Board 8 > [BOST6] Best OST Contest Day 55 feat. An Ethos, Sunburn and Theia

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SaoriKobayashi
01/07/23 7:11:13 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.
- 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: Round 4 Match 2

Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City - Unrest - Hoist the Sword with Pride in the Heart
https://youtu.be/14U64jWO85s

Rivals of Aether - Nihil Redux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQBe2z1uDDY

Losers' Bracket: Round 4 Match 2

Aka - Burning Sunlight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiFEH-VKRgI

Genshin Impact - Termination of Desires
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAte-2ZptaQ

Snubs Bracket: Round 3 Match 2

Bravely Default II - The Flying Fortress Sails the Mighty Skies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I21rEhD9S7U

Touhou 8: Imperishable Night - Gensokyo Millenium ~ History of the Moon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cldGDY6Sds

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Vote Form:
Unrest - Hoist the Sword with Pride in the Heart / Nihil Redux
Burning Sunlight / Termination of Desires
The Flying Fortress Sails the Mighty Skies / Gensokyo Millenium ~ History of the Moon

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azuarc
01/07/23 7:46:57 PM
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Unrest - Hoist the Sword with Pride in the Heart
Termination of Desires
Gensokyo Millenium ~ History of the Moon

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Haste_2
01/07/23 9:02:15 PM
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Nihil Redux
Termination of Desires
The Flying Fortress Sails the Mighty Skies

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Thorn
01/07/23 9:15:28 PM
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Rivals of Aether - Nihil Redux
Genshin Impact - Termination of Desires
Touhou 8: Imperishable Night - Gensokyo Millenium ~ History of the Moon

darn i missed yesterday's matches. the shame

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HBJDubs
01/07/23 10:08:27 PM
#5:


Unrest - Hoist the Sword with Pride in the Heart
Burning Sunlight
Gensokyo Millenium ~ History of the Moon

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Isquen
01/07/23 11:10:08 PM
#6:


Nihil Redux
Burning Sunlight
The Flying Fortress Sails the Mighty Skies

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MacArrowny
01/07/23 11:24:13 PM
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Unrest - Hoist the Sword with Pride in the Heart
Termination of Desires
Gensokyo Millenium ~ History of the Moon

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UF8
01/07/23 11:26:35 PM
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Nihil Redux
Termination of Desires
Gensokyo Millenium ~ History of the Moon

Hoist the Sword is alright but gets a bit repetitive a bit too quickly. Nihil Descent is possibly the best flashy song but I don't entirely get the direction taken with the redux version (or the omega variation for that matter). For now that isn't necessarily a bad thing though, but once the surprise factor finally wears off, maybe it will be...
Neither clearly didn't have my favourites of their respective sets this round. The Genshin song's completely vanilla trap elements make it a very bold pick, especially given the length doesn't really grant enough time to pay it off well enough to say I really liked it, but the same applies to Burning Sunlight tbh
Flying Fortress is a fairly simple but interesting song with some fun elements. Unfortunately the simple side is what holds it back, since it needed to be really solid to compete with Eirin. I haven't actually said anything about Touhou 8 yet I think but I'm of the admittedly mainstream opinion that it has easily the most (in volume) iconic songs of any game in the series, and justifiably so. I know it's probably weird for me to say this as somebody who deeply wants people to stop bringing RftM back as a recurring joke but I'd love to see songs like this make it back into VGMC again. Would be nice to see Maiden's Capriccio, Ghostly Eyes, Mooned Insect, Voyage 1969 or Plain Asia too since they haven't even been in yet. Heck, the first two songs in this set (and again Maiden's Capriccio and Voyage 1969) haven't been in either. Putting it simply, it's a legendary soundtrack and I'm glad that it got a set in in some manner that showcases much of the parts that haven't gotten as much focus in our community for whatever reason.
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DanKirby
01/07/23 11:40:15 PM
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Unrest - Hoist the Sword with Pride in the Heart
Burning Sunlight
The Flying Fortress Sails the Mighty Skies

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dowolf
01/08/23 1:47:02 AM
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Hoist le Sword
Termination of Desires
The Ship Soaring the Skies of Conquest

shit draw for aka. rip me. also genshin stop putting some of your best music exclusively in character trailers ffs.

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TeamRocketElite
01/08/23 2:40:08 AM
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Rivals of Aether - Nihil Redux
Aka - Burning Sunlight
Touhou 8: Imperishable Night - Gensokyo Millenium ~ History of the Moon

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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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Hbthebattle
01/08/23 3:25:30 AM
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Unrest - Hoist the Sword with Pride in the Heart
Termination of Desires
The Flying Fortress Sails the Mighty Skies

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Fluttershy_Pony
01/08/23 12:06:04 PM
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Unrest - Hoist the Sword with Pride in the Heart
Burning Sunlight
The Flying Fortress Sails the Mighty Skies

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DoctorJimmy133
01/08/23 12:32:21 PM
#14:


Nihil Redux
Burning Sunlight
The Flying Fortress Sails the Mighty Skies

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MaxGalactica
01/08/23 1:25:58 PM
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Hoist the Sword is ok. Ok melody, and the FM synths aren't bad, but not great either. Nihil Redux is probably my favorite flashygoodness song I've heard so far, but still nothing special. Decent production and synths.

Burning Sunlight is really beautiful, but it ends way too quickly. Great violin. Termination of Desires has an interesting combo of the eastern orchestral elements with western electronic elements. I like the combination quite a bit. Good song.

The Flying Fortress is a Revo song for sure. Not my favorite from BD2, but it gets the job done. I do like the piano part in this in particular. And uh, Gensokyo Millennium has good piano I guess?

Pretty meh day tbh, but there were some highlights.

Votes:
Nihil Redux
Termination of Desires
The Flying Fortress Sails the Mighty Skies

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Korji
01/08/23 2:09:26 PM
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Nihil Redux
Termination of Desires
The Flying Fortress Sails the Mighty Skies

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andylt
01/08/23 2:11:26 PM
#17:


Unrest - Hoist the Sword with Pride in the Heart
Burning Sunlight
The Flying Fortress Sails the Mighty Skies

good stuff

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NFUN
01/08/23 2:12:48 PM
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Nihil
Sunlight

i prefer the arrange of the song in match 1. i also prefer the original of the song in match 1.

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FL81
01/08/23 2:14:21 PM
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Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City - Unrest - Hoist the Sword with Pride in the Heart
Aka - Burning Sunlight
Touhou 8: Imperishable Night - Gensokyo Millenium ~ History of the Moon

Rivals of Aether has my favorite indie soundtrack from the last 10 years, but man, Hoist the Sword is my 5th favorite VGM ever

very good day all around

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Place
01/08/23 2:56:34 PM
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Nihil Redux
[No]
Touhou sure

At least this Rivals track was a decent surprise

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kamakazikila
01/08/23 3:28:34 PM
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Unrest - Hoist the Sword with Pride in the Heart
Burning Sunlight
The Flying Fortress Sails the Mighty Skies

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Puff Stuff
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rwlh
01/08/23 3:55:06 PM
#22:


Nihil Redux
Termination of Desires
Gensokyo Millenium ~ History of the Moon
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skulltrumpets
01/08/23 3:55:19 PM
#23:


hoist the sword with pride
termination of desires
history of the moon

match 2 is the only one with two songs i feel strongly about and of course they are butting heads.
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Disillusion
01/08/23 4:21:44 PM
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Nihil Redux
Termination of Desires
The Flying Fortress Sails the Mighty Skies

I thought Hoist the Sword would easily get my vote here, but I guess I somehow underestimated flashygoodness in this matchup.

Man, I really wish the Aka song for today was longer, definitely has something going for it.

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PIayer_0
01/08/23 4:27:53 PM
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Unrest - Hoist the Sword with Pride in the Heart
Burning Sunlight
Gensokyo Millenium ~ History of the Moon

Touhou 8 moon-related themes sure are bangers

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Amateraceon
01/08/23 5:25:47 PM
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Unrest - Hoist the Sword with Pride in the Heart
Burning Sunlight
The Flying Fortress Sails the Mighty Skies
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banshiryuu
01/08/23 5:32:02 PM
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Nihil Redux
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Gensokyo Millenium ~ History of the Moon

history of the moon banger even if most of my fondness of it is because of sennen no kotowari lolol
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pyresword
01/08/23 6:06:36 PM
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Unrest - Hoist the Sword with Pride in the Heart
Termination of Desires
The Flying Fortress Sails the Mighty Skies

Match 2 one of the best matches we've had so far.

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th3l3fty
01/08/23 6:32:13 PM
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Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City - Unrest - Hoist the Sword with Pride in the Heart
Aka - Burning Sunlight

Touhou 8: Imperishable Night - Gensokyo Millenium ~ History of the Moon

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Arti
01/08/23 6:47:18 PM
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Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City - Unrest - Hoist the Sword with Pride in the Heart
Genshin Impact - Termination of Desires
Bravely Default II - The Flying Fortress Sails the Mighty Skies

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Rikalaya28
01/08/23 6:59:16 PM
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Unrest - Hoist the Sword with Pride in the Heart
Termination of Desires
The Flying Fortress Sails the Mighty Skies

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sergiocornaga
01/08/23 7:05:56 PM
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Nihil Redux
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