Song of the Week - WEEK 51 Voting/WEEK 52 Nominations

I'll get to voting later but for now, my next nomination is prompted by a track from the same album that appeared in one of the BSEs but was sadly knocked out rather early:

Album: Mushihimesama Original Sound Track
Artists: Manabu Namiki & Masaharu Iwata
Track title: Like the Night of the Falling Stars - Stage4
Track number: Track 7
Catalogue number: CVST-0002
Year: 2005
Sources: http://www.gmronline.com/info.asp?CatNumber=CVST-0002; http://chudahs-corner.com/soundtrack...alog=CVST-0002

Probably not one of the catchiest songs on the album but I've been meaning to nominate this for quite a while now.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Interesting mix of tracks this week. Quite a good number of very strong contenders many of which would certainly have clinched a top three spot in other weeks.

EDIT
I decided to swap points between a couple of songs. APB now gets two points while Kong gets 1 point.

(2 points) Wander and the Colossus ~Roar of the Earth~ Original Soundtrack - Revived Power ~Battle With the Colossus~
I can understand why some might not like this at all (or anything to do with the game for that matter). The track (and the album) is pretty good and effective on its own merits and packs a punch in its short running time. However, it's not exactly the stuff of legends and one might easily tire of the track with time. However, songs like "Revived Power" get better with game context as a point of reference. For me, I was won over after hearing the track in a trailer. And it helps that I have a great weakness for just about anything that's highly spirited and triumphant.

I must agree that what does the track in (and the game) is the hype and the rave reviews that have accumulated since I nominated the track. I wonder why ICO never had such a problem... Because it's less well known and less played? *sigh*

(2 points) Armed Police Batrider (Game Rip) - ST5 Chasing Gang's Need Speed
APB has really grown on me. On the whole, I thought the song was very fluid and developed very nicely. I think the percussion and catchy melody helped give it the edge in the end.

(1 point) Phantasy Star Online Original Soundtrack - After the Story Part 2
A stirring piece of music that carries some very nice melody lines. The somewhat tragic quality of the track is also rather appealing.

(1 point) Peter Jackson's King Kong - The Official Game of the Movie (Game Rip) - Ann's Theme
Hideously long name for a game but that is one beautiful track. There are quite a few instances where the song reminded me of some of the themes from the Legend adventure game, Shannara, which is always a plus.

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