[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 104 Voting/WEEK 105 Nominating

Comments will be short this week; I've got other things to take care of.

Activision Anthology (GBA rip) - Curtain: Nice development and mood. Needed a stronger ending, though.

Bomberman the Music - Battle: Strong nostalgia factor, but not a ton else.

Contra Spirits - Hell Messenger (5th BGM): A solid composition struggling to escape the limitations of the SNES sound card.

Gradius III - In the Wind: Good mix of rockin' and synth. But we already know Kukeiha Club excels in this area, so the surprise factor is diminished.

HUDSON Premium Audio Collection - Soldier Blade: This is pretty cool. Great tempo and variation, with awesome retro charm.

RADIATA STORIES arrange album - Song of Freedom Fighters: The ol' timey goodness in this piece is refreshing. Proof that you don't need a lot of flourish to be pleasing.

Senko no Ronde -Carpe Diem- sound tracks vol.2 - You and I: Decent track but way to kill the retro flow! Anyhow, I dig the romantic guitar but this isn't quite as good as "assemble" from two weeks ago.

www.RichardJacques.com - Children's Suite: My distaste for cinematic-style orchestrals is cancelled by the triumphant tone of this track. It's not gonna become a fave but I'd gladly listen to it again.


These tracks were the ones I saved, so they all get points:

2 Points: RADIATA STORIES arrange album - Song of Freedom Fighters
2 Points: HUDSON Premium Audio Collection - Soldier Blade
1 Point: Activision Anthology (GBA rip) - Curtain
1 Point: Gradius III - In the Wind

I liked the retro feel most nominations had. It's almost a shame the last two had to break up that vibe. Eight retro tracks would've been the awesomest coincidence in SotW history.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by orion_mk3

EDIT:

I think that, especially in light of the BSC results, that this (and indeed all Wild Arms tracks) are now too popular for SoTW.

I'm going to echo this sentiment. They're good soundtracks but they've gotten a heavy dose of the limelight in the past 2 years. Their quality is no longer a marginal secret at GFF.

There's nowhere I can't reach.