Board 8 > [VGMC] Day 40! Ring^3/Attk of KillerQueen, Angel/Creator 'n Destroyer, Tiebreak!

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Welcome to Video Game Music Contest 16, an annual celebration of the best of the best video game music according to the voters!

Important Links:
Bracket: https://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=475935
Contest info sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_IU5iCFTM_4WEx8ZWKwznMz5v2tarCKh1Ag0mxIgAes
Contest discussion thread: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80027411
Main bracket playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT3m7iohpL0xxfgkmGKvEyWfHvNZ53Kbn
Last years spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16XAaBMDuUnQ4c5AxQNL9ZhvD7VG5kQyrXWWZxnkrn-o
VGMC total stats sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K1XdLWiUKB2kX99qYBgnRbLU_sCz4dvZSByKKJHCT6o
Discord: https://discord.gg/WDvMS4a

Rules:
- Listen to both songs in a given match, at least through the loop time provided (to make sure you don't skip before you've heard the whole thing!)
- Please consider the loop point listed when judging the song; if a video loops one minute 5 times, don't treat it as if it's a repetitive 5 minute song
- If it's a match between your favorite song ever and a song you despise, still LISTEN TO BOTH! Votes can and will be disqualified if there is suspicion songs are not being listened to, and you may be discounted for the rest of the contest for repeat offenses.
- No alt accounts, no rallying or begging, etc., etc.... You only get one vote! Swapping votes is alright, just make clear that you've already made a vote and are swapping.
- Make clear what your voting options are! Please keep votes separate from any comments, and use the titles given in the topic post.
- Voting in all matches is not mandatory, feel free to skip matches you do not wish to vote in.
- Vote based on the links provided, and not other sources of audio. Links are specifically chosen for best quality and the like.
- Don't discuss vote tallies in this thread, or in other threads, as they may influence votes. Likewise, please refrain from looking at the running tally before voting.

Voting Period:
- Today's matches will last 24 hours from the time of posting, or 24 hours from 10pm Eastern, whichever is the later time.
- Please note this may mean that two topics will be active at the same time!
- If you anticipate being unable to vote in a given day, please send

Little Busters! - Ring Ring Ring!
Ano, Subarashii o Mou Ichido - MI09: Angel

Fate/Grand Order Waltz in the Moonlight/Lostroom - Dance With the Shadow

Ring Ring Ring!
MI09: Angel
Dance With the Shadow

Dance With the Shadow >> Flow > Ring Ring Ring! > Attack of the Killer Queen > MI09: Angel >>> The Creator and the Destroyer

Attack of the Killer Queen
The Creator and the Destroyer
Flow

Ring Ring Ring!
The Creator and the Destroyer
Dance With the Shadow

Dance With the Shadow > Ring Ring Ring! > Attack of the Killer Queen > Flow > The Creator and the Destroyer > MI09: Angel

Attack of the Killer Queen
The Creator and the Destroyer
Dance with the Shadow

Today is a phrase kind of day.

Ring! [7]
Killer Queen [8.5]
Angel [8]
Creator/Destroyer [9]

1. Turok 2:Seeds of Evil (GBC) - Scroll Stage
2. Super Mario 64 - Staff Roll
3. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 - Breaking Pandora
4. ???
5. Warframe - Sleeping in the Cold Below
6. Heartland - Para Bellum
7. Lost Judgement - Unwavering Belief
8. Alto's Odyssey - An Endless Desert
9. Phantasy Star Online 2 - Yggdrasil
10. Shatter - Argon Refinery
11. The Caligula Effect 2 - xxxx/xx/xx (Remix)
12. Napple Tale - Dreams in a Pie
13. Control - Take Control
14. A.N.N.E - stg_travel_2_3
15. Deltarune Chapter 2 - A CYBER'S WORLD?
16. ???
17. GITADORA OverDrive - Jupiter Guns Novel ( Long Version)
18. Karmaflow - The Creator and the Destroyer
19. Lightning Returns - The Glittering City of Yusnaan
20. Mad Rat Dead - Breath of Forest

Attack of the Killer Queen
The Creator and the Destroyer
Dance With the Shadow

Ring Ring Ring!
The Creator and the Destroyer
Dance With the Shadow

Ring Ring Ring isn't quite as ":)" as Breath of Forest but not for lack of trying
Very wild to hear Simone Simons in VGMC, she's great. Songs leans a bit into overly symphonic/gothic for my tastes but it's still quite good.

Ring Ring Ring!
The Creator and the Destroyer
Dance With the Shadow

Creator Destroyer is confused, but it's got the spirit. Rest of the songs isn't really my type. I hope Dance with the Shadow pulls through. :)

Ring Ring Ring!
MI09: Angel
Dance With the Shadow

Attack of the Killer Queen
MI09: Angel
Dance With the Shadow

Ring Ring Ring!
The Creator and the Destroyer
Flow

Ano, Subarashii o Mou Ichido - MI09: Angel
Fate/Grand Order Waltz in the Moonlight/Lostroom - Dance With the Shadow

Attack of the Killer Queen
-
Dance With the Shadow

I refuse to vote in Match 2. I utterly hate both songs. =/

I don't get how Dance With the Shadow is in the contest. It's pretty good but it's also something this board would never nominate. Every time I nominate some cool tango music it gets completely ignored or does badly. Guess it's just my fault.

Attack of the Killer Queen
The Creator and the Destroyer
Dance With the Shadow

Attack of the Killer Queen
The Creator and the Destroyer
Flow

RIN TONE

9-BIT

write-in vote for Cyan Orb (We LOST Katamari)

Little Busters! - Ring Ring Ring!
Ano, Subarashii o Mou Ichido - MI09: Angel
Fate/Grand Order Waltz in the Moonlight/Lostroom - Dance With the Shadow

And there it is, the hardest match of R1. Match 2's songs are both cool as all hell. It feels wrong voting against what is basically an Epica song, and I do feel that C&D has the higher highs, but those dark vibes from Angel just can't be beat.

Ring Ring Ring!
MI09: Angel
Flow

Ring Ring Ring!
The Creator and the Destroyer
Flow

Ring
Angel
Flow

Attack of the Killer Queen
The Creator and the Destroyer
Dance With the Shadow

Attack of the Killer Queen
MI09: Angel
Dance With the Shadow

Ring Ring Ring!
MI09: Angel
Dance With the Shadow

I don't hate Creator and Destroyer, but it never went anywhere that got me too interested.

Zigzagoon posted...

Attack of the Killer Queen
-
Dance With the Shadow

I refuse to vote in Match 2. I utterly hate both songs. =/

I don't get how Dance With the Shadow is in the contest. It's pretty good but it's also something this board would never nominate. Every time I nominate some cool tango music it gets completely ignored or does badly. Guess it's just my fault.

Care to explain why you hate match 2? Just curious.

Also, it may not be your fault. Some songs just get overlooked for whatever reason but those same songs get into the competition in a completely different year. It's kinda luck tbh.

Ring Ring Ring!
MI09: Angel
Flow

Attack of the Killer Queen
The Creator and the Destroyer
Flow

Ring Ring Ring!
MI09: Angel
Flow

Little Busters! - Ring Ring Ring!
Ano, Subarashii o Mou Ichido - MI09: Angel
Fez - Flow

Ring Ring Ring!
The Creator and the Destroyer
Flow

Ring Ring Ring!
MI09: Angel
Dance With the Shadow

Attack of the Killer Queen
Dance With the Shadow

Attack of the Killer Queen
The Creator and the Destroyer
Flow

I scored each of the four non-tiebreaker songs below a 7 (my cutoff for music I'd go out of my way to listen to), but I honestly enjoyed all of them today and would rerank all of them higher today.

Attack of the Killer Queen
MI09: Angel
Dance With the Shadow

Ring Cubed
Creator & Destroyer
Dance w/ Shadow

RING RING RING! is pretty nice. I like the primary synth used here. Nice piano parts when they appear as well. Just a pleasant all-around song.

Attack of the Killer Queen is decent, though certainly not my favorite toby fox or Deltarune track. I like the quick pitch bends in this one more than anything. Decent melody too. But RING RING RING! will definitely take this match for me.

The mix in Angel is a bit weird. Everything sounds very echo-y, which I suppose gives it more of a 90's feel to it. The actual song has some interesting elements to it, like the e-guitars and such, but this one I found mostly uninteresting.

The Creator and the Destroyer gives me mild Bjrk vibes in the intro, which is neat. Not as much of a fan when the metal elements come in though. Idk, I'm conflicted on this one. I like some elements, and other elements are just not great.

Flow and Dance with the Shadow are still both great, though I still think Dance wins because it has more "substance" to it.

Votes:
RING RING RING!
MI09: Angel
Dance with the Shadow

RING RING RING!
MI09: Angel
Dance with the Shadow

Ring Ring Ring!
Ring Ring Ring!
Ring Ring Ring!
The Creator and the Destroyer
Dance With the Shadow

Ring Ring Ring is such a jam! It's a summer's breeze for the ears, I enjoy every single thing about it. Simple as that!
Killer Queen is pretty solid, but unfortunately it is not Ring Ring Ring. Fav bit is when it slides from low to high in that cool way, first heard at :39.

Neither of Match 2's tracks are doing it for me. I don't think Angel is necessarily bad but it doesn't draw me in in the slightest. Creator/Destroyer is a truly bizarre experience, again not bad but I don't really enjoy the tune. Giving the vote to the latter for its ambition, and the female vocalist is good.

Ring: 4.5/5
Killer: 3.5/5
Angel: 1/5
Creator: 1/5

Attack of the Killer Queen
The Creator and the Destroyer
Flow

Ring keeps getting in for whatever reason. It's alright, I never mind listening to it. Killer Queen is rather funner tho.

It flows really well into Angel, heh. Which is an okay song. The female singing in Creator is awful. I can imagine it being much better with a competent vocalist, but regardless, it's a song that gets much better as it goes along. I like it quite a bit by the end.

Attack of the Killer Queen > The Creator and the Destroyer > Ring Ring Ring! > MI09: Angel

Deltarune Chapter 2 - Attack of the Killer Queen
Ano, Subarashii o Mou Ichido - MI09: Angel
Fez - Flow

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-
Dance With the Shadow

hopefully I have time to listen to the others later

Attack of the Killer Queen
MI09: Angel
Flow

Attack of the Killer Queen
The Creator and the Destroyer
Dance With the Shadow

Potassium

Attack of the Killer Queen
MI09: Angel
Flow

Ring Ring Ring!
MI09: Angel
Flow

Attack of the Killer Queen
The Creator and the Destroyer
Dance With the Shadow

Ring Ring Ring!
Tenshi
Dance With the Shadow

Attack of the Killer Queen
MI09: Angel
Flow

Ring Ring Ring!
MI09: Angel
Dance With the Shadow

Ring Ring Ring! 8 Soft and cutesy. The fluffy, cheerful sounds put me at ease while keeping on pace with a up tempo melody.

Attack of the Killer Queen 6.5 This is a pretty memorable song with a nice ostinato that screams crazy psycho. You hear the Queen's motif several times throughout the game and it's cool to see how it's integrated into this song. I don't find this song to be one of my favorites though. It has something in the key or pitch that is just off putting for me.

MI09: Angel 6.5 Messy. It had a tense, mystical godly sound to it. Like you just encountered the supreme overlord whose power is so strong it distorts the entire universe including the battle music. I prefer this track to the arceus tracks because it has some structure and form along with the weirdness.

The Creator and the Destroyer 4 Bellowing bass drums attack alongside a slew of ancient chimes as the vocals strike at you. I'm not sure whether I liked the song or not after it dropped. It had more intensity.. a little too much. I'm not much a fan of the screamo, heavy metal sound. The regular rock stuff with the solos and quick bubbling in the background was nice though.

Flow 5.5 I like this song when the melody kicks in. I wish it would evolve more, the progression seems stuck in a safe and confined way. The loop of the main melody got repetitive after a while.

Waltz in the Moonlight/Lostroom Dance With the Shadow 7 French attack? I enjoyed the pacing of the vocals, how they slowed down and sped up to reflect the energy of the bgm. It kept the song upbeat and varied, rather than the beautiful but sometimes boring pacing of other vocalists. The accordion isn't used enough as vgm instrumentation

Ring Ring Ring!
MI09: Angel
Flow