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Battle! (Champion)
Auld Lang Syne
Brinstar Depths

Nine Sols is honestly pretty cool, a Chinese/English rock song is something that's pretty neat and wish to hear more of if it can be done in a style like this one. The screaming is a little off-putting (a little funny even), but it's such a small blemish compared to the rest of this pretty good song.

I don't remember much from X/Y, but I always thought some of its music was pretty banging, and Diantha's theme is probably my favorite Champion theme so far. It's surprisingly on the cuter/bubblier side of battle themes in this series while still being energetic enough, maybe that's why it's always stuck out to me.

Spring to mind is a weird but interesting pick, this is honestly the last song I'd expect to be a rhythm game song. With how echoey and "noise-driven" it is, I would've thought this was a Silent Hill/Resident Evil sort of track. Still, it does take at least a recognizable melody for me to be into something as "avant-garde" as this one, so it ends up not doing too much for me.

I listened to the original Auld Lang Syne before listening to this one - I guess I prefer this "version"? I like the techno sounds in the background and that little twang from the guitar in some parts (it's a BIG shame that the guitar solo isn't until seven minutes into this), but I'm not really attached to the singer's voice nor the repetition I can hear/feel during the verses. It's alright, but I can safely say I'm not in love with this one.

Melee's OST is an all-timer with a good handful of stellar examples, Brinstar Depths being one of them. Shogo Sakai knocked this one out of the park, taking a simple NES tune and transforming into a glorious, creepy and tense sci-fi/arena rock piece. This just oozes with alien vibes in the best way possible.

I think the barrage of anime music we've gotten this year has finally hit my limit, because I'm beginning to not really distinguish Hikari no Metamorphosis from the others. The vocals feel pretty standard, but it's the backing instruments that are kinda saving this because it feels very Bravely Default to me. Otherwise, it feels like another anime OP whenever the chorus comes back.