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Song of the Week - WEEK 76 Voting/WEEK 77 Nominating
Week 76 Voting is open.
Week 77 Nominating is open. Week 76 Voting The rules for voting can be found here. Tracks: Armored Core 3 Silent Line Soundtrack - Lapse of Time Divine Divinity (PC Game Rip) - Whispers From A Council Past FOR BRIGHTER DAY ~ Phantasy Star Universe Original Sound Track - The Last Story Gungrave O.S.T. - An Ulterior Motive Lost Passage Perfect Arrange Album - Ruined Heart Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete - Field To Tomorrow MegaMari - Marisa no Yabou (Game Rip) - Izayoi Sakuya Stage Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack - Mororina - The Elegant Coward Notes: If you are a member at more than one of the forums which this event is being held at, please nominate and vote in only ONE of the forums. You may, however, comment in the threads at any of the other forums. Divine Divinity (PC Game Rip) - Whispers From A Council Past was originally in OGG format. The original file has been uploaded to the extras directory. If The Last Story doesn't work on your default media player, try another one. It didn't work in my WMP. Week 77 Nominating The Nominations Queue can be found here. The rules for nominating can be found here. Here are the links to the corresponding threads at the other forums: -Soundtrack Central -Chudah's Corner Figured I'd get this up, since it's already Monday night. I hope that's ok. |
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Artist: Noriyuki Iwadare
Album: Grandia 3 OST Track Title: Sabatal Disc Number: 1 Track Number: 11 Catalog Number: TRCD-10048/9 Year: 2005 Source: RPGFan |
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Time was, we'd wait until Tuesday night to preempt Mo0 in thread creation. You young whippersnappers are too damn impatient; if a song is worth voting for, it's also worth waiting until orion_mk3 gets back from class for :biggrin: |
This worked well last time, so let's see if we get a repeat performance.
WE NEED A HECKUVA LOT MORE NOMINATIONS RIGHT NOW Look, I'll start!
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Armored Core 3 Silent Line Soundtrack - Lapse of Time
I like the phrase that Lapse of Time is based around. I feel that the somewhat abnormal rhythm that starts around 50 seconds into the song increases the quality of the track. Because the track doesn't sound repetitive and builds up in an interesting fashion, ultimately, it's something that I'd like to hear. Divine Divinity (PC Game Rip) - Whispers From A Council Past This is an intriguing ambient piece. I understand why the nominator decided to select the track. There seems to be a pseudo-melody that starts towards 1:25 that is doing quite well. On nice speakers, the reverberations of the waves are what make this song pretty good. FOR BRIGHTER DAY ~ Phantasy Star Universe Original Sound Track - The Last Story I suppose it's unfair that I've listened to this track 15 times in the last week, but it speaks to the quality of this song. Compared to IDOLA Strange Fruits, this song is significantly more agressive. But I think it's the instrumentation behind the song that makes me think this song might be better than IDOLA. There's not so much that it's overwhelming (you can hear every instrument clearly), and the song has a very distinct melody. My favorite section comes in at 1:30 and is the main melody. It doesn't follow the same path as other tracks, which is really interesting. I don't think the game does this song justice either; I beat the final boss before this track even half finished playing: in 1 minute. Gungrave O.S.T. - An Ulterior Motive We switch to Jazz style in this track, and the melody is something that I could dance to. The problem is, however, the same bass line repeats over and over, and that starts to bug me after a while. If we change the rhythm in the background, then this song would probably match the others. Lost Passage Perfect Arrange Album - Ruined Heart Nice modern chords. It's almost like a new age piano composer combined with debussy trying to evoke a very interesting image. The piano player does a very nice job in making the image of the song come out. Unfortunately, I have less taste for modern piano composers. I'm sure other people will like this song more than me, however. Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete - Field To Tomorrow I think the thing I can say about this song is that becomes slightly worn out after a while. It's like placing a too obvious melody in the front of you: listen to it 6 times in a row and it becomes boring. Besides that, it's still a good song. The different instruments combine to make an interesting piece. MegaMari - Marisa no Yabou (Game Rip) - Izayoi Sakuya Stage It looks like another week where every song is a totally different style. I really like the solo towards the beginning of the piece and the development of the song in the middle. The track reminds me of something from Castlevania, personally. Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack - Mororina - The Elegant Coward That's an unexpected opening into a interesting background theme. I really dig this theme. It's slightly light and seems to incorporate familiar themes that we've all heard of before. But it does so pretty well, and the key changes and rhythm changes only make this song something I'd like to listen to again. I already said that my vote was going to be kind of one sided this time around. I feel that one track just dominates all the rest: Final Vote: 3pt: FOR BRIGHTER DAY ~ Phantasy Star Universe Original Sound Track - The Last Story 1pt: Armored Core 3 Silent Line Soundtrack - Lapse of Time 1pt: Divine Divinity (PC Game Rip) - Whispers From A Council Past 1pt: Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack - Mororina - The Elegant Coward |
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Artist: - Ronnie Montrose Album - Mr. Bones Soundtrack Track Title - "In This World" Disc Number & Track Number: 1-6 Catalog Number: 697-124 145-2 Year - 1996 Additional Comments - A Vocal Track, With Chops Source: http://chudahs-corner.com/soundtrack...=697-124+145-2 |
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My nomination is forthcoming. Trying to decide between a bunch of different possibilities. Among them The Incredible Machine 3, Halo 2 (one of Incubus' songs :o), Sudeki, Kameo, Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows, and Sword Maniac. Oh, and an old DOS game. And Age of Mythology. Initial listen points to a really good week, btw. That's something I don't say that often. |
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Artist: Stuart Ross Album/Game Title: Space Station: Silicon Valley Track Title: Fun In The Sun Disc Number: 1 (of 1) Track Number: 22 Year: 1998 Additional Information: I only have it in 64th note format. I imagine it will have to be converted to mp3. |
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Is Granado Espada still viable?
Artist: SoundTEMP Album: Granado Espada Soundtrack CD Title: Supercooled Girl Track: 5 (disc 1 of 1) Year: 2006 Source: http://www.gmronline.com/info.asp?CatNumber=none0257 |
Wha...? I didn't expect to be up so fast... Then again, I wasn't watching the nomination queue too closely last week. O-kay. Will get to cracking on a new nomination.
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I'll throw up my nom now, just in case anyone's got a problem with it, and vote when I get back from work.
Artist: Mitsuhiro Kaneda Album: STELLA DEUS BGM ReArrange Album Title: Planet She Track: 8 |
More into the mix.
Artist: T's Music Album: Gate of Thunder (Red Book Audio) Track Title: Dark City Track Number: 8 Year: 1992 Uploaded. |
I've decided! (I think...)
Album: HALO 2 Original Soundtrack and New Music Vol. 1 Artist: Incubus Track Title: 2nd Movement of the Odyssey Track Number: 11 Catalog Number: SE-2013-2 Year: 2004 Source: GMR File Location: Drakken's comp This is a bit of a weird one. It's not a Marty O'Donnell song, but rather, something made by Incubus specifically for the game's soundtrack (as an "inspired by" song, I guess). Because of that, I think it should be ok; not many people have heard the non-Marty stuff on the cd. The piece itself is, as the title suggests, part 2 in a 4-part "odyssey." It could be called progressive rock with an added bit of randomness. I've grown to enjoy it. |
Here's my next nom... hopefully it will received better than Rose Garden and Sonic Drive.
Artist: Saitama Saishu Heiki Album: N/A Track Title: Ultimate Destroyer Track Number: N/A Year: N/A Source: http://ssh.ne.jp Look for bw_ud.zip Additional info: This is a remix of "Blast Wind" from Technosoft Game Music Vol. 7 Reincarnation. |
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This week was rather divided. Half the songs were pretty darn good. The other half, I really didn't care for. I suppose the law of averages makes it a, well, an average week.
Lapse of Time - This track is a decent example of why I'm not fond of "military" themes. If I had to describe the sub-genre in one word, I'd most often use "monotonous". Lapse of Time begins with a dark, heavy-handed instrumentation and, well, never really goes anywhere with it. This is, sadly, the case for a lot of tracks like this. The whole thing feels like a missed opportunity for more. Whispers From a Council Past - Much like "Lapse of Time", "Whispers" suffers from being too bland, while also being fairly aimless in its progression. The panning effects are very nice, but there's not enough musical substance to really make them stand out as anything more than a mixing gimmick. It's a bad sign when I wonder when the track is going to hurry up and finish. Last Story - More brooding pseudo-militarism. It's got some chops when it comes to the percussion line, but the same line hints at being a tad too derivative from "IDOLA - The Strange Fruits". The rest of the track is competent if you like that sort of thing, but there are very few dark tracks that capture my interest. "Last Story" isn't one, unfortunately. An Ulterior Motive - Snazzy and jazzy. It's got that right blend of sultriness and up-tempo charm that earns my respect. The trumpets are sexy and it really picks up when the piano is introduced. There is a very minor issue with repetitiveness here and there, but not enough to interfere with its enjoyability. Ruined Heart - If Pablo Picasso were a pianist, and was asked to compose a track for a SimCity game, this would be the result: an odd, rather cacaphonous blend of aural beat poetry and seething rage over his inability to reach the pedals at the piano's base (Picasso was really short). It's strange, REALLY strange. One one hand, I like the experimentation. On the other hand, it's pretty much ear rape. Field to Tomorrow - Noriyuki Iwadare really doesn't make anything that's unflowing and unlistenable, so this track's quality is absolutely no surprise. I wouldn't rank it as his best work, but it's a quaint tune, nonetheless. Izayoi Sakuya Stage - If I hadn't been told otherwise, I'd immediately think this was an OCRemix of some Mega Man chiptune that I didn't know well. It's pretty cool. It's also a little short, especially when you consider that it basically loops itself at the halfway mark. But I definitely don't hate it. Mororina: the Elegant Coward - My nomination for this week. Why is this track awesome? It has some excellent progression values, for starters. It introduces a soothingly upbeat string melody as its base, then systematically reinvents that theme with increasing urgency, as it builds to climax. The instrumentation is smooth and the beat is infectiously fun. "Mororina" also has a very distinctive mood: it's whimsical, yet also quite tense, even aggressive. It finishes up with an epic, samba-esque climax for a very satisfying conclusion. A great, great composition. <3 POINT SPREAD 3 Points: - Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack - Mororina - The Elegant Coward.mp3 2 Points - Gungrave O.S.T. - An Ulterior Motive.mp3 1 Point - MegaMari - Marisa no Yabou (Game Rip) - Izayoi Sakuya Stage.mp3 Kinda hit and miss for me, but there were a few keepers. I don't expect every track to be amazing, so 50% is solid enough. |
Dammit.
I promised my next nomination after ICHTS would be "normal." I promised. 14 posts up, even. I even figured out exactly what it's going to be. But listening to Morolina got me thinking about Space Channel 5, and then I remembered how awesome the final boss battle is. And now I've been listening to Blank TV: Ulala Support Chant for the past hour. :( |
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Ok, my next nom will be:
Album: Tokimeki Memorial 2 OST Vol 1 Disc: 2 of 2 Artist: Metal Yuki, Atsushi Sato, Nories Miura, Hana Hashikawa, Sayaka Yamaoka Track Title: Meeting With You ~ Happy Ending (Instrumental) => This is the original version of the song, it's not a vocal song without vocals ;) Track Number: 38 Catalog Number: KMCA-34~35 Year: 1999 Source: http://www.chudahs-corner.com/soundt...g=KMCA-34%7E35 File Location: I'll upload it to the FTP server today, but not now. EDIT: By the way, can I ask you if you know wether Nories Miura and Norikazu Miura are the same person? |
Viva la nominación!
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I was gonna go and nominate a vocal song just because everyone else was, but while searching for a good one, I got distracted by another song, and just decided I should nominate that instead.
Artist: World Sequence Album: Pop'n Music Instrumental Best Track Title: DRAGON DANCE revision-2 Disc Number: 1 (of 2) Track Number: 5 Catalog Number: Not sure Year: 2001 Sources: -CD info: http://www.gracenote.com/music/album...07aef706a.html -Artist info: http://vjarmy.com/wiki/index.php/Seiya_Murai -Song: http://gh.ffshrine.org/soundtracks/1753/789 |
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Great resource for this kind of thing if you don't mind the walls of Japanese text. |
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I finally uploaded my nom to yousendit, as now I don't have any FTP leecher installed: http://download.yousendit.com/A97770507A9B171E |
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I've heard 2nd Movement of the Odyssey and the rest of the album. Double Post: Also, I'd say that, if Halo 2 is ineligible, Grandia 3 should be as well. |
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Frankly, I'd say Halo 2 is much more popular than Grandia 3. I've no problem with Grandia (aside from the fact that I don't really like Iwadare).
I've definitely heard the Incubus songs from the soundtrack, and I believe that they also got some airtime on the radio as well. |
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As for Grandia III, I wouldn't say that's an automatic no. Were there Grandia III tracks in BSC? |
I don't listen to the radio. :(
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It could be Grandia III is fair game; I was just under the impression that its music was pretty well established out there. That's why we have discussions. |
Voting for SOTW later, but voting yes on Grandia 3...Think I saw one discussion about it when it was leaked originally and then I haven't heard squat about it since.
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I'm familiar with Grandia III soundtrack, but for the purposes of this contest, I think it should be allowed.
Most people aren't that familiar with Grandia anyway. It's better than any Yasunori Mitsuda track... |
First up, I just remembered that I forgot to convert my .ogg nomination to mp3. Sorry for the slip!
Secondly, I would think material from Grandia I, II and perhaps Extreme should not be eligible for SotW. Grandia I and II had quite a lot of exposure in previous BSCs if I remember correctly, so would imagine the two game soundtracks to be fairly well known within GFF (and the VGM community in general). I'm quite ambivalent about Grandia 3 and Halo 2. |
I suppose I probably ought to vote sometime this week.
Armored Core 3 Silent Line Soundtrack - Lapse of Time Definitely got a Metal Gear/Media Ventures sound to it. While the basic instrument set is intriguing, the endless repetition of loops gets old after a minute or so, and the syncopated synth hits that form the only real variation annoy the hell out of me. By the end, the track is just a mess. Divine Divinity (PC Game Rip) - Whispers From A Council Past There's not enough content in this one to justify its length; the first 2/3 are the same measures over and over again, while the very last part introduces some interesting string figures that, frankly, should have been there from the beginning. FOR BRIGHTER DAY ~ Phantasy Star Universe Original Sound Track - The Last Story In a way, this is almost unfair to the other nominations in the same way Mitsuda's unfair. It doesn't hold a candle to IDOLA The Strange Fruits (or any of the other IDOLAS for that matter), but the trademark Phantasy Star sound is here in spades. I wouldn't say that this is any more hard-edged than Strange Fruits (the backbeat is much more subdued, for example); it's just got a different role for the heavy electronics that backgrounds the rest of the song to an extent. Good stuff, though, and this week's likely runaway winner. Gungrave O.S.T. - An Ulterior Motive This is the sort of jazziness that I can get into--more upbeat, more sulty, with a slight Bondian lit. Love the piano and the brass, though the drummer seems like he's having a seizure at times. Lost Passage Perfect Arrange Album - Ruined Heart Interesting, impressionistic, almost improvised piano music. It doesn't stand up the the best piano-only tracks out there, and is a tad long, but I can't deny that it's got its charms. Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete - Field To Tomorrow I've said it before and I'll say it again; when Iwadare ditches his crazy disco act, he can make some good music. This piece has a nice melody and rhythm to it, even if it does have "map theme" writ large across its face in black Sharpie. MegaMari - Marisa no Yabou (Game Rip) - Izayoi Sakuya Stage Another jazzy track, this one with a synthier edge to it. Not bad, but I had a hard time remembering it afterwards. Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack - Mororina - The Elegant Coward This is a weird one, all right. Sort of a techno/choral fusion, with the voices comeing out of nowhere and belting choral bits from Star Ocean (or maybe they just used the same production library, I dunno). I think I'm going to go with the 'ol shotgun blast this week. The Point Spread 1 point for everything except Diving Divinity and Armored Core |
This week wasn't great. Ah, well.
Armored Core 3 Silent Line Soundtrack - Lapse of Time - I absolutely hated this song the first time I heard it, though repetition has somewhat dampened the effect. The off-beat percussion failed to be effective in any sense, and the constant looping is painfully obvious. Divine Divinity (PC Game Rip) - Whispers From A Council Past - I dislike the instrumentation, it's extremely repetitive, and very long for what it contains. That's enough to kill it in my book. FOR BRIGHTER DAY ~ Phantasy Star Universe Original Sound Track - The Last Story - I've never heard anything else from phantasy star, including the IDOLA series people keep referencing, but this song just doesn't strike me as superior. It's got enough strength to earn it a point from me, but some of the things in the song just seem mediocre. The voice samples in particular sound too synthetic. Gungrave O.S.T. - An Ulterior Motive - My nom. Imahori's talent with a variety of styles is what makes him noticable as a composer, and this track shows that he's no slouch with jazz, either. The trumpets and the piano are the highlight instruments, but everything else compliments them well. One could wish for a more varied bass line, but when held up to the quality of the rest of the song, that seems rather insignificant. Lost Passage Perfect Arrange Album - Ruined Heart - Very, very bizarre. I get the feeling that the composer knows what he's doing, but somehow went insane. I like the way it's played at certain points, but listening to it feels uncomfortable. Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete - Field To Tomorrow - Decent, if slightly boring. Reminds me of the Final Fantasy 2 world map. MegaMari - Marisa no Yabou (Game Rip) - Izayoi Sakuya Stage - Not bad. Not excellent, but in a week like this, that's enough to earn it some points. The melody is kinda neat, and although the only instrument that sounds really good is the piano, the rest don't detract from the song. Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack - Mororina - The Elegant Coward - Just missed getting a point from me. I like how it was composed, I like the instruments used... hmm... I can't exactly pinpoint what I don't like about it. I guess it's just personal taste. ~Point Distribution~ 3 points - Gungrave O.S.T. - An Ulterior Motive 2 points - MegaMari - Marisa no Yabou (Game Rip) - Izayoi Sakuya Stage 1 point - FOR BRIGHTER DAY ~ Phantasy Star Universe Original Sound Track - The Last Story |
Week 76
Lapse of Time <Tsukasa Saitoh>:
The instruments choice is excellent, great song except for the overdose on repetition. The drums/drummer needed to be cleaner I think, the off-beat drums(don't know what it is called) sounds alright, but at times you can only here tons of shuffling and banging noises, not fun to listen to. By the end it seems like nothing really came out of the song. Definantly not a favorite from Tsukasa Saitoh, but not horrible either. Whispers From A Council Past <Kirill Pokrovsky>: Took a long time to evolve into a melody, in fact the first half of the song very ambient and slow, with some instrument stroking(spelling) the same notes over and over again, then switching and doing the same thing again. Then after the halfway point the song develops but still harnesses a boring theme. The Last Story <Hideaki Kobayashi>: I didn't like the first minute, the transition was alright. Through out the song I think there needed to be a more defined melody rather than 2 (3 at times) being put together. This song had a lot of potential and room to work in but in the end it didn't use it all up. Some parts were great, but the majority of the song was not very good (Even a little bit of crappy notes can screw up a really good song, let alone when most of the song isn't very great). An Ulterior Motive<Tsuneo Imahori>: Tsuneo Imahori is certainly good at Jazz songs. His "random" can be great, but sometimes they are a little overkill. I really like the piano is this one, might just earn it some points :P. I don't seem to like most Jazz songs, oh well, sometimes they hit the spot, this one didn't. Ruined Heart <Twin Magic>: Hmmm, pretty annoying actually. Didn't like the composition of notes. Might be fun to play, but certainly not fun to listen to. Not much to say about this one, I've never heard of the game I guess, but that doesn't really matter. Field To Tomorrow <Noriyuki Iwadare>: Great rhythm in this song, great melody too actually. Never heard any of the Lunar Series' sound track. I like percussion, much better than the ones before it. The ending was a disappointment, but I guess it is probably meant to loop so it's not TOO bad. Izayoi Sakuya Stage <Aki Yamani, NKZ>: Ha! What a cool song! No catchy melody, well, not an easily caught melody. It'll take a few listen's to remember. It's a little short, it could've looped again and I'd be fine with it. Really fun to listen to, made up for the first few flops. It'd probably get boring after the first few listens, but with some of it's competitors not even getting a second listen I'd say it's not bad. Mororina: The Elegant Coward <Naofumi Hataya>: Save the Queen! Oh no wait, lets play tetris instead while jumping on the clouds! Very Awkward song, too bad the themes don't meet very well. WAAA! Platformer time! . . . A.K.A. The Banana Chase. POINTS ~Izayoi Sakuya Stage: 3 pts. ~Field to Tomorrow: 2 pts. ~An Ulterior Motive: 1 pt. |
I'm not so sure about Halo 2 music being in there. That's pretty mainstream stuff.
This week seemed really disappointing from the first few tracks. Ulterior Motive and Ruined Heart were interesting, but nothing really captivating. The last three songs are all thing I can find really enjoyable, so luckily I didn't have to resort to handing out points by default. Izayoi Sakuya Stage was probably my absolute favorite this week, and I'd definitely love to check out the rest of the music from that game if they're all like it. 2 points for each: Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete - Field To Tomorrow MegaMari - Marisa no Yabou (Game Rip) - Izayoi Sakuya Stage Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack - Mororina - The Elegant Coward |
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As for this week, I liked it a lot more before everyone started panning it. (3 points) FOR BRIGHTER DAY ~ Phantasy Star Universe Original Sound Track - The Last Story: Not the best Phantasy Star work, but it evokes Juno Reactor's work in the Matrix series nicely: overblown orchestration and breakneck techno beats overlaid in a deliciously enjoyable mish-mash. (1 point) Armored Core 3 Silent Line Soundtrack - Lapse of Time: I like the jumbled up rhythm. I think it makes it distinctive instead of derivative. (1 point) Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete - Field To Tomorrow: Not Iwadare at his most inspired, but this song does go down easy. (1 point) Gungrave O.S.T. - An Ulterior Motive: Jazz that hits all the right spots. As for the rest, in order: Hey Folks, Do We Have To Pan Every Mood-Setting Atmosphere Piece?: Divine Divinity (PC Game Rip) - Whispers From A Council Past If It Weren't For The Lead Instrument: MegaMari - Marisa no Yabou (Game Rip) - Izayoi Sakuya Stage I Know I Just Praised PSU For Its Techno/Choral Splicing, But Still...:Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack - Mororina - The Elegant Coward Okay, I Only Like Some Piano: Lost Passage Perfect Arrange Album - Ruined Heart |
A really good week. Each track had some high points.
Armored Core 3 Silent Line Soundtrack - Lapse of Time This wasn't as bad as some have made it out to be. Distracting shuffling sound notwithstanding, the track progresses nicely and creates a dark, foreboding atmosphere. And I especially liked the synths used during the main theme. Divine Divinity (PC Game Rip) - Whispers From A Council Past Another track that was underappreciated. I usually prefer songs such as this, being beautifully morose. The panning effect was excellent and put to good use here. The keyboard melody was just as haunting. FOR BRIGHTER DAY ~ Phantasy Star Universe Original Sound Track - The Last Story And I had expectations this was gonna be great, being Phantasy Star and all, but it was a bit of a letdown. The main melody was sweet, though the choirs sounded bland. And the track was repetitive on the whole. I agree, IDOLA is better and more aggressive. Gungrave O.S.T. - An Ulterior Motive This is the kind of jazzy groove that I like to listen to from time to time. The percussion line is plain sexy. Lost Passage Perfect Arrange Album - Ruined Heart Quite weird, yet at the same time, enjoyable piano piece. 2:20-3:06 is madness. Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete - Field To Tomorrow I like mostly everything that Iwadare does, and this was no exception. Great melody, and the castanets were a nice touch. MegaMari - Marisa no Yabou (Game Rip) - Izayoi Sakuya Stage I could say that this was my favorite at first, but I could imagine getting bored of it after a while. Still, it has an awesome MegaManesque beat to it, plus the piano groove is just <3. Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack - Mororina - The Elegant Coward Though I do appreciate its upbeat nature, and the fact that it doesn't take itself too seriously, it a was tad messy for me. The Points Spread 2 points: Divine Divinity (PC Game Rip) - Whispers From A Council Past 1 point: Armored Core 3 Silent Line Soundtrack - Lapse of Time 1 point: Gungrave O.S.T. - An Ulterior Motive 1 point: Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete - Field To Tomorrow 1 point: MegaMari - Marisa no Yabou (Game Rip) - Izayoi Sakuya Stage |
Armored Core 3 Silent Line Soundtrack - Lapse of Time
This song has an emphasis on crisp tension and uneasiness while waiting for "time out". It's not melodically rich, but the percussion and build up is sleek. Divine Divinity (PC Game Rip) - Whispers From A Council Past It needed a bit long before coming to the interesting parts, but even the introduction was not bad. Morose and haunting, reminds me a bit of Compression of Time from FF VIII. FOR BRIGHTER DAY ~ Phantasy Star Universe Original Sound Track - The Last Story In my opinion this is an average Phantasy Star, that's being heated up with aggressive atmosphere and such, thus making it a bit better than average. It's really unfair to start comparing them all to IDOLA though. Gungrave O.S.T. - An Ulterior Motive It's the only track that did not much for me. Somehow it was slow and I can't remember much about it. Ruined Heart <Twin Magic> It was hard to characterize this track. It's interesting on many levels, at the same time sounds like an etude. In my opinion, this song has no sadness, no happiness, thus leaving me feeling exactly what I should feel about it: BLANK. Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete - Field To Tomorrow This was a rather good song, but sounds so understated. As with Iwadare, I disagree on some melodic parts, but that's ok. MegaMari - Marisa no Yabou (Game Rip) - Izayoi Sakuya Stage I am surprised it actually sounded quite good in this week. Never really a boring moment, but yeah it's a bit short and it is felt when you keep stuck on her stage. Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack - Mororina - The Elegant Coward The title fits perfectly, I suppose, as it's very elegant, almost vain. Musically, I wasn't so fond of the non-melodic parts. The main melody is quite good. There were a few many interesting tracks this week, that have some little faults here or there, thus it's a Buck Shot Spread: 1 Point - Lapse of Time 1 Point - Whispers From A Council Past 1 Point - The Last Story gap.. 1 Point - Field To Tomorrow 1 Point - Izayoi Sakuya Stage 1 Point - Mororina - The Elegant Coward |
Listening one final time now; will edit with my votes in a bit.
I rather enjoyed this week. Good noms, people. :) Gah, too hard to do anything other than give out a lot of 1s. 1 pt. - An Ulterior Motive - Very nice groovy feel to it. I particularly like this kind of music. 1 pt. - Ruined Heart - Interesting piano. Certainly never dull or predictable. 1 pt. - Izayoi Sakuya Stage - Good; wish there was more to it, though. 1 pt. - Mororina: The Elegant Coward - Nice mallets feature at 1:45 and on. Liked the strings part that came in briefly at 2:38. Transitioned nicely at around 3:00. 1 pt. - Whispers From a Council Past - I can dig it. Kind of haunting. I imagine it accomplishes its purpose in the game very well. Did anyone else hear what sounded kind of like faint voices at one part? 1 pt. - Field to Tomorrow - Not one of my favorites from Lunar 2, but a solid song nonetheless. Kind of turned off to it since I've heard it a bunch before, unfortunately. Lapse of Time - K, that off-beat pulse seemed like an odd choice the first one or two times I listened to the song. I don't mind it as much now, though. Still, I don't think odd/different automatically makes a song cooler. What does make it cooler though is the drums and additional strings part coming in at around 1:37. The Last Story - It's ok, I guess. I wasn't a huge fan of Idola in BSC, but that seems like a better song than this. |
Ruined Heart is FANTASTIC, and is the only one that deserves to win this week. My point spread will consist of 3 points to Ruined Heart, and one point to whichever other songs are losing. Serious props to whoever nominated that.
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There's one other piano-only arrangement on the album, I feel your Hart(Piano Ver.), but it's your typical H-game vocal song piano version that sounds pretty much like every other one. :( The album as a whole is still freakin' awesome, though. I'd have nominated Lamentation instead of Ruined Heart if it weren't two minutes that feel like only one. >:( |
This week was really impressive. I can see how there'd be so many "shotgun" point spreads, there's quality all around and each piece has something different going for it.
2 points - MegaMari - Marisa no Yabou (Game Rip) - Izayoi Sakuya Stage 2 points - Lost Passage Perfect Arrange Album - Ruined Heart 1 point - Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack - Mororina - The Elegant Coward 1 point - Divine Divinity (PC Game Rip) - Whispers From A Council Past Wish every week was like this one. |
Fine week, but I didn't find anything too explosive. Here go my points:
2 points - MegaMari - Marisa no Yabou (Game Rip) - Izayoi Sakuya Stage 2 points - Lost Passage Perfect Arrange Album - Ruined Heart 2 points - FOR BRIGHTER DAY ~ Phantasy Star Universe Original Sound Track - The Last Story |
3 points: Lost Passage Perfect Arrange Album - Ruined Heart
2 points: Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete - Field To Tomorrow 1 point: Divine Divinity (PC Game Rip) - Whispers From A Council Past |
I don't have any major issues with allowing the Halo 2 track. As Drakken said, I was familiar with some of O'Donnell's compositions for the game, but I had no idea that Incubus performed a progressive rock track for it. Since I haven't heard the song before nor even considered the idea, I don't see why not. Sure, there's more obscure stuff out there, but I don't have any qualms with the Incubus nomination.
Last minute voting here; I hope I'm not too late. Lapse of Time wasn't too bad, but it's not the type of track that I normally listen to. Sounds like it builds atmosphere pretty nicely, and the ominous melody is enjoyable. There's stuff that I preferred over this in this week's batch, though. Whispers From A Council Past strikes me as similar to Lapse of Time in that it works well setting up a mood. The atmospheric nature is well-accomplished, but again, not really my thing. I imagine that it would work pretty well as background music in a game's context, but as standalone listening I'm finding it hard to appreciate. The Last Story is really cool. Very fast-paced, in-your-face, and addictive. I enjoyed listening to it, although I don't think I found it to be as strong of a track as others are claiming it to be. The sultry jazz of An Ulterior Motive was a welcome change from the first three tracks. This track was thoroughly fun and enjoyable to listen to. I'll probably be keeping it even if it doesn't win the week, as I doubt I'll grow tired of it anytime soon. Ruined Heart is beautifully unique. It's seemingly so original that I can't help but appreciate it. I might haved enjoyed it more if there was more variety in the instrumentation, but the solo piano work makes for nice enough listening. At first, it sounded really disjointed, but I didn't mind that too much after a few listens. Field To Tomorrow is that type of RPG fare that gets to me every time, no matter how generic or unordinary. Very easy listening, and although it's not a spectacular track, I certainly enjoyed listening to it. My favorite track this week was Izayoi Sakuya Stage, easily. I thought it was really easy to get into, and enjoyed the melody a lot. It's a pretty addictive track. Another keeper from this week's offerings. I'll probably grab more of MegaMari's music later, too. Thanks for the link, SonicPanda! Mororina: The Elegant Coward wasn't a bad track, but it was hard for me to really appreciate. Draconis hit it on the mark when he said it was a little "messy" in its composition. That's probably why I find it difficult to get into. 3 Points ~ MegaMari - Marisa no Yabou (Game Rip) - Izayoi Sakuya Stage 2 Points ~ Gungrave O.S.T. - An Ulterior Motive 1 Point ~ Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete - Field To Tomorrow |
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I'll give DC72 a couple of hours to give a proper point distribution before closing this up (let's say until 7:45 PM Central), but I wonder if he'll even see this before then. I know he got that Wii, so... |
In before closing...No commentary this week:
3 points - The Last Story (my nom) 2 points - MegaMari - Marisa no Yabou (Game Rip) - Izayoi Sakuya Stage 1 points - Mororina: The Elegant Coward |
Not much time so straight to the points:
(2 points) Divine Divinity (PC Game Rip) - Whispers From A Council Past (2 points) Armored Core 3 Silent Line Soundtrack - Lapse of Time (1 point) FOR BRIGHTER DAY ~ Phantasy Star Universe Original Sound Track - The Last Story (1 point) Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete - Field To Tomorrow Was very tempted to give Phantasy Star two points but just couldn't pass up on Lunar. |
Heh.
I was stressing out because there was this monster line at Taco Bell. I thought I'd have enough time to get back before 7:45, but all those people had an inconvenient craving for Mexican fast food, so I just returned a few minutes ago. :( Turns out I didn't have to rush because we have a tie in voting and need more votes. =O |
Hope I didn't cause the tie. :( And thanks for covering song research, CHz. I've been going bonkers for the past week. :( :(
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BIG DAMN TRUCKS taking too much of my BIG DAMN TIME. 3 points: Ruined Heart 2 points: Mororina the Elegant Crowd 1 point: An Ulterior Motive I shouldn't like Mororina, but I do. |
Voting is closed and nominations are restricted!
1). [24] MegaMari: Marisa no Yabou (Game Rip) - Izayoi Sakuya Stage 2). [18] Lost Passage Perfect Arrange Album - Ruined Heart 3). [17] Gungrave O.S.T. - An Ulterior Motive 4). [16] FOR BRIGHTER DAY ~ Phantasy Star Universe Original Sound Track - The Last Story 5). [15/12] Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete - Field To Tomorrow 6). [15/11.5] Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack - Mororina The Elegant Coward 7). [9] Divine Divinity (PC Game Rip) - Whispers From A Council Past 8). [6] Armored Core 3 Silent Line Soundtrack - Lapse of Time Quite surprised at the results, to be perfectly honest. Pleasantly so, of course. |
Problem solved, mp3 version of Space Station Silicon Valley: Fun In The Sun uploaded to FTP.
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Ah, nice to see songs I voted for get in the top 3. Good week.
I'll prepare this week's songs now. |
Hmm, I like the results, except I'm sad to see 2 Armored Core songs place in last (or close to it, cant remember the last one).
Anyways, when do the next weeks songs get out and ready to give points to? I'm not going to be able to access a computer from mid-Tuesday (-7 GMT) to Sunday so It'd be nice if I could be able to vote on the songs before then. |
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Whoa...Sakuya won? Color me surprised; I'd have thought it was a toss-up between Gungrave or Phantasy Star.
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Yes and no. S.S.H. has composed professionally, that is, their work has appeared on officially released albums. This technicality makes the rest of their work eligible for SotW, even doujin, because they have recorded professionally.
This is how I understand the matter, anyhow. |
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Yeah, Crash and SonicPanda covered it.
I'm just posting because SonicPanda's av and sig above me are amazing. <3 |
Outside of the MegaMari song finishing first, I'm quite surprised with the results. With the way some people were talking about the Phantasy Star song, I expected it would place. And Ruined Heart finished surprisingly high. Oh, and there's my nomination, sitting in the bottom half like usual.
Still no links to the other forums in the initial post, is there any life at Chudah's at all? |
I should have given Ruined Heart some points! I'm starting to like it a lot more now. Still glad it placed somehow. And I think Whispers From A Council Past could have placed a bit higher, but oh well... it was a strong week. Good results.
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I forgot to vote, though I had no strong urge for this week. Despite the fact that "The Last Story" is really good, it's still nowhere nearly as good as the IDOLA songs...and also, "Ukishima" is a better PSU song. Nevertheless, it still deserved to beat out that aimless Gungrave garbage.
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I listened to Gungrave awhile ago and the only thing I really remember was "Ear Fudge"...I remember that being a potential nomination, but moreso for being such an oddball than a real favorite. |
lol, I would have never thought MegaMari would place first, but I agree. If I were to give it an 8 the others must be around 7.7-7.5 or so. Also the only ones I didn't give points to place 2nd and 3rd.
Yeah, Armored Core ist last place again. SADNESS. To celebrate this I'm probably going to nominate a real sad vocal track, I just recently found. |
Okay, I've been waiting to nominate this for a while. Better late than never:
* Album: Myst IV: Revelation (PC Game Rip) * Artist: James Wall * Track Title: Bomb Factory * Source: http://www.mobygames.com/game/window...lation/credits * Disc Number: 1 (of 1) * Track Number: 7 * Catalogue Number: NA * Year: 2004 |
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