Song of the Week - WEEK 55 Voting/WEEK 56 Nominating

Originally Posted by ikkei

Just for curiosity, is there a reason why all those people nominated Tim Folling tracks?

Originally Posted by ikkei

Tim Folling

Tim Follin.

Yes there is. If you'll recall the thread before the crash which announced the unfortunate end of Follin's career as a VGM composer, a number of us expressed our sincere regrets. One person (not me) decided that a nice tribute to Follin's pioneering efforts within the genre would be a themed SotW week. It required a little patience and organization but there was enough support to see it through.

And so you have it: Tim Follin Week.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Actually, you only used "nominate" twice. The other presumed instances were, in fact, derivations and conjugations of the root. Just sayin'.

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Ah, a rather interesting week, in that there was no clear-cut winner for me. I'll try to keep my critiques brief.

Agatha Christie - I found this far too oppressive for my tastes. I'm sure it does provide excellent ambience within the game and I do believe I'd appreciate its brooding nature more then. As a stand-alone track, it's just not for me.

All Over Xanadu - The whooshing bits at the beginning are a little cheesy, but it eventually opened up into a nice, upbeat track. I was folding laundry during my first listen-through and I was particularly surprised when the synth-bell chorus came in. I was like "WTF XMAS?". But despite not being the most sophisticated or original track ever, I still like it.

Battle Arena Toshinden - It seems like fairly standard techno-ish ACTION! music. It's not unlistenable, but it's nothing to write home about either.

Lode Runner - At first I didn't think much of this track. But then I gave it a couple extra listens because I was curious about the individual sounds used in its creation. Progressively, the track grew on me. I guess I'm a sucker for pizzicato violin melodies or something. (Parts of it remind me of The Eurythmics' work and I admire that group tremendously.) I think this is one of those "sleeper" tracks that steadily improves as the listener discovers new facets of the whole. A nice surprise.

Metal Gear - The beginning was somewhat dull. Lots of typical trance that you'd associate with spy music. The middle improved slightly but not to any level that made me turn my head from what I was doing as it played. Sections did sound a little like "Legends of the Hidden Temple" to me, which was just odd. I guess this track's acceptable. It's just not something I'd listen to that often.

Raystorm - A different sort of ambient track. I didn't get a whole lot from it, to be honest. The rolling waves at the intro and outro were the best parts for me. Dunno what else to say.

Tales of Legendia OST - Nice violins, nice percussion, great pacing and variations, very soothing melody. I can't think of any real flaws in this piece. Quite sunny, indeed.

Sims 2 - Sims games are a funny lot. The music is either brimming with deep orchestration or popping with quirky strangeness. This is definitely the latter, but there's something about it that doesn't seem to stand up to the usual quality of Sims music. I feel that knowing what the Maxis team is capable of, this one just sounds shallow, even oddly fragmented.


I suppose someone will expect points out of me here. I hate to disappoint.

Tales of Legendia Original Soundtrack - Tomorrow Will Surely Be Sunny - 2 Points
All Over Xanadu - The Resurrection of Dragon - 2 Points
Lode Runner - The Legend Returns (Red Book Audio) - Abandoned Mines ~ Music - 2 Points

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

Ewww. Aquarium was downright dull. Seriously, other than the wave sounds, I found it completely uninteresting.

I guess this is one occasion wherein I get to ask what the hell everyone was smoking. I thought Xanadu had it wrapped up.

Eh, can't agree with the victors each week, I suppose.

(And bonus ewww for edging out Lode Runner.)

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