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Touhou musical tastes/questions
Zengeku:
Musical tastes huh? I love pretty much every ZUN-made song. 95% of them or so. I haven't really counted. I'd say that PCB's soundtrack is very good but i like the MoF one better. I would also say that MoF have the next best conclusion next to PCB. Virtue of Wind God + Stage 6 Boss Theme (forgot how to spell it) is just awesome.
So if you ask me there is no bad Touhou music. Unless fans start to remix it. That might end up as a catastrophe but it can also improve the songs or breathe new life into them.
Helepolis:
I haven't listened to PC-98 versions so I cannot judge those. But only one track is so far disappointment for my personal taste: Ichirin's theme in UFO demo. I somehow have the feeling it is a bit uninspired. While the stage music is good.
Kogasa's and Nazrin's theme surely got me good. So UFO promises some good tracks.
--- Quote from: Drake ---The greatest part in PCB was when you finish off Yuyuko. You get the majestic last-boss-exploding-noise, then BAM and you start a survival card. Halfway through the guitars kick in and you're like FUCK THIS IS GREAT and when the timer finally runs out, all the bullet explode into cherry and soar towards you with that crazy riff playing until it fades to white. Beating Yuyuko is probably the most satisfying normal Touhou occurrence ever.
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Fuck yes. Definitely one of the best climax songs + danmaku action among all Touhou.
♛ Apher-Forte:
Best music hands down is actually SA in my opinion, I learned to love the Cock. (you know which one song it is)
Utsuho's theme was awesome.
Gpop:
IMO MoF's music is very...relaxing. Not too upbeat (save Native Faith and Suwa Foughten Field), and I think ZUN tried to make it much more related to folklore whatever-they call-it music since it's related to gods and such.
SA was more cave/underground music. Although I disliked how most of the stage themes are very bland IMO.
theshirn:
--- Quote from: Gpop on June 11, 2009, 12:42:21 PM ---IMO MoF's music is very...relaxing. Not too upbeat (save Native Faith and Suwa Foughten Field), and I think ZUN tried to make it much more related to folklore whatever-they call-it music since it's related to gods and such.
SA was more cave/underground music. Although I disliked how most of the stage themes are very bland IMO.
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Stage 2 of SA is one of the best, and Stage 5 is great, but other than that it was a bit weak, yeah. MoF gets credit for five awesome stage themes (2, 3, 5, 6, E) - PCB only has three (3, 5, 6). IN, though, has four (1, 2, 3, 6) (No, I do not like Cinderella Cage, bite me).
Boss themes? PCB has four (3, 4, 6, P), IN has SEVEN (2, 3, 4A, 5, 6A, 6B, E) (LCMS is CONSPICUOUSLY OMITTED FOR BEING OVERRATED), MoF has six (2-E) and SA has only three (2, 4, E).
For me, it's almost a tie between IN and MoF for awesome, but Mokou takes it for IN. PCB has a couple good stages and a couple very boring ones, and not enough awesome boss themes either. IN's are largely superior, and MoF's feel is a massive point in its favor.
And on Nuclear Fusion: It has the raw power of a nuke, but little to say musically speaking. SA was really a mixed bag for me...though it has Koishi (and her theme), so it automatically wins several awesomeness awards. Plus, SA has the best ending (not credits) theme in the series (The Earth Spirits' Homecoming).