Score: 10

"You, sir, deserve a medal."

submission: Raid (sean.vs.viion)

date: November 1, 2009

I've been searching, desperately, off and on for MONTHS trying to find a suitable song to replace the final battle theme for my still-in-production movie. I wanted to use all-NG music and the final battle song is the only one I still had left from my library of video game themes etc.. With this I'll finally have a completed score completely based on NG music - 20 minutes in length.

Score: 9

"Hints of MK and The Matrix, too..."

submission: Show No Tears

date: November 1, 2009

Nice Track. Very neo-modern battle theme... something you might hear in a post-apocalyptic fantasy game. It also could have made a decent substitute for the crazy motorcycle theme from FF7.

Score: 9

"I like the snare."

submission: Shinra Building HQ - (Remix)

date: August 16, 2009

Whenever I heard this song in the game I always felt like I was being put in front of a firing squad, and this brought that memory back.

It never occured to me before, but hearing this theme without the layers upon layers of synth that usually gets appied to it makes me realize it's darkly similar to the SeeD Theme from FFVIII. It shares some chordes with it at least, and that's creepy considering how different they are.

Score: 9

"Spot on."

submission: FF7 Vincent Theme (Cover)

date: August 16, 2009

The surrounding music gets drowned out a bit, but when it comes to the forefront it gives the harpsichord a creepy twinge right at the right time, so it plays perfectly.

I'll be putting this in my FF7 remix playlist.

Score: 8

"Quite Underrated"

submission: Kimahri vs. Nanaki

date: August 16, 2009

Dropped a 5 on this and it went up by .48

It's not really surprising the two themes blend together well - they have similar story roots, as well as similar beats.

Score: 8

"Not Nibelheim necessarily..."

submission: Anxious Hearts(Orch) -ZC-

date: August 15, 2009

This piece is first introduced right after the first bombing mission - during the flower girl scene. It returns numerous times and is the theme, later, of Nibelheim. Notes of it can be heard resonating in the score played over the final sequence (spoiler) where Holy and the Lifestream are finally unleashed upon the falling Meteor.

This is a very quiet rendition that appears to use many similar elements to the original. The piano sequence, however, takes much more prominence. Nicely done.

Score: 10

"I didn't even read the author comment beforehand,"

submission: DJ Charr - Sirens Of Death

date: May 24, 2009

I just used this song for a Resident Evil movie trailer. I had to cut it up a bit, though, for run time...

It had all the song structures I needed for the trailer, and the right tempo.

Score: 5

"Made my ears bleed..."

submission: Fooling Around Blues

date: March 24, 2009

I hate when so-called musicians pull a fast one and throw the sound from one speaker to another. All it does is hurt my ears and make me want to break the fingers of the guy turning the dial.

About half way through the switching stops and the music gets good, but if only 1/2 the song is bearable, you only get 1/2 a good score.

Score: 8

"There was a lot of good music..."

submission: Wingly City - Arrogance+*~.0

date: May 27, 2008

In LoD... I wish they did more with that lore...

I think originally this song was much more foreboding and dark. Lots of the music was that way, but this one in particular seemed to resonate the thousands of years Rose spent killing the Moonchild. This version is a bit less dark, but I like it.

Score: 8

"God I loved that game..."

submission: EWJ - Queen Slug for a Butt

date: May 27, 2008

Shiny Entertainment could have made this generation of games much more interesting...

As for the song, I don't remember exactly how it went in the game, but this is a catchy incarnation. I think this was the final boss theme, but you kinda made it sound like an 'exploring a cave' song... at least... a cave in the EWJ universe o.O