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With our staff posts out on the site we wanted to turn to you, the OSV community, to hear your own personal Original Soundtrack Of The Year [2] picks for 2016. Let us know in the comments your selections for Soundtrack of the Year, Arrangement Album of the Year and any other unique categories you can dream up. Favorite Physical Release maybe? What about Vocal Performance of the Year or… Best use of a Piccolo?
If you need some refreshing on 2016 releases or if you missed our posts the first time around here’s a few links to catch you up: Shawn’s Picks [3], Brenna’s Picks [4], Michael’s Picks [5], Ryan’s Picks [6]. There wasn’t a bit of overlap between our picks this year so don’t worry about conformity, go wild, these picks are all about you.
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#1 Comment By Jack Williams On January 14, 2017 @ 1:50 am
Best virt album — Supreme League of Patriots
virt further proves himself a Jake-of-all-trades with this showstopper, a funky homage to decades gone by. If you enjoy classic TV themes or Tim Follin’s excellent Starsky and Hutch PS2 soundtrack, this is right up your alley.
Most “virt” track — Radical Galaxy
From Cat Girl Without Salad, this 7-minute tune provides a wonderful run-through of Jake’s sunny J-Pop melodies and dubstep detours. Just plain fun.
Best Community Service — shnabubula’s VGMCast revival
The VGM community’s resident genius, Samuel Ascher-Weiss, brought back his solo piano request show, tweaked the format, and delivered more superlative performances. The fans also deserve credit for continually inspired track lists. (Rocket Knight Adventures? Yes, please!)
Best Move — Falcom putting their new (and old) releases on streaming music services
I was able to listen to the YS VIII OST on release day, thanks to Falcom. The vast majority of their catalog is available for streaming on services like Spotify. I question whether it makes business sense to make their stellar catalog so widely available, but I’ll gladly partake of their rich legacy.
Biggest Disappointment — Final Fantasy XV OST Limited Edition Blu-ray Disc 2
In a move that’s neither for fans or first-timers, Square saw fit that the 300+ tracks on this disc have no digital download option (unlike Final Fantasy XIV’s Blu-ray releases). There’s no visual component, either.