Board 8 > [BOST6] *OLD ROUND* Best OST Contest Day 36 feat. Music, Tracks and Scores

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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.
- All votes must be delivered to the host within 24 hours of a match starting. If you would like to vote early, please DM me and I'll provide the match seed. 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: Tiebreaker

Genshin Impact - Qilin's Prance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV7OmRpgXh4

ESCHATOS - STELLAR LIGHT (Arrange)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RpPoFmuyjY

Losers' Bracket: Round 2 Match 2

Sonic Mania - Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Jmd0yX6AI

30XX - Millennium Spark (Firestorm BT MIX)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoTPhVS9KGo

Snubs' Bracket: Round 2 Match 2

Espgaluda II - Azures - Incarnation of Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsmTN7gS0w4

Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth - Towani
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqlsc0uDXAs

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Vote Form:
Qilin's Prance / STELLAR LIGHT (Arrange)
Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2) / Millennium Spark (Firestorm BT MIX)
Azures - Incarnation of Life / Towani

Genshin Impact - Qilin's Prance
30XX - Millennium Spark (Firestorm BT MIX)
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth - Towani

STELLAR LIGHT (Arrange)
Millennium Spark (Firestorm BT MIX)
Towani

sorry snonic

STELLAR LIGHT (Arrange)
Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2)
Azures - Incarnation of Life

Qilin's Prance
Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2)
Towani

STELLAR LIGHT (Arrange)
Millennium Spark (Firestorm BT MIX)
Azures - Incarnation of Life

Qilin's Prance
Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2)
Azures - Incarnation of Life

stacked day, Azures>Towani>Qilin>Blossom>Stellar>Spark

snubs is especially painful, if towani's highs were just a little more consistently there i'd have absolutely been forced to flip...

Qilin's Prance
Millenium Spark
Towani?

If I didn't know Genshin as well as I did, first match would be hard. (Thank you for the crazy comeback tie, btw, even if the result ends up the same. I'm cool with the rest of Eschatos.) Third match was also a tough call.

Context for anyone who cares: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHRXP8ceeBU

STELLAR LIGHT (Arrange)
Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2)
Azures - Incarnation of Life

Qilin
sorry i got distracted and listened to tin soldiers and harmonia again instead
Azure

Qilin's Prance
Millenium Spark
Towani

STELLAR LIGHT (Arrange)
Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2)
Azures - Incarnation of Life

STELLAR LIGHT (Arrange)
Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2)
Azures - Incarnation of Life

Qilin's Prance
Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2)
Azures - Incarnation of Life

STELLAR LIGHT (Arrange)
Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2)
Azures - Incarnation of Life

STELLAR LIGHT (Arrange)
Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2)
Towani

Qilin's Prance
3 Thousand Year Spark
To Eternity (Towa ni)

ESCHATOS - STELLAR LIGHT (Arrange)
30XX - Millennium Spark (Firestorm BT MIX)
Espgaluda II - Azures - Incarnation of Life

all close

Qilin's Prance
Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2)
Towani

Qilin's Prance
Millennium Spark (Firestorm BT MIX)
Towani

ESCHATOS - STELLAR LIGHT (Arrange)
30XX - Millennium Spark (Firestorm BT MIX)
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth - Towani

Qilin's Prance
Millennium Spark (Firestorm BT MIX)
Azures - Incarnation of Life

STELLAR LIGHT (Arrange)
Millennium Spark (Firestorm BT MIX)
Azures - Incarnation of Life

Qilin's Prance
Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2)
Azures - Incarnation of Life

Qilin's Prance is short, but really uses its time well. Great instrumentation, theme development, and melody. This Eschatos arrange track is better than anything in the base soundtrack I've heard, with the mix being significantly less loud/brickwalled, but it's still not great. The melody and instrumentation in particular just aren't interesting to me. Makes this an easy match.

Blossom Haze is pretty cool, especially in the synths. I wish it had a stronger melody though. Millennium Spark is fairly similar to Blossom Haze, but with a good catchy melody. Closer match, but still a clear winner here.

Azures is kinda boring tbh. It doesn't really go anywhere interesting for the full duration, which is unfortunate. Deserted was much better than this one. Towani is much nicer with the vocals and orchestration. Another easy vote for me.

Mixed day.

Votes:
Qilin's Prance
Millennium Spark (Firestorm BT MIX)
Towani

Qilin's Prance
Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2)
Azures - Incarnation of Life

ESCHATOS - STELLAR LIGHT (Arrange)
30XX - Millennium Spark (Firestorm BT MIX)

Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth - Towani

Qilin's Prance
Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2)
Towani

Towa ni (Forevermore)

Oh Beloved, become unto the earth; I, unto the clouds
So my heart may melt into the rain that fills your body

Oh Beloved, become unto the flowers; I, unto the sunlight
So you might turn to show or hide your face to me

Might the droplets stream forevermore?
To fall from pastel cheeks, a light-severing shadow?

Might the contract sleep forevermore?
Oh pale one, find comfort in my bosom

Oh Beloved, become unto the sea; I, unto the wind
So I might be a zephyr to push and pull you, or at times a hurricane

Might the prayer be left unfulfilled forevermore?
To the heavens I return you, aboard a stardust dinghy.

Oh bygone days, in the past forevermore!
Comb straight your obsidian hair and find here peaceful slumber.

I offer a wave; we say goodbye forevermore
Into the mist you fade, yet close mine eyes and there you remain

Qilin's Prance
idk
Towani

Match 3 is close. Both tracks are amazing. I will give it to towani though for its great orchestration.

Qilin's Prance
Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2)
Towani

aw yeah go my Suara

ESCHATOS - STELLAR LIGHT (Arrange)
30XX - Millennium Spark (Firestorm BT MIX)
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth - Towani

STELLAR LIGHT (Arrange)
Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2)
Towani

STELLAR LIGHT (Arrange)
Millenium Spark (Firestorm BT MIX)
Incarnation of Life

stellar light
millennium spark
towani

decent day today. pretty good group across the board. liked everything. no write ups because im running late.

Qilin's Prance
Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2)
Towani

Funny, I thought Mania was already a goner before this matchup and now that its backit hurts to vote against 30XX like this. =(

Also, man I wish there was more to Qilins Prance. Like a minute more of development with what its already doing would be perfect.

Genshin Impact - Qilin's Prance
30XX - Millennium Spark (Firestorm BT MIX)

Well, didn't think I'd HAVE to be in this situation, but god what a broken day today. Couldn't make it to snubs but my least fav today, STELLAR LIGHT, was really good.