[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 149 Voting/WEEK 150 Nominating

Song of the Week. 125 Weeks and counting.
Week 149 Voting is closed.
Week 150 Nominating is restricted.

Results:
1). [22] Heavy Metal FAKK2 Promo Soundtrack - Eden Suite
2). [17] GEX (PSX Game Rip) - Cemetery Level
3). [16] Tetris (CD-i Game Rip) - Wandering Thoughts
4). [15/9] Armed Police Batrider (Game Rip) - Purple Twilight (Zenovia Airport)
5). [15/8.5] 11eyes -Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shoujo- Sound Track - Eye of Aeon
6). [9] Dark Wizard Symphony - Amon - The Prejudiced
7). [8] Vampire - The Masquerade - Redemption (Game Rip) - DA Boss 1 Modern
8). [6] Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku Soreyuke Daiundoukai (NES Game Rip) - Fighting Tournament

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: 11eyes -Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shoujo- Sound Track - Eye of Aeon
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Armed Police Batrider (Game Rip) - Purple Twilight (Zenovia Airport)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Dark Wizard Symphony - Amon - The Prejudiced
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku Soreyuke Daiundoukai (NES Game Rip) - Fighting Tournament
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: GEX (PSX Game Rip) - Cemetery Level
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Heavy Metal FAKK2 Promo Soundtrack - Eden Suite
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Tetris (CD-i Game Rip) - Wandering Thoughts
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Vampire - The Masquerade - Redemption (Game Rip) - DA Boss 1 Modern

Notes:
If you are a member at more than one of the forums in which this event is being held, please nominate and vote in only ONE of the forums. You may, however, comment in the threads at any of the other forums.

Week 150 Nominating
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here.

Here is the link to the corresponding thread in the other forum: Soundtrack Central

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11eyes -Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shoujo- Sound Track - Eye of Aeon The dance beat in this one put me off at first, but luckily it's better than that. There's some decent variation over the beats, somce nice interludes, and the central melody's solid. Good stuff, though some of the more over-the-top hyperactive bits are full-on aural assaults that left me reeling more than once.

Armed Police Batrider (Game Rip) - Purple Twilight (Zenovia Airport) This one sounded about like I thought it would--solid platforming-style music, but without any real flair or flashes of color to make it stand out form the pack.

Dark Wizard Symphony - Amon - The Prejudiced The oriental sound that crops up here and there is a bit meh for me, and the arrangement and performance seem a tad flat, as is often the case with these orchestral arranges. But it does have some moments of rare power and a nicely propulsive latter half.

Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku Soreyuke Daiundoukai (NES Game Rip) - Fighting Tournament The jagged notes at the begining are interesting but a little off-putting; I thought that the song was skipping at first. After that, things even out to a rather nice NES sound. A bit bland at times, though there's an excellent breakdown partway thru the loop.

GEX (PSX Game Rip) - Cemetery Level Very interesting, almost Stalling-esqe, medley of jazzy and gothic horror staples. The SFX are a bit of a downer, but coming from a game rip that's understandable.

Heavy Metal FAKK2 Promo Soundtrack - Eden Suite I adore the rock-opera opening here-epic guitar chords and melody set over a bed of pulsating synths. It's big stuff with a big scope. The latter portion is a bit more intimate, with guitars on support and a female vocalist taking over the lead, but it's just as enjoyable. This suite was assembled by the composer himself, incidentally, and features better sound quality than the game itself.

Tetris (CD-i Game Rip) - Wandering Thoughts Wow, a CD-i gamerip! I can't remember the last time we had one of those. This pleasant new age music is lightyears away from the standard Cossack Tetris Dance, but it's still quite good. I wish they'd canned the trumpet though--it just sounds, well, canned (as synth brass often does).

Vampire - The Masquerade - Redemption (Game Rip) - DA Boss 1 Modern I've always had a mild hankering to play the Vampire games, though the music has never really impressed me. I'm liking what I hear here, though--Gothic vocals are a well-known vice of mine, but the spiking brass and synth beats really bring an extra layer in. It's over a bit too quickly, however.

A nice bunch! It seems that SotW has been of consistently high quality lately; perhaps everyone in unveiling their big guns in celebration of Week 150.

The Point Spread
Eden Suite - 3 pts.
Cemetery Level - 1 pt.
Wandering Thoughts - 1 pt.
DA BOSS! - 1 pt.

Nomination
Album Title: Bioshock Gamerip
Artist: Gary Schyman
Song Title: Fight for Family
Track Number: 9
Year: 2007
Notes: It's from a rip, not the official downloadable score. And I humbly predict 8th place for it!

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Wow, I won for the first time in living memory AND the top three pretty much match my own? Pinch me! Talk about your week 150 commemorative gifts

Incidentally, would one of the mods mind posting an announcement for Week 150 when it drops? I think that any event reaching its sesquicentennial is cause for a little notice.

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