[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 142 Voting/WEEK 143 Nominating

Song of the Week. 125 Weeks and counting.
Week 142 Voting is closed.
Week 143 Nominating is restricted.

Results:
1). [28] THE SECRET LOVER: Mushihimesama REMIX TRACKS - Shinju Heading to the Forest -arrange version-
2). [20] Suikoden: The Divine Oath - The Ryousanhaku Suite
3). [14/10.5] Rockman EXE 5DS & 6 Complete Music Encyclopedia - Two of Braves
4). [14/9] McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure (Game Rip) - Sunken Ship
5). [10] Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (Game Rip) - 1st Floor, Mushroom Mayhem
6). [8] Jewel Master (Game Rip) - Talk to the Wind
7). [7/5.5] Willow (Arcade Game Rip) - Stage 2 - Cherlindrea's Forest II
8). [7/4] God of War Original Soundtrack - Zeus' Wrath Divine

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: God of War Original Soundtrack - Zeus' Wrath Divine
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Jewel Master (Game Rip) - Talk to the Wind
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (Game Rip) - 1st Floor, Mushroom Mayhem
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure (Game Rip) - Sunken Ship
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Rockman EXE 5DS & 6 Complete Music Encyclopedia - Two of Braves
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Suikoden: The Divine Oath - The Ryousanhaku Suite
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: THE SECRET LOVER: Mushihimesama REMIX TRACKS - Shinju Heading to the Forest -arrange version-
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Willow (Arcade Game Rip) - Stage 2 - Cherlindrea's Forest II

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 143 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.

God of War Original Soundtrack - Zeus' Wrath Divine Very filmic. The percussion work is very nice, and the choir lends the track a nice depth. The actual melody and rhythm parts aren't super-strong, though.

Jewel Master (Game Rip) - Talk to the Wind Pretty bland. There's not a whole lot going on, and the whole production feels really limp.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (Game Rip) - 1st Floor, Mushroom Mayhem I remember listening to Tappy's MvDK1 rip a dog's age ago; good bouncyfun was had by all. This isn't quite in the same league...the bounce is there, but it's not developed as much as it could be, and there's an awful lot of repetition.

McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure (Game Rip) - Sunken Ship More bouncyfun Superior to the MvDK2 in terms of variety, but still missing that little hook that turns it from good to great.

Rockman EXE 5DS & 6 Complete Music Encyclopedia - Two of Braves A very busy and layered sound, this. Pretty good by the standards of latter-day Mega Man music, with a great melody and rhythm even if the limitations of the synth make things a tad mushy.

Suikoden: The Divine Oath - The Ryousanhaku Suite I don't normally go in for funk, but this has some smooth moves and class. Sweet Suikoden's Badassssss Song.

THE SECRET LOVER: Mushihimesama REMIX TRACKS - Shinju Heading to the Forest -arrange version- Smooth jazz-sytle piano-led synth groove. It's got some nice chops, in a very different way from the previous funkalicious entrant.

Willow (Arcade Game Rip) - Stage 2 - Cherlindrea's Forest II I heard this one in a YouTube video and managed to track down a copy. It doesn't have a whit in common with James Horner's Willow score, or the beloved NES version's chirps, but it's insanely catchy all the same.

The Point Spread
Cherlindea's Forest II - 3 pts.
Two of Braves - 2 pts.
Zeus' Wrath Divine - 1 pt.
Just missed: the Funk Twins

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by surasshu

Well I really enjoy the whole finding new music a lot, but it doesn't feel right to force-feed you guys music you clearly don't like (unless it's APEX, then it's the whole point ).

Frankly, being force-fed new things is the best part of SotW! It can either broaden your horizons or give you an excuse to write a scathing review (and lord knows those are fun to write).

Darkcomet went forever without placing, and I can't remember the last time I placed higher than 4th. Even when losing, things can be a lot of fun--and I've enjoyed reading your comments both here and in the BSC.

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