Song of the Week - WEEK 56 Voting/WEEK 57 Nominating

Damn, I can't give points to all of them?

1 point :: Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future (Game Rip) - Aquamarine Bay
I love the main melody in this. It's too bad that it only appears for a while at the beginning and again partially at the end. The rest of the time, the track is mainly just atmosphere, but that serves a purpose, and nicely so. The samples are awesome and the mood is very peaceful. Yes, this is a long and largely ambient track, but it's great for chilling out to. I'm going to need to download all of the tracks from this game now. =D

1 point :: Firearm (Game Rip) - Title
Well, my brother nominated it, so I had to give it a point. But that aside, I actually like this track. It's groovy, the lyrics are catchy, and the guy on the phone is hilarious. It's the win.

1 point :: Future Tactics: The Uprising (Game Rip) - Enemy Attack II
Straight from my recent rip of this game, comes "Enemy Attack II". While I can say with no certainty that it's my favorite track in the game, it's a great track nonetheless. My favorite part of this is the introduction of the violin and subsequent melody. The later sections could have used some more variation, but it's still a solid track all around. Check out the rip if you haven't already done so; there's more great stuff there.

1 point :: Ghouls 'N Ghosts (Amiga Game Rip) - Title
My nomination. I think the samples are awesome for being from a 1990 game. The whole track has a Country Western flair to it which I feel is rather unique. While the upbeat sections are toe-tapping, my favorite parts are actually the solemn flute-driven melodies that occupy the middle and end of this track. It's a shame that the track just fades out at the end instead of progressing further, but perhaps it works for the better (note that fadeout is part of the actual music, and has nothing to do with how it was ripped).

1 point :: Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos (Game Rip) - Title
The melody on this track kicks ass, and there's a lot of variation to boot. I really can't say any more about it. Download Ryan8bit's rockin' rendition of this track which is going to be featured on the Tim Follin Arrangement Project; you won't regret it.

1 point :: www.timfollin.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk - The Tick
This track really shows off Tim's talent, and quite simply rocks. I'm going to have to agree with Larry's thoughts on this track. One point being that this track is a bit of a tease in that it basically just leaves me wanting more. It's a shame we won't be hearing more music like this from Tim. =/

Treasure Master (Game Rip) - World 3
I really wanted to give this track a point, but I ran fresh out. Tim goes wild on the NES synths in this track with some crazy breaks and transitions that makes for an fun and energetic ride. If the overall melody were a little better and/or it were longer, it would be in pointsville. As it is, it's still great.

Super Off Road (SNES Game Rip) - Fandango
This track put me off at first, but I grew to tolerate it, and even enjoy certain sections. But on that point, this track seems like a grabbag of different mini-compositions stuck together without much thought. It's not cohesive, and yet it could have been made so without much difficulty. Furthermore, the samples are disappointing both by SNES standards and by Follin standards (Tim and Geoff usually excel at using great quality samples; see Plok!). In the end, it just feels like a monster truck going off a jump to come crashing down into a huge puddle of mud.

Overall, Tim Follin week is great. I would have liked to see some of his other works featured here, but I think the current selection does the job well. Hopefully more people will become Follin fans as a result of this, proving that his career was not in vain.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Well, one could consider Europe to be part of the Western World.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Yeah, seriously. Lack of voters FOR THE LOSE.

Also, I'm surprised that Solstice only came in 5th; I thought it would be in the top 3 for sure. Anyway, I certainly did well this week. The top two tracks are both ones I was involved with getting here (ripped Future Tactics and nominated Ghouls & Ghosts). And thefatebreaker finally got a song placed; wow!

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