[C] Second Round #2 (White Whale of Heaven vs. Kraken of the Sea)

Listen to both songs and select the one you prefer.

Download Links:

Musashi: Samurai Legend - White Whale of Heaven
Earthbound - Kraken of the Sea

Streaming:

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Kraken of the Sea: Get the Flash Player to play this audio file:

Musashi: Samurai Legend - White Whale of Heaven
One of the less bland tracks from a bland OST is still pretty dull when heard out of context. Low-key synth washes might be good for setting a relaxed mood, but they're not the best listening material apart from the game.

Earthbound - Kraken of the Sea
I have to admit being a big Earthbound fan, so my perception of this song is admittedly biased. But what's not to love about hard-core SNES techno with that trademark EB quirk for spice?

Kraken.

Hehe, some of these pairings really amuse me in a lame, nerdy way. (kraken? whale? WATERBEASTS! lol)

"White Whale of Heaven" has quickly become a favourite of mine. I love the style of downtempo electronica here, and those deep pad hits are sexy and awesome. I also really like how the background melodic harmonies are introduced. A huge pat on the back for Hamauzu~!

"Kraken of the Sea" is pretty slick, and essentially makes for a really fun listen. The electronica twinges don't capture me as much as the synth washes of its opponent, but all of the quirk and ^___^ is really cool. Overall this track is great because it manages to do so much with so little.

"White Whale of Heaven" - 9/10
"Kraken of the Sea" - 8/10

Originally Posted by Muzza

Hehe, some of these pairings really amuse me in a lame, nerdy way. (kraken? whale? WATERBEASTS! lol)

And White Whale knocked off Mystical Land Serpentina in the last round. Crah-zy.

Kraken beat a very good track last round, and I hope it doesn't do it again. White Whale is pure heaven (pun not intended, seriously), and the whole track makes you feel like you're lifted up a bed of pure bliss. I may have wrote this last round, but the deeper you go, the more rewarding it is.

Musashi - I love the OST, and this track is nice too, there are better things on the OST though. The guitar is nice, the introduction of piano is superb.

Kraken - I loved this track. It was new to me. Musashi did a good job, a better job than Kraken on the quality of layering. But Kraken has the power of quirkiness and odd harmony. It has also the advantage of using counter rhythm and playing on the different frequency spectrum.

I'll need my coin again. And it is: Kraken.

White Whale of Heaven is a gorgeous ambient piece. I still love it.

But I have a bias and it is for Earthbound.

Poll extended until September 2nd.

Both great songs, but which should I choose? The exotic, mellow, downtempo chill song that sounds amazing enough to lay back to on the beach? Or a song that brings back fond memories of my SNES RPG playing days?


Coin toss says: White Whale

Originally Posted by Alterminded

Coin toss says: White Whale

There are enough votes that it doesn't really matter, but for future reference please note:

Originally Posted by Drakken

Recommendation: If you don't really care about either song in a matchup / can't decide, it's OK to not vote. Let the matchups be decided by people who have strong feelings about one song over the other, rather than have an unnecessary coin toss vote determine the outcome of the close pairings.

Originally Posted by StarmanDX

There are enough votes that it doesn't really matter, but for future reference please note:

Thanks, but now that I think about it, I prefer White Whale due to its nice mellow atmosphere.