Regards

Aggressor Theme

Regards

Aggressor Theme

Results from the previous round: Theme of Laura (3-2) and Revolution - Aggressor Theme (3-2) advance!

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Round 1, Fight 8 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Pianissimo Epilogue (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHUMipQnvww), from Silent Hill 2

vs.

True (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDKx1Rp1yAA), from Silent Hill 2

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Round 1, Fight 8 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Dark Side - Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JWxbhRify0), by Wally Beben (1988 Incentive Software)

vs.

Driller - Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UzJUCPkCjo), by Matt Gray (1987 Incentive Software)

Two early 3D adventures using the Feescape engine. The 8-bit versions were a bit slow, but had incredible atmosphere, which is underlined by their moody soundtracks. Dark Side is yet another dark Wally Beben track that lasts 12 minutes. Driller is only slightly shorter and takes some inspiration from Carpenter's Halloween theme and Phantom of the Opera.

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

Rocky Star (https://youtu.be/SYozSlo5h9k?t=221), by Kim Christensen (Future Freak) (1988 Dexion)

My Picks:
True
Dark Side

True

Driller

Man, the oscilloscope is a bit off putting at times.

True

Dark Side

True

Driller

Man, the oscilloscope is a bit off putting at times.

Really? I love looking at old video game music that way. Mostly because it gives you a better understanding of how the song 'works' in terms of sound design. It's also pretty mesmerizing, in an odd sort of way.

I like it better with than without.

Never saw vgm videos with that before.

True

Dark Side

True

Dark Side

Results from the previous round: True (5-0) and Dark Side - Main Theme (4-1) advance!

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Round 1, Fight 9 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Nightmarish Waltz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1J3On2MDNg), from Silent Hill 4: The Room

vs.

Breeze ~ In Monochrome Night (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu8A6BdcHbk), from Silent Hill 3

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Round 1, Fight 9 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Cataball - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4prihQy3g0), by Mark Cooksey (1987 Elite)

vs.

Traz - Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdSVKkH18d4), by Jeroen Kimmel (1988 Cascade Games)

Cataball is one of the many catchy Mark Cooksey themes, played on a 'violin' and a 'flute'. Traz is a similar long, melodic tune that sounds like a guitar solo at times.

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

Another Tune for Joanna (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9Racui9jJI#t=05h37m15s), by Neil Baldwin (Demon) (1988 Neil Baldwin)

My Picks:
Nightmarish Waltz
Cataball

Breeze ~ In Monochrome Night

Cataball

Breeze ~ In Monochrome Night

Cataball

Breeze ~ in Monochrome Night

I will come back and do the second rumble.

Cataball

the simplicity of the tune along with the illusion that you've played it before that made it for me. Cataball transported me back to my childhood

A while back we had a discussion on the state of (Japanese) game music in '85. I just made a whole podcast about that topic. If anybody cares, you can find the video here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tuj5J3xdCKk).

Silent Hill 4, Cataball.

Results from the previous round: Breeze ~ In Monochrome Night (3-2) and Cataball - Title Screen (5-0) advance!

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Round 1, Fight 10 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Betrayal (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WShknpNpHbY), from Silent Hill 2

vs.

Tears of... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UJOl1P4KQw), from Silent Hill

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Round 1, Fight 10 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Ball-Blasta - Name Entry (https://youtu.be/FBpqezcCjlw?t=134), by Adam Gilmore (1988 Zeppelin Games)

vs.

Tales of Boon - Name Entry (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Hz_ZMsi_k&index=6&list=PLFA94A77ADC06FDDA), by Thomas Detert (1993 X-Ample)

Two pleasant and somewhat melancholic tunes, that were both used as the high score music of their respective games.

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

That's the Way It Is (main) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9Racui9jJI#t=09h54m56s), by Jeroen Tel (1988 Maniacs of Noise)


My Picks:
Tears of...
Ball-Blasta

Tears of... -- This sounds like such a Konami song. I don't know any better way to describe it.

Ball-Blasta

Betrayal

Ball-Blasta

Silent Hill 2, Tales of Boon.

Good to see you, Link!

Tears of...

Ball-Blasta

hi there,

Tears of...

:o

Good to see some MIA faces.

Betrayal

tales of boon

Results from the previous round: Tears of... (4-3) and Ball-Blasta - Name Entry (4-2) advance!

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Round 1, Fight 11 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Great Demon World Forest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB-lhZXPAxA), from Shadows of the Damned

vs.

Passion That Binds Me (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1vHeUFOyfM), from Silent Hill: Origins

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Round 1, Fight 11 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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RoboCop - Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFgXGw_kXpc), by Jonathan Dunn (1989 Ocean)

vs.

Underground - In-Game (https://youtu.be/VzV-MHfoPQM?t=149), by Chris Ammerm�ller (1989 CP Verlag)


The RoboCop soundtrack is mostly known for this iconic theme by Jonathan Dunn, which later also appeared in the Gameboy version of this game and even made it into a commercial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpWeMWbKBIk). Underground is a fairly unassuming Boulder Dash clone with a similarly relaxing track featuring a 'triangle flute'. And man do I love triangle flutes.

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

Premature (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_qi6JkQK7E), by Glenn Rune Gallefoss (1999 SHAPE/Blues Muz)

My Picks:
Passion That Binds Me
Underground

Great Demon World Forest

I'll vote in a bit for the other one. My internet doesn't want to load the second link right now.

Great Demon World Forest

Robocop

Addendum: Thank you for robocop. it was a pleasure to listen to this song

Great Demon World Forest

Robocop (love Jonathan Dunn)

Unfortunately that's going to be the only Jonathan Dunn track in this rumble :( But if you can't get enough of him, you could listen to this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGSpyECKCI4) instead :)

Thanks for the link! Y'all need to check this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNQHjyLcTfU) out, too. I've previously posted one other video by this kid. My jaw actually fell open about halfway into the video. He's just incredible.

Where's everybody at? :-\

Results from the previous round: Great Demon World Forest (3-1) and RoboCop - Main Theme (2-1) advance!

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Round 1, Fight 12 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Catgrass Greenhouse (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js4XkPg4aUs), from Black Knight Sword

Note: The original link to this video doesn't work anymore, so I had to replace it with this one. I don't know if this 'extended' version is any different though, it just seems to be a bit longer.

vs.

Alone in the Town (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aalI-pmhgb4), from Silent Hill 2

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Round 1, Fight 12 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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R-Type - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vmoj8xzqkk), by Chris H�lsbeck (1988 Electric Dreams)

vs.

Turrican - Intro (https://youtu.be/-0TAU35QS-8?t=27), by Stefan Hartwig (1990 Rainbow Arts)

The R-Type theme is one of H�lsbeck's best-known compositions on the C64 and also completely different from the Amiga version that featured in Shad's rumble. Stefan Hartwig's Turrican theme was originally composed for an intro maker app, published by Digital Marketing. That same company did the copy protection/mastering for many C64 games, and that's how his music ended up being used as the loading tune in Turrican.

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

Dynamic Range (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9Racui9jJI#t=06h05m27s), by Michael Hendriks (1989 F.A.M.E.)

My Picks:
Catgrass Greenhouse
Turrican

*Yep. The only difference in this version of Catgrass Greenhouse is the length.

Catgrass Greenhouse - The oddball selection from Yamaoka's catalogue gets my vote even though "Alone in the Town" has some great moments, such as when its "strings" come in.

Turrican - Interesting detail about Digital Marketing. :D

*SupraDarky just did a retrospective (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glcGXw3gS6Q) on the Silent Hill series, for those who are interested.

Alone in the Town

R-Type

Sorry about that last rumble, I just couldn't get the link to load.

Thanks to the link to SupraDarkys retrospective! I never played the games because I get motion sickness for a lot of games, but I've always loved the music.

Alone in the Town
R-type

so this is what we're rumbling now... i have to admit to being a bit preoccupied with other things as i listened to silent hill tracks. I never have played any of them. That's no indication on the music, i found these tracks to be wonderful pieces of music they are a little interesting, don't know what to compare it with really :) I love the what do you call it... fast paced section in r-type close to 2 mins.

Shad, where are you? We need a tiebreaker in both rumbles.

Results from the previous round: Alone in the Town (3-2) and Turrican - Intro (3-2) advance! Both battles had to be decided by the roll of the dice.

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Round 1, Fight 13 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Over (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlYuwa-gDRo), from Silent Hill

vs.

Witchcraft (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDKBfhcos84), from Silent Hill: Homecoming

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Round 1, Fight 13 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Stormlord - Title Tune (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbfNwe-BsN8), by Johannes Bjerregaard (1989 Hewson) - the video is slightly nsfw and the top comment is by Jeroen Tel

vs.

Stormlord - In-Game Tune (https://youtu.be/xzKZqTO4aFw?t=388), by Johannes Bjerregaard (1989 Hewson) - gameplay footage that features naked fairies


The big battle of Bjerregaard's Stormlord tracks! The title screen music is a fairly long, developing tune, that is somewhat reminiscent of Tel's Cybernoid 1+2. Even longer is the in-game BGM, which is structured like a mini-symphony, consisting of four distinct movements.

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

Drive on Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dptDcPh4k9U), by Michael Winterberg (1986 Speedi Systems)

An early track by demoscene pioneer Michael Winterberg.

My Picks:
Over - sounds like Merzbow, lol
Stormlord - Title Tune

Good to be back. :D

Witchcraft

Stormlord - Title Tune

Hmm..

well i'll be honest about those silent hill songs, they're giving me the creeps, in a good way. It's terrifying music.

I don't know what to say...

I definitely like other soundtracks better, but they're both solid.

Over
Stormlord - Title tune

Over

Silent Hill Homecoming, Stormlord In game music

Results from the previous round: Over (3-2) and Stormlord - Title Tune (3-1) advance!

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Round 1, Fight 14 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Silent Hill (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYs0kLMuXDE), from Silent Hill

vs.

Town of Mysteries (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xluCj01-0nE), from Silent Hill: Origins

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Round 1, Fight 14 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Armalyte - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XH9vcsY-xs), by Martin Walker (1988 Thalamus)

vs.

The Last Ninja - The Wilderness (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbBENI8sHFE), by Ben Daglish (1987 System 3)

The Armalyte soundtrack is a good example of Martin Walker's fairly original style: dark, brooding tunes that are very melodic at the same time. Ben Daglish's Wilderness theme is a different take on creating an atmospheric video game score, combining Far Eastern elements with warbling, almost dubsteb-like, synths.

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

Ala Gal Part 1: Demonic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaJokKSc7EY), by Charles Deenen (1988 Maniacs of Noise)

From an early Maniacs of Noise demo, this is based on a track by Neil Baldwin.

My Picks:
Silent Hill
The Last Ninja

Silent Hill

The Last Ninja

By the way, I really liked the demo track. I knew Deenen's name, but couldn't match it to any soundtracks off the top of my head. Interesting guy. One of the first links I ran across after googling him was a guide to recording car sounds (presumably because he worked on the Need for Speed series, but still a funny area to be an authority on).

Silent Hill

The Last Ninja

By the way, I really liked the demo track. I knew Deenen's name, but couldn't match it to any soundtracks off the top of my head. Interesting guy. One of the first links I ran across after googling him was a guide to recording car sounds (presumably because he worked on the Need for Speed series, but still a funny area to be an authority on).

He was a founding member of Maniacs of Noise and the guy behind their sound drivers, although he also composed for a few games/demos himself. At some point he was hired by Interplay, did a few soundtracks for them and then quickly transitioned into a production role. He is still in the industry though, doing sound design for titles as recent as XCOM 2 or Star Wars: Battlefront.

Btw, my next podcast is going to be all about Charles Deenen.

Silent Hill

Armalyte

Silent Hill

Results from the previous round: Silent Hill (4-0) and The Last Ninja - The Wilderness (2-1) advance!

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Round 1, Fight 15 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Please Love Me...Once More (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBcqpXOCuPE), from Silent Hill 3

vs.

It's A Bughunt (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n5drJ8qDkM), from Shadows of the Damned

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Round 1, Fight 15 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Ark Pandora - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHSQdkqUa4A), by Ben Daglish, Anthony Crowther (1986 Rino Marketing)

vs.

Odysseus: Trojan Warrior - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blUVswhvTpU), by Steve Barrett (1988 Silverbird)

Ark Pandora is one of the early Ben Daglish soundtracks, this tune is a reworked version of an earlier demo written by Daglish and Crowther to get a job in the industry. Odysseus is a pretty crappy shooter that features a similarly melodic piece by Steve Barrett.

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

Double Density Commercial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcaz7JCBmNU), by Markus Schneider (1989 Double Density)

Originally composed for a commercial, this was used in many demos and cracktros as well.

My Picks:
It's A Bughunt
Ark Pandora

Please Love Me...Once More

Odysseus: Trojan Warrior

Please Love Me...Once More

Odysseus: Trojan Warrior

It's a Bughunt
Odysseus: Trojan Warrior

Results from the previous round: Please Love Me...Once More (3-2) and Odysseus: Trojan Warrior - Title Screen (3-1) advance! The Yamaoka Rumble had to be decided by lot.

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Round 1, Fight 16 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Ain't Gonna Rain (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82AxwPFHGt4), from Silent Hill

vs.

Wounded Warsong (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw0iRRCHqag), from Silent Hill 4: The Room

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Round 1, Fight 16 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Dominator - Loading Tune (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdOlhw6JLHc), by Matt Gray (1989 System 3)

vs.

Quedex - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpab6UoImmA), by Matt Gray (1987 Thalamus)

Two tracks that both showcase Matt Gray's signature high-energy style very well.

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

Theme from Stationary Ark (from Synth Sample) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px2rVl7t-gY), by Georg Feil (1984 Georg Feil)

Originally written as a demo for Georg Feil's music editor Synth, this was a very popular track to be included in early demos like the one in this video. The music itself is based on a theme from a 70s TV show.

My Picks:
Wounded Warsong
Dominator

Wounded Warsong

Quedex - Title Screen

Wounded Warsong

Quedex - Title Screen

Wounded Warsong

Quedex - Title Screen

Wounded Warsong

Dominator

Sidenote: Shogo Sakai posted this image (https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/13161699_1041154552587408_8681438771323018481_o.jp g) to Nobuo Uematsu's Facebook page today, laughing about it. Apparently, it's a Sound & Recording magazine from June 1995. I thought it was cute that the two of them post each other's clippings. At the time, Chrono Trigger would have just come out and Sakai would have been finishing up Metal Max Returns.

Results from the previous round: Wounded Warsong (5-0) and Quedex - Title Screen (3-2) advance!

This concludes the first round of the Yamaoka rumble!

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Round 2, Fight 1 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Illusion in Me (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko0TMAPy_JU), from Silent Hill: Origins

vs.

Laura Plays The Piano (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6L9Cbs0m_U), from Silent Hill 2

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Round 1, Fight 17 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Gordian Tomb - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UofxvwE-HCU), by Thomas Detert (1990 CP Verlag)

vs.

Rubicon - Loader (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hBverjpeLs), by Reyn Ouwehand (1991 21st Century Entertainment)

One of the many great tracks from the Rubicon soundtrack, composed by Reyn Owehand, who was a member of Maniacs of Noise at that time. Gordian Tomb is a similar melodic piece by Thomas Detert. This soundtrack is mostly known for its 32-minute in-game theme (https://youtu.be/UofxvwE-HCU?t=297) though, one of the longest pieces of 8-bit game music.

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

Ultimate Intro Studio (Tune 07) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA51zo8RY0U), by Stefan Hartwig (1989 Digital Marketing)

One of the music samples that came with Ultimate Intro Studio. Like some of Hartwig's other tracks this was also used as a loading tune in a game (Myth in this case) using Digital Marketing's copy protection.

My Picks:
Laura Plays The Piano
Rubicon

By the way, I really liked the demo track. I knew Deenen's name, but couldn't match it to any soundtracks off the top of my head. Interesting guy. One of the first links I ran across after googling him was a guide to recording car sounds (presumably because he worked on the Need for Speed series, but still a funny area to be an authority on).

Here is the Charles Deenen podcast (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAFLkCBRuzg) I promised you last week.

Excellent! Thanks!

And welcome back Shad! :D

Illusion in Me

Gordian Tomb

Thanks for the songs, I haven't listened to much vgm music, so this is good exposure. What round was Illusion in Me played in? I can't recall hearing it before.

Gordian Tomb music makes me want to be able to do the robot dance
Laura plays the piano
Gordian

Rough couple of weeks over here with final exams and a failed hard drive. Sorry I haven't been more of a contributor.

Anyway, the first round of Yamaoka cuts is done, and we've got some interesting trends going. First and foremost, we definitely like the music of the earlier games. All of the entries from Origins (2007), Homecoming (2008), and Shattered Memories (2009) were eliminated in the first round except for "Illusion in Me." Losing that many from the later games is not particularly surprising. But I am surprised that "Illusion in Me," a vocal track, as well as "Tender Sugar" have advanced. We've previously discussed our hang-ups about vocal tracks. I believed these avoided some of the normal pitfalls, and I'm pleased they're still in it. "Dearest" from Contra: Shattered Soldier also made it through, representing one half of the oddball Yamaoka tracks I included (the other being "Catgrass Greenhouse") to show Yamaoka outside his comfort zone. Mostly, though, we're voting on strength versus strength: atmospheric tracks using cleverly manipulated samples, drones playing small intervals to add dissonance, booming reverb to give the instruments scale, and trip-hop and industrial percussion to drive the pieces forward. It's an effective formula he has milked since the first Silent Hill, and in fact Yamaoka has stated he's made every sound heard in the Silent Hill games using just his Line 6 Pod. Pretty impressive, if true.

This has to be Laura Plays the Piano for me. I love the interplay between the sampled cluster and the pianos.

Gordian Tomb - As a sidenote, thanks for the continued commentary. I knew the name Reyn Ouwehand but didn't know he also was part of this Maniacs of Noise group. I'm learning a lot. :D


EDIT: @PforPianist: "Illusion in Me" was in the very first fight of Round 1 against "Never Forgive Me, Never Forget Me."

Results from the previous round: Laura Plays The Piano (3-1) and Gordian Tomb - Title Screen (3-1) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 2 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Suburban Nightmares (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efT4E7wOsW4), from Shadows of the Damned

vs.

Tender Sugar (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMXmZok6gpE), from Silent Hill 4: The Room

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Round 1, Fight 18 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Hypa-Ball - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyNYfoWBRvc), by Keith Tinman (1986 Odin Computer Graphics)

vs.

Hysteria - In-Game BGM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM-CZVkqtiE), by Fred Gray (1987 Software Projects)

The Hypa-ball title track sounds like it fell out of a 2000s electroclash album, except it was made in 1986. There are quite a few pop/electro songs that feature extremely similar 'bass lines' (like this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hoQ0N6zJJg), or this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uco-2V4ytYQ)). Hysteria is one of the better known Fred Gray compositions, and one of the first (if not the first) instances of single-channel echo on the C64.

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

Hi Fi Sky (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3LP6AQhaak), by Markus Klein (LMan) (2015 MultiStyle Labs)

Something a little bit more recent and notable for using 2 SID + 3 PCM channels. This barely sounds like a C64 track.

My Picks:
Tender Sugar
Hypa-ball

Suburban Nightmares
Hypa-Ball

Also, the annual FF Character Knockout (Thread 204665) is back for its 6th iteration! I'll kick off the musical equivalent as soon as my current Mafia game ends.

Tender Sugar

Hypa-ball

Ran random.org for the FF pairings and good lord.

Like half of our traditionally favorite tracks are going to be eliminated in the first round. <_<

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Three separate groups will match up former quarterfinalists or higher.

I like variety. :D

We're missing some members of the team on this vote. :-\

Suburban Nightmares

Hypa-Ball

Sorry about the late vote. Been pretty busy lately.

Results from the previous round: Suburban Nightmares (3-2 by lot) and Hypa-Ball - Title Screen (4-0) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 3 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Dearest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVQT1EmqHRI), from Contra: Shattered Soldier

vs.

Killing Time (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgr-ZSZSSwA), from Silent Hill

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Round 1, Fight 19 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Frightmare - Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz-yWjUk1pQ), by Jeroen Kimmel (1988 Cascade Games)

vs.

Startrash - Intro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqyNzonw7go), by Chris H�lsbeck (1989 Rainbow Arts)

When I posted Frightmare in my thread, I called this track the 'Bolero' of SID music. A fairly repetitive rhythmic pattern that is played over 9 minutes, interspersed with subtle, but very effective pieces of melody. The actual 'tune' doesn't start until 2 minutes into the song. Startrash also has a bit of a build-up before the track gets going. This soundtrack is one of the many H�lsbeck/Vaca collaborations from '89.

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

DMC Demo IV (Tune 2) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9Racui9jJI#t=00h15m07s), by Johannes Bjerregaard (1988 Johannes Bjerregaard)

My Picks:
Dearest
Frightmare

Killing Time

Frightmare - Nice description for this one

Killing Time

Frightmare

Killing Time by a thousand miles.

Startrash

In other news, this year's Final Fantasy music rumble (Thread 205116) has officially begun. :)

Contra: Shattered Soldier, Startrash.

Results from the previous round: Killing Time (3-2) and Frightmare - Main Theme (3-2) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 4 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Theme of Laura (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LB7LZZGpkw), from Silent Hill 2

vs.

True (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDKx1Rp1yAA), from Silent Hill 2

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Round 1, Fight 20 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Hawkeye - Load Next Level (https://youtu.be/Lb4E2MZFXDE?t=355), by Jeroen Tel (1988 Thalamus)

This is a dolby headphone version of the soundtrack, I couldn't find any video that plays two complete loops of this track.

vs.

Street Surfer - Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei-7k2wVvYU), by David Whittaker (1986 Mastertronic)

In terms of general sound design, Hawkeye is probably one of the most impressive 8-bit soundtracks. The loading screen features interactive music with a built-in channel mixer (https://youtu.be/plGgOyDZ9bw?t=93), all the in-game tracks (https://youtu.be/ASoRpGQ6zfo?t=543) only use one(!) sound channel to allow for additional sfx, and then there is this tune that is played while the next level is loading (https://youtu.be/ASoRpGQ6zfo?t=483). Street Surfer on the other hand is a prototypical David Whittaker's SID track, complete with arpeggio chords and his trademark rhythm patterns.


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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

Deus Ex Machina (https://youtu.be/G7Py_TyhXYY?t=61), by Mel Croucher (1986 Automata UK)

Is this a demo? Or maybe a game? Deus Ex Machina was one of the very first 'art games' and a very divisive product at that time. Originally released on the Spectrum in '84, the game features no in-game music. Instead, it came with an audio tape with music and narration that is played alongside the program. The script is loosely based on "The Seven Ages of Man" from Shakespeare's As You Like It.

My Picks:
True
Hawkeye

True

Hawkeye

Side-note: Well, I just learned from Merriam-Webster that "deus ex ma-SHEE-na" is, in fact, an acceptable pronunciation--although far less common.

Theme of Laura, Hawkeye.

It's hard to tell, i'm changing my mind after hearing each one.

Theme of Laura
Hawk Eye

True

Hawkeye

Results from the previous round: True (3-2) and Hawkeye - Load Next Level (5-0) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 5 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Breeze ~ In Monochrome Night (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu8A6BdcHbk), from Silent Hill 3

vs.

Tears of... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UJOl1P4KQw), from Silent Hill

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Round 1, Fight 21 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Comic Bakery - Loading Tune (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH7dz7bqgyA), by Martin Galway (1986 Imagine)

vs.

Sanxion - Loader (Thalamusik) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiXTDZy2Hyg), by Rob Hubbard (1986 Thalamus)

Two classics from two classic C64 composers, both are played while the game is loaded from tape. Comic Bakery is a port of an obscure MSX game by Konami, but this particular piece is exclusive to the C64 version. Thalamusik is one of Hubbard's most famous tracks, composed for a shmup that also featured a pretty nifty cover of Prokofiev's "Dance of the Knights" (https://youtu.be/LodK2ll7xPY?t=5).

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

DMC Demo IV (Tune 2) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9Racui9jJI#t=00h15m07s), by Johannes Bjerregaard (1988 Johannes Bjerregaard)

My Picks:
Tears of...
Sanxion

Breeze ~ In Monochrome Night

Comic Bakery

That demo track is pretty badass.

EDIT: Also, we just had our 7th anniversary. Cheers!

\o/

Breeze ~ In Monochrome Night

Comic Bakery

That demo track is pretty badass.

EDIT: Also, we just had our 7th anniversary. Cheers!



really?

wow. I thought ffshrine had been around for 12 years atleast.

What happened to the melody?

Tears of...
Comic Bakery

Tears of...

Bakery Comic




EDIT: Also, we just had our 7th anniversary. Cheers!



Has it only been 7? It really does feel like it's been longer than that!

I thought ffshrine had been around for 12 years atleast.

I was referring to this thread only, which was started on 05-27-2009.

Also, welcome back feral! They weren't able to fix your old account??

I was referring to this thread only, which was started on 05-27-2009.

Also, welcome back feral! They weren't able to fix your old account??

Woohoo! That's actually pretty long for a thread! I did think you meant the shrine itself, too. I know it's been around longer than 7, because I've been on the shrine for longer than 7!

I had to create a new account to get things figured out. It wasn't just a password reset that needed done. It seemed that I had to have my account reactivated. I don't really know what happened, but I know that there are a few others that had the same problem. But we're good now and if anything happens again, I now have an alt account. I kept the avatar the same to help keep confusion down.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure the Shrine itself started in 2005. Glad you got the account problem fixed!

Results from the previous round: Tears of... (3-1) and Comic Bakery - Loading Tune (3-1) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 6 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Great Demon World Forest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB-lhZXPAxA), from Shadows of the Damned

vs.

Alone in the Town (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aalI-pmhgb4), from Silent Hill 2

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Round 1, Fight 22 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Last Ninja 2 - Central Park (In-Game) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoGFV_xxR64), by Matt Gray (1988 System 3)

vs.

Xenophobe - BGM #3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz4tSNVUwAc), by Barry Leitch (1989 Micro Style)

The Last Ninja 2 soundtrack probably doesn't require an introduction, being arguably Matt Gray's most popular work on the C64. Xenophobe is a port of Bally Midway's arcade game that received a completely new soundtrack courtesy of Barry Leitch. I like how the second half of this track basically turns into speed metal, complete with blast beats and guitar solo.

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

Compleeto! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEZKquw-tFk), by Anders Andr�en (ATOO) (1989 Anders Andr�en)

My Picks:
Alone in the Town
Last Ninja 2

Alone in the Town
Last Ninja 2

On a related note: we might want to start thinking about a replacement for the Akira Yamaoka rumble, which is going to end in 5 weeks (rough estimate), and we would need something with at least 32 tracks to run alongside the C64 rumble.

I had a look at some of the previous suggestions, the one I could do without too much preparation would be the "Early PC" rumble, provided we narrow down the scope a little bit.

Any ideas?

Alone in the Town

Last Ninja

Alone in the Town

Last Ninja 2

If we do Early PC, I agree with your idea to organize it by sound chip--with the suggestion that we do something other than C64 music to avoid overlapping. I believe the only other theme with more than 32 selections that is finished is Best of the 7th Gen consoles.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure the Shrine itself started in 2005. Glad you got the account problem fixed!

My join date begs to differ. :P

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Alone in the Town

Last Ninja 2 - Central Park (In-Game)

Results from the previous round: Alone in the Town (5-0) and Last Ninja 2 - Central Park (In-Game) (5-0) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 7 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Over (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlYuwa-gDRo), from Silent Hill

vs.

Silent Hill (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYs0kLMuXDE), from Silent Hill

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Round 1, Fight 23 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Flimbo's Quest - Loading Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GlCcO4zghM), by Reyn Ouwehand (1990 System 3)

vs.

Rock'n Roll - Take Off Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7EyZIYVgec), by Ramiro Vaca (1989 Rainbow Arts)

Flimbo's Quest is a cheerful platform game with matching music by Johannes Bjerregaard. Reyn Owehand contributed this theme, played while the game is loading, which is one of his best-known compositions on the C64. Rock'n Roll is another Ramiro Vaca / Chris H�lsbeck collaboration, as the name suggests, this soundtrack consists of a number of rock'n roll tunes.

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

Shades (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7_RAJQ02eA), by Chris H�lsbeck (1986 64'er/Markt & Technik)

Speaking of Chris H�lsbeck, this is the track that started his career as a musician, and was originally written for a music contest by a German computer magazine. Impressed by the quality of his music, the magazine asked him to write an editor for his sound driver which was published a few months later as a program called Soundmonitor. This, in turn, was the main inspiration for Karsten Obarski's Soundtracker, the father of all music tracker software.

My Picks:
Silent Hill
Flimbo's Quest

My join date begs to differ. :P

lol, I guess that would through off the 2005 guess!

Silent Hill

Flimbo's Quest

Haha. Definitely wrong then. I was going by the first post dates in some of the sub-forums and the first post by Sarah's old account. [10 minutes pass] Okay, I've got an answer! Alexa.com used to be a good source for this kind of info, but they got bought out by Amazon and are now a subscription service. However, several free sites have sprung up to offer the same service, and one of them (http://www.easycounter.com/report/forums.ffshrine.org) lists the forum's creation date as September 28, 2003. Multiple other sites confirm that date. Apparently, I was pretty late to the party.

Silent Hill

Flimbo's Quest

Interesting story about Chris H�lsbeck!

Awh, shame there aren't more votes for Over.

Flimbo's Quest

Results from the previous round: Silent Hill (3-1) and Flimbo's Quest - Loading Screen (4-0) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 8 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Please Love Me...Once More (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBcqpXOCuPE), from Silent Hill 3

vs.

Wounded Warsong (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw0iRRCHqag), from Silent Hill 4: The Room

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Round 1, Fight 24 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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DJ Puff's Volcantic Capers - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi6i3o0PB3k), by Gerard Gourley (1992 Codemasters)

vs.

Slightly Magic - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESxkV_QI6D4), by Allister Brimble (1991 Codemasters)


Two tunes from the sheer endless supply of Codemasters budget platformers.

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

A Trace of Space (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4U-Wsyvqo8), by Thomas E. Petersen (Laxity) (2005 Maniacs of Noise)

My Picks:
Wounded Warsong
DJ Puff's Volcantic Capers

Please Love Me...Once More

DJ Puff's Volcantic Capers

Please Love Me...Once More

Slightly Magic - Title Screen

Please Love Me...Once More

DJ Puff's Volcantic Capers

Good to see you all again :)

Wounded Warsong

Slightly Magic - Title Screen

Szczepaaaaaaaaan! Good to see you. :D

Results from the previous round: Please Love Me...Once More (3-2) and DJ Puff's Volcantic Capers (3-2) advance!

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Round 3, Fight 1 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Laura Plays The Piano (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6L9Cbs0m_U), from Silent Hill 2

vs.

Suburban Nightmares (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efT4E7wOsW4), from Shadows of the Damned

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Round 1, Fight 25 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Turrican 2 - The Final Fight - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH899QpQMrA), by Markus Siebold (1991 Rainbow Arts)

vs.

Adidas Championship Football - Intro / Game Options (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtxx58Lq6ic), by Matthew Cannon (1990 Ocean)

Although somewhat overshadowed by H�lsbeck's Amiga soundtrack, the C64 version of Turrican 2 has pretty good music as well. This title theme was composed by Markus Siebold in his trademark techno style.
Totally not techno is the second track, an upbeat tune with a nice melody played on a flute.

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

1.67YT - Turrican ]I[ Remix (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0dyalsYHvo), by Tammo Hinrichs (KB) (1994 The Obsessed Maniacs)

Staying with the Turrican theme, a remix of the stage 1 music from Turrican 3 (Amiga) / Mega Turrican (Genesis).

My Picks:
Laura Plays The Piano
Adidas Championship Football

Suburban Nightmares

Turrican 2 - The Final Fight - Title Screen

We're down to the Final 8 in the Yamaoka rumble!

Laura Plays The Piano - This was one of the first songs I heard from the Silent Hill series, and a lot of ingredients here made me fall in love with Yamaoka's style.

Turrican 2 - The Final Fight - Title Screen

Alone in the Town

Last Ninja 2

If we do Early PC, I agree with your idea to organize it by sound chip--with the suggestion that we do something other than C64 music to avoid overlapping. I believe the only other theme with more than 32 selections that is finished is Best of the 7th Gen consoles.

Does anybody else have an opinion on this? I could prepare a 32 track rumble for PCM-based sound hardware that would nicely complement the C64 music, but I'm also up for a potential Best of 7th Gen rumble provided that I get some help creating the required (32x5 in total) Youtube links for all the individual tracks.

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We're down to the Final 8 in the Yamaoka rumble!

Yeah, I forgot to mention this. From the remaining 8 tracks only 2 are not from Silent Hill 1 or 2...

Laura Plays the Piano

Turrican 2

I think I'm more interested in doing a 7th Gen rumble than a PCM-based rumble.

I'm also up for a potential Best of 7th Gen rumble provided that I get some help creating the required (32x5 in total) Youtube links for all the individual tracks.

I'll take care of the links. It's actually a 64-soundtrack rumble!

Szczepaaaaaaaaan! Good to see you. :D

Thx arthur! xD



Laura Plays the Piano

Turrican 2

Results from the previous round: Laura Plays The Piano (4-1) and Turrican 2 - The Final Fight - Title Screen (4-1) advance!

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Round 3, Fight 2 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Killing Time (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgr-ZSZSSwA), from Silent Hill

vs.

True (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDKx1Rp1yAA), from Silent Hill 2

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Round 1, Fight 26 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Last Ninja Remix - Central Park - The Wastelands (Remix 1) (https://youtu.be/AXVphtR2V4k?t=669), by Reyn Ouwehand (1990 System 3)

vs.

Puzzlenoid - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JqvfkagLMQ), by Richard Rinn (1990 Markt & Technik)

Two groovy tunes: Last Ninja Remix is a remake of Last Ninja 2, but the music also included a few tracks from the first game. This particular piece is based on Ben Daglish's famous Wastelands theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE8jEm9qPzk) turned into a dance track by Reyn Ouwehand. Puzzlenoid is a fairly obscure puzzle game that was released in a disk mag, the music is by demo scener Richard Rinn (Deek).

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

Zakazazam (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNy9-jSzcIw), by Glenn Rune Gallefoss (1998 SHAPE/Blues Muz')

My Picks:
True
Puzzlenoid

Killing Time

Puzzlenoid

True

Last Ninja Remix

True is one of the best tracks in this mix, but Killing Time is still an easy choice for me.

Last Ninja Remix

Results from the previous round: True (3-2 by lot) and Last Ninja Remix - Central Park - The Wastelands (Remix 1) (3-2 by lot) advance!

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Round 3, Fight 3 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Tears of... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UJOl1P4KQw), from Silent Hill

vs.

Alone in the Town (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aalI-pmhgb4), from Silent Hill 2

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Round 1, Fight 27 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Battle Ships - Title (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFdyhJtQ3cg&feature=youtu.be&t=25), by Mark Cooksey (1987 Hit Pak)

vs.

Troll - In-Game BGM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTFpai2gC0A), by Fred Gray (1988 Outlaw Productions)

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

Extasy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBRu7__NOMo), by Michal Relkowski (Daf) (1996 Samar Productions)

Great track that always sounded a little bit like a remix of that Troll theme to me.

My Picks:
Tears of...
Troll

Tears of...

Troll

Tears of...

Battle Ships

Tears of... -- This sounds like such a Konami song. I don't know any better way to describe it.

No wonder. It's another loose spin on Pleasure of Tension (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6YNlAkffcA), and I'm not sure how I failed to immediately recognize it last time.

Tears of...

Battle Ships

Ha! I never noticed that either.

We could really do with a fifth regular voter to break all those ties :(

Results from the previous round: Tears of... (4-0) and Battle Ships - Title (3-2 by lot) advance!

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Round 3, Fight 4 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Silent Hill (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYs0kLMuXDE), from Silent Hill

vs.

Please Love Me...Once More (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBcqpXOCuPE), from Silent Hill 3

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Round 1, Fight 28 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Eliminator - In-Game (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LRt0pRVbCc), by Jeroen Tel (1988 Hewson)

vs.

Rolling Ronny - The Sewers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yCGTMGblWM), by Markus Schneider (1991 Virgin Games)

Two tracks representing a style of SID music that was heavily inspired by popular contemporary genres like Acid Jazz and Funk.

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

Red Eyes (Eldorado part 2) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZAX4VzTEfI), by Jouni Ikonen (Mixer) (1990)


My Picks:
Silent Hill
Eliminator

Please Love Me...Once More

Rolling Ronny - The Sewers

Silent Hill

Eliminator

Please Love Me...Once More

Rolling Ronny - The Sewers

Silent Hill

Results from the previous round: Silent Hill (3-2) and Eliminator - In-Game (3-2 by lot) advance!

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Round 4, Fight 1 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Laura Plays The Piano (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6L9Cbs0m_U), from Silent Hill 2

vs.

True (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDKx1Rp1yAA), from Silent Hill 2

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Round 1, Fight 29 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Defcom - Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjoFbVuRu24), by David Whittaker (1986 Quicksilva)

vs.

Spellbound - In-Game Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkmkjpVvxCI), by Rob Hubbard (1986 Mastertronic)

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

Afterlife (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIn7SREBNfg), by Peter Siekmann (Devilock) (1994 Talent)


My Picks:
Laura Plays The Piano
Spellbound

Laura Plays The Piano

Defcom

True

Defcom

Laura Plays The Piano

Spellbound

True

Spellbound

Results from the previous round: Laura Plays The Piano (3-2) and Spellbound - In-Game Music (3-2) advance!

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Round 4, Fight 2 // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Tears of... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UJOl1P4KQw), from Silent Hill

vs.

Silent Hill (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYs0kLMuXDE), from Silent Hill

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Round 1, Fight 30 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Grand Monster Slam - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljGBn0mSqow), by Chris H�lsbeck (1989 Rainbow Arts)

vs.

Krakout - Title Screen & BGM #1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spnvz7GQYT8), by Ben Daglish (1987 Gremlin Graphics)

Two tracks that couldn't be any more different. Grand Monster Slam is the - pretty epic - intro music for a fantasy sports game, while Krakout is a silly (even by his standards) Daglish tune for a Breakout clone.

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Bonus Demo Track (don't vote for this):

JT in Space (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWLNeGn3cto), by Jeroen Tel (1988 Maniacs of Noise)


My Picks:
Tears of...
Krakout

Tears of...

Grand Monster Slam

Tears of...

Krakout

Silent Hill - One of the most Important songs in the History of Video Games.

Silent Hill

Grand Monster Slam

Silent Hill really close one for me

Grand Monster Slam

Results from the previous round: Tears of... (4-3 by lot) and Grand Monster Slam - Title Screen (3-2) advance!

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Round 5, The Final!!! // Best of Akira Yamaoka

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Laura Plays The Piano (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6L9Cbs0m_U), from Silent Hill 2

vs.

Tears of... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UJOl1P4KQw), from Silent Hill






I'm doing two C64 match-ups this time, so that the next round can start in sync with the Best of 7th Gen rumble. Make sure you pick a winner for both of them!

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Round 1, Fight 31 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Wizball - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq9f3NfeFfo), by Martin Galway (1987 Ocean)

vs.

Zamzara - Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhuPs2H5VMw), by Charles Deenen (1988 Hewson)

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Round 1, Fight 32 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Fist II: The Legend Continues - The Cave (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VOJalDWL_s), by Neil Brennan (1986 Melbourne House)

vs.

Forbidden Forest - Title Screen & Main BGM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpkc7GvvrdM), by Paul Norman (1983 Cosmi)


Two early proponents of programmatic music in video game soundtracks.

Forbidden Forest was one of the first attempts to create a movie-like experience in a game. The soundtrack, written by game designer Paul Norman, is build around this moody central theme which transitions into more hectic enemy-specific tunes depending on your current encounter. Come to think of it, this might actually be the very first soundtrack for a horror game as well.

Neil Brennan's music is notable for its ingenious sound design and usually very atmospheric in style. This is one of the three themes from Fist 2 that is played during the cave sections of the game.

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My Picks:
Tears of...
C64 Fight 31: Zamzara
C64 Fight 32: Fist II

Laura Plays The Piano - I'm delighted "Laura Plays the Piano" made it this far. In my mind, it is one of Yamaoka's best. Evocative from the first note, which is treated with delay and backed by a rearing, glassy sample, the song gets a pulse from a pitch-bent piano cluster, retreats, then returns with a hole in the middle, and out of that arises a simple, excited, beautiful, and bleak melody—a fitting metaphor for a game series that asks you to look into the void and discover something surprising.

Zamzara

Fist II

Tears of...

Zamzara

Forbidden Forest

Tears of...

Laura Plays The Piano

Zamzara

Forbidden Forest

Tears of... (4-2) becomes the Best of Akira Yamaoka Rumble winner. Yay! Big thanks to everybody who voted in this thread!

Next up is the Best of 7th Gen Rumble, while the ongoing C64 rumble will finally move on to round 2. I think I might need a break from being the lead once the C64 rumble is done and would really appreciate somebody else taking over at that point. You still have some time to think about it though, at the rate this is currently going this rumble will probably last us another 4-5 months.

Results from the previous round: Fist II - The Cave (3-2) and Zamzara - Main Theme (5-0) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 1 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Turrican 2 - The Final Fight - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH899QpQMrA), by Markus Siebold (1991 Rainbow Arts)

vs.

Battle Ships - Title (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFdyhJtQ3cg&feature=youtu.be&t=25), by Mark Cooksey (1987 Hit Pak)

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Round 1, Fight 1 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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The Unfinished Swan (2012 for PS3) by Joel Corelitz
Sample tracks: The Unfinished Swan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-GX0PJMEII), Monroe's Story (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VVtsMzTR9A), The Monument Falls (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuscfVUc7i8), Palace Minuet (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNS2oiQW5KM), The Watchtower (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StS2OnyoSd4)

vs.

A Boy and His Blob (2009 for Wii) by Daniel Sadowski
Sample tracks: Subterra (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAjDFV88yJo), Gears of Blob (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXVAXLHG900), The City March (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5XwL0iHs8E), Boss! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MlDPrLNbnc), Forest Greens (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J19f03qWSBA)

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My Picks:
Turrican 2
The Unfinished Swan

Battle Ships

The Unfinished Swan! - This is a good first match-up. I love certain songs on both.

Fun factoid: This is the second-most research I had to do for a theme (after the Composers rumble), as I hadn't heard most of these soundtracks before. Two years and 200+ soundtracks later, here we are! I've grown to really feel strongly about some of the entries, so I hope others find a favorite, too.

Yes, good job! I'm also looking forward to quite a few soundtracks that I haven't heard yet. For me these rumbles are more about discovering new music anyway, I don't really care too much about the final ranking to be honest :)

Battle Ships - Title

The Unfinished Swan

I like how ages ago in this thread I called the FFT soundtrack overrated.

I've listened to Hitoshi Sakimoto more than any other composer over the past year.

I like how ages ago in this thread I called the FFT soundtrack overrated.

I've listened to Hitoshi Sakimoto more than any other composer over the past year.

Maybe give his early FM soundtracks a listen as well, if you haven't already. Stylistically they are quite different from his later orchestral stuff and you can find many of them in the PC-88, PC-98, and X68000 sections of my thread. Let me know if you need any recommendations.

Cool, as soon as I get some free time I think I will. I've mostly just been listening to FFT, FF12, and Lord of Vermilion 2 a bunch.

Battle Ships - Title

The Unfinished Swan

Results from the previous round: Battle Ships - Title (3-1) and The Unfinished Swan (4-0) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 2 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Rambo: First Blood Part II - Loading Screen (https://youtu.be/6NmknHO0J4I?t=104), by Martin Galway (1986 Ocean)

vs.

DJ Puff's Volcantic Capers - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi6i3o0PB3k), by Gerard Gourley (1992 Codemasters)

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Round 1, Fight 2 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Crysis 2 (2011 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Borislav Slavov, Tilman Sillescu, Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe
Sample tracks: Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edv9YsRImCY), Alien Suite (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p37RsP7wXIQ), Insertion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph1Sn3li54I), Battery Park (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDFuk-sktzc), Morituri (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upQhv2gCbTg)

vs.

Portal 2 (2011 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Mike Morasky
Sample tracks: Want You Gone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVVZaZ8yO6o), Cara Mia Addio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kis6V6qwYxI), Science Is Fun (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAg4yjEmerU), Robots FTW (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EP3fDx644w), Reconstructing More Science (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAeiqxNH3W0)


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My Picks:
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Portal 2

DJ Puff's Volcanic Capers

Crysis 2

For me these rumbles are more about discovering new music anyway, I don't really care too much about the final ranking to be honest :)

Yeah, likewise, a big part of the appeal for me has been the opportunity to hear something new. By the way, thanks for including the release years, platforms, and composers with the entries!

DJ Puff's Volcantic Capers

Crysis 2

Rambo: First Blood Part II

Crysis 2

Rambo

Crysis 2

Results from the previous round: Rambo: First Blood Part II - Loading Screen (3-2) and Crysis 2 (4-1) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 3 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Cataball - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4prihQy3g0), by Mark Cooksey (1987 Elite)

vs.

Hawkeye - Load Next Level (https://youtu.be/Lb4E2MZFXDE?t=354), by Jeroen Tel (1988 Thalamus)

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Round 1, Fight 3 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Xenoblade Chronicles (2010 for Wii) by Manami Kiyota, Ace+, Yoko Shimomura, Yasunori Mitsuda
Sample tracks: Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OxpAqDc4JE), Unfinished Battle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anuAekXi13M), Colony 9 (Night) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLHmZ7FI1yA), Prologue B (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzMkZChFynk), Colony 9 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKcQ-CQX-Ik)

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3D Dot Game Heroes (2009 for PS3) by Yousuke Yasui, Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso, Shoichiro Sakamoto, Teruo Taniguchi, Takahiro Eguchi, Norihiro Hurukawa
Sample tracks: Opening (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g5AS9bP7QU), Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtSwa3jtlB8), Go to the Wilderness (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMpn4VK9G1s), Water Temple (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIRjqKXicZ0), Reijakku Village (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqL8VTcNdG4)

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My Picks:
Hawkeye
3D Dot Game Heroes that's a really though one

Hawkeye

Oh man. Brutal match-up! For both of these soundtracks, it was difficult to pick the representative five. 3D Dot Game Heroes :(

Cataball

3D Dot Game Heroes - this was tough.

Hawkeye

Xenoblade Chronicles - while 3D DGH was fun to listen... No contest for me.

Results from the previous round: Hawkeye - Load Next Level (3-1) and 3D Dot Game Heroes (3-1) advance!

Didn't expect to see Xenoblade fall at the first hurdle.

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Round 2, Fight 4 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Frightmare - Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz-yWjUk1pQ), by Jeroen Kimmel (1988 Cascade Games)

vs.

Comic Bakery - Loading Tune (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH7dz7bqgyA), by Martin Galway (1986 Imagine)

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Round 1, Fight 4 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Diablo III (2012 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Russell Brower, Derek Duke, Glenn Stafford
Sample tracks: And The Heavens Shall Tremble (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5maJlozFcY), New Tristram (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjcCiepTILQ), I Am Justice (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdXYjnGO3-E), The Eternal Conflict (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYyqtg3yO7Q), Incantation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nVGB-ZeE6M)

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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (2012 for Xbox 360, Windows) by Adam Skorupa, Krzysztof Wierzynkiewicz, Marcin Przybyłowicz
Sample tracks: Dwarven Stone upon Dwarven Stone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_jizNCiInw), A Nearly Peaceful Place (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f9KfX_kPVY), Vergen by Night (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V2yiBKpBKQ), Assassins of Kings (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhSBSjbwEZs), Death to the Traitors (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT14tYx9Fyo)

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My Picks:
Frightmare
The Witcher 2

Whoops, looks like I missed the last round by a couple minutes. >_>

Frightmare
The Witcher 2

D3's soundtrack was sorely in need of some Matt Uelmen. It sounded too much like Blizzard music without a sufficiently unique flavor.

Whoops, looks like I missed the last round by a couple minutes. >_>

Frightmare
The Witcher 2

D3's soundtrack was sorely in need of some Matt Uelmen. It sounded too much like Blizzard music without a sufficiently unique flavor.


You can still vote for previous rounds if you want, I'll update my post if necessary.

Frightmare

The Witcher 2

Frightmare

As much as I love DIII and the music, I think Witcher 2 has the better soundtrack.

Frightmare

The Witcher 2

Results from the previous round: Frightmare - Main Theme (5-0) and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (5-0) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 5 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Gordian Tomb - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pacDmoStYsw), by Thomas Detert (1990 CP Verlag)

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Stormlord - Title Tune (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbfNwe-BsN8), by Johannes Bjerregaard (1989 Hewson)

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Round 1, Fight 5 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011 for Wii) by Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, Mahito Yokota, Takeshi Hama
Sample tracks: Ballad of the Goddess (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4ReyoNpyrM), Fi's Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRPheoucN_0), The Sky (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl6iryREksM), Koloktos/Moldarach (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzL4IA16k78), Faron Woods (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_2zBH30HJU)

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BioShock Infinite (2013 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Garry Schyman, Jim Bonney
Sample tracks: Welcome to Columbia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNy9jrer75s), Elizabeth (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwDzbZcUTok), The Songbird (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDhPvrYY0kY), Lighter Than Air (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulKOflFo86s), Lutece (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bC3mZE-y90)

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My Picks:
Stormlord
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, although Lighter Than Air is my favorite track from this selection. And isn't Ballad of the Goddess technically an arrangement? Or is this particular version also featured somewhere in the game?

Gordian Tomb

Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Zelda Wiki (http://zeldawiki.org/Ballad_of_the_Goddess) says the song is heard throughout the game. There are several variations on YouTube, so if this is an arrangement, maybe this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23hJeaLotEw) is the version heard in-game?

Stormlord

Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Gordian Tomb

Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Stormlord - Very tough one... Like them both more than most other tracks:/

Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Results from the previous round: Stormlord - Title Tune (3-2) and TLegend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (5-0) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 6 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Quedex - Title Screen (https://youtu.be/pIBh3aqGJbc?t=202), by Matt Gray (1987 Thalamus)

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Eliminator - In-Game (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LRt0pRVbCc), by Jeroen Tel (1988 Hewson)

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Round 1, Fight 6 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Darksiders II (2012 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Jesper Kyd
Sample tracks: The Makers Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXZmurKkDuc), The Death Plains (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LqQ0qvLmMM), Crystal Spire (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGhmuJblDHI), The Guardian (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGWQ_uaUrCY), The Crowfather (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwVZ2uvaxrc)

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Mass Effect 3 (2012 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Sascha Dikiciyan, Sam Hulick, Chris Lennertz, Clint Mansell, Cris Velasco
Sample tracks: Leaving Earth (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGHA9oO1Ybg), An End Once and For All (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLxv_g_zQkY), I Was Lost without You (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txrPOJG5bUc), I'm So Proud of You (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRcmtPVxrBU), End Credits (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZhdXhOr8AA)

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My Picks:
Eliminator - In-Game
Darksiders II

Eliminator - In-Game

Darksiders II

Eliminator

Darksiders II - I first heard this soundtrack in one of the other music rumbles and instantly fell in love with it. I just want to add one more track that I really enjoy: The Corruption (https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=eGocG8qwYEo)

I'll vote later today, but in the meantime, super weird coincidence:

I was posting in a thread about early music and pulled up a group called Drolls on my last.fm to see which song by them I'd favorited years ago so I could link it. Turned out to be a 16th century Spanish piece called "Pase el Aqua", which unfortunately is not currently uploaded on youtube. (I might fix that tonight.)

It also happens to be the loader theme to Iron Lord (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMO4tG40ig0). I'd never made the connection before. :o

Props to Jeroen Tel for digging into the history books on that number.

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Darksiders II is my favorite 7th gen soundtrack of the ones I've heard before, so consider my vote there until I've had a chance to listen.

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Worthless "smart" searches what the hell does "Drolls pase el aqua early music" have to do with Aqua Teen Hunger Force?

God I hate the modern internet. -_-

I'll vote later today, but in the meantime, super weird coincidence:

I was posting in a thread about early music and pulled up a group called Drolls on my last.fm to see which song by them I'd favorited years ago so I could link it. Turned out to be a 16th century Spanish piece called "Pase el Aqua", which unfortunately is not currently uploaded on youtube. (I might fix that tonight.)

It also happens to be the loader theme to Iron Lord (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMO4tG40ig0). I'd never made the connection before. :o

Props to Jeroen Tel for digging into the history books on that number.


It's going to blow your mind, but the main theme from that game is based on this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1NgHonWNE0), another 16th century carol. Have you ever listened to the Fantasy General soundtrack (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlH5iOWh1HI)? It's all arrangements of various liturgical songs, some even pre-16th century. Pretty awesome stuff!

Eliminator - In-Game

Darksiders II

Eliminator

Results from the previous round: Eliminator (5-0) and Darksiders II (5-0) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 7 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Fist II - The Legend Continues - The Cave (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VOJalDWL_s), by Neil Brennan (1986 Melbourne House)

vs.

Revolution - Aggressor Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPyj1_rdKhM), by Martin Walker (1990 Future Publishing)

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Round 1, Fight 7 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Nier (2010 for PS3, Xbox 360) by Keiichi Okabe, Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi, Takafumi Nishimura
Sample tracks: Cold Steel Coffin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMf-kDeAYCY), The Wretched Automatons (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmc3yji0G84), The Dark Colossus Destroys All (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiDI4GZMVF0), Emil / Sacrifice (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x0-EYfwP-c), Shadowlord (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IEbfDtDaUc)

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Steins;Gate (2009 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Takeshi Abo
Sample tracks: Gate of Steiner (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qft44yIJ6_M), Believe Me (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_N3FhoJREk), Sky Clad Observer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnzmfmivXk0), Laboratory (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3Wm5xiGGiI), Solitude (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duENJRAwmvQ)

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My Picks:
Revolution
Nier

Fist II

Nier - This one's no contest for me.

Fist II

Nier - This one's no contest for me.

Sidenote: Alert to Shad and other fans of Metroid II (http://kotaku.com/brilliant-fan-remake-of-metroid-ii-arrives-just-in-time-1784929739)

Fist II

Nier

Results from the previous round: Fist II - The Legend Continues - The Cave (3-1) and Nier (4-0) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 8 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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RoboCop - Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFgXGw_kXpc), by Jonathan Dunn (1989 Ocean)

vs.

Spellbound - In-Game Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkmkjpVvxCI), by Rob Hubbard (1986 Mastertronic)

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Round 1, Fight 8 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Halo 4 (2012 for Xbox 360) by Neil Davidge, Kazuma Jinnouchi
Sample tracks: Awakening (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzLCOY_FAeE), Green and Blue (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ommLyaaLnc8), Nemesis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZhKWviOuc), 117 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzIJV8XrCEI), To Galaxy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_oKF0uA7pk)

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Fez (2012 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Disasterpeace
Sample tracks: Adventure (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MVAIf-leiQ), Beacon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvAHsrjMzRk), Flow (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlBQh6N7RDw), Compass (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y5szNZehps), Sync (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylJ_IIvCQD4)

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My Picks:
Spellbound
Fez

Robocop

Fez - This is one of my favorite soundtracks from the 7th gen.

RoboCop

Halo 4 - No contest here for me. Between To Galaxy, Awakening, and Arrival this is one of my favorite soundtracks.

Uh oh. Double tie.

Results from the previous round: RoboCop - Main Theme (3-2 by lot) and Halo 4 (3-2 by lot) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 9 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Hypa-Ball - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyNYfoWBRvc), by Keith Tinman (1986 Odin Computer Graphics)

vs.

Turrican - Intro (https://youtu.be/-0TAU35QS-8?t=27), by Stefan Hartwig (1990 Rainbow Arts)

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Round 1, Fight 9 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Guacamelee! (2013 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Rom Di Prisco, Peter Chapman
Sample tracks: Sierra Morena (Living) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOIzJfEXCaM), Main Menu (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m61F2fl-Xfg), La Mansi�n del Presidente (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1Aw_pJ4_tg), Temple of Rain (Dead) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTtinHgHXl0), Forest del Chivo (Living) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIpdBqeYy5U)

vs.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Jeremy Soule
Sample tracks: Reign of the Septims (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpqSdORmCX4), Wings of Kynareth (https://youtu.be/SpqSdORmCX4?t=1047), King and Country (https://youtu.be/SpqSdORmCX4?t=724), Watchman's Ease (https://youtu.be/SpqSdORmCX4?t=1692), Minstrel's Lament (https://youtu.be/SpqSdORmCX4?t=2127)

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My Picks:
Hypa-Ball
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Turrican

Guacamelee!

Hypa-Ball

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Results from the previous round: Hypa-Ball - Title Screen (3-2 by lot) and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (3-1) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 10 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Bee 52 - Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moWLGp7VJDA), by Gerard Gourley (1992 Codemasters)

vs.

Cybernoid - Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kgzdAfz0AE), by Jeroen Tel (1988 Hewson)

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Round 1, Fight 10 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Heavy Rain (2010 for PS3) by Normand Corbeil
Sample tracks: Ethan Mars (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tSaWMrRlx4), Painful Memories (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNJNcRloU10), Scott Shelby (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5UtOSBHI9U), Last Breath (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmYX57qmY5U), Norman Jayden (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LYxvKcb6js)

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Assassin's Creed II (2009 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Jesper Kyd
Sample tracks: Home in Florence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztTjQB89v6U), Ezio's Family (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSVHx23ByhM), Venice Rooftops (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9geXVAOFDg), Earth (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXmaNjuwdd8), Dreams of Venice (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UVi5Pzjjs0)

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My Picks:
Cybernoid
Assassin's Creed II

Cybernoid

Assassin's Creed II

Cybernoid

Assassin's Creed II

Cybernoid

Assassin's Creed II

Results from the previous round: Cybernoid - Main Theme (4-0) and Assassin's Creed II (4-0) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 11 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Monty on the Run - Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIA_0cvS2gQ), by Rob Hubbard (1985 Gremlin Graphics)

vs.

Ball-Blasta - Name Entry (https://youtu.be/FBpqezcCjlw?t=134), by Adam Gilmore (1988 Zeppelin Games)

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Round 1, Fight 11 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Fallout: New Vegas (2010 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Inon Zur
Sample tracks: Main Title (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkAG02nSIxo), Wasteland Justice (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzigShxN3zc), Out of Business (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfK3s73ObjY), Rubble of the Forgotten (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJXVJ79zxMQ), Not My Vault (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQICVovlNKI)

vs.

Max Payne 3 (2012 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Health
Sample tracks: Tears (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEH_LSL4rVw), Max:NJ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r808QrCse5Q), Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZfaSNoZ6L0), Pain (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TvSjLLOdiU), Combat Drugs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXuP0hRJMm0)

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My Picks:
Monty on the Run
Max Payne 3

Monty on the Run

Max Payne 3

Monty on the Run

Max Payne 3

Results from the previous round: Monty on the Run - Main Theme (3-0) and Max Payne 3 (3-0) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 12 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Last Ninja 2 - Central Park (In-Game) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoGFV_xxR64), by Matt Gray (1988 System 3)

vs.

Grand Monster Slam - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljGBn0mSqow), by Chris H�lsbeck (1989 Rainbow Arts)

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Round 1, Fight 12 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Ni No Kuni (2011 for PS3) by Joe Hisaishi
Sample tracks: Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyAF5QhW0Uk), The First Dawn (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0VhOcep_aY), Field (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISbVq8Z9dQM), The Hero of the Kingdom (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9rMs8d0dRA), Miracle ~ Reunion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ztpJwyzUVg)

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Bioshock (2007 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Garry Schyman
Sample tracks: The Ocean on His Shoulders (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp6QpMWaKpE), Welcome to Rapture (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEFIZh_Zscc), This Is Where They Sleep (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE_oDn5ibko), First Encounter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csAw6uQjvDg), Cohen's Masterpiece (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlu2z2gkhhI)
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My Picks:
Last Ninja 2
Ni No Kuni

Last Ninja 2

Bioshock

Grand Master Slam

Bioshock

Last Ninja 2

Ni No Kuni this one gave me some trouble

Results from the previous round: Last Ninja 2 - Central Park (In-Game) (3-1) and Bioshock (3-2 by lot) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 13 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Odysseus: Trojan Warrior - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blUVswhvTpU), by Steve Barrett (1988 Silverbird)

vs.

The Last Ninja - The Wilderness (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbBENI8sHFE), by Ben Daglish (1987 System 3)

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Round 1, Fight 13 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (2008 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Daisuke Ishiwatari
Sample tracks: Opening Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-LVqMtcsb4), Imperial Code (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdlo_l9wTCE), Blue Beating (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DoxSUNlQHI), Rebellion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrBDOEwcZZg), Awakening the Chaos (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr-PAnhgAhQ)

I had to replace all the Youtube links for this soundtrack, let me know if these are not the right tracks.

vs.

Last Story (2011 for Wii) by Nobuo Uematsu
Sample tracks: Toberu Mono (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOJuMhtH9ZQ), The One Who Rules All (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hGuSklt9_4), Theme of The Last Story (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7gFNER7Wx4), Invitation to Madness (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti-7FDUCc80), Order and Chaos (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE_GUjfwj1I)

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My Picks:
The Last Ninja - The Wilderness
Last Story

The Last Ninja - The Wilderness

Last Story

Odysseus: Trojan Warrior

Last Story

Results from the previous round: The Last Ninja - The Wilderness (3-1) and Last Story (4-0) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 14 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Dark Side - Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JWxbhRify0), by Wally Beben (1988 Incentive Software)

vs.

Flimbo's Quest - Loading Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GlCcO4zghM), by Reyn Ouwehand (1990 System 3)

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Round 1, Fight 14 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006 for Wii) by Toru Minegishi, Asuka Ohta
Sample tracks: Midna (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr-gy2b5TlY), Re-surging of Kakariko Village (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKeMXsgP3uQ), Queen Rutela (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftwtOQ1EpnI), Twilight Realm (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEIQqvYo-80), Wise People (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WooCG2Bn288)

vs.

El Shaddai: Ascension of The Metatron (2011 for PS3, Xbox 360) by Masato Kouda, Kento Hasegawa
Sample tracks: Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9y-OMyXX84), Tragic Scream (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKjEKyuLJUI), The Faraway Creation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFmWd7PIgLg), Scarlet Liturgy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfxnVolrZIc), Heaven And Earth In Resonance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iry_ybXXCI)

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My Picks:
Dark Side
El Shaddai

Dark Side

El Shaddai - Brutal draw for El Shaddai, which was one of my favorite discoveries from the 7th Gen and, I thought, a good dark horse candidate to go far. Both of these soundtracks are great.

Dark Side

Legend of Zelda

I exist! Sometimes...

Dark Side

El Shaddai

Good to see you. :D Such is the plight of the new parent.

Fun sidenote for composers: Jeremy Soule has uploaded all of the virtual instruments he's ever used (https://www.facebook.com/OfficialJeremySoule/posts/1139487622805760), from Secret of Evermore forward, to the Roland Cloud service.

Results from the previous round: Dark Side - Main Theme (4-0) and El Shaddai: Ascension of The Metatron (3-1) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 15 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Fourth Protocol - Main Theme (https://youtu.be/JvuKzwkrYO8), by David Dunn (1985 Hutchison Computer Pub.)

vs.

Zamzara - Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhuPs2H5VMw), by Charles Deenen (1988 Hewson)

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Round 1, Fight 15 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Michael McCann
Sample tracks: Icarus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=402asYLG_b0), Opening Credits (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3iDv0D9T8o), After the Crash (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXw1_oqOyxs), Everybody Lies (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1cpncs52P0), Namir (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cUShV5C1NE)

vs.

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (2013 for PS3) by Peter McConnell
Sample tracks: Thieves in Time (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQe2EIDTD_Q), Go West Young Raccoon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSbY7cXPR7c), Paris by Rooftop (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oET3NMgVfD4), I Smell a Rat (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsqU39KvDnM), Getting Stronger (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e13Q5fqViw)

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My Picks:
Fourth Protocol
Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Wow. Very cool that El Shaddai is moving on, but it's too bad we're eliminating one of the great Zelda soundtracks so soon.

Two heavyweight composers in the C64 fight. Zamzara for me.

Where's aces for the 7th Gen fight? I think I'm remembering correctly that he used to be a huge Sly Cooper fan.

It nice of you to think of me, dood. And I am a big Sly Cooper fan, been waitin for their next entry forever. Although the weaker of the 4 soundtracks in my opinion, that is my vote.

Good to see you. :D

Zamzara

Sly Cooper

Zamzara

Sly Cooper

Results from the previous round: Zamzara - Main Theme (3-1) and Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (4-1) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 16 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Last Ninja Remix - Central Park - The Wastelands (Remix 1) (https://youtu.be/AXVphtR2V4k?t=669), by Reyn Ouwehand (1990 System 3)

vs.

Tetris - Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny743c32gPg), by Wally Beben (1988 Mirrorsoft)

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Round 1, Fight 16 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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L.A. Noire (2011 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Andrew Hale, Simon Hale
Sample tracks: Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cle7lWDQ8g), (I Always Kill) The Things I Love (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdGkCczJ7Jo), Torched Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2G2FEWfT3E), Guilty (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Q-QgzTdJg), New Beginning (Part 3) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHhd0EG62lo)

vs.

Valkyria Chronicles (2008 for PS3) by Hitoshi Sakimoto
Sample tracks: Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP9rJdxmuQU), Desperate Fight (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqyBBIstLYM), Close Combat (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXKcw1xZPEA), Valkyria's Awakening (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c978-6BgEtk), Street Fighting (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlIrMt6vicw)

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My Picks:
Tetris
Valkyria Chronicles

Last Ninja Remix

L.A. Noire

Tetris

L.A. Noire

Last Ninja Remix

Valkyria Chronicles

Double tie! Woo, go me...I'm so sorry

Szczepannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Results from the previous round: Tetris - Main Theme (3-2 by lot) and Valkyria Chronicles (3-2 by lot) advance!

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Round 3, Fight 1 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Stormlord - Title Tune (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbfNwe-BsN8), by Johannes Bjerregaard (1989 Hewson)

vs.

Battle Ships - Title (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFdyhJtQ3cg&feature=youtu.be&t=25), by Mark Cooksey (1987 Hit Pak)

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Round 1, Fight 17 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Final Fantasy XIII (2009 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Masashi Hamauzu
Sample tracks: Desperate Struggle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xMJ5Uj_i7E), Saber's Edge (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLbULEiuFgo), The Hanging Edge (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdsMe2fHZpE), In the Sky That Night (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDKK29vI54Y), March of the Dreadnoughts (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCS_u8Z-R2Q)

vs.

Sengoku Basara 3 (2010 for PS3, Wii) by Kow Otani, Masahiro Aoki, Rei Kondoh, Masayoshi Ishi, Yasutaka Hatade, Sara Sakurai
Sample tracks: Bonds HQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmXLSuqUiZM), Ieyasu Tokugawa (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qwqV_5p9_I), Masamune Date (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HiROVmI9KA), Sarutobi Sasuke (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROMWwxHIMow), Yukimura Sanada (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78tvji5ukbc)

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My Picks:
Stormlord
Sengoku Basara 3

Whoops, sorry I didnt make it on time to help break the tie:/ Usually I was the one who caused them before xD

Stormlord

FFXIII

Whoops, sorry I didnt make it on time to help break the tie:/ Usually I was the one who caused them before xD

Stormlord

FFXIII

You can still vote for the previous round if you want, I'll happily change the results if necessary.

Down to the last 16 in the C64 rumble!

Battle Ships

Final Fantasy XIII

Sidenote: It's, uh, not hard to pick out the Kow Otani tracks in Sengoku Basara 3. Just as beautiful as Shadow of the Colossus.

Battleships

Sengoku Basara 3

Guys...I'm really sorry :(

Stormlord

FFXIII

Results from the previous round: Stormlord - Title Tune (3-2) and Final Fantasy XIII (3-2) advance!

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Round 3, Fight 2 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Cybernoid - Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kgzdAfz0AE), by Jeroen Tel (1988 Hewson)

vs.

Fist II - The Legend Continues - The Cave (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VOJalDWL_s), by Neil Brennan (1986 Melbourne House)

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Round 1, Fight 18 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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The Last of Us (2013 for PS3) by Gustavo Santaolalla
Sample tracks: All Gone (The Outside) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkblTRWsHvw), The Path (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o_RwQysgA8), The Quarantine Zone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3Qvw2ZAxtw), The Last of Us (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y97u-U0nvJM), The Choice (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYUErkvORWA)

vs.

Mirror's Edge (2008 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Magnus Birgersson
Sample tracks: Kate (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iinzHZmV5Kg), Introduction (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfpQjtTrCEk), Still Alive (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TERyxFfMqDk), Shard (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_XmY09uRJ4), Edge & Flight (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra5XVP-TxnE)

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My Picks:
Cybernoid
Mirror's Edge

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Stormlord

FFXIII

Thanks!

Cybernoid

The Last of Us

Two tough choices.

Fist II

Mirror's Edge


Thank you OSTGeek for breaking the tie!

Thank you to whomever gave me rep points for keeping things interesting! It makes me not feel so bad for double tieing...twice in a row!


Results from the previous round: Stormlord - Title Tune (3-2) and Final Fantasy XIII (4-1) advance!


Shouldn't FFXIII be 3-2?

Cybernoid

The Last of Us

Shouldn't FFXIII be 3-2?

Fixed

Cybernoid

Mirror's Edge

Results from the previous round: Cybernoid - Main Theme (4-2) and Mirror's Edge (4-2) advance!

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Round 3, Fight 3 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Monty on the Run - Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIA_0cvS2gQ), by Rob Hubbard (1985 Gremlin Graphics)

vs.

RoboCop - Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFgXGw_kXpc), by Jonathan Dunn (1989 Ocean)

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Round 1, Fight 19 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Double Dragon: Neon (2012 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Jake Kaufman
Sample tracks: Title (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=272vLtfoIek), City Streets 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4plVuPWNicU), Space Dojo 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcNoEMBTC0U), Countryside 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8ToN2qjIkk), End Credits (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzHO50sB2gs)

vs.

Team Fortress 2 (2007 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Mike Morasky
Sample tracks: Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDM2qukzKwg), Rocket Jump Waltz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbdtBLD8Lbg), MEDIC (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6NQx4WRRg0), ROBOTS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw-WJkJK210), The Calm (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2QpThyVL8s)

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My Picks:
Monty on the Run
Team Fortress 2

RoboCop

Double Dragon: Neon - We don't get to feature funny vgm too much around here. This one is amazingly, wonderfully stupid.


Thank you to whomever gave me rep points for keeping things interesting! It makes me not feel so bad for double tieing...twice in a row!

You're welcome. :D

Sidenote: I just saw that Gustavo Santaolalla, composer of The Last of Us, is also co-composing with Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Mogwai for a new documentary produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and Fisher Stevens (i.e., the guy from My Science Project, Short Circuit, Super Mario Bros., and Hackers who apparently has gone on to win a Best Documentary Oscar). That's one motley crew.

RoboCop

Team Fortress 2

Thank you Arthur :)

RoboCop

Double Dragon: Neon xD

Time to break out the Shad alphorn. We need a tiebreaker.

Monty on the Run

Double Dragon: Neon

Results from the previous round: RoboCop - Main Theme (3-2) and Double Dragon: Neon (3-2) advance!

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Round 3, Fight 4 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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Hypa-Ball - Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyNYfoWBRvc), by Keith Tinman (1986 Odin Computer Graphics)

vs.

Tetris - Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny743c32gPg), by Wally Beben (1988 Mirrorsoft)

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Round 1, Fight 20 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game (2010 for PS3, Xbox 360) by Anamanaguchi
Sample tracks: Another Winter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zdEPdc3vuc), Cheap Shop (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7c1KDmxKUA), Rock Club (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kOU7Pxi8-M), Giant Contraband Robot (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBN7R2lqXx4), This Is the End (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd_rJkU592g)

vs.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Jeremy Soule
Sample tracks: Dragonborn (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P90fYs5tVs), Far Horizons (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_H7gksb8ac), Ancient Stones (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZXEBLqIIz0), One They Fear (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlnL82X1thU), Wind Guide You (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV4BE0MoF2g)

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My Picks:
Hypa-Ball
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

Hypa-Ball

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

Good match-up for both of the themes.

haha, I listened to Scott Pilgrim and immediately thought "this is a total Anamanaguchi ripoff". And then I got to the box art on Giant Contraband Robot. Don't know why this thought didn't come to me when arthur featured a track from that a while back.

Skyrim still wins the match-up for me easily.

The other one's a tough call. I'll take Tetris, would be happy to see either advance though.

Hypa-Ball

Elder Scrolls V

Tetris

Skyrim

I like Scot Pilgrim's cheerfulness, but Skyrim is just too good...