Song of the Week: WEEK 121 Voting/WEEK 122 Nominating
 

Song of the Week. 100 Weeks and counting.
Week 121 Voting is closed.
Week 122 Nominating is open.

Week 121 Voting
The rules for voting can be found here.

Final Result:
1st: ABSOLUTE AREA -project THUNDER FORCE VI- - NIGHT SWEEPER
2nd: The King of Fighters '97 Arrange Sound Trax - Rhythmic Hallucination (Mid Boss Stage)
3rd: G-Darius Future Perfect - Adam #2

Notes:
An alternate version of Super Monkey Ball 2 (Game Rip) - Billiards 2 BGM without the introduction has been uploaded to the extras directory. The nominator feels it is superior to the full version, so check it out.

If you are a member at more than one of the forums in which this event is being held, please nominate and vote in only ONE of the forums. You may, however, comment in the threads at any of the other forums.

Week 122 Nominating
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here.

Here is the link to the corresponding thread in the other forum:
- Soundtrack Central

Additional Spam:
There's some stuff going on on the second page of the Week 119 voting thread, so don't miss out!

Hooray! SotW just isn't SotW without that purple background.

2 points: G-Darius Future Perfect - Adam #2
2 points: Terminal Velocity (Game Rip) - Tame
2 points: The King of Fighters '97 Arrange Sound Trax - Rhythmic Hallucination (Mid Boss Stage)

Next nomination:

• Album Title: DOUBLE DRAGON II The Revenge
• Artist: Kazuhiro Hara, Nobuhito Tanahashi
• Composer: M&M
• Track Title: Low Pursuit (Mission 2)
• Source: MECG-28001: DOUBLE DRAGON II The Revenge - VGMdb beta
• File Location: nominations folder
• Disc Number: 1 (of 1)
• Track Number: 03
• Catalogue Number: MECG-28001
• Year: 1990

Hey, where was SotW still going on?
I was proud of not leaving the queue since week 2!

At Soundtrack Central. There's a link to that forum at the bottom of every GFF SotW post (and vice versa).

It's where the contest is hosted during the annual Late Winter/Dearly Spring Downtime :D

Next nomination:

Album: Real Bout Garou Densetsu 2 Arrange Sound Trax
Song Title: Get the Sky ~ With Your Dream (Alfred)
Track Number: 6
Year: 1998
Catalog Number: PCCB-00316
Source: GMR Online

Some quick votes:

(3 points) ABSOLUTE AREA -project THUNDER FORCE VI- - NIGHT SWEEPER

(2 points) G-Darius Future Perfect - Adam 2

(1 point) The Golden Compass (Game Rip) - Jordan College

Quilt almost got a point but "NIGHT SWEEPER" really caught my fancy this week.

Yay for SotW!

Starts out good with NIGHT SWEEPER, I absolutely love stuff like this. Awesome. Everything else seems to be kind of disappointing by comparison, I have to say. I like the Megaman track too, it's got a nice lead. And I'm gonna have to give a point or so to Tame as well even if it's mostly out of nostalgia--Terminal Velocity was one of the first games I played with my CD-Rom drive. It is a good track though, definitely.

So this is it:
3 points - ABSOLUTE AREA -project THUNDER FORCE VI- - NIGHT SWEEPER
2 points - Mega Man Network Transmission (Game Rip) - GravityMan's Stage (Abnormal Gravity Area)
1 point - Terminal Velocity (Game Rip) - Tame

ABSOLUTE AREA -project THUNDER FORCE VI- - NIGHT SWEEPER: I don't think the body of this song is quite as smooth and seductive as its intro but it's entrancing enough. The tone is almost paradoxical; it's calm and collected, yet there moments of passionate intensity. I would've liked for the development to keep to the strong R&B precedent set by the intro, as I was deeply enjoying the sultriness. The warm electric guitar and soft organ pads somewhat make up for this, however.

G-Darius Future Perfect - Adam #2: This didn't really pique my interest until 1:42 when it took a more aggressive turn. It's not really something I'd listen to constantly but Adam #2 isn't without merit. For once, I'm not bothered at all by the dark tone of a nomination. I guess this is due to the strengths of the drums and the willingness of the composer to mix things around frequently. The drum solo at the end was a fantastic touch.

Mega Man Network Transmission (Game Rip) - GravityMan's Stage (Abnormal Gravity Area): I think this track represents what I've grown to dislike about the Mega Man series' music: the increasingly mediocrity. While it's not horrible, it collectively lacks the panache and memorability of the earliest compositions. The only moments of this track that stood out were the elements that were taken directly from the original Gravity Man Stage music; the rest is a mish-mash of overworked techno.

Quilt Original Soundtrack - Into the Yonder Blue Sky -from Greensleeves- (karaoke ver.): I've always been a sucker for lilting melodies with a strong ethnic polish. The Celtic vibe here is lush and vibrant without being a stereotypical entrant in its sub-genre. I don't mind the vocal backgrounds as they function more as instruments and not as an unintelligible lead. I discovered this track back in August and it hasn't left my rotation since. The reasons why should be obvious.

Super Monkey Ball 2 (Game Rip) - Billiards 2 BGM: I don't have many criticisms or praises for this one. It hasn't any glaring faults, yet neither did it cause me to sit up and pay particular notice. I'm planning to keep it, just the same, because I do like the harmonicas, but it's still overshadowed by stronger competition this week. Where was this track during Week 73?

Terminal Velocity (Game Rip) - Tame: I kept waiting for this to go somewhere. Nope, that ticket was for a bus that doesn't exist. This sounds like one of those ubiquitous "waiting around in a dimly lit corridor within the enemy's technological fortress" tracks, the kind that are there for mood only and are otherwise disposable.

The Golden Compass (Game Rip) - Jordan College: Full orchestral pieces need to be very special to capture my enthusiasm. In most cases, they're from movies-cum-video game, and I'm given toward thinking of them as being merely bastardized excerpts from an existent, non-VGM soundtrack. It removes any luster the track may have for me; the joy of discovery is gone and all I'm left with is a sample of the closing credits score from a movie I didn't care to see. And that brings us to 'The Golden Compass'...

The King of Fighters '97 Arrange Sound Trax - Rhythmic Hallucination (Mid Boss Stage): King of Fighters Arranged Nomination #472!! Much like the music from Guilty Gear, I expect a certain style with KoF, and boy, they never deviate. I heard this nomination once before and found that it left me with very mixed feelings. The percussion layer is great but the guitars came right from the cannery. The angelic choirs were strange and kind of dull until the awesome drums returned (along with the crappy guitars). And I hated that droning flatline part. How fucking annoying! I'll admit that this piece tries a lot harder than most KoF entrants but that only shows me what it could've been with some better sampling and more careful attention to arrangement. They laid out a solid foundation but didn't reach for the sky.


Ouch! Pointy!

3 Points: Quilt Original Soundtrack - Into the Yonder Blue Sky -from Greensleeves- (karaoke ver.)
2 Points: ABSOLUTE AREA -project THUNDER FORCE VI- - NIGHT SWEEPER
1 Point: G-Darius Future Perfect - Adam #2


This was an average week. Fortunately, those that got points were very pleasing to me.

Pretty nice week.

(3 points) ABSOLUTE AREA -project THUNDER FORCE VI- - NIGHT SWEEPER
(1 point) Mega Man Network Transmission (Game Rip) - GravityMan's Stage (Abnormal Gravity Area)
(1 point) Quilt Original Soundtrack - Into the Yonder Blue Sky -from Greensleeves- (karaoke ver.)
(1 point) Terminal Velocity (Game Rip) - Tame

Good to be back. Not a bad week, but progressively got worse after first listen.

(3 points) The Golden Compass (Game Rip) - Jordan College
(2 points) Quilt Original Soundtrack - Into the Yonder Blue Sky -from Greensleeves- (karaoke ver.)
(1 point) G-Darius Future Perfect - Adam #2

Next nomination.

Artist: Toshiharu Yamanishi
Composer: Tomomi Ohtani
Game Title: Dragon's Fury (Sega Mega Drive Game Rip)
Track Title: OMAKEBGM00 (Thunder Force II: Knights of Legend)
Year: 1991
Additional Information: I just encoded the track from the .vgz pack.
Source: Project 2612 - The Sega Genesis/Sega Mega Drive Music Archive

3 points - The King of Fighters '97 Arrange Sound Trax - Rhythmic Hallucination (Mid Boss Stage)
2 points - ABSOLUTE AREA -project THUNDER FORCE VI- - NIGHT SWEEPER
1 point - G-Darius Future Perfect - Adam #2

Nomination:

This one is dedicated to Crash! :D

Album: The King of Fighters 96 Arranged Trax
Song: Kamikirimushi (Art of Fighting team theme)
Track #: 04

I have an eligibility question I'd like to put forth.

I've got the Opoona gamerip, and would love to put one of the tracks up in the near future. However, it's a fairly new release in Japan (within a month or two) and won't drop in the US until March 25. Its Japanese sales were abysmal, so I doubt that it'll scale the heights of popularity anytime soon.

Opinions?

Sounds like fair game to me.

I'm cool with it, as I've never even heard about the game until now.

Composer: Keiji Ueki
Game Title: Super Bonk gamerip
Track number: 6
Track Title: Shoot the smiley
Additional Information: Taken from a compillation of gamerips done by Dubble.

I'll upload it and vote tomorrow.

Thought I'd drop in to vote again.

[2 points] - Terminal Velocity (Game Rip) - Tame
I've always been a sucker for these kind of scrappy industrial techno tracks, especially when it comes from such a classic game.

[2 points] - The King of Fighters '97 Arrange Sound Trax - Rhythmic Hallucination (Mid Boss Stage)
I really dug the mix of admittedly crappy instruments and the choir out of nowhere. It gives a great initial impression, but the song isn't that great on repeated listenings though.

[2 points - The Golden Compass (Game Rip) - Jordan College
Nothing extraordinary, but what can I say, I enjoyed this little orchestral piece more than the rest.

(3 points) G-Darius Future Perfect - Adam #2
(1 point) Quilt Original Soundtrack - Into the Yonder Blue Sky -from Greensleeves- (karaoke ver.)
(1 point) Terminal Velocity (Game Rip) - Tame
(1 point) The Golden Compass (Game Rip) - Jordan College

2 Points - ABSOLUTE AREA -project THUNDER FORCE VI- - NIGHT SWEEPER
1 Point - Mega Man Network Transmission (Game Rip) - GravityMan's Stage (Abnormal Gravity Area)
2 Points - Quilt Original Soundtrack - Into the Yonder Blue Sky -from Greensleeves- (karaoke ver.)
1 Point - The Golden Compass (Game Rip) - Jordan College

Forgot something: I would be fine with BATTLE being seeded in between normal weeks. If you think it's too short you can make BATTLE two weeks and the rest like normal.

1 point ~ ABSOLUTE AREA -project THUNDER FORCE VI- - NIGHT SWEEPER
2 points ~ G-Darius Future Perfect - Adam #2
2 points ~ Quilt Original Soundtrack - Into the Yonder Blue Sky -from Greensleeves- (karaoke ver.)
1 point ~ The King of Fighters '97 Arrange Sound Trax - Rhythmic Hallucination (Mid Boss)

;)

I thought this was a good week.

3 points - The King of Fighters '97 Arrange Sound Trax - Rhythmic Hallucination (Mid Boss Stage)
1 point - ABSOLUTE AREA -project THUNDER FORCE VI- - NIGHT SWEEPER
1 point - G-Darius Future Perfect - Adam #2
1 point - Terminal Velocity (Game Rip) - Tame

3 pts - Rhythmic Hallucination
2 pts - Tame
1 pts - Gravityman

I knew Rhythmic and Gravityman were getting points, but Tame was an awesome surprise, even if it was achingly repetitive. Very Thunderforce-ish (even moreso than the actual Thunder Force track). Too much easy listening this week.

That'd be because the track isn't from a Thunder Force game, Goldfish. The album name is misleading. They just transplanted the Saturn arrangements of Hyper Duel, which were already on a Technosoft Game Music Collection album. Somewhere between volume 10 or 13, I believe.

I've never nominated a song that wasn't from a game or an arrangement of an in-game song, and I don't like to see too many non-game songs appear in SotW, but I'm going to go against that and nominate an original composition for once.

Apparently Mitsuda has a Japanese fanclub. Awhile back he sent out a few CDs to members of the club, with 2 original songs on each CD (the 3rd one actually had 2 Chrono Cross arrangements). This is one of those original songs. I'm thinking it should be allowable, because even though it's Mitsuda, it's semi-obscure.

Album: Hopeful Weeds original sound vol. 002
Artist: Yasunori Mitsuda
Track: Primitive Heart
Track #: 1
Year: 2001
Catalog #: HW-0002
Source: VGMDB