Board 8 > [BOST6] Best OST Contest Day 20 feat. High Seafolk, Blue Dances, & Insanity

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MaxGalactica
12/04/22 7:00:10 PM
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Greetings, and welcome to the Best OST Contest 6! In this contest, you and fellow video game soundtrack lovers will come together to once and for all answer the question "What is the best video game soundtrack? (For now.)"

Links:
Contest Bracket and Info - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dzksb-FzWnDGAZKUYQ6qJNkBJkp88TRVk9TmnPthy00
Discussion Thread - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80233689

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VOTING RULES

- Each match will be between the songs representing each game, not the game as a whole. Please remember to listen and vote with this in mind! Any votes referring to a game name rather than a song name will not be counted.
- Listen to both songs!! If one is your literal favorite song in the world and the other is something you hate with a passion, listen to them both!!
- No alts, no rallying, no begging for something to get more votes, etc., etc., you know the drill.
- If you change your mind and would like to swap your vote, you may do so. As soon as it is 24 hours since the match topic was started, you may not change your vote and new votes will not be counted.

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Winners' Bracket: Round 2 Match 4

Blue Reflection - OVERDOSE https://youtu.be/J8EV5b_ApHc

Xenogears - October Mermaid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUEGZvEXicA

Losers' Bracket: Round 1 Match 4

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia - The Scions Dance in Purgatory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qonms6RJROo

Opoona - Blue Desert Hotel https://youtu.be/lh4PWuxAuP4

Snubs' Bracket: Round 1 Match 20

Balan Wonderworld - Cuckoo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSoLFMI2cbU

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - Saint, Sleep Peacefully https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6Bgo1EGL1M

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Vote Form:
OVERDOSE / October Mermaid
The Scions Dance in Purgatory / Blue Desert Hotel
Cuckoo / Saint, Sleep Peacefully

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TunnelScene
12/04/22 7:22:10 PM
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OVERDOSE
Blue Desert Hotel
Saint, Sleep Peacefully

match 2 is easily my favorite 2 songs of the day; one of those situations again. opoona music makes me get so happy ^^
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banshiryuu
12/04/22 7:26:05 PM
#3:


OVERDOSE
The Scions Dance in Purgatory
Saint, Sleep Peacefully

lol well theres the even better echoes song making me vote against another ost i love way more and i love that song too and aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Fluttershy_Pony
12/04/22 7:34:18 PM
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October Mermaid
Blue Desert Hotel
Saint, Sleep Peacefully

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DanKirby
12/04/22 7:36:44 PM
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October Mermaid
Blue Desert Hotel
Saint, Sleep Peacefully

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kamakazikila
12/04/22 7:39:13 PM
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October Mermaid
The Scions Dance in Purgatory
Saint, Sleep Peacefully

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FL81
12/04/22 8:48:06 PM
#7:


Xenogears - October Mermaid
Opoona - Blue Desert Hotel
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - Saint, Sleep Peacefully

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TeamRocketElite
12/04/22 8:57:54 PM
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Blue Reflection - OVERDOSE
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia - The Scions Dance in Purgatory
Balan Wonderworld - Cuckoo

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My bracket looked like random picks compared to his.
Congrats to azuarc for winning the GotD 2020 Guru Contest!
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Thorn
12/04/22 9:01:31 PM
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Blue Reflection - OVERDOSE
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia - The Scions Dance in Purgatory
Balan Wonderworld - Cuckoo

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HBJDubs
12/04/22 9:16:01 PM
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OVERDOSE
The Scions Dance in Purgatory
Saint, Sleep Peacefully

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PIayer_0
12/04/22 9:17:18 PM
#11:


OVERDOSE
Blue Desert Hotel
Cuckoo

OVERDOSE was the one song I was happy to include from the BOST5 set, it's a fun stab of energy in a small package just like E.SYNAPSE! There's two more normal battle themes in the series with a similar feel (BREAKTHROUGH.EXE and W-P.NEURONS)

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DireKrow
12/04/22 9:29:38 PM
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OVERDOSE
The Scions Dance in Purgatory
Cuckoo
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NFUN
12/04/22 9:38:36 PM
#13:


Mermaid
Hotel
Cuckoo


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andylt
12/05/22 6:58:03 AM
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October Mermaid
The Scions Dance in Purgatory
Cuckoo

Match 1 is difficult. The strings in Overdose are great and remind me a lot of Sonic, but I don't love the electronics. Mermaid is more consistent and I'm often fond of this kind of melancholy reflection.

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Mihark
12/05/22 9:34:21 AM
#15:


abstain
abstain
Cuckoo
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Haste_2
12/05/22 9:42:02 AM
#16:


October Mermaid
Blue Desert Hotel
abstain

Excellent main bracket matches, but Blue Desert Hotel is decisively my favorite. ^____^

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DoctorJimmy133
12/05/22 9:49:50 AM
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OVERDOSE
The Scions Dance in Purgatory
Cuckoo

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th3l3fty
12/05/22 11:40:36 AM
#18:


Xenogears - October Mermaid
Opoona - Blue Desert Hotel

Balan Wonderworld - Cuckoo

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MaxGalactica
12/05/22 11:42:42 AM
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OVERDOSE was one of my favorite tracks from the first BR. Great melody, synths, piano, strings, etc. Super catchy and fun song. October Mermaid is one of my personal favorites from my favorite Mitsuda soundtrack, which is saying a lot. Fantastic melody, instrumentation, and development. Absolutely brutal matchup here, but October Mermaid gets the advantage for me.

The Scions' Dance in Purgatory is pretty cool with the vocals and harpsichord. I do think it's a bit too all-over-the-place for it to be really good though. I like how Blue Desert Hotel uses an oboe as the primary instrument, which isn't a super common thing. The hand percussion and piano are really nice as well. Very lovely composition, and it will easily get my vote here.

Cuckoo is probably my favorite Balan Wonderworld song I've heard. Really good instrumentation, vocals, and the Arabic feel is great. I like the especially pan flute elements. Great song. Saint, Sleep Peacefully is pretty good too, though marginally weaker than its opponent. Vocals are a bit too shrill for me to appreciate them. Good intense mood-setter.

Very good day today.

Votes:
October Mermaid
Blue Desert Hotel
Cuckoo

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TheArkOfTurus
12/05/22 12:07:47 PM
#20:


October Mermaid
Blue Desert Hotel
Saint, Sleep Peacefully


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Hbthebattle
12/05/22 12:41:48 PM
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OVERDOSE
Blue Desert Hotel im sorry echoes why did this have to happen
Saint, Sleep Peacefully

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MacArrowny
12/05/22 12:46:43 PM
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OVERDOSE
The Scions Dance in Purgatory
Cuckoo

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Isquen
12/05/22 2:36:57 PM
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OVERDOSE
The Scions Dance in Purgatory
Saint, Sleep Peacefully

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azuarc
12/05/22 3:45:42 PM
#24:


OVERDOSE
Blue Desert Hotel
Cuckoo

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dowolf
12/05/22 3:50:25 PM
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October Mermaid
Blue Desert Hotel
Saint, Sleep Peacefully

I dunno how i'm making this vote, given that I argued against including Mermaid in the set, but it is super resonating with me today I dunno. I'm also not as fond of Overdose as I am of most BR battle themes.

i'm voting for opoona what is happening to me today yes Shadows of Valencia isn't my favorite FE OST, not even close, but still.

and now i'm voting against my own nom WHO AM I AND WHAT DID I DO WITH DOWOLF???

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Rikalaya28
12/05/22 4:47:30 PM
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October Mermaid
Blue Desert Hotel
Saint, Sleep Peacefully

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Huntmaster95
12/05/22 5:06:25 PM
#27:


OVERDOSE
The Scion's Dance in Purgatory
Saint, Sleep Peacefully
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Korji
12/05/22 5:18:39 PM
#28:


October Mermaid
Blue Desert Hotel
Cuckoo
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pyresword
12/05/22 5:45:24 PM
#29:


October Mermaid
The Scions Dance in Purgatory
Cuckoo

Hoping my vote is irrelevant for match 2...

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skulltrumpets
12/05/22 6:30:05 PM
#30:


overdose
blue desert hotel
cuckoo

it is very likely that overdose is my favourite song on the br set. strings are very bright and energetic and the electronic backing - those wubs! - keep it from being stale. i love how hopeful this song is! october mermaid is, of course, good. it really is a no brainer. it takes a few moments to pick up, but once the main melody does, it is so fantastic. an incredibly dreamy piece, very "sleep music" for me, in the most affectionate way possible. extremely close between the two.

scions is so delightfully chaotic and terrifying. a very twisted song. it isn't really quite my thing, but i have always enjoyed and respected what it sets itself out to do. blue desert hotel, however, is like perfectly MY THING. very breezy and playful. that oboe is so fucking GOOD. this track is pure magic, and i love every second of it.

the vocals in cuckoo are definitely more my speed than scions' usage. the war cries and chants combined with the rhythm are just so damn cool. it is a very powerfully rhythmic piece for sure. the el shaddai song i feel similarly about, but i don't like quite as much.
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Arti
12/05/22 6:34:43 PM
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Blue Reflection - OVERDOSE
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia - The Scions Dance in Purgatory
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - Saint, Sleep Peacefully

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Waveshine_2001
12/05/22 6:37:46 PM
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October Mermaid
The Scions Dance in Purgatory
Cuckoo

While I'm still voting Cuckoo this time (honestly Balan music is so good. Why does the rest of the game suck?), I'd like to give a special shout out to its opponent Saint, Sleep Peacefully.
bc I'm lazy, I'm just going to copy-paste my Discord commentary:

for Saint, Sleep Peacefully, are the lyrics saying "Dies Irae"?! I can't tell but it sounds like it. Dies irae was a medieval funeral chant about the day of wrath. It has had multiple incarnations throughout the years--Mozart composed a dies irae, so did verdi. The first four notes of the original dies irae are also often referenced in movies as a leitmotif for death itself. The notes present in saint, sleep peacefully whenever it appears that they're chanting "dies irae" also sound similar to the first four notes of that chant. That's wild. Love the reference if that's the case.

still voting balan, but saint sleep peacefully still gets my respect for that reference.


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UF8
12/05/22 6:42:42 PM
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October Mermaid
Blue Desert Hotel
Saint, Sleep Peacefully

cruel match
crueler match
eh. vocals in cuckoo suck so it's not hard but i wouldn't come close to voting either over anything else today (refreshingly, for snubs)
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sergiocornaga
12/05/22 6:43:23 PM
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October Mermaid
Blue Desert Hotel
Cuckoo

All of the songs I'm not voting for are also extremely cool today. Wow!
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Disillusion
12/05/22 6:44:33 PM
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OVERDOSE
Blue Desert Hotel
Cuckoo

Scions Dance and Saint were better than Id though theyd be, but Blue Desert Hotel and Cuckoo are some of my top favs for VGM. Busted matches, but decent opponents.
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loweffortmemes
12/05/22 6:47:17 PM
#36:


Blue Reflection - OVERDOSE
Opoona - Blue Desert Hotel
Balan Wonderworld - Cuckoo

Man, match 2 is tough. The Scions Dance in Purgatory is pretty cool, but Ive grown pretty fond of Blue Desert Hotel over time. I forget where I saw the name of this song the first time. I think it might have been KCF? Anyway, I really liked it when I first listened to it! Its a really nice and calming song and has some cool chord movements like at 0:44.
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