Posts from Insouciance

What about my song?

The competition is tough for me, as you know, and I can't help but make it clear that I dislike instrumental music whenever I get the chance. BUT I LISTENED TO EVERYTHING!

Lexx - Battle of the Universe - half of the Lexx soundtracks have a hypnotic effect on me; I think the composers did an excellent job. I unexpectedly downloaded some of the soundtracks to my player at the time, even though I usually don't like instrumental music.
Divine Divinity - Stones And Trees - 5. It's a bit too slow and sad; maybe it would fit the game's events and atmosphere, but on its own, it's slow and sad.
Dragon's Dogma - Selection Of Fate - 8. Oh, there's a nice choir in the background, and it sounds epic overall. Almost like a normal song. It's just a bit too long.
Llewellyn - Kingdom Of The Faery - 7. Shaman, this time it's much better, well done, you can do it when you want. It reminded me of King's Bounty. If the music were about twice as short, I could easily give it an 8 or 9, but seven minutes was a bit too much for me.
Two Steps From Hell - Undying Love - 7. It's good, especially after the halfway point. But it's still a bit tiring.
Konkurs - Instrumentalka - 6. Alex, is that you? The instrumental music is pleasant, but I found it a bit slow and somewhat monotonous.
John Murphy - Don Abandons Alice - 6. Again, it's slow and sad, and also quite monotonous. Cutting the length in half, mainly by removing the first half of the track, would be great. I'm giving it a decent rating for the second half of the track.
Styx: Master of Shadows - Launch Trailer Music - 4. They play this in our gym, and I've heard it enough. This particular track is a bit disjointed and unpleasant to listen to.
Steven O’Brien - Epic Theme - 8. Well, what can I say? It's epic. Although, at some point, it unexpectedly reminded me of music from Soviet films. But that's not a bad thing.
King's Bounty - vikland of ice - 7. Why do you love everything so slow and sad? T_T Well, the music in King's Bounty is still great; it evokes pleasant nostalgia. I should play it again, although the dark side seems a bit unfinished and rough. By the way, I played it as a succubus, I remember that harem.
Fall Out Boy - Dance, Dance - 5. I don't know. It's too lyrical and just strange for my taste. Something about it just doesn't click.
Liquid Tension Experiment - State of grace - 4. It didn't grab me, and it's six minutes long. If it hadn't been six minutes, but three, I might have been more forgiving. Although it's quite nice in some ways.
Vestron Vulture - New Wave Hookers - 8. Woohoo, is that disco? Retro is cool. Although it's a bit monotonous again.
Paul Mauriat - El Condor Pasa - 7. It sounds vaguely familiar for some reason. It's a bit too measured for my taste, but it's pleasant.
King's Bounty - battle music - 9. Yes, this is much better. Although it's still not my favorite track from the game.
「千本桜」を弾いてみた【ピアノ】 - 7. Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, guys (I'm talking about the title, just in case). It's a very pleasant and catchy tune, but somehow it's just not my kind of instrumental music with a single instrument.

Oh well. I'm going to finish watching the fourth season of Babylon 5 and cry. T_T

Lexx - Battle of the Universe - 4. I understand that almost always, the melody from a TV series starts to annoy you over time, but only if you watch it and like it.
Divine Divinity - Stones And Trees - 5. I would have given it a higher rating if it were music from the game's menu, but as it is... it's slow and melancholic.
Dragon's Dogma - Selection Of Fate - 4. THERE'S VOCAL HERE!!1 x) It's difficult to evaluate music from games when you're not playing them, because they sound rather boring, as if you've come to an opera.
Llewellyn - Kingdom Of The Faery - 4. I don't know why others liked it, but it didn't impress me. There's no development, just changing instruments and a slight change in the melody in places.
Two Steps From Hell - Undying Love - 6. This is already better.
Konkurs - Instrumentalka - 8. I like the green sleeves, but I would have sent another version performed by David Nevue. The keyboard sounds much more pleasant and gentle, and the version is shorter. I would have given it a 10.
Styx: Master of Shadows - Launch Trailer Music - 3. Not for me.
Steven O’Brien - Epic Theme - 7. Pleasant.
King's Bounty - vikland of ice - 4. ZzZzZz
Fall Out Boy - Dance, Dance - 5. Please, no. The song itself is better. You might as well mention lullaby covers of Nirvana and so on.
Liquid Tension Experiment - State of grace - 7. I thought I would give it a lower rating, but then I listened more carefully and liked it, maybe it just matched my mood. Sometimes it even seemed like I had heard it somewhere.
Vestron Vulture - New Wave Hookers - 6. There's similar music that would be perfect for some kind of cyberpunk or space setting.
Paul Mauriat - El Condor Pasa - 5. The rating is relative to the others!
King's Bounty - battle music - 4. They seem to have forgotten how to write music for games. There used to be Heroes 3-4, Space Rangers, Colonization, various Baldur's Gate games, and now... only platformers have decent music, like Defy Gravity and Nihilumbra.
「千本桜」を弾いてみた【ピアノ】 - 7. I love keyboard music, but in this case, the melody didn't really grab me, although it's played very well and technically.

I wouldn't say I'm an expert in instrumental music, especially without vocals, but I got the feeling that either I misunderstood something, or a third of the songs weren't entirely vocal-free, but these are minor details.
And yes, this time they really didn't submit any outright bad compositions, and most of them appealed to me, which I'm glad about, so I'll try to be objective when assigning scores this time. Although, I also found that there weren't many truly outstanding pieces.

Lexx - Battle of the Universe - 5/10. Not bad, it's short, but overall the sound is pleasant, although a bit monotonous.
Divine Divinity - Stones And Trees - 6/10. Well, it's good music, but I wouldn't call it purely instrumental. And without the choir, it doesn't sound particularly amazing.
Dragon's Dogma - Selection Of Fate - 6/10. Again, a good choir, but an incomprehensible repetition after the middle, but overall it's not bad.
Llewellyn - Kingdom Of The Faery - 8/10. It's a bit long, of course, but it's a good sound, and it's worth listening to for seven minutes; there's a good selection of instruments, and overall it's a pleasant composition.
Konkurs - Instrumentalka - 5/10. No, well, you can listen to it for about 30 seconds as an introduction, but I kept waiting and waiting for the monotonous flute to end and a magnificent epic to begin, but it didn't happen, alas.
John Murphy - Don Abandons Alice - 6/10. I don't know what's so great about it. I've heard it a million times, and only one small part of the composition is good, but you can't carry the whole thing on that one piece.
Styx: Master of Shadows - Launch Trailer Music - 5/10. Yay, it's not bad for a minute, but not for two and a half!
Steven O’Brien - Epic Theme - 8/10. Eh, I thought I'd give it a ten, but it didn't quite reach that level of epicness, which is a shame.
King's Bounty - vikland of ice - 6/10. Well, it sounds a bit raw, there's no development, although the sound is pleasant again, but it's like they were driving, driving, driving, and then they arrived at the end of the track, well, okay.
Fall Out Boy - Dance, Dance - 7/10. Oh, well, it's not bad, I had to listen to it twice to decide whether it was a six or a seven. But let's say it's a seven.
Liquid Tension Experiment - State of grace - 4/10. I managed to get through it, but if it were a minute or a minute and a half long, it would be great, but not six minutes.
Vestron Vulture - New Wave Hookers - 4/10. I didn't like it.
Paul Mauriat - El Condor Pasa - 5/10. I don't know, there's something wrong with this music that prevents me from evaluating it properly while listening. I listened to it three times, but I still couldn't decide.
King's Bounty - battle music - 6/10. Clearly, it's from King's Bounty 2.
「千本桜」を弾いてみた【ピアノ】 - 7/10. Wow, what a talent, he outdid half of the compositions with just one instrument, that's amazing.

Lexx - 4. It's just... okay. It ended before it really began. You can consider this a counterpoint to the points deducted "for length," as this is a point deducted "for brevity."
Divan-2 - 5. It reminded me of the music from Gothic. Not bad, but it's probably better experienced in the game.
Dragon's Dogma - 5. There are some interesting moments, but I'm not a big fan of this kind of music. And yes, there's a choir here, so it's not entirely instrumental. But whatever.
Kingdom of Fae - 6. The synthesizer sounds of the "choir" slightly spoil the impression, but overall it's not bad and creates a fitting atmosphere.
Two Steps from Hell - 7. I know this melody, even though I'm not a big fan of this band. A guy from my dorm used to be obsessed with them. They have some even better tracks, but mostly with vocals.
Contest - 8. Oh, I even played this on guitar. It's like "Olo-lo, the Kingdom of Ritchie Blackmore," which is what it was sold as on pirated CDs back in the day, but it's actually not Ritchie, but Greg Joy and some other guys. But the melody is the well-known "Greensleeves."
John Murphy - 9. I liked it. The development is great, and the melodies are interesting, reminiscent of my favorite prog/post-rock, but less intense.
Styx - 5. Broken rhythms are good, and I initially wanted to give it a higher rating, but it got repetitive towards the end. I would probably forgive such monotony in guitar music, but I don't love electronic music that much.
Epic Theme No. 2 - 8. Something similar to Two Steps from Hell, but it hooked me more, possibly because I hadn't heard it before.
The Dark Side of Royal Generosity - 5. I haven't played Dark Side, but I've heard the melody, so it was definitely in one of the previous games. I agree, it's definitely not the best track in the series.
Radioactive Kid - 7. I love the combination of violin and cello. If it were played on other instruments, I would have rated it lower.
Experiment with Liquid Tension - to be honest, I wouldn't have given it a ten myself. It's definitely not my favorite instrumental piece, but it's the one I found the least over-the-top and not too long. I should have sent in something even shorter. But still, it has a great sound that I can enjoy with a cup of tea at my computer or anywhere else.
New Wave Sluts - 7. I like this kind of electronic music a little more.
Flight of the Condor - 6. Seeing the title, I wanted to give it a higher rating, because you shouldn't offend a classic, but I've heard better performances of this melody. This one is kind of bland.
Royal Generosity Warrior Server - 7. A good battle theme, but again, there are more memorable tracks in the series that I could give a solid nine.
Hieroglyphs - 9. Pleasant, technically proficient, and original. An excellent conclusion to the contest.

Bravo, guys, well done! Look what you've done. Now, Kosha is lost to the real world.

Ah, it’s a pity that the face is so ugly.

Nice outfit.

Don't worry, Reven, I'm not going to enter her in a beauty contest, haha.
Besides, that vampire is cute, but I'm not very good at playing as mages.

Oops, I completely forgot about the guessing game. I'll try to guess everyone today! But if I don't manage, that's okay, don't wait for me.

Battle of the Universe - 7;
Stones And Trees - 8;
Selection Of Fate - 5;
Kingdom Of The Faery - 7;
Undying Love - 7;
Don Abandons Alice - 6;
Launch Trailer Music - 5;
Epic Theme - 9;
Vikland of Ice - 10;
Dance, Dance - 5;
State of Grace - 7;
New Wave Hookers - 10;
El Condor Pasa - 8;
Battle Music - 6;
「千本桜」を弾いてみた【ピアノ】- 8.

So, is that what you wanted?

Okay, let's have Revan tally the results in 3 days, but he won't post the answers. We can guess in the general discussion.

I can do that, but someone already knows the approximate or exact results.

What’s the point of guessing together as a group? It’s not fun.

I'm already looking forward to discussing the finished results.

So, the dragons have spoken, and that’s how it will be.