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Douse Shinundakara
Deadman falling
The Whims Of Fate

I kinda have Gusty Garden Galaxy in my head as the defining SMG track-- nothing reminds me more of that game than this track. It's pretty solid-- really well-produced and arranged like almost everything that game had. There's more interesting tracks from the soundtrack, I think, but few that capture the spirit of the game quite as well.

When I set about nominating tracks for this iteration of VGMC, I decided to stop worrying about a lot of things that would hold me back from nominating tracks-- is this track something from a game most people haven't heard the soundtrack for, or will it have enough 'general appeal', or is it 'musically interesting', or whatever. I just decided to nominate tracks that I liked-- that made me happy to listen to.

Douse Shinundakara is basically that (despite a title that sounds like it's taking cues from the Zero Escape series). The style appeals to me. I love the weird singsong faux French and the singer that commits to it in sort of a freewheeling way. It's upbeat and fun. It makes me happy to listen to.

Deadman falling is another eminently listenable track from Nekomata Master's oeuvre, and I like his style, but what makes it stand out from other Nekomata Master tracks? Sometimes I wish he would surprise me more often.

Promised Pain is also someone not really straying too far from a comfort zone-- Kajiura goes back to the chanting chorus and the very melodramatic string arrangements. And hey, that works sometimes-- I'm a fan of Communication Breakdown. Here I'm fond of the stuff at 0:39 and 1:46 (why the latter? I just... like it, I guess). It gives me something to look forward to in the song but I find most of the rest of the time I'm just waiting for those two parts. But hey, based on the related videos it looks like it was used in a figure skating routine. That's pretty rad.

The Whims of Fate drips with the same kind of style Persona 5 has in spades, and it's pretty fun.

She Wants Me Dead could be fun, too, if I'm willing to stomach its quirks. I don't think it's quite getting over that hump today.