[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 127 Voting/WEEK 128 Nominating

Song of the Week. 125 Weeks and counting.
Week 127 Voting is closed.
Week 128 Nominating is restricted

Results
1). [21] Little Busters! Arrange Album "Rockstar Busters!" - Heroic Battle
2). [16] Emperor: Battle for Dune (Game Rip) - Victory Is Inevitable
3). [14] Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.² (Game Rip) - Eden Normal
4). [13/9.5] Tokimeki Memorial piano collection - Planetarium
5). [13/8] Lunar Knights (Game Rip) - New Culiacan
6). [11] .hack// GAME MUSIC Perfect Collection - rtown2 (Λ Server Cultural City Carmina Gadelica)
7). [9] Battle Squadron: The Destruction of the Barrax Empire (Amiga Game Rip) - In-Game Music
8). [5] Perfect Prince Original Soundtrack - Love

Tracks
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Battle Squadron - The Destruction of the Barrax Empire (Amiga Game Rip) - In-Game Music
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: dot hack GAME MUSIC Perfect Collection - rtown2 (Lambda Server Cultural City Carmina Gadelica)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Emperor - Battle for Dune (Game Rip) - Victory Is Inevitable
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Heavy Metal - F.A.K.K.2 (Game Rip) - Eden Normal
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Little Busters! Arrange Album 'Rockstar Busters!' - Heroic Battle
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Lunar Knights (Game Rip) - New Culiacan
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Perfect Prince Original Soundtrack - Love
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Tokimeki Memorial piano collection - Planetarium

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 128 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

How ya doing, buddy?

Battle Squadron - The Destruction of the Barrax Empire (Amiga Game Rip) - In-Game Music I've never been able to really get into original Amiga or C64 tunes; I missed out on that whole scene. There's nothing about this piece that I haven't heard a dozen times in the BCC, and neither the melody nor the rhythm is strong enough to merit much notice.

dot hack GAME MUSIC Perfect Collection - rtown2 (Lambda Server Cultural City Carmina Gadelica) I've been meaning to check out some .hack stuff, but the sheer volume of material is daunting. If it's like this, though, I may have to take the plunge. Very nice Mitsuda-esque ambiance, with a terrific acoustic guitar part and fine melody.

Emperor - Battle for Dune (Game Rip) - Victory Is Inevitable Never really been into Dunegame music (though I love Toto's score for the movie). This track is a nice change from what I've heard before, though--a pretty decent combination of techno effects, rock instruments, and a large ensemble. It actually sounds rather like the Toto score, which is always a good thing. A tad long though.

Heavy Metal - F.A.K.K.2 (Game Rip) - Eden Normal A terrific ambient-style track with ethereal female vocals backed by some fine techno beats. Probably not for everyone, but it dovetails nicely with what I love most about such tracks. I highly recommend seeking out a rip, as there's a wide diversity of styles in the game (and yes, there is some actual heavy metal).

Little Busters! Arrange Album 'Rockstar Busters!' - Heroic Battle It definitely has its moments of good, and its moments of ear rape. I've heard better from the genre.

Lunar Knights (Game Rip) - New Culiacan Some strong rhythm here; if only the rest of the song were able to take full advantage of this.

Perfect Prince Original Soundtrack - Love A pleasant track, very soothing and warm. It could have had a better melody or hook, or course, which would have propelled it from good to great, but it's fine as is.

Tokimeki Memorial piano collection - Planetarium I was moved by allyourbase's story regarding this song, but I tried to listen to it as neutrally as I could, out of fairness. I quite enjoyed the piece; I've had a craving for piano tracks of late, and this sort of thing hits the spot perfectly with a lovely melody and fine performance. I have no idea what Tokimeki Memorial is, but this would be a fine memorial piece, no doubt.

A strong week (figures, right?). Luckily, point allocation is a breeze.

The Point Spread
Eden Normal - 3 pts.
rtown2 - 1 pt.
Love - 1 pt.
Planetarium - 1 pt.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Liontamer

Anyone got "Eden Normal" in higher quality?

Sadly, the song was taken directly from the game files, and there was no OST. I've thought about contacting the composer directly, but I doubt that would have any result.

EDIT: Guh? Wow, talk about unexpected results. I thought "Planatarium" was sure to place and "Eden" was a shoo-in for 8th!

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