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Round 4: Tossup 5

Muezzin chanting was unwittingly sampled for a piece in this genre depicting a Fire Temple. Early works in this genre (15[1])used fast, complex phrases due to being limited to three melodic lines. A piece in this genre features two rapid notes before the descending motif [read slowly] “D, A, Ab, G, long F, D, F, G.” In 2005, Christopher Tin won a Grammy for “Baba Yetu”, (-5[1])a piece in this genre of composers like (*) Lena Raine and Koji (10[1])Kondo. Technology used in this genre originated chiptune music, which in turn inspired a Toby (-5[1])Fox piece in it called “MEGALOVANIA.” For 10 points, what genre is “Sweden”, written by C418 for Minecraft? ■END■ (10[2]0[2])

ANSWER: video game soundtracks [or video game music; or video game OSTs; prompt on soundtrack with “for what?”, prompt on chiptune until read, prompt on 8-bit music with “written for what?”]
<Fine Arts - Other, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 04
= Average correct buzzpoint

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Andrew NucciDon't Ever Take Sides Against the FamilyPrat Pack1915
Skand ParvatikarLeif Eriksen's Striking AppearanceBig Brown Ballers63-5
Rishi NathMidnight Bus to VistaWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience7510
Rae MeyersTaman's Nepo BabiesAlways Set the Kurve90-5
Nicole XuAlways Set the KurveTaman's Nepo Babies10910
Nikola WuHeauton TimorumenosBasileus II: Electric Boogaloo1090
Michael FayerBasileus II: Electric BoogalooHeauton Timorumenos1090
Skanda VasishtaBig Brown BallersLeif Eriksen's Striking Appearance10910

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%0%0%89.83
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓3100%67%0%67.67
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%0%0%77.67
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%25%0%81.25
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓580%20%40%78.00
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%0%0%79.67
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%50%0%53.00
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓4100%25%25%81.25
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%0%20%106.40
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✕8100%38%25%73.88