Song of the Week - WEEK 86 Voting/WEEK 87 Nominating

Nomination!


Game/Album: Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 (Gamerip?)
Artist: Allister Brimble
Title: "Girls Like Spice"
Track Number: 7
Source: http://gh.ffshrine.org/soundtracks/1922

Notes: I presume this track is from a gamerip, as I can find no evidence of an official album release. You will either love this track immensely, or you will loathe it. I can sense no middle ground possibility.

Points will come later.

Additional Spam:
Okay, time for some reviews and points.

Ar tonelico ~The Girl Who Sings at the End of the World~ ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - What My World Is Wishing For - One of the more tolerable vocal tracks of late. The tribal feel improves its quality and the perils of using J-vocals are mostly avoided. Reasonably good track.

ATP Tour Championship Tennis (Game Rip) - Title Screen - This is upbeat and all, but I still find myself neither liking nor hating this track, which leaves ambivalence. I guess it'd be playful in-game. On its own, it's unremarkable.

DARIUS II -G.S.M.TAITO 4- - BURNING ROAD (underground theme) ~ BOSS 6 - I dunno. I'm not particularly feeling this one. Mentally, I recognize its merits but it's not grabbing me. I feel as though the individual elements are present but they're not coming together within the song to create something more. The tinny sound quality wasn't helping either.

Great Maho Daisakusen Original Soundtrack - THUNDER STORM ~ Stage 5 - A lotta notes going nowhere. Parts of the middle section were fine but they were accompanied by off-key sections that felt weird. The lack of any conclusion disappointed me a little.

Saiyuki Original Soundtrack - Fierce God (Battle BGM 7) - (Laughing at Orion's comment) If you ignore all pretenses given by the title, it's not a terrible piece. The problem lies in the synths, which come off rather flatly. Given better recording techniques and a kick in the tempo department, this would be a fairly good track.

Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne Original Soundtrack - Tokyo Conception - This is far too grim and raw for my senses, which seems to be the case for most MegaTen tracks that I've heard. The ending here is startling and abrupt, and it gave me a mild chill. I understand that's its full intent, but this also doesn't mean I'm obligated to enjoy the sensation.

Suikoden - The Divine Oath - Dreams Come True Someday (Orchestra Version) - My nomination. As I stated when nominating this, it's actually from an arranged album based upon the old NES game, Bandit Kings of Ancient China, which is a KOEI title, not Konami. This track has been near or at the top of my playlist for almost a year now.
The progression begins subtly as it ebbs into a stronger, yet introspective movement before finishing with an uplifting key change into the triumphant conclusion. The mood is exotic and evokes a strong sense of China's historic pride. As far as I'm concerned, this track represents everything SotW set out to find: it's quite obscure, masterfully done, memorable and an extremely satisfying listen. <3

The Legend of Xanadu SUPER ARRANGE VERSION - A Bird Crossing the Desert - I downloaded this album two weeks ago and noticed this track. For me, it was little more than a novelty, as I found several stronger tracks on the album (one of which went onto my "possible nominations" list.) A.B.C.t.D. gets better as it progresses, but it still doesn't build itself into anything of high notability.

So let's do the points dance.

3 Points: Suikoden - The Divine Oath - Dreams Come True Someday (Orchestra Version)
1 Point: Ar tonelico ~The Girl Who Sings at the End of the World~ ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - What My World Is Wishing For
1 Point: Saiyuki Original Soundtrack - Fierce God (Battle BGM 7)
1 Point: The Legend of Xanadu SUPER ARRANGE VERSION - A Bird Crossing the Desert

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Might be time for a general round of PMs then. I do suspect most participants are busy with school, as I haven't seen people like Excrono, Djinova and SonicPanda posting lately.

I doubt shifting the deadline dates will affect much if most people are otherwise indisposed anyhow.


Also: VICTOLY!! WOO-HOO!

(Thanks to everyone who supported my nom. )

There's nowhere I can't reach.