Because if any game really deserves one, it's this one.

The rules:

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<li>I select two entrants, which then battle against each other. You can find the current battle in my most recent post.
<li>Explanations for your vote / comments are encouraged, but I ask that you bold your vote to help me find and count it.
<li>Battles generally end after around 48 hours (2 days.) Battle ends by default if score is 5-0 or better in favor of an entrant.
<li>In the case of a tie, I will use Sudden Death in the first round. In latter rounds, past results determine tie-breakers.</ul></font>


Legend:

Italics = currently battling
Bold = going on on the next round
Strikethrough = eliminated


Current Edition - Stay Tuned...


First Edition Winner: Battle with Gilgamesh - Music
Second Edition Winner: Gilgamesh - Bosses

I Agree, man. FFV deserves it.

I'll choose Music

Music, since sadly I remember more about the actual OSV than the in-game script :(

Hmmm, music or quotes...

I choose spells

Quotes. You know what happens to my participation in vgm rumbles.

:sad:

Pokemon

agent0042 my idea was we compare monsters to pokemon and battle like

ifrit against charizard
bahamut against pikachu
butz against cresselia

you know

Music

Pokemon


Nick, let's try to keep on topic in here, kthx~ :)

Music

Right, sorry Kneg, but it's obvious people want Music. Maybe you could at least try? I think there are MIDIs available, and probably other options too.

In any case, I'll see about starting this this evening, before I go to bed. I'll also edit the rules and info into the first post.


Oh, BTW...


Pokemon


Nick, let's try to keep on topic in here, kthx~ :)
I'm not sure he's capable of it. :)

You're telling me.

I work with the guy ;)

music

Knegative -- :) That was a clever edit.

feralanima, thanks, yeah, the decision was already made.


Okay, let's get started. We're going to do 32. I've already drawn up a list and then are also some spots open for nominations. Best nominate, because if you don't, I'm just gonna fill those slots myself, and then you can't complain later if you don't see something you wanted on the list.


Here's the list:

Ahead on Our Way
A Presentiment
The Battle
Pirates Ahoy!
Harvest
The Dragon Spreads its Wings
The Airship
Battle with Gilgamesh
Unknown Lands
Critter! Tripper! Fritter!
The Castle of Dawn
As I Feel, You Feel
Go Go Boko!
The Land Unknown
The Prelude of the Empty Skies
The Decisive Battle
The Last Battle
The Silent Beyond
Dear Friends
Final Fantasy
The New Origin
The Prelude
Fanfare 2
Piano Lesson 8
Beyond the Deep Blue Seas
My Home, Sweet Home
Mambo de Chocobo
Lenna/Reina's Theme
Four Valiant Hearts
Nostalgia
Reminiscence
What?


Remember, the list above is only for reference. I keep the updated results in the first post of the thread. First up...

Unknown Lands (This is the music that's used as the world map theme for Galuf's world. It's one of my personal all-time favorite world map themes.)

vs.

The Silent Beyond (This is the music that plays after the final battle, when you are sort of floating in space. "Courage lit the flame..." and, so on...)


Two great pieces from this game, among many. Which will move on in this first battle?

Tough one I'll go with Unknown Lands


Thats a really good list
Ones I'd Like to see:
.Beyond the Deep Blue Seas
.My Home, Sweet Home
.Mambo de Chocobo

Thats just a few that I'd like to see, theirs more but I can't
think of them right now.

I think pretty much all rounds are going to be tough. =p

The Silent Beyond <3

Unknown Lands

I'm not sure if it's just because it's been the weekend the entire time of the battle or what, but only three votes? Come on. Where is everybody else that came in and put in their nomination for music? The only people who I don't expect to see voting are Phoenix Wright and Knegative. Everybody else, show your support! I can't run a rumble on only three votes per battle. I'm leaving this open till tomorrow evening and then I'm closing it and moving on to the next battle, regardless of the vote total.

Unknown Lands

Sorry for the late vote. I was trying to find a good site to stream the music so I wouldn't just make a random vote. Now that I have found one I can start voting. (Final Fantasy V is the only OST that I dont own)

That's cool, Erebus. Any chance you could post the link to that here? Might help out some of the others.

Unknown Lands, I personally prefer Lenna's theme, but it's still a good piece from a particularly good Final Fantasy OSV.

Unknown Lands

I just went to http://www.imeem.com/ and went up to the search bar and just typed Final Fantasy V -insert title of song here-.

Someone with the user name fironff2 has alot of FF songs up.

Unknown Lands

The Silent Beyond

Now that's more like it.

Unknown Lands - 6
The Silent Beyond - 2


A fairly strong win for Unknown Lands. I rather expected The Silent Beyond to do better, though I guess maybe people found it a bit repetitive -- it does seem to me like it gets old after a while, since it's largely the same musical cue being repeated over and over.


Thanks for the nominations so far. And I thought of a couple more myself that should definitely be included. Anymore nominations would be appreciated -- I think I'll leave it open for a couple more battles. Next up...


The Dragon Spreads its Wings (This is the cheerful tune that plays while you're riding a dragon.)

vs.

The Prelude of the Empty Skies (The ominous music that plays while you're wandering around in the Void.)


I think I'll leave this open for three days. See, thing is, I'd like to avoid having to update this the same night as the Gen FF Rumble if at all possible. So that'll get it back on schedule. I might update it by tomorrow evening instead, if it looks like a blowout or near blowout, or if there are actually a fair few votes by then.

The Dragon Spreads its Wings I liked it more, plain and simple ;)

The Dragon Spreads It's Wings, definitely.

Definantly The Prelude of the Empty Skies for me. Dragon Spreads its Wings didn't do it for me. Prelude on the other hand is just an all around better feel to it.

The Prelude of the Empty Skies

The Dragon Spreads its Wings...man, i can feel it alright.

The Prelude of the Empty Skies

The Prelude of the Empty Skies

The Dragon Spreads its Wings

The Dragon Spreads Its Wings

All right, time to put a wrap on this one...

The Dragon Spreads its Wings - 5
The Prelude of the Empty Skies - 6


"Dragon" never quite made it. "The Prelude of the Empty Skies" wins by just one vote.


All right, next we have...


The Battle (This is the game's normal battle theme. It plays during all standard random encounter or "trap" battles.)

vs.

Fanfare 2 (One of two "Fanfare" pieces in the game. It's very short, but quite a lovely fanfare. It's generally reserved for "significant accomplishment" events. I think one example may be when your party falls under the spell of the Siren, but then they come to.)


Nominations end after this battle, if anyone has any more that they want to make. I've already decided on at least a couple to add in, in addition to the ones that were already suggested.

Battle (GBA version of the game calls this "Battle 1" and the boss battle "Battle 2"). Gotta love the Spanish influence on the theme.

As for the fanfare, I don't know what the GBA version is trying to hint at, but it has the said fanfare as Fanfare 1. I can't quite put my hands on where Fanfare 2 on said version comes from.

The Battle

To clarify, the fanfare I'm referring to is whichever one is the longer track. The one I have is 12 seconds long. If the example I gave wasn't valid, my mistake.

The Battle

The Battle

I agree with Cookie.

The Battle

There just isn't enough with Fanfare. The Battle has more feeling

The Battle

There just isn't enough with Fanfare. The Battle has more feeling

And that's enough of this...

The Battle - 6
Fanfare 2 - 0


No love for "Fanfare 2." Way too short, I guess.

The nominations are now up. Now, on to the next battle...


Battle with Gilgamesh (I think we all know this one. It's the music that plays during the various Gilgamesh battles. This intense theme is first heard when you fight him on the "big bridge." This theme was redone by the Black Mages and a version of it was also heard in FFXII.)

vs.

Four Valiant Hearts (This is the very first world map theme of the game. So it plays in the world of Butz, Reina and Faris.)

Battle with Gilgamesh
'nuff said

Battle with Gilgamesh aka Battle at the Big Bridge all the way. I like the music so much that I'm considering it as my next phone ringtone.

Ignore this post

Battle with Gilgamesh
'nuff said

Battle with Gilgamesh
'nuff said

Battle with Gilgamesh
'nuff said

Battle with Gilgamesh

Battle with Gilgamesh

Battle with Gilgamesh

All right, that's enough of that:

Battle with Gilgamesh - 8
Four Valiant Hearts - 0


Battle with Gilgamesh completely wipes away the first world map theme.


Next is...

Pirates Ahoy! (The theme played for Reina/Lennas' pirate ship.)

vs.

Final Fantasy (This unique version of "Final Fantasy" a.k.a. "The Prologue" plays right after "Dear Friends" and "Before the New Origin," during the segment where everyone meets up with Krile/Cara to cheer her up or your character(s) are returned depending on the outcome of the final bat

Pirates Ahoy!

Pirates Ahoy!

Final Fantasy (Aka Prologue)

I loved the Final Fantasy(prologue), but I have to go with Pirates Ahoy!

Pirates Ahoy.

Pirates Ahoy!

Pirates Ahoy most definately

Pirates Ahoy! for sure. I have heard the main FF theme so many times I am tired of it. Plus Pirates Ahoy! has a nice feel to it.

Final Fantasy

Pirates Ahoy!

Pirates Ahoy!

Pirates Ahoy! - 9
Final Fantasy - 2


Arr! "Pirates Ahoy" be goin' to round 2. Next up...

Ahead on Our Way (This cheerful tune is used during the opening demo sequence / load screens.)

vs.

Go Go Boko! (The chocobo theme used as you ride the chocobo Boko/Boco.)

maaan, Agent why did you do this to me???

This is a tough one...... I'll go with "Ahead on Our Way"

Heh... sorry.


Oh, BTW, fair warning -- if you guys keep voting for "Pirates Ahoy!" in future rounds, the pirate brogue is only going to get worse. :D

Go Go Boko! (Chocobo theme variants FTW!)

Go Go Boko!

Ahead on Our Way

Like the Main FF Theme, I have heard the Chocobo Theme so many times I can't stand it. Plus I have always liked Ahead on Our Way.

Ahead on Our Way
I'd vote for the chocobo theme if it was one of the variants from FFVI and on.

Go Go Boko!

Go Go Boko!

Ahead on Our Way

Ahead on Our Way - 4
Go Go Boko! - 4


Seems we have a tie. We're going to Sudden Death. Next vote clinches it. If there's no vote after 24 hours, then coin toss decides it.

That's it, then! Ahead on Our way it is, via Sudden Death.


Next up...

Critter! Tripper! Fritter! (Plays during the Gogo "battle," may have played during a couple other events, I think. This music served as the inspiration for Mog's Theme from VI and for the moogle (Mogri) theme played in Mognet Central in IX.)

vs.

The New Origin (It's the game's ending theme that plays during the credits roll and final character status display.)

I like both but I will go with The New Origin

I'll vote The New Origin. I like the fact that it's upbeat.

New Origin

The New Origin

Only four votes, but we have to move on. Unanimous vote anyway.

Critter! Tripper! Fritter! - 0
The New Origin - 4


So it's the game's ending credits theme on to the next round.

Next battle...

The Airship (The music played while flying around the airship. The airship itself wasn't much to look at, but this was a fairly zippy tune.)

vs.

What? (This quirky, funny piece played during several amusing moments in the game, such as when Galuf was briefly left stranded while everyone else was about to toddle off on their way, and also when Butz was trying to catch the black chocobo.)


Oh, P.S. -- most of you probably already know about it by now, but the VI Rumble has started. If you like FFVI and wanna join in, make sure to stop by and show your support, right here in this section.

Im kinda repeating myself, but both are good but i will go with What?

I'll go for The Airship, just to throw in some variety (and oh, they're using this as the FFV Advance startup. It's the first song you hear when you get into the game. They got rid of the cool Final Fantasy V logo with the Mode 7 image of Butz riding Boko).

The Airship

At least the tunes which won in the rounds I didn't participate in were those I actually would've voted for, anywho.

So... For this round I'll go for The Airship, because I have a huge thing for airship themes.

Go Go Boko!

What?

What?

The Airship

The Airship

The Airship

The Airship - 6
What? - 3


First vote cast for "What?," but ultimately it loses to "The Airship."


And we continue with...


A Presentiment (The game's opening theme. It has a fairly ominous feeling to it, but ends on what seems like a hopeful note. Very interesting, very atmospheric.)

vs.

The Last Battle (The battle theme for the big final boss battle with surprise [not!] boss Neo-Exdeath.)

The Last Battle

Haha sorry guys my bad on the last vote

A Presentiment

The Last Battle

A Presentiment , hi agent, you should do a Rumble for ff7:cc

A Presentiment

A Presentiment

Final boss battle music usually isn't that great anyway.

A Presentiment.

All right, this one is done. Results seem pretty one-sided...

A Presentiment - 7
The Last Battle - 3


The opening theme beats the ending battle theme. And we have now...


The Land Unknown (The game's third and final world map theme. Plays while on the world map in the merged world.)

vs.

Mambo de Chocobo (This bouncy, fun tune is the black chocobo riding theme.)


Oh and...


A Presentiment , hi agent, you should do a Rumble for ff7:cc
Never played it...

Mambo de Chocobo, definitely.

Mambo De Chocobo

The Land Unknown

Also, sorry. I forgot to check for the update in the last round. Apologies

The Land Unknown is great but you gotta love this version of the chocobo theme.

Mambo de Chocobo for me

As I despise Chocobo themes (although this one is a good one), and its opponent is a very very emotional theme to me (I used it as a theme for an RPG character of mine - he died ;-; ), I'm going to pick The Land Unknown.

The Land Unknown The chocobo theme drives me crazy

Mambo de Chocobo

And another one ends. Let's get those results...


The Land Unknown - 3
Mambo de Chocobo - 4


Very close, but the funky black chocobo theme wins this one. It gets a berth in the second round.

And we do another battle...

The Castle of Dawn (This is the theme of Galuf's castle, Val Castle, and plays within that castle.)

vs.

Beyond the Deep Blue Seas (We all live in a yellow submarine -- or at least we use some sort of submarine anyway to tool around underwater in FFV. And this is theme that plays while we're doing it.)

I like both but I think both should have gone against other songs because they are almost similar, So sorry Agent I throw my vote this time. I Would have voted for both, hard because both are great.

Since I'm always particularly fond of submarine/underwater themes I choose Beyond the Deep Blue Sea. ^.^

Beyond the Deep Blue Seas

Beyond the Deep Blue Seas

I have to agree with the votes above me, Beyond the Deep Blue Seas is better than The Castle of Dawn.

Beyond the Deep Blue Seas

Beyond the Deep Blue Seas

Beyond the Deep Blue Sea.

Beyond the Deep Blue Sea. I personally find it a mysterious yet relaxing tune.

All right, then, I'm gonna go ahead and end this by blowout status:

The Castle of Dawn - 0
Beyond the Deep Blue Sea(s) - 8


The underwater theme goes on to the second round. We're drawing ever close to that -- however, we still have several battles left.

Next up is...

Harvest (This tune plays in Kerwin. As mentioned below, a sort of Scottish or Celtic feel -- very lively and fun.)

vs.

Piano Lesson 8 (This is the final Butz/Bartz piano lesson piece and demonstrates the most technical proficiency. It's short, but nice to listen to. Still, will it go down just as quickly as the other short piece like it did before?)


I feel like I'm sending another tune to the slaughter, but at least one of the Piano Lessons had to be included. Cast your votes!

Harvest. I actually liked the Scottish carnival feel of that piece.

Harvest is a good bgm (Don't get me wrong I like it) but If you stay in that town for a while the song starts to get annoying so I will go with Piano Lesson 8

Definitely Harvest! It was the reason for me to get the FF5 Soundtrack.

Harvest is a good bgm (Don't get me wrong I like it) but If you stay in that town for a while the song starts to get annoying so I will go with Piano Lesson 8


Took the words right outta my mouth, I vote Piano Lesson 8 for the exact same reason

Hmm, both are really nice... CHOICES >_<

Piano Lesson 8

Not anywhere near the result I expected...

Harvest - 2
Piano Lesson 8 - 3


Piano Lesson 8 just wins it.


Next battle is...


Dear Friends (An appropriate title. This is the tune that plays during the ending sequence / reading of the letter -- no matter which of the letters it may be, depending on how many characters [if any] you had KOed at the end of the final battle. It's a nice tune, though it can perhaps get a bit repetitive.)
vs.

Reminiscence (This, as its title suggests, generally plays during segments when a character is remember some important thing -- such as when Galuf regains some memory he lost due to his amnesia, or Bartz remembering things about his parents. It rather reminds me of FFVIII's "Junction," and curiously, that track is of the same length as this one.)

Both.....;_; do i have to choose....
ok...

I will go with.... Reminiscing my dear friends...

ok... sorry.... Dear Friends

Dear Friends

Dear Friends

Dear Friends.

Cool thread! I'll vote for Reminiscence.

Reminiscence.

Reminiscence

NOOOO... Harvest!!! ;-;

Reminiscence

Reminiscence is just cooler.

Dear Friends

Not much left in this round. Not much at all. Let's get those results...

Dear Friends - 5
Reminiscence - 5


Who woulda guessed it? Looked like it was gonna be a straight shot for "Dear Friends," but it ended up being a tie. So we're going to Sudden Death. Next vote from somebody that hasn't already voted on the battle clinches it. If there isn't one after 24 hours, then I'll just toss a coin.


But right now, I wanna do the same thing I did with the Gen FF Rumble before and move straight along to next battle while we're waiting for that.


The Prelude (Another of those traditional pieces that is used in every FF. Plays during the "starry field" sequence when "The End" is displayed and you kinda just wanna sit there and listen to it as part of your reward for beating the game. This version seems to play at a bit faster pace than some of other variations.)

vs.

Nostalgia (This theme brings to mind the sound of the dragon squealing. I think it generally plays during flashback sequences, unlike with Reminiscence, which generally played when a lost memory was recovered.)

I love both but I will go with Nostalgia

The Prelude

Nostalgia

Prelude

Although I dislike themes which are repeated throughout the games (except Battle music), I more dislike Nostalgia, so I'll go with The Prelude.

Prelude

Nostalgia

Nostalgia

The Prelude - 4
Nostalgia - 4


Another tie. Well, first we have to settle the last one. And since nobody chose to use the power of Sudden Death to break it, we go to a coin toss. Or rather,a good technological equivalent of a coin toss. I'll use "Virtual Dice," a program invented by one of the voters here -- I'll leave it to him to take credit for it. This program does exactly what it is says -- simulates the toss of a die. 1-3 will be Dear Friends, 4-6 for Reminiscence... and we have a 3, so it's Dear Friends.

As for this current tie, same rule as before.


Next battle, second to last of the round...


As I Feel, You Feel (I think this is something that is often played in dungeon areas -- I'm not really sure of any other time this plays. Definitely seems to bring to mind dungeons.)

vs.

Lenna/Reina's Theme (Often plays in scenes involving this character. A tender theme.)

FFV = Awesome Soundtrack 2 ties in a row

Id choose both but..... ;_;

"As I Fee, You Feel"

Hope Lenna/Reina's Theme is on the Characters themes rumble I'll vote for it there

Lenna/Reina's Theme . As I Feel, You Feel isnt all that good in my opinion. Lenna Theme is THE song I think of when I think of FFV

Lenna/Reina's Theme, because it was one of the most memorable ones.

I even can't remember where As I See, You Feel exactly was played, since the only 2 dungeon themes I remember are Fate in Haze and Intension of the Earth. o_O

Lenna/Reina's Theme,

Lenna/Reina's Theme.

Hope Lenna/Reina's Theme is on the Characters themes rumble I'll vote for it there
It is, and it seems it sticking around here too...

As You Feel, I Feel - 1
Lenna/Reina's Theme - 4


Wonder where all my voters are? Well, anyway, nobody broke the tie on the last battle, so we need the result on that... The Prelude wins that one.


Final battle of the first round:

The Decisive Battle (This battle theme is first heard when Galuf plunges into singular battle against XDeath. It's also used for the first form battle when you fight him as a final boss.)

vs.

My Home Sweet Home (If I'm not mistaken, this is the tune that plays in Butz/Bartz's hometown.)

again i'd vote for both because FFV ost = awesome


my vote goes for My Home Sweet Home

The Decisive Battle

My Home Sweet Home

Ack... >.<
Stop putting these great tunes together! D:

Sigh... I think I'll go with My Home, Sweet Home. Although The Decisive Battle is extremely good, My Home reminds me of the Lord of the Rings game for the SNES. Although the game itself was crappy, the music was extremely nice.

The Decisive Battle

The Decisive Battle

My Home Sweet Home

The Decisive Battle

The Decisive Battle - 4
My Home Sweet Home - 4


You guys drive me wild -- we have another tie. Next vote decides it, so if there's anybody that wants a vote that hasn't made a choice yet, please make it within the next 24 hours, or else I'm gonna have to go back to the old random pick. And I'm not moving on to the next round until the first one is properly closed out.

All right, I guess we're moving on...

The Decisive Battle wins the computerized "coin toss."

And that's the end of the first round and the end of those, hopefully. From now on, if there are anymore ties, we look to the previous votes to the determine the winner.


Here's what's left for the second round:


Ahead on Our Way
A Presentiment
Pirates Ahoy!
The Airship
Battle with Gilgamesh
Unknown Lands
The Prelude of the Empty Skies
The Decisive Battle
Dear Friends
The New Origin
The Prelude
Piano Lesson 8
Beyond the Deep Blue Seas
Mambo de Chocobo
Lenna/Reina's Theme
Four Valiant Hearts


First battle of the second round...


Unknown Lands (Faris: "Where is this?" Galuf: "The continent of Grociana. A remote land where ferocious beasts dwell. How unfortunate that we were thrown here." Butz: "Galuf. I'm sorry. Because of us..." Galuf: "I told you, you didn't have to come. ... But, You guys have made my day.")

vs.

Mambo de Chocobo (Butz: "Hey, this one's a black chocobo!" Lenna: "So they weren't extinct!" Butz: "Well, let's see if you can fly! Go!!")

Unknown Lands!

Mambo de Chocobo

Still got to love this version of the chocobo song
Mambo de Chocobo

Mambo de Chocobo

Mambo de Chocobo gotta love those chocobo themes.

Mambo de Chocobo for me.

Unknown Lands

Mambo de Chocobo

Unknown Lands - 2
Mambo de Chocobo - 6


Seems people really like this particular chocobo theme. It wins fairly easily and heads into the quarterfinals.

Our next thrilling battle...

The Airship (Mid: "We'll start right away! Butz, you guys should go rest in the bedroom." Butz: "I just had a dream that the work on the airship was finished already." Cid: "We're done!!" Butz: "Wow! You guys are fast!!")

vs.

Beyond the Deep Blue Seas (Mid: "Grandpa! Are you all right?" Cid: "Whew! This is no time to act silly. I found new technology in a book. Now I can make the airship go underwater!" Butz: "Really!" Cid: "Nothing is impossible to Cid. Let's go Mid!")


The airship theme or the submarine theme? Of course, as explained above, the submarine is really just the modified airship, but... Which will win? Cast your votes!

The Airship

Beyond the Deep Blue Seas

Beyond the Deep Blue Seas

Beyond the Deep Blue Seas is a better song all around imo

Beyond the Deep Blue Seas

Beyond the Deep Blue Seas

The Airship - 1
Beyond the Deep Blue Seas - 6


Definitely not much of a contest there. The submarine theme earns a berth (heh heh heh) in the quarter finals.


We move on to this battle...


Pirates Ahoy! (Butz: "This must be the pirates' hideout. So that ship we saw was a pirate ship?" Lenna: "I wonder if we couldn't get a ride?" Butz: "Uhh. these are PIRATES we're talking about here.")

vs.

The Prelude (EXP: 1 Zillion --- AP: 1 Zillion --- Level: 99) :D

Pirates Ahoy

Pirates Ahoy

Pirates Ahoy

Pirates Ahoy!

The Prelude

Pirates Ahoy!

Another lopsided battle --


Pirates Ahoy! - 5
The Prelude - 1


Ahead on Our Way (Butz: "I'm Butz. Journeying with a chocobo to nowhere in particular.")

vs.

Four Valiant Hearts (Galuf: "I MUST go. Please take me with you!!" Lenna: "Butz. What about you?" Butz: "I'll continue my journey." Lenna: "Butz. Thank you so much! Goodbye." Galuf: "Farewell!")

Ahead on Our Way, but I like them both.

Ahead on Our Way, but I like them both.

Ahead on Our Way

better by just a little

Ahead on Our Way

Ahead on Our Way, but I like them both.

Aww, man i missed a match.. :(

Ahead on Our Way, but I like them both.

Ahead on Our Way

Ahead on Our Way

Ahead on Our Way wipes out "Four Valiant Hearts."

Ahead on Our Way - 8
Four Valiant Hearts - 0


BTW, I was thinking of changing the blowout condition for this one to 5-0, given that the current amount of traffic seems to be no more than ten votes per match anyway, so if something were leading by 5-0, it would be hugely unlikely that the other would catch up. That's what I'm gonna go with, unless there's any objection.


Next battle is...


Battle with Gilgamesh (Gilgamesh: "I've been waiting behind this door all this time! I was getting anxious about what I'd do if you didn't show up!" Butz: "Stand guard!!" ... ... Gilgamesh: "I was wrong. I can't fight four people. I don't stand a chance. Did you believe me!? Hey! I remembered urgent business! I'll be back!")

vs.

The Prelude of the Empty Skies ("We are the monsters who have been sealed in the Cleft of Dimension for a millennium. Exdeath will unleash the power of the Void and a world of monsters, a world of darkness will be born!")

This is going to be another Blow out Battle with Gilgamesh
This is theme is just too Awesome

Battle with Gilgamesh

Battle with Gilgamesh (or Clash at the Big Bridge) has to be the best song in Final Fantasy history. Disagree or be shot.

Battle with Gilgamesh (or Clash at the Big Bridge) has to be the best song in Final Fantasy history. Disagree or be shot.

I voted it before, and I will vote it again. Battle with Gilgamesh (aka The Battle at Big Bridge). Trust me, I tend to let the SPC loop for hours when I'm tensed up with serious work.

Battle with Gilgamesh

Battle with Gilgamesh, not much of a fight here is it?

Battle with Gilgamesh

I'm going to go ahead and end this...

Battle with Gilgamesh - 8
The Prelude of the Empty Skies - 0


I woulda ended it sooner, but it was a holiday weekend, so I decided to go ahead and let it sit. The first round ended with a series of ties, now we can't seem to get away from blowouts. Perhaps we'll have at least a bit better battle with this...


The Decisive Battle (Exdeath: "Take this. You've made me mad! To the world of Death with you!! Flare! Holy! Meteo! Wh-, why won't you die!" Galuf: "Not yet. I can't die yet. Even if my life burns out. I will defeat you!!" Exdeath: "I cannot be defeated by anger or hatred." Galuf: "This is no mere rage, nor hatred!")

vs.

Lenna/Reina's Theme (Butz: "But that sure was a shock. that Lenna was the princess of Tycoon." Lenna: "I'm sorry. I wasn't intending to hide it." Butz: "But why were you going to the Wind Shrine by yourself?" Lenna: "Because my father is there. And when the wind stopped. I thought something bad had happened. So I snuck out of the castle alone. and then, that meteor came falling from the sky.")

Gonna have to go with The Decisive Battle here.

I'm going to go ahead and end this...

Battle with Gilgamesh - 8
The Prelude of the Empty Skies - 0


I woulda ended it sooner, but it was a holiday weekend, so I decided to go ahead and let it sit. The first round ended with a series of ties, now we can't seem to get away from blowouts. Perhaps we'll have at least a bit better battle with this...


The Decisive Battle (Exdeath: "Take this. You've made me mad! To the world of Death with you!! Flare! Holy! Meteo! Wh-, why won't you die!" Galuf: "Not yet. I can't die yet. Even if my life burns out. I will defeat you!!" Exdeath: "I cannot be defeated by anger or hatred." Galuf: "This is no mere rage, nor hatred!")

vs.

Lenna/Reina's Theme (Butz: "But that sure was a shock. that Lenna was the princess of Tycoon." Lenna: "I'm sorry. I wasn't intending to hide it." Butz: "But why were you going to the Wind Shrine by yourself?" Lenna: "Because my father is there. And when the wind stopped. I thought something bad had happened. So I snuck out of the castle alone. and then, that meteor came falling from the sky.")

When did Larry Butz make his way into a Final Fantasy game? I sure hope you don't actually mean Bartz.

Also, Lenna's theme, because she's my favourite character in the game.

^ thats his name in the game (aka Bartz).
Just like Lenna/Reina, Salsa/Sarisa it was mistranslation

Also I choose Lenna/Reina's Theme if it was VI
Decisive Battle then my vote would have gone to that one... but..

Lenna/Reina's Theme

Lenna/Reina's Theme

Lenna/Reina's Theme

Crap this is a tough one for me. Do I go for the soft and calm Lenna's Theme or the pumped up and energetic The Decisive Battle?

Well normally I would vote for The Decisive Battle but today I am in a relaxing mood so it's Lenna's Theme for me.

The Decisive Battle

The Decisive Battle

The Decisive Battle

The Decisive Battle

Lenna/Reina's Theme - 6
The Decisive Battle - 5


Well, that's about as different as you can get from what we've been having. Towards the end there, "The Decisive Battle" manages to pull within just one vote, but it's not enough. "Lenna/Reina's Theme" goes on to the quarter finals.


Two battles left before those. First of those is...

A Presentiment (King Tycoon: "Something about the wind bothers me. I must go check the crystal of the Wind Shrine." Lenna: "Yes. I can feel it, too. But, by yourself?" King Tycoon: "Don't worry.")

vs.

Dear Friends ("Oh, by the way, Boko and Koko have had children! They're so cute, you should come meet them! It's been one year since then. Lenna and Faris are busy with everything at their castle and Butz has left on another journey. So I think I'll go to that place. Where Grandpa sleeps. To that place.")

Dear Friends. Nothing better than a happy ending!

Dear Friends

Dear Friends

A Presentiment

Dear Friends

Dear Friends

A Presentiment

Right, sorry for the delay on this one. I rather expected a close battle here, instead, it seems we have another fairly one-sided contest...

A Presentiment - 2
Dear Friends - 7


"A Presentiment" is out of luck -- "Dear Friends" moves on to the Quarter Finals. And we move on to the final battle of Round 2. That battle is...

The New Origin (Lenna: "Hey, don't you hear something?" Faris: "Yeah, I hear it!" Cara: "Grandpa's voice?" Butz: "No. The rustling of the trees?" Lenna: "The murmur of the Water?" Faris: "The flaring of Fire?" Cara: "The whisper of the Earth?" Butz: "I don't know. I don't know, but." Faris: "I can hear it." Lenna: "Yes, something warm. Let's go!")

vs.

Piano Lesson 8 ("Please play some tunes. It might remind me of a song to teach you... ... You're getting better. That's a nice tune. Here, I'll teach you another song!")



I'm not really sure how "Piano Lesson 8" made it into to the second round, but sometimes the results are quirky. Not that it isn't a good, zippy little tune, but does it really even have any sort of a fighting chance against the game's closing credits theme? Cast your votes!

The New Origin

The New Origin for shure!

The New Origin

In this rumble 5-0 is enough. The New Origin moves on the quarter finals, and here they are...


Ahead on Our Way
Pirates Ahoy!
Battle with Gilgamesh
Dear Friends
The New Origin
Beyond the Deep Blue Seas
Mambo de Chocobo
Lenna/Reina's Theme


Above list is for reference, but you can see the updated results at any time by checking the first post in the thread. First battle of the quarter finals is...


Ahead on Our Way (Butz: "Aw, stop that. The meteor's shock's collapsed cliffs and made the ground split. And now, the road to Tule's been blocked. Lenna: "But I have to get to the Wind Shrine." Galuf: "Ugh. unnh. To the Wind Shrine. got to hurry. to the Wind Shrine." Butz: "This old geezer too. You know what? I'm going to go with you." Lenna: "What? Really!!" Butz: "My dad. He said for me to travel the world and see things. And besides, the wind is calling." Galuf: "Yeah, yeah, say whatever you want! Really you just want to be with her!!" Butz: "Hey, you were awake!!")

vs.

Mambo de Chocobo (Mid: "'That black bird... It's a black chocobo, isn't it!? So there are some still alive!")


All of these tunes have done well to get this far. Here's where it maybe starts getting harder. Cast your votes!

Mambo de Chocobo

Mambo de Chocobo, gotta love the chocobo tune.

Ahead on Our Way

Mambo de Chocobo. You cannot ignore the mambo and the chocobo! :D

Ahead on Our Way

'cause I hate Chocobo Themes. <_<

Also, if you stickied this thread, Agent, why not sticky the VI-rumble, too?

All of these tunes have done well to get this far. Here's where it maybe starts getting harder. Cast your votes!

Yes this is a hard one....

I'll go with Ahead on our way

'cause I hate Chocobo Themes. <_<

Also, if you stickied this thread, Agent, why not sticky the VI-rumble, too?
There's a simple answer for that -- I wasn't the one who stickied this...

Ahead On our Way - 3
Mambo de Chocobo - 3


Only six votes? Come on, I know I have more voters than that. Somebody break the tie.


And while we wait for that, there's no reason why we should wait for the next battle...

Battle with Gilgamesh

vs.

Beyond the Deep Blue Seas



"Battle with Gilgamesh" has proved amazingly popular -- though not so much so outside this rumble in the past. Will it make it into the semi-finals here? Cast your votes!

This is a setup... :(
I choose Battle with Gilgamesh :)

Definitely Battle with Gilgamesh. I will not have it other way.

Whoawhoa!! I like them both REALLY much, but I think to keep it a bit exciting, I'll go with Beyond the Deep Blue Seas (despite I like Gilgamesh a little tiny bit more).

I like them both REALLY much, but I think to keep it a bit exciting, I'll go with Beyond the Deep Blue Seas

Battle with Gilgamesh

Battle With Gilgamesh

And Also Mambo De Chocobo