Song of the Week - WEEK 62 Voting/WEEK 63 Nominating

Was there an SNES-synth-rock theme week this week or was it all a big coincidence? Everything was still good for the most part, I could have just used a bit more variety.

3 Points - CHAOS SEED ~Fuusui Kairouki~ GM-PROGRESS 6 - Alex's Theme
After a relative drought of new VGM albums, I decided to try something new from SlightlyDark, and was pleasantly surprised by this album. The overall composition of this track really stood out from the rest though, and it just screamed SoTW nomination. I was really drawn to the strong main theme, cohesive synth composition and the cool little solo midway through. There was an arranged version of this theme on the album, but I felt the original version was far better (mainly due to the ear shattering battle SFX they felt needed to be added.)

2 Points - Tobi Tsukihime Soundtrack - Stage 5 - amVirus : Avatar of Nightmare
If it were not for my own nomination, this would have easily received the full three points. In fact I was seriously tempted to commit a very dangerous move and do it anyway as it was so good. This track is really good, from the drum hits and
driving electric guitar riff in the intro to the kinky synth solo and guitar solos toward the end, it all comes together to form a wonderful package. It is also very fun to listen to, and could very easily go on "Repeat One" for a good length of time. This has "winner" written all over it.

1 Point - Mother 1+2 Original Soundtrack - Eight Melodies
A nice collection of several melodies which are very low key and quite relaxing but very enjoyable. Hearing this was a nice break from the guitar driven melodies featured in the other tracks, which made me appreciate this even more.

Runner Up: Jazz Jackrabbit 2 (Game Rip) - Pull Back the Bass

Jam it back in, in the dark.