[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 188 Voting/WEEK 189 Nominating

Song of the Week. 175 Weeks and counting.
Week 188 Voting is CLOSED, bitch!.
Week 189 Nominating is restricted.

Results:
1). [29] Shikkoku no Sharnoth Preorder Bonus Original Soundtrack - Tar slan
2). [14/8.5] Mirror's Edge Original Videogame Score - Still Alive
3). [14/7.5] Melody Of Legend ~ Chapter of Dream - Final Movement ~ Florid Funeral (featured in MADARA 2)
4). [12] Mega Man Star Force 3 (Game Rip) - Grave Joker Stage
5). [9] In The Lounge with No One Lives Forever - Elevator of Love
6). [8] a bug's life (PSX Game Rip) - Atta Flight (Riverbed Flight)
7). [5/4] GoldenEye 007 (Game Rip) - Antenna Cradle, Janus Base, Cuba
8). [5/3] Scratches Original Soundtrack - The House, in Dust

!!SPECIAL SOTW ANNOUNCEMENT!!
We're back to 8 songs this week, and the Shotgun Spread is once more allowed.

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: a bug's life (PSX Game Rip) - Atta Flight (Riverbed Flight)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: GoldenEye 007 (Game Rip) - Antenna Cradle, Janus Base, Cuba
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: In The Lounge with No One Lives Forever - Elevator of Love
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Mega Man Star Force 3 (Game Rip) - Grave Joker Stage
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Melody Of Legend ~ Chapter of Dream - Final Movement ~ Florid Funeral (featured in MADARA 2)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Mirror's Edge Original Videogame Score - Still Alive
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Scratches Original Soundtrack - The House, in Dust
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Shikkoku no Sharnoth Preorder Bonus Original Soundtrack - Tar slan

Voting Rules:
Voters must distribute 6 points among the 8 nominees, giving points to at least 3 songs, giving no song more than 3 points, and giving no more than one of their choices 3 points. Possible ways of voting include:

Spoiler:

"Traditional"
Song1 - 3 pts.
Song2 - 2 pts.
Song3 - 1 pt.

"Even Stevens"
Song1 - 2 pts.
Song2 - 2 pts.
Song3 - 2 pts.

"Tough Decision"
Song1 - 2 pts.
Song2 - 2 pts.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.

"Nomination Bias"
Song1 - 3 pts.
Song2 - 1 pt.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.

"Indecisive"
Song1 - 2 pts.
Song2 - 1 pt.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.
Song5 - 1 pt.

"Shotgun Spread"
Song1 - 1 pt.
Song2 - 1 pt.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.
Song5 - 1 pt.
Song6 - 1 pt.

Notes:
Please remember to upload your nominations to the SotW server! Uploaded noms mean a faster, smoother SotW experience for everyone. Server information:

Spoiler:

* Host: ftp.sotw.info
* Username: nominations@sotw.info (that is the actual username; not an e-mail address)
* Password: gff
* Port: 21

Week 188 Nominating:
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by TheKnightOfNee

Might want to change that "voting rules" paragraph back, then.

Good call. Fixed.

a bug's life (PSX Game Rip) - Atta Flight (Riverbed Flight) Doesn't sound anything like Randy Newman; the tribal beat would seem more at home in some jungle adventure. The track really livens up when the panpipes and piano kick in, but it takes way too long for that to happen and there's a lot of repetition even then.

GoldenEye 007 (Game Rip) - Antenna Cradle, Janus Base, Cuba The second movie-licensed song in a row actually sounds a lot like the stuff Eric Serra wrote for the film. There's a nice rendition of the James Bond theme and a nice beat. The effect is good overall, but I'm not sure relying on the movie theme for its best part is in keeping with the spirit of the contest.

In The Lounge with No One Lives Forever - Elevator of Love Another Bond-style song, this one clearly inspired by John Barry's loungy music from the 60's Bonds. It's okay as such, but lounge is a style that doesn't really resonate much with me.

Mega Man Star Force 3 (Game Rip) - Grave Joker Stage I've ranted long and hard on how latter-day Blue Bomber music really pales in comparison to the original NES tunes. This isn't as bad as some of the stuff found in the dregs of the X series and has some nice moments but overall continues the trend toward blandness.

Melody Of Legend ~ Chapter of Dream - Final Movement ~ Florid Funeral (featured in MADARA 2) Sounds like somebody watched Titanic before they sat down to compose this one. The new-agey Gaelic atmosphere it provides has been done to death but at least the execution here is pleasant and listenable.

Mirror's Edge Original Videogame Score - Still Alive The "other" Still Alive is deadly serious where its Portal counterpart was snarky and fun with a sound that reminds me vaguely of Bjork. The lyrics make no sense, but they're well-presented and the light rock instruments have some nice touches.

Scratches Original Soundtrack - The House, in Dust As morose and depressing as its title suggests. I liked moments of it, but the overall atmosphere was so bleak it was hard to keep listening after a bit.

Shikkoku no Sharnoth Preorder Bonus Original Soundtrack - Tar slan Interestingly, the song with the Gaelic name isn't the one with the pipes within. Instead we get bouncy, upbeat synthiness with some nice flourishes.

Interesting week. I can't say that I was bowled over by anything, but they all had something that made me think at the very least.

The Point Spread
Tar Slan – 3 pts.
Florid Funeral – 2 pts.
Still Alive – 1 pt.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Kaleb.G

I'll try to get this closed and so on tomorrow evening. Tonight's not gonna work; sorry.

It's just as well. We need more voters and this week didn't get started until late in the week anyhow.

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

Hooray! This week's top three are also my top three. That really doesn't happen often enough

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