Song of the Week - WEEK 75 Voting/WEEK 76 Nominating

Week 75 Voting is closed.
Week 76 Nominating is restricted.

Week 75 Voting
The rules for voting can be found here.

Tracks:
Carnaval - cool voice
Hotdog Storm (Game Rip) - Stage 5
LA-MULANA (Game Rip) - Mr. Explorer
Maple Story (Game Rip) - Above the Treetops
Master of Monsters - Yellow Robe
Tales Weaver OST - Till the End of Infinity
The Flintstones (SNES rip) - Sound Test Music 05
The Seventh Seal (PC Game Rip) - Air City - The Path To Knowledge

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

Week 76 Nominating
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here.

Here are the links to the corresponding threads at the other forums:
- Soundtrack Central
- Chudah's Corner

Note: The nomination queue is starting to look a bit thin again...don't forget to nominate early and nominate often!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by GoldfishX

I hope to get in again, but first: What's the status of Phantasy Star music? My ideal nomination is from Phantasy Star Universe, but I can always get more obscure if need be. I think this soundtrack hasn't gotten enough notice myself.

Well, Tricktrack Part 2 has been in SoTW, if I recall correctly, which seems to indicate that no one has a problem with it.

I would personally love to see more Phantasy Star, simply because it's awesome

EDIT: Vote time!

Carnaval - cool voice This tune is incredibly annoying to me--sounds like everything is out of sync thanks to poor arrangement, and that's a pet peeve of mine.

Hotdog Storm (Game Rip) - Stage 5 Hmm, I wonder who nominated this one? It's not bad for a paleosynth chiptune, and it's got a nice rhythm, though I wasn't feeling the melodic parts.

LA-MULANA (Game Rip) - Mr. Explorer More synthiness. It's decent enough, though it doesn't really wow me. I'm strongly reminded of something that I can't quite put my finger on though.

Maple Story (Game Rip) - Above the Treetops I've liked what I've heard of Maple Story so far; I'll have to get the rip one of these days. The piano, acousitc guitar, and woodwind parts are all highly attractive and melodic, while slightly jazzy, though I really could have done without the instrusive synth percussion. Is that a thumb piano I hear, though? Bonus points to any song that can sneak that instrument in.

Master of Monsters - Yellow Robe Harpsichord! There's another instrument that can be quite a treat if it's done right. This piece has a lively part for it, though it does meander a bit at times. The non-harpsichord bits are much worse, with subpar synth and a comparative lack of energy.

Tales Weaver OST - Till the End of Infinity Some interesting choices in this one; the misleading beginning with birdsong (!), opening up into full-on synthiness complete with church bells (!!). I wish that the song stayed in one place longer, though, to give the various elements time to develop. Interesting but inconsistent and slightly weird.

The Flintstones (SNES rip) - Sound Test Music 05 A vaguely new age piece that's not without its charms, even if it wears out its welcome after awhile--there simply isn't enough material to justify its bloated length. It certainly doesn't sound like anything I'd expect from the Flintstones, that's for sure.

The Seventh Seal (PC Game Rip) - Air City - The Path To Knowledge My nom, a town theme from an obscure Chinese RPG which was partially scored by Yasunori Mitsuda. This isn't one of Mitsuda's pieces, though--it's his Chinese co-composer, and it's a lovely, delicate thing. The low strings offset the chimes very well, and the woodwinds that take up the melody are uniformly excellent. I've been meaning to trot out some noms from this game for a while now; chances are you'll see more of 'em in the future.

Not a bad week, though a bit of a let down from last time.

The Point Spread
Seventh Seal - 3 pts.
Maple Story - 2 pts.
Master of Monsters - 1 pt.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Draconis

Judging by the way the nomination queue works, I guess it won't make a difference if I nominate now or next week, correct?

It won't make a difference since you're currently at the bottom of the queue. If you were a new nominator, or the field of nomination was so thin that there were less than eight, though, it would be a different story.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Draconis

Yeah, that was my interpretation of it.

So, what actually determines the order between a week's 8 previous nominators? I suppose that's where they go through that special algorithm the wiki talks about, yes?

In theory. In practice, it's a little more muddled than that.

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