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I can't remember who said it, but something that really stuck in my head is the line "One sign that a composition is truly great is if it also sounds good in re-arrangements."

Oh, if you like the music for FTL, this fan re-arrangement of Space Cruise / MilkyWay is jawdropping.

https://brentkennedy.bandcamp.com/track/ftl-themes-ben-prunty

"Pushing Onwards", VVVVVV (2010), composed by Magnus Pålsson (SoulEye).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dclghhnW4oU

So delightfully crunchy and bouncy. Again, the whole soundtrack to this game is worth a listen.

More of my favs!
"Space Cruise (title)" from FTL (2012), composed by Ben Prunty

https://benprunty.bandcamp.com/track/space-cruise-title

The soundtrack to FTL is really wonderfully cohesive, and has interesting use of theme and callback. I recommend listening to the whole thing (and playing the game!) if you like this track.

I am pretty amused that like a solid third of these game music recommendations are from Chrono- games.

Okay y'all I have more energy again and that means listening to more of your game music recommendations!

LB: I am a fox and I v. definitely like to both lick and gently bite people I am fond of.

Whelp, finally got some job applications out.

Now I guess it's time to be a ball of anxiety.

Does anyone have experience with cell phone signal boosters? Reception in this house is ass.

How had I not heard of the Mongolian Death Worm before.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_death_worm

Augh, I misremembered the release year, that game was 2015

"Build That Wall", from Bastion (2011), composed by Darren Korb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz8c17upEwM

This song is diagetic which I think is pretty awesome, and actually serves as a key point of characterization and worldbuilding.

Some of my favs:
"Summer Scouts" from We Know the Devil (2016), composed by Alec Lambert.

https://aleclambert.bandcamp.com/track/summer-scouts

The minimal composition and noisy/low-fi use of synths fits the game perfectly.

Preferably with links to where I can listen to it.

Last day or two have been a lot of the "I don't exactly want to die, but if an airplane were to fall on the house or whatever it sure would save a lot of trouble" kinds of thoughts.

I should probably find some better distractions.

Book recommendation: "Difficult Conversations", by Stone, Patton, and Heen.

It's about how to have difficult conversations.

The voice feels a little weird to me but it focuses on frameworks and advice that are good and highly actionable.