[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 207 Voting/WEEK 208 Nominating

Originally Posted by Ceft

Hey, the version I uploaded of Main Theme didn't loop. What's up with that?

I noticed that the one you provided didn't loop, so I found a different rip where it did loop and used that copy. Is that a problem? I can switch it with the one you uploaded if you want, but I personally didn't notice any difference in sound quality or anything.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Was that a yes, you'd like it switched, then? I'm more than fine with that; the track is in that fuzzy middle area where I'm never really sure whether to loop or not. I'm okay with the looping in this case, in no small part because I love the hell out of that track, but it's a quick swap on my end if that's what you want.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Chuckster

(3 points) The Blithe, the Blend and the Bizarre - Mutants: Excellent, excellent song, but doesn't this fall under Doujin? To me, it seems to be an outside composer remixing C64 tracks. PP004 | The Blithe, the Blend & the Bizarre - VGMdb

It does, but Ouwehand has composed music for no fewer than 11 games (listed on his homepage), so it falls into the unofficial-work-by-a-pro-composer category.

Originally Posted by Ceft

That's why I uploaded one that didn't loop, but I don't care because this is out of my hands. No offense CHz and I don't particularly care if you change it or not.

Man, I just wanted a straight answer of "yes, please switch the track," not dancing around the point and then saying "this is what I was talking about" when someone else comments on it.

I've switched tracks before, it's not a problem! Really! I really don't think that whether or not a track loops is a big deal, providing it does actually get through the track all the way through at least once, but if you think that the extra length harms it, just say so and I'll swap it. We're spending way too much time on something trivial.

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

Alright, so.

I've got a trip coming up, and I'm going to be gone for more than two weeks. Kaleb will NOT be able to cover for me, so the choices are either one or more people take up voting management, track research, etc. while I'm gone, or we put this sucker on hiatus. I'll be gone from April 21 to May 7, so that affects the end of Battle 26, all of Week 209, and the start of Week 210.

Anyone interested? If not, Kaleb suggests checking out Rimo's new site Lost VGM in the interim.

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

2 points: Devil's Crush (Game Rip) - Main Theme
2 points: Microsoft Puzzle Collection (GBC Game Rip) - Rat Poker
1 point: beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - Mind Mapping
1 point: Ragnarok Online 2 - The Gate of the World (Game Rip) - Albrassia Field

I've always liked the TG-16 version of the Devil's Crush tune more than the Genesis version. The Genesis conversion isn't HEAVY enough. Give me the original Sakoda-metal any day of the week.

Pretty solid week overall, every track was in the running for the one point slots.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Haha whoops. I left this week open an extra day because I thought we only had seven noms, but it turns out that I just can't count to eight. Sorry.

1). [21] beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - Mind Mapping
2). [20] The Blithe, the Blend & the Bizarre - Mutants
3). [12] Microsoft Puzzle Collection (GBC Game Rip) - Rat Poker
4). [10] Ragnarok Online 2: The Gate of the World (Game Rip) - Albrassia Field
5). [8] ROCKMAN X ALPH-LYLA with Toshiaki Otsubo - Epilogue - The Transient Silence ~ENDING STAGE~
6). [7] Devil's Crush (Game Rip) - Main Theme
7). [3/3] Lux-Pain (Game Rip) - Fate
8). [3/2] Tempest 2000 The Soundtrack - Future Tense

One of these days, we'll get some version of the Devil's Crush main theme on the site.

Originally Posted by Kaleb.G

Does anyone know if we're planning on doing a theme week with long tracks? This track would be better for that, but unless it happens soon, I'll just proceed as stated.

I was planning on running through at least the top three results of the poll from a few weeks back, which would put at least two theme weeks ahead of it. So, at the rate of one theme week per eight-week cycle, that would be months away.

How ya doing, buddy?