Regaro Ranks Every Umineko Song

A topic done by Regaro_Ukiera in 2011.

He rated Umineko songs in GAME ORDER instead of actually doing a typical ranking from worst song to best song.

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'''THE RANKINGS

Umineko no Naku Koro Ni (OP 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WajcPobpVj8 (This is the full song, I'm only reviewing what's on the game itself) Alright, first up we have the OP to the story. I kinda like this song. Worst of the OPs, but I find it enjoyable to listen to. Its biggest failure is that it really just isn't catchy. But the general feelings I get from the song are pretty inidcative of the story to come. On a related note, this song gives me a definite "out at sea"/PIRATES feel to it. Am I the only one there?

Ranking: 6/10. Alright, but not really too much more.

Sukashiyuri http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEUw0YgN-h4 This is the first of several songs that I kinda lump together that get a ton of playtime early on in episodes (Especially Ep 1), and not much other than that. Sukashiyuri is the very first song to play in the VN, and continues throughout the entire prologue with Kinzo/Genji/Nanjo. As a slow, melancholy piece, it's pretty good for what it is, but I find it pretty boring because that's really all it is. It never really goes anywhere.

Ranking: 3/10. "Alright" for what it is, but it doesn't go anywhere, and relative to the rest of the soundtrack, that doesn't really cut it.

Doorway of Summer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sxfABkV3oU This is the one song that everybody who's touched the VN, regardless of how far in they got (Unless they stopped at the prologue, those bastards), knows. This is another one of those songs that I lump with Sukashiyuri because you do hear it a hell of a lot in the first part of Ep 1. This is a much more upbeat track, and though it's not really notable among the more well-known/better-liked tracks, it's a nice little piece hidden away in the "boring" part of Ep 1.

Ranking: 6.5/10. Underrated (Or just unnoticed?), but pretty good. Not super-awesome or anything though.

HANE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRaNer0BgwY What a ridiculously upbeat track. Well I can't really hate it for that. If everything was Sukashiyuri-levels of melancholy then we'd have an awfully depressing soundtrack on our hands. HANE is a relatively simple track, but scores points for being upbeat and fast, and just overall being energetic. I like that in music (Though that's not to say I don't appreciate a good slower piece too!). It kinda feels like Hope in a way, but not really as good.

Ride On http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul2C_5MAg1E Now this is an interesting piece we have here. It's definitely that tune we're all familiar with, but it's also accompanied by a heavier, almost ominous sound in the background. In pretty much every way imaginable, this song is the prelude to Hope, and pulls off the mix of the Hope melody (You know the one) and the background ominous-ness pretty well, and its first use (Which might be its only use? I don't recall) is pretty well-positioned for that, too.

Rating: 7.5/10. It's basically just a more situational/inferior version of Hope <_<

Sea http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S8jw_-hOHY This is an interesting little tune. It's short and very calming, but its most memorable element is the seagull calls.

The ****ing Seagull calls. I think that says everything that needs to be said about this piece.

Rating: 3/10. Nice and calming, but utterly forgettable with a side of lame.

Hour of Darkness http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ_St-C3HdM This is a pretty good track. It's definitely more mood/background music, but it's hauntingly strange to the point of "Did something happen and I missed it?" As I recall, it plays when Maria points out the Shrine is missing, which fits that pretty well <_<. It's not the most memorable, or best track, but Hour of Darkness sticks out for being a great piece of mood music.

Rating: 6/10

Novelette Of the songs I lump with Sukashiyuri, this is probably the best one. Nothing really stands out about it or makes you go "oh my god best song ever", but the whole thing just kinda sticks with you. It's a slower piece, and definitely better suited to mood music (Though it doesn't project THAT strong of an emotion imo, it still does its job of setting a tone), but overall it's a piece I enjoy listening to when it comes up.

Rating: 6.75/10

Hope http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTAcJ0ZcUkI It's Hope. *****es love Hope, to the point where it won VGMC4. I love Hope too. Such a great melody. I won't bore you with why it's awesome since you already know why.

Because it's ****ing Hope

For what it's worth, there are only four Umineko songs I hold in higher regard than Hope.

Rating: 9.75/10

White Shadow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQK2QbMW-Qk Now we have another pretty damn good piece. White Shadow is another one of those calming pieces that at the same time manages to be really happy, and I love it. Great track here.

Rating: 8/10

Steady Pace http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXHatTQBT6A

Sukashiyuri pt 2, basically. yawn. Ok not really but it's about equally as exciting. I really don't have much to say about this one because it's so boring.

Rating: 3/10

Towering Cloud in Summer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZd41NMBM4s

Here, though, we've got something pretty interesting. It's basically an inferior hope, but it stands pretty well on its own merits and has enough uniqueness to keep it from being boring. The interlude in the middle really lets the song come into its own as a distinct piece.

Rating: 8/10