[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 155 Voting/WEEK 156 Nominating

Song of the Week. 150 Weeks and counting.
Week 155 Voting is closed.
Week 156 Nominating is restricted.

Results:
1). [30] Bird Eyes View - Acoustic Asturias - Ryu-Hyo
2). [22] Clover Heart's Perfect Arrange Album - On Thin Ice
3). [13/10.5] Pazzo Fanfano di Musica - Fragoroso
4). [13/9] Turrican 3 (C64 Game Rip) - Level 1.2
5). [8/5] Live A Live Original Sound Version - Prelude to the Demon King
6). [8/4.5] Promised Dawn - Melty Blood Original Soundtrack - The end of 1000 years (Millennium Castle)
7). [4/4] Jazz Jackrabbit (Game Rip) - Tubelectric
8). [4/2.5] Divine Divinity - The Flags of Freedom Fly High

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Bird Eyes View - Acoustic Asturias - Ryu-Hyo
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Clover Heart's Perfect Arrange Album - On Thin Ice
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Divine Divinity - The Flags of Freedom Fly High
Jazz Jackrabbit (Game Rip) - Tubelectric (player disabled)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Live A Live Original Sound Version - Prelude to the Demon King
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Pazzo Fanfano di Musica - Fragoroso
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Promised Dawn - Melty Blood Original Soundtrack - The end of 1000 years (Millennium Castle)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Turrican 3 (C64 Game Rip) - Level 1.2

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 156 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.

No objections from me either. Give poor Alister another go, chums.

Bird Eyes View - Acoustic Asturias - Ryu-Hyo Excellent all around. The instruments sound great, and they kick out some marvelous music--at once pastoral and lively. I may just have to seek this album out if it offers more of the same. This'll be tough to beat.

Clover Heart's Perfect Arrange Album - On Thin Ice The percussive groove and finger pianos at the start are quite attractive. The harmonica is a bit left-field in comparison to the rest of the instruments, but it goes offer a nice melody. Pretty good!

Divine Divinity - The Flags of Freedom Fly High The synth leaves a bit to be desired here, and while the harp and wordless singing offer a ethereal touch, the composition as a whole never quite comes together. It has its moments.

Jazz Jackrabbit (Game Rip) - Tubelectric I've thought about putting up an Alex Brandon Jazz 3 tune for a while, but this is the first I've heard of the first game--the computer I played it on back in the day had no speakers. The sound has that unfortunate early-90's PC tininess in spades; the trackerstyle rhythm is good, but aside from one phenomenal breakdown midway through, it's not up to the task.

Live A Live Original Sound Version - Prelude to the Demon King Ah, Ms. Shimomura's first trip to the Squeenix well. I have a copy of this but hardly ever fire it up, so it's almost like rediscovering this piece from scratch. It's mighty impressive; the melody and rhythm are both fiendishly complex, with a more pleasantly melodic interlude. It's got "last level" written all over it.

Pazzo Fanfano di Musica - Fragoroso Decent piano part with a decent jazz ensemble style background. It didn't exactly sweep me off my feet, but there's a nice sound there.

Promised Dawn - Melty Blood Original Soundtrack - The end of 1000 years (Millennium Castle) I picture that Penny Arcade with demon blood in the fridge whenever I see "Melty Blood" The music itself has that Falcom style rock opera feel about it, with nice piano runs and chimes set against guitar riffs and light electronics. A pleasing combination pulled off pretty well.

Turrican 3 (C64 Game Rip) - Level 1.2 Both of the Turritunes that have been up before have placed, so I'm guessing there's something of a fanbase there. It's got a nice drive to it, no question, and it's not as annoyingly bloopy as your average SID. But it's not the sort of thing I'd listen to often on my own.

Good week all around! Keep 'em comin'.

The Point Spread
Ryu-Hyo - 3 pts.
Prelude to the Demon King - 2 pts.
On Thin Ice - 1 pt.

There's nowhere I can't reach.