Dream Smash Stage Competition: Best Music

[Fryguy64]

There were 60 entries in the Dream Smash Stage competition, and so many good ideas I can't pick just one. So I'm going to post who I consider to be the Top 5 finalists in each category and draft your help to narrow them down to just one

If you're wondering how I picked these entries:
1. The stage had to work as a realistic Smash Bros. stage (I still have to mock it up, y'know).
2. There had to be at least THREE songs, and they had to be clearly described (some of you didn't do this).
3. The songs had to work with the stage, and had to be great songs in their own right.

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THE FINALISTS
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MAGICANT
Series: Mother / EarthBound
Submitted by Koopaul

- Magicant (Earthbound)
- Flying Man (Mother)
- Monkey's Delivery Service (Mother 3)

Fry's Comments:
While this idea could do with even more music, the three songs that have been chosen are ideal for the surreal landscape, and sufficiently lighthearted. The stage idea itself is a simple layout, and more an opportunity for some psychedelic backdrops, which again is perfect for the Mother series.

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MURASAME CASTLE
Series: Nazo no Murasamejo
Submitted by Flip

- Nazo no Murasamejo Medley
- Murasame's Land (Nazo no Murasamejo)
- Douchuumen (Nazo no Murasamejo)
- Shin Onigashima Medley
- Yuuyuuki Medley
- Time Twist

Fry's Comments:
The stage idea is a vertically scrolling climb up a Japanese edo-era castle, and so it's only fitting that the music that plays is a selection of very Japanese themes. I very much have my own ideas as to what the selection of songs should be for the text adventure medleys, and may mock something up to help you make up your minds.

Criticism:
Flip, you had the right idea picking very Japan-oriented games, but clearly you hadn't listened to the soundtracks - Time Twist pretty much has just one song remixed throughout, so I've changed that entry. With Nazo no Murasamejo you got lucky... I was able to form a mix out of the remaining songs once Douchuumen and Murasame's Land were gone, but there's only like 8 tracks and most of them are very short

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MEKANOS
Series: Donkey Kong Country
Submitted by Boo Destroyer

- Nuts and Bolts (Donkey Kong Country 3)
- Fear Factory (Donkey Kong Country)
- Cavern Caprice (Donkey Kong Country 3)

Fry's Comments:
While again there's a very slim selection here, they are some excellent tracks that would fit the factory stage theme well. There's plenty of opportunity to expand this soundtrack as well.

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PEACH DOME
Series: Super Mario
Submitted by Arcadenik

- Title/Ending (Mario Tennis)
- Tournament/Peach Dome (Mario Power Tennis)
- Lakitu Valley (Mario Golf)
- Opening/Credits (Super Mario Strikers) - I cannot find this music anywhere!!
- Mario Stadium (Mario Superstar Baseball)
- Koopa Beach (Mario Hoops 3-on-3)

Fry's Comments:
The stage is a side-view tennis court, and characters can be knocked about by the players and power moves. As well as being a great idea, the soundtrack is a massive selection of excellent themes from the entire Mario sports series.

Criticism:
I was a little confused as to WHICH Mario Tennis you meant. Mario Power Tennis is the only one with Peach Dome, but then there are loads of Peach Dome songs (one of which is just the Castle theme from Super Mario 64). If these aren't right, please be more specific and I'll do what I can to amend the videos.

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WARIO'S CASTLE
Series: Wario's Land
Submitted by Dasher Misire

- Opening Theme (Wario Land 4)
- Level 2-1 (Wario Land Shake It!)
- Wario Land Theme
- Greenhorn Ruins (Wario World)
- WarioWare Medley (Brawl)

Fry's Comments:
While there were a few Wario ideas, this one stands out as having most of Wario's themes in one package, providing songs that range from bizarre to adventurous. The stage itself is reminiscent of Luigi's Mansion in Brawl - a diorama of Wario's castle, which is itself an interesting idea.

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Sorry, I screwed up on the last poll, and you can't edit poll entries once it's started. As you probably guessed, Flip was originally (accidentally) down for two best music prizes, and when I tried to amend it I did a half-assed job. Please resubmit your votes.

Also, if the finalists would like to continue pushing their stage ideas (perhaps by relinking to the music they have in mind) then they are welcome! ;D

[Sqrt2]

Oct 6, 2008 3:00:32 GMT -5 Fryguy64 said:

- Fireball Frenzy (DKC3 factory theme)

I believe the track he means is properly known as 'Nuts and Bolts' - at least according to my PAL copy of DKC3, anyway.

[Fryguy64]

Oct 6, 2008 4:26:43 GMT -5 Sqrt2 said:

Oct 6, 2008 3:00:32 GMT -5 Fryguy64 said:

- Fireball Frenzy (DKC3 factory theme)

I believe the track he means is properly known as 'Nuts and Bolts' - at least according to my PAL copy of DKC3, anyway.

Fix'd the post, and also added my comments to each entry.

[Fryguy64]

I have now linked to all but one of the songs (I had to make quite a few of them *glares at Flip and Arcadenik*)

So now you can decide for yourself which is your favourite. ;D

[Arcadenik]

Hi Fry. Wow, I didn't actually think one of my stage ideas would make into the finalists. LOL at least my music suggestions did.

So, about Mario Tennis... I was thinking that the tournament/Peach Dome might be mostly from Mario Power Tennis with a bit of tournament songs from Mario Tennis 64. As for the title/ending one, that might be from Mario Tennis 64.

No one posted the opening/credits song from Mario Strikers on YouTube? Wow. Well, I guess any song from Mario Strikers might do... maybe tournament or character select or something?

[Fryguy64]

Oct 6, 2008 19:05:44 GMT -5 Arcadenik said:

So, about Mario Tennis... I was thinking that the tournament/Peach Dome might be mostly from Mario Power Tennis with a bit of tournament songs from Mario Tennis 64. As for the title/ending one, that might be from Mario Tennis 64.

That's alright then, I got it right I had to rip the music myself, so go check them out! And good luck! ;D

By the way, if your idea is here then it's also a good stage idea. I didn't pick them just because of the music - I had to be able to reward the winner with the prize of a stage mockup

[Fryguy64]

Please, this topic is open for voting and ongoing discussion. The stage creators can also use it to expand on their ideas to try and convince the studio audience! ;D

Oh, and we have a dead heat between three of them... so MORE VOTES NEEDED!

[Flint]

Magicant its nearly perfect, just needs some “Queen Mary´s castle“ in there :

www.youtube.com/watch?v=El9BV01yFBE&feature=related

also Mekanos just for having Fear factory its pure Win

[Fryguy64]

This category is being fought much closer than the other category (I can see the results - hehe), but not many people have cast their votes.

I'm gonna push these a bit

[Flip]

In my defense, I was listing possible game medley ideas without looking at the soundtracks because I couldn't find them Though you were right in thinking I wanted a very Famicom Disk System/Japanese theme going on. Time Twist was an awkward addition but I thought it might as well be included, considering it also follows the FDS/text-adventure crowd.

As far as the Nazo music, I intended for it to be similar to the Kid Icarus selection (which I still think is pisspoor): you get the remix of the main theme we all know and love, a remix of a lesser known but still cool theme, and the 8-bit medley of basically anything else. So what you did was exactly what I had envisioned

To be honest, I didn't think you would have a separate music competition. You hadn't announced until after the fact, and I never want back to look at prior entries. Regardless...

VOTE TAKAMARU FOR SSB4!!
...and my stage for this competition!

[Dasher Misire]

This might be a better link for the Greenhorn Ruins song, while a remix it's SFX-free. The original's better but yeah, I cannot find it on the internet without sounds. >_> www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjJbYJLQ2BQ

What I should have added was a WLII theme, as I forgot about the theme for the city stage in that game. And Out of the Woods from WL3. Ahh, whoops!

Love all the soundtracks here, and the stage ideas too. Some great choices like the Lakitu Valley theme from Toadstool Tour (Damn, that's oneof my favorite Mario sports tunes, glad someone agrees) and Flying Man.

[Fryguy64]

We have another dead heat. Between three entries. Not sure how to handle that yet... but it means I was entirely correct to start this poll - how am I supposed to pick just one if the whole forum can't decide either

[Dasher Misire]

The easiest but longest solution is pick all three.

[Fryguy64]

This poll is CLOSED!

And we have a tiebreak situation. For days it was a dead heat between Wario's Castle, Peach Dome and Mekanos, but then Wario's Castle shot out ahead and Murasame's Castle played catch up in the last couple days.

Tiebreak round can be found here Voting closes later today.