[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 156 Voting/WEEK 157 Nominating

Song of the Week. 150 Weeks and counting.
Week 156 Voting is closed.
Week 157 Nominating is restricted.

Results:
1). [20] Verytex (Game Rip) - Act 1 (The Void of Space)
2). [16] Midnight Resistance (Genesis Game Rip) - Flood of Power (BGM 1)
3). [15] OTSU Club Music Compilation Vol. 1 - Last Regrets -Tsukasa Remix-
4). [13] Space Megaforce (Game Rip) - Black Hole Anomalies
5). [12] Back in Time II - Batman the Caped Crusader (Radio funk mix)
6). [9] Mass Effect Original Soundtrack - Criminal Elements
7). [6] Mr. Nutz (SNES Game Rip) - Ice Scream
8). [5] Home Alone (NES Game Rip) - House

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Back in Time II - Batman the Caped Crusader (Radio funk mix)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Home Alone (NES Game Rip) - House
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Mass Effect Original Soundtrack - Criminal Elements
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Midnight Resistance (Genesis Game Rip) - Flood of Power (BGM 1)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Mr. Nutz (SNES Game Rip) - Ice Scream
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: OTSU Club Music Compilation Vol. 1 - Last Regrets -Tsukasa Remix-
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Space Megaforce (Game Rip) - Black Hole Anomalies
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Verytex (Game Rip) - Act 1 (The Void of Space)

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 157 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.

Back in Time II - Batman the Caped Crusader (Radio funk mix) Definitely more Adam West than Christian Bale, but fun nonetheless. It's got fine melody and rhythm, and doesn't overplay the disco trappings.

Home Alone (NES Game Rip) - House Surprisingly accomplished chiptuney rock/jazz tune. The composer wrings an awful lot out of the hardware; this'd be a strong contender if the BCC is ever revived.

Mass Effect Original Soundtrack - Criminal Elements Mass Effect bucks the trend toward full-on space opera in Western game scores, presenting instead a heady electronic cocktail with some acoustic aspects. The pulsing electronic beat, bright melody, and dashes of color make this a good representative of the OST and a terrific tune in its own right.

Midnight Resistance (Genesis Game Rip) - Flood of Power (BGM 1) More chiptype action, this time with with a much more serious but no less accomplished sound. The synth runs really make the piece, and mesh well with the driving beat and melody.

Mr. Nutz (SNES Game Rip) - Ice Scream I have to admit I was expecting something more...nutty? The music is fine in its laid-back way, but frankly seems kind of dull (which may be an effect of the expectations I had from reading the title).

OTSU Club Music Compilation Vol. 1 - Last Regrets -Tsukasa Remix- This, on the other hand, sounded exactly as I thought it would. Luckily it quickly expands from the basic trance sound to encompass a more expansive and melodic sound. Sure, there are some trance tropes scattered about (hello sudden cuts and synth washes!) but the package as a whole is so well-presented that it's hard to grumble.

Space Megaforce (Game Rip) - Black Hole Anomalies This sounds like it was the victim of botched MP3Gaining of the sort I inadvertently unleashed on the BDC--or perhaps it just needed a good gaining in the first place. It's an okay piece all around, with a nice bit of jazzy funk, but the volume was a definite minus.

Verytex (Game Rip) - Act 1 (The Void of Space) A very spacy week, this! This is rather like Flood of Power in construction, but with a more bright sound and a slower tempo. Good stuff all around.

An excellent week, where the worst sin was mild boredom. Most of these could easily triumph in a lesser week, methinks. Allocation was tough, very tough.

The Point Spread
Criminal Elements - 3 pts.
House - 1 pt.
Flood of Power - 1 pt.
The Void of Space - 1 pt.
Just missed: Last Regrets, Caped Crusader

Nomination:
# Composer: Richard Beddow
# Album Title: Viking Battle for Asgard
# Track Title: Choir of Valkyries
# Disc Number: 1 (of 1)
# Track Number: 29

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Djinova

Can you point out the minutes:seconds where those effects appear? I want to understand better what you technically mean at all. I declare that it's not a prestage for further discussion of this matter. Does this declaration make me even more suspicious?.

Uh, all I meant was that the music has aspects of a trance song. Trance isn't a genre I'm particularly fond of--hence the mention of it in a negative context--but I enjoyed the song overall and gave it an honorable mention.

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