[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 123 Voting/WEEK 124 Nominating

Why are the nominations "pending?"

Jam it back in, in the dark.

BF-1 World Grand Prix (Game Rip) - Course Intro: The first part is nice and thick, almost sultry. I then noticed the short length - 1:53 - and became concerned; that wouldn't be enough time to develop at the chosen pace, and I was correct. The end failed to meet the strong potential established by the beginning. Also, major "BOO" to the cut-off.

Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone (Game Rip) - Githyanki Ahead!: Four minutes of angry strings and drums? I've tried to be less demanding of these nominations but I can't get into this track; it never moves beyond the anger. Thanks, but no thanks.

Game Music Concert 2 ~ The Best Selection - Wizardry V 'Opening': Eh, sometimes this sort of arrangement seems like a good idea on paper but it doesn't work out in the execution. The original track is a bit of a classic and some of the flair is lost in translation. I'm also not big on the "symphony hall echo" that can be felt throughout.

iXion - a reticent voice of song -conditional duty-: What. . . the fuck. . . was. . . that?

Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run (Game Rip) - Main Theme: After I checked my bottled water for signs of illicit tampering, I listened to this track again. Clearly people were on drugs when they nominated tracks for this week, but that's okay! We still love you! This one is surprisingly neat once you accept that this "Eveline Novakovic" person is a schizophrenic Nihilist.

Kingdom Grandprix (Game Rip) - Norvice Reining: Hey, it's our old pal, Hitoshi Sakimoto! This is listenable, though not especially captivating in any particular way. Sample arranging isn't Sakimoto's strength and it shows.

Maruan Series 1 Umihara Kawase Shun ~Second Edition (Game Rip) - BGM 3: Okay, I was hooked the moment the harmonica came in. While this does feel a bit "standard", it is by comparison to the other nominations this week, pretty refreshing. It's cheerful, has some interesting depth and a lot of variance. This one feels ideal for lazy summer days and, hence, is right up my alley. Nice selection!

Perfect Selection Konami Shooting Battle - Nostalgic (Trigon): Rounding it out is the ubiquitous Kukeiha Club nomination! Of course, you can depend on them to deliver quality rockin', this time in the powerballad style. It's enjoyable and should earn a placing this week. I think it errs a bit on the "safe" side for Kukeiha Club - they've done more daring work - but I still found myself bobbing my head in time.


Let's throw some points around!

3 Points: Maruan Series 1 Umihara Kawase Shun ~Second Edition (Game Rip) - BGM 3
2 Points: Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run (Game Rip) - Main Theme
1 Point: Perfect Selection Konami Shooting Battle - Nostalgic (Trigon)

???? - iXion - a reticent voice of song -conditional duty-

After the first four tracks, I was pretty apprehensive, worrying that perhaps I wouldn't hand out points at all this week. Thank God the bottom half came to the rescue and delivered a few keepers.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Completely stunned by this, I am.

Were we listening to the same thing? I'll freely admit, I didn't "get" the iXion track at all.

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