[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 114 Voting/WEEK 115 Nominating

Song of the Week. 100 Weeks and counting.
Week 114 Voting is closed.
Week 115 Nominating is restricted.

Week 114 Voting
The rules for voting can be found here.

Results:
1). [20] Persona 2 Batsu Punitive Dance - Akachochin Shiraishi ~Burn With Passion~
2). [19/15] Double Dragon (Neo Geo CD Red Book Audio) - Kochinda (Rebecca's Theme)
3). [19/10.5] Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Premium Arrange - Jungle
4). [18/13] Savage (Commodore 64 Game Rip) - Intro
5). [18/10.5] Phantasy Star Collection — Sound Collection I - Field Medley
6). [10] SKYGUNNER Original Sound Tracks - Merveilleux ~ Setting Out (Bonus Track)
7). [8] Z.O.E. - Zone of the Enders Original Soundtrack - KISS ME SUNLIGHTS - Opening Theme
8). [7] Gradius IV Fukkatsu Original Game Soundtrack - Gaia

Tracks:
Double Dragon (Neo Geo CD Red Book Audio) - Kochinda (Rebecca's Theme)
Gradius IV Fukkatsu Original Game Soundtrack - Gaia
Persona 2 Batsu Punitive Dance - Akachochin Shiraishi ~Burn With Passion~
Phantasy Star Collection — Sound Collection I - Field Medley
Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Premium Arrange - Jungle
Savage (Commodore 64 Game Rip) - Intro
SKYGUNNER Original Sound Tracks - Merveilleux ~ Setting Out (Bonus Track)
Z.O.E. - Zone of the Enders Original Soundtrack - KISS ME SUNLIGHTS - Opening Theme

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 115 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

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Banning series is a nice, simple shorthand. People have successfully challenged it on a case by case basis before, so there's nothing really new about any of that. If you really want to nominate something that has a popular series name attached, just make your case and be done with it.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by CHz

When has it happened before that we've said an entire series was ineligible and later an obscure member from that series was let in?

Well, there was that Zelda/Mario big band piece, and Crash's Megaman track, and even my own Children of Mana nomination depending on how you interpret it.

But that's not really very important; I'm with Crash as far as the issue is concerned.

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

Double Dragon (Neo Geo CD Red Book Audio) - Kochinda (Rebecca's Theme) Jazzy meanderings with a healthy dose of Asian instruments. It's okay for what it is, but I would have preferred a little more of the light melody halfway through the loop and less of the specialty instruments.

Gradius IV Fukkatsu Original Game Soundtrack - Gaia The piano at the beginning intrigued me, but then the song was over! Too short to really develop anything interesting.

Persona 2 Batsu Punitive Dance - Akachochin Shiraishi ~Burn With Passion~ An interesting Latin track. That particular genre tends to bore me, but the specialty percussion effects kept me interested here.

Phantasy Star Collection — Sound Collection I - Field Medley Fun at first, but eventually wore out its welcome. It has its moments.

Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Premium Arrange - Jungle Wasn't this in another contest like the BSC somewhere down the line? I seem to remember a forest-themed PS track that was incredibly boring and repetitive, but I can't be sure if this was the one.

Savage (Commodore 64 Game Rip) - Intro It takes a particular person to be a fan of C64 music, and the BCC showed me that I'm not such a person. In general, I just can't get into them, and this is no exception. It has moments of energy, but...no.

SKYGUNNER Original Sound Tracks - Merveilleux ~ Setting Out (Bonus Track) I like the piano and the light touch in this tune; it goes down smooth and pleasant.

Z.O.E. - Zone of the Enders Original Soundtrack - KISS ME SUNLIGHTS - Opening Theme Ack, speaking of things that I just can't get into. This is the first bit of Japanese singing we've had in SoTW for a while now; I'd hoped they'd been banished for good.

Maybe it's just my frame of mind at the moment, but this week didn't particularly move me much.

The Point Spread
Setting Out - 3 pts.
Kochinda - 1 pt.
Field Medley - 1 pt.
Burn with Passion - 1 pt.

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