Song of the Week - WEEK 54 Voting/WEEK 55 Nominating

Originally Posted by CHz

I just realized Mo0 hadn't made the voting thread here, so here you go. I apologize.

Thanks a bunch. I would have done it again, but I don't want to get beaten down for being an impatient whelp. Voting to follow momentarily.

EDIT: Behold!

Blast Corps (Game Rip) - Cromlech Court Good luck indeed. Never played the game, though it was in the forlorn N64 section of our video store for ages. The tune treads the line between melody and trance, with sections of melody and others dominated by repetitiveness. The melodic content is enough to be satisfying, though. Downloaded, and edited to remove "Good luck."

Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (Game Rip) - Tiberian Sun Map Theme Very militaristic, as to be expected, with march-style percussion and Top Gun-style guitars. Rather short, and I wish the melody were more pronounced, but solid nonetheless. Downloaded.

Mushihimesama Original Sound Track - Like the Night of the Falling Stars - Stage 4 Some interesting synthy stuff going on here, though the piece as a whole is rather repetitive, with what melody there is often submerged by the repetitive bass line and synth effects. Would be better if it has a strong, consistent melody rather than just snatches.

Nobunaga's Ambition: Haouden - Blue Whitecaps Nice oxymoronic title. Very sprightly piano work throughout, although the fiddle seemed a bit off to me at times. Once the guitar kicks in, the piece loses most of what had made it unique up to that point, and becomes essentailly a loungy piece. If the piece had stuck with piano/synths/fiddle, I could see myself really enjoying it. Downloaded (maybe I can edit out the section I don't like).

Spanky's Quest (SNES Game Rip) - Ruins Best game name ever. I bet it's not even a hentai game, either. This really reminds me of something, but I can't quite put my finger on what. It's a servicable synthy melody, with some light jazz and funk elements thrown in.

Tekken 3 arcade soundtrack 001 ex - Forest Law Sounds like some Megaman stuff from the post-NES era, which almost always means I'm indifferent at best. That's the case here; worse, the showy and rather annoying synth effects dominate the piece more and more as it progresses.

The Curse of Monkey Island (Game Rip) - "A Pirate I Was Meant to Be" My latest nomination. I wanted something that was appropriate for the general April Fools season, and I found it in the criminally underappriciated "Monkey Island" music. Unlike some of the "silly" songs we've had on SoTW before, this one's humor comes entirely from its witty lyrics and deadpan delivery. It's sort of like dueling pianos, only with dueling singing pirates as hero Guybrush Threepwood tries to get his barbershop quartet pirate crew quit singing and get pirating. Who knows if this'll strike a chord with anyone, but I hope it at least brings a smile to your face. Bonus points to anyone who identifies Haggis McMutton's voice.

Toshinden Retake & Remix - Duke's Theme Mmm, synthy goodness. I wish the tune stuck with the synth melody line more consistently, since it fits in better with the drum machine than the guitar, though the guitar does pretty much behave itself. And let's not even talk about the sax. Downloaded (again, maybe I can edit it).

Not a bad week, overall. God only knows what'll win.

The Point Spread
3 pts - Arrrrr. (home field advantage, yo.)
1 pt - Blast Corps (Semper Explosivis)
1 pt - Tiberian Mid-Afternoon
1 pt - Duke (Nukem)'s Theme

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Dr. Uzuki

I've been bleakly honest recently; I'm running out of ideas. I don't download so much new vgm anymore and when I do I'll be damned if I have the time to give it a proper listen. It's not that I don't enjoy what I enter into this event, but I hear some of the most amazing works out of SotW usually sitting on a level my arsenal can't touch.

I feel exactly the same way--perhaps moreso, given the disconnect between my music collection and the sort of thing that usually wins SoTW, as well as my own self-imposed "Western Only" rule. It's gotten to the point where I'm eyeing $1 games at Goodwill, wondering if they might have Redbook and be good SoTW contenders.

Originally Posted by Dr. Uzuki

Ahaha, everyone's gonna hate it.

Maybe it's the point you gave my nom this week talking, but I find that song to be pretty good once it gets going. Puts the "digital" in "digital devil."

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by CHz

That seems awfully short-sighted.

To be fair, I have considered expanding it to "non-Japanese" rather than just "Western," which would allow stuff from China, Taiwan, and Korea. Of course, I know of next to nothing from those places, but oh well.

I'm sure my self-imposed rule will fall one day, but until then, I like to think of it as promoting diversity, since 90% of SoTW content is going to be from Japan no matter what.

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