[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 131 Voting/WEEK 132 Nominating

Song of the Week. 125 Weeks and counting.
Week 131 Voting is closed.
Week 132 Nominating is restricted

Results:
1). [32/17.5] Yuzo Koshiro BEST COLLECTION vol.1 - Misty Blue
2). [32/17] Tokimeki Memorial Sound Collection 2 - Straight Descent of Love (Skiing BGM)
3). [19] Puyo Puyo SUN (Saturn Game Rip) - Let's Play Against Rival!
4). [15] The Tone Rebellion Original Music Soundtrack - Seeker's Song
5). [12] Sakura Wars V ~Farewell, My Beloved~ Vocal Collection New York Complete Song Works - Kiss me sweet
6). [10] Turok 2 - Seeds of Evil (Red Book Audio) - River of Souls
7). [4] Cold Winter Original Game Music Score - Helicopter Attack
8). [2] Tekken 5 & Tekken Dark Resurrection Original Soundtrack - Call of the Inferno

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Cold Winter Original Game Music Score - Helicopter Attack
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Puyo Puyo SUN (Saturn Game Rip) - Let's Play Against Rival!
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Sakura Wars V ~Farewell, My Beloved~ Vocal Collection New York Complete Song Works - Kiss me sweet
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Tekken 5 & Tekken Dark Resurrection Original Soundtrack - Call of the Inferno
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: The Tone Rebellion Original Music Soundtrack - Seeker's Song
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Tokimeki Memorial Sound Collection 2 - Straight Descent of Love (Skiing BGM)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Turok 2 - Seeds of Evil (Red Book Audio) - River of Souls
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Yuzo Koshiro BEST COLLECTION vol.1 - Misty Blue

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 132 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.

Now that the BSC nomination thread is up, I'd like to submit the following question for consideration: should SotW be suspended again this year during the first round?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Epsilon

Does it necessarily need to be suspended? Can't it be just be given a 2 week period instead?

Well, that would be a form of suspension, yeah.

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

Cold Winter Original Game Music Score - Helicopter Attack Drakken was kind enough to send this score to me the other week, and I found it quite enjoyable with a dark and complex sound. That said, I wouldn't have put this particular track up; it's really one of the weaker ones in the rip, all churning buildup without much payoff. Perhaps I'll nominate "Fight in the Lobby" in the future...

Puyo Puyo SUN (Saturn Game Rip) - Let's Play Against Rival! While of the happiness and bounce there is plenty, memorization lacks. Of this sort, songs are many, and standing out is the difficulty.

Sakura Wars V ~Farewell, My Beloved~ Vocal Collection New York Complete Song Works - Kiss me sweet Seeing "Vocal Collection" and "Sakura" in the same track title made my teeth hurt, expecting a screechy piece of grating and generic J-Pop. Amazingly, such is not the case; the singer here has talent, and it's performed in a classic 1960's Mancini style. The moon language sounds a little odd in this context, but that's probably because I'm used to hearing it wailed by untalented twelve-year-olds.

Tekken 5 & Tekken Dark Resurrection Original Soundtrack - Call of the Inferno The overall sound has some potential, but the death metal vocalizations are poorly done and really undermine the whole thing.

The Tone Rebellion Original Music Soundtrack - Seeker's Song Very interesting sound, this, more reminiscent of a new-age or world music album than VGM. It's a unique experience that's got some fine parts spread over its admittedly bloated length. While I find it more fascinating than enjoyable, it's still an experience.

Tokimeki Memorial Sound Collection 2 - Straight Descent of Love (Skiing BGM) I finally researched this series the other day, since its tunespawn regularly feature here, and surprise surprise if it ain't a dating sim, that most Japanese of genres--this explains a lot. The song sounds like a sitcom theme from 1981, though it's important to note that I like sitcom themes from 1981 (I could have done without the dreadful solos though).

Turok 2 - Seeds of Evil (Red Book Audio) - River of Souls Nice atmosphere, but ultimately not a whole lot more despite some enjoyable woodwind parts.

Yuzo Koshiro BEST COLLECTION vol.1 - Misty Blue Very strident and full of movement, but ultimately forgettable.

Interesting week.

The Point Spread
Seeker Song - 3 pts.
Kiss Me Sweet - 1 pt.
Descent - 1 pt.
River of Souls - 1 pt.

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

The losing five won't be up for much longer, so get them whole you can. The directory is cleaned out whenever the next week's songs are uploaded.

How ya doing, buddy?