Song of the Week - WEEK 98 Voting/WEEK 99 Nominating

Before I take care of anything else, I'm gonna throw up a new nomination.

Album: Space Channel 5 Part 2 Uki Uki ★ Non Stop Megamix
Title: "This is My Happiness (Tom Jones A-Go Go Mix)"
Track Number:14
Composer: Tetsuto Yoshida
Year: 2002
Catalog Number: MJCG-80097
Source: Chudah's Corner
Additional Notes: A vocal track, yes, but they're in English, they're surprisingly decent, and it's a song that's so incredibly unique and addicting that it must be nominated.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Atelier Iris GRAND FANTASM Original Soundtrack - Grand Fantasm: I've heard this entire album, but "Grand Fantasm" never really stood out to me. I don't mind the ASIA influence, but the whole track still comes off as being average. Don't hate it but I don't love it.

FX3 - Choppastyle: This is pretty slick. Definitely reminds me of the chiptunes that Konami-owned Ultra Games produced for several years. I don't know much about Kaufman; perhaps he influenced that sound? Anyhow, this track is fun and exciting. Simple as that.

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Original Soundtrack - you: Can I assume this is from a Hentai game? I don't know much about the technical aspects of piano compositions, but from a purely aesthetic vantage, this is quite nice. Good emotion in this one.

Landstalker ~The Emperor's Treasure~ - Treasure Hunter Lyle: My nomination, submitted because it's just a really cool track. No other reason. Good intro, cool hook, nice synthy feel, awesome nostalgia factor and a lot of character. Motoaki Takenouchi is a swell guy.

Music from SSX Blur - Wanlong Mamoth: Different but what I've come to expect from the SSX series. It makes for some good background music because it has a strong beat and sounds interesting even when half-ignored because you are far too concerned with the IFFY STIFFY 540 to worry about your funk level. As a stand-alone piece, Wanlong Mammoth is acceptable. Not legendary, but there's far worse in the SSX catalog.

Nobunaga's Ambition Zenkokuban/Sangokushi - Mt. Hiei Burns: Yoko Kanno phoning it in again. Really, once you've heard tracks like "Dance On A Cape of Good Hope" and "Blue Whitecaps", this just feels flat. I much prefer Kanno's more flowing compositions over the spastic stuff like this.

ResQ (Game Rip) - Level 4A: Could this be the same team that did the music for Sonic Spinball? Sounds amazingly like it. This is near unmistakably Genesis music, but I've never heard of the game. It's still cool, well, the parts that sound like Sonic Spinball, anyhow. The filler between is less satisfying.

Tick! Tack! Deluxe Soundtrack - Be Ambitious, Guys! -Arrange ver.-: The beginning held promise, but the middle section felt too light. For a track whose name is "Be Ambitious, Guys!", you'd think something might happen, something that didn't feel like every stock "Happy Stroll Through a Sunshiny Field" RPG theme. If you define ambition as "wanting a nap", this is the song for you.

POINTS!

3 Points: Landstalker ~The Emperor's Treasure~ - Treasure Hunter Lyle
1 Point: Music from SSX Blur - Wanlong Mamoth
1 Point: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Original Soundtrack - you
1 Point: FX3 - Choppastyle

There's nowhere I can't reach.