[SotW] Song of the Week - Qualification: Quiet Voice -conditional duty-

This is a tough one. As much as I would like to hear the track on SotW, I'd have to go with a no here since the track is a doujin and not an original work or an official arrangement. Unless there is a decision at the policy level to allow doujin in the contest.

But to be honest, I'm not certain that I can actually articulate the value in differentiating a doujin from an official remix/arrangement. Hypothetical scenario: A DJ arranges a VGM track as an official arrangement and then rearranges the track again but this time as a doujin though retaining the DJ's signature style used even in the official arrangement. Can the doujin really be considered to be that much different from the official arrangement, structure of arrangement aside? (Assume the DJ doesn't encounter an issues with copyrights etc.)

Hope the above made sense (I'm typing this at an unearthly hour...).

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by CHz

The issue is whether or not his body of work qualifies him as a VGM composer. Other fan arrangements we've had in the past by the rule are virt's Dragon Spirit mix "Wings of Gold" from VGMix, MintJam's Final Fantasy Adventure mix "In Search of the Holy Sword -Seiken Densetsu-" from 3rd GIG #Crescent, and S.S.H's Blast Wind mix "Ultimate Destroyer" from his site.

Ah, I see. This is akin to not reading the fine print. :P Ooooops. If doujin by VGM composers is allowed, I'd be willing to support "Quiet Voice -conditional duty-"

If the definition of VGM composer is the issue of debate, another question I have is whether the current rules allow us to make exceptions for non-VGM composers who have been commissioned to arrange/compose a few specific original tracks for a game. And remember, these composers have never composed a full VGM album. Are such composers still considered VGM composers? Currently, I think this is allowed as long as the track is an original composition for a game, but once the composer composes a track for a non-game project (e.g. studio albu), the track can't be nominated if he/she isn't considered a VGM composer. (Hope I'm interpreting the rules correctly...)

How ya doing, buddy?