Song of the Week - BATTLE 22 Voting/WEEK 185 Nominating
 

Song of the Week. 175 Weeks and counting.
Battle 23 Voting is barred and locked.
Week 185 Nominating is welded shut.

Results:
1). [19] Umineko no Naku Koro ni episode4 - Alliance of the golden witch (Game Rip) – dreamenddischarger
2). [16] Music From SSX Blur - A51
3). [15] PSYVARIAR "THE MIX" - Opening - VOID mix -
4). [14] Rise of the Triad: Dark War (Game Rip) - Goin' Down The Fast Way
5). [11] Fittest - Original Soundtrack – Morsecode
6). [9] Sword of the New World: Granado Espada: Manifest Destiny (Game Rip) - Para Variar
7). [7] Atelier Viorate Original Soundtrack - The Mudship Sinks at Karotte Village
8). [5] de Blob Original Soundtrack - Splashback (Defiant)

Tracks:
Week 177: Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Umineko no Naku Koro ni episode4 - Alliance of the golden witch (Game Rip) – dreamenddischarger
Week 178: Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Music From SSX Blur - A51
Week 179: Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: de Blob Original Soundtrack - Splashback (Defiant)
Week 180: Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Sword of the New World: Granado Espada: Manifest Destiny (Game Rip) - Para Variar
Week 181: Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Atelier Viorate Original Soundtrack - The Mudship Sinks at Karotte Village
Week 182: Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Rise of the Triad: Dark War (Game Rip) - Goin' Down The Fast Way
Week 183: Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Fittest - Original Soundtrack – Morsecode
Week 184: Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: PSYVARIAR "THE MIX" - Opening - VOID mix -

Voting Rules:
Voters must 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 185 Nominating:
The Nominations Queue can be found [URL=http://wiki.sotw.info/index.php?title=Nomination_Queue]here.
The rules for nominating can be found [URL=http://wiki.sotw.info/index.php?title=Nomination_Phase]here.

2 points ~ Umineko no Naku Koro ni episode4 - Alliance of the golden witch (Game Rip) – dreamenddischarger
2 points ~ Music From SSX Blur - A51
2 points ~ Atelier Viorate Original Soundtrack - The Mudship Sinks at Karotte Village

This is a great group of winners. I enjoyed all of them in their respective weeks.

3 Points: Atelier Viorate Original Soundtrack - The Mudship Sinks at Karotte Village
1 Point: Music From SSX Blur - A51
1 Point: Fittest - Original Soundtrack – Morsecode
1 Point: Umineko no Naku Koro ni episode4 - Alliance of the golden witch (Game Rip) – dreamenddischarger

Nomination:

Album: JET de GO!
Track Title: Rainbow Song (Extend Version)
Track Number: 23
Composer: Hiroyuki Misawa
Catalog Number: ZTTL-0050
Year: 2000
Source: VGMdb.net

It's really weird how every time I listen to a SotW track I have to turn my system volume WAY up.

3 points: Umineko no Naku Koro ni episode4 - Alliance of the golden witch (Game Rip) – dreamenddischarger
2 points: Music From SSX Blur - A51
1 point: de Blob Original Soundtrack - Splashback (Defiant)

A somewhat disappointing battle selection for me. However I still can't stop listening to the Umineko track and the SSX track, and "Splashback" is still pretty cool. There's a clear gap between the top two/three and the rest for me.

Very weak battle. D=

(3 points) Week 184: PSYVARIAR "THE MIX" - Opening - VOID mix -
(1 point) Week 181: Atelier Viorate Original Soundtrack - The Mudship Sinks at Karotte Village
(1 point) Week 183: Fittest - Original Soundtrack – Morsecode
(1 point) Week 182: Rise of the Triad: Dark War (Game Rip) - Goin' Down The Fast Way

<3 Umemoto

Battles are so much easier now that I can just look at my iTunes ratings:

3 points - Umineko no Naku Koro ni episode4 - Alliance of the golden witch (Game Rip) – dreamenddischarger
2 points - PSYVARIAR "THE MIX" - Opening - VOID mix -
1 point - Rise of the Triad: Dark War (Game Rip) - Goin' Down The Fast Way

(2 points) Fittest - Original Soundtrack – Morsecode
(2 points) Rise of the Triad: Dark War (Game Rip) - Goin' Down The Fast Way
(1 point) de Blob Original Soundtrack - Splashback (Defiant)
(1 point) PSYVARIAR "THE MIX" - Opening - VOID mix -

3 points: Rise of the Triad: Dark War (Game Rip) - Goin' Down The Fast Way
2 points: Umineko no Naku Koro ni episode4 - Alliance of the golden witch (Game Rip) – dreamenddischarger
1 point: Music From SSX Blur - A51

We normally MP3Gain the tracks so that they're on even grounds during the voting session. However, if I recall, we gain at something like 95% of the limit, which shouldn't be that quiet. I never seem to have problems with the volume level of these tracks in iTunes (and I play them mixed with tracks from many other sources constantly). What media player do you typically use?

By the way, a nom:
=== Kaleb.G ===
* Album: Ray'z PREMIUM BOX -BEYOND-
* Artist: Tamayo Kawamoto
* Disc #: 1 (of 4)
* Track #: 03
* Track Title: PENETRATION
* Catalogue Number: ZTMD-0006~10 (or ZTMD-6 for this disc)
* Year: 2005
* Additional Info: This track originally hails from the game RayForce. There is another version of PENETRATION located on disc 4 of this box, which I believe is actually the original 1994 version, but I simply don't like it as much.
* Source: #gamemp3s, VGMdb
* File Location: Nom folder.

2 points - Rise of the Triad: Dark War (Game Rip) - Goin' Down The Fast Way
1 point - Fittest - Original Soundtrack – Morsecode
1 point - Music From SSX Blur - A51
1 point - PSYVARIAR "THE MIX" - Opening - VOID mix -
1 point - Umineko no Naku Koro ni episode4 - Alliance of the golden witch (Game Rip) – dreamenddischarger

Five points for five songs that I really enjoyed out of this batch. The extra point comes from nom bias.

Nomination
Album Title: MediEvil: Resurrection Original Soundtrack
Artist: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Composer: Bob & Barn
Disc Number 1 of 1
Track Number: 9
Track Title: Hilltop Mausoleum
Year: 2005
Source: vgmdb [Link]

I'm kinda wondering about the ID3 tags, should the orchestra be in the artist line? Anyway, i'll upload it as is, it will not get any love anyway i suspect.
(mp3 has a different year than that on vgmdb, genre is also a bit uncommon i guess)

3 points: Sword of the New World: Granado Espada: Manifest Destiny (Game Rip) - Para Variar
2 points: Umineko no Naku Koro ni episode4 - Alliance of the golden witch (Game Rip) – dreamenddischarger
1 point: Rise of the Triad: Dark War (Game Rip) - Goin' Down The Fast Way

Okay, I found a nomination. Another game with roots in music games, because that's where my knowledge of game music is deepest.

Artist: Ucchies (Tomoyuki Uchida & Hiroyuki Uchida)
Album: pop'n music 12 Iroha AC ♥ CS pop'n music 10
Song Title: Magical Voice Shower
Disc Number: 1
Track Number: 7
Catalog Number: KOLA-094~6
Year: 2005
Source: KOLA-094~6: pop'n music 12 AC ? CS pop'n music 10 - VGMdb

3 points: PSYVARIAR "THE MIX" - Opening - VOID mix -
1 point: de Blob Original Soundtrack - Splashback (Defiant)
1 point: Fittest - Original Soundtrack – Morsecode
1 point: Rise of the Triad: Dark War (Game Rip) - Goin' Down The Fast Way

Quick votes:

(2 points) Umineko no Naku Koro ni episode4 - Alliance of the golden witch (Game Rip) - dreamenddischarger

(2 points) Music From SSX Blur - A51

(1 point) Fittest - Original Soundtrack - Morsecode

(1 point) PSYVARIAR 'THE MIX' - Opening - VOID mix -

Espada nearly got a point.

Para Vaiar - 3 pts.
A51 - 2 pts.
Morsecode - 1 pt.

Good bunch, this.

3 points: Umineko
2 points: Granado Espada
1 point: Atelier Viorate

Gotta find another nomination...

Damn, almost completely forgot about this. Though not perfect, top quality all around.

3 points: Goin' Down The Fast Way
2 points: Opening -VOID mix-
1 point: Morsecode
Just Missed: dreamenddischarger

Sliding my picks in under the wire.

(3 points) Music From SSX Blur - A51
(2 points) Fittest - Original Soundtrack – Morsecode
(1 point) Sword of the New World: Granado Espada: Manifest Destiny (Game Rip) - Para Variar

Voting is closed and nominations are restricted!

1). [19] Umineko no Naku Koro ni episode4 - Alliance of the golden witch (Game Rip) – dreamenddischarger
2). [16] Music From SSX Blur - A51
3). [15] PSYVARIAR "THE MIX" - Opening - VOID mix -
4). [14] Rise of the Triad: Dark War (Game Rip) - Goin' Down The Fast Way
5). [11] Fittest - Original Soundtrack – Morsecode
6). [9] Sword of the New World: Granado Espada: Manifest Destiny (Game Rip) - Para Variar
7). [7] Atelier Viorate Original Soundtrack - The Mudship Sinks at Karotte Village
8). [5] de Blob Original Soundtrack - Splashback (Defiant)

Deserved.

I've pretty much fallen in love with all of Umineko no Naku Koro ni's music anyway, so this makes sense.

<-- Beatrice is pleased by the current state of affairs

If anyone's interested, all of zts' compositions for Umineko can be found on this album:
ZTSL-018: Umineko no Naku Koro ni musicbox Red - VGMdb

YouTube Video

Bonus: goldenslaughterer remix from Vague in Winter 2:

YouTube Video