in games. I certainly don't mind listening to some cool electric guitar things for three and a half minutes though, even if it's basically the same thing the whole time. Adding one more! I've been meaning to come back to this since BOST and it showing up in Glacier's topic reminded me to check it out again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoypJ3dCNUo yay go my koshiro. lead synths lack a bit of power. ok random synth solo. now guitar! Score: 762 Definitely was not expecting this, but I actually like the original better (or whatever the version was that got nominated before)! The instruments in this one just lack the oomph and the power that I think this song really needs. It also feels like it's missing some bass to round out the low end. Solos are always cool, though they kinda felt like they came out of nowhere in this one, no buildup! The melodic elements are still there for me to enjoy, so I don't mind listening to this version either. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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