[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 124 Voting/WEEK 125 Nominating

(3 points) Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow (PC Redbook Audio) - The Mojo Mansion

I'm extremely nostalgic about this song in part for having played to the game, but also since I used to listen to the soundtrack back in 6th grade by putting the game disc in a CD player. I find "The Mojo Mansion" to be very special, not a style and sound you encounter frequently in VGM. While slightly childish and repetitive, it's still so catchy and memorable, it gets me every time and I can't help but feel good. Definitely a tune to whistle to!

P.S. To the person in charge of editing the tags, I was wondering why the artist order was inverted? Not a problem, but I'd still like to understand why this was done. Thanks!

(2 points) DOUBLE DRAGON II The Revenge - Low Pursuit (Mission 2)

Phil Collins' Easy Lover? Nope, but real close though. O'Bits did some truly awesome arrangements and this track is one of my favorites. Love the punchy rhythm and the saxophone!

(1 point) Kameo: Elements of Power Original Soundtrack - Hero's Theme

Grandiose! Perfectly conveys the heroic theme, especially with the rich choir. Some less captivating parts, but overall a moving piece.

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Dragon's Fury (Game Rip) - OMAKEBGM00 (Thunder Force II: Knights of Legend)

Yay for classic arcade shmup music! "OMAKEBGM00" is a powerful piece, yet to my ears, it sounds like so many other shooter tunes. Not the most original VGM track, but staying in the safe zone helped it to be good (but failed to reach the chance to be "OH MY GOD!" great in my book).

Duck Tales 2 (Game Rip) - Scotland Theme

A jazzy NES tune that is pleasant, yet not elaborated or overwhelming enough compared to the other songs this week.

Dynamite Headdy (Game Rip) - Schumacher Fly

This is a great chiptune and I definitely like it. However, the competition is very strong this week, so I'm sorry but my mere 6 points are already distributed.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - To Catch an Owl

Beautiful film-like music which captures well the feeling of flying (if it's actually related to it in-game).

Real Bout Garou Densetsu 2 Arrange Sound Trax - Get the Sky ~ With Your Dream (Alfred)

Yippee! What a neat rock number, with many different instruments and segments. Slightly generic in my opinion, yet quality material nonetheless. Let's see, how many points do I have left? All gone already? Damn!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by CHz

Anyone else care to weigh in on Metroid Prime? Opinions seem mixed, so I'm probably going to make a poll within the next 24 hours unless there's a flood of ayes or nays.

The Metroid game series and its music are very popular, although latter titles aren't classics. If this specific track actually includes hints from the first game soundtrack, it doesn't seem obscure enough in my opinion.

Plus, I think there's more to VGM than Metroid. A lot more.

Originally Posted by CHz

As superpumped as I am to get a nom from this, this album was released four days ago. Let's give the Iwatsuki some time to marinate and taste even better.

We seem to be having a whole spate of nominations from recent games and albums. Maybe it's about time we actually codify how long it takes for music to no longer be novel, assuming people still agree with this rule. Three months?

Three months sound good. When a new album gets released (and even more so when it's shared by #gamemp3s), it receives a good deal of attention. So, I don't think it needs the boost of SotW yet.

And as I mentioned above, there's more to VGM than one album/game/series. I'm certain there's material out there pretty much nobody heard about, yet there's always a risk that they might prefer never to hear about it either. As long as I'm concerned, I prefer to be exposed to songs that might be slightly less excellent than the popular tunes, but that are completely unfamiliar to my ears.

There's nowhere I can't reach.