Theme Music Poll

[B-Run]

Its voting time! With only 4 submissions I decided to go staight to polls, we have some REALLY good submissions so it's going to be a tough choice! I'm loving the participation and how spot-on our submitters have been with capturing the essence of the 15th Man. Here are our song choices:

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Everquest_Kelethin
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/qq2oihob.../15man.mid
Garden of Memories


This is the character we need a theme for:

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Code:

The Implacable Experiment

This character is an individual who has had close contact with the Empire after being used for human (or esper) experimentation in the Magitek Facility and has taken on a grotesque appearance. This character is aware of their disturbing appearance and their primary drive is to seek vengeance against those who have wronged him/her and to see that they are brought to justice.

This character would work well in FF6 as they would serve to show the more cruel and inhumane side of the Gestahlian Empire, especially when you consider how much Terra's past is lacking in filling in the darker parts of the Empire's history. This character would also ideally have a somewhat strange fighting style which would vary from the other characters, they also by merit of being a Magitek experiment could have a natural magic learning list.

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[spoiler=Background]

Code:

The Betrayed Young Citizen
Gender: Female.

Back history: This daughter of a South Figaro sailor was raised by a lonely old woman from Vector after the boat transporting her and her father sunk near the Southern Continent. She was then taken prisoner by the Empire in her teenage years after the old woman died an that Emperor Gestahl adopted a secret law to capture homeless [and unwanted] citizens for Magitek experimentations. During her captivity, she developed her hate towards the Empire that she was considering once her second home.

Possible encounters: She might have been in contact with Cid and/or Kefka and/or Celes during her captivity. She might also have been in contact with some Espers and talked with them. This all depends on how we want to develop her back story and the game events.


Pros:
- Rich backstory and relations with the actual characters of the game if we want any.
- Explain well why the character feels doubly betrayed by the Empire and explain her hatred.

Cons:
- Might require a lot of event creation, but isn't this the goal of this hack? ;)

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[Eggers]

Is the third one (the 15man.mid hosted on mediafire) an original composition? If so, that might affect my voting. I'd lean toward an original composition if there were one, because it might be better if someone's previous associations with a song don't affect their appreciation of the scenes where it plays. Plus it would just be neat to have an original song for the character. The entry is also pretty good and fits with the style of the original game and character. But, I haven't made up my mind yet.

[Astaroth_]

I dont know why but the link doesnt work for my submission. http://www.mediafire.com/listen/qq2oihob.../15man.mid

Sadly, this song is not from me! Its from Bach. Square used Tchaikovsky's Lake in FF II, so why not use bach? lol

[madsiur]

Sadly, this song is not from me! Its from Bach. Square used Tchaikovsky's Lake in FF II, so why not use bach? lol

I did not know that! Also, I really like your song but the only reason I voted for the EverQuest song is because it's a more sad song, which fits the character pretty well. I like classical music but sadly I'm a total noob when it comes to naming compositors and their work.

[Astaroth_]

lolllll no problems!!! The everquest song is really good and fit wells the character!

[Lockirby2]

I like all the songs, but I don't feel the need to shift away from the mainstream here. I'm going with EverQuest too.

[B-Run]

I dont know why but the link doesnt work for my submission. http://www.mediafire.com/listen/qq2oihob.../15man.mid

Sadly, this song is not from me! Its from Bach. Square used Tchaikovsky's Lake in FF II, so why not use bach? lol

You get like +20 Edrinlikesyou points for knowing this kind of stuff. I'm a big classical buff (in theory). A lot like Madsiur, I love to listen but don't know much about who does what. Don't know why, I just find that kind of knowledge really respectable in today's world.

[Astaroth_]

Thank you very much, it is very appreciated!

[Eggers]

I voted for the Bach. The mood was oddly fitting to me. It's an "interesting" choice that works. (Wish I had earned the points by recognizing the piece.)

There's music in other parts of the game that is pseudo-baroque. So it isn't out of place.

I worried that I would be distracted if I heard a song from another game and recognized it, so I wanted to avoid those choices.

I worried I would be even more distracted if I heard something like Smashing Pumpkins. The selected song comes from an album which -- like a subset of music by the band -- has a theatrical, soundtrack-ish, emotional style and mood that is fitting for ff6 or another JRPG. And it's good music. And it works well in an instrumental midi/spc format. So I do like the choice in many ways. I might have chosen something like "Disarm" if I had to choose a song from that band.

But basically, I would be distracted by hearing a rock/pop song in FF6. Too much intrusion of the real world and things I associate with that song from hearing it in different locations in real life. Similar to the game soundtracks, except for those it's too much intrusion from other games.

I felt like classical music would be the least distracting choice for me. That would probably still be true even if I had recognized the particular piece. I felt like it would feel more timeless and independent of a particular culture or setting, even if you listen to it regularly. It's the next-best thing after an original composition.