Results from the previous round: Hypa-Ball (3-2) and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (3-2) advance!

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Round 3, Fight 5 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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

vs.

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

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Round 1, Fight 21 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Dragon Age: Origins (2009 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Inon Zur
Sample tracks: Lelianna's Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP7lxSZPwTs), Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP3TV5avnBI), I Am The One (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0VBecViu9I), Grey Warden Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJXS0L3ixHI), Ferelden At War (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knpEUZPPgz0)

vs.

God of War III (2010 for PS3) by Gerard Marino, Cris Velasco, Ron Fish, Mike Reagan, Jeff Rona
Sample tracks: Overture (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-Bm6N4qbI8), Rage of Sparta (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT9UWsCQlyg), Brothers of Blood (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp0zeu2AcAM), Poseidon's Wrath (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VH1v0cpgkY), Pandora's Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x9DtDD2Imk)

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My Picks:
Eliminator
Dragon Age: Origins

Zamzara

Dragon Age: Origins

Zanzara
GOW3

Zamzara

God of War III

Results from the previous round: Zamzara - Main Theme (4-1) and Dragon Age: Origins (3-2) advance!

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Round 3, Fight 6 // 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.

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

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Round 1, Fight 22 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Monster Hunter Tri (2009 for Wii) by Yuko Komiyama, Tadayoshi Makino, Reo Uratani
Sample tracks: Village on the Sea (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD6UTGlxXLM), Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPYMHWeY9L4), Moonquake (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH-DU1OmutI), The Voracious Devil (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dof-b7Bka5A), Alatreon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJYeDcl49Hw)

vs.

Blue Dragon (2006 for Xbox 360) by Nobuo Uematsu
Sample tracks: The Landshark Is Coming (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9Ex-5FMpZ4), In Search of the Ruins (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgSnKwn7dwU), The Frozen Village (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYlP9EP_knQ), Mecha-Robo Corps Charge (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFtPxR60Zes), Eternity (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUjxPj3al5U)

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My Picks:
Dark Side - Main Theme
Blue Dragon

Dark Side

Blue Dragon

Last Ninja 2

Blue Dragon

Dark Side

Monster Hunter Tri

Results from the previous round: Dark Side - Main Theme (3-1) and Blue Dragon (3-1) advance!

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Round 3, Fight 7 // 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.

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


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Round 1, Fight 23 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Michael McCann
Sample tracks: Menu Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxDWmrdKTaU), Ready for Battle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeLC55FOUCI), A Survivor Returns (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5zAJrQcAcc), Our Last Hope (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztpwb6kOMUc), Breaking Ground (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bpXfSxvp8E)

vs.

Dark Souls (2011 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Motoi Sakuraba
Sample tracks: Gwyn Lord of Cinder (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB6sOhQan9Y), Nameless Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvvFnR0kJFw), Ornstein & Smough (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsps0I58yUM), Pinwheel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sur4qN_4Oi8), Knight Artorias (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FT4OnrWn6A)

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My Picks:
Frightmare
Dark Souls

Frightmare

Dark Souls

Rambo

Dark Souls

Results from the previous round: Rambo: First Blood Part II - Loading Screen (3-2 by lot) and Dark Souls (4-0) advance!

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Round 3, Fight 8 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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

vs.

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

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Round 1, Fight 24 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Lost Odyssey (2007 for Xbox 360) by Nobuo Uematsu
Sample tracks: Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBRqLm-seys), Battlefield (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGwl-PPhd0w), Neverending Journey (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaCkn9l3Rg4), Epsylon Range (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN32orlPOu8), Saman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy4k1p7WEq4)

vs.

Viva Pi�ata (2006 for Xbox 360, Windows) by Grant Kirkhope
Sample tracks: Oven-Fresh Day (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbXXTsdSGVk), Tranquil Hours (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h9OQiZNfMM), Bedtime Story (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At54lvJNJEM), All in a Day's Work (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bq5M2LjbSA), Midnight Feasts (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34Z-z5yxRLQ)

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My Picks:
Hawkeye - Load Next Level
Viva Pi�ata

The Last Ninja

While I was pleasantly surprised by Viva Pi�ata, it reminded me of classical music, I'm going with Lost Odyssey.

The Last Ninja

Lost Odyssey

The Last Ninja

Lost Odyssey - Ten years later and still thrilling. For me, this is one of the all-time great soundtracks.

Results from the previous round: The Last Ninja - The Wilderness (3-1) and Lost Odyssey (3-1) advance!

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Round 4 (Quarterfinals), Fight 1 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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

vs.

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

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Round 1, Fight 25 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Super Mario Galaxy (2007 for Wii) by Mahito Yokota, Koji Kondo
Sample tracks: The Bunnies (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n0FphVzZdE), Drip Drop Galaxy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k3op5oo5N0), Gusty Garden Galaxy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcHQGiz6b8g), Library (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5hqSvRBQUw), Melty Molten Galaxy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRXGxYAXXh4)

vs.

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (2013 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Power Glove
Sample tracks: Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWuDwNysX-A), Power Core (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRoWRZJCgio), Warzone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky_oRXhPPGE), Resurrection (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGc6p_noGsQ), Main Theme (Reprise) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLurqE7qRwE)

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My Picks:
Zamzara - Main Theme
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

RoboCop

Super Mario Galaxy

Tough one. I like all four entries for these fights. Good start to the C64 quarterfinals. :D

Zamzara

Super Mario Galaxy

RoboCop

Super Mario Galaxy

Results from the previous round: Zamzara - Main Theme (3-2 by lot) and Super Mario Galaxy (3-1) advance!

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Round 4 (Quarterfinals), Fight 2 // 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.

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

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Round 1, Fight 26 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009 for PS3) by Greg Edmonson, Carmen Rizzo
Sample tracks: Nate's Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkPF5UiDi4g), Reunion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhwB43-UCaQ), Marco Polo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5e_QvyK6GU), The City's Secret (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vckNK19y4rY), The Road to Shambhala (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT0jWD-WbOA)

vs.

Arc Rise Fantasia (2009 for Wii) by Yasunori Mitsuda, Shunsuke Tsuchiya, Yuki Harada, Yui Makino
Sample tracks: The Imperial Northlands (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmao9Q9blI8), The Imperial City of Diamant (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSzOls4BBRo), Street of Sand and Wind (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zekRTh8Whk), Snow Falling on Opalus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-f3WQB0c7w), A Grand Existence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SSjiDh-7Ok)

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My Picks:
Hypa-Ball - Title Screen
Arc Rise Fantasia

Hypa-Ball

Arc Rise Fantasia - I first heard this when researching the Yasunori Mitsuda rumble in 2010 (!), and several of its tracks have stayed in my VGM playlists ever since.

Hypa-Ball

Arc Rise Fantasia

Results from the previous round: Hypa-Ball - Title Screen (3-0) and Arc Rise Fantasia (3-0) advance!

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Round 4 (Quarterfinals), Fight 3 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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

vs.

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

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Round 1, Fight 27 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Grand Theft Auto V (2013 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Tangerine Dream, Woody Jackson, The Alchemist, Oh No
Sample tracks: We Were Set Up (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cETBCvKnu0Q), North Yankton Memories (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MKvsXA94Zk), No Happy Endings (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArA3bkumvoI), Minor Turbulence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6l0ZJXB4Go), A Haze of Patriotic Fervor (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3LbWQo2X5w)

vs.

Halo 3 (2007 for Xbox 360) by Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori
Sample tracks: Luck (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzkfFf-6e7Q), Finish the Fight (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNWaJU8nNno), Never Forget (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBjKWKN6jaI), One Final Effort (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTi7LrXxbOI), Behold a Pale Horse (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDSQbCYrXu0)

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My Picks:
Stormlord - Title Tune
Grand Theft Auto V

Consensus! Sweet, unicorn-like consensus.

Stormlord - Title Tune

Grand Theft Auto V

Stormlord

Halo 3 - I went into this one assuming I would vote Halo. I absolutely love their OST's. I listened through GTA V, and I like it, but Halo still wins out for me.

Where'd everyone go? At least I won't cause a tie :/

For right now, at least, it looks like it's...

Results from the previous round: Stormlord - Title Tune (3-0) and Grand Theft Auto V (2-1) advance!

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Round 4 (Quarterfinals), Fight 4 // Commodore 64 Rumble

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

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 28 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Hotline Miami (2012 for PS3, Windows) by Various Artists
Sample tracks: Flatline (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYjB-DKDrbs), Paris (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2iAShUxgfs), Horse Steppin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMeY7c03s8E), Hydrogen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeVufklHMsA), Miami (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPFDD2mqCwY)

vs.

Killzone 2 (2009 for PS3) by Joris de Man
Sample tracks: Helghan Forever (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPPXnU4vR2k), Templar's Last Stand (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P773Xm-DXrE), Birth Of War Retribution (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y00dizT3cg), Autarch's Sanctum Battle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72pGjFJoTuA), ATAC Atack (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucnRix4jt2g)

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My Picks:
Cybernoid - Main Theme
Hotline Miami

Cybernoid - Main Theme

Hotline Miami - Great soundtrack from a nutty game.

I think we need to find a replacement for Create in the 7th Gen rumble. All the original Youtube links are dead and by the looks of it, nobody else has ever bothered to upload that soundtrack.

Should I replace it with something else?

Create - Ambient Adventure (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY2AhxQ6kL0), Scenic Serenade (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR-eQnIPGHI), Future Synth Symphony (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1rHUqlSvZY), Ancient Times Rumba (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mCDCIQsO8g), Free Your Mind (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOuSctfp8DU)

Search strategy on point.

The Last Ninja

Killzone 2

I'm surprised our other voters haven't popped back in. Doesn't look like some of them are logging into the Shrine at all these days. :-\

Perhaps they got fed up with the Shrine constantly going down, or they have problems logging back on?

Could be. That first sentiment has been expressed in the past in our Facebook group.

Results from the previous round: Cybernoid - Main Theme (2-1) and Hotline Miami (2-1) advance!

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Round 5 (Semifinals), 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.

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

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Round 1, Fight 29 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Bastion (2011 for Xbox 360, Windows) by Darren Korb
Sample tracks: Build That Wall (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz8c17upEwM), Slinger's Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mDWzu5yxLg), The Bottom Feeders (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js4w6sgxBQE), Brusher Patrol (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYaFbFLAQlQ), Setting Sail Coming Home (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDflVhOpS4E)

vs.

Br�tal Legend (2009 for PS3, Xbox 360) by Peter McConnell
Sample tracks: 11 O'clock Is a Direction (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpqgIDUtyLU), Lamprey Attack (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1b6mSdz_iI), Spirit of Bladehenge (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APgaGhowwns), The Spider's Lair (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA0u4SYkRys), The End (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RwSgpz8b7Q)

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My Picks:
Stormlord - Title Tune
Bastion

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Create - Ambient Adventure (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY2AhxQ6kL0), Scenic Serenade (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR-eQnIPGHI), Future Synth Symphony (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1rHUqlSvZY), Ancient Times Rumba (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mCDCIQsO8g), Free Your Mind (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOuSctfp8DU)

Search strategy on point.

Can you actually watch these videos? They show up as 'This video is not available' for me. Maybe they are blocked in certain regions, although that usually results in a different error message.

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Perhaps they got fed up with the Shrine constantly going down, or they have problems logging back on?

This place definitely has one of the weirdest communities on the Internet. Considering how many people hang out here that must be really into video game music, there is surprisingly very little discussion about said subject happening. Maybe that was different a few years ago, but right now it definitely feels like the vast majority of users is here exclusively for the free downloads.

Zamzara

Bastion

When I first got here back in '06, there was a lot more discussion going on, a lot more threads, a lot more active people. Now, most people have left and there seems to be a very small core group of us left that are here and in the general discussion thread. The site constantly going down certainly isn't helping.

Also, the videos worked for me, so it might be a location thing for you unfortunately.

At this thread's peak, we were getting about 15 posts per fight. Not a huge number. But, like feral said, there were also many other active rumbles and discussion threads and many high-profile members of the community participating. So it's not like a significant percentage of the 800,000 registered users on this site were ever involved in video game music discussion, but relative to our own history there's been a big change. In the same breath, we are one of the longest-running and most active discussion threads in all of the forums. We may be slimmed down this particular second, but we have had a consistent influx of new participants for almost a decade, which is more than almost any other thread can claim. I'm proud of that achievement and glad we're still keeping it going for as long as people find it interesting.

While we're on the subject, though, and this supports nx666's comment: The thing that has always perplexed me is that this thread averages 50 views per post--50 views--and that has held true for half a decade, yet we've never had anywhere near that many people voting. Who are all of those other people? Why don't they post? I'll never understand it.

On the subject of the Create soundtrack, it is available on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/create-original-video-game/id399891212) if you have an account and, worst case scenario, as thirty-second clips on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004BUD6WE/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp).

Finally, for my votes. I can't believe we're already in the semifinals for the C64 rumble (!).

Zamzara

Bastion

Results from the previous round: Zamzara - Main Theme (2-1) and Bastion (3-0) advance!

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Round 5 (Semifinals), Fight 2 // 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.

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

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Round 1, Fight 30 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Create (2010 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Dominic Smart, David Newby, Hywel Payne, Ian Livingstone
Sample tracks: Ambient Adventure (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY2AhxQ6kL0), Scenic Serenade (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR-eQnIPGHI), Future Synth Symphony (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1rHUqlSvZY), Ancient Times Rumba (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mCDCIQsO8g), Free Your Mind (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOuSctfp8DU)

You might need a Youtube unblocker like tubeunblock.org (http://tubeunblock.org/) to watch these.

vs.

Journey (2012 for PS3) by Austin Wintory
Sample tracks: Nascence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLfj3pAlrs4), Apotheosis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypNgvc6c6Cc), I Was Born for This (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qizpBpHTzkU), The Call (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZKpSsvMRxU), The Road of Trials (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdG-e_Joc8Q)

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My Picks:
Cybernoid - Main Theme
Journey

Cybernoid

Create - Two beautiful soundtracks going head to head.

Hypa-Ball. I'm sad to see this one go.

Journey I absolutely adore this game and it's soundtrack.

Hypa-Ball. I'm sad to see this one go.

Here is something (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9B6fNaEiTc) to help you over your loss :) There is also Tinman's title theme from Sidewize (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnziJIWpJuw), which sounds very similar, especially in the bass line department.

Here is something (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9B6fNaEiTc) to help you over your loss :) There is also Tinman's title theme from Sidewize (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnziJIWpJuw), which sounds very similar, especially in the bass line department.


Ooo, thank you :) I definitely enjoy them!

Yeah, those are great. :)

Results from the previous round: Cybernoid - Main Theme (2-1) and Journey (2-1) advance!

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Round 6 (The Final!!!) // Commodore 64 Rumble

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

vs.

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


For the last round of the C64 rumble we have the two Maniacs of Noise founders duking it out in an all Dutch final!



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Round 1, Fight 31 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Mega Man 9 (2008 for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii) by Ippo Yamada, Ryo Kawakami, Yu Shimoda, Hiroki Isogai
Sample tracks: Title (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmB9hDZtxhY), Concrete Jungle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwQ9iCqtpUk), Galaxy Fantasy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdDbbzuq1vY), Shop (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6rZ83FruNg), We're the Robots (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA4PAkrAVpQ)

vs.

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007 for Wii) by Kenji Yamamoto, Minako Hamano, Masaru Tajima
Sample tracks: Title (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ezjE4ZMrD0), Miniboss (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDBkViTwKAg), Dark Samus at Norion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_9xKYApPwU), Bryyo Ice (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9Gq0pwyjIA), Aboard the GFS Valhalla (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjrJrrsem7w)

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My Picks:
Cybernoid - Main Theme
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Zamzara

Mega Man 9

Cybernoid - Woo!

Mega Man 9 - Tough match-up. But ever since MM9 was released, I felt like this was a worthy addition to its catalog of great soundtracks.

At this thread's peak, we were getting about 15 posts per fight. Not a huge number. But, like feral said, there were also many other active rumbles and discussion threads and many high-profile members of the community participating. So it's not like a significant percentage of the 800,000 registered users on this site were ever involved in video game music discussion, but relative to our own history there's been a big change. In the same breath, we are one of the longest-running and most active discussion threads in all of the forums. We may be slimmed down this particular second, but we have had a consistent influx of new participants for almost a decade, which is more than almost any other thread can claim. I'm proud of that achievement and glad we're still keeping it going for as long as people find it interesting.

While we're on the subject, though, and this supports nx666's comment: The thing that has always perplexed me is that this thread averages 50 views per post--50 views--and that has held true for half a decade, yet we've never had anywhere near that many people voting. Who are all of those other people? Why don't they post? I'll never understand it.

On the subject of the Create soundtrack, it is available on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/create-original-video-game/id399891212) if you have an account and, worst case scenario, as thirty-second clips on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004BUD6WE/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp).

Finally, for my votes. I can't believe we're already in the semifinals for the C64 rumble (!).

Zamzara

Bastion

I'm fairly new to visiting this site having only come across it recently but I regularly browse through this post to help discover new video game music. It's a bit sad but I don't feel qualified enough to vote as a lot of these battles involve soundtracks I've never heard of before, featured in games I've never played!

I'm fairly new to visiting this site having only come across it recently but I regularly browse through this post to help discover new video game music. It's a bit sad but I don't feel qualified enough to vote as a lot of these battles involve soundtracks I've never heard of before, featured in games I've never played!

I don't think you need any 'qualification' to vote here. Just listen to the sample tracks and then pick whichever soundtrack appeals to you more. There is is no 'right' choice and in the end (imo) this is more about discovering new music anyway.

I'm fairly new to visiting this site having only come across it recently but I regularly browse through this post to help discover new video game music. It's a bit sad but I don't feel qualified enough to vote as a lot of these battles involve soundtracks I've never heard of before, featured in games I've never played!


Just vote for whichever one you want. I haven't heard of half of these before the rumbles, let alone played them. I enjoying hearing new tracks from video games. As nx666 said, there is no right and wrong choice here. Just have fun and discover new stuff!

EDIT: By the time I started writing my response, I realized everyone else had already posted. :D Ditto what they said. You're welcome if you want to participate, no matter what criteria you use or previous experience you have. This is all in fun, as a way to help each other discover new music.

Well that has certainly helped convince me! Thank you, I'll be sure to participate :)

Results from the previous round: Cybernoid - Main Theme (2-1) and Mega Man 9 (2-1) advance!

Cybernoid - Main Theme wins the C64 rumble!

Congratulations to Jeroen Tel, definitely a worthy winner. Since there is nothing else to post for this round, here are a few other Tel tracks that didn't quite make the cut.

Golden Axe: Wilderness Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsniwGjQOKw) - An adaption of Sega's arcade soundtrack for the C64 port of this game.

Turbo Outrun: Title Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQNT9Whg4r4) - Another Sega arcade port, but this theme is an original Tel piece. A pretty impressive hip hop track with heavy use of samples.

Aspar Grand Prix (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEqWqKodKZk) - Funky music, slightly reminiscent of his Eliminator soundtrack.

Supremacy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtdvWMgiId0)

Looking Around (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7egsRpPzw4) - Big Band arrangement of a Jeroen Tel demo tune (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkJzR7xq_T0).

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Round 1, Fight 32 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Red Dead Redemption (2010 for PS3, Xbox 360) by Bill Elm, Woody Jackson
Sample tracks: Far Away (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IkvAb6THQY), Deadman's Gun (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yag41F7eCLU), Compass (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ9iflvCwok), Born Unto Trouble (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cXsoRRYf5A), Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wfNjf1cWRs)

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Minecraft (2011 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Daniel Rosenfeld
Sample tracks: Subwoofer Lullaby (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpd85y_iTxY), Sweden (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBkTkxKDduc), Mice on Venus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ47H84Bc_Q), Calm 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aPUro7sq9o), Dry Hands (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i0d6CPLSGo)

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My Pick:
Minecraft

Thanks for the additional tracks! :D

Minecraft x1000

EDIT: Whoa. I need sleep.

I may have missed a wee bit lately. <_<

Minecraft

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In other news, we spent the last two weeks and change cutting a big triangle out of the country. Drove from Pennsylvania to Nevada to Idaho back to Pennsylvania.

Minecraft



Thanks for the additional tracks! :D

Minesweeper x1000

I, uh, think you might have the wrong computer game there Arthur.


Hey Shad! Welcome back! Also, if you don't mind me asking: Where in Pa?

Minecraft for me too

Like I said a few months back, I would really appreciate somebody else taking the lead for the second half of the 7th gen rumble. I set up a nice spreadsheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Z78jM42K4JaMsv1VW4qIC3VrgRzU__6pEnhcFwlO72w/edit#gid=408828252) for this purpose, so all you have to do is tally up the votes and then create the post for the next battle. And for this you can simply copy and paste the values from column A, which generates the two text entries including all the necessary formatting. I wish everything in life was that simple!

On a related note, we might want to think about preparing another rumble to run alongside the current one.

In other news, we spent the last two weeks and change cutting a big triangle out of the country. Drove from Pennsylvania to Nevada to Idaho back to Pennsylvania.

Welcome back! Hope it was fun. Car rides that long with the kids can get hairy.


I, uh, think you might have the wrong computer game there Arthur.

Thanks for the eagle eye. I was going to make a lame joke about Minesweeper having a great soundtrack, too, composed by John Cage, but apparently some versions of Minesweeper do (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vhDtod6uzU) have music. I had no idea.


Like I said a few months back, I would really appreciate somebody else taking the lead for the second half of the 7th gen rumble.

Thanks again for taking the lead on the C64 rumble! I heard a lot I hadn't heard before, I've got some new favorites, and I appreciated all of the details you included with each entry. Who wants to take the reins next? Anybody have a rumble theme they've been waiting to do? There are several drafts of themes on the group page (http://forums.ffshrine.org/group.php?groupid=20&pp=10&page=1).

Hey Shad! Welcome back! Also, if you don't mind me asking: Where in Pa?

I've lived in a lot of different towns over the years, but always in and around Pittsburgh. :)

Well, I designed the 7th Gen rumble, so I will take over tomorrow unless someone else wants to lead.

Thanks for the eagle eye. I was going to make a lame joke about Minesweeper having a great soundtrack, too, composed by John Cage, but apparently some versions of Minesweeper do (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vhDtod6uzU) have music. I had no idea.

Huh, would you look at that! Who knew?!



I've lived in a lot of different towns over the years, but always in and around Pittsburgh. :)

Gotcha, was just curious, I'm in south central Pa area and I was excited that we might've been closer.



Well, I designed the 7th Gen rumble, so I will take over tomorrow unless someone else wants to lead.

By all means, lead the way.

I've lived as far east as Altoona, and we're in Ebensburg at the moment. Not really 'central' PA imo, but close enough that we have to endure a lot of Eagles games. :P

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You weren't Reod on FFGurus, were you?

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just remembered he was from south central PA, and it's not exactly a metropolis.

Results from the previous round: Minecraft (5-0) advances!

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Round 2, 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)

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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)

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

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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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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:
The Unfinished Swan
3D Dot Game Heroes

Two fights between quality soundtracks with very different sensibilities.

Just as a side-note, I looked up the last time I posted a fight. It was October 27, 2012 (Thread 66118)�nearly 4 years ago to the day. Crazy how quickly that time has flown by.

The Unfinished Swan, The Witcher 2.

Wow The Unfinished Swan sounds great, I'll have to find the full soundtrack, that certainly gets my vote. Witcher 2 for the second one.

The Unfinished Swan
3D Dot Game Heroes

Crysis 2

3D Dot Game Heroes


I've lived as far east as Altoona, and we're in Ebensburg at the moment. Not really 'central' PA imo, but close enough that we have to endure a lot of Eagles games. :P

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You weren't Reod on FFGurus, were you?

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just remembered he was from south central PA, and it's not exactly a metropolis.

Alas, that was not me. And State College is the furthest west I've lived in Pa. I've been back and forth between York and Harrisburg, with State College being an outlier. We get the gamut of Steelers, Eagles, and Ravens here. It's a fun time watching everyone take sides!

I worked at the prisons up by Bellefonte for a bit.

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The Unfinished Swan

3D Dot Game Heroes

Hi! o/

The Unfinished Swan
The Witcher 2
I saw that Arthur had posted on the facebook group o/

Results from the previous round: The Unfinished Swan (6-1) and 3D Dot Game Heroes (4-3) advance!

Great to see you, Link006 and PforPianist! :D

@fowftw: Agreed. Unfinished Swan was one of my favorite discoveries when researching this theme. :D

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Round 2, Fight 3 // 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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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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Round 2, Fight 4 // 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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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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My Picks:
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - This one was brutally hard for me to choose. From a sound design perspective, you don't get much better than Darksiders II.
Nier

Darksiders II
Nier

Darksiders II and Nier. Plains of Death is so good!

Darksiders II - This was a hard decision.

Halo 4 - This on the other hand was easy for me. To Galaxy and Awakening are two of my all-time favorite Halo songs.

Darksiders II, familiar enough with both to make the call there without listening.

Will listen to the other when I have some time

Results from the previous round: Darksiders II (4-1) and Nier (3-1) advance!

@fowftw: One of my favorites!

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Round 2, Fight 5 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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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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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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Round 2, Fight 6 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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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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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:
Assassin's Creed II
Bioshock

Assassin's Creed II

BioShock

Wow that's a tough one! Having just recently finished playing Oblivion again I found that in-game the music just fits perfectly and is so memorable that I'd often just stop and listen to it! As epic as some of the music in ACII is, Earth especially, I don't think it's quite as good overall. However I wouldn't mind either of the two winning this round.

Elder Scrolls Oblivion and Bioshock.

Assassin's Creed II
Bioshock

Oblivion
Bioshock

Results from the previous round: Assassin's Creed II (3-2) and Bioshock (5-0) advance!

@OSTGeek64: Good to see you again. It's been a while! :D

Side-note: Why do some people have no interest in music? New research suggests they may have a condition called "musical anhedonia." (http://www.iflscience.com/brain/heres-why-some-people-dont-like-music/)

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

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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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Journey (2012 for PS3) by Austin Wintory
Sample tracks: Nascence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLfj3pAlrs4), Apotheosis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypNgvc6c6Cc), I Was Born for This (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qizpBpHTzkU), The Call (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZKpSsvMRxU), The Road of Trials (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdG-e_Joc8Q)

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Round 2, Fight 8 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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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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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:
Journey
El Shaddai - Another one of my favorite discoveries from researching this rumble

Journey

Sly Cooper

Journey

Sly Cooper

Two easy ones this time.

Journey
Sly Cooper

Journey
El Shaddai

Thanks for the new music.

Results from the previous round: Journey (5-0) and Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (3-2) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 9 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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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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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)

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Round 2, Fight 10 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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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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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)

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My Picks:
Final Fantasy XIII
Double Dragon: Neon

Valkyria Chronicles

Double Dragon Neon - this sounds like one of those terribly awesome cartoons from the 80's.

From memory, Valkyria Chronicles has a superb soundtrack. havent listened in about a year though. I'll see how this goes

this sounds like one of those terribly awesome cartoons from the 80's.

Exactly. The lyrics to the songs on this soundtrack are so stupid, they're brilliant.

Valkyria Chronicles
Double Dragon Neon

I like double dragon more, but find myself wanting to go listen to mirror's edge again. It's too good

Valkyria Chronicles
Mirror's Edge

Valkyria Chronicles - This was difficult and not for the right reasons, I'm not too keen on either sorry!

Mirror's Edge

Results from the previous round: Valkyria Chronicles (4-1) and Double Dragon: Neon (3-2) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 11 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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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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Dragon Age: Origins (2009 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Inon Zur
Sample tracks: Lelianna's Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP7lxSZPwTs), Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP3TV5avnBI), I Am The One (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0VBecViu9I), Grey Warden Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJXS0L3ixHI), Ferelden At War (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knpEUZPPgz0)

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Round 2, Fight 12 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Blue Dragon (2006 for Xbox 360) by Nobuo Uematsu
Sample tracks: The Landshark Is Coming (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9Ex-5FMpZ4), In Search of the Ruins (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgSnKwn7dwU), The Frozen Village (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYlP9EP_knQ), Mecha-Robo Corps Charge (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFtPxR60Zes), Eternity (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUjxPj3al5U)

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Dark Souls (2011 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Motoi Sakuraba
Sample tracks: Gwyn Lord of Cinder (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB6sOhQan9Y), Nameless Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvvFnR0kJFw), Ornstein & Smough (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsps0I58yUM), Pinwheel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sur4qN_4Oi8), Knight Artorias (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FT4OnrWn6A)

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My Picks:
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Dark Souls

Dragon Age
Dark Souls

Dragon Age

Blue Dragon - Every time I listen to this soundtrack I remark to myself how it's a fun soundtrack and reminds me of Nobuo Uematsu...then I look at who made it and I'm not surprised.

Skyrim

Blue Dragon - I've never quite got into the Dark Souls music although I imagine it fits a lot better when you hear it in-game, on the other hand Blue Dragon sounds great!

@PforPianist, OSTGeek64, Shad, Link006, or others...

Last call for someone who hasn't voted yet to break the double tie. Otherwise, I'll flip for the tie-breakers.

Skyrim
Dark Souls

i blame oc remix for dark souls. they have incredible remixes of that series

Results from the previous round: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (3-2) and Dark Souls (3-2) advance!

Thanks PforPianist!

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Round 2, Fight 13 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Lost Odyssey (2007 for Xbox 360) by Nobuo Uematsu
Sample tracks: Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBRqLm-seys), Battlefield (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGwl-PPhd0w), Neverending Journey (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaCkn9l3Rg4), Epsylon Range (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN32orlPOu8), Saman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy4k1p7WEq4)

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Super Mario Galaxy (2007 for Wii) by Mahito Yokota, Koji Kondo
Sample tracks: The Bunnies (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n0FphVzZdE), Drip Drop Galaxy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k3op5oo5N0), Gusty Garden Galaxy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcHQGiz6b8g), Library (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5hqSvRBQUw), Melty Molten Galaxy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRXGxYAXXh4)

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Round 2, Fight 14 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Arc Rise Fantasia (2009 for Wii) by Yasunori Mitsuda, Shunsuke Tsuchiya, Yuki Harada, Yui Makino
Sample tracks: The Imperial Northlands (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmao9Q9blI8), The Imperial City of Diamant (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSzOls4BBRo), Street of Sand and Wind (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zekRTh8Whk), Snow Falling on Opalus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-f3WQB0c7w), A Grand Existence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SSjiDh-7Ok)

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Grand Theft Auto V (2013 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Tangerine Dream, Woody Jackson, The Alchemist, Oh No
Sample tracks: We Were Set Up (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cETBCvKnu0Q), North Yankton Memories (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MKvsXA94Zk), No Happy Endings (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArA3bkumvoI), Minor Turbulence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6l0ZJXB4Go), A Haze of Patriotic Fervor (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3LbWQo2X5w)

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My Picks:
Lost Odyssey - Awesome competition here. SMG is great, but Lost Odyssey has become one of my favorite soundtracks of all time.
Arc Rise Fantasia - Really tough call on this one, too. If you've never heard ARF before, you're in for a treat. I've liked it ever since I first heard it in 2010 while prepping the Mitsuda rumble.

I just want to say, Lost Odyssey is instantly Nobuo XD

I was thinking "this is my favourite soundtrack ever" but then noticed youtube had gone onto Bravely Default. Lost Odyssey has some really chilling songs, so far i can't put it down.

Lost Odyssey
Arc Rise Fantasia

Lost Odyssey
GTA V

Lost Odyssey

Arc Rise Fantasia - I was listening to this thinking how much it reminded me of Chrono Cross OST. Then I actually looked at the composers for this one. Yeah, that's a pretty good reason why I thought they sounded similar XD

I was listening to this thinking how much it reminded me of Chrono Cross OST. Then I actually looked at the composers for this one. Yeah, that's a pretty good reason why I thought they sounded similar XD

That's twice in a row! :laugh:

Really liking this rumble battle. Thanks for introducing me to new music. I was trying to find new ps3 soundtracks, unfortunately searcing "ps3 soundtracks" on youtube doesn't give the list i want.

Btw, imperial northlands definitely sounds like two wings off xenogears (Creid).

Lost Odyssey

GTA V

Super Mario Galaxy, Grand Theft Auto V.

That's twice in a row! :laugh:


I don't look at the composers before I listen to the tracks to both osts and make a decision. It's my way of trying to prevent bias. But some of them are just very distinctive!

@feralanima: You're right about that!

@OSTGeek64, Shad, or others...

Last call for someone who hasn't voted yet to break the tie between Arc Rise Fantasia and Grand Theft Auto V. Otherwise, I'll flip for the tie-breakers.

Results from the previous round: Lost Odyssey (5-1) and Arc Rise Fantasia (4-3 by lot) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 15 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Hotline Miami (2012 for PS3, Windows) by Various Artists
Sample tracks: Flatline (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYjB-DKDrbs), Paris (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2iAShUxgfs), Horse Steppin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMeY7c03s8E), Hydrogen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeVufklHMsA), Miami (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPFDD2mqCwY)

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Bastion (2011 for Xbox 360, Windows) by Darren Korb
Sample tracks: Build That Wall (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz8c17upEwM), Slinger's Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mDWzu5yxLg), The Bottom Feeders (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js4w6sgxBQE), Brusher Patrol (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYaFbFLAQlQ), Setting Sail Coming Home (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDflVhOpS4E)

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Round 2, Fight 16 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Mega Man 9 (2008 for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii) by Ippo Yamada, Ryo Kawakami, Yu Shimoda, Hiroki Isogai
Sample tracks: Title (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmB9hDZtxhY), Concrete Jungle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwQ9iCqtpUk), Galaxy Fantasy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdDbbzuq1vY), Shop (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6rZ83FruNg), We're the Robots (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA4PAkrAVpQ)

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Minecraft (2011 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Daniel Rosenfeld
Sample tracks: Subwoofer Lullaby (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpd85y_iTxY), Sweden (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBkTkxKDduc), Mice on Venus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ47H84Bc_Q), Calm 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aPUro7sq9o), Dry Hands (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i0d6CPLSGo)

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My Picks:
Bastion - Both of these are awesome soundtracks. The slight edge I give to Bastion is for the slick recombination of two themes into the finale "Setting Sail, Coming Home."
Minecraft - Two more excellent soundtracks. Splitting hairs.

Bastion
Minecraft

Bastion - I agree this one was really hard to choose between!

Minecraft

Bastion

Mega Man 9 - these two are so different, and good in their own right, it's quite difficult to choose one over the other.

I was very surprised by the minecraft soundtrack. Having only played it once, I don't really recall much about it but it's actually quite serene. That said if i had a pick for favourite soundtrack so far it'd be arc rise fantasia (or lost odyssey, close second)

Bastion
Minecraft

Results from the previous round: Bastion (5-0) and Minecraft (4-1) advance!

Starting Round 3!

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

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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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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)

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Round 3, Fight 2 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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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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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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My Picks:
Double Dragon: Neon
Darksiders II

Sly Cooper

Darksiders II

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
Darksiders II

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time

Darksiders II

I'd like to clarify I'm not just copying nx666 every round!

Double Dragon: Neon
Darksiders 2

its for the ps3! great! i'll have to get it some day

i was going to go for skyrim, but every song i listened to darksiders just made it get better i think

Results from the previous round: Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (3-2) and Darksiders II (5-0) advance!

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Round 3, Fight 3 // 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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Minecraft (2011 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Daniel Rosenfeld
Sample tracks: Subwoofer Lullaby (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpd85y_iTxY), Sweden (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBkTkxKDduc), Mice on Venus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ47H84Bc_Q), Calm 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aPUro7sq9o), Dry Hands (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i0d6CPLSGo)

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Round 3, Fight 4 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Bastion (2011 for Xbox 360, Windows) by Darren Korb
Sample tracks: Build That Wall (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz8c17upEwM), Slinger's Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mDWzu5yxLg), The Bottom Feeders (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js4w6sgxBQE), Brusher Patrol (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYaFbFLAQlQ), Setting Sail Coming Home (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDflVhOpS4E)

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Journey (2012 for PS3) by Austin Wintory
Sample tracks: Nascence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLfj3pAlrs4), Apotheosis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypNgvc6c6Cc), I Was Born for This (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qizpBpHTzkU), The Call (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZKpSsvMRxU), The Road of Trials (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdG-e_Joc8Q)

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My Picks:
Minecraft - Every time I listen to Nier, I feel surprised at how good it is. But Minecraft is a special soundtrack.
Bastion

Nier <-- Nier/Minecraft could easily have been my final
Journey

Nier and Journey, not easy!

Minecraft
Journey

Nier

Journey

Neither of these were really easy.

Results from the previous round: Nier (3-2) and Journey (4-1) advance!

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Round 3, Fight 5 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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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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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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Round 3, Fight 6 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Arc Rise Fantasia (2009 for Wii) by Yasunori Mitsuda, Shunsuke Tsuchiya, Yuki Harada, Yui Makino
Sample tracks: The Imperial Northlands (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmao9Q9blI8), The Imperial City of Diamant (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSzOls4BBRo), Street of Sand and Wind (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zekRTh8Whk), Snow Falling on Opalus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-f3WQB0c7w), A Grand Existence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SSjiDh-7Ok)

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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:
Assassin's Creed II
Arc Rise Fantasia

Assassin's Creed II

3D Dot Game Heroes

Valkyria Chronicles
3D Dot Game Heroes

Assassin's Creed II - With Oblivion out of the picture this gets my vote for the best of the bunch overall... I was shocked to see how early Deus Ex Human Revolution was voted out though!

Arc Rise Fantasia

Assassin's Creed 2
Arc Rise Fantasia

making a change :P

Has sakimoto-san had any other albums in this rumble? i know he did ff12 (but that's not 7th gen)

I was shocked to see how early Deus Ex Human Revolution was voted out though!

Agreed. It lost to Sly Cooper, which has won against strong competition the whole way.


Has sakimoto-san had any other albums in this rumble?

It seems shocking to say, but no. Most of the music he made during the 7th Gen was for handheld, arcade, mobile, and e-shop games or for games where he's only one of a huge coalition of composers. If you're hungry for more, though, give Dragon's Crown (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ujIRSWQgc&list=PLelmLawxWfAtVjKMmEcHUYmbWuyxXJbIU) a listen.

It seems shocking to say, but no. Most of the music he made during the 7th Gen was for handheld, arcade, mobile, and e-shop games or for games where he's only one of a huge coalition of composers. If you're hungry for more, though, give Dragon's Crown (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ujIRSWQgc&list=PLelmLawxWfAtVjKMmEcHUYmbWuyxXJbIU) a listen.

Thanks for the upkeep. I've never heard this album before

Results from the previous round: Assassin's Creed II (4-1) and Arc Rise Fantasia (3-2) advance!

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

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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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Dark Souls (2011 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Motoi Sakuraba
Sample tracks: Gwyn Lord of Cinder (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB6sOhQan9Y), Nameless Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvvFnR0kJFw), Ornstein & Smough (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsps0I58yUM), Pinwheel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sur4qN_4Oi8), Knight Artorias (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FT4OnrWn6A)

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Round 3, Fight 8 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Lost Odyssey (2007 for Xbox 360) by Nobuo Uematsu
Sample tracks: Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBRqLm-seys), Battlefield (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGwl-PPhd0w), Neverending Journey (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaCkn9l3Rg4), Epsylon Range (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN32orlPOu8), Saman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy4k1p7WEq4)

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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)

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My Picks:
Dark Souls
Lost Odyssey

Dark Souls
Lost Odyssey

i dont do this often, and it seems i've done this for this and the last one, but dark souls has some epic music i remember saying that I'll vote for dark souls because of some legit remixes from ocremix. So going for dark souls this time :D

Dark Souls
The Unfinished Swan

Listening to some of the more disturbing Bioshock tracks it reminds me of a review I read about the Alien soundtrack; if you enjoy it as standalone entertainment you should probably worry about your mental health... Dark Souls gets my vote although I still can't pick out anything particularly special about it, maybe by the time this rumble is over it'll finally click for me!

Dark Souls and the Lost Odyssey.

BioShock

Lost Odyssey

Results from the previous round: Dark Souls (4-1) and Lost Odyssey (4-1) advance!

And just that quick, we're in the quarterfinals!

@fowftw: Haha. I'd agree about some of it, though I love the original Jerry Goldsmith main theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lAsqdFJbRc) and "Hypersleep." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1sV-E6S7x0)

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Round 4, Fight 1 // 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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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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Round 4, Fight 2 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Journey (2012 for PS3) by Austin Wintory
Sample tracks: Nascence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLfj3pAlrs4), Apotheosis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypNgvc6c6Cc), I Was Born for This (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qizpBpHTzkU), The Call (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZKpSsvMRxU), The Road of Trials (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdG-e_Joc8Q)

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Lost Odyssey (2007 for Xbox 360) by Nobuo Uematsu
Sample tracks: Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBRqLm-seys), Battlefield (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGwl-PPhd0w), Neverending Journey (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaCkn9l3Rg4), Epsylon Range (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN32orlPOu8), Saman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy4k1p7WEq4)

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My Picks:
Darksiders II - Extremely close match-up
Lost Odyssey

Assassin's Creed II
Journey

Quarterfinals?!?! Both of these match ups could've been finals for me! They're both very difficult to choose, although the top one is slightly harder.

Darksiders II

Lost Odyssey

I agree that there are some highlights but listening to the soundtrack as a whole just leaves me jumpy and wondering whether it's safe to turn around! I suppose that fits the film perfectly but I've never been keen on that tense unnerving kind of music.

Assassin's Creed II - could have been either for me too

Journey

We need some PforPianist tie-breakers!

AC2
Lost Odyssey

aww what tough choices this time.

Results from the previous round: Assassin's Creed II (3-2) and Lost Odyssey (3-2) advance!

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Round 4, Fight 3 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Arc Rise Fantasia (2009 for Wii) by Yasunori Mitsuda, Shunsuke Tsuchiya, Yuki Harada, Yui Makino
Sample tracks: The Imperial Northlands (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmao9Q9blI8), The Imperial City of Diamant (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSzOls4BBRo), Street of Sand and Wind (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zekRTh8Whk), Snow Falling on Opalus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-f3WQB0c7w), A Grand Existence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SSjiDh-7Ok)

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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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Round 4, Fight 4 // 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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Dark Souls (2011 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows) by Motoi Sakuraba
Sample tracks: Gwyn Lord of Cinder (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB6sOhQan9Y), Nameless Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvvFnR0kJFw), Ornstein & Smough (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsps0I58yUM), Pinwheel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sur4qN_4Oi8), Knight Artorias (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FT4OnrWn6A)

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My Picks:
Arc Rise Fantasia
Nier

These are some hard picks. Can someone delete that post?

These are some hard picks

Arc Rise Fantasia
Nier

Arc Rise Fantasia

Nier

I found these to be easier than the last round.

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time and Nier.

Results from the previous round: Arc Rise Fantasia (3-1) and Nier (4-0) advance! On to the semifinals!

Side-note: There are new posts on the group page (http://forums.ffshrine.org/group.php?groupid=20).

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

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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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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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Round 5, Fight 2 // Best of the 7th Generation Consoles

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Lost Odyssey (2007 for Xbox 360) by Nobuo Uematsu
Sample tracks: Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBRqLm-seys), Battlefield (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGwl-PPhd0w), Neverending Journey (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaCkn9l3Rg4), Epsylon Range (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN32orlPOu8), Saman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy4k1p7WEq4)

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Arc Rise Fantasia (2009 for Wii) by Yasunori Mitsuda, Shunsuke Tsuchiya, Yuki Harada, Yui Makino
Sample tracks: The Imperial Northlands (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmao9Q9blI8), The Imperial City of Diamant (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSzOls4BBRo), Street of Sand and Wind (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zekRTh8Whk), Snow Falling on Opalus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-f3WQB0c7w), A Grand Existence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SSjiDh-7Ok)

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My Picks:
Assassin's Creed II
Lost Odyssey

Assassin's Creed II

Lost Odyssey

Merry Christmas everyone!

Nier
Arc Rise Fantasia

Assassin's Creed II

Lost Odyssey

Assassin's Creed II

Arc Rise Fantasia

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year All!

Happy New Year to everyone! It's been a rough couple days around here as I've been bedridden with the flu. I'm hoping 2017 lightens up a little. Undaunted, the rumble goes on...

Results from the previous round: Assassin's Creed II (4-1) and Lost Odyssey (3-2) advance!

Ladies and gentlemen, here is your final!

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

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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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Lost Odyssey (2007 for Xbox 360) by Nobuo Uematsu
Sample tracks: Main Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBRqLm-seys), Battlefield (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGwl-PPhd0w), Neverending Journey (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaCkn9l3Rg4), Epsylon Range (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN32orlPOu8), Saman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy4k1p7WEq4)

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My Pick:
Lost Odyssey - If you've never had the experience of driving on an expressway while the guitars from "Neverending Journey" kick in, you're missing out. Uematsu-san wrote that as a 48-year-old. May he never change.

Happy New Year to everyone too, I've really enjoyed posting on here so thank you for encouraging me to do so! I guess you could say this final is the perfect battle of video game music styles, Eastern and Western.

Assassin's Creed II is my pick. Neverending Journey is a real highlight from Lost Odyssey and was enough solely alone to make me vote it through but unfortunately while the first 1.40 minutes are utter perfection, I'm not keen on what follows... and it's like that for a lot of the soundtrack.

Lost Odyssey!

It's a shame I missed so much of this rumble--I wasn't familiar with most of the options, so it would have been an informative run.

Oh well. Both of the finalists here are great, but for me Assassin's Creed II has a distinct advantage.

Definitely two worthy finalists, Assassin's Creed II resonates with me a bit more.

We have a winner! Assassin's Creed II (3-2) is the Best of the 7th Generation!

And with that, we're without a pre-determined rumble theme for the first time in a long time. I believe the Best of David Wise and the Best of Sonic could be ready to go, perhaps with a couple days to allow any final suggestions. We've also had Failure Themes and 90s End Credits Themes as long-standing ideas that could be ready to go. Any feelings towards any of these ideas? What do we want to do?

Best of David Wise gets my vote! :)

Cheers! I don't have time to finish up a theme right now but I'm down for whatever. Always prefer two simultaneous to one with double entries.

David Wise and Sonic sounds good to me. I'm up for anything though.

Wise and Sonic would work for me as well. The one thing I don't like about these two rumbles is that they feature mostly fairly well-known tracks so the chance that I will discover anything new is vanishingly small.


Always prefer two simultaneous to one with double entries.

Me too. But only as long as at least one of them is a single-track rumble. Otherwise you would potentially have to listen to 20 tracks at once which might be a bit much.

For convenience's sake, here are direct links to the proposed selections for the Sonic (http://forums.ffshrine.org/group.php?discussionid=1132&do=discuss) and David Wise (http://forums.ffshrine.org/group.php?discussionid=523&do=discuss) rumbles. The Sonic group page offers numerous "leftover," alternate selections as well. Here, too, are the list of games for the Sonic franchise (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sonic_the_Hedgehog_video_games) and for David Wise's discography (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wise_(composer)) from which the selections have to come. Any suggestions, revisions, or recommendations would be welcome! With the David Wise rumble, the focus should be on soundtracks he made a significant contribution, too, particularly soundtracks where there is at least some information available on what tracks he specifically composed. Unfortunately, that does narrow the options to mostly well-known works. In a few days, if there's general agreement about the selections, I'll get these started.

I'd remove Donkey Country Country III - he really only did the title theme, mini-game theme, and little else. Roughly 90% of the game is Fischer's work.

Team, I'm sorry things have remained quiet over here. I am currently working full time; in the middle of two writing projects, a music project, and an art installation; and attempting to change careers. Things are, uh, a little crazy.

@TheSkeletonMan939: I hear ya. He only composed 9 tracks (http://vgmdb.net/album/147) for that soundtrack, and they're certainly not the strongest tracks from the game--plus some of them are arrangements of old themes. The tricky part is finding a substantial substitute. I will research more to see what I can come up with.

As a thank you for everyone's patience, here are David Wise's three tracks from the soundtrack to the upcoming game Yooka-Laylee: Jungle Challenge (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRxl6KGkaDM), Jungle Minecart (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV1xWQ5Ka40&t=467s), and Glacier Minecart (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKPoDi2BVAM).

Also, those who compose may be interested to know that Jeremy Soule, with Roland, has developed a 24-bit "communication technology" called Rainlink that translates inputs on controller to a cloud-based VST library. They seem to intend it to replace MIDI as a higher-res option. Their promos also repeatedly mention its ability to capture subtle articulations, though I couldn't find a clear example of this. The numbers support their assertions of an epochal change to music technology; their audio doesn't yet. :-\

More soon.

As a thank you for everyone's patience, here are David Wise's three tracks from the soundtrack to the upcoming game Yooka-Laylee: Jungle Challenge (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRxl6KGkaDM), Jungle Minecart (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV1xWQ5Ka40&t=467s), and Glacier Minecart (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKPoDi2BVAM).

This is Wise at his finest - upbeat, feel-good music that makes a tough level bearable.


Also, those who compose may be interested to know that Jeremy Soule, with Roland, has developed a 24-bit "communication technology" called Rainlink that translates inputs on controller to a cloud-based VST library. They seem to intend it to replace MIDI as a higher-res option. Their promos also repeatedly mention its ability to capture subtle articulations, though I couldn't find a clear example of this. The numbers support their assertions of an epochal change to music technology; their audio doesn't yet. :-\

I saw that too. I'm not a composer but his claims of how earth-shattering the project is interest me. Soule claims that new instruments and updates will happen every week or so, so perhaps the offerings will become more unique to you in the near future.

No rush mate. Been poking my head into this place for 13 years, can't imagine I'll ever completely forget about it.

---------- Post added at 01:09 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:09 AM ----------

(Maybe if all the creepy people in General Chat go away and I have no one left to troll. <_<)

Thank you all for hanging tight. Made lots of progress over the past 3 nights. We should be ready to go very soon. If you like, please take a look at the revisions to the Wise and Sonic selections, and let me know if we need to make any final changes.

P.S. The creepy people in General Chat are never going away. :-\

I have spent quite a bit of time on an awful lot of forums, and I've never seen a transition as bizarre as FFShrine.

General Discussion evolved from a benign forum for gamers to a shock-value focused mini 4chan to a safe space where fundamentalist Christians and the alt-right could discuss politics and their obsession with literally Mickey Mouse.

I wonder if the latter group is aware that the site is owned by a politically active trans who was once the target of a smear campaign by Steve Bannon and co.

That "latter group" can largely be attributed to one certain member here. The pool of users who actually use GD regularly is so small that his rapid-fire posting casts a shadow over the community at large.

(I say this knowing that Shad probably counts me as one of the creepers).

Frankly I just got a huge kick out of harassing James Pedolord Sullivan, because he's an enormous piece of shit and I could prompt him to waste his entire evening going on huge hate rants just by chucking a few throwaway troll lines at him.

Clonemaster is a waste of oxygen and I have no preconceived notion of anyone else there besides weird Disney fetish + guilt by association. You're just that guy with a turtle avatar.

Before we get started on the next rumble, I just want to give one last thanks to nx666 for all of his work. As has already been mentioned, he wrote posts through the end of the past rumble before stepping down, allowing me to simply copy/paste much of the time. Much appreciation to you. :D And now...

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Round 1, Fight 1 // The David Wise Rumble

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Wizards and Warriors (1987 for NES)

Sample tracks: Title (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_85SrCKb4K8), Forest of Elrond (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLsxMiHiKog), Boss (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMor9SAWqJE), Princess Rescued (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G19L_H_pm4Q), Inside the Tree (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0btivQ0ejdI)

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Diddy Kong Racing (1997 for N64)

Sample tracks: Title (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwU_WueGQQM), Pirate Lagoon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17Q9BJTxPlo), Darkmoon Caverns (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SjGGQuUOh4), Star City (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8boRM6xRXg), Lobby Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yXk6CfOUNI)

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Round 1, Fight 1 // The Sonic Rumble

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Hidden Palace Zone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcR81-nhKk0) by Masato Nakamura (1992 for Genesis)

vs.

Sonic the Hedgehog - Solaris Phase 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAx3hTZeyBw) by Hideaki Kobayashi, Tomoya Ohtani, Mariko Nanba, Taihei Sato, and Takahito Eguchi (2006 for PS3 and Xbox 360)

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My Picks:
Wizards and Warriors
Hidden Palace Zone

Woot wood we're back! Thank you Arthur for continuing this for us!

Wizards and Warriors

Hidden Palace Zone

Lol, I find the General Discussion as something I like to poke my head in and look around once every blue moon, but not participate. I used to participate, but then it went a wee bit downhill. Now I just look at it like it's the looney bin house.

Trying to foster anything resembling a real discussion for long in GD is usually not worth the effort... it's usually the same group of people adding legitimate input, and the same group of people making half-hearted shitposts. It's an ocean of piss.

Anyway:

For David Wise: Wizards & Warriors

For Sonic: Solaris Phase 2, even though I'm aware it's just an arrangement of "In His World".

Diddy Kong Racing - all the W&W songs make me think 'hey, nice intro, I wonder what's next', and then the track loops...
Solaris Phase 2


Before we get started on the next rumble, I just want to give one last thanks to nx666 for all of his work. As has already been mentioned, he wrote posts through the end of the past rumble before stepping down, allowing me to simply copy/paste much of the time. Much appreciation to you. :D And now...

You are welcome, and thanks for all the work you put into this! Do you want me to create a spreadsheet for these two rumbles as well? It's not a big effort at all.

Already taken care of, but thanks for the offer. :D

Diddy Kong Racing - all the W&W songs make me think 'hey, nice intro, I wonder what's next', and then the track loops...

Speaking of the david wise rumble:


Thank you. Repetitive music is the bane of all video games :) I just had to endure listening to two soundtracks realizing that they were just the same "over and over and over"...

Before it sounds like i'm just bagging it, I did listen to both soundtracks.

Probably wizards and warriors inches in before it.

so...

Wizards and Warriors
Solaris Phase 2

Uh oh I'm going to struggle with these! I don't have the memories or nostalgia that comes with these old-school video game music tracks but I'll try my best to persevere! Looking through the list of games you've posted I saw that he composed the music for Tengami which I have played so I guess that's something lol

Diddy Kong Racing

Solaris Phase 2

Uh oh I'm going to struggle with these! I don't have the memories or nostalgia that comes with these old-school video game music tracks but I'll try my best to persevere! Looking through the list of games you've posted I saw that he composed the music for Tengami which I have played so I guess that's something lol


No worries, a lot of the music we have on here I've never heard or played, so I don't rely on memories or nostalgia. I will say it is quite hard sometimes to keep nostalgia from winning when it's a beloved game or soundtrack up against one that is unknown to you beforehand.

No worries, a lot of the music we have on here I've never heard or played, so I don't rely on memories or nostalgia. I will say it is quite hard sometimes to keep nostalgia from winning when it's a beloved game or soundtrack up against one that is unknown to you beforehand.

Haha yeah, I was certainly shocked when I saw Deus Ex Human Revolution lost out so early on in the last rumble, that may have been my winner... but what I was trying to say was that this "Sequencer & MIDI" genre (that I've had to google), modern games rarely use that style so I'm not that familiar with it and can't really appreciate it as much as someone who has grown up listening to it if that makes any sense. Still I'll give it my best shot and stick with it, hopefully I'll find something that I really like :) I noticed that a lot of the previous rumbles generally featured older games too so I'm not complaining, just will take some getting used to!

Haha yeah, I was certainly shocked when I saw Deus Ex Human Revolution lost out so early on in the last rumble, that may have been my winner... but what I was trying to say was that this "Sequencer & MIDI" genre (that I've had to google), modern games rarely use that style so I'm not that familiar with it and can't really appreciate it as much as someone who has grown up listening to it if that makes any sense. Still I'll give it my best shot and stick with it, hopefully I'll find something that I really like :) I noticed that a lot of the previous rumbles generally featured older games too so I'm not complaining, just will take some getting used to!

I'm in the same boat as you two :) the odds of that happening! I ended up listening to wiiguy's remix of them... which helps to hear it as they were intended. Yeah, i did have to take a break from these tracks cause they all sounded so similar. Yeah i said it.

Haha yeah, I was certainly shocked when I saw Deus Ex Human Revolution lost out so early on in the last rumble, that may have been my winner... but what I was trying to say was that this "Sequencer & MIDI" genre (that I've had to google), modern games rarely use that style so I'm not that familiar with it and can't really appreciate it as much as someone who has grown up listening to it if that makes any sense. Still I'll give it my best shot and stick with it, hopefully I'll find something that I really like :) I noticed that a lot of the previous rumbles generally featured older games too so I'm not complaining, just will take some getting used to!

In these rumbles I always look most forward to music I haven't heard yet. And even if it doesn't become my favorite soundtrack ever, at least I have expanded my horizon a little bit. We will need to prepare a new rumble pretty soon. Why don't you suggest a topic, this could be either something you want to learn more about, or music you would like to introduce to the rest of us?

'Sequencer & MIDI', is that really how people refer to 'old' video game music these days? I bet the Deus Ex soundtrack was made with sequencer & MIDI as well, and so is the majority of modern game soundtracks.

In these rumbles I always look most forward to music I haven't heard yet. And even if it doesn't become my favorite soundtrack ever, at least I have expanded my horizon a little bit. We will need to prepare a new rumble pretty soon. Why don't you suggest a topic, this could be either something you want to learn more about, or music you would like to introduce to the rest of us?

'Sequencer & MIDI', is that really how people refer to 'old' video game music these days? I bet the Deus Ex soundtrack was made with sequencer & MIDI as well, and so is the majority of modern game soundtracks.

I do feel the same, I hope that I haven't said anything you've taken the wrong way! I've loved taking part in these rumbles so far and I have discovered a whole load of new music from it that I'm really grateful for, I think this is the only place I've really been able to find good video game music discussion too. I'm open to suggesting some ideas, that sounds like a nice idea, I'll give some thought to it :)

That genre was just what I found on a music website I use that describes video game music generally pre-2000, I know it was quite a generalisation, but with the exception of a few recent indie games like Undertale or Stardew Valley, most games these days sound a lot different to 'old' video game music. The original Deus Ex composed by Alexander Brandon certainly falls under the 'old' music (and I do love that soundtrack) but I was thinking more towards the modern sound of the new games as opposed to the method of how they were created. I don't mean to make it sound so confusing!

but what I was trying to say was that this "Sequencer & MIDI" genre (that I've had to google), modern games rarely use that style so I'm not that familiar with it and can't really appreciate it as much as someone who has grown up listening to it if that makes any sense. Still I'll give it my best shot and stick with it, hopefully I'll find something that I really like :) I noticed that a lot of the previous rumbles generally featured older games too so I'm not complaining, just will take some getting used to!

Ah, that makes sense, I understand now. I have no trouble with the MIDI tracks, but I did have some problems with the C64 rumble. At some points in the beginning I was basically trying to figure out which one sounded more like music and less like noises mashed together! So, I can see how it can take some getting used to if you didn't grow up it.

I think there are three separate conversations happening here. One contains thoughts limited to the selections from the first fight. One contains thoughts about the conventions and limitations of all video game music made before faithful symphonic recordings were mainstream. And one raises the question of how to keep the rumble compelling for a diverse audience. All are interesting conversations to be had. I think I can add some context to help with the first and would like to reinforce what’s already been said in the other two.

1) Undoubtedly, Wise went for a minimalist style on Wizards & Warriors. That's not merely because of the technological limitations. These are pared down compositions relative to other contemporaneous NES soundtracks. The praise they're given often relates to their catchy melodies, and they are commonly included in discussions of David Wise's best work because of those melodies. But they're also probably not best experienced in 3:00 continuous loops, as our uploader has chosen to present them. Inevitably, that's going to get tiresome. Considering NES music was meant to be looped, there's a discussion to be had as to whether or not these should stay fresh for 3:00. We can qualify the discussion of the Diddy Kong Racing soundtrack as well, though the genre of its game and therefore the function and emphases of the music are different. It is repetitive, it's supposed to play an unobtrusive supporting role to the action of the game, but maybe we're saying the resulting compositions don't break out of their initial terms enough to hold up as standalone tracks.

2) As for the second conversation, my conviction is that video game music's history is full of artistically valid, still compelling compositions despite the technology used to create them. That doesn't mean the technology doesn't pose an obstacle (and remixes are not only valid in my mind, but crucial in keeping video game music’s history alive). But I strongly prefer to hear many of those compositions in their original form despite the obstacle because the technology, as much as the music, speaks to video game music's importance as a (perhaps) unique form of artistic expression as well as its relationship to the artistic, economic, and political tensions of the late-20th century forward. For our members who haven't grown up accustomed to the peculiarities and charms of the video game generations we’ll cover in these two particular rumbles, thank you for taking this ride with us, and I think I can promise--or at least I can promise there's a great likelihood--that you're going to hear something you like along the way, even if the presentation takes some getting used to.

3) My conviction is also that video game music can be appreciated without playing the accompanying games. I've helped design 29 of the 32 rumbles we've had. I'd guess I haven't ever played something like 85% of the games and hadn't ever heard something like 50% of the music before researching it. I think the desire to hear something new is what drives all of us. Because of that shared desire and because I'm one person with my own preferences, I'd strongly, strongly, strongly prefer not to be the sole architect of any rumble. This community is better if there are a lot of voices involved in planning. So to echo nx666 in addressing everyone, please feel free to add your voice to the group page (http://forums.ffshrine.org/group.php?groupid=20) where the rumbles are designed, drafted, and finalized. We're doing a David Wise and Sonic rumble because someone requested that we do them. We just did a Best of the 7th Generation rumble because someone requested that we do one. If you look on the "Suggest Future Rumble Themes here" post on the group page, you'll see this history of collaboration going back to 2010. Let's get some new ideas going.

For great justice. New fight by the end of the day.

Results from the previous round: Wizards and Warriors (4-2) and Solaris Phase 2 (4-2) advance!

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Round 1, Fight 2 // The David Wise Rumble

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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995 for SNES)

Sample tracks: Bramble Blast (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73n7HTcmb5g), Mining Melancholy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qp0_NE8M1c), Forest Interlude (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slKNBP7VEvI), Bayou Boogie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HzaD9Viafc), Hornet Hole (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v2WJi6RHj4)

vs.

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1990 for NES)

Sample tracks: Elm Street (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNl4Ix6rIrk), Stage 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKb8TKxJ5jM), Stage 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sCvnFvu2js), The Attic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LchCl5h4OH0), Freddy Is Coming (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI-VfsswypQ)

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Round 1, Fight 2 // The Sonic Rumble

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Sonic Heroes - This Machine (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjkmncTpBFQ) by Jun Senoue (2003 for GCN, PS2, Xbox, and Windows)

vs.

Sonic 3 & Knuckles - Chrome Gadget (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCx1n6BcRls) by Various (1994 for Genesis)

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My Picks:
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Chrome Gadget

I think there are three separate conversations happening here.

Lol I think it's the most chatty we've been in a while on more than thread of conversation!

Donkey Kong Country 2 - singing doo wah diddy diddy dum diddy do.

Sonic 3 & Knuckles

DKC2 - Elm St. was just predictable in its structure.

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Sonic 3 and Knuckles... "This Machine" must have come out in the era when SEGA was trying to push the 'Sonic is edgy' idea wayyy too hard.

Donkey Kong Country 2 - Not a big Fan of DKC, but that Freddy Kr�ger™ Game simply had bad Music, except for the Radio Pickup Jingle (https://youtu.be/mVBeDTRuO1Q)

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Sonic 3 and Knuckles - Almost everything after Sonic CD is absolute Wank, and even CD wasn't very good, neither the American nor the Japanese Soundtrack. Chrome Gadget also is a definite Low-Point in the Sonic 3 Soundtrack, as was most most it's Music,
no Comparison to the absolute Brilliance that was Sonic & Knuckles.

Donkey Kong Country 2
Chrome Gadget - Words cannot describe how I feel about that Sonic Heroes track, the Eggman is watching indeed!

Haha as if to prove your point I'm already in love with that first track "Bramble Blast", I want to listen to the full soundtrack now. That sounds about right about the three different conversations as a result of my poor wording lol, thanks for making everything clear, I'll definitely think of some ideas for future rumbles.

Donkey Kong Country 2

Sonic 3 and Knuckles

Haha as if to prove your point I'm already in love with that first track "Bramble Blast", I want to listen to the full soundtrack now.

DKC2 is certainly one of the most peppy soundtracks I've ever heard.

Results from the previous round: Donkey Kong Country 2 (6-0) and Chrome Gadget (6-0) advance!

Side-note: A "Best of 2016" thread is now open on the group page (http://forums.ffshrine.org/group.php?groupid=20) for anyone interested in adding their favorites.

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Round 1, Fight 3 // The David Wise Rumble

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Star Fox Adventures (2001 for GCN)

Sample tracks: Thornton Hollow (Day) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2v4Z3wZr74), Dark Ice Mines (Night) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9bkPUA1WOA), Cape Claw (Day) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8noonzD6Rs), Krystal Is Trapped (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sY1AMPXuok), Ocean Force Point Temple (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJKTFm-FMC4)

vs.

Battletoads (1994 for Arcade)

Sample tracks: Stage 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcz2yXdRCQg), Stage 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgl-D5As8Wo), Stage 3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucxyXPgPbWw), Korpse Kount (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4McQ78Gsgk0), Stage 5 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pFYWGo7BWc)

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Round 1, Fight 3 // The Sonic Rumble

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Sonic 3 & Knuckles - Icecap Zone 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKL0BtScEd8) by Various (1994 for Genesis)

vs.

Sonic Colors - Planet Wisp Map (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2o5zKSvz_M) by Various (2010 for Wii and DS)

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My Picks:
Star Fox Adventures
Icecap Zone 1

DKC2 is certainly one of the most peppy soundtracks I've ever heard.

The upbeat peppiness was quite refreshing. I really enjoyed listening to all the tracks for the rumble, you could hear the character of each level through the songs. I'll have to find the full soundtrack and give it a go.


Star Fox Adventures

Sonic 3 & Knuckles

Definitively BattleToads - TOUCHDOWN !! Shame the Game remained unfinished...

&

Sonic 3 & Knuckles - Might be overhyped, but still the best Track in the Soundtrack, and certainly the most remixed in the Sonic Franchise.

Battletoads
Sonic Colors - Planet Wisp Map

Lol quite a contrast there between Star Fox Adventures and Battletoads, I was definitely not ready for that opening. Battletoads certainly had something about it, "Dark Queen's Mansion" two layers if you could call them that worked really nicely. Star Fox's "Dark Ice Mines Night" was another real highlight however. The Sonic music didn't really do anything for me sadly this round, I know I have no soul.

Star Fox Adventures

Icecap Zone 1

Lol quite a contrast there between Star Fox Adventures and Battletoads, I was definitely not ready for that opening.

Same here :laugh:

Battletoads

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Planet Wisp Map

We need one more vote from someone who hasn't voted yet to break the tie between Star Fox Adventures and Battletoads (Arcade).

Starfox Adventures

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS :P

Results from the previous round: Star Fox Adventures (4-3) and Icecap Zone 1 (4-2) advance!

Thank you PforPianist for the tiebreaker!

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Round 1, Fight 4 // The David Wise Rumble

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Viva Pi�ata: Pocket Paradise (2008 for DS)

Sample tracks: Willy Builder (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2rkxf6_viva-pinata-pocket-paradise-music-willy-builder_videogames), Day (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2rkxec_viva-pinata-pocket-paradise-music-day_videogames), Fight (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2rkxax_viva-pinata-pocket-paradise-music-fight_videogames), Meet Sour (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2rkxbn_viva-pinata-pocket-paradise-music-meet-sour_videogames), March of Dastardos (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2rkxdo_viva-pinata-pocket-paradise-music-march-of-dastardos_videogames)

vs.

Tengami (2014 for Wii U)

Sample tracks: Into the Light (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JL8L2CfWMw), Crimson Leaves (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxWtA_Uib1o), Reflections (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCF7sM82Z44), Frozen in Time (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k45OUjZ5Uk), Ocean Breeze (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiYWLXmchgw)

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Round 1, Fight 4 // The Sonic Rumble

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Sonic Unleashed - Shamar Town (Day) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BzG0CRW4rU) by Tomoya Ohtani, Fumie Kumatani, Kenichi Tokoi, Hideaki Kobayashi, and Takahito Eguchi (2008 for PS2, Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3)

vs.

Sonic the Hedgehog - Star Light Zone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mqmN6mw4R8) by Masato Nakamura (1991 for Genesis)

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My Picks:
Tengami
Star Light Zone

Tengami - Beautiful Visuals, nice Music.

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Starlight Zone - That Unleashed Tune was almost decent, but to ever top STH 1 they have to work a lot harder.

Tengami and Shamar Town (Day) - I actually really like this one!

Starfox Adventures

Woot woot!


Tengami

Shamar Town

Tengami
Star Light Zone

Results from the previous round: Tengami (5-0) and Star Light Zone (3-2) advance!

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Round 1, Fight 5 // The David Wise Rumble

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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014 for Wii U)

Sample tracks: Windmill Hills (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFGl5PzEzBQ), Funky Waters (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA2WjP6sgrc), Grassland Groove (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQuJZsBCuGA), Seashore War (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEam4GBeflo), Juicy Groove (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8afrqV72GI)

vs.

Battletoads & Double Dragon (1993 for NES)

Sample tracks: Title Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0C4VzcqDu0), Character Select (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwYz2xCj0nM), Stage 2 Part 3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty9x8ys8uzI), Stage 5 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH1l8KrloLY), Stage 2 Part 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM0ImskaO9k)

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Round 1, Fight 5 // The Sonic Rumble

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Sonic Lost World - Island Relics (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7lx9Av9Bw0) by Tomoya Ohtani and Takahito Eguchi (2013 for Wii U, 3DS, and Windows)

vs.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Emerald Hill Zone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPpnoKiZ5c4) by Masato Nakamura (1992 for Genesis)

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My Picks:
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Island Relics

Donkey Kong Country

Emerald Hill Zone

DKC: Tropical Freeze - I'm a bit biased here, as I'm way more familiar with it than Battletoads, but Wise's range and style are on full, unbridled display here.

&

Emerald Hill Zone

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and Island Relics

DKC Tropical Freeze - One of David's finest Works to date.

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Emerald Hill Zone - Not really a big Fan of the STH 2 Soundtrack, but that Lost World
Tune is a complete Miss, still a pretty decent OST all in all...

Would it have been something like Sugar Lane (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuHHtePkSd4) or Special Stage (https://youtu.be/c8c_dpRZhe4)
then i would have needed to give it some serious Thought... :)

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Emerald Hill Zone

Incidentally, if anyone enjoys Tropical Freeze, I highly recommend you check out his work for Yooka-Laylee (Thread 214030) (co-composed w/ Grant Kirkhope). His fast-paced, percussive style returns.

Results from the previous round: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (6-0) and Emerald Hill Zone (4-2) advance!

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Round 1, Fight 6 // The David Wise Rumble

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Captain Skyhawk (1990 for NES)

Sample tracks: Title (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyyMaggczVc), Space Dock (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyyMaggczVc#t=00m24s), Congratulations (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyyMaggczVc#t=06m13s), Enemy Base (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyyMaggczVc#t=05m41s), High Score (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyyMaggczVc#t=05m09s)

vs.

Wizards & Warriors III (1992 for NES)

Sample tracks: Title (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lHc6tA5TBA), Knight's Guild (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQAUlELzWNk), Wizard's Guild (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23QPwdx75QE), Boss Battle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMzmPQm-4tg), Thieves' Guild (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4ntC51dSr8)

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Round 1, Fight 6 // The Sonic Rumble

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Sonic the Hedgehog - Green Hill Zone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF9ZLNxHaBY) by Masato Nakamura (1991 for Genesis)

vs.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Aquatic Ruin Zone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNH45mlx7WY) by Masato Nakamura (1992 for Genesis)

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My Picks:
Wizards & Warriors III
Green Hill Zone

Wizards and Warriors

Green Hill Zone

Hey Arthur, all the track samples for Captain Skyhawk are the same link. Was that intentional?

Wizards & Warriors III
Sonic the Hedgehog - Green Hill Zone



Hey Arthur, all the track samples for Captain Skyhawk are the same link. Was that intentional?

This actually is the same video, but all the links have different time stamps for the individual tracks.

This actually is the same video, but all the links have different time stamps for the individual tracks.

Right. The links should automatically jump to 0:00, 0:24, 6:13, 5:41, and 5:09 in the video. I'm not sure if that works on mobile devices.

Right. The links should automatically jump to 0:00, 0:24, 6:13, 5:41, and 5:09 in the video. I'm not sure if that works on mobile devices.

Ah, I see, I'm on mobile and it did not work for me. Good to know where the separate songs start. My vote stays the same.

Any more votes for these fights?

Captain Skyhawk and Green Hill Zone for me.

Neither of two particularly stood out for either choice, my favourites tracks so far that you've helped me discover have been Stickerbrush Symphony and Dark Ice Mines Night.

I'll go with
Captain Skyhawk (very fun melodies)

&

Green Hill Zone (the one Sonic track which everyone should know!)

Results from the previous round: Wizards & Warriors III (3-2) and Green Hill Zone (5-0) advance!

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Round 1, Fight 7 // The David Wise Rumble

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Battletoads (1991 for NES)

Sample tracks: Title (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kB6OXGVJ0c), Ragnarok Canyon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8gJxIWSxGE), Arctic Cavern (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVTfJDQz69w), Surf City (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw3bp0Of_ys), Pause (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRPXRHS4XNQ)

vs.

Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship (1990 for NES)

Sample tracks: Title (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjnD2BsspF4), Planet Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuRWN2qVs6Y), Planet Theme 3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fThY1V4LWgo), Cyber Zone 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRr1a4zxdAM), Golden Warship Complete (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_5gEM6n2iM)

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Round 1, Fight 7 // The Sonic Rumble

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Sonic 3 & Knuckles - Angel Island Zone 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbPPWKEfw6I) by Various (1994 for Genesis)

vs.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 - Metal Sonic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOS6-5sV89Y) by Jun Senoue (2012 for Windows, PS3, and Xbox 360)

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My Picks:
Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship
Angel Island Zone 1

Battletoads
Sonic 3 & Knuckles - Angel Island Zone 1

Battletoads and Angel Island Zone 1

"Planet Theme 3" started to make my ears hurt!

Results from the previous round: Battletoads (2-1) and Angel Island Zone 1 (2-1) advance!

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Round 1, Fight 8 // The David Wise Rumble

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Donkey Kong Country (1994 for SNES)

Sample tracks: Life in the Mines (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcklfVCEAcg), Gang-Plank Galleon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS7_tcwsj4E), Aquatic Ambience (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAPpVplHiDE), Cranky�s Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-urk0nWomxU), Bonus Room Blitz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQFKCSfC250)

vs.

Wizards & Warriors II (1989 for NES)

Sample tracks: Title (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbIJM1xAjNY), Stage 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKRScOKhFas), Stage 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEnqC8eI4fU), Stage 3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmFhgl6sL4s), Summit of Icefire Mountain (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndCKFuIqsZE)

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Round 1, Fight 8 // The Sonic Rumble

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Sonic CD - Tidal Tempest Present (JP) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nW3W-IqYuQ) by Naofumi Hataya and Masafumi Ogata (1993 for Sega CD)

vs.

Sonic 3 & Knuckles - Hydrocity Zone Act 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K1rV9kFs6I) by Various (1994 for Genesis)

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My Picks:
Donkey Kong Country - A couple of my favorite SNES tunes come from this
Sonic CD - Tidal Tempest Present (JP)

Donkey Kong Country

Sonic CD

Donkey Kong Country

Sonic 3 & Knuckles

If I may,

Donkey Kong Country

Sonic CD

Donkey Kong Country
Sonic CD - Tidal Tempest Present

Donkey Kong Country - it's always been one of those series that's frequently recommended but I've never actually got around to listening to any of them, I can happily say this rumble hasn't disappointed. Aquatic ambience is something else.

Sonic CD - Tidal Tempest Present - this has been my favourite Sonic music so far

Results from the previous round: Donkey Kong Country (6-0) and Tidal Tempest Present (JP) (5-1) advance!

On to Round 2 of the David Wise Rumble!

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Round 2, Fight 1 // The David Wise Rumble

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Wizards and Warriors (1987 for NES)

Sample tracks: Title (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_85SrCKb4K8), Forest of Elrond (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLsxMiHiKog), Boss (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMor9SAWqJE), Princess Rescued (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G19L_H_pm4Q), Inside the Tree (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0btivQ0ejdI)

vs.

Tengami (2014 for Wii U)

Sample tracks: Into the Light (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JL8L2CfWMw), Crimson Leaves (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxWtA_Uib1o), Reflections (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCF7sM82Z44), Frozen in Time (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k45OUjZ5Uk), Ocean Breeze (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiYWLXmchgw)

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Round 1, Fight 9 // The Sonic Rumble

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Sonic Lost World - Sea Bottom Segue (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CR6kKsy_LA) by Tomoya Ohtani and Takahito Eguchi (2013 for Wii U, 3DS, and Windows)

vs.

Sonic Unleashed - Jungle Joyride (Night) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF3XUXWCxBs) by Tomoya Ohtani, Fumie Kumatani, Kenichi Tokoi, Hideaki Kobayashi, and Takahito Eguchi (2008 for PS2, Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3)

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My Picks:
Tengami - I'd never heard of this game before researching the rumble. Lovely soundtrack.
Jungle Joyride (Night) - This has become one of my favorite Sonic tracks.

Tengami
Sonic Lost World - Sea Bottom Segue - I think this would sound better without percussion though

Tengami - This is a beautiful soundtrack. This is one of those hidden gems I love finding in these rumbles.

Sonic Lost World

Tengami and Jungle Joyride - two really good ones this round for Sonic!

We need a tie-breaker for the Sonic fight from someone who hasn't yet voted!

Bear with me, I'll have this post updated with my votes by evening!

Edit: Ohh, this was a hard one! Like nx666 I thought the Lost World track would be much better without percussion... so it's Jungle Joyride for me!

Results from the previous round: Tengami (4-0) and Jungle Joyride (Night) (3-2) advance!

Thanks to TheSkeletonMan939 for the tie-breaker!

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Round 2, Fight 2 // The David Wise Rumble

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Star Fox Adventures (2001 for GCN)

Sample tracks: Thornton Hollow (Day) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2v4Z3wZr74), Dark Ice Mines (Night) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9bkPUA1WOA), Cape Claw (Day) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8noonzD6Rs), Krystal Is Trapped (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sY1AMPXuok), Ocean Force Point Temple (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJKTFm-FMC4)

vs.

Donkey Kong Country (1994 for SNES)

Sample tracks: Life in the Mines (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcklfVCEAcg), Gang-Plank Galleon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS7_tcwsj4E), Aquatic Ambience (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAPpVplHiDE), Cranky�s Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-urk0nWomxU), Bonus Room Blitz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQFKCSfC250)

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Round 1, Fight 10 // The Sonic Rumble

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Sonic Adventure 2 - Dive Into The Mellow (Aquatic Mine) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6i9dhtX4Ns) by Jun Senoue, Kenichi Tokoi, Fumie Kumatani, and Tomoya Ohtani (2001 for Dreamcast and GCN)

vs.

Sonic 3D Blast - Panic Puppet Zone Act 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWHluhvS3D4) by Jun Senoue, Tatsuyuki Maeda, and Richard Jacques (1996 for Genesis and Saturn)

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My Picks:
Donkey Kong Country - Brutal match-up for such an early round
Panic Puppet Zone Act 1

Donkey Kong Country
Sonic 3D Blast - Panic Puppet Zone Act 1 - Not a huge fan of either track tbh. This wins solely based on the fact that it doesn't have lyrics aimed at 12 year old gangstas :)

This is a tough one. I think I'm going to go with Star Fox Adventures.


Sonic 3D Blast - Panic Puppet Zone Act 1 - Not a huge fan of either track tbh. This wins solely based on the fact that it doesn't have lyrics aimed at 12 year old gangstas :)

I laugh, but fully agree with you.
Sonic 3D Blast - Panic Puppet Zone Act 1

Donkey Kong Country - agree this was a tough call

Sonic 3D Blast - Panic Puppet Zone Act 1 - yeah I'm with everyone else here, the other one really was difficult to listen to!

I would go with Donkey Kong Country and Panic Puppet Zone Act 1.

Results from the previous round: Donkey Kong Country (4-1) and Panic Puppet Zone Act 1 (5-0) advance!

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Round 2, Fight 3 // The David Wise Rumble

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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995 for SNES)

Sample tracks: Bramble Blast (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73n7HTcmb5g), Mining Melancholy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qp0_NE8M1c), Forest Interlude (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slKNBP7VEvI), Bayou Boogie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HzaD9Viafc), Hornet Hole (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v2WJi6RHj4)

vs.

Battletoads (1991 for NES)

Sample tracks: Title (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kB6OXGVJ0c), Ragnarok Canyon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8gJxIWSxGE), Arctic Cavern (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVTfJDQz69w), Surf City (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw3bp0Of_ys), Pause (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRPXRHS4XNQ)

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Round 1, Fight 11 // The Sonic Rumble

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Sonic 3 & Knuckles - Lava Reef Zone Act 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zfRD3JyW90) by Various (1994 for Genesis)

vs.

Sonic Generations - Crisis City Act 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRQDK6Cctmw) by Jun Senoue (2011 for PS3, Xbox 360, Windows, and 3DS)

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My Picks:
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Lava Reef Zone Act 2

Side-note: AVGN's dance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_m6917Bf4I) for the Battletoads' pause song

Donkey Kong Country 2
Sonic 3 & Knuckles - Lava Reef Zone Act 2

Donkey Kong Country 2

Sonic Generations

Battletoads - "Pause" is the greatest Piece of Music composed in VGM History.

&

Sonic & Knuckles - The Sonic and Knuckles OST trumps every other Sonic Soundtrack by default,
never before and never again has Sonic Music been this good.