Song of the Fortnight - FORTNIGHT 242/FORTNIGHT 243 Nominating
 

Song of the Fortnight. 112.5 Fortnights and counting.
Fortnight 242 Voting is closed.
Fortnight 243 Nominating is closed.

Results:
1). [15] Racing Lagoon Original Sound Track - TAIMAN Battle
2). [13/9.5] Turbo Out Run (C64 Game Rip) - Intro
3). [13/6.5] Jet Moto 2 (Red Book Audio) - Mach Schnell
4). [11] AeroGauge (Game Rip) - City 2065
5). [9] San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing (N64 Game Rip) - Rave Rush
6). [8] Battle Gear 4 + Battle Gear 4 Tuned Original Soundtrack - The Moment Of True
7). [6] #0.9 - ultimate groove
8). [3] F-ZERO GX/AX Original Soundtracks - CAPTAIN FALCON

THEME WEEK
Listening in Circles
Racing musics only. Because music from racing games rules. This is a real fact proven by real science.

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: 0.9 - ultimate groove
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: AeroGauge (Game Rip) - City 2065
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Battle Gear 4 plus Battle Gear 4 Tuned Original Soundtrack - The Moment Of True
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: F-ZERO GX-AX Original Soundtracks - CAPTAIN FALCON
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Jet Moto 2 (Red Book Audio) - Mach Schnell
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Racing Lagoon Original Sound Track - TAIMAN Battle
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: San Francisco Rush - Extreme Racing (N64 Game Rip) - Rave Rush
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Turbo Out Run (C64 Game Rip) - Intro

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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Fortnight 243 Nominating:
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here.

(3 points) F-ZERO GX-AX Original Soundtracks - CAPTAIN FALCON : I thought about nominating Dr. Stuart's theme, because that is some Grade A techno, but I decided to stick with Captain Falcon. As far as videogame vocal tracks go, I find it above average. Sure it's a a little campy, but also quite catchy.

(2 points) Battle Gear 4 plus Battle Gear 4 Tuned Original Soundtrack - The Moment Of True: Love this soundtrack. Don't necessarily love this song (it's a bit reptitive, never as rockin' as some of the others), but in this field it does the job.

(1 point) AeroGauge (Game Rip) - City 2065: This doesn't feel like a typical racing game track to me. Maybe it's the sample quality (oy, the N64), or simply the sample selection (the lighter lead synth suggests more a Japanese RPG than racer). Still, not half bad.

I was kind of hoping people would jump on this one, seeing as everyone but the few philistines like me seems to have a hard-on for racing musics. But no. Maybe the wi-fi in your Formula 1 is crappy.

0.9 - ultimate groove I'm note sure I would technically label this a groove, much less an ultimate one.

AeroGauge (Game Rip) - City 2065 Sounds like a battle theme from Okamiden moreso than a racing theme. I can't decide if that's a plus or minus as yet, since I am also one of the few philistines who didn't dig the calligraphy wolf.

Battle Gear 4 plus Battle Gear 4 Tuned Original Soundtrack - The Moment Of True Has a nice riff that could easily be developed into something neat and rock-opera-ish. But no, it just gets repeated 7 times.

F-ZERO GX-AX Original Soundtracks - CAPTAIN FALCON Yeah, yeah, Falcon punch to the eardrum, whee.

Jet Moto 2 (Red Book Audio) - Mach Schnell I am sure I have seen/heard this before (BSC, maybe?). Anyway, it's head and shoulders above the others in terms of catchiness, mostly thanks to that glorious synth melody.

Racing Lagoon Original Sound Track - TAIMAN Battle Has its moments, but loses all semblance of coherency around a quarter of the way in and never recovers.

San Francisco Rush - Extreme Racing (N64 Game Rip) - Rave Rush Ohh ohh ohh ohh, ohh.

Turbo Out Run (C64 Game Rip) - Intro Even riddled with horrible synth trills and SFX as it is, this piece is like a breath of fresh air.

The Point Spread
Mach Schnell - 3 pts.
City 2065 - 2 pts.
Intro - 1 pt.

Not digging this week, but you knew that already.

Nom bias maybe, but nothing else interests me quite as much as Jet Moto.

3 points - Jet Moto 2 (Red Book Audio) - Mach Schnell
1 point - Battle Gear 4 plus Battle Gear 4 Tuned Original Soundtrack - The Moment Of True
1 point - Racing Lagoon Original Sound Track - TAIMAN Battle
1 point - 0.9 - ultimate groove

[tumbleweed]So much for people racing to vote![/tumbleweed]

Obviously everyone's just stymied by Rave Rush's brilliance.

3 points: Racing Lagoon Original Sound Track - TAIMAN Battle
1 point: #0.9 - ultimate groove
1 point: AeroGauge (Game Rip) - City 2065
1 point: San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing (N64 Game Rip) - Rave Rush

Maybe I will return later to make a nomination.

<<2 Point>> Jet Moto 2 (Red Book Audio) - Mach Schnell
<<2 Point>> Racing Lagoon Original Sound Track - TAIMAN Battle
<<1 Point>> AeroGauge (Game Rip) - City 2065
<<1 Point>> Turbo Out Run (C64 Game Rip) - Intro

Not really thrilled with the selection this week.

3 points: AeroGauge (Game Rip) - City 2065
2 points: San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing (N64 Game Rip) - Rave Rush
1 point: Turbo Out Run (C64 Game Rip) - Intro

SHIT HAS OFFICIALLY GOTTEN REAL

3 points: TAIMAN Battle
2 points: Intro
1 point: Rave Rush
Just Missed: ultimate groove, City 2065, The Moment Of True, Mach Schnell,
CAPTAIN FALCON


YESSSSSSSS Rave Rush, one of my favorite tracks from the best bracket in BSC history. Rip quality sounds a bit different though.

Stunned at the Turbo Out Run tune, that is some serious SID mastery right there. Reminds me of that Hot Rod chiptune that I inexplicably hated for a reason I can't even remember.

TAIMAN Battle is beast, as are the rest of Eguchi's tunes on Racing Lagoon. Craaaaaaazy soundtrack.

Awesome week and I am totally biased.

My next nom:

Album: SEGA Rally 2006
Composer: Mitsuharu Fukuyama
Track: Irritation
Track #: 12
Catalog #: WWCE-31116
Year: 2006
Source: WWCE-31116 | SEGA Rally 2006 Original Sound Track - VGMdb
Info: Yes, this would've been my Racing Game nom had I not been lazy. Uploading to the FTP shortly.

1 point - AeroGauge (Game Rip) - City 2065
2 points - San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing (N64 Game Rip) - Rave Rush
3 points - Turbo Out Run (C64 Game Rip) - Intro

2 points: San Francisco Rush - Extreme Racing (N64 Game Rip) - Rave Rush
2 points: Turbo Out Run (C64 Game Rip) - Intro
1 point: AeroGauge (Game Rip) - City 2065
1 point: Racing Lagoon Original Sound Track - TAIMAN Battle
Almost: Mach Schnell

I don't know how to vote. Still not satisfied with this spread. Excellent week!

More votes:

2 points ~ 0.9 - ultimate groove
2 points ~ Battle Gear 4 plus Battle Gear 4 Tuned Original Soundtrack - The Moment Of True
1 point ~ Racing Lagoon Original Sound Track - TAIMAN Battle
1 point ~ Turbo Out Run (C64 Game Rip) - Intro

And a nomination:

Album: Option Tuning Car Battle 2
Composer: Shizuyoshi Okamura
Track: Ending movie or whatever エンディングム ービ means.
Additional info: ripped from youtube ^^U

The mp3 was uploaded a pair of weeks ago, so I guess it's still in the server.

Aughhh finally made the time to listen to these tracks the raw power of this week forced me to vote so here goes.

2 points: Racing Lagoon Original Sound Track - TAIMAN Battle
1 points: Battle Gear 4 plus Battle Gear 4 Tuned Original Soundtrack - The Moment Of True
1 point: AeroGauge (Game Rip) - City 2065
1 point: San Francisco Rush - Extreme Racing (N64 Game Rip) - Rave Rush (for nostalgialulz)
1 point: Turbo Out Run (C64 Game Rip) - Intro

!!! Noriko Matsueda you are godly

gotta reorganise my face now it kind of fell apart, brbl8r

(3 points) Jet Moto 2 (Red Book Audio) - Mach Schnell
(2 points) 0.9 - ultimate groove
(1 point) Turbo Out Run (C64 Game Rip) - Intro

Don't fly too high or your next nom gets lapped. Two winners in a row, I was due for this.

I had back-to-back winners once, and I haven't won since. Fittingly, one was from Resonance of Fate :)

Quick votes:

(2 points)Battle Gear 4 plus Battle Gear 4 Tuned Original Soundtrack - The Moment Of True

(2 points) Jet Moto 2 (Red Book Audio) - Mach Schnell

(2 points) Racing Lagoon Original Sound Track - TAIMAN Battle

No need to stretch this to a fortnight and a half, voting is closed and all that.

1). [15] Racing Lagoon Original Sound Track - TAIMAN Battle
2). [13/9.5] Turbo Out Run (C64 Game Rip) - Intro
3). [13/6.5] Jet Moto 2 (Red Book Audio) - Mach Schnell
4). [11] AeroGauge (Game Rip) - City 2065
5). [9] San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing (N64 Game Rip) - Rave Rush
6). [8] Battle Gear 4 + Battle Gear 4 Tuned Original Soundtrack - The Moment Of True
7). [6] #0.9 - ultimate groove
8). [3] F-ZERO GX/AX Original Soundtracks - CAPTAIN FALCON

Fifth place? There is no justice in this world. :(

Also I enjoyed this week immensely, thanks for the VROOM music, guys. :D

I don't see how Rave Rush can be anything other than a joke nom.

This is where you're wrong.

That was such a polite disagreement. What ever happened to the GFF tradition of dissing posts and scathing remarks? Oh, forget I mentioned that.