Song of the Week - WEEK 183 Voting/WEEK 184 Nominating
 

Song of the Week. 175 Weeks and counting.
Week 183 Voting is slammed shut.
Week 184 Nominating is locked up tight.

Results:
1). [22] Fittest - Original Soundtrack - Morsecode
2). [16] Karanoshojo Original Sound Track "Azure" - Fairy's dance
3). [12] Namco Game Sound Express Vol.5 ~ Rolling Thunder 2 - WHERE IS THE TARGET? (ROUND 4)
4). [11] Pulstar - SEEN THROUGH (Stage 2 BGM)
5). [10] RADIATA STORIES Arrange Album - HOPPING SUN
6). [7] Garou Densetsu SPECIAL ~ Image Album Part 2 - A New Poem That Southern Thailand Wants to Tell (Joe Higashi)
7). [6/4] Tokimeki Memorial: Densetsu no Ki no Shita De (Game Rip) - Fireworks
8). [6/3.5] Leaf Piano Collection Vol.1 - Brand-New Heart -"To Heart" PC Version Opening-

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Fittest - Original Soundtrack - Morsecode
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Garou Densetsu SPECIAL ~ Image Album Part 2 - A New Poem That Southern Thailand Wants to Tell (Joe Higashi)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Karanoshojo Original Sound Track "Azure" - Fairy's dance
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Leaf Piano Collection Vol.1 - Brand-New Heart -"To Heart" PC Version Opening-
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Namco Game Sound Express Vol.5 ~ Rolling Thunder 2 - WHERE IS THE TARGET? (ROUND 4)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Pulstar - SEEN THROUGH (Stage 2 BGM)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: RADIATA STORIES Arrange Album - HOPPING SUN
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Tokimeki Memorial: Densetsu no Ki no Shita De (Game Rip) - Fireworks

Voting Rules:
Voters distribute 6 points among the 8 nominees, giving points to at least 3 songs, giving no song more than 3 points, and giving no more than one of their choices 3 points. Possible ways of voting include:

Notes:
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Week 184 Nominating:
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here.

Nomination #25

Composer: Yoshiyuki Sahashi
Album: POPOROGUE Original Soundtrack
Track Title: Pietro's Journey (instrumental)
Track Number: 1-01
Year: 1998
Catalog Number: SVWC-7009
Additional Information: Call me crazy, but this is the only track from the soundtrack I am truly impressed with.

The journey to the FTP was filled with guitars and steel drums playing in melodic harmony~

I'm not sure why, but it's points time already.

"Traditional" point spread shall be used in this allocation
A whopping point trio: Fittest - Original Soundtrack - Morsecode
A very respectable pair of points: Namco Game Sound Express Vol.5 ~ Rolling Thunder 2 - WHERE IS THE TARGET? (ROUND 4)
Not as many points as the others, but still a point: Garou Densetsu SPECIAL ~ Image Album Part 2 - A New Poem That Southern Thailand Wants to Tell (Joe Higashi)

Also, I listened to that Rolling Thunder soundtrack about a day before that nom came in, and was considering nominating something from that myself. But I guess I was beaten to it.

"Traditional"
3 pts - Leaf Piano Collection 1 - Brand New Heart - "To Heart" PC version Opening
2 pts - Fittest - Original SOundtrack - Morsecode
1 pt - Karanoshojo Original Soundtrack 'Azure' - Fairy's dance

You know, guys, those point spread labels are for informational/satirical purposes only. You don't have to actually use them :D

Fittest - Original Soundtrack - Morsecode Neat and funky easy listening synth jazz. Cheesy at times, but nicely melodic and varied.

Garou Densetsu SPECIAL ~ Image Album Part 2 - A New Poem That Southern Thailand Wants to Tell (Joe Higashi) Not very poetic, or very Thai for that matter. It's innovative, but also hugely inconsistent and nigh annoying in spots.

Karanoshojo Original Sound Track "Azure" - Fairy's dance Not the sort of music I'd associate with fairies, but decent low-key salsa style meanderings nonetheless.

Leaf Piano Collection Vol.1 - Brand-New Heart -"To Heart" PC Version Opening- I love piano tunes, but this one was merely average all around. Okay melody, so-so arrangement and performance, and a feeling that it could have been a lot more entertaining.

Namco Game Sound Express Vol.5 ~ Rolling Thunder 2 - WHERE IS THE TARGET? (ROUND 4) Really wierd, alternating between something like late-era Mega Man music from the X series (which is to say competent but utterly anonymous) and a bizarre sort of synth swing. Neither part fits in with the other.

Pulstar - SEEN THROUGH (Stage 2 BGM) Promising, but ultimately doesn't go anywhere interesting.

RADIATA STORIES Arrange Album - HOPPING SUN I really like the way this works the original melody into something a lot more new-age, from the piano lead to the nice synth effects that give the piece a sort of dreamy atmosphere.

Tokimeki Memorial: Densetsu no Ki no Shita De (Game Rip) - Fireworks Interesting. Sort of a vague fusion of a quirky Earthbound-ish sound with an eastern atmosphere. I don't know that I liked it per se but it kept my attention.

The Point Spread
Hopping Sun - 3 pts.
Morsecode - 2 pts.
Fairy's Dance - 1 pt.

Decent week. =)

(2 points) Tokimeki Memorial: Densetsu no Ki no Shita De (Game Rip) - Fireworks
(2 points) Pulstar - SEEN THROUGH (Stage 2 BGM)
(1 point) Fittest - Original Soundtrack - Morsecode
(1 point) Garou Densetsu SPECIAL ~ Image Album Part 2 - A New Poem That Southern Thailand Wants to Tell (Joe Higashi)

I like the new Voting Rules display and the titles are good but there are some spelling errors abound. Also, the rules summary should mention distributing 6 points to a minimum of 3 songs, with no song getting more than 3 points. (Right now it's a bit confusing and sounds like you're basically saying that last part twice.)

I enjoyed the fact that you named every possible point spread Orion. And since I wasn't rushing last minute to give out points, I could actually mess around with what I did, and gave your names some extra exposure.

What the heck am I gonna do the rest of the week now? I've already got my points out and my nom up to date. I feel empty inside.

Very big fan of this week.

(2 points) Fittest - Original Soundtrack - Morsecode
(2 points) Karanoshojo Original Sound Track "Azure" - Fairy's dance
(2 points) RADIATA STORIES Arrange Album - HOPPING SUN

I'll be back to comments next week. These past couple weeks have been a total grind.

(3 points) Fittest - Original Soundtrack - Morsecode
(1 point) Garou Densetsu SPECIAL ~ Image Album Part 2 - A New Poem That Southern Thailand Wants to Tell (Joe Higashi)
(1 point) Karanoshojo Original Sound Track "Azure" - Fairy's dance
(1 point) RADIATA STORIES Arrange Album - HOPPING SUN

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Nomination:

Composer: Romain Gauthier
Album: Edge Original Soundtrack
Track Title: Kakkoi!
Track Number: 10
Year: 2009 (March 13)
Source: Mobigame - Games for iPhone, iPod Touch and mobile phones

Here's my next nomination:

* Album Title: Death Gate (PC Game Rip)
* Artist: Eric Heberling & Glen Dahlgren
* Track Title: Drevlin (main music)
* Source: Game Credits for Death Gate
* File Location: Nominations folder
* Disc Number: 1 (of 1)
* Track Number: 28
* Catalogue Number: NA
* Year: 1994
* Note: Also uploaded the midi file.

2 points - Tokimeki Memorial: Densetsu no Ki no Shita De (Game Rip) - Fireworks
2 points - Pulstar - SEEN THROUGH (Stage 2 BGM)
1 point - RADIATA STORIES Arrange Album - HOPPING SUN
1 point - Karanoshojo Original Sound Track "Azure" - Fairy's dance

3 points: Namco Game Sound Express Vol.5 ~ Rolling Thunder 2 - WHERE IS THE TARGET? (ROUND 4)
1 point: Fittest - Original Soundtrack - Morsecode
1 point: Garou Densetsu SPECIAL ~ Image Album Part 2 - A New Poem That Southern Thailand Wants to Tell (Joe Higashi)
1 point: Pulstar - SEEN THROUGH (Stage 2 BGM)

There was a four note phrase at 1:06 of the Leaf track that made me think it was going to turn into an arrangement of the Zelda II town theme. I think that would have been a better development idea. :(

I was pretty close to giving a point to Fireworks, but A New Poem was so fantastically over the top that I had to give it a point. Fairly good week overall.

2 points: Karanoshojo Original Sound Track "Azure" - Fairy's dance
2 points: RADIATA STORIES Arrange Album - HOPPING SUN
1 point: Leaf Piano Collection Vol.1 - Brand-New Heart -"To Heart" PC Version Opening-
1 point: Pulstar - SEEN THROUGH (Stage 2 BGM)

A decent week overall. Disappointed with "Fireworks" most of all---this is not my favourite version of the melody, that's for sure. Still not satisfied with the point spread even with a lack of ::nombias::. The Pulstar track snuck in due to the slick, icy groove.

New Nomination

• Album: Rebus Original Soundtracks & Classical Arrange
• Composers: Kenichi Tsuchiya, Masaki Kurokawa
• Arranger: Shinichiro Mizobuchi
• Disc Number: 2
• Track Number: 9
• Track Title: Piano Variation "Silence ~Bloodstained Silence~"
• Catalog Number: KICA-5011~2
• Year: 1998
• Additional Information: I don't think anybody (except me) likes this one, but that's old news.
• Source: KICA-5011~2: Rebus Original Soundtracks & Classical Arrange - VGMdb

Votes:

2 points ~ Fittest - Original Soundtrack - Morsecode
2 points ~ Karanoshojo Original Sound Track "Azure" - Fairy's dance
2 points ~ Namco Game Sound Express Vol.5 ~ Rolling Thunder 2 - WHERE IS THE TARGET? (ROUND 4)

Nearly: Radiata Stories

2 points: Garou Densetsu SPECIAL ~ Image Album Part 2 - A New Poem That Southern Thailand Wants to Tell (Joe Higashi)
2 points: Namco Game Sound Express Vol.5 ~ Rolling Thunder 2 - WHERE IS THE TARGET? (ROUND 4)
1 point: Karanoshojo Original Sound Track "Azure" - Fairy's dance
1 point: Pulstar - SEEN THROUGH (Stage 2 BGM)


Nomination:

• Album: Wolf Fang ~ Tumble Pop
• Artist: Hiroaki Yoshida, Akira Takemoto, Gamadelic
• Disc #: 1 (of 1)
• Track #: 10
• Track Title: MIDNIGHT CHASER - 'Breakthrough'
• Catalogue Number: PCCB-00084
• Year: 1992
• Source: PCCB-00084: WOLF FANG / TUMBLE POP - VGMdb

2 Points: Karanoshojo Original Sound Track "Azure" - Fairy's dance
2 Points: Leaf Piano Collection Vol.1 - Brand-New Heart -"To Heart" PC Version Opening-
1 Point: Garou Densetsu SPECIAL ~ Image Album Part 2 - A New Poem That Southern Thailand Wants to Tell (Joe Higashi)
1 Point: Fittest - Original Soundtrack - Morsecode

3 points: SEEN THROUGH (Stage 2 BGM)
1 point: WHERE IS THE TARGET (ROUND 4)
1 point: Fireworks
1 point: Morsecode
Just Missed: Fairy's Dance

Quality songs this week. WHERE IS THE TARGET is yet another on the growing list of tunes that I never paid much attention to in great albums; it's good to see them appear. It would've gotten 2 points but Morsecode is some real class, it can't not get a point.

Very quick votes:

(2 points) Karanoshojo Original Sound Track 'Azure' - Fairy's dance

(2 points) Fittest - Original Soundtrack - Morsecode

(1 point) Pulstar - SEEN THROUGH (Stage 2 BGM)

(1 point) Tokimeki Memorial - Densetsu no Ki no Shita De (Game Rip) - Fireworks

Voting is closed and nominations are restricted!

1). [22] Fittest - Original Soundtrack - Morsecode
2). [16] Karanoshojo Original Sound Track "Azure" - Fairy's dance
3). [12] Namco Game Sound Express Vol.5 ~ Rolling Thunder 2 - WHERE IS THE TARGET? (ROUND 4)
4). [11] Pulstar - SEEN THROUGH (Stage 2 BGM)
5). [10] RADIATA STORIES Arrange Album - HOPPING SUN
6). [7] Garou Densetsu SPECIAL ~ Image Album Part 2 - A New Poem That Southern Thailand Wants to Tell (Joe Higashi)
7). [6/4] Tokimeki Memorial: Densetsu no Ki no Shita De (Game Rip) - Fireworks
8). [6/3.5] Leaf Piano Collection Vol.1 - Brand-New Heart -"To Heart" PC Version Opening-