[SotW] Song of the Week - Statistics Thread

I've noticied recently that a lot of SoTW participants have gone a long time without a win, and some people expressed support for a statistics thread. So I'll give it a shot.

This is where you can post your personal SoTW statistics--when you first participated, what you've won, etc. Below are some suggested categories; feel free to add your own or modify them.

First SoTW (voting):
First SoTW (nominating):
First placing:
First gold:
Length between first nomination and first gold:
Other awards:
Biggest disappointment:

If you want to provide a list of nominations, that would be great, especially if they're from the Lost SoTW's (Weeks 33-47).

Jam it back in, in the dark.

First SoTW (voting): Week 01
First SoTW (nominating): Week 00 (before Week 01 started)
First placing: 2nd place, Week 07
First gold: Week 42
Length between first nomination and first gold: 40 weeks
Biggest disappointments: Amen coming in second by a nose, People of London City tanking at 5th

Mean placing: 4th place
Median placing: 4th place
Mode placing: 5th place (5 times, appropriately enough)

First Place Songs: Annah's Theme, Planet She 1 Plus 1 Equal 1
Second Place Songs: Mysterious Attacker, Island of Souls Part 4, Kiss Twice, MJ Thrill Ride
Third Place Songs:Credits, Intro Theme, Ann's Theme, Flying Practice
Battle Winners: Planet She

Nomination History:

Spoiler:

Week 02 Planescape: Torment – Credits (possibly 3rd place)
Thought I'd start out with some ROCKIN', since that seemed to go over well in the preceeding BSC. Depending on how you count, this one was either 3rd or 4th.

Week 07 Amen: The Awakening – Mysterious Attacker (2nd place)
Great dramatic track. This loss was really tough in retrospect, as _DH_ went on to become the winningest nominator in SoTW history and I wouldn't place again until Week 42.

Week 12 Deus Ex (Game Rip) - UNATCO Return (4th place)
Inspired by the other Deus Ex UNATCO track, but didn't do as well.

Week 19 Lineage II The Chaotic Chronicle - Hall of Mists (5th place)
Probably the most traditionally orchestral/choral piece I've nominated, and it got skunked as a result. I didn't nominate anything ORCHESTRATIN' for the next 20 weeks.

Week 25 System Shock 2 (Game Rip) - Engineering: Coolant Tubes (6th place)
I thought I'd go with some techno here. Big mistake.

Week 30 The Journeyman Project – Finale (5th place)
A favorite from 1994, but not enough to attract the ROCKIN' crowd.

Week ?? Marathon 2 – Main Title (?) (?)
There might be another nomination in the Lost SoTW's. Thought I'd try some more ROCKIN', but this one got mocked pretty bad.

Week 42 Planescape: Torment - Annah's Theme (1st place)
My first gold. About this time I abandoned trying to cater to the ROCKIN' crowd and just nominated what I liked.

Week 46 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Game Rip) - Flying Practice (3rd place)
Back to back placings, and with Souley too.

Week 51 King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie - Ann's Theme (3rd place)
I was really surprised at how well this track did, since it's so quiet.

Week 54 The Curse of Monkey Island - "A Pirate I Was Meant to Be" (6th place)
Note to self: funny songs don't fly with SoTW voters unless they're in Japanese.

Week 58 Kameo: Elements of Power Original Soundtrack - Enchanted Kingdom (7th place)
This was a rough one, since I love the song so much.

Week 61 Beyond Good & Evil (Game Rip) - Fight Part 1 (5th place)
I accidentally nominated this one for SoTW and the BCC simultaneously. It did better in SoTW thanks to my personal edit, but not much better.

Week 66 Koudelka - Kiss Twice (2nd place)
Percussion Week. Finger pianos, marimba, and chimes FTRU.

Week 70 Lost Files - Mysterious Story of the Island of Souls Part 4 (2nd place)
I thought that this driving, quirky Kikuta was a shoo-in. Not so much.

Week 72 King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie - The T-Rex Cometh (6th place)
The wrong song got posted for this one (from the rip rather than the promo). After that, I always uploaded my own copies.

Week 76 The Seventh Seal: Resurrection of the Dark Lord - Air City - The Path to Knowledge (6th place)
Another quiet song with an equally quiet reception.

Week 78, BATTLE 10 STELLA DEUS BGM ReArrange Album - Planet She (1st place)
I was shocked that this one did so well, and resolved to nominate more piano tracks in the future.

Week 82 Rudra no Hihou (Game Rip) - Strange Encounter (4th place)
More ROCKIN', and some Ryuji Sasai. Guy still can't get any respect.

Week 85 [eM] -eNCHANT arM- Original Soundtrack - The People of London City (5th place)
This was my most disappointing showing, because I'd grown to love the track so much in the week before it went up (100+ plays). I figured the acoustic guitar would be a clincher; no such luck.

Week 87 Kameo: Elements of Power (Game Rip) - Trainer Cave (5th place)
Better than the previous Kameo at least. I don’t mind not placing (hey, I'm used to it!) but the when Cruise Control won, we all lost.

Week 92 Ragnarok Online 2 (Game Rip) - Intro Theme (3rd place)
Love the children's choir in this one; was originally set to debut for Week 85 but was replaced by London City at the last moment.

Week 95 The Sims (Game Rip) - Build Mode 5 (4th place)
Very relaxing and intricate piano track; it did okay in a tough week.

Week 97 Lennus: Memory of the Ancient Machine - Chezni and Midia (4th place)
I've had this one in the hopper forever; if it weren't for the dreadful sound quality, I'm sure Lennus would be better-known. Luckily this is arranged, though it's still synth.

Week 99 Spider-Man 3 (Game Rip) - MJ Thrill Ride (2nd place)
I was very pleased at this, since it was the closest I'd gotten to gold since Planet She. I think the mix of orchestra and electronics appealed to some people who don't normally like my stuff.

Week 102 Energy Breaker Soundtrack ~ Game Sound Legend Series - Radiance of the Sky (4th place)
I fell in love with this tune while looking for more Yasunori Shiono to share; it earned me the standard 4th place.

Week 104 RADIATA STORIES Arrange Album - Song of Freedom Fighters (7th place)
Loved the game, and piano tracks had served me well in the past. Guess nobody likes ragtime around here, eh?

Week 107 Space Cowboy Online (Game Rip) - Bygeniou City (8th place)
I don't know why this did so poorly; it did get some nice reviews, though.

Week 109 Alphabet Planet - 1 Plus 1 Equal 1 (1st place)
My third gold. I waited a couple of week on this one, to make sure I wouldn't get dinged on putting up something from such a new album. Kikuta's been good to me thus far, hauling in a gold and two silvers.

General Statistics:

Spoiler:

Total Nominations: 25

Geographic
Western: 17
Eastern: 12

Instrumentation
Orchestral: 15
Techno: 4
Rock: 4
Piano: 3
Vocal: 3

Genre
RPG: 12
FPS: 3
Adventure: 8
Simulation: 1
Original: 2

Top Composers
Hiroki Kikuta: 3 nominations
Mark Morgan: 2 nominations
Jeremy Soule: 2 nominations
Steve Burke: 2 nominations
Chance Thomas: 2 nominations

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Dang, I forgot all about this--and I started it! I even placed since my last update!

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

Updated my post with a new silver and a new turkey.

Also, would anyone be opposed to keeping some Master Stats (most gold, most silver, etc)? Or would that just breed anger and dissent?

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Uniburner

That might make it seem more of a competition than it truly should be, orion.

Fair enough. I'm just looking to keep busy (lord knows I wouldn't be atop any such list, that's for sure).

I was speaking idiomatically.