Song of the Week - WEEK 87 Voting/WEEK 88 Nominating

Week 87 Voting is closed.
Week 88 Nominating is restricted.

Week 87 Voting
The rules for voting can be found here.

Results:
1). [17/12] Ridge Racer 64 (Game Rip) - Cruise Control
2). [17/10.5] Madara Mouryousenki - Ones of Serenity (Town Theme)
3). [15/12.5] Nekketsu Oyako (Sega Saturn Red Book Audio) - Mega Tokyo 2064 - Outer City Road
4). [15/9] Sega Simulation Best ~Advanced Daisenryaku Original Soundtrack~ - Opening
5). [14/10.5] Kameo: Elements of Power (Game Rip) - Trainer Cave
6). [14/9] Project Sylpheed Original Soundtrack - Operation Nebula Blaze
7). [8] Out Run Europa - Main Theme
8). [2] Namco Game Sound Express 2 - Burning Force - Sarinuka Sands (2nd Day)

Tracks:
Kameo: Elements of Power (Game Rip) - Trainer Cave
Madara Mouryousenki - Ones of Serenity (Town Theme)
Namco Game Sound Express 2 - Burning Force - Sarinuka Sands (2nd Day)
Nekketsu Oyako (Sega Saturn Red Book Audio) - Mega Tokyo 2064 - Outer City Road
Out Run Europa - Main Theme
Project Sylpheed Original Soundtrack - Operation Nebula Blaze
Ridge Racer 64 (Game Rip) - Cruise Control
Sega Simulation Best ~Advanced Daisenryaku Original Soundtrack~ - Opening

Week 88 Nominating
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here.
A list of previous nominations can be found here.

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

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The "Best Chiptune Contest" has begun! Round two now open for voting!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Kameo: Elements of Power (Game Rip) - Trainer Cave I was really surprised they didn't include this kooky gem on the OST (lord knows there was plenty of room). My nomination combines a terrific melody, sprightly instrumentation, and some off-kilter vocal color into some nice QUIRKIN'. Though I am admittedly biased.

Madara Mouryousenki - Ones of Serenity (Town Theme) The melody's okay here, but the instrumentation is more than a little...odd. Asian-style overblown violin plus heavy backbeats plus saxophone (!) equals a truly strange melange.

Namco Game Sound Express 2 - Burning Force - Sarinuka Sands (2nd Day) "Note bashing" pretty much sums this one up.

Nekketsu Oyako (Sega Saturn Red Book Audio) - Mega Tokyo 2064 - Outer City Road A racing track, judging by the title. It's not bad, just predictable, hitting racing genre mainstays like a line of orange safety cones.

Out Run Europa - Main Theme The BCC seems to have generated some interest in the C64. The fact that sound like this was wrung out of the C64's chip is really remarkable; I just wish they'd done more than string together a bunch of 80's pop tricks and SFX for the meat of the track.

Project Sylpheed Original Soundtrack - Operation Nebula Blaze Not sure what to expect here, but this track was a nice surprise, with decent melody and a nicely heroic sound to offset its techno beats. Very solid, enjoyable track.

Ridge Racer 64 (Game Rip) - Cruise Control Racerly ambiance. Not without its charms, but wore out its welcome after awhile.

Sega Simulation Best ~Advanced Daisenryaku Original Soundtrack~ - Opening fairly good melody and associated development, though there's a bit more drumloopery than I'd like.

A major improvement over last week. First and second place were easy to award, but third was harder.

The Point Spread
Kameo - 3 pts.
Sylpheed - 2 pts.
Madara Mouryousenki - 1 pt.

Nomination
Name: Intro Theme
Album: Ragnarok Online 2 (game rip)
Artist: Yoko Kanno
Track #: 1
Disc #: 1
Catalog #: n/a
Year: 2006

I uploaded the song to the SoTW server already before switching to a new nom. Can re-up if neccessary.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Dragon God

You obviously didn't bother to do research. This is a brawler akin to Final Fight and Double Dragon.

Yes, my comment indicates that I was just going by the title. No need to get offended; you have to admit that it's not an unreasonable conclusion.

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

Originally Posted by isdapi

What's the hype about "Operation Nebula Blaze"? It's horribly generic.

There is no hype, just the first three voters crying out as prophets in a desolate musical wilderness.

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Originally Posted by Epsilon

lol, more like Fukui afficionados IMO. Believe me, I had listened to Project Nebula Blaze prior to this week and it had never stuck out in my head because it really is generic. It's pretty dull and has no strong vibes that are appealing. I mean, it certainly is better than a lot of music, but not awesome.

I don't even know who Fukui is, actually, and Nebula Blaze is the first I've heard of the OST. In fact, I hadn't even heard of the game before it went in the queue.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Drakken

Ugh. Most boring SotW winner in a long time. Gave me a "WHAT THE HECK THAT WON?" feeling.

Yes.

Originally Posted by Drakken

Ones of Serenity and Mega Tokyo 2004 are at least decent, though still nothing really special.

Yes.

Originally Posted by Drakken

I'm disappointed that more people didn't like Out Run Europa's Theme. I genuinely thought it had a good chance of taking 1st, as I think it's the coolest song to grace SotW in quite some time.

I thought the same thing about my last two nominations, and they got back-to-back 5th places. So while I didn't like Out Run Europa, I see where you're coming from. SoTW, she is a harsh mistress.

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