Song of the Week - Chocobo's Happy Christmas precedent debate

Source material shouldn't be the only factor. Although you have to assume that arranged works of high profile vgm become high profile themselves, in the rare occasion that they've flown under the radar, you have to weigh the different factors against each other, including how removed from the original the arrangement is.

Other. We should have no rule. We should continue discussing what comes up as it comes up. We should discourage people nominating based on what's been nominated in the past. I don't want to invite this specific sort of nomination with open arms and encouragement. I also don't want to see the door slammed entirely on a diamond in the rough.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

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I vote No. Chocobo's Dungeon may not be all that popular, but once people heard Hamauzu's work on SaGa Frontier II, Final Fantasy X and Unlimited : SaGa, you can be sure that some flocked to his older works to see how he progressed. At this point, I'm willing to bet a great deal of people had heard it.

For the Soule arrangement, definitely not ! Pretty much anybody has heard it by now. Anything Final Fantasy related should be discouraged. Make some effort and look elsewhere.

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I can't believe the nom got this far. I seriously thought it was a joke nom that wasn't SUPPSOED to go anywhere. Anyway, no from me.

Just want to remind you guys that we're trying to decide a policy here. Even if yes wins the day, that will not automatically make the Soule track a valid nomination.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

As an aside note, let me just add for what it's worth that the Dragon Roost Island track that slipped in awhile back was SotW's greatest accident. Although I was familiar with the original, that arrangement's heavenly and I'm glad I got a chance to hear it.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.