[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 135 Voting/WEEK 136 Nominating

Song of the Week. 125 Weeks and counting.
Week 135 Voting is closed.
Week 136 Nominating is restricted

Results
1). [18] FROM DUSK TILL DAWN - 500 miles far from embarrassing
2). [14] eleison - Days -a conclusion-
3). [13/10.5] Iridion 3D & II Arranged Soundtrack Perfect Selection - Aniki
4). [13/9.5] The Party 1998: Multi Channel Music - Kids
5). [9] Marusa no Onna - LOW TENSION~HI POSITION
6). [8] Operation Logic Bomb (Game Rip) - Stage 4
7). [5] Miracle Warriors: Seal of the Dark Lord (Game Rip) - Overhead
8). [4] REMASTERED TRACKS ROCKMAN ZERO Idea - Resistance

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: eleison - Days -a conclusion-
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: FROM DUSK TILL DAWN - 500 miles far from embarrassing
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Iridion 3D & II Arranged Soundtrack Perfect Selection - Aniki
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Marusa no Onna - LOW TENSION~HI POSITION
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Miracle Warriors Seal of the Dark Lord (Game Rip) - Overhead
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Operation Logic Bomb (Game Rip) - Stage 4
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: REMASTERED TRACKS ROCKMAN ZERO Idea - Resistance Force
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: The Party 1998: Multi Channel Music - Kids

Notes:
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Week 136 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.

I really need to think up a nomination. But for now: votes.

eleison - Days -a conclusion- Interesting and more than a little experimental. Once you shear away the jump cuts, unusual SFX, and other gimmicks, though, there's not a whole lot of substance. And it goes on forever.

FROM DUSK TILL DAWN - 500 miles far from embarrassing I was really hoping that this would be a terrible song, so I could say something along the lines of "1 mile from embarrassing," or "within embarrassing city limits." Unfortunately, it's not that bad at all--quite nice violin/piano combination.

Iridion 3D & II Arranged Soundtrack Perfect Selection - Aniki Sounds like a montage cut from a cheesy 1980's sports movie. Luckily, I happen to like montage cuts from cheesy 1980's sports movies, in general.

Marusa no Onna - LOW TENSION~HI POSITION Not bad, even though the track title reads like stereo instructions. Fine bouncyjazz all around.

Miracle Warriors Seal of the Dark Lord (Game Rip) - Overhead Not bad as chiptunes go, but it's missing the melodic and rhythmic hook that makes so many of its compatriots utterly irresistible.

Operation Logic Bomb (Game Rip) - Stage 4 There are a few interesting fragments here and there, but combined as they are, the whole is unfortunately pretty mundane and dry.

REMASTERED TRACKS ROCKMAN ZERO Idea - Resistance Force Doesn't sound anything like your garden variety latter-day Megaman track, though given that they generally suck that's not an especially bad thing. This militaristic style is quite an unexpected one considering the source, and it's pretty good if a little vanilla.

The Party 1998: Multi Channel Music - Kids Some nicely jazzy techno licks here. It bogs down a bit in the middle, but the beginning and end are dynamite. Just the right combination of elements, generally speaking, to get that techno sound without being repetitive or boring.

A fine week, all things considered.

The Point Spread
Kids - 2 pts.
500mi/embarrassing - 1 pt.
Aniki - 1 pt.
Low Tension - 1 pt.
Resistance Force - 1 pt.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Dhsu

Also sorry for doing this like every other week, but I've got another game up for eligibility questioning: Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - yea or nay?

My gut says "no," but that's more a reaction to the title of the series rather than the title of the album.

Also, nomination:
Album: Cold Winter Original Game Music Score
Composer: Mark Williot
Track Title: Fight in the Lobby
Track Number: 26
Year: 2005
Note: A track from this game was nominated a month ago, but crashed at 7th.

How ya doing, buddy?