[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 217 Voting/WEEK 218 Nominating

Song of the Week. 200 Weeks and counting.
Week 217 Voting is clo'sed.
Week 218 Nominating is clo'sed.

Results
1). [22] NANOSWEEP 6 - 4:00pm
2). [16] Daffy Duck in Hollywood (Genesis Game Rip) - Options ~ Game Over
3). [15] Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Twilight Space
4). [13] Ways For Liberation - Film
5). [12] Crayon Physics Deluxe (Game Rip) - Afternoon Snooze
6). [9/7] The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom (Game Rip) - Just Desserts
7). [9/5.5] Drag-on Dragoon 2 Original Soundtrack - Symphonic Poem "Forbidden Prelude"
8). [6] Moonlit Shadow - Lullaby

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Crayon Physics Deluxe (Game Rip) - Afternoon Snooze
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Daffy Duck in Hollywood (Genesis Game Rip) - Options ~ Game Over
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Drag-on Dragoon 2 Original Soundtrack - Symphonic Poem "Forbidden Prelude"
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom (Game Rip) - Just Desserts
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Moonlit Shadow - Lullaby
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: NANOSWEEP 6 - 4:00pm
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Twilight Space
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Ways For Liberation - Film

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:

Spoiler:

"Traditional"
Song1 - 3 pts.
Song2 - 2 pts.
Song3 - 1 pt.

"Even Stevens"
Song1 - 2 pts.
Song2 - 2 pts.
Song3 - 2 pts.

"Tough Decision"
Song1 - 2 pts.
Song2 - 2 pts.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.

"Nomination Bias"
Song1 - 3 pts.
Song2 - 1 pt.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.

"Indecisive"
Song1 - 2 pts.
Song2 - 1 pt.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.
Song5 - 1 pt.

"Shotgun Spread"
Song1 - 1 pt.
Song2 - 1 pt.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.
Song5 - 1 pt.
Song6 - 1 pt.

Notes:
Please remember to upload your nominations to the SotW server! Uploaded noms mean a faster, smoother SotW experience for everyone. Server information:

Spoiler:

* Host: ftp.sotw.info
* Username: nominations@sotw.info (that is the actual username; not an e-mail address)
* Password: gff
* Port: 21

Week 218 Nominating:
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

THEME WEEK NOMINATION

Jap Bitch Can't Sing Weak: VGM with vocals, whether good, bad or plain ugly.


Here is a theme nomination featuring a vocalist I don't really like! (Orange Lounge's arrangements are so good though.)

• Album: marble / TOMOSUKE
• Artist: Orange Lounge (Tomosuke Funaki, Shizue Tokui), Asaki
• Composer: TOMOSUKE (Tomosuke Funaki)
• Disc #: 1 (of 1)
• Track #: 11
• Track Title: The Caged Bird
• Catalogue Number: LC-1363
• Year: 2005
• Additional Info: This is the song that ends the world.
• Source: LC-1363 | marble / Tomosuke - VGMdb, LC-1785 | marble -Re Edition- / Tomosuke - VGMdb, Kagonotori - RemyWiki

How ya doing, buddy?

Yes.

Nomination #45

Artist: Pinpon-Tree-SpongeGel
Composer: Masanori Adachi
Album: Tongari Boushi to Mahou no 365 Nichi Original Soundtrack
Track Title: 365 Days of Pointy Hats and Magic
Track Number: 1-01
Year: 2008
Catalog Number: GFCA-135~6
Additional Information: And this is the song that will revive the world!

Frolicking over to the FTP, racing puppies and kittens there.

Most amazing jew boots

I'll bite. Can't have a theme week without an 8th place song!

Composers: Brian Chard, Matt Ferraro, Andy Poland, Rob Warren, Eric Westphal
Album: You Don't Know Jack 4: The Ride
Track Title: The Boy From Chichen Itza
Year: 1998
Source: Personal rip

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Finally getting in on a theme week!

EDIT: Changed my nom. Feel free to delete Who Am I? from the FTP. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Artist: Rita
Game: Shikkoku no Sharnoth
Song: Dorchadas

Song was ripped from Youtube, so that's literally all the info I have.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Nomination for the vocal week:

Album: The Pink Panther's Passport to Peril Original Soundtrack
Artist: Jared Faber
Track #: 4
Track Title: Mummification
Cat. #: 21 091
Year: 1997

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

God dammit CHz, there goes my hope of nominating something from the Marble album within the next 12 weeks.

THEME WEEK NOM TIME

OKAY SO this song I'm nominating is from an album where the tracks all transition into each other rather than with complete stops. This song is a little over 5 minutes long, but partway through there's a brief pause where the song stops and then a minute and a half of nonsense (it's seriously nonsense). I'm not sure if the last bit can be cut off or not since it's really not part of the song, or if the whole track has to go up.

Album: iFUTURELIST
Artist: Akira Yamaoka & ocean
Track Title: April Fool's Song
Track number: I dunno I guess it's 14 or so
Year: 2006
Catalog: LC-1406
Source: LC-1406 | iFUTURELIST - VGMdb
Additional info: These vocals fit the theme of the week so god damn well.
Additional info 2:

Most amazing jew boots

Which week is going to be JBCS? I'd like to keep my current nomination but it doesn't fit in the theme week.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Ok, here's a vocal theme week nomination:

* Album Title: Persona 3 Original Soundtrack
* Artist: Shoji Meguro & Yumi Kawamura
* Composer: Shoji Meguro
* Track Title: Changing Seasons
* Source: http://vgmdb.net/album/4000
* File Location: Nominations folder (Uploaded)
* Disc Number: 2 (of 2)
* Track Number: 1
* Catalogue Number: SVWC-7381
* Year: 2006

Jam it back in, in the dark.

For the JBCS contest:

* Album Title: Sakura Taisen Complete Sound Box
* Composer: Kohei Tanaka
* Track Title: Yume no Tsuduki
* File Location: MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service
* Disc Number: 2 (of 8)
* Track Number: 4

If I'm not incorrect this is Sakura Taisen 2 ending theme, and it's awesome.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Crayon Physics Deluxe (Game Rip) - Afternoon Snooze
I really like this one. Very soothing.

Daffy Duck in Hollywood (Genesis Game Rip) - Options ~ Game Over

This is also pretty good. Nice melody.

Drag-on Dragoon 2 Original Soundtrack - Symphonic Poem "Forbidden Prelude"
I love this song so much and I can't even explain why

The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom (Game Rip) - Just Desserts
This is...also really good. Starting to get worried about my point spread.

Moonlit Shadow - Lullaby
This wasn't bad, but not up to the par of the other songs.

NANOSWEEP 6 - 4:00pm
This isn't bad either, really picked up after the first minute.

Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Twilight Space
This is a lot better than I remembered it being when Ed showed it to me a while back, but this isn't a week where I can give points freely.

Ways For Liberation - Film
Okay.


Forbidden Prelude: 3 points
Game Over: 1 point
Afternoon Snooze: 1 point
Just Desserts: 1 point

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Jap Bitch Can't Sing Nomination:

Album Title: Waterway ~Mio~ Ar tonelico II Hymmnos Concert Side Blue
Composer: Akiko Shikata
Track Title: EXEC_over.METHOD_SUBLIMATION/.~lamenza
Disc Number: 1 (of 1)
Track Number: 6 (of 13)
Source: HUCD-10032 | Waterway ~Mio~ Ar tonelico II Hymmnos Concert Side Blue - VGMdb
Additional Info: Akiko Shikata is one of my favorite VGM vocalists.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

It looks like there are now 9 JBCS nominations. I actually have a nomination idea that will shatter your eardrums, but I'm too late. Perhaps a second week of this is in order?

Additional Spam:
Votes:

3 points - Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Twilight Space
Very nice SNES tune.

1 point - Daffy Duck in Hollywood (Genesis Game Rip) - Options ~ Game Over
1 point - NANOSWEEP 6 - 4:00pm
1 point - Ways For Liberation - Film

I was speaking idiomatically.

This is one tough week. Many great tracks.

(2 points) Crayon Physics Deluxe (Game Rip) - Afternoon Snooze

(1 point) NANOSWEEP 6 - 4-00pm

(1 point) Moonlit Shadow - Lullaby

(1 point) Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Twilight Space

(1 point) Daffy Duck in Hollywood (Genesis Game Rip) - Options ~ Game Over

How ya doing, buddy?

Guess we ought to have at least three votes before Sunday, eh?

Crayon Physics Deluxe (Game Rip) - Afternoon Snooze Airy, ambient, and amiable, if anorexic. Also, would it have killed the nominator to give it a proper fadeout? Audacity is a free program, after all.

Daffy Duck in Hollywood (Genesis Game Rip) - Options ~ Game Over Not at all what I expected, but it has not only a great tracker vibe but a kickass melody.

Drag-on Dragoon 2 Original Soundtrack - Symphonic Poem "Forbidden Prelude" I find most Drag-On Dragoon/Drakengard stuff to be too "Hamauzu" for my taste, by which I mean there are a lot of flashy orchestral tricks and techniques but very little to latch onto in terms of melody or memorability. This piece is a bit better than that low standard, luckily, but it's not doing much else for me.

The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom (Game Rip) - Just Desserts I was JUST about to nominate something from this game when Just Desserts came up. This isn't the song I would have nominated but it does demonstrate the dark, Elfmannesque quality that makes the music so delightful.

Moonlit Shadow - Lullaby Most lullabies aren't this jazzy, since it's kind of hard to fit a light ensemble into a child's bedroom. As far as loungy heavily-accented jazz goes, it's okay.

NANOSWEEP 6 - 4:00pm The beginning is nice and relaxing, but I lose interest when the music goes all 1978.

Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Twilight Space Not the best chiptune, but it'll do in a pinch.

Ways For Liberation - Film Lots of beats and not a whole lot else.

The Point Spread
Options - 3 pts.
Just Desserts - 2 pts.
Afternoon Snooze - 1 pt.

FELIPE NO

2 pts.} Daffy Duck in Hollywood (Genesis Game Rip) - Options ~ Game Over
- Nomination bias. I like the really fast arpeggio that goes through a lot of this. I also enjoy the melody quite a bit. The effects here are awesome sounding, plus I personally am a huge fan of FM synth stuff, and this is a really great use of the Genesis sound chip. Matt Furniss is my favorite composer because of stuff like this.

2 pts.} NANOSWEEP 6 - 4:00pm
- I really enjoy this type keyboard focused Jazz fusion in general. Personally I like the crazy meter switching stuff that happens somewhere in the middle here. Overall just pleasant sounding and relaxing even with the fast pace later which I really like. I love the synths.

1 pt.} Ways For Liberation - Film
- I like the shuffle feel, and the sounds used in particular, the heavy distortion sounds are cool, which are pretty interesting when mixed with the calmer chords. This has some synth pad chords that I like the contrast to everything else of a lot.

1 pt.} Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Twilight Space
- This has quite an enjoyable pace and melody to me in it, especially the bass. The chord changes really appeal to me a lot too, and I just like chiptunes.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

(3 points) NANOSWEEP 6 - 4:00pm
(2 points) Daffy Duck in Hollywood (Genesis Game Rip) - Options ~ Game Over
(1 point) Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Twilight Space

Jam it back in, in the dark.

<<3 points>> NANOSWEEP 6 - 4:00pm
<<2 points>> Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Twilight Space
<<1 point>> Moonlit Shadow - Lullaby

There's nowhere I can't reach.

1 2oints - Forbidden Prelude
1 Point - Lullaby
1 2oints - Twiglite Space
1 Point ( Just Desserts (sounds familiar the name) (&wx correct nothing else)

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Who was listening to Crayon music and found this track?

(3 points) Crayon Physics Deluxe (Game Rip) - Afternoon Snooze
(1 point) Daffy Duck in Hollywood (Genesis Game Rip) - Options ~ Game Over
(1 point) Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Twilight Space
(1 point) Ways For Liberation - Film

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Wow, completely missed the call for JBCS week. I actually know of some vocal tunes that I would've liked to see in SOTW, so this is unfortunate.

I'll be dropping the vote shortly. Right now all I've got to say is: this week.

I was speaking idiomatically.

2 points: Daffy Duck in Hollywood (Genesis Game Rip) - Options ~ Game Over
2 points: NANOSWEEP 6 - 4:00pm
2 points: Ways For Liberation - Film

I don't even know how to distribute points this week, but I did it anyway.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

1 point: Symphonic Poem ~ Forbidden Prelude
1 point: Lullaby
1 point: 4-00 AM
1 point: Film
1 point: Twilight Space
1 point: Just Desserts
Just missed: Options ~ Game Over

THIS WEEK. Christ it's so good, the point spread doesn't do it justice. Every single one of these is standout, with the exception of one. Why are the weeks so good recently.

Lullaby is real. Though I have reservations about the vocalist's voice, the vocal melody is actually my favorite part, which is saying something considering the stellar jazz work in the background.

Hey there, Forbidden Prelude. I enjoyed this track mildly well back in that previous BSC, I am now completely in love with it, as I am with the rest of the soundtrack. The poor mixing/mastering job is one of the biggest travesties of VGM.

Wasn't expecting much from Twilight Space when it first started playing with that generic drumbeat, but wow the melody and pretty much everything more than made up for it. It's rare I'm enthralled by these kind of tunes nowadays, but when I am, yeahhhh.

4-00 is one of my favorite Nanosweep tunes, though I've only heard Nanosweeps 3 and 6. From the Crystal Silence intro to the Gran Turismo groove that kicks in later, it's a real impressive piece of work. Best bit is the wild 30 seconds at 1:45.

Film showcases some crazy awesome synth manipulation all around, especially that synth at 2:51. Super catchy dance tune.

Just Desserts is fascinating. It's such a confusing tune which makes it difficult to talk about, but I really liked it, especially the lower register piano stuff. Really curious about this game from hearing the track.

The only track I wasn't too fond of was Afternoon Snooze. It's meandering is similar in style to Diamante's works, though not half as good. Better than the stuff from Aquaria I've heard, though, I'll give it that.

Putting Options ~ Game Over on the just missed list was probably the hardest decision I've had to make in a while. Mr. Furniss has produces a hell of a lot of quality Genesis tunes, and even then I was more than pleased with this, though that just might be those arpeggios talking.

I keep saying things like "keep up the good work" but god with weeks this good it bears repeating. Keep up the good work!

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Ed Bellis

Finally getting in on a theme week!

EDIT: Changed my nom. Feel free to delete Who Am I? from the FTP. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Artist: Rita
Game: Shikkoku no Sharnoth
Song: Dorchadas

Song was ripped from Youtube, so that's literally all the info I have.

Would you like me to upload the song? I can help you---I've got the Shikkoku no Sharnoth soundtrack CD.

Anyway I feel like posting comments too. I wasn't planning to 'cause :busy: but this week is so good as said above.

It's interesting to see Crayon Physics Deluxe (Game Rip) - Afternoon Snooze split opinions somewhat. I personally really like it, but don't read too much into that 'cause I'm a sucker for meandering, fluffy quasi-ambience. To me it's just incredibly delightful and sweetly captivating!

I don't get as much of a 'strong melody' vibe from Daffy Duck in Hollywood (Genesis Game Rip) - Options ~ Game Over as some of you do, but it doesn't really matter when the energy is so high. Enjoyable while it lasts without leaving an impression, but the soundchip is addictive, there's no question.

Drag-on Dragoon 2 Original Soundtrack - Symphonic Poem "Forbidden Prelude" really sounds like something one of those movie trailer music groups, like E.S. Posthumus, would produce. It's OK; the over-the-top nature turns me off after a while, but it nicely changes things up towards the end. Decent, but not too gripping compared to other tracks of the same style.

The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom (Game Rip) - Just Desserts is weird, schizophrenic almost. I like it a good deal, particularly the constantly reintroduced contrast between the darker/fuller and lighter sections. Very interesting stuff.

I'm always more than happy to express my love for anything and everything Miki Higashino, and Moonlit Shadow - Lullaby gives me a good opportunity to do so. I'm a fan of the Moonlit Shadow album, and this song shows how versatile and talented Higashino is. Smooth and very easy to enjoy, with just a tiny question mark over the vocals.

The build and development of NANOSWEEP 6 - 4:00pm is to die for, as is the charismatic de Blob-esque sound. The groovy finish nicely completes the whole package.

Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Twilight Space sounds generic for the most part but that melody is so damn cool it leaves me with a positive impression of the track. Talk about a saving grace!

Ways For Liberation - Film is fantastic, I love it. Everything in it is cool and just plain works, and I was thoroughly entertained for the full near-6 minutes. that build that you can hear around 1:50: the best part of this week. kors k is a legend

the POINT is clearly to harass nominators for complete gamerips..

1 point: Ways For Liberation - Film
1 point: Crayon Physics Deluxe (Game Rip) - Afternoon Snooze
1 point: NANOSWEEP 6 - 4:00pm
1 point: The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom (Game Rip) - Just Desserts
1 point: Moonlit Shadow - Lullaby
1 point: Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Twilight Space
7th: Daffy Duck in Hollywood (Genesis Game Rip) - Options ~ Game Over
8th: Drag-on Dragoon 2 Original Soundtrack - Symphonic Poem "Forbidden Prelude"

I would feel bad for not giving Daffy Duck any points but it looks like it's doing OK without my perhaps ultra important vote. Top week, chaps.

Most amazing jew boots

3 points - Ways For Liberation - Film
2 points - NANOSWEEP 6 - 4:00pm
1 point - Daffy Duck in Hollywood (Genesis Game Rip) - Options ~ Game Over

Oh my god another fantastic week and another week where I'm snubbing songs from points left and right. EVERYONE WINS.

Most amazing jew boots