Song of the Week - WEEK 68 Voting/WEEK 69 Nominating

I was half hoping for another sudden wave of new nominators to push my nomination into another holding pattern, but I finally caught a break. I still hold the record for consecutive weeks bumped, however. Awesome.

Anarchy Online Original Soundtrack Vol 02 - Shadowland Battle Music (Remix) - I'm not entirely sure where I stand on this track. It changes its complexion so many times that I was left a bit puzzled. I liked it, then I didn't, then I did, then I didn't, and so on. Its ambient qualities are nice but it's also rather erratic and the continuity is greatly disrupted.

Bakumatsu Roman The Second Act Gekka no Kenshi ~Flowers Blooming on the Moon, Flowers Scattering on the Wind~ Arrange Sound Trax - First Movement "Swordsman of Gekka ~ Decision at Daybreak" (Theme 1) - This one easily wins the award for "Longest Title for a Nomination Ever". It's another one of those melancholy tracks that a lot of people really get into. The instrumentation's very well done, so I give this piece a lot of credit where it's due. But the mood's not what I'm usually into. However, I acknowledge that it's one of the week's stronger tracks and think it was a fine nomination.

Drag-on Dragoon Original Soundtrack Vol. 2 - Twelfth Chapter Sky - "Ear Rape". Yeah, I see what you meant, Uzuki. If I'm to be at all sincere, I don't like this track at all. It's monotonous and the editing effects to give it some kind of creepy "broken record" effect are annoying as anything I've ever heard. Maybe this was your goal all along, Uzuki, but I can't give this any points.

Dreamfall : The Longest Journey Original Soundtrack - The Hospital Room - It's soothing and serene, but also a tad dull. There are days where I could enjoy this track but I doubt it would ever rise to the upper echelons of my usual playlist.

KUKEIHA CLUB pro-fusion ~TOKIMEKI MEMORIAL~ - The Ambition of Cultman - This one's pretty good. I'm feeling the groovy flow. Jazzy nominations tend to go over well with me and this is certainly no exception. While it lacks a bit in having no clear hook, it's got a nice, organic sensibility in its progression. I agree that it sounds a little bit like elevator music, but it's upscale elevator music at least.

Rainbows - Chris Hülsbeck Volume 3 - Giana Sisters (Theme) - Incoming bias alert! I'm a huge fan of well-layered synths and upbeat, effective melodies, so it's only fitting that I nominated this track. I won't go on forever about it, since it stands quite effectively on its own. I just think it's one of the most addicting synth melodies I've ever heard.

Rogue Galaxy Premium Arrange - THE LABYRINTH - I've listened to this album a few times before. I was rather hopeful, as it contains some strong composer credits, but the feeling of most of the tracks is what I consider to be fairly typical of the genre. Not that they're bad, but it's just quite expected. They work in the game very well, but outside, it doesn't do a lot to grab my attention. Militaristic tracks need some kind of special "oomph" for me to be impressed, since heavy drums, flutes and brass hits are quite often very standardized. THE LABYRINTH is above the curve but it still doesn't break any barriers.

Tengai Makyou ~ The Apocalypse IV - Original Soundtrack - The Twelve Apostles Battle - I can't put my finger on precisely why, but I like this track. It goes against my usual preferences but there's something in the bass, I think. It's energetic, and that helps it a lot.


Point Spread

3 Points: Rainbows - Chris Hülsbeck Volume 3 - Giana Sisters (Theme)
1 Point: Bakumatsu Roman The Second Act Gekka no Kenshi ~Flowers Blooming on the Moon, Flowers Scattering on the Wind~ Arrange Sound Trax - First Movement "Swordsman of Gekka ~ Decision at Daybreak" (Theme 1)
1 Point: Tengai Makyou ~ The Apocalypse IV - Original Soundtrack - The Twelve Apostles Battle
1 Point: KUKEIHA CLUB pro-fusion ~TOKIMEKI MEMORIAL~ - The Ambition of Cultman

Originally Posted by Kaleb

No comments about the other tracks, except to say I felt the extra Giana Sisters tracks were unnecessary.

Well, that's why they're "extras", now isn't it?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Nomination time!

Album: ToBi D+VINE Complete Soundtrack Arrange Tracks
Title: Fly!
CD/Track: 2:3
Composer: Masashi Yano, Norihiro Furukawa
Year: 2004
Catalog Number: SRIN-1016~7
Source: http://chudahs-corner.com/soundtrack...og=SRIN-1016~7


I've been meaning to nominate something from this album for about a year now. Finally decided upon which track I liked the best. I'm not sure if there's been any offerings from SuperSweep in SotW yet. If not, here's the first.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Dr. Uzuki

(Sorry, Crash, looks like I cost you silver.)

Aaaaaaaargh! What the hell is wrong with you??

No, no. It's totally cool. The track placed. What complaints could I legitimately have? There's really little functional seperation between Silver and Bronze in SotW, anyhow.

I was worried there might be a bit of Huelsbeck saturation in SotW, but I chose to risk it anyhow, as Giana Sisters is a track that I personally love. I believe it's the most played song on my iPod. It's about getting good music more exposure and I did just that.

No complaints. Congrats to the nominators of "Shadowlands Battle Music" and "Hospital Room".

(And I thought "Twelve Apostles Battle" deserved more than the one point I gave it. )

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