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paulg235 posted...

Of all my nominations to fall first, Hellfire was the one I least suspected

Seems to be a common theme!

270 / 6257
Final Fantasy XV - Hellfire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQn6YSYx8-Q
Yoko Shimomura
paulg235

I dont know if this is the final boss theme or not, but Hellfire is clearly trying to evoke big, epic Final Fantasy themes of yoreand its not really working, at least not for me. The whole thing feels pretty overwrought, to be honest, with your standard ominous choir and symphony going ham. Shimomura briefly trots out her standard violin around 2:40 but it gets swallowed up by everything else. I wouldnt call it bad, but I would call it pretty uninteresting. Ive never heard this song before, but Ive still heard this song before, tons of times. 4:35 does something a little unique with what I assume is a motif from earlier in the soundtrack, so props for that, but then it still relies on the same epic music tropes. Final Fantasy XV is weird I hear mixed things about the game itself, but nobody ever really talks about the soundtrackUNTIL NOW OMGGG

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269 / 6251
The Cat Lady - Sojourn (The Cat Lady)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vYLaBodeHs
Tears of Mars
@Snake5555555555

I can take or leave this style of, like, mid-2000s moody alternative rock. I like some stuff in the genre (though Im a little hard-pressed for examples so maybe I dont like it as much as I thought?), but this one isnt doing much for me. I dont really hear anything to distinguish it from other, countless songs, except that its a little below average for me (see below). I kept waiting for the singer to start screaming, and he didnt, so thats a positive I guessoh wait but then he does for a little bit oops. The whole thing feels a bit cookie-cutter, and because I dont already have a strong affinity for the style, it doesnt land. Sorry!

but! But but but. The one thing I really, really love about Sojourn is the lyrics. Reading over the YouTube comments gave me an appreciation for the theme of depression (and eventual stubborn hope) that permeates the whole thing. Like listen to this:

I wanna know the truth
I cant go on feeling like I do can you
If there's a God
I pray he shines a light on all my cloudy days

This is written from lived experience of being depressed, or at least somebody very empathetic. So while Im not in love with the song or anything, I really appreciate the profound lyrics.

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Puzzle #856






HOLD can totally fit with the blues.

Also I'll support humanoid mythological creatures.

Phoenix
Kitsune
Unicorn
Dragon

Not sure if a golem would count but I want to give it a shout out anyway.

272 / 6293
Victory Heat Rally - Inverted Meditation (Baytona Beach)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pllEpV-iTBI
RoBKTA
Simoun

WELL NEVER LOSE YOU

This is fine, I suppose. Not really my thing. I like the buoyant energy; if I was more into it, I could see it putting a smile on my face. Its an infectiously good time, at least it would be if I vibed more with it. The quiet trumpets are nice. I dont know, there are certainly songs Ive liked less in this ranking, but its hard for me to come up with more to say about it.

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271 / 6283
Show by Rock!! Fes A Live - Kyu-Kyu-KyunHeart Shaker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqAreNsJEI0
Tota Fujiwara
xx521xx

This is a good example of a song that doesnt really do anything to move the dial for me. The singing is fine, the backing is fine. I even followed along with the lyrics on the video and theyre fine. I think if I was more drawn to this style of idol singing, maybe Id like it more, but I dont really much of substance to say about it. I like how all the singers have parts, I guess? They all get turns. Thats kind of nice I guess? Its ever so slightly above average because it is a pretty catchy song, all things considered.

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We have now reached the above average zone. Congratulations to everyone for making this far!

Welcome, Mojo!

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274 / 6328
Golf with Your Friends - Pirate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUU79FDpYyM
Kriss Wiltshire
@MargaretAnnMid

Is this stock music? This feels like stock music. (Not that theres anything inherently wrong with stock music, of course.) Apparently not, since Mobygames lists a composer. I feel like Ive heard some version of this at least once or twice in a Flash game. Nothing against Flash soundtracks either, but this does feel a bitby the numbers? I also get more forest vibes than pirates. But look, its a competently made song that presumably achieves its intended goal its just not really my thing.

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273 / 6311
Akiba's Beat - again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqET2LaTk9Y
ClariS
@Arti

Serviceable enough Japanese pop-rock. The singer took some time to get used to; at first I thought she was a bit too nasal but she grew on me. Apparently there are two singers, but they sound identical to me. This is, like, fine. Im not thrilled by listening to it but I didnt hate it. I like some of the layering the vocals have on top of each other.

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Puzzle #855

Gotta be Christian Soldier. Can you even imagine what his Final Smash would be?

276 / 6383
Mega Man II - Air Man Stage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs_uIiAZhXE
Kenji Yamazaki
tazzyboyishere

Is this really the only Mega Man nomination? Sheesh, yall are missing easy points!

Mega Man II for the Game Boy (not Mega Man 2, thats for the NES) has a hilarious soundtrack of atonal, shrill chiptunes. I like some of what Ive heard, but not this. This is maybe a little too atonal and shrill for my liking. (I know, right?) I like that chuggachuggachugga drum sample, but the rest of it isnt doing much for me, sorry! Maybe easy points was the wrong thing to say

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275 / 6373
Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe (Amiga) - Title Screen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR6P7B5fkBE
Nation 12
@-hotdogturtle--

Amiga ass song. Very trumpety. Like, very trumpety. The production feels a bit like clown music (not said derisively). Itsfine, I guess? The melody is kind of catchy and the little breakdown at 0:50 is neat. I dont really like anything about it, but I also dont dislike anything either, so into the Averagezone it goes.

We've got a Zack, a Jack, and a Jake

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Puzzle #854

278 / 6407
Steins;Gate - Masquerade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI6Y4RS8uek
Tatsushi Hayashi feat. Phantasm (Yui Sakakibara)
@loweffortmemes

We have finally reached a song, 252 in, that I have nothing to say about. Literally everything else so far, even the bottom tier stuff, Ive been able to write commentary on, but Masquerade is so much parsley on the pasta salad of this list. Its there, and I guess it adds some texture, but I cant describe its flavor at all. I guess its, um, lively? Sure. Sorry about this; I promise the other writeups are better.

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277 / 6395
Mass Effect 3 - An End Once and For All
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5JvbD2Zc9I
Clint Mansell and Sam Hulick
@Snake5555555555

sadvnpiano.mp3. Yes I know its not a VN. This feels indistinguishable from all the other sad piano songs Ive heard over the years. As the grand musical finale to this series, I feel like this ought to hit harder, but Im sure its beefy in context. The last 30 seconds come to a fascinating, atonal crescendo; I didnt expect that. Does it make the previous two minutes more engaging for me to listen to? Probably not. This ones not a keeper, sorry.

There's actually one more Golden Idol nomination to come!

obviously me

280 / 6434
Nier - Song of the Ancients ~ Fate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FaEtvA_11A
Keiichi Okabe, Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi, Takafumi Nishimura
KamikazePotato

Controversial drop maybe? I think the songs I tend to like from Nier The Ultimate Weapon being the big one maybe arent the ones fans really love? Im not all that into Shadowlord, for example. And Song of the Ancients ~ Fate is another example. Its fine I like how the vocal parts intertwine, and I like the big drums, but Im not into much else. I hate calling things overrated (it and underrated are overused terms that have become meaningless over time), but if I did use that term, then purely from the perspective of its popularity relative to my opinion, this would almost certainly fit the bill.

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279 / 6426
The Rise of the Golden Idol - Auctioneering Pt 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUoVQ-C3JMA
Paul Alexander
Paratroopa1

This feels like point-and-click adventure game music, but not the kind I especially like. Its moody and introspective, fitting for a hard-boiled detective mulling over a crime scene (or whatever this game is about, I have no idea), but Im not really into it unfortunately. I like the piano intro and the bit near the end with the lengthy fadeout. I guess maybe its all the stuff in the middle Im not into?

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Puzzle #853





Looks like I got lucky!

282 / 6445
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge - PYRON Stage (Hellstorm)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1Sxxikph34
Takayuki Iwai, Hideki Okugawa, Akari Kaida
@Hbthebattle

I like those rapid-fire sound effects around the loop point; they sound a bit like machine guns. The rest of this is okay. Im not really into the melody quite a few of these old Capcom arcade fighting games have music I dont care for, and while I dont know anything else from this game offhand, it seems possible that thats also the case here.

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~ 5/10 ~

281 / 6438
Halo 4 - Arrival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkbdaME8Bzw
Neil Davidge
@Chaeix

I like some Halo music. Sometimes I think the music veers a little too into epic blockbuster soundtrack stuff, which Im not always a fan of. This song plunges into that territory. Theres some cool drumming around 2:25 but Im just not feeling the rest of it; its a perfectly fine song, but not one Id naturally gravitate toward. Like 3:50 is this big swell of emotion that Im supposed to feel a certain way about, but Im not connecting. Sorry!

284 / 6507
Triangle Strategy - Combat -Mines-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diR8BjerIaU
Akira Senju
@Hbthebattle

I see what you were going for with this one (clinkity clankity factory-esque noises) but Im sorry to report that the rest of the song doesnt hold up for me. There isnt really much for me to grab onto. The melody isnt too great, which is fine on its own, but the song doesnt offer much else to work with, instead going for a repetitive sequence of notes which is, again, fine on its own, but only when I like those notes. Things pick up a little around 2:10 but its still not enough to salvage the piece for me, Im sad to say. It was a commendable effort!

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283 / 6456
LittleBigPlanet - Volver a Comenzar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcQZqRASiYE
Caf Tacvba
MaxGalactica

This is a fine enough song in terms of the instruments. The guitar and drums and bass sound like a perfectly competent backing band. But man, I cannot get into that singer. Hes got this little punk rock whine to his notes. Also I think he sings mostly in the same style for most of the song, and when its a style I dont really like, thats not good!

The song has a breakdown (thats not the best way to put it lol) midway through and totally changes style and I believe singer? I dont love this section either, but I like it more than the faster-paced beginning; the trippy arrangement is cool.

I looked up Caf Tacvba. Apparently theyre a Mexican band who incorporate elements of social activism into their music. The frontman, Rubn Albarrn, is known for taking on different personas in concerts and for being an environmental activist. Its a shame I didnt like this song more, since the band members seem really cool!

Mihark posted...

I wanted to submit a track from ARMS, since I saw the game wasn't featured yet on your spreadsheet. I tried to guess which one from my faves you would like the most.
The metal-sounding percussions, menacing vocal samples, and overall overwhelming vibe of the song seemed like a good fit for you, but I guess I was kinda off.
At least I wasn't in bottom 5 this time, so it's still an improvement !

This seems to be a common sentiment so far - many people who've lost songs have said that their first drop surprised them. So you're not alone!

Nominate:
Fictional characters of the 21st century (so far)

Or, if that's too broad...
Fictional characters of the 2020s (so far)

Or, if that's too broad, we could break it into medium (games, film, etc.).

@Johnbobb might be interested in this?

Hippocrates
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein

Honorable mentions: Euclid, Khayyam, Bacon, Copernicus, Linnaeus, Lovelace, Darwin

286 / 6555
Wild Arms 2 - Town to the Western Winds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aka4RTh7jqk
Michiko Naruke
@Disillusion

This feels like a b-side (maybe a c-side?) from a soundtrack with more memorable hits. Well, I say this not really knowing what Wild Arms 2 brings beyond, like, Battle vs. Lord Blazer and a few other random songs. Im not as into Naruke as several in our community appear to be; I like her work overall but I dont lap up everything she does like I do, say, Nekomata Master or Hideki Naganuma (neither of whom is represented in the ranking!). Overall its fine I guess? It feels pretty insubstantial.

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285 / 6528
Cytus II - Celestial Sounds (KIVA Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh-JK0s9k2Q
3R2
bebr117

Ive got nothing against rhythm game music. Some of my favorite vgm comes from rhythm games. Sometimes though I find a song thats pretty stereotypically rhythm game music and Im likemaybe I need to play the chart to get a lot out of this?

This is a song that incorporates loud wubs alongside a midtempo keyboard melody. There are occasional starts and stops that presumably land a bit harder if youre playing the game. I cant tell if this is a long version or not Remix in title is an unclear indicator but it feels too long to me. As Im saying in this ranking, to me songs are only too long if Im not into what theyre doing, and this one really drags its heels for me. 4.5 tends to be the rating I give to songs that are below average but dont do anything too egregiously terrible.

Would I like this more without the wubs? I actually think it would be about the same; they dont really register that much when I listen. For me the big turnoff is that unexceptional melody. Ah well, cant win them all!

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Puzzle #852
yellow






Knew the blue category but not enough to get all four.

I see a top 20 fictional friend, I have to vote for her!

The Last Duel is a 6.5.

288 / 6581
Lufia II: Rise of the SInistrals - Battle #2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbBg5Mb0avI
Yasunori Shiono
@Arti

Confession time? Ive never been high on this soundtrack. I know its had success in VGMC, but it doesnt quite make the jump into keeper territory for me. This is a memorable song for sure catchy melody, distinctive sound that Shiono carried into his other SNES work but its likeI dont know, an RPG battle theme? Hooray, I guess? Its kind of an annoying song too even though the melody is catchy, I cant say I actually enjoy when it gets stuck in my head, you know? At least I like it more than Battle #3, which is also below a 5.

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~ 4.5/10 ~

287 / 6573
The King of Fighters XV - Team Super Heroine - Like a Queen (Extended Edit)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhGO_r49Sd0
Fuga Yamahata
@GavsEvans123

This sounds like Mario Kart 8 music, which isnt a compliment coming from me since I dont really like that soundtrack. Its big and bold and flashy and all that but Im not into it. Its fine, its just not my thing. I cant really describe it without sounding contradictory I just struggle sometimes with poppy music like this. Ah well. The trumpet is nice though! Particularly in the brief solo.

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Puzzle #851





wallmasterz posted...

I cant believe video games were not a trap for once

Agreed!

290 / 6665
Age of Empires III - Camels, Straws, Backs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH6yZnRjACM
Stephen Rippy
MargaretAnnMid

Short song! When I got to the end I actually said out loud, Thats it? Nothing against short songs though, believe me.

This sounds like a standard orchestral blockbuster Hollywood movie theme. I said this in another writeup, but I dont always mind these themes, provided they do something exciting. This one feels very much by the numbers. I guess I like the rise and fall of the musical action (not sure how to phrase it), but yeah, not really into it otherwise.

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289 / 6600
Deltarune: Chapter 4 - GUARDIAN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP9mB1sVJz4
Toby Fox
@Revolver

Dont get me wrong: I like Toby Foxs work on these games, but not every single song. GUARDIAN happens to be one Im not into. I guess I dont love the overall feel of things. The guitar sounds out of place next to the retraux synths the series is known for, giving the whole thing a bit of a Frankenstein pastiche. I think its going for a creepy vibe (see the choir sample near the end), but it doesnt quite stick the landing for me.

292 / 6706
Threads of Fate - Lake Ruins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmJly1DQjOE
Junya Nakano
Haste_2

Oof, that main instrument is a bit too shrill for my liking. I feel like Id enjoy this song more if it were pitched down somewhat. It isnt as bad as the song goes on maybe I just got used to it?

I do really like the percussion. This whole soundtrack has terrific percussion. And overall its good at creating an immersive sound thats very enveloping, which I normally loveI just cant get with how high-pitched it is. Maybe this is a me thing, I dont know?

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291 / 6696
ARMS - VS Dr. Coyle Hedlok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v_I-jyn4-E
Atsuko Asahi, Yasuaki Iwata
Mihark

This feels a bit too stereotypically final battle theme for me, but I do really like some of the other little flourishes that make it more unique: the ominous choir is a nice touch against the metal sound, and I really like the evil-sounding vocal sample that comes in midway through the loop. They give the song more personality. Its not something Id ever really come back to, but I still appreciate it.

FoolFantastic posted...

Johnbobb (84)
rwlh (84)
Waveshine_2001 (84)

This is funny to me, especially given Waveshine's bottom song was my top song!

and up

azuarc posted...

FWIW, that's the trailer for a character who also serves as a boss fight. Here's that theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iflfqLTIWhA

I think I like this about as much as Offertorium of Fortuitum, maybe even a little less? Definitely not one of my favorite Genshin themes.

I just want to say how happy I am that so many of you are listening to the songs as they drop! I love running rankings where people are engaged with the content. It's also neat to see how different everyone's takes are.

~ 4/10 ~

294 / 6746
Genshin Impact - Offertorium of Fortuitum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx9avCQGhMc
Yijun Jiang (HOYO-MiX)
azuarc

I feel bad reviewing a song like this. It does a lot of cool things I would normally like (child vocals and glitchiness), but I just struggle to really get into it at all, and I have a hard time articulating why. Maybe its the fact that it also flirts with a few musical tropes I tend to dislike, like that trap-style section. I think in this case the things I dislike outweigh the things I do. Its a mixed bag, but even taken individually, nothing here really excites me, unfortunately.

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293 / 6740
No More Heroes - Season of the Samurai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH_BVGUSt1M
Masafumi Takada
@tgs2

Ill be mentioning long songs throughout the ranking. Generally I like long songs; I certainly dont have the reaction that many people do of immediate dread based on the runtime. So its with sadness that I say I didnt really like this almost-10-minute-long song. Part of it is I dont like the be the noise or whatever vocal sample; the other part is I wasnt hooked by anything else. It just goes on without much activity and again, I dont mind that a lot of the time, but I need to actually like whats happening, which I didnt. This series tends to produce a huge mixed bag of music for me. Some of it I dislike, a lot of it Im ambivalent on, and theres a handful that I kind of enjoy. This falls into the first category, sadly.

loweffortmemes posted...

Oh no, it happened again! The song I thought would do the best got the lowest ranking! This is now the second time this has happened hahaha. And from the same game series no less.

That seems to be a common theme this time! Don't feel too bad, I got what you were going for and it was appreciated.

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Puzzle #850





blue

Wildly guessed with purple.

296 / 6824
Sakura no Toki - KibouKibouKibou
https://soundcloud.com/hatoba/pa2xnmr8nlpe
viewtorino
@loweffortmemes

VOLUME WARNING HOLY FUCKING SHIT OW

This has some elements of shoegaze and noise rock mixed with some quieter, calmer moments. I like some songs that have a noise component but this is honestly too much for even me; its so abrasive that I could feel tension in my jaw while I was listening. I like other parts though, like the autotuned vocals and the general slow pace, which feels like a long walk (as youre being chased by robot grizzlies). This wasnt very enjoyable to listen to its so harsh, even for me but it was unique among my nominations, so I appreciate it all the same!

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295 / 6780
Final Fantasy XII - Giza Plains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcLV8b3MWsU
Hitoshi Sakimoto
maple_violet

Sakimoto is one of those composers whos been around so long and has composed such a variety of music that its often a total surprise when I listen to something of his. Unfortunately, sometimes that surprise results in something I dont like, which is what happens with Giza Plains. Its just so brassy! There is an INORDINATE amount of brass, on top of a very loud drumbeat. I find it overwhelming. Some of Sakimotos Final Fantasy output sounds like this, very much like military fanfare music, and honestly I find a lot of it of exhausting, and this song is sadly not an exception. The breaks in the action in between the fanfare sections help the song feel less suffocating, but there are limits to what they can do. I just come away from this feeling like Ive run the worlds least satisfying aural mile not my favorite experience to have with a song!

ZUN is always a mixed bag for me, like I said in the writeup. I never quite know what I'm going to get with a Touhou song until I actually listen to it.

Connections
Puzzle #849






I guessed RING for blue instead of GROUP.

~ 3.5/10 ~

298 / 6845
Vampire Survivors - Awake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WSYfmmbqGY
Sotaro Tojima arr. Filippo Vicarelli(?)
KamikazePotato

I really love the original Awake from Circle of the Moon, but boy does this arrangement miss the mark for me. Its a conservative arrangement that doesnt change much apart from speeding up the tempo, which is fine. The problem for me is I really dislike the instrument choice. That main sample is very poor imo. It doesnt help that theres virtually no prominent bass or drums, which might be a problem with the mixing. This is yet another example of how chiptunes can be superior to modern arrangements!

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297 / 6840
Touhou 16: Hidden Star in Four Seasons - Swim in a Cherry Blossom Colored Sea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APOSDtYWRc0
ZUN
Prince46

Touhou is a very mixed bag for me. The songs I like are songs I really like. The songs I dislike I really dislike. But most of it falls into a big lump in the middle. Its very bell curvey. This song falls into the back end of the curve. I dont like the lead instrument very much, and the melody is uninteresting. I actually feel like the presence of those eternal hellions, the zunpets, might spice things up; as is, Im listening and wondering why this was chosen of all the hundreds of Touhous. Like sure, you like what you like, but this doesnt do anything to distinguish itself from all the other Touhous Ive heard, and on top of that I dont like the way it sounds, so its not ranking too high.

Chaeix posted...

lmao this was one of the ones i picked solely because i thought you'd like it

rip

new page

300 / 6870
Puzzlejuice - Mojito Punch (Impossible Mode)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PxF6HuXBug
Big Giant Circles
@Chaeix

I like Big Giant Circles but man this song does nothing for me. I cant even put my finger on why. On an objective level, the pieces are there for a compelling listen, but nothing gels for me at all. The combination of glitch and symphonic seems like a slam dunk for me, right? Maybe its the feeling that Ive heard tons and tons of songs before that sound like this, so my auditory processors take minimal interest in it. It also feels a bit insubstantial, like theres nothing there for me to grab onto, no neat aspects or hooks. I apologize for the vagueness of this writeup but I find this song baffling. Why does it exist? Who is it for? Not for me, clearly.

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299 / 6863
Friday Night Funkin': Vs. Rewrite - Trinity Encore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_AEnOGOxUA
Springless
@Kecleon352

Theres a lot going on in this song, wow, even without the video accompaniment, which I didnt even watch the first time around. There are references to classic Sonic songs Green Hill Zone and Stardust Speedway feature prominently but the bulk of it is original, FNF content: a music battle between Boyfriend and another character. In this case, its somebody named Rewrite, who I guess is also Sonic and Sonic.exeI didnt do a deep dive on the lore or anything but I think I got the gist of it (or maybe I didnt). Its over eight minutes of a fight between the two that changes in tempo, intensity, and even style, with a spoken word section near the end, which even features a reference to everyones favorite Sonic song, Can You Feel the Sunshine? Theres even an interesting lyric:

Your world is a mirror
Of yourself
And never the other way around

and after all of that, I still found itkind of dull?

For me, the key to a good FNF mod song is to not rely on the same tricks repeatedly. Trinity Encore makes the crucial mistake of not really changing up too much throughout its run; despite those aforementioned changes, its still largely the same song by the end. If I was more into the main idea to start with, that might not be so bad, but as much as I appreciate some of the bolder artistic choices, at the end of the day I really just wasnt into it. I have nothing against long songs but I dislike coming out from an experience of any kind feeling like my time could have been better spent elsewhere.

It's generally better with the video, so if you like this stuff, Id give it a watch with the video, which helps contextualize some of the musical choices and also features some impressive visualization.

How is it not the Hulk. Anger is his superpower!

I guess I had that coming.

I recognized her name but I'm not familiar with her other work. I don't know a lot of music from the past decade (assuming that's when she's been active).

302 / 6989
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach - On The Beach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE85evhwRSE
Caroline Polachek
MaxGalactica

On paper this might seem like something Id enjoy. Maybe? I dont know. It was nominated, so I have to imagine the nominator felt like I would enjoy it on some level. But boy did I not enjoy this. I cant put my finger on why exactly, but I find the whole thing unpleasant. It actually reminds me of last years last placer, Breathing Underwater from Rocket League; even though those songs are worlds apart, On the Beach feels indeed like Im breathing underwater.

Maybe its all the autotune? Im not big into autotune and its dripping off this singer. Ill say this: it didnt make me uncomfortable or angry or a host of other negative emotions I feel from the music at the bottom of my spreadsheet. I disliked it a lot though!

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~ 3/10 ~

301 / 6887
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards - Taking Battle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z8pNk3BFDY
Jun Ishikawa, Hirokazu Ando
xx521xx

I like a lot from this soundtrack, but not this song. It sounds kind of annoying? Like Im being taunted on a playground by mean little schoolchildren. The melody is too high-pitched for me to really enjoy it, and I also dont like the part around 0:35 where it gets all squelchy; usually I like that stuff but this song does it in a way I find irritating. Sorry, but this ones a miss.

Oh, I'm so happy some of you are listening along!

Expect the 2 morning songs when more Americans are awake lol

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Puzzle #848






Never would have gotten green. I don't know what PREAMP is but it was the thing that fit yellow the most.

Sure.

The Bride (Kill Bill)