Pairing XIII (B)

Listen to the tracks and make your selection.

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041 Ace Combat 4 Shattered Skies — Megalith -Agnus Dei-
216 Chrono Trigger — Last Battle

: 041 Ace Combat 4 Shattered Skies — Megalith -Agnus Dei-
: 216 Chrono Trigger — Last Battle

Well, I can stand Megalith, at least, so that's always a plus. Doesn't stop me from getting bored listening to it, though.

Last Battle... why. The Lavos screms might actually be the best parts of the song. Likewise, it also grows extremely tiresome by the end. However, unlike Megalith, it doesn't have the interlude at the three minute mark to keep things even remotely interesting, so AC4 is our winner.

I'm not overly fond of Last Battle, but I'm even less fond of Megalith -Agnus Dei-.

This was actually a tough one for me. I enjoy both tracks quite a bit. Though I have to admit, after all these years I am getting a bit tired of Megalith. Not tired enough not to vote for it though.

Megalith may have choirs, but Last Battle has a duck thing in a spacesuit.

And is it just me or does the tune to Megalith sound a lot like Climax of the Graylands Case?

This was the easiest matchup so far. Agnus Dei ~Megalith~ easily takes it. It's an epic Ace Combat song with powerful use of chorus versus a boring, repetitive SNES song (one of my least favorite from Chrono Trigger).

My vote: Agnus Dei ~Megalith~

EDIT: Oh, just wanted to add that Agnus Dei is one of those songs that gives you a, "Holy crap; this is it!" feeling. Must be awesome going through the last stage with this in the background.

Just because I absolutely adore the Ace Combat Zero OST doesn't mean that I like everything which is related to Ace Combat in general. Ace Combat 4 Shattered Skies - Megalith -Agnus Dei- damages itself due to its sheer length, since being an epic and powerful track doesn't justify such an excessive length in general. Putting that aside, I'll still vote for it, since Chrono Trigger - Last Battle isn't even music. Scream - two minutes of boredom - Scream - some additional boredom. That's all.

1st: Ace Combat 4 Shattered Skies - Megalith -Agnus Dei-
2nd: Chrono Trigger - Last Battle

I've loved Megalith ever since last year's contest. It gets my vote.

Easiest vote so far. Megalith could stand to be a little shorter, but the interlude at 3:00 is the most beautiful thing I've heard in ANY of Ace Combats final mission tracks.

Chrono Trigger is decent, but the Lavos screams make me wanna shove a fork in my ear.

Megalith by a landslide.

Is this even a contest?

World Revolution beats the shit out of Last Battle. Who the fuck nominates some of these

I was an outspoken proponent of Ace Combat 4 Shattered Skies — Megalith -Agnus Dei- in its previous BSC contests, and it's not hard to see why. It's like they wrapped up all the subtle musical biases that melt me like butter and wrapped them into a single package: a choir, electronic flourishes, stately brass, etc. It'll go down easiest if you're classically-inclined or an orchestra/choir whore.

One of the reasons I've never bought the CT OST is its horrible use of SFX. The Lavos roars in Chrono Trigger — Last Battle don't help the somewhat dull track at all. I have to wonder if someone meant to nominate "World Revolution" and put this down instead, since that tune is what most people seem to mean when the refer to CT's "last battle."

meg·a·lith, n.
A very large stone used in various prehistoric architectures or monumental styles, notably in western Europe during the second millennium B.C.

lol, Last Battle. I've always wondered if those three choral chords at 1:20 are supposed to mirror the three chords in "A Presentiment." If so, it's the only saving grace this track has (aside from the bassline which goes from one side to the other).

Anyway, Megalith wins this easily.

Megalith - Boring.

Last Battle - Just fucking irritating. God.

Megalith FTW, the rest can die a painful death. One could pity that Chrono Trigger song, oh well, could have been any track. This is not even a competition, this is a one-sided massacre.

It looks like I'm the only one to actually enjoy the Chrono Trigger track...

I never thought I'd approve of anything associated with the name "Megalith".

Thanks, Chrono Trigger, your sucktitude has made an honest man out of me.

Originally Posted by orion_mk3

I was an outspoken proponent of Ace Combat 4 Shattered Skies — Megalith -Agnus Dei- in its previous BSC contests

I'll save my sphiel for why I like Megalith for later. But I actually like Unsung War more than Megalith.

Originally Posted by Colonel Skills

World Revolution beats the shit out of Last Battle. Who the fuck nominates some of these

Seconded, though Last Battle is far from terrible. Megalith comes off as trying to hard to be incredible, but it has enough strong points for a vote this round.

3rd Time may be a charm for Megalith here...I'm not madly in love with this track, but the melody that continues popping up holds plenty of appeal and the chorus manages to not get on my nerves. Pretty intense music for the final AC4 level as well...I've grown quite used to this, since I could never fly straight through those damn tunnels and kept dying. Not to mention it took me a few tries to FIND the tunnels...

Last Battle...I can appreciate it has a lot of the qualities of the main CT battle theme (including the xylophone-sounding percussion), but it's not too special overall. Very nostalgic though, so both are even in that respect. Honestly, World Revolution would probably wipe the floor with Megalith, but it's the other way around here.

I'd agree that Last Battle doesn't deserve to move on if Megalith wasn't such a validation of my disdain for weak composition shore